Any person seeking to store residuals prior to utilization
shall provide information sufficient to demonstrate that the standards of
sections
11 and
13 of this chapter are met. The
applicant shall submit to the Department, on application forms developed by the
Department, the following information:
A.
Submissions for Program Licenses for
Storage. The following submissions are required for applications for a
program license to store residuals.
(1)
Summary. A brief summary of the proposed utilization program for
which the storage is required;
(2)
Residual Characteristics. The physical and chemical
characteristics of the residual that will be stored obtained in accordance with
06-096 CMR ch. 405, including an assessment of the environmental and human risk
posed by storage of the material, including risk to groundwater and surface
water, and proposed management to mitigate those risks;
(3)
Siting Standards. When
appropriate, the standards proposed for sites where the residual will be
utilized, including:
(a)
Buffer
Zones. A description of appropriate buffer zones at utilization sites
that will be employed to meet the standards in 06-096 CMR ch. 400, section 4,
(E)- through (H) and the applicable standards in section 11 and 13 of this
chapter;
(b)
Soils. A
description of appropriate soil drainage class, depth to bedrock or other
permeable layers, and slope, that will be appropriate to meet the standards in
section 11(C)(4) of this chapter and 06-096 CMR ch. 400, sections 4(J) and
4(K); and
(c)
Other. A
description of other siting standards, if any, that will ensure that the
licensing standards of these rules are met;
(4)
Site Licensing Procedures.
Propose the situations when a site specific license will be obtained, the
information that will be provided to individuals storing the residual to meet
the standards in sections 11 and 13 when storage sites are not individually
licensed, and the notice, if any, that will be provided to the Department when
site specific storage licenses will not be obtained;
NOTE: More than one strategy may be appropriate
for a given storage program
(5)
Traffic. A demonstration
that the applicant meet the traffic standards in section 4(F) for sites that
will not be individually licensed; and
(6)
Public Notice. Proof that
public notice of the application has been provided as required in section 2(F)
of this chapter.
B.
Submissions for Storage Site Licenses. An applicant must submit a
complete application for a storage site license, unless otherwise approved by
the Department in a Program license. Unless otherwise approved in a program
license, the storage site application must include:
(1)
Description. A brief
description of the storage site, and reason for storage;
(2)
Residual Characteristics.
The physical and chemical characteristics of the residual that will be stored
obtained in accordance with 06-096 CMR ch. 405, including an assessment of the
environmental and human risk posed by storage of the material and proposed
management to mitigate those risks;
(3)
Topographic Map. The most
recent 7.5 minute US. Geological Survey topographic or equivalent map showing
the location of the proposed site, the property boundary, and if storing
putrescible residuals, airports within 10,000 feet of the site. The map must
include all surrounding area within one mile of the proposed site;
(4)
Chapter 400 Submissions. The
submission requirements of 06-096 CMR ch. 400, section 4(B), (C), (F), (G),
(H), (I), (J), and (L);
(5)
Storm Water Control. A certification that the siting and/or design
of the proposed site will not result in post-construction runoff that is
greater than pre-construction runoff or the submission requirements of 06-096
CMR ch. 400, section 4(M)(2);
(6)
Traffic Movement. A demonstration that the site meets the traffic
standards in section 12(A)(5) of this chapter or the traffic information
required by 06-096 CMR ch. 400, section 4(D)(2);
(7)
Fitting Harmoniously into the
Natural Environment. A demonstration that the site meets the alternative
standards for fitting harmoniously into the natural environment in section
13(A)(9) of this chapter or the information required by 06-096 CMR ch. 400,
section 4(E);
(8)
Sand and
Gravel Aquifer Map. If the proposed site is within 500 feet of a sand
and gravel aquifer, a clear copy of the most recent Hydrogeologic Data for
Significant Sand and Gravel Aquifer map with the proposed storage site clearly
delineated;
(9)
Flood Zone
Map. If the proposed site is within 500 feet of a 100-year flood zone,
the most recent Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) flood zone map, or
equivalent map, with the proposed storage site clearly delineated;
(10)
Operations Manual. An
operations manual meeting the standards in section 13(A)(1);
(11) Environmental Monitoring Program. If the
Department determines that it is necessary to confirm that the site will meet
the standards in 06-096 CMR ch. 400, section 4 due to the nature of the wastes
stored and/or the location, design and operation of the site, a monitoring
program for ground water, surface water or waste characteristics, as
applicable, designed in accordance with the provisions of 06-096 CMR ch.
405;
(12)
Hazardous and
Special Waste Exclusion Plan. Except for sites that only accept specific
residuals from specific generators specified by Department license, a hazardous
and special waste handling and exclusion plan meeting the standards in 06-096
CMR ch. 400, section 9; and
NOTE: A template for a hazardous and special
waste handling and exclusion plan is attached as Appendix A to 06-096 CMR ch.
400.
(13)
Public
Notice. Proof that public notice of the application has been provided as
required in section 2(F).
C.
Additional Application Requirements
for Field Stacking Sites. Unless otherwise approved by the Department in
a Program license, in addition to the application requirements in section 12(B)
above, the following application requirements apply to field stacking sites:
(1)
Title, Right or Interest.
The information in section 7(B)(1) demonstrating Title, Right, or Interest in
the project;
(2)
Soils
Map. A clear copy of the appropriate United States Department of
Agriculture (USDA.) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) County soil
medium intensity soil survey map indicating the proposed spreading area, the
proposed field stacking area, and the leachate treatment areas. If the
Department questions the accuracy of the map, the Department may require a
soils investigation report and site specific soils map demonstrating that the
applicable sitting and design standards in section 11(C)(4) are met. Soils
investigations must be conducted in a manner that avoids disturbing the ability
of the insitu soils to prevent groundwater contamination;
(3)
Narrative and Site Sketch. A
narrative and site sketch of the storage site features and proposed structures,
of sufficient detail to demonstrate compliance with the standards in section
10. The sketch must include the scale and orientation, buffers, slopes, run-on
and run-off control features, and leachate management features; and
(4)
Odor and Dust Control Plan.
For putrescible residuals, a site specific odor control plan to treat the
residual or locate, design, and operate the site to avoid nuisance odors at off
site occupied buildings. For dusty residuals, a site specific dust control plan
to treat the residual or locate, design, and operate the site to avoid dust at
off site locations.
D.
Additional Application Requirements for Contained Storage Sites.
Unless otherwise approved by the Department in a Program license, in
addition to the application requirements in section 12(B), the following
application requirements apply to residual storage sites other than field
stacking sites:
(1)
Title, Right or
Interest. The application submissions in 06-096 CMR ch. 400, section
4(A) demonstrating Title, Right, or Interest in the project;
(2)
Site Plans and Drawings. A
bid ready site design and construction package showing all structures and
demonstrating that the applicable standards in section 11 and 13 will be met,
including the system to contain, control and treat leachate and run-off mixed
with leachate;
(3)
Odor
Control System. For the storage of putrescible residuals, either
(a) A demonstration that the site will not
cause an off-site nuisance odor, including one or more of the following:
(i) A demonstration that the materials
handled at the site do not generate objectionable odors;
(ii) Comparative studies with similar
existing sites taking into account similarities and differences in site design,
throughput, proximity to neighbors, meteorological conditions and topography;
or
(iii) Odor dispersion modeling
studies demonstrating that the site will not cause more than a one hour average
odor impact of 2 dilutions to threshold (2D/T), in any calendar year at any
protected location and any occupied buildings;
NOTE: D/T is defined by ASTM Method 679-91
(1997). The generator may wish to demonstrate that they will meet this standard
at the storage site's property boundary, in order to meet the operational
requirements to not cause a nuisance when areas near the site are subsequently
developed. For information on this air model, see Serjak, Tamsin, Nicholas
Marchese and Robert Gaudes, 1995, "ALCOSAN and Odor Regression Analysis: The
Application of a New Analytical Approach", (Prepared for Air & Waste
Management Association 88th Annual Meeting and Exhibition, June 18-23, by Camp
Dresser & McKee, Cambridge, MA).
(b) Or a site specific odor control plan to
avoid nuisance odors at off site occupied buildings including a description of
how the residual will be treated prior to storage, or a detailed description
and design of the system to contain, control and treat odors at the storage
site; and
(4)
Utilities. The application submissions of 06-096 CMR ch. 400,
section 4(L)(2).
