Wash. Admin. Code § 16-470-124 - Special permits for solid waste and organic waste transport and disposition
(1) The
director may issue special permits admitting or allowing transportation and
distribution of municipal solid waste for disposal at a solid waste landfill or
appropriate disposal facility in the pest free area from the areas under
quarantine established in WAC
16-470-105, subject to conditions
and provisions which the director may prescribe to prevent introduction,
escape, or spread of the quarantined pests. For purposes of this section "solid
waste" and "solid waste landfill" or "disposal facility" refer to solid waste
and solid waste facilities regulated under chapters 70.95 RCW and 173-351 WAC
by the Washington state department of ecology.
(2) The director may issue special permits
admitting or allowing transportation and distribution of yard debris, organic
feedstocks, organic materials, or agricultural wastes for treatment at a
composting facility in the pest free area from the area under quarantine
established in WAC
16-470-105, subject to conditions
and provisions which the director may prescribe to prevent introduction,
escape, or spread of the quarantined pests. For purposes of this section "yard
debris," "organic feedstocks," "organic materials," and "agricultural wastes"
or "composting facility" refer to waste and composting facilities regulated
under chapters 70.95 RCW and 173-350 WAC by the Washington state department of
ecology. Conditions for issuing a special permit under this subsection include
the following:
(a) Processing conditions.
Organic waste (as defined under WAC
16-470-111(3))
from the quarantine area is mechanically ground or shredded in the quarantine
area to a particle size small enough to aid heat exposure but large enough to
produce a feedstock suitable for composting.
(b) Heat treatments. In the quarantine area,
following processing as required under (a) of this subsection, the entire
quantity of organic waste is exposed to one of the following heat treatment
options:
(i) Temperature of at least 55°C
(131°F) for a continuous period of two weeks;
(ii) Temperature of at least 65°C
(149°F) over a continuous period of one week;
(iii) In the case of enclosed composting
facilities, temperature of at least 60°C (140°F) for one
week.
(iv) For (b)(i) through (iii)
of this subsection, a minimum number of turnings may be required to ensure that
the whole mass is exposed to the required temperature. Moisture content of the
organic waste is required to be a minimum of forty percent.
(v) Temperature of at least 74°C
(165°F) for four hours; or 80°C (176°F) for two hours; or 90°C
(194°F) for one hour, with wet heat used for each temperature treatment
option under this subsection.
(c) Sanitation. Any trailer that has been
used to transport untreated organic waste must be thoroughly cleaned within the
quarantine area prior to transporting organic waste into or through the pest
free area.
(3) When the
owner of the waste identified in subsections (1) and (2) of this section
transfers ownership of the waste to a different person receiving the waste for
disposal or treatment in the pest free area, both owners must apply for and
receive special permits under this section. A special permit to transport will
not be issued to the transporting owner unless a special permit is concurrently
issued to the receiving facility owner under conditions specified by the
director.
(4) The specific
conditions listed in this section are not intended to be exclusive or to
preclude other conditions that the director may prescribe when issuing a
special permit to accomplish the purposes identified in this section and under
RCW
17.24.003.
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