1. It is unlawful for any person to:
(a) Construct, substantially alter or operate any facility for the treatment, storage or disposal of hazardous waste; or
(b) Treat, store or dispose of any hazardous waste,
unless the person has first obtained a permit from the Department to do so.
2. A person who:
(a) Conducts an activity for which a permit is required pursuant to this section, and is doing so on the effective date of the regulations establishing procedures for the system of permits; and
(b) Has made an application for a permit,
shall be deemed to have been issued a permit until his or her application has been acted upon, unless a delay in that action was caused by the person’s failure to furnish information which was reasonably requested or required for the processing of the application.
3. The Commission may require a person who is conducting an activity pursuant to subsection 2 to comply with requirements which it has specified by regulation before a permit is issued.
(Added to NRS by 1981, 883) — (Substituted in revision for NRS 444.746)