The Department of Environmental Protection published five final guidance documents this week on inspections, issuing notices of violations and other compliance activities related to the municipal, residual and hazardous waste programs. A quick rundown follows-

Final: DEP ID: 250-4000-001. Citing Inspection Violations. This guidance establishes uniform standards for all Department regions for citing violations within municipal, residual and hazardous waste programs.

Final: DEP ID: 250-4000-002. Enforcement Actions. This document provides guidelines for enforcement actions within municipal, residual and hazardous waste programs for Department staff to implement across all Department regions.

Final: DEP ID: 250-4000-003. Violations Requiring and Extended Time Period to Correct. This document provides consistent guidelines across all Department regions to ensure that violations within municipal, residual and hazardous waste programs are corrected with 180 days from the date that the Department determined that a violation occurred.

Final: DEP ID: 250-4000-004. Program Implementation Guidance. This document provides a formal methodology by which the Bureau of Waste Management will implement a compliance and enforcement program throughout this Commonwealth.

Final: DEP ID: 250-4110-001. Notices of Violation (NOVs). This document provides a formal methodology the Bureau of Waste Management will follow to process Notices of Violations.

Final: DEP ID: 251-3120-001. Performing Hazardous Waste Facility Inspections. This document establishes a formal methodology for conducting hazardous waste facility inspections in a similar fashion across all six regions of the Department.

Final: DEP ID: 254-3120-001. Performing Municipal and Residual Waste Facility Inspections. This document provides a formal methodology for conducting municipal and residual waste facility inspections in a similar fashion across all six regions of the Department.

For copies of Draft Technical Guidance (DEP website)

For copies of Final Technical Guidance (DEP website)

9/16/2005