Section 279.217. Cleaning and maintenance

(a) Areas within the building shall be kept clean.

(b) The operator may not allow putrescible waste to remain at the transfer facility at the end of the day or for more than 24 hours, except that putrescible waste may remain at a transfer facility for any period of time up to 72 hours over a weekend of 3-day weekend if the transfer facility permit so provides.

(c) Plumbing shall be properly maintained, and the floors shall be well drained.

(d) Macerators, hammer mills and grinders shall be cleanable and shall be equipped with drains that connect to a sanitary sewer system or treatment facility. Drains or treatment systems may be connected to a sanitary sewer system if a waste characterization is submitted to the sewage treatment plant operator and the operator finds that the treatment plant can fully treat the waste stream.

(e) Provision shall be made for routine maintenance of the facility.

The provisions of this § 279.217 amended January 24, 1997, effective January 25, 1997, 27 Pa.B. 521; amended December 22, 2000, effective December 23, 2000, 30 Pa.B. 6685. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (270911) to (270912).