Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 38, September 20, 2024
Approval must be obtained from the Department for any method
or methods used for the disposal of refuse prior to the start of operations,
and shall be accomplished by one or more of the methods listed below:
1. Sanitary landfill -- Consists of the
disposal of refuse on land and the daily compaction and covering of the refuse
with 6 to 12 inches of earth so as to prevent a health hazard or nuisance. The
final compacted earth cover shall be a minimum of 2 feet in depth. Where
sanitary landfill operations are proposed, the Department will require the
following:
a. The landfill shall be located so
that seepage will not create a health hazard, nuisance, or cause pollution of
any watercourse or water bearing strata.
b. Adequate and proper surface drainage shall
be provided to prevent ponding or erosion by rainwater of the finished
fill.
c. Provision shall be made
for the control of insects, rodents, wind blown refuse, and accidental
fire.
d. Burning of refuse is
prohibited.
e. An all weather
access road is required.
f.
Suitable equipment and operating personnel shall be provided.
g. Salvaging, if permitted, shall be rigidly
controlled.
h. A variance from the
daily compaction and covering requirement may be granted for sites serving less
than 2,000 people by the Department of Environmental Quality upon submission of
an acceptable plan approved by the local health department demonstrating that
no public health hazards or nuisances will exist. The variance will allow for
compaction and cover every two weeks at sites serving less than 500 people;
weekly compaction and cover for sites serving from 500 to 1,000 people; and
twice weekly compaction and cover for sites serving from 1,000 to 2,000 people.
The variance may be revoked whenever the Department of Environmental Quality
determines that the circumstances warranting the variance no longer
exist.
2. Incineration
-- Where incineration is to be employed, the plans and specifications, along
with any other information necessary to evaluate the project, shall be
submitted to the Department and approval received prior to construction. In
addition, an approved method for the disposal of non-combustible refuse is
required. Where incineration is proposed, the following items shall be
provided.
a. The capacity of the incinerator
shall be sufficient for the maximum production of refuse expected.
b. Noncombustible refuse shall be disposed of
by methods approved by the Department.
c. Skilled personnel to assure the proper
operation and maintenance of the facilities in a nuisance-free
manner.
3. Composting --
This method of disposal is acceptable to the Department under the following
conditions:
a. That plans and specifications
and other information necessary to evaluate the project are submitted to the
Department and approval received prior to start of construction.
b. That provisions are made for the proper
disposal of all refuse not considered suitable for composting.
c. Skilled personnel shall be provided to
assure the proper operation and maintenance of the facilities in a
nuisance-free manner.
4.
Garbage grinding -- This method, involving the separate collection and disposal
of garbage into a community sewerage system through commercial type grinders or
mandatory community-wide installation of individual household grinders, will be
acceptable to the Department provided that suitable means shall be provided for
the disposal of all remaining refuse.
5. Hog feeding -- This method of disposal
will only be approved under the following conditions:
a. The garbage is collected and stored in
suitable containers.
b. Only
approved type vehicles are used for collection.
c. All garbage is effectively heat-treated in
accordance with Title 24, Chapter 7, Article 3 (A.R.S. §§ 24-941
through 24-949).
d. All remaining
refuse, including nonedible garbage, is collected and disposed of separately by
methods approved by the Department.
6. Manure disposal -- Manure shall be
disposed of by sanitary landfill, composting, incinerating, or used as a
fertilizer in such a manner as not to create insect breeding or a
nuisance.
