(1) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, no person shall dispose of any hazardous waste anywhere in this state except at a hazardous waste disposal site permitted pursuant to ORS 466.110 to 466.170. (2) No person shall establish, construct or operate a disposal site without a permit therefor issued pursuant to ORS 466.005 to 466.385 and 466.992. (3) The Department of Environmental Quality may authorize disposal of specified hazardous wastes at specified solid waste disposal sites operating under department permit issued pursuant to ORS 459.205 to 459.385. Such authorization may be granted only under procedures approved by the Environmental Quality Commission, which shall include a determination by the department that such disposal will not pose a threat to public health, welfare or safety or to the environment. [Formerly 459.510; 1987 c.540 21; 1993 c.560 103]
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