Utah Admin. Code R315-306-2 - Requirements for Large Incinerators
(1) These standards apply to any incinerator
facility designed to incinerate more than ten tons of solid waste per
day.
(2) A new incinerator facility
shall:
(a) be subject to the location
standards of Section R315-302-1 with the exception of
Subsections R315-302-1(2)(a)(iv),
R315-302-1(2)(a)(v),
R315-302-1(2)(e),
and R315-302-1(3);
and
(b) not incinerate infectious
waste and chemotherapeutic agent waste within a two-mile radius of an area
zoned as residential after January 1, 2014.
(3) Each owner or operator of an incinerator
facility shall comply with Section
R315-302-2. The submitted plan
of operation shall also address alternative storage or disposal plans for any
breakdowns that would result in overfilling the storage facility.
(4) The submitted plan of operation shall
also contain a written waste identification plan that shall include
identification of the specific waste streams to be handled by the facility,
generator waste analysis requirements and procedures, waste verification
procedures at the facility, generator certification of wastes shipped as being
nonhazardous, and record keeping procedures, including a detailed operating
record.
(5) Each incinerator
facility shall be surrounded by a fence, trees, shrubbery, or natural features
so as to control access and be screened from the view of immediately adjacent
neighbors, unless the tipping floor is fully enclosed by a building. Each site
shall also have an adequate buffer zone of at least 50 feet from the operating
area to the nearest property line in areas zoned residential to minimize noise
and dust nuisances.
(6) Solid waste
shall be stored temporarily in storage compartments, containers, or areas
specifically designed to store wastes. Storage of wastes other than in
specifically designed compartments, containers, or areas specifically designed
to store wastes is prohibited. Equipment and space shall be provided in the
storage and charging areas, and elsewhere as needed, to allow periodic cleaning
as may be required to maintain the plant in a sanitary and clean
condition.
(7) A composite sample
of the ash and residues from each incinerator facility shall be taken according
to a sampling plan approved by the director.
(a) The sample shall be analyzed by the
SW-846 Test Method 1311, Toxic Characteristics Leaching Procedure (TCLP) as
revised July 1992 to determine if it is hazardous.
(b) If the ash and residues are found to be
nonhazardous, they shall be disposed at a permitted landfill or
recycled.
(c) If the ash and
residues are found to be hazardous, they shall be disposed in a permitted
hazardous waste disposal site.
(8) Each incinerator shall be located,
designed, constructed, and operated in a manner to comply with appropriate
state and local air pollution control authority emission and operating
requirements.
(9) An incinerator
shall collect and treat any run-off from the active areas of the site that may
result from a 25-year storm event, and divert any run-on for the maximum flow
of a 25-year storm around the site.
(10) All-weather roads shall be provided from
the public highways or roads, to and within the disposal site and shall be
designed and maintained to prevent traffic congestion hazards, dust, and noise
pollution.
(11) Access to the
incinerator site shall be controlled by a complete perimeter fence or other
features and gates that shall be locked when an attendant is not at the gate to
prevent unauthorized entry of persons or livestock to the facility.
(12) The plan of operation shall include a
training program for new employees and annual review training for each employee
to ensure safe handling of waste and proper operation of the
equipment.
(13) Each owner or
operator shall post signs at the facility that state the name, hours of
operation, necessary safety precautions, types of wastes that are prohibited,
and any other pertinent information.
(14) Each owner or operator of an incinerator
facility shall be required to provide recycling facilities in a manner
equivalent to those specified for landfills in Subsection
R315-303-4(6).
(15) Each owner or operator of an incinerator
facility shall implement a plan to inspect loads or take other steps, as
approved by the director, to prevent the disposal of prohibited hazardous waste
or prohibited waste containing PCBs in a manner equivalent to those specified
for landfills in Subsection
R315-303-4(7).
(16) Each owner or operator shall close its
incinerator by removing any ash, solid waste, and other residues to a permitted
facility.
(17) Each owner or
operator of an incinerator facility shall provide financial assurance to cover
the costs for closure of the facility that meets the requirements of Rule
R315-309.
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