Ohio Admin. Code 3745-555-700 - Closure of a transfer facility
(A)
Begin closure of
a transfer facility when any of the following occurs:
(1)
The owner or
operator declares the transfer facility will cease accepting waste. Except for
transfer facilities that accept exclusively source-separated yard waste for
transfer, closure shall be completed in accordance with paragraphs (B) to (E)
of this rule. Transfer facilities accepting exclusively yard waste shall
complete closure in accordance with paragraphs (B) and (C) of this
rule.
(2)
The owner or operator declares the transfer facility
will cease operating as a solid waste transfer facility. Closure shall be
completed in accordance with paragraph (F) of this rule.
(3)
A solid waste
facility license issued for the transfer facility expires, and no further
license was applied for in the manner prescribed in Chapter 3745-501 of the
Administrative Code. Closure shall be completed in accordance with paragraphs
(B) to (E) of this rule.
(4)
A solid waste facility license issued for the transfer
facility expires, and another license was applied for and denied as a final
action. Closure shall be completed in accordance with paragraphs (C) to (E) of
this rule.
(5)
A solid waste facility license issued for the transfer
facility is revoked as a final action. Closure shall be completed in accordance
with paragraphs (C) to (E) of this rule.
(6)
Detail plans,
specifications, and information submitted as required by division (A)(5) of
section 3734.05 of the Revised Code are
disapproved, and all remedies for such disapproval have either been exhausted
or waived by failure to pursue such remedies in a timely manner. Closure shall
be completed in accordance with paragraphs (C) to (E) of this
rule.
(B)
Provide notice by certified mail, or any other form of
mail accompanied by a receipt, of the anticipated date on which the transfer
facility will cease to accept solid waste to the board of health having
jurisdiction, to the single or joint county solid waste management district in
which the transfer facility is located, and to the director. Such notice shall
be provided not later than ninety days prior to the anticipated date on which
solid waste will cease to be accepted.
(C)
Not later than
thirty days after a transfer facility has ceased to accept solid waste for
transfer:
(1)
Thoroughly clean all waste handling facilities, equipment,
and areas on the premises. For purposes of this rule, final cleaning of a
transfer facility at a minimum shall include the following actions:
(a)
All solid wastes
shall be removed from the transfer facility and managed
properly.
(b)
All areas of the transfer facility and any
appurtenances, including but not limited to containers, equipment, machines,
floors, and transfer facility surfaces that were in contact with solid wastes
at any time during the operation of the transfer facility and that are not to
be removed during the final cleaning, shall be washed or otherwise subjected to
procedures that substantially reduce or eliminate any remaining constituents or
contaminants derived from contact with solid wastes.
(c)
All leachate
remaining on the site shall be removed and disposed of properly. The leachate
collection system shall be thoroughly flushed of all materials derived from or
that have contacted solid wastes.
(2)
Post signs in
such a manner as to be easily visible at all access gates leading into the
transfer facility stating that the transfer facility is closed for all solid
waste transfer activities. These signs shall be maintained in legible condition
for not less than six months after closing the transfer
facility.
(D)
Not later than sixty days after a transfer facility has
ceased to accept solid waste for transfer, complete the following
actions:
(1)
Remove, seal, or change the leachate collection system as
necessary to prevent filling or overflow of leachate conveyance and storage
structures or to prevent discharges from the system to waters of the state,
unless such discharges are otherwise regulated in accordance with Chapter 6111.
of the Revised Code.
(2)
Bait the transfer facility for rodents and treat for
other vectors as necessary.
(E)
Not later than
thirty days after completing the requirements as outlined in paragraphs (C) and
(D) of this rule, certify to the licensing authority that the transfer facility
was thoroughly cleaned and closed pursuant to paragraphs (C) and (D) of this
rule. The certification shall include a certification statement and signature
in accordance with rule
3745-500-50 of the
Administrative Code.
(F)
Provide, by certified mail or any other type of mail
accompanied by a receipt, written notice of intent to cease operating as a
solid waste transfer facility to the licensing authority and to the director
not later than sixty days prior to the anticipated date on which the transfer
facility will cease to operate as a transfer facility. Closure will be
completed when the licensing authority and the director have received the
following:
(1)
Documentation that the facility no longer meets the
definition of solid waste transfer facility.
(2)
Documentation
that all areas previously used for solid waste transfer activities which will
not be used for waste management activities were closed in accordance with
paragraph (C) and (D) of this rule.
(3)
A certification
statement and signature in accordance with rule
3745-500-50 of the
Administrative Code.
Notes
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 3734.02
Rule Amplifies: 3734.02
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