75-2-233: Denial or modification of permit -- mitigating factors.

(1) The department may deny an application for the issuance, transfer, or alteration of a permit under 75-2-211 and 75-2-215 for a commercial medical waste or commercial hazardous waste incinerator or impose additional conditions on a permit pursuant to subsection (2) if within 5 years before the date of the application:

(a) a judgment of criminal conviction of an environmental protection law has been entered against the applicant or a principal;

(b) a civil or administrative complaint for a violation of an environmental protection law has resulted in the assessment of a penalty against the applicant or a principal;

(c) the applicant or a principal has a history of repeated violations of environmental protection laws; or

(d) a judgment or criminal conviction for a violation described in 75-2-232(1)(d) has been entered against the applicant or a principal.

(2) As provided under subsection (1), the department may impose additional conditions on a permit related to permit length, inspections, monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting.

(3) In making the decision to deny an application or to impose conditions on a permit pursuant to subsection (1), the department shall consider the following mitigating factors:

(a) the nature and gravity of the violation of environmental protection laws or violations described in 75-2-232(1)(d);

(b) the degree of culpability of the applicant or a principal;

(c) the applicant's or principal's cooperation with the state or federal agencies involved in the complaints and convictions referred to in 75-2-232; and

(d) the applicant's or principal's dissociation from other persons or entities convicted of acts referred to in 75-2-232.