§ 283.403. Ash residue from municipal waste incineration.
(a) If the facility incinerates waste other than infectious waste, the operator shall submit to the Department a chemical analysis of composite samples of the ash residue on forms provided by the Department:
(1) Prior to the disposal of ash or residue from a facility.
(2) At a minimum, monthly for the first 6 months of incineration operations at the facility, and quarterly during the remaining life of the facility.
(b) Ash residue from municipal waste incineration shall be sampled and analyzed as follows:
(1) If fly ash and bottom ash are generated separately, they shall be sampled and analyzed separately.
(2) If fly ash and bottom ash are combined as part of the incineration process, or mixed as part of a totally enclosed treatment system which is an integral part of the facility, fly ash and bottom ash may be sampled and analyzed as combined.
(c) Ash residue from a facility subject to this chapter that is not hazardous under Article VII (relating to hazardous waste management) shall be disposed as a special handling waste under Chapter 273 (relating to municipal waste landfills). Ash residue from a facility subject to this chapter that is hazardous under Article VII shall be managed under applicable laws pertaining to hazardous waste.
(d) Ash or residue shall be stored under § 285.131 (relating to storage and containment of ash residue from municipal waste incineration, including from infectious or chemotherapeutic waste incineration).
(e) Ash or residue shall be transported under § 285.221 (relating to transportation of ash residue from municipal waste incineration and from infectious or chemotherapeutic waste incineration).
Cross References This section cited in 25 Pa. Code § 283.303 (relating to application requirements for incineration of municipal waste).
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