Arizona § 49-854 - Designation of special wastes; criteria; notice; rules
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§ 49-854. Designation of special wastes; criteria; notice; rules
A. The director shall give public notice pursuant to title 41, chapter 6 of the decision to formally study a waste for possible designation as a special waste pursuant to the criteria established in subsection B of this section.
B. In determining whether a waste shall be designated as a special waste, the director shall consider the potential adverse effects on public health or the environment from the treatment, storage, transportation or disposal of each waste based upon:
1. The acute and chronic toxicity for those wastes including the human or animal data for the following exposures:
(a) Aquatic.
(b) Dermal.
(c) Inhalation.
(d) Oral.
2. The carcinogenic, mutagenic or teratogenic effects of those wastes on humans or other life forms.
3. The degree to which the wastes or degradation products of those wastes are persistent or bioaccumulative in the environment.
4. Information and studies from other states and the federal government if the committee or director finds them to be derived from standard protocols.
5. Other appropriate scientific data, environmental testing or analytical data.
C. The director shall give public notice pursuant to title 41, chapter 6 of the decision to designate or not to designate a waste as a special waste.
D. The director shall by rule, designate a waste as a special waste and adopt best management practices concerning the special waste pursuant to section 49-855 within eighteen months after giving public notice pursuant to subsection C of this section that a waste will be designated as a special waste.
E. The designation of a waste as a special waste and the adoption of best management practices pursuant to section 49-855 shall occur in the same rule making process.
Source: official Arizona text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 49-854 ("Designation of special wastes; criteria; notice; rules") is part of the Arizona Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Arizona. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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