---
kind: "section"
citation: "40 C.F.R. § 262.251"
title: "40"
number: "262.251"
heading: "Maintenance and operation of facility."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/40/262.251"
---

# §262.251. Maintenance and operation of facility.


A large quantity generator must maintain and operate its facility to minimize the possibility of a fire, explosion, or any unplanned sudden or non-sudden release of hazardous waste or hazardous waste constituents to air, soil, or surface water which could threaten human health or the environment.


## Notes

### Source

Source: 81 FR 85823, Nov. 28, 2016, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6906, 6912, 6922-6925, 6937, 6938 and 6939g.

### Source

Source: 45 FR 33142, May 19, 1980, unless otherwise noted.