06-096 C.M.R. ch. 555, § 5 - Application

The owner or operator of any wastewater treatment facility wishing to receive transported wastes for treatment at that facility shall apply for approval from the Department. The completed application must include a transported waste management plan that describes:

A. Nature and volume. Nature and volume of transported wastes (loading rates are to be determined pursuant to sections 7(A) and (B));

B. Methods. Methods for treatment and holding of transported wastes;

C. Addition points. Point(s) of addition of transported wastes to the treatment process;

D. Facility capacities. Present operating conditions and design capacity of the treatment facility for Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD), Total Suspended Solids (TSS) and flow;

E. Receiving facility design. The design of waste receiving facilities;

F. Measurement. Transported wastes volume measuring methods;

G. Sludge impacts. Anticipated impact on sludge disposal practices;

H. Access control. Methods for controlling access to the waste receiving facility;

I. Records. Record keeping systems to be used;

J. Formal agreements. Mechanisms for formal agreements with haulers discharging transported wastes to the facility such as licenses, contracts or written authorizations and the means for enforcing the terms of such agreements; and

K. Analysis. A method for determining the characteristics of the transported wastes to be received such as through periodic inspections or sampling. Additionally, in consultation with the Department, chemical analysis is required prior to receiving transported wastes from new sources that are not of the same nature as wastes previously received. The analysis must be specific to the type of source and designed to identify concentrations of pollutants that may pass through, upset or otherwise interfere with the facility's operation.

NOTE: Transport vehicles may be subject to Non-Hazardous Transporter Licenses, 06-096 CMR 411 and may need to be licensed pursuant to that chapter.

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06-096 C.M.R. ch. 555, § 5