Virginia Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 10, 2017) |
Title 9. Environment |
Agency 20. Virginia Waste Management Board |
Chapter 120. Regulated Medical Waste Management Regulations |
Section 850. Application and conditions
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Article 2. Variances to Requirements
The director may grant a variance from any regulation contained in Parts IV through X to a petitioner if the petitioner demonstrates to the satisfaction of the director that:
1. a. Strict application of the regulation to the facility will result in undue hardship that is caused by the petitioner's particular situation, or
b. Technical conditions exist that make a strict application of the regulation difficult to achieve, and
c. The alternate design or operation will result in a facility that is equally protective of the human health and the environment as that provided for in the regulations; and
2. Granting the variance will not result in an unreasonable risk to the public health or the environment.
Historical Notes
Derived from VR672-40-01:1 § 11.2, eff. June 29, 1994.
Statutory Authority
Chapter 14 (§ 10.1-1400 et seq.) of Title 10.1 of the Code of Virginia.