Section 287.152. Public notice by Department

(a) The Department will publish a notice in the Pennsylvania Bulletin of the following:

(1) Receipt of an application for a new permit, permit reissuance, permit renewal or major permit modification. For new or expanded residual waste landfills or residual waste disposal impoundments for which the Phase I and Phase II applications are submitted separately, this notice shall be provided only for the Phase I application.

(2) Receipt of a closure plan and if groundwater degradation exists at closure or occurs after closure, the notice shall include a list of contaminants, abatement measures taken prior to closure, if applicable, proposed remediation measures and proposed remediation standards to be met. If the permittee proposes to utilize the site-specific standard, the notice shall include a 30-day public and municipal comment period during which the municipality can request to be involved in the development of the remediation and reuse plans for the site.

(3) Issuance or denial of an application for a new permit, permit reissuance, permit renewal or major permit modification.

(4) Justification for overriding county or host municipality recommendations regarding an application for a new permit, permit reissuance, permit renewal or major permit modification under section 504 of the act (35 P. S. § 6018.504).

(b) The Department will submit a copy of each application for a new permit, permit reissuance, permit renewal or major permit modification, and each closure plan to the host municipality and the appropriate county, county planning agency and county health department, if one exists. If groundwater degradation exists at closure or occurs after closure, the Department will include a copy of the applicant’s list of contaminants, identification of abatement measures taken prior to closure, if applicable, proposed remediation measures and proposed remediation standards to be met. For new or expanded residual waste landfills or residual waste disposal impoundments for which the Phase I and Phase II applications are submitted separately, copies of the Phase I and Phase II applications will be submitted.

(c) The Department will provide written notice of each final action taken on an application for a new permit, permit reissuance, permit renewal or permit modification, and each closure plan to the host municipality and the appropriate county, county planning agency and county health department, if one exists.

The provisions of this § 287.152 amended January 12, 2001, effective January 13, 2001, 31 Pa.B. 235. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (226518) to (226519).

Notation

Cross References

This section cited in 25 Pa. Code § 287.154 (relating to public notice and public hearings for permit modifications); and 25 Pa. Code § 287.202 (relating to receipt of application and completeness review).