Evaluation Criteria

Evaluation Criteria. The Mississippi Environmental Quality Permit Board shall consider the following criteria in evaluating the need for the proposed commercial hazardous waste management facility: A. The extent to which the proposed commercial hazardous waste management facility is in conformance with the Mississippi Capacity Assurance Plan and any interstate or regional agreements. B. An approximate service area for the proposed facility which takes into account the economics of the hazardous waste collection, transportation, treatment, storage and disposal. C. The quantity of hazardous waste generated within the anticipated service area suitable for treatment, storage or disposal at the proposed facility. D. The design capacity of existing commercial hazardous waste management facilities located within the anticipated service area of the proposed facility.