Minimal Hazard Certification Requirements

Section 670 Section 670.203  Minimal Hazard Certification Requirements a)         The owner or operator of any potential primary or secondary source identified in Section 670.201 may provide a certification to the Agency. b)         If the owner or operator of any potential primary or secondary source submits a certification pursuant to subsection (a), the owner or operator shall provide the certification in a form as prescribed by the Agency in Section 670.Appendix A, if and only if the following conditions are met: 1) No on-site landfilling, land treating, or surface impounding of waste, other than landscape waste or construction and demolition debris, has taken place and such circumstance will continue; 2) No on-site piles of special or hazardous waste are present and such circumstances will continue, and any piling of other wastes which could cause contamination of groundwater will be consistent with guidelines developed by the Agency; 3) No underground storage tanks are present on the site and such circumstances will continue; 4) Use and management of containers and above ground tanks will be consistent with guidelines developed by the Agency; 5) No on-site release of any hazardous substance or petroleum has taken place which was of sufficient magnitude to contaminate groundwaters; 6) No more than 100 gallons of either pesticides or organic solvents, or 10,000 gallons of any hazardous substances, or 30,000 gallons of petroleum, will be present at any time; and 7) Notice has been given to the owner of each community water supply well within 1,000 feet of the site. (Section 14.5(b) of the Act)