Section 277.311. Daily operational records

(a) The operator of a facility shall make and maintain an operational record for each day that construction/demolition waste is received, processed or disposed, and for each day that construction, monitoring or postclosure activity occurs.

(b) The daily operational record shall include the following:

(1) The type and weight or volume of the solid waste received.

(2) The county in which the solid waste originated, or if the waste originated outside of this Commonwealth, the state.

(3) The transporters of the solid waste.

(4) The particular grid location of the area currently being used for disposal of solid waste.

(5) A description of waste handling problems or emergency disposal activities.

(6) A record of deviations from the approved design or operational plans.

(7) A record of activities for which entries are needed in order to comply with the annual operation report required in § 277.312 (relating to annual operation report).

(8) A record of actions taken to correct violations of the act, the environmental protection acts and this title.

(9) A record of the rejected waste loads and the reasons for rejecting the loads.

(10) A record of each incident in which radioactive material is detected in waste loads. The record shall include:

(i) The date, time and location of the occurrence.

(ii) A brief narrative description of the occurrence.

(iii) Specific information on the origin of the material, if known.

(iv) A description of the radioactive material involved, if known.

(v) The name, address and telephone numbers of the supplier or handler of the radioactive material and the name of the driver.

(vi) The final disposition of the material.

(11) A record of each vehicle, other than a combination, that exceeds 73,280 pounds gross weight and of each combination that exceeds 80,000 pounds gross weight.

(i) The record shall include:

(A) The gross weight of the vehicle when weighed at the facility.

(B) The registration plate number and home or base state registration of the vehicle.

(C) The name, business address and telephone number of the owner of the vehicle.

(D) The date and time when the vehicle was weighed at the facility.

(E) The date that the weight scale was last tested in accordance with 3 Pa.C.S. Chapter 41 (relating to the Consolidated Weights and Measures Act).

(ii) For purposes of this paragraph, the following words and terms have the following meanings unless the content clearly indicates otherwise:

Combination—Two or more vehicles physically interconnected in tandem. An example of a combination is a truck tractor attached to a semi-trailer.

Gross weight—The combined weight of a vehicle or combination of vehicles and its load, excluding the driver’s weight.

Registration—The authority for a vehicle to operate on a highway as evidenced by the issuance of an identifying card and plate or plates.

(c) The operator shall maintain accurate operational records sufficient to determine whether construction/demolition waste is being stored under Chapter 285, Subchapter A (relating to storage of municipal waste).

(d) Daily operational records shall be retained for the life of the facility bond, or longer if determined by the Department to be necessary to meet the standards of the environmental protection acts. These records shall be made available to the Department upon request.

The provisions of this § 277.311 amended November 28, 1997, effective November 29, 1997, 27 Pa.B. 6190; amended December 22, 2000, effective December 23, 2000, 30 Pa.B. 6685. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (238984) to (238985).

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The provisions of this § 277.311 amended under the Solid Waste Management Act (35 P. S. § § 6018.101—6018.1003); the Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act (53 P. S. § § 4000.101—4000.1904); The Clean Streams Law (35 P. S. § § 691.1—691.1001); and the Infectious and Chemotherapeutic Waste Law (35 P. S. § § 6019.1—6019.6).