---
kind: "section"
citation: "40 C.F.R. § 264.31"
title: "40"
number: "264.31"
heading: "Design and operation of facility."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/40/264.31"
---

# §264.31. Design and operation of facility.


Facilities must be designed, constructed, maintained, and operated 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

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6905, 6912(a), 6924, 6925, and 6939g.

### Source

Source: 45 FR 33221, May 19, 1980, unless otherwise noted.