A general permit is hereby granted to any person for the
operation of a mobile soil treatment facility for thermal treatment of
petroleum contaminated soil that will be operated in accordance with the
standards and criteria set forth in Part III of Chapter 62-4, F.A.C., and this
rule. The owner or operator of the mobile soil treatment facility shall notify
the Department on Form
62-713.900(2)
of the intent to use this general permit, and shall comply with the following
requirements:
(1) A mobile soil
treatment facility owner or operator who intends to thermally treat petroleum
contaminated soil shall notify the appropriate District office of the
Department by registered mail at least three days prior to initiating operation
at a contaminated site. The Department recommends, but does not require, that
the owner or operator also provide at least three days notice to the local City
and County governments and local environmental agency.
(2) Any owner or operator of a permitted
mobile soil treatment facility shall take appropriate measures to assure
protection of the general public including the following:
(a) A security fence shall surround all areas
where contaminated soil is being processed, including stockpiling, handling,
and treatment areas. The fence shall extend at least six feet above ground
surface. In lieu of a security fence, surveillance personnel on-site at all
times is an acceptable alternative;
(b) Gate access shall be locked when no
attendant is present; and,
(c)
Appropriate warning notices shall be clearly posted; for example, notices
should warn of the presence of contaminated soil, the presence of excavations,
or the presence of equipment.
(3) Mobile soil treatment facilities shall be
operated only at sites with confirmed contaminated soil and shall treat only
soil native to the site.
(4) Unless
transported off-site to a permitted Class I landfill, stationary soil treatment
facility or Waste-to-Energy facility, soil which is excavated shall remain
onsite and within the area of suspected ground water contamination until the
soil has been treated so that it meets the criteria for cleaned soil in
subsections
62-713.520(2)
-(4), F.A.C.
(5) Excavated soil
shall be stockpiled on an impermeable surface or a liner with a minimum
thickness of five mils. The stockpile shall be covered by a secured plastic
cover with a minimum thickness of five mils until treatment in the soil
treatment unit commences.
(6) The
Department recommends, but does not require, that soil treated by mobile
facilities should be returned to the original excavation pit.
(7) The stockpile area for untreated soil
shall be graded to direct leachate flow to return to the original excavation
pit.
(8) The treatment of any
non-petroleum contaminated soil is prohibited at mobile soil treatment
facilities.
(9) The treatment of
soil contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) is prohibited at mobile
soil treatment facilities.
(10) For
thermal treatment technologies other than rotary kiln thermal treatment units,
the results of studies from pilot projects or actual operating facilities which
demonstrate the feasibility of the technology proposed for treating the
petroleum contaminated soil shall be included as part of the notification to
use this general permit.
