1. (a) The responsible party shall submit a work scope describing a proposed emergency or initial response action to the department for approval prior to implementation except as provided in (c), below.
2. (b) The department shall approve a work scope for an emergency or initial response action if it is consistent with the applicable provisions of Env-Or 605.03 and Env-Or 605.04.

3. (c) In order to minimize contamination, reduce risk of exposure, or promote more timely response actions, the responsible party may begin emergency or initial response actions at a site before the work scope is submitted to or approved by the department, provided the responsible party:

   1. (1) Notifies the department either orally or in writing of the proposed activities prior to beginning the response actions;
   2. (2) Incorporates the self-initiated measures into the report submitted to the department pursuant to Env-Or 605.06 below; and
   3. (3) Complies with the requirements of all other applicable local, state, and federal rules and statutes.

Source. (See Revision Note at chapter heading for Env-Or 600) #8812, eff 2-1-07; ss by #10831, eff 6-1-15; ss by #14419, eff 11-4-25, EXPIRES: 11-4-35