Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 466 § 466.105 — Duties

Duties of permittee. Each hazardous waste storage or treatment site permittee shall be required to do the following as a condition to holding the permit: (1) Maintain records of any hazardous waste identified pursuant to provisions of ORS 466.005 to 466.385, 466.990 (1) and (2) and 466.992 which is stored or treated at the site and the manner in which such waste was stored or treated, transported and disposed of. (2) Report periodically to the Department of Environmental Quality on types and volumes of wastes received, their manner of disposition and waste minimization activities for any hazardous waste generated on the premises. (3) Participate in the manifest system designed by the department. (4) Maintain current contingency plans to minimize damage from spillage, leakage, explosion, fire or other accidental or intentional event. (5) Maintain sufficient liability insurance or equivalent financial assurance in such amounts as determined by the department to be reasonably necessary to protect the environment and the health, safety and welfare of the people of this state. (6) Assure that all personnel who are employed by the permittee are trained in proper procedures for handling, transfer, transport, treatment and storage of hazardous waste including, but not limited to, familiarization with all contingency plans. (7) Maintain other plans and exhibits and take other actions pertaining to the site and its operation as determined by the department to be reasonably necessary to protect the public health, welfare or safety or the environment. (8) Restore, to the extent reasonably practicable, the site to its original condition when use of the area is terminated. (9) Maintain a cash bond or other equivalent financial assurance in the name of the state in an amount estimated by the department to be sufficient to cover any costs of closing the site, including corrective actions, and monitoring it or providing for its security after closure and to secure performance of all permit requirements. The financial assurance shall remain available for the duration of the permit and until the site is closed, except to the extent it is released or modified by the department. (10) Provide corrective action, including corrective action within the facility or beyond the facility boundary when determined by the department to be necessary to protect public health, welfare, safety or the environment, for all releases of hazardous wastes or constituents of hazardous waste, occurring from locations within the facility or originating within the facility and releasing beyond the facility boundary, regardless of the time the hazardous waste was placed at the facility. The department shall provide to the permittee a written directive for the necessary corrective action. [Formerly 459.517; 1987 c.540 §10; 1993 c.422 §24]