CHAPTER 3. SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT REPORTING
IC 13-20-3
Chapter 3. Solid Waste Management Reporting
IC 13-20-3-1
County and state of origin of solid waste; certification to transfer
station or final disposal facility; weight determination; certified
statements
Sec. 1. (a) A solid waste hauler that takes solid waste to a transfer
station or a final disposal facility located in Indiana shall certify to
the owner or operator of the transfer station or final disposal facility
the county and state of origin of the largest part of the solid waste by
weight. If a transfer station or a final disposal facility does not have
a scale suitable for weighing the solid waste received at the transfer
station or final disposal facility, the following conversion factors
shall be used to determine the weight of the solid waste by
conversion from the volume of the solid waste:
(1) Three and three-tenths (3.3) cubic yards of compacted solid
waste equals one (1) ton of solid waste.
(2) Six (6) cubic yards of uncompacted solid waste equals one
(1) ton of solid waste.
(b) The owner or operator of a transfer station or final disposal
facility who receives certified statements under subsection (a) shall
do the following:
(1) Retain the statements for one (1) year.
(2) File quarterly reports with the department that state the
county and state of origin of the largest part of the solid waste
by weight received at the facility during the reporting period.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.10.
IC 13-20-3-2
Disposal of solid waste outside Indiana; maintenance of records;
quarterly reports
Sec. 2. (a) A solid waste hauler that collects solid waste in Indiana
and takes the solid waste to a transfer station or final disposal facility
outside Indiana shall maintain records for at least one (1) year that
identify, for each shipment, the county and state of origin of the
largest part of the solid waste by volume.
(b) Each solid waste hauler who is required to maintain records
under subsection (a) shall file quarterly reports with the department
that:
(1) state the location of each out-of-state transfer station or final
disposal facility; and
(2) identify the volume of solid waste from each county and
state taken to the transfer station or final disposal facility during
the reporting period.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.10.
IC 13-20-3-3
Certification of origin from owner or operator of facility instead of
certification of report by hauler
Sec. 3. A hauler that:
(1) is required to make a certification or report under section 1
or 2 of this chapter concerning the origin of the solid waste; and
(2) did not collect the solid waste at the point of origin;
may satisfy the requirements of sections 1 and 2 of this chapter
concerning a certification or report of origin of the solid waste by
presenting a certification from the owner or operator of the facility
at which the solid waste was picked up that indicates the county and
state of origin of the largest part of the solid waste. The department
shall establish procedures that allow the use of average figures in
making the certification.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.10.
IC 13-20-3-4
Exemption from certification and record and reporting
requirements
Sec. 4. The requirements of sections 1 and 2 of this chapter do not
apply to haulers and owners or operators engaged in transporting or
disposing of solid waste that is:
(1) generated by a person; and
(2) disposed of at a site that is:
(A) owned by the person; and
(B) limited, for the purposes of the disposal of solid waste,
to use by the person for the disposal of solid waste generated
by the person.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.10.
IC 13-20-3-5
Rules
Sec. 5. The board shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement
this chapter.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.10.