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7045.0275 MANAGEMENT OF HAZARDOUS WASTE SPILLS.

Subpart 1.

[Repealed, 16 SR 2102]

Subp. 2.

Spills; duty to report.

Any person in control of a hazardous waste that spills, leaks, or otherwise escapes from a container, tank, or other containment system, including its associated piping, shall immediately notify the agency if the hazardous waste may cause pollution of the air, land resources, or waters of the state. The person shall use the appropriate Minnesota duty officer's 24-hour telephone number:

A.

(651) 649-5451 for Twin Cities' local calling area and outside Minnesota;

B.

(800) 422-0798 for greater Minnesota;

C.

(651) 297-5353 for TDD for Twin Cities' local calling area and outside Minnesota; or

D.

(800) 627-3529 for TDD for greater Minnesota.

Subp. 3.

Spills; duty to recover.

Any person who generates a hazardous waste that spills, leaks, or otherwise escapes from a container, tank, or other containment system, including its associated piping, shall recover the hazardous waste as rapidly and as thoroughly as possible and shall immediately take other action as may be reasonably possible to protect human life and health and minimize or abate pollution of the water, air, or land resources of the state.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 116.07

History:

9 SR 115; 11 SR 1832; 16 SR 2102; 18 SR 1565

Published Electronically:

October 10, 2013

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