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Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › 174 - Abatement of Air Pollution › Section 22a-174-26 - Fees

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Definitions.
For the
			 purposes of this section:
(1) " Annual fee"
			 means the fee required by section 22a-174a of the Connecticut General
			 Statutes.
(2) " Applicant" means
			 the person filing an application.
(3) " Application" means an application for a
			 permit, or for renewal or modification thereof, under section 22a-174 of the
			 Connecticut General Statutes.
(4) "
			 Application fee" means the fee required by subsection (b) of this
			 section.
(5) " Modification" means
			 a modification as defined in section 22a-174-1 of the Regulations of
			 Connecticut State Agencies.
(6) "
			 Permit fee" means the fee required by subsection (c)(1) of this
			 section.
(7) "PTE" means "potential
			 to emit" as defined in section 22a-174-1 of the Regulations of Connecticut
			 State Agencies.
(8) " Tentative
			 determination" means a tentative determination issued by the commissioner under
			 section 22a-6h of the Connecticut General Statutes.
(9) "TPY" means tons per year.
(10) The date of issuance of any notice or
			 other document by the commissioner is the date of mailing or hand delivery,
			 whichever is earlier.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › 174 - Abatement of Air Pollution › Section 22a-174-29 - Hazardous air pollutants

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) "Hazard Limiting
			 Values" and "Ambient Air Quality Standards"
(1) "Hazard Limiting Values" (HLV)'s for
			 "Hazardous Air Pollutants" for 8-hour and 30-minute averaging times are listed
			 in Tables 29-1, 29-2, and 29-3. "Ambient Air Quality Standards" (AAQS) are
			 listed in section 22a-174-24.
(2)
			 For a "hazardous air pollutant" or other "air pollutant" for which either a
			 "HLV" or an "AAQS" has not yet been established by the "Commissioner," the
			 "Commissioner" may request the Commissioner of Health Services to propose
			 changes to Tables 29-1, 29-2 or 29-3 or to section 22a-174-24, to provide
			 supporting documentation for his selection, and to submit it for review by the
			 "Hazardous Air Pollutant Advisory Panel" within ninety (90) days of receipt of
			 the request of the "Commissioner."
(3) The "Commissioner" shall request the
			 "Panel" to review the proposal and supporting documentation and to make a
			 recommendation to the "Commissioner" to approve, modify or decline to accept
			 the proposal within ninety (90) days of receipt. Within sixty (60) days of
			 receipt of the recommendation of the "Panel," the "Commissioner" shall announce
			 a hearing for a new "HLV" to be included in Tables 29-1, 29-2, or 29-3 or
			 "AAQS" for section 22a-174-24.
(4)
			 For the purposes of this section, "hazardous air pollutant" means a substance
			 listed in Table 29-1, Table 29-2 or Table 29-3 of this
			 section.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › 174 - Abatement of Air Pollution › Section 22a-174-30a - Stage I Vapor Recovery

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Definitions.
For the purposes of this section, the definitions
			 provided in this subsection shall apply. Terms used in this section that are
			 not defined in this subsection are as defined in section
			 22a-174-1 of the
			 Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
(1)
			 "CARB" means the State of California Air Resources Board;
(2) "CARB-approved" means a Stage I vapor
			 recovery system or system component that is or has been tested and approved by
			 CARB as an individual component or as part of an approved system or that is or
			 has been tested and approved by another state using testing methods approved by
			 CARB;
(3) "Construct" means to
			 install or replace all storage tanks with a capacity greater than 250 gallons,
			 the product piping and the vent piping at a GDF during a single
			 project;
(4) "Delivery elbow" means
			 a quick connect/disconnect type coupler that joins a hose from a delivery
			 vehicle to a GDF's storage tank riser pipe adaptor or coupler;
(5) "Delivery vehicle" means a tank truck,
			 tank-equipped trailer, railroad tank car, or other mobile source equipped with
			 a storage tank used for the transportation of gasoline from a source of supply
			 to any stationary storage tank;
(6)
			 "Gasoline" means any petroleum distillate or petroleum distillate and alcohol
			 blend commercially known or sold as "gasoline" and commonly used as an internal
			 combustion engine fuel;
(7)
			 "Gasoline dispensing facility" or "GDF" means any site where gasoline is
			 transferred to motor vehicles from a stationary storage tank with a capacity of
			 250 gallons or more;
(8) "Modified"
			 means the addition, alteration, replacement or retrofit of a gasoline storage
			 tank located at a GDF or any component fixed to such gasoline storage tank
			 including, but not limited to, piping that contains gasoline or gasoline vapors
			 and containments located over or on the gasoline storage tank;
(9) "Stage I vapor recovery system" means a
			 combination of pipes and hoses that create a closed system between the vapor
			 spaces of an unloading delivery vehicle and a receiving GDF storage tank such
			 that vapors displaced from the GDF storage tank are transferred to the delivery
			 vehicle tank;
(10) "Throughput"
			 means the number of gallons of gasoline delivered into motor vehicles at a GDF
			 over a specified period of time;
(11) "Two-point Stage I vapor recovery
			 system" means a GDF storage tank possessing an entry port for a gasoline fill
			 pipe and a separate exit port for a vapor-return connection; and
(12) "Vapor-tight" means not capable of
			 allowing the passage of gases at the pressures encountered.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › 174 - Abatement of Air Pollution › Section 22a-174-32 - Reasonably available control technology (RACT) for volatile organic compounds

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Definitions.
For the purposes of this section:
(1) "Aerospace manufacturing and rework
			 operations" means the production or repair of aerospace vehicles or components
			 thereof under any of the following Standard Industrial Classification Codes:
			 3720, 3721, 3724, 3728, 3760, 3761, 3764, 3769, 4512, 4581, or 9711.
(2) "Aerospace vehicle or component" means
			 any fabricated part, processed part, assembly of parts, or completed unit of
			 any aircraft including, but not limited to, airplanes, helicopters, missiles,
			 rockets, and space vehicles.
(3)
			 "Antique aerospace vehicle or component" means an aircraft or component thereof
			 which is at least thirty years of age and is no longer routinely used in the
			 original commercial or military service capacity.
(4) "CTG" or "control techniques guideline"
			 means a document published by the Administrator in accordance with sections
			 108, and 183(a) and (b) of the Clean Air Act (
			 42 U.S.C. section
			 7401, et seq.) describing techniques for
			 controlling volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions.
(5) "Space vehicle" means a man-made vehicle,
			 either manned or unmanned, designed for operation beyond the atmosphere of the
			 Earth, including but not limited to, models, prototypes, molds, tooling,
			 hardware, and any auxiliary equipment associated with the testing,
			 transportation and storage of such vehicle.
(6) "System to capture and control" means a
			 system to capture, convey and control VOC emissions released by VOC-emitting
			 equipment, including any device that destroys, recovers, or otherwise removes
			 VOC emissions and permanently reduces VOC emissions into the
			 atmosphere.
(7) "Uncontrolled VOC
			 emissions" means VOC emissions prior to the application of a system to capture
			 and control such VOC emissions.
(8)
			 "Volatile organic compound" or "VOC" has the same meaning as in section
			 22a-174-1 of the
			 Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
(9) "VOC-emitting equipment" means any
			 equipment, building, or activity that results in the emission of volatile
			 organic compounds through a stack or as fugitive emissions.
(10) "Wood furniture" means any product made
			 of wood, a wood product such as rattan or wicker, or an engineered wood product
			 such as particle board that is manufactured under any of the following Standard
			 Industrial Classification Codes: 2434, 2511, 2512, 2517, 2519, 2521, 2531,
			 2541, 2599, or 5712.
(11) "Wood
			 furniture component" means any part that is used in the manufacture of wood
			 furniture, including but not limited to, drawer slides, cabinet doors, seat
			 cushions, and laminated tops.
(12)
			 "Wood furniture manufacturing operations" means the finishing, cleaning and
			 wash off operations associated with the production of wood furniture, or wood
			 furniture components.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › 174 - Abatement of Air Pollution › Section 22a-174-33a - Limit on Premises-Wide Actual Emissions Below 50% of Title V Source Thresholds

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Definitions.
For purposes of this section, the following
			 definitions shall apply. Any term not defined shall be as defined in section
			 22a-174-1 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies:
(1) "Annual" means a calendar year beginning
			 on January 1st and ending on December
			 31st for any given year.
(2) "Day" means the calendar day; if any date
			 specified in this section falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, such
			 date shall be the next business day thereafter.
(3) "EPA" means the United States
			 Environmental Protection Agency.
(4) Reserved.
(5) "Regulated air pollutant" means
			 "regulated air pollutant", as defined in section 22a-174-33 of the Regulations
			 of Connecticut State Agencies.
(6)
			 "Research and development operation" means "research and development
			 operation", as defined in section 22a-174-33 of the Regulations of Connecticut
			 State Agencies.
(7) "Title V source
			 thresholds" means those thresholds set forth in sections 22a-174-33(a)(10)(E) 
			 and (F) of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › 174 - Abatement of Air Pollution › Section 22a-174-36c - Low Emission Vehicle III Program

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Definitions and abbreviations.
Provided that any term related to
			 the administration of the Low Emission Vehicles III program not defined in this
			 subsection shall be as defined or described in Title 13 of the California Code
			 of Regulations and in Section
			 22a-174-36
			 b of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, for the purposes of this
			 section:
(1) "Transitional Zero Emission
			 Vehicle" or ("TZEV") means transitional Zero emission vehicle as defined in
			 California Code of Regulations, Title 13, section 1962.2.
(2) "East Region Pool" means east region pool
			 as defined in California Code of Regulations, Title 13, section
			 1962.2.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › 174 - Abatement of Air Pollution › Indirect Sources of Air Pollution › Section 22a-174-200 - Deactivation of air pollution control systems or mechanisms from motor vehicles

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) "Air pollution
				control system or mechanism" means a system or mechanism installed on a motor
				vehicle for the purpose of reducing emissions of carbon monoxide, exhaust
				hydrocarbons, evaporative hydrocarbons, or oxides of nitrogen. The term
				includes, but is not limited to, mechanisms such as positive crankcase
				ventilation (PCV) systems; exhaust-gas-recirculation systems; choke control
				systems; air preheating systems; spark-advance-control systems; air injection
				systems or bleeds to either exhaust or intake manifolds; parts which regulate
				air-fuel ratios for fuel-injection or carburetion systems; fuel vapor
				collection and recycling systems for fuel tanks, carburetors, air filters, and
				other points of fuel vapor loss; catalytic converters; and any other systems or
				mechanisms referred to in the technical literature of the vehicle manufacturer
				by the terms "air pollution device," "emission control system," or similar
				designation.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › 208i(a) - Composting of Leaves › Section 22a-208i(a)-1 - Composting of leaves

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Applicability
(1) This section
			 applies to any person who owns or operates a leaf composting
			 facility.
(2) No person shall be
			 exempt by virtue of compliance with this section from applicable local, state
			 and federal laws.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › 209 - Solid Waste Management › Section 22a-209-2 - Prohibition of open dumps

Current through July 10, 2024
Open dumps are hereby prohibited. In addition, the disposal of
				solid waste in this state shall be made only through use of solid waste
				disposal areas, volume reduction plants, biomedical waste treatment facilities
				and resources recovery systems established and operated in accordance with
				Section
				22a-207
				et seq. of the General Statutes, these regulations, and with conditions and
				limitations specified in the solid waste facility permits.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › 209 - Solid Waste Management › Section 22a-209-3 - Applicability

Current through July 10, 2024
These regulations apply to the operation and management of all
				existing and proposed solid waste facilities, and to all applications for a
				permit or contract approval which are submitted after or are in process on the
				effective date of these regulations. Areas which are solely for the disposal of
				clean fill shall be exempt from the provisions of these
				regulations.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › 209 - Solid Waste Management › Section 22a-209-5 - Contract approvals

Current through July 10, 2024
The operator of any solid waste facility which is to receive
				solid or special wastes through the provisions of a contract submitted to the
				Commissioner for approval pursuant to Section
				22a-213
				of the Connecticut General Statutes shall submit the following information to
				the Commissioner:
(a) Information to
			 be submitted if the facility is a solid or special waste disposal area:
(1) Unless previously submitted, a detailed
			 site map showing the proposed final topography of the site and a topographic
			 survey of all permitted areas which have been filled as of a date no more than
			 six (6) months prior to the date of contract execution. The maps shall be
			 developed in conformance with the engineering requirements of Sections
			 22a-209-4(b)
			 (2) (A) (ii) and (iii) of these regulations.
(2) Daily records of all wastes received at
			 the facility, prepared in accordance with Section
			 22a-209-7(f)
			 of these regulations, since the topographic survey was made pursuant to
			 subsection
			 22a-209-5(a)
			 (1) of these regulations.
(3)
			 Unless previously submitted, all monthly summaries of wastes received from any
			 source which may continue to use the site during any part of the proposed
			 contract term. If no summaries are available, copies of contracts, lists of
			 sources and estimates of volumes of all wastes expected to be received during
			 the life of the proposed contract shall be submitted.
(4) Any further information deemed by the
			 Commissioner to be necessary to determine whether the proposed contract should
			 be approved.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › 209 - Solid Waste Management › Section 22a-209-7 - Solid waste disposal areas

Current through July 10, 2024
Solid waste disposal areas shall comply with the following
				permit and operating requirements.
(a)
			 Any person wishing to operate a solid waste disposal area must comply with the
			 permit requirements of Section
			 22a-209-4
			 of these regulations.
(b) The
			 information which the Commissioner requires in an application may vary
			 according to the category of the disposal area. Such categories may include:
(1) existing solid waste disposal areas where
			 future disposal will take place only in areas where solid waste has previously
			 been disposed of and is still present,
(2) existing solid waste disposal areas where
			 future disposal will take place in areas where no solid waste had previously
			 been disposed of, or, if solid waste had previously been disposed of, it has
			 been removed, and
(3) new solid
			 waste disposal areas.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › 209 - Solid Waste Management › Section 22a-209-9 - Solid waste transfer stations

Current through July 10, 2024
Solid waste transfer stations shall comply with the following
				permit and operating requirements.
(a)
			 Any person wishing to operate a solid waste transfer station must comply with
			 the permit requirements of Section
			 22a-209-4
			 of these regulations.
(b) In
			 addition to the application requirements specified in Section
			 22a-209-4(b),
			 an application for a transfer station permit to construct shall include a copy
			 of any haul-away contract made by a city, town, borough or regional authority
			 for collection, transportation, processing, storage and disposal outside its
			 boundaries of solid wastes generated within its boundaries in accordance with
			 Section
			 22a-213
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes.
(c)
Access.
(1) A sign shall be posted at the entrance to
			 the facility which states, at a minimum, the name of the permittee and hours of
			 use of the operation, the authorized users, and required safety
			 precautions.
(2) Access to the
			 facility shall be controlled to prevent unauthorized use. Control may be
			 accomplished through use of appropriate fences, gates and signs.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › 209 - Solid Waste Management › Section 22a-209-10 - Resource recovery facilities and other volume reduction plants

Current through July 10, 2024
Resources recovery facilities, other volume reduction plants,
				and biomedical waste treatment facilites shall comply with the following permit
				and operating requirements.
(1) Any
			 person wishing to operate a resources recovery facility or other volume
			 reduction plant or biomedical waste treatment facility must comply with the
			 permit requirements of Section
			 22a-209-4
			 of these regulations.
(2) In
			 addition to the application requirements specified in Section
			 22a-209-4(b),
			 an application for a permit to construct for a resources recovery facility or
			 other volume reduction plant or a biomedical waste treatment facility shall
			 include specifications for all process equipment and a material and energy
			 balance if appropriate.
(3)
Access.
(A) A sign shall be
			 posted at the entrance to the operation which states, at a minimum, the name of
			 the permittee and hours of use of the facility, the authorized users, and
			 required safety precautions.
(B)
			 Access to the facility shall be controlled to prevent unauthorized use. Control
			 may be accomplished through use of appropriate fences, gates and
			 signs.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › 209 - Solid Waste Management › Section 22a-209-11 - Variances

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) An owner or operator of a solid waste
			 facility may apply to the Commissioner for a variance from one or more of the
			 provisions of these regulations. Specifically, a variance may be sought for (1)
			 design of facility, (2) operating requirements, and (3) temporary operations.
			 For any variance which is not a minor permit amendment pursuant to Section
			 22a-209-4(f)
			 of these regulations, the Commissioner shall publish notice of the request for
			 variance and accept public comments thereon, oral, or written, in the same
			 manner as specified in Section
			 22a-209-4(b)
			 (3) for permit applications.
(b)
			 Requests for variance shall be in writing and shall supply such information as
			 the Commissioner reasonably requires, including but not limited to:
(1) the nature and location of the solid
			 waste facility,
(2) the reasons for
			 which the variance is requested, including the economic, technological and
			 environmental justification for a variance,
(3) a description of interim control measures
			 to be taken by the facility in lieu of compliance and any possible danger to
			 the environment or to persons or property resulting therefrom,
(4) if the Commissioner deems it necessary, a
			 specific schedule of measures to be taken to bring the facility into eventual
			 compliance with the regulation from which the variance is sought,
(5) the period for which the variance is
			 sought, and the justification for such time period, and
(6) other information deemed reasonably
			 necessary by the Commissioner.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › 209 - Solid Waste Management › Section 22a-209-12 - Violations

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) No person shall violate or cause the
			 violation of any applicable statutes or regulations.
(b)
Remedies for violations.
(1) The Commissioner shall designate
			 employees of the Department who shall, acting with or without complaints,
			 conduct investigations and ascertain whether the solid waste management
			 statutes and regulations are being complied with.
(2) Whenever these employees determine that
			 any applicable statute or regulation has not been complied with, the
			 Commissioner shall send to the person or persons responsible for the
			 noncompliance a written order specifying the nature of the noncompliance and
			 affording a reasonable period of time for its correction. Nothing herein shall
			 be construed to limit the rights of the Commissioner to proceed with any other
			 remedies that he or she may deem necessary.
(3) Unless the person or persons on whom an
			 order has been served requests a hearing within thirty (30) days of the date of
			 issuance in accordance with section
			 22a-6c of the General
			 Statutes as amended, such order shall become final and effective. If a hearing
			 is requested, it shall be held in accordance with the Uniform Administrative
			 Procedure Act, Chapter 54 of the General Statutes, and the Department's Rules
			 of Practice.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › 209 - Solid Waste Management › Section 22a-209-13 - Closing of solid waste facilities

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) If an owner or
			 permittee intends to close any solid waste facility without an order from the
			 Commissioner to do so, he or she must notify the Commissioner of his or her
			 intention to do so at least sixty (60) days prior to closing.
(b) The Commissioner may require any action
			 or the submission of any information which he deems necessary to insure the
			 proper closing of any facility so as to preserve and protect the natural
			 resources and environment of the State of Connecticut.
(c) The Commissioner shall inspect or cause
			 to be inspected all solid waste facilities that have been closed to determine
			 if the closing is satisfactory. He or she shall notify the owner of a closed
			 solid waste facility if the closing is satisfactory and shall order necessary
			 construction or other steps to be taken to bring unsatisfactory sites into
			 compliance with applicable regulations.
(d) Detailed information concerning the use
			 of the site following closing shall be submitted to the Commissioner for
			 approval and such approval shall be obtained before any use is made of the
			 site. Upon approval, such plan shall become part of the facility
			 plan.
(e) The regulations governing
			 the closing of solid or special waste disposal areas voluntarily or under order
			 of the Commissioner are 22a-209-7 (c) (3) concerning grading, 22a-209-7 (e)
			 concerning fire protection, 22a-209-7 (
l
) (4) concerning final
			 cover and seeding, 22a-209-7 (m) concerning vector control, 22a-209-7 (n)
			 concerning decomposition gases, and 22a-209-7 (u) concerning
			 disruption.
(f) Within ninety (90)
			 days of the closing of a solid waste or special waste disposal area, the owner
			 or operator shall furnish the Department with a complete set of as-built
			 drawings of the area. Such drawings shall become part of the facility
			 plan.
(g) Upon closing a solid or
			 special waste disposal area, the owner or operator shall record a detailed
			 description of the disposal area in the appropriate municipal land records, and
			 shall send the following to the Commissioner: A copy of such description,
			 certified by the municipal clerk as a true copy, along with a notation of the
			 volume and page reference to the deed to the property on which the disposal
			 area is located, a description of the general types and locations of wastes on
			 the site, the depth of fill, the depth and type of cover material, the dates
			 the disposal area was in use, area of potential impacted ground water as
			 defined in the facility plan submitted with the application for permit to
			 construct, and other information which the Commissioner deems
			 necessary.
(h) Responsibility for
			 post-closure maintenance and monitoring of solid waste or special waste
			 disposal areas shall rest with the property owner of record unless the
			 assignment of those responsibilities to other persons is approved in writing by
			 the Commissioner.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › 209 - Solid Waste Management › Section 22a-209-14 - Disposal of residue

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) After the
			 effective date of this section, no person shall dispose of residue except at a
			 solid waste disposal area:
(1) With respect to
			 which the Commissioner has issued a permit to discharge leachate under Section
			 22a-430
			 of the General Statutes and Sections
			 22a-430-3
			 and
			 22a-430-4
			 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, or with respect to which the
			 operator is in compliance with an order issued under Chapter 446k of the
			 General Statutes;
(2)
(A) With respect to which the Commissioner
			 has, after the effective date of this section, issued a permit to construct and
			 operate a solid waste disposal area for the disposal of residue under Section
			 22a-208a
			 of the General Statutes and Section
			 22a-209-4
			 and this section of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, or
(B) If such solid waste disposal area was
			 operating on the effective date of this section, with respect to such solid
			 waste disposal area the Commissioner had issued a permit to operate under
			 Section
			 22a-208a
			 of the General Statutes and Section
			 22a-209-4
			 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies and such permit specifically
			 authorized the disposal of residue at such solid waste disposal area;
			 and
(3) The groundwater
			 at which, and at the zone of influence of which, is classified GC by the Water
			 Quality Standards.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › 209 - Solid Waste Management › Section 22a-209-16 - Fees for transfer of a permit to construct or a permit to operate a solid waste facility

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Authority.
This section is adopted under the authority of
			 subdivision (a) (10) of Section
			 22a-6
			 of the General Statutes and Section
			 22a-208a
			 of the General Statutes.
(b)
Transfer fee
.
(1) The fee for
			 transfer of a permit to construct or operate a solid waste facility shall be
			 $500.00. The fee shall be submitted simultaneously with the request for
			 transfer, and the permit shall not be transferred prior to payment of the fee
			 and approval of the transfer by the Commissioner, as required by Section
			 22a-209-4
			 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies. The fee provided in this
			 section shall be non-refundable.
(2) Within thirty (30) days after issuance of
			 notice from the Commissioner that the actual cost of reviewing and acting on a
			 request has substantially exceeded the amount of the fee as specified in this
			 section, the applicant shall submit the difference between the fee which it has
			 paid and the actual costs to the Commissioner.
(3) The transfer fee shall be paid by
			 certified check or money order payable to the Department of Environmental
			 Protection. The certified check or money order shall state on its face, "Solid
			 Waste Transfer Fee."
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › 209 - Solid Waste Management › Section 22a-209-17 - Mercury-containing lamps

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Applicability
Notwithstanding any other provision of sections
				22a-209-1 to
				22a-209-16,
				inclusive, of the regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, mercury-containing
				lamps, as defined in section 22a-209-17(b) of the regulations of Connecticut
				State Agencies, shall be subject to regulation under this section.
				Mercury-containing lamps that are subject to regulation under section
				22a-449(c)
				-113 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies are not subject to
				regulation under this section, but remain subject to regulation under section
				22a-449(c)
				-113 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
(b)
Definitions.
When used in
			 section 22a-209-17 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, including
			 the provisions of the Code of Federal Regulations which are incorporated by
			 reference in this section:
(1)
			 "Administrator" and "Regional Administrator" means the Commissioner of
			 Environmental Protection, or the commissioner's designee.
(2) "CFR" or "Code of Federal Regulations" in
			 reference to all or any portion of 40 CFR 273, Standards for Managing Universal
			 Waste, means the Code of Federal Regulations revised as of July 1,
			 2000.
(3) "EPA", "U.S.
			 Environmental Protection Agency", "EPA region", "EPA regional office", and
			 "Regional EPA office" means the Connecticut Department of Environmental
			 Protection, except that "EPA" when used in the terms "EPA identification
			 numbers," "EPA test methods," "EPA publications," and "EPA forms," means the
			 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
(4) "Lamp", "lamps", "lamp as described in
			 section 273.9" or "universal waste lamp" as used in 40 CFR 273, means
			 "mercury-containing lamp" as defined in section
			 22a-209-17(b)
			 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, except when section
			 22a-209-17
			 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies specifies otherwise.
(5) "Mercury-Containing Lamp" means the bulb
			 or tube portion of an electric lighting device that contains mercury in any
			 amount. A lamp is specifically designed to produce radiant energy, most often
			 in the ultraviolet, visible, and infra-red regions of the electromagnetic
			 spectrum. Examples of mercury containing lamps include, but are not limited to,
			 fluorescent, high intensity discharge, neon, high pressure sodium, mercury
			 vapor and metal halide lamps. The term "mercury-containing lamp" does not
			 include lamps that are subject to regulation under section
			 22a-449(c)
			 -113 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › 228 - State Solid Waste Management Plan › Section 22a-228-1 - Procedures for adopting and amending a statewide solid waste management plan and for granting temporary variances

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Plan
			 adoption.
(1) The Commissioner of
			 Environmental Protection shall prepare a statewide solid waste management plan
			 in accordance with Public Act 85-436. He or she shall hold regional public
			 hearings on a proposed plan and shall give at least thirty days notice of each
			 hearing by publication in the Connecticut Law Journal. Notice of such hearing
			 may be published in one or more newspapers having general circulation in each
			 municipality as deemed necessary by the Commissioner. The notice shall state
			 the date, time and place of the hearing, the subject matter of the hearing, the
			 statutory authority for the plan, and the location where a copy of the plan may
			 be examined.
(2) At least thirty
			 days prior to the first hearing, the Commissioner shall send a copy of the
			 proposed plan by certified mail, return receipt requested to the Connecticut
			 Solid Waste Management Advisory Council, the Connecticut Resources Recovery
			 Authority and the chief executive officer of each municipality.
(3) Any person or municipality may comment on
			 the proposed plan. The Commissioner shall provide a time period of not less
			 than forty-five days from the date the notice is published in the Connecticut
			 Law Journal for review and comment. The Commissioner shall consider fully,
			 after all public hearings, all written and oral comments respecting the
			 proposed plan and shall mail to each person or municipality who commented or
			 requested notification, notice of availability of the following documents at a
			 designated location: the text of the final plan; a summary of the differences
			 between the proposed and final plan and the reasons therefore; and the
			 principal considerations raised in opposition to the proposed plan and the
			 reasons for rejecting any such considerations. The Commissioner shall sign the
			 final plan. The final plan shall take effect immediately upon signing by the
			 Commissioner or such other time as he or she designates. The Commissioner shall
			 send a copy of the final plan, by certified mail, return receipt requested, to
			 the Connecticut Solid Waste Management Advisory Council, the Connecticut
			 Resources Recovery Authority and the chief executive officer of each
			 municipality.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › 238 - Qualifications of Operators and Inspectors of Resources Recovery Facilities › Section 22a-238-1 - Qualifications of inspectors of resources recovery facilities

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Definitions.
"Certificate" means certificate of competency issued by the
				Commissioner stating that the inspector has met the requirements of the
				certification program.
"Certified inspector" means the inspector appointed by any
				municipality where a resources recovery facility is located or any group of
				municipalities participating in a resources recovery facility whose
				qualifications are approved in accordance with this section.
"Resources recovery facility" means a facility utilizing
				processes aimed at reclaiming the material or energy values from municipal
				solid wastes.
(b)
Application.
Any individual desiring to be certified shall file an
				application with the Commissioner with the consent of the chief executive
				officer of the municipality where a resources recovery facility is located or
				each of the chief executive officers of a group of municipalities participating
				in a resources recovery facility. Such applicant shall be an employee of one or
				more of said municipalities. The application shall be submitted on forms
				provided by the Commissioner and shall include but not be limited to the
				following:
(1) the name of the
			 applicant and his or her address and phone number during normal business hours
			 and in the event of an emergency;
(2) the experience, education and training of
			 the applicant related to the duties of an inspector of resources recovery
			 facilities;
(3) the signature of
			 the applicant and the chief executive officer or chief executive officers
			 appointing said applicant; and
(4)
			 any additional information which the Commissioner deems necessary.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › 241b - Designated Recycling › Section 22a-241b-2 - Items to be recycled

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
(1) The following items are required to be
			 recycled by each municipality not later than six months after availability of
			 service to the municipality by a regional processing center or local processing
			 system:
(A) boxboard,
(B) cardboard,
(C) glass food containers,
(D) HDPE containers,
(E) leaves,
(F) colored ledger paper,
(G) magazines,
(H) metal food containers,
(I) newspaper,
(J) office paper,
(K) PET or PETE containers,
(L) residential high-grade white paper,
(M) scrap metal,
(N) storage batteries, and
(O) waste oil.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › 241b - Designated Recycling › Section 22a-241b-3 - Management and enforcement plans for solid waste facilities

Current through July 10, 2024
Within three months of the adoption of this regulation, the
				owner or operator of each solid waste facility shall submit for the
				Commissioner's approval, pursuant to Section
				22a-209-4(f)
				of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, an amended operation and
				management plan for the solid waste facility. Such plan will make provision to
				ensure that items required to be recycled will not knowingly be accepted by the
				solid waste facility except as provided for in Section
				22a-241g
				of the Connecticut General Statutes and subsection (b) of Section
				22a-241b-4.
				Such plan shall reflect the relevant requirements of Chapter 446d of the
				Connecticut General Statutes and shall include, but not be limited to, systems
				to notify facility users concerning the requirements of the recycling program,
				penalties for noncompliance, and methods for handling recyclable items which
				are delivered to the solid waste facility. Plans shall be specific to the
				facility but shall be coordinated with plans of other solid waste facilities
				and collection systems which may transfer waste to the
				facility.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › 241b - Designated Recycling › Section 22a-241b-4 - Municipal requirements

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Planning
			 Requirements
.
(1) Prior to January
			 1,1991, a municipality shall be deemed to be in compliance with these
			 regulations if it is participating in a regional planning process for recycling
			 approved by the Commissioner or is implementing a recycling plan developed in
			 accordance with the provisions of section 22a-241c of the Connnecticut General
			 Statutes, and approved by the Commissioner in accordance with subsection (c) of
			 Section
			 22a-227
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes. Such plan shall at a minimum include a
			 program and schedule to ensure that service will be available by January 1,
			 1991, for the recycling of each item designated in Section
			 22a-241b-2,
			 or such other date as provided for by subsection (b) of this section. The plan
			 shall also include interim target dates for recycling items specified in
			 Section
			 22a-241b-2,
			 for which service is currently available or can be anticipated to become
			 available prior to January 1, 1991. Such plans shall be coordinated with the
			 plans prepared by solid waste facilities in accordance with Section
			 22a-241b-3
			 and shall describe the methods of public information and enforcement that will
			 be utilized to ensure that the recycling program is implemented.
(2) In reviewing a plan required by
			 subdivision (a) (1) of this section or when issuing an order pursuant to
			 Sections 22a-241d through
			 22a-241e
			 inclusive of the Connecticut General Statutes, the Commissioner shall determine
			 when service is available to a municipality and shall deem such service
			 acceptable after considering the status of facilities and systems designed to
			 recycle items. In determining the availability and acceptability of service,
			 facilities and systems, the Commissioner shall consider the following factors:
			 both positive and negative impacts on public health and the environment; severe
			 economic impacts on the municipality, if any; the economic stability of the
			 service; the availability of markets or alternate disposal methods; the
			 capacity to provide service to the municipalities; the date on which service
			 will be available; and the technical viability of the system or
			 facility.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › 245 - Beverage Container Deposit and Redemption › Section 22a-245-2 - Definitions

Current through July 10, 2024
"Reverse vending machine" means any automated equipment
				designed to accept empty beverage containers and dispense cash or credit
				slips.
"Independent audit" means an analysis of the accuracy of the
				equipment and procedures involved in the automated redemption process, provided
				by a certified public accountant or other qualified person not an employee or
				under the direct control of the owner or operator of the
				equipment.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › 245 - Beverage Container Deposit and Redemption › Section 22a-245-3 - Labeling

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) To obtain approval of language for
			 labeling, which differs from that specified in subsection (b) of Section
			 22a-244
			 of the General Statutes, a manufacturer or distributor shall submit to the
			 Commissioner a printed sample or artist's rendering of the proposed labeling
			 and, on request of the Commissioner, a sample of a beverage container marked
			 with such label. The Commissioner shall notify the manufacturer or distributor
			 in writing of the decision to approve or disapprove the proposed labeling
			 within twenty days of receipt of a suitable sample, artist's rendering, or
			 labeled container.
(b) In no case
			 shall the labeling required by Section
			 22a-244
			 of the General Statutes appear only on the bottom of the beverage container.
			 Metal containers shall be embossed or stamped with the required labeling on the
			 top of the container.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › 245 - Beverage Container Deposit and Redemption › Section 22a-245-4 - Redemption of beverage containers by dealers

Current through July 10, 2024
If a dealer provides a reverse vending machine as the method
				for consumers to redeem beverage containers, it shall be the responsibility of
				the dealer to assure the availability of the machine for use by consumers
				during normal business hours. In the event of mechanical breakdown or if for
				any other reason the reverse vending machine is not available to accept
				containers, the dealer shall provide an alternate procedure for redemption. An
				alternate redemption procedure will also be provided for crushed cans or other
				returnable containers rejected by the reverse vending
				machine.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › 245 - Beverage Container Deposit and Redemption › Section 22a-245-5 - Redemption of beverage containers by distributors

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) A
			 distributor shall remove, or make arrangements for the removal of all
			 containers from the premises of dealers serviced by the distributor and
			 redemption centers sponsored by such dealers, provided they are located within
			 the territory of the distributor, at intervals appropriate to the volume of
			 containers handled at each site, and at a frequency sufficient to prevent the
			 excessive accumulation of containers on the premises of any dealer or
			 redemption center.
(b) Redemption
			 of containers from independent redemption centers shall be on a frequency
			 schedule agreed to between the distributor and the operator of the redemption
			 center provided that in no event will the frequency be less than once per month
			 unless the operator agrees that the volume from his center does not warrant
			 monthly collection.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › 245 - Beverage Container Deposit and Redemption › Section 22a-245-6 - Vending and reverse vending machines

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) At each vending
			 machine dispensing beverages in beverage containers, the vending machine dealer
			 shall post redemption information including, but not limited to, the location
			 and business hours of such dealer's headquarters and/or the location and
			 business hours of a redemption center or other dealer, within one mile of the
			 vending machine, with whom the vending machine dealer has made arrangements for
			 handling redemptions.
(b) All
			 agreements under which reverse vending machines provide the documentation for
			 payment by distributors shall include provision for an independent audit at
			 least twice each year.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › 255b - Plastic Bottle Coding › Section 22a-255b-1 - Definitions

Current through July 10, 2024
As used in sections 22a-255b-1 to
				22a-255b-3,
				inclusive:
"High density polyethylene" means a rigid plastic material of
				polyethylenes with a density of 0.94 grams per cubic centimeter or
				greater.
"Low density polyethylene" means polyethylenes with a density
				of less than 0.94 grams per cubic centimeter.
"Other" means a plastic bottle consisting of a single resin
				other than polyethylene terephthalate, high density polyethylene, polyvinyl
				chloride, low density polyethylene, polypropylene, or polystyrene; or a plastic
				bottle consisting of a mixture of plastic resins; or a plastic bottle
				consisting of multiple layers of plastic resins with adhesives or barriers of a
				material other than the single plastic resin material in the layers; or a
				plastic bottle with an affixed structure other than the closure and label which
				consists of a different material than the plastic bottle itself.
"Plastic bottle" means a container, exclusive of closure, with
				a capacity of sixteen ounces or more composed primarily of one or more
				plastics.
"Polyethylene terephthalate" means a saturated, thermoplastic
				polyester resin.
"Polypropylene" means a thermoplastic resin made by
				polymerizing propylene with catalysts.
"Polystyrene" means polymers of styrene.
"Polyvinyl chloride" means a vinyl plastic.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › 255b - Plastic Bottle Coding › Section 22a-255b-2 - Design

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Code numbers and acronyms shall be
			 designed to facilitate reading at a glance, to withstand container handling,
			 and to be compatible with processing systems. The code number and acronym shall
			 be located on the base of the plastic bottle. Each code number and acronym
			 letter shall be at least one quarter of an inch in height and at a scale of
			 seven letters per inch in width.
(b) The code numbers and acronyms shall be as
			 follows:
(1) For polyethylene terephthalate:
			 the acronym "PETE" and the number "1."
(2) For high density polyethylene: the
			 acronym "HDPE" and the number "2."
(3) For polyvinyl chloride: the acronym "V"
			 and the number "3."
(4) For low
			 density polyethylene: the acronym "LDPE" and the number "4."
(5) For polypropylene: the acronym "PP" and
			 the number "5."
(6) For
			 polystyrene: the acronym "PS" and the number "6."
(7) For other: the acronym "OTHER" and the
			 number "7."