§ 6301. Findings; purpose. (a) The General Assembly finds that: (1) Continuing technological progress, increases in the amounts of manufacture and the abatement of air and water pollution have resulted in ever-increasing quantities of hazardous wastes; (2) The public health and safety and the environment are threatened where hazardous wastes are not managed in an […]
§ 6302. Definitions. The following words and phrases shall have the meaning ascribed to them in this chapter unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) “Activity” means construction, operation or use of any facility, site, property or device. (2) “Commission” means the Commission on the Transportation of Hazardous Materials. (3) “Department” means the Department of […]
§ 6303. Hazardous waste management plan. (a) The Department is authorized to study and investigate the problems of hazardous waste control and management in Delaware, and shall develop and publish after public hearing a statewide hazardous waste management plan, which shall include, but not be limited to: (1) A description of the sources of hazardous […]
§ 6304. Prohibitions; records. (a) No person shall generate, store, transport, treat or dispose of hazardous wastes in this State without reporting such activity to the Department as required by this chapter and regulations promulgated hereunder. (b) No person shall generate, store, treat, transport or dispose of hazardous wastes within this State except in compliance […]
§ 6305. Regulations. (a) The Secretary shall, after notice and public hearing, promulgate and revise as appropriate: (1) a. Criteria, consistent with those promulgated by the United States Environmental Protection Agency under § 3001 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, Pub. L. 94-580 [42 U.S.C. § 6921], for identifying the characteristics of […]
§ 6306. Generation and transportation of hazardous waste. (a) Within 90 days of the effective date of regulations promulgated under this chapter setting forth criteria for identifying the characteristics of hazardous wastes and listing hazardous wastes, any person generating or transporting hazardous waste within this State shall submit to the Department a description of the […]
§ 6307. Hazardous waste treatment, disposal and storage facilities and sites. (a) Within 90 days of the effective date of regulations promulgated under this chapter setting forth criteria for identifying the characteristics of hazardous wastes and listing hazardous wastes, any person owning or operating, substantially altering or constructing a hazardous waste treatment, storage or disposal […]
§ 6308. Imminent hazards. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the Secretary, upon receipt of information that the storage, transportation, treatment or disposal of any hazardous waste may present an imminent and substantial hazard to the health of persons or to the environment, may take such action as he or she determines to be […]
§ 6309. Enforcement. (a) (1) Whenever on the basis of any information the Secretary determines that any person is in violation of any requirement of this chapter, any condition or limitation in a transfer facility approval or permit or variance issued thereunder or any rule or regulation, the Secretary shall give notice to the violator […]
