CHAPTER 10. INCINERATION OF PCB
IC 13-17-10
Chapter 10. Incineration of PCB
IC 13-17-10-1
Permit and recommendation of local plan commission
Sec. 1. A person may not incinerate PCB in an incinerator unless
the person:
(1) holds a permit issued by the commissioner specifically
authorizing the incineration of PCB in the incinerator; and
(2) has received the recommendation of the local plan
commission that has jurisdiction over the area in which the
incinerator is located and the county executive of the county in
which the incinerator is located has approved the incineration
of the PCB or, if an appropriate local plan commission does not
exist, the county executive of the county in which the
incinerator is located has approved the incineration of the PCB.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.7.
IC 13-17-10-2
Study required
Sec. 2. The commissioner may not:
(1) issue; or
(2) consider an application for;
a permit specifically authorizing the incineration of PCB until the
study required by section 3 of this chapter is concluded.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.7.
IC 13-17-10-3
Alternative PCB technologies; study
Sec. 3. The department, in cooperation with the United States
Environmental Protection Agency, an applicant for a permit issued
under this chapter, and a city or town in which an incinerator
described under section 1 of this chapter is or will be located, shall
conduct a study of alternative PCB technologies. The study must
include an assessment of the efficacy and the technical and economic
feasibility of the following:
(1) Alternative technologies such as the following:
(A) The application of lime to break down PCB.
(B) The low temperature thermal disorption process.
(C) Disorption and vaporization extraction.
(D) Plasma torch technology.
(E) Bacterial remediation.
(2) Other technologies identified by the commissioner as having
possible value in the treatment or disposal of PCB in Indiana.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.7.
IC 13-17-10-4
Alternative PCB technologies; period for study; report
Sec. 4. (a) The study required by section 3 of this chapter must be
concluded before January 1, 1996.
(b) At the conclusion of the study the commissioner shall prepare
a report setting forth the results of the study. The commissioner shall:
(1) present the report to:
(A) the governor; and
(B) the general assembly; and
(2) make copies of the report available to the public.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.7.