(1)  Whenever the director determines that any person is in violation of any applicable approved hazardous wastes operation plan or solid waste plan, the requirements of this part, or any of the board‘s rules, the director may cause written notice of that violation to be served upon the alleged violator. The notice shall specify the provisions of the plan, this part or rule alleged to have been violated, and the facts alleged to constitute the violation.

Terms Used In Utah Code 19-6-112

  • Board: means the Waste Management and Radiation Control Board created in Section 19-1-106. See Utah Code 19-6-102
  • Director: means the director of the Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control. See Utah Code 19-6-102
  • Person: means an individual, trust, firm, estate, company, corporation, partnership, association, state, state or federal agency or entity, municipality, commission, or political subdivision of a state. See Utah Code 19-1-103
  • Solid waste: means garbage, refuse, sludge, including sludge from a waste treatment plant, water supply treatment plant, or air pollution control facility, or other discarded material, including solid, liquid, semi-solid, or contained gaseous material resulting from industrial, commercial, mining, or agricultural operations and from community activities. See Utah Code 19-6-102
(2)  The director may:

(a)  issue an order requiring that necessary corrective action be taken within a reasonable time; or

(b)  request the attorney general or the county attorney in the county in which the violation is taking place to bring a civil action for injunctive relief and enforcement of this part.

(3)  Pending promulgation of rules for corrective action under Section 19-6-105, the director may issue corrective action orders on a case-by-case basis, as necessary to carry out the purposes of this part.

Amended by Chapter 360, 2012 General Session