Tag: Solid and Hazardous Waste Act

Utah Waste Management and Radiation Control Board Meets

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On November 8, 2018, the Utah Waste Management and Radiation Control Board held an electronic meeting beginning at 1:30 p.m. MT in Salt Lake City, Utah.

The meeting, which was open to the public, was held in Conference Room 1015, Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Board Room, in the Multi Agency State Office Building that is located at 195 North 1950 West in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Agenda

The following items, among others, were on the agenda for the November 8, 2018 Board meeting:

  1. Call to Order
  1. Public Comment

III.    Declarations of Conflict of Interest

  1. Approval of Meeting Minutes for the October 11, 2018 Board Meeting (Board Action Item)
  1. Approval of Meeting Minutes for the October 25, 2018 Board Meeting (Board Action Item)
  1. Underground Storage Tanks Update

VII.   Administrative Rules

  1. Approval of final adoption of proposed changes to Solid Waste Rules R315-301, to add a new subsection (R315-301-7) to establish self-inspection requirements in accordance with Section 19-6-109 of the Solid and Hazardous Waste Act (Board Action Item)

VIII.  Other Business

  1. Miscellaneous Information Items
  1. Scheduling of Next Board Meeting
  1. Adjourn

Background

The Board—which is appointed by the Utah Governor with the consent of the Utah Senate—guides development of Radiation Control policy and rules in the state.

The Board holds open meetings ten times per year at locations throughout the state.  A public comment session is held at the end of each meeting.

Copies of the Utah Waste Management and Radiation Control Board meeting agendas and packet information can be found at http://www.deq.utah.gov/boards/utah-waste-management-radiation-control-board-meetings.htm.

 

For additional information, please contact Rusty Lundberg, Deputy Director of the Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control at the Utah Department of Environmental Quality, at (801) 536-4257 or at rlundberg@utah.gov.

Utah Issues Notice of Rulemaking Actions

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On October 1, 2018, Utah Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control published formal notice in the Utah State Bulletin of various actions taken by the Utah Waste Management and Radiation Control Board at its meeting on September 13, 2018.

Proposed Rule Amendments Open for Public Comment

The Board approved the proceeding with formal rulemaking and public comment to add a new section to R315-301 to establish the requirements for conducting a self-inspection of a solid waste management facility.  The comment period ran from October 1-31, 2018.

During the 2018 General Session of the Legislature, H.B. 373, Waste Management Amendments, was enacted and subsequently signed by the governor.  H.B. 373 amended Section 19-6-109 of the Solid and Hazardous Waste Act to allow an owner or operator of a solid waste management facility the option of performing self-inspections of the owner or operator’s facility.  The proposed rule changes set the requirements associated with an owner or operator performing a self-inspection.  The proposed rule changes also incorporate the use of electronic information management, as envisioned by H.B. 373.

Final Adoption of Rule Changes 

The Board approved final adoption of changes to the Used Oil Rules R315-15-16, Grants, to provide additional clarity and more detailed direction to the grant application, issuance, implementation and reimbursement processes.  The effective date of the rule change was September 14, 2018.

The Board also approved final adoption of changes to the Hazardous Waste Rules R315-260, Hazardous Waste Management System, and R315-261, General Requirements – Identification and Listing of Hazardous Waste, to incorporate federal regulatory changes promulgated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and published at 83 Federal Register 24,664 on May 30, 2018.  The effective date of the rule change was September 14, 2018.

For additional information on the above rulemaking actions, please visit the Division website at www.deq.utah.gov or the Office of Administrative Rules website at www.rules.utah.gov for the October 1, 2018 issue of the Utah State Bulletin.

For additional information, please contact Don Verbica at (801) 536-0206 or at dverbica@utah.gov or Rusty Lundberg at (801) 536-4257 or at rlundberg@utah.gov.