---
kind: "section"
citation: "40 C.F.R. § 267.31"
title: "40"
number: "267.31"
heading: "What are the general design and operation standards?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/40/267.31"
---

# §267.31. What are the general design and operation standards?


You must design, construct, maintain, and operate your 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 that could threaten human health or the environment.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6902, 6912(a), 6924-6926, and 6930.

### Source

Source: 70 FR 53453, Sept. 8, 2005, unless otherwise noted.