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Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article V - Radiological Health › Chapter 240 - RADON CERTIFICATION › Subchapter D - OPERATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 240.306 - Continuing education program

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Upon certification renewal, the certified individual
						  shall submit to the Department proof of having satisfactorily completed 16
						  credit hours of Department-approved continuing education courses or
						  Department-approved equivalent.
The provisions of this §
														240.306 amended under sections
							 301, 302 and 401 of the Radiation Protection Act (35 P.S. §§
															7110.301 and
							 7110.302); section 1920-A of
							 The Administration Code of 1929 (71 P.S. §
															510-20); and the Radon Certification Act
							 (63
							 P.S. §§
															2001-2014).
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
														240.102 (relating to prerequisites
							 for radon testing certification); 25 Pa. Code §
														240.112 (relating to prerequisites
							 for radon mitigation certification); and 25 Pa. Code §
														240.122 (relating to prerequisites
							 for radon laboratory certification).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article V - Radiological Health › Chapter 240 - RADON CERTIFICATION › Subchapter D - OPERATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 240.307 - Radon measurement proficiency program

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An initial laboratory individual applicant, initial
						  primary testing individual applicant, or an applicant applying to add a new
						  primary testing or laboratory device shall provide written evidence of
						  successful participation in a Department-approved radon measurement proficiency
						  program for each model type.
The provisions of this §
														240.307 amended under sections 12
							 and 13 of the Radon Certification Act (63 P.S. §§
															2012 and
							 2013); section 302 of the
							 Radiation Protection Act (35 P.S. §
															7110.302); and section 1920-A of the
							 Administrative Code (71 P.S. §
															510.20).
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
														240.102 (relating to prerequisites
							 for radon testing certification); and 25 Pa. Code §
														240.122 (relating to prerequisites
							 for radon laboratory certification).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article V - Radiological Health › Chapter 240 - RADON CERTIFICATION › Subchapter D - OPERATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 240.308 - Radon mitigation standards for detached and attached residential buildings three stories or less in height

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(a) The certified individual shall conduct a
						thorough visual inspection of the building prior to initiating any radon
						mitigation work.
(b)
Terminal discharge.
To prevent re-entrainment of radon,
						discharges of depressurization systems, whether fan-powered or passive, must
						meet all of the following requirements:
(1)
						The termination point shall be above the immediate edge of the roof for vent
						pipes attached to the side of the building.
(2) The termination point must be vertical,
						upward, outside the structure and discharging to the atmosphere. A 45-degree
						elbow is permitted. Rain caps may not be used.
(3) The termination point must be 10 feet or
						more above the ground level nearest to the point of discharge.
(4) The termination point must be 10 feet or
						more from an operable window unit, door or other opening into conditioned
						spaces unless it is 2 feet above the top of the openings. The 10-foot distance
						may be measured directly between the opening and the exhaust point or with a
						flexible tape following the shortest path possible around intervening solid
						objects. A chimney is not considered an opening into conditioned
						spaces.
(5) The termination point
						must be at least 5 feet horizontally from a vertical wall that extends above
						the roof or higher than the vertical wall.
(6) The termination point must be 10 feet or
						more from an opening into an adjacent structure and be:
(i) At least 12 inches above the surface of
						the roof for vent pipes that penetrate the roof.
(ii) At least 10 feet from any openings of
						conditioned spaces in the structure.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article V - Radiological Health › Chapter 240 - RADON CERTIFICATION › Subchapter D - OPERATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 240.309 - Radon mitigation system fee

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(a) The radon mitigation system fee in
						Appendix A with a Department-approved radon mitigation system fee form shall be
						submitted to the Department by:
(1) A person
						who installs or is in responsible charge of employees who install an active
						radon mitigation system in this Commonwealth.
(2) A person who converts or is in
						responsible charge of employees who convert a passive radon mitigation system
						to an active radon mitigation system in this Commonwealth.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article V - Radiological Health › Chapter 240 - RADON CERTIFICATION › Subchapter D - OPERATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 240.310 - Testing protocols

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(a)
Radon testing protocols.
The certified individual shall ensure
						that the requirements in this section are completed. For testing that is
						required to be reported to the Department under §
												240.303 (relating to reporting of
						information), radon testing shall be performed in accordance with all of the
						following testing protocols:
(1)
Placement of testing devices.
Testing devices shall be placed
						as follows:
(i) At least 3 feet from exterior
						doors, windows or ventilation ducts.
(ii) Out of the direct flow of air.
(iii) At least 1 foot from ceilings and
						exterior walls.
(iv) At least 20
						inches but not more than 6 feet from the floor.
(v) At least 4 inches from other objects
						horizontally or vertically above the detector.
(vi) At least 4 feet from heat sources
						including fireplaces, furnaces and direct sunlight.
(vii) At least 7 feet from sump
						pits.
(viii) Where the device will
						remain undisturbed during the test period.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article V - Radiological Health › Chapter 240 - RADON CERTIFICATION › Subchapter E - ENFORCEMENT AND DECERTIFICATION › Section 240.401 - Inspection

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(a) The Department
						and its agents and employees will:
(1) At all
						reasonable times, have access to, and require the production of, books and
						papers, documents and physical evidence pertinent to a matter under
						investigation related to radon testing, mitigation of radon contamination or
						radon laboratory analysis.
(2) At
						all reasonable times, enter a building, property, premises or place of a person
						who conducts radon-related activities for the purpose of making an
						investigation or inspection necessary to ascertain the compliance or
						noncompliance with the act and this chapter.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article V - Radiological Health › Chapter 240 - RADON CERTIFICATION › Subchapter E - ENFORCEMENT AND DECERTIFICATION › Section 240.402 - Civil penalties

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(a) The
						Department may assess a civil penalty for a violation of the acts or this
						chapter.
(b) A civil penalty may be
						assessed or increased, based upon:
(1) The
						seriousness of the violation.
(2)
						The monetary loss of an owner or occupier, including the cost to the owner or
						occupier to remedy the violation.
(3) The risks to health and safety.
(4) The cost to the Commonwealth in
						administration, inspection and enforcement, to remedy the violation.
(5) The costs avoided by the violator by the
						violation.
(6) The culpability of
						the violator.
(7) The frequency of
						the violation.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article V - Radiological Health › Chapter 240 - RADON CERTIFICATION › Subchapter E - ENFORCEMENT AND DECERTIFICATION › Section 240.403 - Decertification

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(a) The Department
						may decertify a person who has violated the acts, this chapter or a term or
						condition of certification.
(b) The
						Department may hold a public hearing or informal conference prior to
						decertifying a person.
(c) The
						Department will publish in the
Pennsylvania Bulletin
a notice
						of decertification.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
														240.201 (relating to criteria for
							 issuance or denial of certifications or course provider
							 applications).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article V - Radiological Health › Chapter 240 - RADON CERTIFICATION › Subchapter F - RESERVED › Section 240.501 and 240.502 - Reserved

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The provisions of these §§
														240.501 and
							 240.502 reserved under sections 12
							 and 13 of the Radon Certification Act (63 P.S. §§
															2012 and
							 2013); section 302 of the
							 Radiation Protection Act (35 P.S. §
															7110.302); and section 1920-A of the
							 Administrative Code (71 P.S. §
															510.20).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article V - Radiological Health › Chapter 240 - RADON CERTIFICATION › Subchapter G - QA REQUIREMENTS › Section 240.601 - Scope

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(a) This subchapter
						applies to QA requirements for:
(1) Persons
						conducting radon testing and radon laboratory analysis activities.
(2) Testing devices listed with the
						Department on the individual's certification.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article V - Radiological Health › Chapter 240 - RADON CERTIFICATION › Subchapter G - QA REQUIREMENTS › Section 240.602 - General requirements

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(a) The
						certified individual is responsible for all requirements in this subchapter,
						including when QA activities are performed by others.
(b) QA requirements and corrective actions in
						this section shall be documented and the records retained for a minimum of 5
						years.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article V - Radiological Health › Chapter 240 - RADON CERTIFICATION › Subchapter G - QA REQUIREMENTS › Section 240.603 - QA program

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A person conducting radon testing or radon laboratory
						  analysis activities shall have a QA program to ensure the measurements are
						  accurate and errors are controlled. The program must ensure that testing
						  devices are routinely and properly calibrated. The program shall provide the
						  information related to all of the following activities:
(1) Organization and
						responsibilities.
(2) Sampling
						procedures.
(3) Detector
						custody.
(4) Analytical
						procedures.
(5) Data reduction,
						validation and reporting.
(6)
						Corrective action.
(7) QA reports
						to management.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article V - Radiological Health › Chapter 240 - RADON CERTIFICATION › Subchapter G - QA REQUIREMENTS › Section 240.606 - QA requirements for laboratories

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(a)
CRMs for laboratories.
(1)
Calibration.
Each
						Department-listed CRM must have a current calibration. To have a current
						calibration, the CRM shall be calibrated in a Department-approved calibration
						facility within 1 year from the date of the previous calibration and when
						alterations or repairs are made to the CRM. A current calibration certificate
						shall be retained for each monitor. Analysis may not be performed on a monitor
						that was not calibrated during any portion of the testing period.
(2)
Data collection log.
CRM
						data shall be tracked on a form that contains all of the following:
(i) The CRM serial number.
(ii) The exposure dates and times.
(iii) The test result.
(iv) The address of the building
						tested.
(v) The test location in
						the building.
(vi) The name of the
						tester who placed the CRM.
(vii)
						The name of the tester who retrieved the CRM.
(viii) The calibration, repair and Department
						listing dates.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article V - Radiological Health › Chapter 240 - RADON CERTIFICATION › Subchapter G - QA REQUIREMENTS › Appendix B - Non-interference Agreement for Real Estate Radon Testing

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Property name:
Property address:
Property city, state, zip:
Dates of test:
I hereby agree to abide by the following conditions to
						  ensure a valid radon test result:
1) I will maintain closed-house conditions during the
						  entire test period, and for 12 hours prior to any test of less than 96 hours,
						  by doing the following:
* Continuing normal operation of permanently installed
						  HVAC systems.
* Minimizing operation of dryers, range hoods, bathroom
						  fans and other mechanical systems, understanding that drawing air out of the
						  building may adversely affect the test results.
* In buildings having permanently installed radon
						  mitigation systems, keeping the mitigation system functioning during the
						  testing interval.
* Operating window air conditioning systems if set to
						  recycle interior air.
* Keeping all windows closed.
* Keeping all external doors closed except for normal
						  entry and exit.
* Not operating whole-house fans. Removing portable
						  window fans from the window or covering and sealing the window fan.
* Not operating fireplaces, wood/coal stoves or
						  combustion appliances, except water heaters and cooking appliances, unless they
						  are the primary sources of heat for the building.
* Not operating ceiling fans, portable dehumidifiers,
						  portable humidifiers, portable air filters and window air conditioners within
						  20 feet of the detector.
2) I will not interfere with or move the radon test
						  device.
If the certified tester determines that these
						  conditions were not maintained, this test will be deemed invalid.
____________
____________
____________
Signature of Person in Control of
								  Property
Printed Name of Person in Control of
								  Property
Date
The provisions of this Appendix B issued under
							 sections 12 and 13 of the Radon Certification Act (63 P.S. §§
															2012 and
							 2013); section 302 of the
							 Radiation Protection Act (35 P.S. §
															7110.302); and section 1920-A of the
							 Administrative Code (71 P.S. §
															510.20).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article V - Radiological Health › Chapter 240 - RADON CERTIFICATION › Subchapter G - QA REQUIREMENTS › Appendix C - Radon Exposure Tracking Record

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The provisions of this Appendix C issued under
							 sections 12 and 13 of the Radon Certification Act (63 P.S. §§
															2012 and
							 2013); section 302 of the
							 Radiation Protection Act (35 P.S. §
															7110.302); and section 1920-A of the
							 Administrative Code (71 P.S. §
															510.20).
This appendix cited in 25 Pa. Code §
														240.305 (relating to health and
							 safety program).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VI - General Health and Safety › Chapter 241 - DESIGNER'S REPORTS FOR REGULATED FACILITIES › Section 241.1 - Scope

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This chapter applies to drawings, specifications and
						designer's reports having to do with water works, bottled water establishments,
						bathing places, public camps, mausoleums and other facilities which affect
						public health and safety.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VI - General Health and Safety › Chapter 241 - DESIGNER'S REPORTS FOR REGULATED FACILITIES › Section 241.2 - Preparation by registered professional engineer

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Drawings, specifications and designer's reports submitted
						for the approval of the Department shall be prepared by or under the
						supervision of a registered professional engineer, legally qualified to
						practice in this Commonwealth.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VI - General Health and Safety › Chapter 241 - DESIGNER'S REPORTS FOR REGULATED FACILITIES › Section 241.3 - Preparation by a registered surveyor

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Drawings and specifications for minor work not involving
						safety to life or health may, as provided by law, be submitted by a registered
						surveyor.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VI - General Health and Safety › Chapter 241 - DESIGNER'S REPORTS FOR REGULATED FACILITIES › Section 241.4 - Preparation by registered architect

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Reports, plans and specifications for swimming pools and
						mausoleums may be prepared by a registered architect.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VI - General Health and Safety › Chapter 241 - DESIGNER'S REPORTS FOR REGULATED FACILITIES › Section 241.5 - Seal of registered engineer, surveyor or architect

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(a) The front cover or flyleaf of each set of
					 drawings, specifications, and designer's reports shall bear the imprint or
					 facsimile of the seal of the registered engineer, surveyor, or architect by or
					 under whom it was prepared as provided in this chapter.
(b) Each drawing submitted shall bear an
					 imprint or a legible facsimile of such seal.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VI - General Health and Safety › Chapter 243 - NUISANCES › Section 243.1 - General

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(a)
Applicability.
This chapter applies in all counties of this
					 Commonwealth and applies equally to persons including individuals,
					 partnerships, firms, corporations, municipal authorities and political
					 subdivisions.
(b)
Identity.
When used in this chapter, the term "waters of this
					 Commonwealth" means streams and springs and bodies of surface and groundwater,
					 whether natural or artificial, within the boundaries of this
					 Commonwealth.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VI - General Health and Safety › Chapter 243 - NUISANCES › Section 243.2 - Construction and use of receptacles

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(a) A sewage system, privy, urinal, cesspool
					 or other receptacle for human excrement may not be constructed, maintained or
					 used so that vectors (insects and rodents capable of carrying disease) may have
					 access to the excrementitious matter contained therein.
(b) A sewage system, privy, urinal, cesspool
					 or other receptacle for human excrement may not be constructed, maintained or
					 used which directly or indirectly drains or discharges over or upon the surface
					 of the ground or into waters of this Commonwealth.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VI - General Health and Safety › Chapter 243 - NUISANCES › Section 243.3 - Cleansing of receptacles

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Sewage systems, privies, urinals, cesspools or other
						receptacles for human excrement shall be emptied or cleansed at sufficiently
						frequent intervals to prevent the contents from overflowing.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VI - General Health and Safety › Chapter 243 - NUISANCES › Section 243.4 - Transportation of excrement

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The transportation of human excrement shall be
						accomplished in water-tight containers with tight-fitting covers. The
						containers shall be thoroughly cleansed after each use.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VI - General Health and Safety › Chapter 243 - NUISANCES › Section 243.5 - Disposal of excrement

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(a) Human
					 excrement or material containing human excrement may not be placed on the
					 surface of the ground, buried or otherwise disposed of where it is likely to
					 gain access to waters of this Commonwealth. Its use as fertilizer shall be
					 permitted, however, if it is not allowed to become a health hazard or nuisance
					 and is not used to fertilize crops eaten without cooking.
(b) The contents of sewage systems, privies,
					 urinals, cesspools or other receptacles for human excrement may not be used on
					 ground on which vegetables which are eaten uncooked by humans are being
					 grown.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VI - General Health and Safety › Chapter 243 - NUISANCES › Section 243.6 - Public accommodations

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Sufficient and suitable free privy or toilet
						accommodations, well-lighted and ventilated and separated for each sex, shall
						be provided at buildings and premises open to the public.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VI - General Health and Safety › Chapter 243 - NUISANCES › Section 243.7 - Accessibility of public sewers

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A sewage system, privy, cesspool or similar receptacle
						for human excrement may not be constructed, maintained or used on premises
						where a public sewer is accessible.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VI - General Health and Safety › Chapter 243 - NUISANCES › Section 243.8 - Discharge of wash water

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Kitchen or laundry water may not be allowed to discharge
						or flow into a gutter, street, roadway or public place.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VI - General Health and Safety › Chapter 243 - NUISANCES › Section 243.9 - Disposal of organic waste

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(a)
					 Garbage, offal, pomace, dead animals, decaying matter or organic waste
					 substance of any kind may not be thrown or deposited in a ravine, ditch or
					 gutter, on a street or highway, into waters of this Commonwealth or be
					 permitted to remain exposed upon the surface of the ground.
(b) The transportation of organic waste shall
					 be affected in watertight vehicles or containers, properly covered to avoid
					 spillage and cleansed at sufficient intervals to prevent obnoxious
					 odors.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VI - General Health and Safety › Chapter 243 - NUISANCES › Section 243.10 - Accumulation of manure

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Manure may not be allowed to accumulate in places where
						it may contaminate a source of drinking water or where it may contribute to the
						breeding of vectors.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VI - General Health and Safety › Chapter 243 - NUISANCES › Section 243.11 - Dead animal carcasses

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(a) The
					 carcass of a dead animal not killed for food shall be removed and disposed of
					 by burial or incineration or some other sanitary method within 24 hours after
					 death.
(b) If the carcass is buried
					 it shall be placed so that every part shall be covered by at least 2 feet of
					 earth and at a location not less than 100 feet from waters of this
					 Commonwealth, and not subject to overflow by the waters.
(c) In all cases of death from communicable
					 disease the carcass shall be thoroughly enveloped in unslaked lime.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VI - General Health and Safety › Chapter 243 - NUISANCES › Section 243.12 - Stagnant water

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A person may not maintain or permit to be maintained, a
						pond, privy vault, cesspool, well, cistern, rain barrel or other receptacle
						containing water unless the receptacle is constructed or maintained in a manner
						to prevent the breeding of mosquitoes.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VI - General Health and Safety › Chapter 243 - NUISANCES › Section 243.13 - Objectionable establishments and industrial wastes

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(a) A person maintaining a slaughterhouse,
					 rendering works, depository of dead animals, glue works, tannery, wool-washing
					 establishment, paper mill, byproduct coke oven, dye works, oil refinery, dairy,
					 creamery, cheese factory, milk station or similar establishment; or engaged in
					 the manufacture of gas chemicals, explosives, fertilizers or similar products;
					 or in the business of soapmaking, fish oil extraction, bone boiling or a
					 similar occupation, may not allow any of the following:
(1) Noxious gases, which are deleterious or
					 detrimental to public health, to escape into the air.
(2) A substance which is deleterious or
					 detrimental to public health to:
(i)
					 Accumulate upon the premises.
(ii)
					 Be thrown or allowed to discharge into any street, roadway or public
					 place.
(iii) Be thrown or allowed
					 to discharge into waters of this Commonwealth.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VI - General Health and Safety › Chapter 243 - NUISANCES › Section 243.14 - Water supply

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An owner or occupant of a premise may not maintain a
						well, spring, cistern or other source of water supply used for drinking or
						household purposes to which the public has or may have access and which is
						polluted or which is so situated or constructed that it may become polluted
						which may render the water supply injurious to health.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VI - General Health and Safety › Chapter 245 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STORAGE TANK AND SPILL PREVENTION PROGRAM › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › GENERAL › Section 245.1 - Definitions

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The following words and terms, when used in this
							 chapter, have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
							 otherwise:
ASNT
-The American Society of
							 Nondestructive Testing.
Aboveground field constructed metallic
							 storage tank
-An aboveground storage tank that is manufactured from
							 either ferrous or nonferrous metals and has final assembly completed at the job
							 site. The term does not include associated piping.
Aboveground manufactured metallic storage
							 tank
-An aboveground storage tank that is manufactured from either
							 ferrous or nonferrous metals and is completely fabricated and assembled in the
							 shop prior to shipping. The term does not include piping.
Aboveground nonmetallic storage
							 tank
-An aboveground storage tank that is manufactured from nonmetallic
							 materials; for example, fiberglass reinforced plastic, composites, plastics,
							 and the like, and is completely fabricated and primarily assembled in the shop
							 prior to shipping. The tank may require some additional final assembly at the
							 job site. The term does not include associated piping.
Aboveground storage tank
-One or a
							 combination of stationary tanks with a capacity in excess of 250 gallons,
							 including the underground pipes and dispensing systems connected thereto within
							 the emergency containment area, which is used, will be used or was used to
							 contain an accumulation of regulated substances, and the volume of which,
							 including the volume of piping within the storage tank facility, is greater
							 than 90% above the surface of the ground. The term includes tanks which can be
							 visually inspected, from the exterior, in an underground area and tanks being
							 constructed or installed for regulated use. The term does not include the
							 following, or pipes connected thereto:
(i) A tank of 1,100 gallons or less capacity
						  used for storing motor fuel for noncommercial purposes or motor oil.
(ii) A tank used for storing heating oil for
						  consumptive use on the premises where stored.
(iii) A pipeline facility, including
						  gathering lines, regulated under:
(A) The
						  Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968 (49 U.S.C.A. App. §§
						  1671-1687).
(B) The Hazardous
						  Liquid Pipeline Safety Act of 1979 (49 U.S.C.A. §§
															2001-2015).
(C) An interstate or intrastate pipeline
						  facility regulated under State laws comparable to the provisions of law
						  referred to in clause (A) or (B).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VI - General Health and Safety › Chapter 245 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STORAGE TANK AND SPILL PREVENTION PROGRAM › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › GENERAL › Section 245.2 - General

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(a) A person may
						  not install, construct, erect, modify, operate or remove from service all or
						  part of a storage tank system or storage tank facility in a manner that
						  violates the act, this part or applicable Federal regulations adopted under the
						  Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C.A. §§
														6901-6987). This chapter incorporates
						  by reference the Federal regulations in 40 CFR Part 280 , Subpart I (relating
						  to lender liability).
(b) Whenever
						  industry codes are specified in this chapter, the latest edition shall be used.
						  When industry codes are updated, facilities installed to previously existing
						  standards prior to the update will not automatically be required to be upgraded
						  to meet the new standard. The requirements of this chapter shall govern in the
						  event of a conflict between the requirements of this chapter and an applicable
						  industry standard.
(c) A person may
						  not install a storage tank system regulated under the act unless the system
						  does the following:
(1) Will prevent releases
						  due to corrosion or structural failure for the operational life of the
						  system.
(2) Is protected against
						  corrosion and designed in a manner to prevent the release or threatened release
						  of any stored substance.
(3) Is
						  constructed or lined with material that is compatible with the stored
						  substance.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VI - General Health and Safety › Chapter 245 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STORAGE TANK AND SPILL PREVENTION PROGRAM › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › TANK HANDLING AND INSPECTION ACTIVITIES › Section 245.21 - Tank handling and inspection requirements

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(a) Tank handling activities shall be
						  conducted by a certified installer except in the case of modification to an
						  aboveground nonmetallic storage tank, which may be modified by the tank
						  manufacturer. Storage tank facility owners and operators shall use persons who
						  are Department-certified to conduct tank handling activities except as noted in
						  this subsection. The certified installer shall perform the tank handling
						  activity or provide direct onsite supervision and control of the
						  activity.
(b) Tank handling
						  activities conducted on all aboveground field constructed storage tank systems
						  and tank handling activities conducted on all aboveground storage tank systems
						  having a capacity greater than 21,000 gallons shall be inspected by a certified
						  inspector, except in the case of a minor modification or removal from
						  service.
(c) The operation of
						  storage tank facilities shall be inspected by a certified inspector. The
						  frequency of inspection shall be based on:
(1)
						  The age of the storage tank systems located at the storage tank
						  facility.
(2) The type of regulated
						  substances contained in the storage tank systems located at the storage tank
						  facility.
(3) The distance of the
						  storage tank facility from public and private surface water and groundwater
						  supplies.
(4) The total capacity of
						  the storage tank systems located at the storage tank facility.
(5) The geologic conditions at the storage
						  tank facility.
(6) Whether the
						  storage tank facility, owner or operator has violated the act or the
						  regulations promulgated thereunder.
(7) Whether the storage tank facility has
						  storage tank systems which are periodically taken out of service.
(8) Whether there is suspected contamination
						  at the storage tank facility.
(9)
						  The level of quality control maintained at the storage tank facility.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VI - General Health and Safety › Chapter 245 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STORAGE TANK AND SPILL PREVENTION PROGRAM › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › TESTING ACTIVITIES › Section 245.31 - Underground storage tank system testing requirements

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(a) Tightness testing activities shall be
						  conducted by a Department-certified underground storage tank system tightness
						  tester (UTT), except when performed by an owner or operator using installed
						  automatic tank gauging or monitoring equipment meeting requirements in §
													245.444(2) and
						  (3) (relating to methods of release detection
						  for tanks).
(b) Tightness testing
						  shall be conducted in accordance with equipment manufacturer's written
						  instructions and using the recommended written practices, procedures and
						  established test method protocols developed by the sources in §
													245.132(a)(1)
						  (relating to standards of performance).
(c) A failed valid tightness test will,
						  regardless of the test method, constitute a suspected release, except as
						  provided in §
													245.304(b)
						  (relating to investigation and reporting of suspected releases). A failed valid
						  tightness test conducted as part of an investigation of a suspected release
						  constitutes a confirmed release.
(d) A complete written test report shall be
						  provided to the tank owner as documentation of test results within 20 days of
						  the test. The test methodology, a certification that the test meets the
						  requirements in §
													245.444(2) or
						  §
													245.445(2) 
						  (relating to methods of release detection for piping), and sufficient test
						  data, which were used to conclude that the underground storage tank system
						  passed or failed the tightness test, shall be included in the test
						  report.
(e) Certified underground
						  storage tank system tightness testers (UTT) shall maintain complete records of
						  tightness testing activities for a minimum of 10 years as provided in §
						  245.132(a)(3).
(f) Tests or
						  evaluations of spill prevention and overfill prevention equipment, containment
						  sumps and release detection equipment required under this chapter shall be
						  performed by a Department-certified individual holding the appropriate
						  certification category and documented on a form provided by the Department.
						  Results shall be maintained onsite at the storage tank facility or at a readily
						  available alternative site and shall be provided to the Department upon
						  request.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
															245.102 (relating to requirement
								for certification); and 25 Pa. Code §
															245.108 (relating to suspension of
								certification).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VI - General Health and Safety › Chapter 245 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STORAGE TANK AND SPILL PREVENTION PROGRAM › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › TANK REGISTRATION AND FEES › Section 245.41 - Tank registration requirements

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(a) Tank owners shall properly register each
						  storage tank by meeting the requirements in this section and paying the
						  registration fee prior to registration certificate expiration as required by
						  §
													245.42 (relating to tank
						  registration fees).
(b) Tank owners
						  shall register each aboveground storage tank and each underground storage tank
						  with the Department, except as specifically excluded by Department policy or
						  this chapter, on a form provided by the Department, within 30 days after
						  installation or acquisition of an ownership interest in the storage tank.
						  Unless otherwise approved by the Department, a regulated substance may not be
						  placed in the tank and the tank may not be operated until the tank is properly
						  registered and the Department approves an operating permit for the
						  tank.
(c) A form for registration
						  of a storage tank must be complete upon submission to the Department and
						  provide the following:
(1) Tank owner,
						  operator, property owner and contact information.
(2) General facility, site and location
						  information.
(3) Specific tank
						  description and usage information, including regulated substance or substances
						  that will be stored in each tank.
(4) Specific tank construction, system
						  components and installation information.
(5) Owner's certification validating the
						  registration information and operating permit application.
(6) Certified tank installer information and
						  signature (when required).
(7)
						  Certified tank inspector information and signature for certain classes of tanks
						  addressed in §
														245.21 (relating to tank handling
						  and inspection requirements).
(8)
						  Trained underground storage tank operator information, as required under §
														245.436 (relating to operator
						  training).
(9) Other applicable
						  information that may be required by the Department.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VI - General Health and Safety › Chapter 245 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STORAGE TANK AND SPILL PREVENTION PROGRAM › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › TANK REGISTRATION AND FEES › Section 245.42 - Tank registration fees

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(a) Annual registration fees to be paid by
						  owners of aboveground storage tanks are established under section 302 of the
						  act (35 P. S. §
														6021.302) as
						  follows:
(1) $50 for each aboveground storage
						  tank with a capacity less than or equal to 5,000 gallons.
(2) $125 for each aboveground storage tank
						  with a capacity of more than 5,000 gallons and less than or equal to 50,000
						  gallons.
(3) $300 for each
						  aboveground storage tank with a capacity of more than 50,000 gallons.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VI - General Health and Safety › Chapter 245 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STORAGE TANK AND SPILL PREVENTION PROGRAM › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › TANK REGISTRATION AND FEES › Section 245.43 - Failure to pay registration fee

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(a) An
						  owner who fails to pay the required registration fee may be subject to
						  Commonwealth policy and guidelines for collection of delinquent debts due the
						  Commonwealth.
(b) Failure to pay
						  registration fees could result in Departmental actions against the storage tank
						  owner and the operator, including revocation of operating permits issued by the
						  Department under this chapter.
(c)
						  The Department may register a tank, but may withhold or deny the operating
						  permit for the tank if the owner has a delinquent registration debt for any
						  regulated storage tank.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VI - General Health and Safety › Chapter 245 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STORAGE TANK AND SPILL PREVENTION PROGRAM › Subchapter B - CERTIFICATION PROGRAM FOR INSTALLERS AND INSPECTORS OF STORAGE TANKS AND STORAGE TANK FACILITIES › GENERAL CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 245.101 - Purpose

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This chapter establishes a certification program for
							 installers and inspectors of storage tank systems and storage tank facilities
							 and companies that employ installers or inspectors, and establishes standards
							 of performance for certified installers, certified inspectors and certified
							 companies.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VI - General Health and Safety › Chapter 245 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STORAGE TANK AND SPILL PREVENTION PROGRAM › Subchapter B - CERTIFICATION PROGRAM FOR INSTALLERS AND INSPECTORS OF STORAGE TANKS AND STORAGE TANK FACILITIES › GENERAL CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 245.102 - Requirement for certification

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(a) A person may not conduct tank handling or
						  tightness testing activities unless that person holds a current installer
						  certification issued by the Department for the applicable certification
						  category as indicated in §
													245.110 (relating to certification
						  of installers), except as provided in §
													245.31 (relating to underground
						  storage tank system testing requirements). Installer certification will only be
						  issued by the Department to a person who:
(1)
						  Possesses minimum experience and qualifications as provided under §
														245.111 (relating to certified
						  installer experience and qualifications).
(2) Achieves a passing grade on a
						  certification examination administered or approved by the Department for one or
						  more of the certified installer categories described in §
														245.110 for which the person is
						  requesting certification.
(3)
						  Submits an accurate and complete application.
(4) Is not found to be in violation of the
						  act or this chapter, or has not had a certification revoked by the Department
						  under §
														245.109 (relating to revocation of
						  certification).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VI - General Health and Safety › Chapter 245 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE STORAGE TANK AND SPILL PREVENTION PROGRAM › Subchapter B - CERTIFICATION PROGRAM FOR INSTALLERS AND INSPECTORS OF STORAGE TANKS AND STORAGE TANK FACILITIES › GENERAL CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 245.103 - Reserved

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