A person may not collect, transport, store, or process solid waste in a manner which poses a direct or deleterious threat to public health or to the quality of the environment. At a minimum, management of solid wastes may not:

1. (1) Contribute to the proliferation of any disease vector;
2. (2) Cause or contribute to air pollution;
3. (3) Cause or contribute to surface water or groundwater pollution; or
4. (4) Cause or contribute to littering as defined by SDCL 34A-7-1(5), cause or contribute to pollution of lands, reduce aesthetic quality, or be a detriment in any other way to public health or the environment.

Source: 17 SDR 8, effective July 26, 1990; 19 SDR 186, effective June 10, 1993.

General Authority: SDCL 34A-6-1.6.

Law Implemented: SDCL 34A-6-1.4 , 34A-6-1.6.