Wis. Admin. Code Department of Natural Resources § NR 502.09 - Incinerators
(1) GENERAL.
(a) Unless exempt under sub. (2), no person
may operate a solid waste incinerator unless the person complies with the
general requirements in s.
NR 502.04
and has obtained a plan of operation approval as specified in sub. (4) and an
operating license from the department .
(b) Unless exempt under sub. (2), owners and
operators of new or expanded solid waste incinerators shall demonstrate
compliance with the locational criteria in sub. (3).
(2) EXEMPTIONS.
(a) Incinerators having a capacity of 500
pounds per hour or less are exempt from all requirements of this section except
the disposal requirements in sub. (5) (n) and the ash characterization
requirements in sub. (6). The facility shall be designed and operated in
conformance with emission limitations of state air pollution control
regulations in chs.
NR
400 to 499.
(b) Incinerators burning only clean wood
waste are exempt from all requirements of this section except the disposal
requirements in sub. (5) (n) and the ash characterization requirements in sub.
(6).
(c) Municipal solid waste
combustors which are regulated under s.
NR
502.13 are not subject to regulation under this
section.
(d) Incinerators which
burn only used oil which is managed in compliance with ch. NR 679 are exempt
from all requirements of this section.
(3) LOCATIONAL CRITERIA.
(a) Except as otherwise specified in this
section, new or expanded solid waste incinerator facilities may not be located
in any of the following areas, unless an exemption has been granted under par.
(b):
1. Within a floodplain.
2. Within 250 feet of any private water
supply well, or within 1,200 feet of any public water supply well.
(b) The department may require an
incinerator facility meet additional locational criteria if there is
significant potential for the facility to cause environmental pollution as
defined in s.
283.01(6m),
Stats., nuisance conditions or bird hazard to aircraft. The department may
grant exemptions from compliance with par. (a) 2. only upon demonstration by
the applicant of circumstances which warrant such exemptions. Exemption from
compliance with par. (a) 1. may not be granted.
(4) PLAN OF OPERATION. No person may
establish or construct an incinerator or expand an existing incinerator prior
to obtaining approval in writing from the department of a plan of operation for
the facility. The plan of operation for an incinerator shall provide a design
which complies with the operational requirements in sub. (5) and contain, at a
minimum, the following information:
(a) A map
or aerial photograph of the area showing land use and zoning within 1/4 mile of
the site. The map or aerial photograph shall be of sufficient scale to show all
homes, industrial buildings, roads and other applicable details and the details
shall be identified and indicated on the map or aerial photograph.
(b) A plot plan of the incinerator site
including means of limiting access such as fencing, gates, natural barriers;
methods of acceptably screening the facility from the surrounding area; general
layout of equipment and flow pattern; road access; and location of existing and
proposed utilities serving the incinerator.
(c) A report which shall include the
following information:
1. The legal
description of the property where the incinerator will be located.
2. Population, area and facilities to be
served by the incinerator.
3.
Anticipated type and quantity of waste to be handled by the
incinerator.
4. Persons responsible
for incinerator operations.
5.
Methods of collecting and treating or disposing of any liquid wastes or waste
waters resulting from the operation of the incinerator.
(d) A description of all appurtenances and
procedures intended to store refuse beyond the end of the working day and to
control dust, odors, fire outside the burning chamber and windblown
materials.
(e) A description of all
methods of volume reduction including compaction, compression, baling,
shredding, grinding, tamping, separating or classifying.
(f) A description of daily clean up
procedures.
(g) A description of
incinerator inspection and maintenance schedule and procedures.
(h) Detailed drawings and specifications of
all structures, equipment and site.
(i) A report which includes furnace design
criteria and expected performance data, including emission data.
(j) Identification of the site at which the
ash residue will be disposed and alternative sites available for use when the
primary site is inoperative.
(5) OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS. No person may
operate or maintain an incinerator except in conformance with the following
minimum requirements, unless an exemption is granted by the department in
writing:
(a) The incinerator shall be
equipped, operated and maintained in a nuisance-free manner.
(b) Adequate shelter and sanitary facilities
shall be available for personnel.
(c) A sign shall be prominently posted at the
entrance to the facility which indicates the name, license number, the hours of
operation, necessary safety precautions and any other pertinent
information.
(d) All incoming solid
waste shall be confined to the designated storage area.
(e) Solid waste shall be stored in
conformance with s.
NR
502.05.
(f) Dust shall be controlled in the unloading
and charging areas.
(g) Permanent
records shall be maintained including the weights of material incinerated, the
quantity of resulting residue, hours of plant operation, combustion
temperatures, residence time and other pertinent information.
(h) Appropriate fire-fighting equipment shall
be available in the storage and charging areas and elsewhere as
needed.
(i) Arrangements shall be
made with the local fire protection agency to provide adequate emergency
fire-fighting forces.
(j) Means of
communication with emergency facilities shall be provided.
(k) Adequate equipment shall be provided and
used to clean the waste storage, waste handling, waste charging, and ash
handling areas as may be required in order to maintain the facility in a
sanitary condition.
(l) The
charging openings as well as all equipment throughout the plant shall be
provided with adequate safety equipment.
(m) The incinerator shall be designed and
operated such that it will not cause a nuisance because of the emission of
noxious odors, gases, contaminants or particulate matter or exceed emission
limitations established by state air management rules.
(n) Ash shall be disposed of at a solid waste
facility licensed by the department to accept the material or be handled by an
alternate method approved in writing by the department . Approval will be issued
on a case-by-case basis after review of the information specified in sub.
(6).
(o) All wastewater from the
incinerator shall be discharged into a sanitary sewer or other system approved
in writing by the department .
(p)
Upon completion of construction of a new incinerator and at least 10 days prior
to initial operation, the department shall be notified to allow inspection of
the incinerator both prior to and during any performance tests and initial
operation.
(q) Open burning of
solid waste may not be conducted.
(r) An approved alternative method shall be
used for solid waste disposal during any time that the incinerator is
inoperable.
(s) The incoming waste
shall be screened to eliminate unacceptable material from entering the facility
such as hazardous waste, asbestos, explosive materials or other materials which
may endanger operator safety.
(6) ASH CHARACTERIZATION. The owner or
operator of an incinerator shall undertake a testing program as follows and
submit the test results to the department :
(a) An ash testing program shall be completed
within 60 days after construction and shake-down of the incinerator.
Representative samples of both fly ash and bottom ash shall be tested for
physical characteristics, bulk chemical composition, analysis using the
appropriate leaching test and analysis using the toxicity characteristics
leaching procedure as specified in s. NR 661.0024. Sample collection methods,
the number of tests, detection limits, and parameters to be tested for will be
specified by the department .
(b) A
long-term ash testing program shall be established. For the first year of
operation, quarterly testing shall be performed using approved methods and
procedures. Thereafter, annual sampling and testing shall be performed. At
least one sample of bottom ash and one sample of fly ash, if the ashes are not
mechanically combined, or one sample of combined bottom and fly ash, if the
ashes are mechanically combined, shall be collected for the required testing.
The department may specify an alternate testing program.
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