OAR 340-093-0260
Beneficial Use of Solid Waste
(1)
A beneficial use determination is not needed for the:(a)
Disposal of solid waste that is exempt from permit requirements under OAR, chapter 340, divisions 93 or 96; or(b)
Recycling of a recyclable material under the Recycling and Waste Reduction Rules, OAR chapter 340, divisions 90 and 91.(2)
The Department will review and approve the beneficial use of a solid waste at a permitted solid waste or hazardous waste disposal site through the applicable permit.(3)
The Department may consider the policy and waste management hierarchy in ORS 459.015 (Policy)(2)(a) in making case-specific beneficial use determinations under OAR 340-093-0290 (Case-Specific Beneficial Use Review Procedures).(4)
A solid waste managed according to a standing beneficial use determination under OAR 340-093-0270 (Standing Beneficial Use Determinations) or a case-specific beneficial use determination under 340-093-0280 (Case-Specific Beneficial Use Performance Criteria) and 340-093-0290 (Case-Specific Beneficial Use Review Procedures) is not regulated as solid waste.(5)
The Department may review solid waste uses authorized before the effective date of this rule and may require the recipient of a prior authorization to apply for and obtain a case-specific beneficial use determination to continue implementing the earlier approved use, if the use is not a standing beneficial use under OAR 340-093-0270 (Standing Beneficial Use Determinations).(6)
OAR 340-093-0260 (Beneficial Use of Solid Waste) through 340-093-0290 (Case-Specific Beneficial Use Review Procedures) do not supersede any city or county authority under ORS Chapter 268 (Metropolitan Service Districts), 459, or 459A.
Source:
Rule 340-093-0260 — Beneficial Use of Solid Waste, https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=340-093-0260.