2016 Arizona Revised Statutes
Title 49 - The Environment
§ 49-857 Special waste management plans; director; approval; fee

49-857. Special waste management plans; director; approval; fee

A. Except as provided in section 49-858, a facility that plans to manage special waste for treatment, storage or disposal shall apply for and obtain approval of the director.

B. The application shall include all of the following:

1. A complete solid waste facility plan pursuant to section 49-762 that includes a special waste management plan component that complies with best management practices adopted pursuant to section 49-855 for each special waste for that portion of the facility that is engaged in the treatment, storage or disposal of special waste.

2. Evidence of compliance with permit filing requirements pursuant to this title.

C. The director shall collect from the applicant a reasonable fee based on the state's total costs in processing the plan. The director may amend an existing rule or adopt a new rule to establish criteria for those costs. The rule making is exempt from title 41, chapter 6, except that the director shall provide for reasonable notice and a hearing. Monies from fees shall be deposited in the solid waste fee fund established by section 49-881.

D. A facility at which the treatment, storage or disposal of special waste occurs only as a result of an episodic release at that facility shall not be subject to the special waste management plan requirements of this section. The special waste shall be managed pursuant to applicable best management practices.