§ 51.04 COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH POWERS.

   (A)   The enforcement of this chapter shall be the responsibility of the County Board of Health and its staff in the Health Department.

   (B)   Its function and powers shall be as follows:

      (1)   To review and approve or deny waste permits as specified in §§ 51.05, 51.06, 51.07, 51.09 and 51.12;

      (2)   To issue hazardous waste handler permits as specified in § 51.10;

      (3)   To monitor and enforce the provisions of §§ 51.11 and 51.13;

      (4)   To keep in contact with the State Environmental Management Board and other bodies concerned with waste management;

      (5)   To keep informed about advances in the technology of waste disposal, hazardous waste and radioactive waste management, and to make recommendations about ways to keep the county’s regulations and management practices in tune with the use of both best available technology and best management practices in the field of waste disposal or hazardous and radioactive waste management; and

      (6)   To review practices of waste disposal, hazardous waste generators and radioactive waste generators in the county not currently covered by federal and state regulations to determine if the county should require these generators to obtain permits for continued production and management of these wastes.

(Ord. 1985-9, passed 1-6-1986)