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1999 SESSION

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HB 2471 Solid waste management and enforcement.

Introduced by: Harvey B. Morgan | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED:

Solid waste management and enforcement. Prohibits the issuance of permits for the siting of new municipal solid waste landfills in wetlands. The prohibition does not apply to an expansion into the Great Dismal Swamp sought by the Southeastern Public Service Authority. Routine groundwater monitoring at landfills in wetland areas or within their proximity is doubled unless the Department of Environmental Quality Director finds that less frequent monitoring is necessary. The Virginia Waste Management Board is authorized to issue administrative orders that may include monetary penalties, and may require the violator to take corrective action and cease activities in cases where solid waste management laws, regulations, permits or orders are not being complied with. There is also a technical amendment.

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

Solid waste management and enforcement. Prohibits the issuance of permits for the siting of new municipal solid waste landfills in certain environmentally sensitive areas. Routine groundwater monitoring at landfills in wetland areas or within their proximity is doubled. The Board is authorized to issue administrative orders that may include monetary penalties, and may require the violator to take corrective action and cease activities in cases where solid waste management laws, regulations, permits or orders are not being complied with. There is also a technical amendment.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Solid waste management and enforcement. Caps the amount of municipal solid waste that may be disposed of in a landfill at 2,000 tons per day or the average actual amount disposed of in 1998, whichever is greater. The issuance of permits for new landfills is prohibited until the statewide disposal capacity falls below a ten-year supply. The Board is directed, contingent on the passage of federal legislation authorizing the action, to limit the importation and disposal of out-of-state waste to the fullest extent authorized by the federal act. The issuance of permits for municipal solid waste landfills in wetland areas is prohibited. Routine groundwater monitoring at landfills in wetland areas or within proximity of state waters is doubled. The Board is authorized to issue administrative orders that may include monetary penalties, and may require the violator to take corrective action and cease activities in cases where solid waste management laws, regulations, permits or orders are not being complied with. There is also a technical amendment.