Source: https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincodeexpand/title9/agency20/chapter70/
Timestamp: 2020-03-28 20:08:17
Document Index: 608798479

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 1', '§ 2', '§ 2', '§ 2', '§ 2', '§ 10', '§ 10', '§ 2', '§ 2', '§ 2', '§ 3', '§ 3', '§ 3', '§ 3', '§ 3', '§ 38', '§ 38']

Derived from VR672-20-1 § 1.1, eff. July 22, 1987; amended, Virginia Register Volume 14, Issue 6, eff. January 7, 1998; Volume 18, Issue 3, eff. November 21, 2001; Volume 27, Issue 22, eff. August 3, 2011.
Derived from VR672-20-1 § 2.1, eff. July 22, 1987; repealed, Virginia Register Volume 14, Issue 6, eff. January 7, 1998.
Derived from VR672-20-1 § 2.2, eff. July 22, 1987; amended, Virginia Register Volume 14, Issue 6, eff. January 7, 1998.
Derived from VR672-20-1 § 2.3, eff. July 22, 1987; repealed, Virginia Register Volume 14, Issue 6, eff. January 7, 1998.
9VAC20-70-41. [Repealed]
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 14, Issue 6, eff. January 7, 1998; repealed, Virginia Register Volume 18, Issue 3, eff. November 21, 2001.
Derived from VR672-20-1 § 2.4, eff. July 22, 1987; amended, Virginia Register Volume 14, Issue 6, eff. January 7, 1998; Volume 18, Issue 3, eff. November 21, 2001; Volume 27, Issue 22, eff. August 3, 2011.
9VAC20-70-60. Enforcement and appeal procedures; offenses and penalties.
A. An enforcement action commences with a notice from the department or its representative that there is information indicating that a named party (i) is or may be in violation of a law or regulation; or (ii) is not or may not be in compliance with any existing requirement for obtaining or retaining a permit or other benefit or right. The commencement of an enforcement action is not a case decision. An enforcement action ends when a case decision becomes final, either administratively or on court review.
B. All administrative enforcement actions taken under this chapter are subject to the provisions of the Waste Management Act and § 10.1-1186 of the Code of Virginia. All appeals taken from actions of the director relative to the provisions of § 10.1-1457 of the Virginia Waste Management Act and this chapter shall be governed by the Administrative Process Act (§ 2.2-4000 et seq. of the Code of Virginia).
C. Orders. The director is authorized to issue orders to require any person to comply with this chapter as stated or to require such steps he deems necessary to bring about compliance.
Derived from VR672-20-1 § 2.5, eff. July 22, 1987; amended, Virginia Register Volume 14, Issue 6, eff. January 7, 1998; Volume 18, Issue 3, eff. November 21, 2001.
Derived from VR672-20-1 § 2.6, eff. July 22, 1987; amended, Virginia Register Volume 14, Issue 6, eff. January 7, 1998; Volume 18, Issue 3, eff. November 21, 2001; Volume 27, Issue 22, eff. August 3, 2011.
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 14, Issue 6, eff. January 7, 1998; amended, Virginia Register Volume 18, Issue 3, eff. November 21, 2001; Volume 27, Issue 22, eff. August 3, 2011.
Derived from VR672-20-1 § 3.1, eff. July 22, 1987; repealed, Virginia Register Volume 14, Issue 6, eff. January 7, 1998.
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 14, Issue 6, eff. January 7, 1998; amended, Virginia Register Volume 18, Issue 3, eff. November 21, 2001.
Derived from VR672-20-1 § 3.2, eff. July 22, 1987; amended, Virginia Register Volume 14, Issue 6, eff. January 7, 1998; Volume 18, Issue 3, eff. November 21, 2001; Volume 27, Issue 22, eff. August 3, 2011.
Derived from VR672-20-1 § 3.3, eff. July 22, 1987; repealed, Virginia Register Volume 14, Issue 6, eff. January 7, 1998.
Derived from VR672-20-1 § 3.4, eff. July 22, 1987; repealed, Virginia Register Volume 14, Issue 6, eff. January 7, 1998.
Derived from VR672-20-1 §§ 3.5, 3.6, eff. July 22, 1987; repealed, Virginia Register Volume 14, Issue 6, eff. January 7, 1998.
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 14, Issue 6, eff. January 7, 1998.
9VAC20-70-160. Surety bond guaranteeing payment or performance.
A. An owner or operator may demonstrate financial assurance for closure or post-closure care by obtaining a payment or performance surety bond that satisfies the requirements of this section. An owner or operator may demonstrate financial assurance for corrective action by obtaining a performance bond which conforms to the requirements of this section. A copy of the bond shall be placed in the facility's operating record.
1. An owner or operator of a new facility shall submit the original bond to the director at least 60 days before the date on which waste is first received for treatment or disposal. In case of existing facilities, the owner or operator who substitutes a surety bond for another financial assurance mechanism already in place shall submit the bond to the director at least 30 days before the expiration date of the previous mechanism.
2. The bond shall be effective before the initial receipt of waste; January 7, 1998; or the expiration date of the previous assurance mechanism, whichever is later, or no later than 120 days after the corrective action remedy has been selected.
3. The surety company issuing the bond shall, at a minimum, be among those listed as acceptable sureties on federal bonds in Circular 570 of the U.S. Department of Treasury and must be licensed pursuant to Chapter 10 (§ 38.2-1000 et seq.) of Title 38.2 of the Code of Virginia.
4. The owner or operator shall submit with the bond evidence that the power of attorney of the attorney-in-fact executing the bond is recorded pursuant to § 38.2-2416 of the Code of Virginia.
B. The surety bond shall name the facility operator or owner as the principal and name the Department of Environmental Quality, Commonwealth of Virginia as the obligee.
C. The penal sum of the bond shall be in an amount at least equal to the current closure, post-closure care or corrective action cost estimate, whichever is applicable.
D. The term of a closure bond shall be for the active life of the facility for which a permit is applied by the owner or operator through the closure period. A bond used for post-closure care assurance shall extend through the post-closure period. A bond used for corrective action shall extend through the corrective action period.
E. The bond shall guarantee that the owner or operator will:
1. Perform final closure, post-closure care, or corrective action in accordance with the closure or post-closure plan and other requirements in any permit for the facility;
2. Perform final closure, post-closure care, or corrective action following an order to begin closure, post-closure, or corrective action issued by the director or by a court, or following issuance of a notice of termination of the permit; or
3. Provide alternate financial assurance as specified in this article within 60 days after receipt by the director of a notice of cancellation of the bond from the surety.
F. The surety will become liable on the bond obligation when the owner or operator fails to perform as guaranteed by the bond.
G. Within 10 days after commencement of a voluntary or involuntary proceeding under Title 11 (Bankruptcy), U.S. Code, naming an owner or operator as debtor, the owner or operator shall notify the director by certified mail of such commencement.
H. The owner or operator shall establish a standby trust fund. The standby trust fund shall meet the requirements of 9VAC20-70-150 except the requirements for initial payment and subsequent annual payments.
I. Payments made under the terms of the bond will be deposited by the surety directly into the standby trust fund. Payments from the trust fund shall be approved by the trustee.
J. If upon amendment of the permit, the cost estimate increases to an amount greater than the amount of the penal sum of the bond, the owner or operator shall, within 60 days after the increase, cause the penal sum of the bond to be increased to an amount at least equal to the new estimate or obtain other financial assurance, as specified in this article to cover the increase. Whenever the cost estimate decreases, the penal sum may be reduced to the amount of the cost estimate following written approval by the director. Notice of an increase or decrease in the penal sum shall be sent to the director by certified mail within 60 days after the change.
K. The bond shall remain in force for its term unless the surety sends written notice of cancellation by certified mail to the owner or operator and to the director. Cancellation cannot occur, however:
1. During the 120 days beginning on the date of receipt of the notice of cancellation by the director as shown on the signed return receipt; or
2. While an enforcement action is pending.
L. In the event of failure of the owner or operator to comply with the final closure, post-closure care or corrective action requirements, the director shall request the surety to perform or cause to have performed closure, post-closure, or corrective action. As an alternative to performing final closure, post-closure, or corrective action, the surety may forfeit the full amount of the penal sum to the Department of Environmental Quality, Commonwealth of Virginia.
M. The owner or operator may cancel the bond if the director has given prior written consent based on receipt of evidence of alternative financial assurance as specified in this article or if the owner or operator is no longer required to demonstrate financial responsibility.
N. The director will notify the surety if the owner or operator provides alternate financial assurance as specified in this article.
O. The surety will not be liable for deficiencies in the performance of closure by the owner or operator after the owner or operator has been notified by the director that the owner or operator is no longer required by this article to maintain financial assurance for closure or post-closure care of the facility.
P. In regard to closure or post-closure performed either by the owner or operator or by the surety, proper final closure of a solid waste management facility shall be deemed to have occurred when the director determines that final closure or post-closure has been completed.
Q. In regard to corrective action performed by either the owner or operator or by the surety, completion of a corrective action plan of a solid waste management facility shall be deemed to have occurred when the director determines that corrective action has been completed.
R. The director may cash the surety bond if it is not replaced 30 days prior to expiration with alternate financial assurance acceptable to the director or if the owner or operator fails to fulfill the conditions of the bond.
S. The wording of the surety bond shall be identical to the wording specified in 9VAC20-70-290 B.
9VAC20-70-170. Letter of credit.
A. An owner or operator may satisfy the requirements of this article by obtaining an irrevocable standby letter of credit that satisfies the requirements of this section and by submitting the original letter of credit to the director. A copy of the letter of credit shall be placed in the facility's operating record. The letter of credit shall be effective before the initial receipt of waste or before January 7, 1998, whichever is later, in case of closure and post-closure care, or no later than 120 days after the corrective action remedy has been selected. The issuing institution shall be a bank or other financial institution that has the authority to issue letters of credit and whose letter of credit operations are regulated and examined by the Commonwealth of Virginia, by a federal agency, or by an agency of another state.
B. The letter of credit shall be irrevocable and issued for a period of at least one year in an amount at least equal to the current cost estimate for closure, post-closure care, or corrective action, whichever is applicable. The letter of credit shall provide that the expiration date will be automatically extended for a period of at least one year. If the issuing institution decides not to extend the letter of credit beyond the current expiration date it shall, at least 120 days before the date, notify both the owner or operator and the director by certified mail of that decision. The 120-day period will begin on the date of receipt by the director as shown on the signed return receipt. Expiration cannot occur, however, while an enforcement action is pending. Within 60 days of receipt of notice from the issuing institution that it does not intend to extend the letter of credit, the owner or operator shall obtain alternate financial assurance and submit it to the director.
C. Whenever the cost estimate increases to an amount greater than the amount of credit, the owner or operator shall, within 60 days of the increase, cause the amount of credit to be increased to an amount at least equal to the new estimate or obtain other financial assurance as specified in this article to cover the increase. Whenever the cost estimate decreases, the letter of credit may be reduced to the amount of the new estimate following written approval by the director. The issuing institution shall send the notice of an increase or decrease in the amount of the credit to the director by certified mail within 60 days of the change.
D. In the event of failure of the owner or operator to comply with the final closure, post-closure care or corrective action requirements, the director may cash the letter of credit.
E. The owner or operator may cancel the letter of credit only if alternate financial assurance acceptable to the director is substituted as specified in this article or if the owner or operator is released by the director from the requirements of this chapter.
F. The director shall return the original letter of credit to the issuing institution for termination when:
1. The owner or operator substitutes acceptable alternate financial assurance for closure, post-closure care, or corrective action as specified in this article; or
2. The director notifies the owner or operator that he is no longer required by this article to maintain financial assurance for closure, post-closure, or corrective action of the facility.
G. The owner or operator shall establish a standby trust fund. The standby trust fund shall meet the requirements of 9VAC20-70-150 except the requirements for initial payment and subsequent annual payments.
H. Payments made under the terms of the letter of credit will be deposited by the issuing institution directly into the standby trust fund. Payments from the trust fund shall be approved by the director.
I. The director may cash the letter of credit if it is not replaced 30 days prior to expiration with alternate financial assurance acceptable to the director.
J. The wording of the letter of credit shall be identical to the wording specified in 9VAC20-70-290 C.
9VAC20-70-240. [Repealed]
9VAC20-70-250. Multiple financial mechanisms.
An owner or operator may satisfy the requirements of this article by establishing more than one financial mechanism per facility, except that mechanisms guaranteeing performance, rather than payment, may not be combined with other mechanisms. The mechanisms shall be specified in 9VAC20-70-150 through 9VAC20-70-230, except that financial assurance for the amount at least equal to the current cost estimate for closure, post-closure care, or corrective action may be provided by a combination of mechanisms, rather than a single mechanism.