| Notified About | Virginia: Proposed Regulation Concerning Solid Waste Management Regulations |
|---|---|
| Date Notified | 4 March 2022 |
| Published in terms of | Virginia Administrative Code - Title 9 - ENVIRONMENT |
| Jurisdiction |
 United States of America > Virginia
|
Highlights
The Department of Environmental Quality has published a proposed Regulation under the Code of Virginia to:
- establish standards and procedures for the operation of solid waste management facilities in the Commonwealth
- to protect the health, safety, and welfare of citizens
- improve standards for the operation of landfills to be more protective of human health and the environment
- make changes to the landfill siting criteria to update provisions related to setbacks and siting of solid waste facilities
- provide that only vegetative waste, clean wood, and clean paper products will be allowed to be open burned on private property
- clarify operational requirements applicable to non-landfill facilities and
- set out recordkeeping requirements.
Invite the public to submit comments by May 16, 2022 using either of the following ways:
POST: Priscilla Rohrer, Department of Environmental Quality,
4411 Early Road, P.O. Box 3000, Harrisonburg, VA 22801,
Telephone (540) 574-7852, FAX (804) 698-4178,
OR
EMAIL: priscilla.rohrer@deq.virginia.gov.
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