NAC444.731. Minimum standards; reduction or waiver of requirements.

     1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2 and 3, each Class III site must comply with the standards for location, design, construction, operation and maintenance set forth in NAC 444.733 to 444.747, inclusive.

     2. A solid waste management authority may adopt less restrictive standards for a Class III site which receives waste material which is inert or unlikely to create an environmental hazard or threaten the health of the general public.

     3. A solid waste management authority may waive the requirements for a Class III site if the owner or operator of that site demonstrates that:

     (a) All waste which is placed in the landfill is incidental to his or her industrial operation;

     (b) The landfill is located on property controlled by the operator of the industrial operation; and

     (c) The landfill will not receive any hazardous materials and is unlikely to produce pollutants or contaminants that may degrade waters of the State.

     4. An owner or operator who applies for a waiver must submit a plan to the solid waste management authority for approval. The plan must include:

     (a) A description of the type and estimated amount of material which will be placed in the landfill; and

     (b) A program for the maintenance of the site.

     5. As used in this section, “hazardous material” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 459.7024.

     (Added to NAC by Environmental Comm’n, eff. 9-2-92; A 11-9-95)