Environmental Protection (Rural Landfill) Regulations 2002 (WA)

Western Australia Environmental Protection Act 1986 Environmental Protection (Rural Landfill) Regulations 2002 Western Australia Environmental Protection (Rural Landfill) Regulations 2002 Contents 1. Citation 1 2. Commencement 1 3. Interpretation 1 4. Landfill sites to which these regulations apply 2 5. Tipping area 2 6. Covering of waste 2 7. Fencing of landfill site 3 8. Waste to be contained on landfill site 3 9. Separation of waste from water and site boundary 4 10. Stormwater management 4 11. Dust suppression 4 12. Firebreaks 4 13. Burning of greenwaste only 5 14. Outbreak of fire 6 15. Approval for disposal at landfill site of clinical waste or material containing asbestos 7 16. Disposal of clinical waste and material containing asbestos 7 17. Post‑closure plan 8 Notes Compilation table 10 Defined terms Environmental Protection Act 1986 Environmental Protection (Rural Landfill) Regulations 2002

1. Citation These regulations may be cited as the Environmental Protection (Rural Landfill) Regulations 2002.

2. Commencement These regulations come into operation on 1 July 2002.

3. Interpretation In these regulations — approved means approved in writing by the Chief Executive Officer; clinical waste has the same meaning as in the Environmental Protection (Controlled Waste) Regulations 2001; Fire Control Officer, in relation to a landfill site, means a person who has such qualifications in fire fighting or fire control as are approved, appointed to that position by the occupier of the landfill site; landfill site means a landfill site to which these regulations apply, in accordance with regulation 4; Landfill Waste Classification and Waste Definitions 1996 means the document entitled "Landfill Waste Classification and Waste Definitions 1996" published by the Chief Executive Officer, as amended from time to time; material containing asbestos has the same meaning as in regulation 41 of the Environmental Protection (Controlled Waste) Regulations 2001; putrescible waste means putrescible waste as defined in the Landfill Waste Classification and Waste Definitions 1996; surface water body means a watercourse or wetland (as those terms are defined in the Rights in Water and Irrigation Act 1914) and any other surface water, whether artificial or natural; tipping area means the area of a landfill site where waste currently being brought to the site is being deposited.