(A) Applicability.
The owner or operator of a licensed, and registered or
permitted, scrap tire collection, storage, or recovery facility shall comply
with the requirements and operational criteria specified in this rule until the
owner or operator has certified that the facility has been closed in accordance
with rule
3745-27-66
of the Administrative Code.
(1) The
owner or operator of a scrap tire collection facility shall comply with
paragraphs (A), (B), (C), (D), (E)(1), (H), (I), (J), and (M) of this rule.
(2) The owner or operator of a
scrap tire storage or recovery facility shall comply with all paragraphs of
this rule.
(B) The owner
or operator shall operate the scrap tire collection, storage, or recovery
facility in strict compliance with the terms and conditions of the registration
certificate or permit issued in accordance with Chapter 3745-27 of the
Administrative Code and the solid waste license issued in accordance with
Chapter 3745-37 of the Administrative Code. The owner or operator shall not
begin operations until all required permits, registrations, and licenses are
also obtained from the divisions of Ohio EPA regulating air pollution control
and water pollution control.
(C)
General operational criteria for scrap tire collection, storage, and recovery
facilities.
(1) Acceptance of material at a
scrap tire facility.
(a) The owner or
operator of a scrap tire collection or storage facility shall not accept any
waste except whole scrap tires. Mounted scrap tires, including attached lead
weights, may be accepted and stored. Separation of the scrap tire from the
wheel is not processing of the scrap tire and may be done at a collection or
storage facility.
(b) The owner or
operator of a scrap tire recovery facility shall not accept any waste except
scrap tires at the facility. Mounted scrap tires, including attached lead
weights, may be accepted for processing and may be stored to accumulate an
economic amount for shipment to a recycling or disposal facility.
(c) Upon discovery of other waste, the owner
or operator shall immediately remove the waste to an appropriate licensed
facility.
(d) Prior to acceptance
of other solid waste, not mentioned above, including non-scrap tire rubber
material, the owner or operator shall do the following:,
(i) Apply for and obtain the appropriate
authorization to establish and operate a solid waste transfer facility at a
scrap tire collection or storage facility.
(ii) Apply for and obtain, at a scrap tire
recovery facility, either of the following:
(a) The appropriate authorization to modify
the scrap tire recovery facility registration or permit to store and process
non-scrap tire rubber material.
(b)
The appropriate authorization to establish and operate a solid waste transfer
facility in order to accept other solid waste that is not rubber.
(e) The owner or
operator shall obtain a solid waste facility license in accordance with Chapter
3745-37 of the Administrative Code.
(2) In accordance with the requirements of
division (L) of section
3734.02 of the Revised Code and
rules adopted thereunder, the technical operation and maintenance of the scrap
tire collection, storage, or recovery facility shall be under the responsible
charge of an operator certified by the director as having completed operator
training as required by Chapter 3734. of the Revised Code and rules adopted
thereunder.
(3) The owner or
operator shall maintain compliance with any requirements of Chapters 3704.,
3714., and 6111. of the Revised Code, including obtaining any permits and
authorizations required by those chapters, as applicable.
(4) The owner or operator shall have
available at the facility a copy of the solid waste license and a copy of the
approved permit to install or registration certificate for the facility. If the
owner or operator of a scrap tire collection facility wants to keep the
documents at another business location instead of at the facility, the owner or
operator shall obtain the concurrence of the licensing authority.
(5) The owner or operator shall maintain
access roads at the facility in such a manner that allows passage of loaded
vehicles during inclement weather conditions with minimum erosion and dust
generation.
(6) The owner or
operator shall limit access to the facility to authorized personnel except
during operating hours and when operating personnel are present. The owner or
operator shall submit a written plan that details what security measures will
be implemented to protect the scrap tires and facility.
[Comment: Be aware that the means of limiting access may need
to meet the standards of the local fire official, the state fire code in
particular rule
1301:7-7-25
of the Administrative Code, local fire, or zoning codes.]
(7) The owner or operator shall take all
necessary measures to prevent scavenging and other activities which would
interfere with proper operating procedures.
(8) The owner or operator shall ensure that
the scrap tire handling shall be confined to the smallest practical size within
the approved storage area.
(9) The
owner or operator shall manage the facility so as not to cause a nuisance, a
health hazard, water pollution, or air pollution. The owner or operator shall
initiate additional monitoring or supplemental effective control measures as
deemed necessary by the health commissioner or the director.
(10) The owner or operator shall post and
shall maintain in legible condition clear instructions for using the facility.
The owner or operator shall post these instructions at the scrap tire handling
area and at the entrance to the facility. The owner or operator shall include
in these postings telephone numbers of emergency personnel, including but not
limited to local fire departments, boards of health, and the appropriate
district office of Ohio EPA.
(11)
The owner or operator shall exclude live domestic and live farm animals from
all areas of the facility, except for animals utilized for security purposes or
vector control.
(12) The owner or
operator shall manage the facility in such a manner that scrap tires shall not
be admitted to any area of the facility until all site preparations for that
area have been completed, all necessary equipment has been brought to the
facility, the facility has been adequately prepared for operation, and the
prepared facility has been inspected by a representative of the licensing
authority.
(13) All scrap tire
handling shall be conducted in areas that readily allow cleanup operations to
be accomplished. All areas shall be sloped and curbed so as to direct runoff
generated from the suppression of a fire and residuals from a fire to
collection points and to prevent off-site migration of the runoff.
(14) Any trailers pre-positioned at the
facility by a scrap tire transporter shall be considered part of the facility
until the transporter removes the trailer. The scrap tire facility owner or
operator shall be responsible for any violations of Chapter 3734. of the
Revised Code concerning the pre-positioned trailers.
(D) General scrap tire management.
(1) The owner or operator shall not cover
scrap tires with soil or store scrap tires by submergence.
(2) The owner or operator shall maintain the
scrap tire handling areas and fire breaks to be free of vegetation or other
combustible materials and obstructions to emergency vehicles.
(3) The owner or operator shall remove any
liquids from scrap tires or treat tires with water in them for mosquito control
within twenty-four hours of arrival at the facility, unless the owner or
operator is provided with documentation of prior mosquito control.
(4) The owner or operator shall store only
scrap tires in the scrap tire storage area. The owner or operator of a scrap
tire collection facility shall only store scrap tires in portable containers.
(5) The owner or operator shall
maintain drainage such that water does not pond or collect in the scrap tire
storage area.
(6) The owner or
operator shall separate scrap tires from possible ignition sources, for
example, welding equipment, open flames, etc., by at least fifty feet.
(7) The owner or operator shall
separate portable containers from buildings and structures by at least one
hundred feet, except for buildings or structures that are owned or leased by
the facility owner or operator. Portable containers shall be separated from
buildings and structures owned or leased by the facility owner or operator by
at least fifteen feet.
(8) The
owner or operator of a scrap tire facility shall only arrange the
transportation or delivery to or receipt of whole, cut, baled, or shredded
scrap tires by one of the following:
(a) A
scrap tire recovery facility licensed under Chapter 3745-37 of the
Administrative Code.
(b) A scrap
tire monocell or monofill facility licensed under Chapter 3745-37 of the
Administrative Code.
(c) A scrap
tire collection or storage facility licensed under Chapter 3745-37 of the
Administrative Code.
(d) A solid
waste incineration or energy recovery facility, authorized to accept scrap
tires or tire derived fuel, subject to regulation under Chapter 3745-27 of the
Administrative Code.
(e) A premises
located in this state where scrap tires shall be beneficially used in
accordance with rule
3745-27-78
of the Administrative Code.
(f) A
facility authorized to accept scrap tires, or a premises that shall
beneficially use the scrap tires, that is located in another state and is
operating in accordance with the laws of that state.
(g) A premises operating as an unregistered
scrap tire facility in accordance with rule
3745-27-61
of the Administrative Code.
(h) A
transporter holding a valid annual registration certificate under rule
3745-27-54
of the Administrative Code.
(i) A
licensed solid waste landfill may accept only material the scrap tire recovery
facility can not process. Materials, which were part of a scrap tire and were
unusable at that scrap tire recovery facility or whole scrap tires which can
not be processed by the scrap tire recovery facility, may be disposed at a
solid waste landfill facility. A scrap tire recovery facility shall not cut,
quarter, or otherwise render a scrap tire unusable solely for the purpose of
disposal at a solid waste landfill in lieu of disposal at a scrap tire monofill
or monocell.
(9) The
owner or operator shall maintain access for emergency vehicles from the
facility entrance to and around the scrap tires in the scrap tire storage area
at all times.
(10) The owner or
operator shall not store scrap tires outside of a building under bridges,
elevated trestles, elevated roadways, elevated railroads, or electrical power
lines having a voltage in excess of seven hundred fifty volts or that supply
power to fire emergency systems.
(E) Maximum storage area size for scrap tire
collection, storage, and recovery facilities.
(1) For scrap tire collection facilities
only, the owner or operator shall maintain the scrap tire storage area such
that the area does not exceed five thousand cubic feet in aggregate volume.
(2) For scrap tire storage
facilities only, the owner or operator shall maintain the scrap tire storage
area such that the area does not exceed the following:
(a) For a registered scrap tire storage
facility, ten thousand square feet.
(b) For a permitted scrap tire storage
facility, three acres, unless a smaller size limit is established in the
facility's permit to install or financial assurance.
(3) For scrap tire recovery facilities only,
the owner or operator shall maintain the temporary scrap tire storage area such
that the area does not exceed the following:
(a) For a registered class II scrap tire
recovery facility, outdoor storage shall not exceed the maximum area allowed as
follows:
(i) For whole, cut, baled, and rough
shredded scrap tires; a combined maximum storage area of ten thousand square
feet, or an amount equal to seven times the facility's daily designed input
capacity (DDIC), which ever is greater.
(ii) For tire derived chip (TDC) or tire
derived fuel (TDF) as defined in rule
3745-27-01 of the
Administrative Code, a combined maximum storage area of ten thousand square
feet.
(iii) For processed scrap
tire products and by-products, not included above, a combined maximum storage
area of ten thousand square feet.
(iv) The above storage areas are additive but
the storage areas for the materials listed in paragraph (E)(3)(a)(ii) or
(E)(3)(a)(iii) of this rule shall not be used to store whole, cut, baled, or
rough shredded scrap tires.
(b) Containerized or inside storage of whole,
cut, baled, or rough shredded scrap tires at a registered class II scrap tire
recovery facility shall not exceed fifteen times the facility's daily designed
input capacity or a maximum storage area of ten thousand square feet of scrap
tire storage which ever is greater.
(c) For a permitted class I scrap tire
recovery facility, outdoor storage shall not exceed the maximum area allowed as
follows:
(i) For whole, cut, baled, and rough
shredded scrap tires, a combined maximum storage area of twenty thousand square
feet or an amount equal to fifteen times the facility's daily designed input
capacity (DDIC), which ever is greater.
(ii) For tire derived chip (TDC) or tire
derived fuel (TDF) as defined in rule
3745-27-01 of the
Administrative Code, a combined maximum storage area of twenty thousand square
feet.
(iii) For processed scrap
tire products and by-products, not included above, a combined maximum storage
area of twenty thousand square feet.
(iv) The above storage areas are additive but
the storage areas for the materials listed in paragraph (E)(3)(c)(ii) or
(E)(3)(c)(iii) of this rule shall not be used to store whole, cut, baled, or
rough shredded scrap tires.
(d) The owner or operator of a class I or II
scrap tire recovery facility shall license and register or permit the excess
amount of scrap tire storage as a scrap tire collection or storage facility
before the scrap tire recovery facility's scrap tire storage area exceeds the
above limits.
(e) At the request of
the facility owner or operator, smaller storage areas may be specified in the
scrap tire recovery or storage facility's class II registration or class I
permit to install to meet siting criteria or to reduce the amount of financial
assurance required.
(F) Additional scrap tire management
requirements for all scrap tire storage and recovery facilities. For purposes
of storage at any scrap tire recovery facility, processed tires include all
by-products and all products manufactured from scrap tires, including but not
limited to crumb rubber, tire derived fuel, tire derived chip, components, and
assembled products.
(1) Outdoor storage of
whole, cut, baled, or rough shredded scrap tires larger than TDC or TDF, as
defined in rule
3745-27-01 of the
Administrative Code shall meet the following requirements:
(a) Scrap tire storage piles shall be no
greater than two thousand five hundred square feet in basal area.
(b) Scrap tire storage piles shall not exceed
fourteen feet in height.
(c) Fire
breaks shall be equal to or greater than those listed in appendix I to this
rule.
(d) Alternate storage for any
scrap tire facility may occur where scrap tires are not stacked vertically but
all tires are placed on the ground. Scrap tires may rest against other scrap
tires, but must remain in contact with the ground. Storage piles larger than
fifty feet in length or width may be authorized if an alternate outdoor storage
plan was approved by the director in the facility's registration or permit to
install. Fire breaks shall be in accordance with a site-specific plan developed
by the facility owner or operator and provided to the local fire chief. A copy
of the fire break plan shall be attached to the application for a registration
certificate or permit to install.
(2) Outside storage of processed scrap tire
shreds measuring less than or equal to four inches and meeting the definition
of TDC or TDF, as defined in rule
3745-27-01 of the
Administrative Code shall meet the following requirements:
(a) Scrap tire storage piles (windrows) shall
not exceed two hundred fifty feet long and fifty feet wide.
(b) Scrap tire storage piles (windrows) shall
not exceed fourteen feet in height.
(c) Fire break widths shall be in accordance
with appendix I to this rule.
(3) Storage in an enclosed building of whole
or baled scrap tires at any a scrap tire storage facility and storage of whole,
cut, baled, or rough shredded scrap tires at any scrap tire recovery facility
shall meet the following requirements:
(a)
Scrap tire storage piles shall not exceed twenty five hundred square feet in
basal area.
(b) The width of aisles
between scrap tire storage piles shall be at least eight feet.
(c) The clearance from the top of any scrap
tire storage piles to sprinkler deflectors shall be at least eighteen
inches.
(d) Clearances in all
directions from the top of any scrap tire storage piles to roof structures
shall be at least three feet.
(e)
Clearances from the top of any scrap tire storage piles to unit heaters,
radiant space heaters, duct furnaces, and flues shall be at least three feet in
all directions, and shall be in accordance with the clearance distances
recommended by the equipment manufacturer.
(4) Storage in an enclosed building at any
scrap tire recovery facility of processed scrap tire shreds measuring less than
or equal to four inches and meeting the definition of TDC or TDF, as defined in
rule
3745-27-01 of the
Administrative Code shall meet the following requirements:
(a) Scrap tire storage piles (windrows) shall
not exceed two hundred fifty feet long and fifty feet wide.
(b) The width of aisles between scrap tire
storage piles (windrows) shall be at least eight feet.
(c) The clearance from the top of any scrap
tire storage piles (windrows) to sprinkler deflectors shall be at least
eighteen inches.
(d) Clearances in
all directions from the top of any scrap tire storage piles (windrows) to roof
structures shall be at least three feet.
(e) Clearances from the top of any scrap tire
storage piles (windrows) to unit heaters, radiant space heaters, duct furnaces,
and flues shall be at least three feet in all directions, and shall be in
accordance with the clearance distances recommended by the equipment
manufacturer.
[Comment: Local ordinances, zoning, local fire codes, and state
fire codes including rule
1301:7-7-25
of the Administrative Code may apply and be more restrictive than this rule.]
(G)
The fire contingency plan for scrap tire storage and recovery facilities
required by this rule and any fire safety plans required by local fire codes
and the state fire code in rule
1301:7-7-25
of the Administrative Code shall be submitted to the local fire chief.
The owner or operator shall maintain and be familiar with a
fire contingency plan for the occurrence of a fire at the facility. The
contingency plan shall be kept at the facility and shall be updated at least
annually. The contingency plan shall be updated within thirty days if the plan
fails in an emergency situation, or if information contained in the plan
changes. The plan shall include at least the following information:
(1) An updated list of names, addresses, and
phone numbers of all local police and fire departments, Ohio EPA emergency
response team, Ohio EPA district office, local health department, local solid
waste management district, contractors, and local emergency response teams.
(2) An updated list of names,
addresses, and phone numbers of all persons designated to act as emergency
coordinators for the facility. This list shall include at least one person
authorized to commit resources necessary to procure equipment, materials, and
services.
(3) A copy of
arrangements or agreements with the local police and fire departments,
contractors, and local emergency response teams to coordinate emergency
services in the event of a fire at the facility.
(4) An updated list of all emergency
equipment at the facility, including but not limited to, fire extinguishing
systems and equipment, spill control equipment, and communications equipment.
(H) Mosquito and vector
control at scrap tire collection, storage, and recovery facilities.
(1) The owner or operator shall implement and
maintain effective control measures for mosquitoes and other vectors throughout
the facility.
(2) The owner or
operator shall do one or more of the following to control mosquitoes at the
facility:
(a) Remove liquids from scrap tires
within twenty-four hours of arrival and store scrap tires such that water does
not accumulate in scrap tires. The owner or operator shall keep the scrap tires
free of water at all times.
(b)
Apply or arrange for the application of a pesticide or larvicide, which is
registered for use for mosquito control by the Ohio department of agriculture
at no greater than thirty-day intervals or other intervals recommended by the
manufacturer or formulator. If applying any pesticide as a mosquito control,
then mosquito control records shall be maintained at the facility indicating
the name, type, amount used per tire, and US EPA registration number of the
pesticide or larvicide; the date and time of the application; and the name of
the person who applied the pesticide or larvicide.
(3) If upon inspection and written
notification, Ohio EPA or the approved health department discover the existence
of the following:
(a) Mosquitoes at the
facility, the owner or operator shall apply within twenty-four hours an
adulticide which is registered for use for mosquito control by the Ohio
department of agriculture. The application shall be according to the
manufacturer's or formulator's recommendations. Records shall be maintained at
the facility indicating the trade name of the adulticide, type, amount used per
tire, and US EPA registration number of the pesticide or larvicide, the date
and time of the application, and the name of the person who applied the
adulticide.
(b) Mosquito larvae at
the facility, the owner or operator shall apply within twenty-four hours a
larvicide which is registered for use for mosquito control by the Ohio
department of agriculture. The application shall be according to the
manufacturer's or formulator's recommendations. Records shall be maintained at
the facility indicating the trade name of the larvicide, type, amount used per
tire, and US EPA registration number of the pesticide or larvicide, the date
and time of the application, and the name of the person who applied the
larvicide.
(4) The owner
or operator shall make the mosquito control records available for inspection by
the director or the health commissioner during normal operating hours. The
owner or operator shall retain copies of mosquito control records for a minimum
period of three years.
(I) Fire response and prevention at scrap
tire collection, storage, and recovery facilities.
(1) The owner or operator shall supply and
maintain in working order the following equipment at the facility:
(a) A fire extinguisher, which is clearly
visible, in the immediate vicinity of the portable containers or scrap tire
piles.
(b) Communication equipment,
which is under the control of the owner or operator, for the purpose of making
contact with emergency services including at least a telephone land
line).
(2) Whenever
there is a fire at the facility, the owner or operator shall immediately do the
following:
(a) Notify local police and fire
agencies.
(b) Notify the Ohio EPA
emergency response team using its twenty-four hour toll free number
[800-282-9378], and provide the following information:
(i) Name and telephone number of the contact
person reporting the fire.
(ii)
Name and address of the facility.
(iii) Time of the fire.
(iv) Quantity of tires involved, to the
extent known.
(v) The extent of
injuries, if any.
(vi) The possible
hazards to human health or the environment.
(c) Take all reasonable actions necessary to
suppress the fire and to protect human health and safety and the environment.
(d) Take all reasonable measures
necessary to contain any residuals, including but not limited to pyrolytic oil
and water that results from suppressing a fire at the facility. Measures shall
include establishing berms, dikes or other containment devices where necessary.
(e) Take all reasonable measures
necessary to ensure that fires do not occur, recur, or spread to other areas of
the facility. These measures shall include removing or isolating tires and
portable containers.
(3)
Within seven days of the occurrence of a fire at the facility, the owner or
operator shall do the following:
(a) Note in
the daily log the time, date, and details of the fire.
(b) Notify in writing the Ohio EPA district
office in which the facility is located, the Ohio EPA central office, the solid
waste management district of the area in which the facility is located, and the
local health department. The owner or operator shall include in the
notification the information in paragraph (I)(2)(b) of this rule.
(4) Following the occurrence of a
fire at the facility, the owner or operator shall implement and complete
remediation activities in accordance with rule
3745-27-79
of the Administrative Code. shall do the following:
(J) Record keeping and reporting for scrap
tire collection, storage, and recovery facilities.
(1) The owner or operator shall comply with
the shipping paper system described in rule
3745-27-57
of the Administrative Code.
(2) The
owner or operator shall record facility operations in a daily log on forms
prescribed by the director. The owner or operator shall make all entries
required by the log on a daily basis. The owner or operator shall make the log
available for inspection by the director, the health commissioner, or their
authorized representative during normal operating hours. The owner or operator
shall retain copies of daily logs for a minimum period of three years.
(3) The owner or operator shall
submit an annual report on forms prescribed by the director not later than
January thirty-first of each year. Copies of the report shall be submitted to
the director, appropriate Ohio EPA district office, the appropriate solid waste
management district, and the approved health department at the same time. The
owner or operator shall retain copies of annual reports for a minimum period of
three years. The report shall include at least the following information:
(a) The total number or quantity in weight or
volume of scrap tires received from each transporter and an estimate of the
percentage of each type of tire including passenger car tires, truck tires, and
other tires.
(b) The total number
or quantity in weight or volume of scrap tires received from the public, and an
estimate of the percentage of each type of tire including passenger car tires,
truck tires, and other tires.
(c)
The total number or quantity in weight or volume of scrap tires received at,
shipped from, or transported to each scrap tire storage, monocell, monofill,
recovery facility, or other premises, and an estimate of the total number of
each type of tire shipped, routed, or transported to each facility, including
passenger car tires, truck tires, and other tires. In all cases, the report
shall include out-of-state as well as Ohio facilities.
(d) For scrap tire recovery facilities only,
the total number or quantity in weight or volume of scrap tires processed at
the facility.
(e) Any changes to
the information that identifies the name, address, and phone number of the
facility's closure contact person.
(f) A notarized statement that the
information contained in the annual report is true and accurate.
(g) For scrap tire storage and recovery
facilities only, the most recently updated closure cost estimate, adjusted for
inflation and for any change in closure cost estimate, required by rule
3745-27-15
of the Administrative Code.
(K) Facility compliance plan. The owner or
operator shall implement the "facility compliance plan" submitted with the
application for a registration certificate or permit to install, whichever is
applicable, and subsequently shall implement the revised "facility compliance
plans" submitted with the application for a license for the scrap tire facility
pursuant to rule
3745-37-15
of the Administrative Code.
(L) If
applicable, the owner or operator shall implement an ash management plan that
shall comply with applicable state and federal requirements regarding the
testing, analysis, and management of ash.
(M) The owner or operator of the facility
shall close the facility in accordance with rule
3745-27-66
of the Administrative Code.
(N) The
owner or operator of the scrap tire recovery facility shall operate portable
equipment at locations other than their licensed facility, in accordance with
the following requirements:
(1) At least ten
days in advance of operations, the owner or operator shall notify all of the
following entities of the intent to operate portable equipment at a site:
(a) The fire department having responsibility
for providing fire control services where the operations are to be located.
(b) The approved local health
department where the operations are to be located.
(c) The appropriate Ohio EPA district office
for the county in which the operations are to be located.
(2) The owner or operator shall include in
the notification, at a minimum, all of the following information:
(a) The name, business address, and
registration number of the scrap tire business.
(b) A contact name and telephone number for
the business.
(c) The location or
address at which the portable equipment will be operated.
(d) The start date and the estimated duration
of the operations.
(3)
The portable equipment shall not be operated outside of a building within the
areas listed in paragraph (B)(1) of rule
3745-27-62
of the Administrative Code unless the owner or operator obtains prior written
agreement to operate the portable equipment at that location from the owner and
the designated authority of the area.
(4) The portable equipment shall not be
operated outside of a building within one thousand feet of the areas and stream
segments listed in paragraph (B)(2) of rule
3745-27-62
of the Administrative Code unless the owner or operator obtains prior written
agreement to operate the portable equipment at that location from the owner and
the designated authority of the area.
(5) The portable equipment shall not be
operated outside of a building within the following areas:
(a) One hundred feet of the property line.
(b) One hundred feet of buildings
or structures not owned or leased by the property owner or the business owner
or operator.
(c) Within two hundred
feet of a stream, lake, or wetland.
(6) The portable equipment shall not be
located or operated at any one site for longer than sixty days unless one of
the following occurs:
(a) The owner or
operator submits a written request for additional time and receives written
approval from Ohio EPA, allowing a single extension of no more than sixty days.
(b) The portable equipment owner
or operator is also the owner or operator of a class I or class II scrap tire
recovery facility and is operating at that licensed facility.
(7) Within fourteen days after
ceasing operations at a site other than the licensed facility owned or operated
by the owner or operator of the portable equipment, the owner or operator shall
do the following:
(a) Notify the entities
listed in paragraph (N)(1) of this rule.
(b) Include in this notification the
information in paragraph (N)(2) of this rule, the date operations ceased, and a
brief description of the completed operations including the following: number
of tires processed, any remedial actions performed (e.g., solid or hazardous
waste disposal, fire residual removal, grading or seeding, etc.), and an
estimate of the number of scrap tires (if any) remaining at the site.
(O) The
owner or operator of the portable equipment shall maintain communications
equipment and portable fire extinguishers at all sites while portable equipment
is being operated.
(P) Whenever
there is a fire at a site where the owner or operator is operating portable
equipment, the owner or operator shall immediately comply with paragraphs
(I)(2) and (I)(3) of this rule. The owner or operator of the portable equipment
shall assist the property owner in complying with paragraph (I)(4) of this
rule.
(Q) For the owner or operator
of the portable equipment to accept tires from the general public at the site
of portable equipment operation that is not a licensed site, operate at a
single site for longer than the maximum authorized time limit for portable
equipment operation, or store scrap tires in a manner not specifically
authorized by this rule for portable equipment operation, the owner or operator
shall obtain additional registrations or permits and licenses to operate at the
site.
(R) The owner or operator of
portable equipment operated under contract to any government agency or any
political subdivision may accept scrap tires from the general public or other
entities in accordance with that contract at the site designated in the
contract.