25 Pa. Code § 283.403 - Ash residue from municipal waste incineration
(a) If the facility incinerates waste other
than infectious waste, the operator shall submit to the Department a chemical
analysis of composite samples of the ash residue on forms provided by the
Department:
(1) Prior to the disposal of ash
or residue from a facility.
(2) At
a minimum, monthly for the first 6 months of incineration operations at the
facility, and quarterly during the remaining life of the
facility.
(b) Ash residue
from municipal waste incineration shall be sampled and analyzed as follows:
(1) If fly ash and bottom ash are generated
separately, they shall be sampled and analyzed separately.
(2) If fly ash and bottom ash are combined as
part of the incineration process, or mixed as part of a totally enclosed
treatment system which is an integral part of the facility, fly ash and bottom
ash may be sampled and analyzed as combined.
(c) Ash residue from a facility subject to
this chapter that is not hazardous under Article VII (relating to hazardous
waste management) shall be disposed as a special handling waste under Chapter
273 (relating to municipal waste landfills). Ash residue from a facility
subject to this chapter that is hazardous under Article VII shall be managed
under applicable laws pertaining to hazardous waste.
(d) Ash or residue shall be stored under
§
285.131 (relating to storage and
containment of ash residue from municipal waste incineration, including from
infectious or chemotherapeutic waste incineration).
(e) Ash or residue shall be transported under
§
285.221 (relating to
transportation of ash residue from municipal waste incineration and from
infectious or chemotherapeutic waste incineration).
Notes
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code § 283.303 (relating to application requirements for incineration of municipal waste).
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