(a) General Restrictions. No person may engage in the removal, storage, disposal or treatment of solid waste in such a manner as to create a public nuisance, pollute the air, cause a discharge of pollutants to the surface and/or ground water of this County or otherwise impair the quality of the environment or create a hazard to the public safety, health or well-being.
(b) Specifically Prohibited Acts.
(1) No solid waste management facility shall be constructed or operated within Loudoun County without a valid permit issued under this chapter. No person shall cause, suffer, allow or permit the construction or operation of an unpermitted solid waste management facility on his or her property.
(2) Liquid wastes and wastes containing free liquids may be disposed of only at a solid waste management facility that has been specifically authorized by the Director and the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality to accept such waste.
(3) Solid waste may not be burned at a solid waste management facility except as permitted by the Director, the Virginia Air Pollution Control Board, regulations for the control and abatement of air pollution, and the Loudoun County Department of Fire, Rescue and Emergency Services.
(4) No person shall dispose of solid waste in open dumps.
(5) Open dumping is prohibited in Loudoun County. No person shall cause, suffer, allow or permit open dumping on his or her property.
(6) Infectious waste shall not be accepted at any solid waste management facility.
(7) Scavenging or salvaging is prohibited at any County-owned solid waste management facility, except as authorized by the Director.
(Ord. 99-06. Passed 5-19-99.)