Current through 2024-38, September 18, 2024
The information in this subsection must be submitted to the
Department as part of a completed application for approval of a septage storage
facility. Additional information may required by the Department to evaluate the
application.
A.
Notice of Intent
to File. In addition to the requirements set forth in Department
Regulations, Chapter 2, Section 9, the following information regarding the
Notice of Intent to File ("notice") must be submitted:
(1) A copy of the notice which was published
in the newspaper and distributed to abutting landowners.
(2) Copies of certified mail receipts for
notices sent to abutting landowners.
(3) The name(s) of the newspaper(s) in which
the notice was published, and the date(s) of publication.
B.
Title, Right or Interest. To
verify the applicant's authority to use a site for septage storage the
following must be submitted:
(1) The name and
address of applicant;
(2) The
name(s) and address(es) of the site property owner(s);
(3) A copy of the property owner(s) deed(s)
to the site;
(4) The site location
identified by street and town location; and
(5) If the applicant is other than the
property owner(s), a lease agreement or contract between the applicant and the
property owner(s) must be submitted. The agreement must contain the following
information:
(a) The map and lot number from
municipal tax or assessors maps;
(b) Authorization from property owner(s) for
the applicant to use the site for septage storage;
(c) Certification by the property owner(s)
that the property owner(s) has read and understands the facility closure
requirements and will allow the site to be closed in accordance with this
Chapter when permanent closure is required by the Department.
(d) The signature of the property
owner(s);
(e) The signature of the
applicant; and
(f) Duration of
agreement (initiation and termination dates).
C.
Project Cost and Financial
Capacity. To verify the applicant's financial capacity to develop the
septage storage facility the following must be submitted:
(1) Accurate and complete costs estimates for
all aspects of the project;
(2) A
time schedule for completing each phase of the project; and
(3) Copies of bank statements or other
evidence that funds are available to fully complete and operate the facility or
a binding letter from a financial institution, government agency, or other
sufficient funding source stating a commitment to provide a specified amount of
funds and particular use of the funds.
D.
Technical Ability. The
applicant must demonstrate that it has the technical ability to comply with all
rules governing the proposed activity and the operations manual developed for
the facility. The applicant must furnish a listing of all Notices of Violation
issued by the Department to the applicant and/or site operator, and any
Administrative Consent Agreements entered into with the Board. Past compliance,
or non-compliance, with Department-issued licenses, will be considered in
determining technical ability.
E.
Endangered Species. For facilities which are not located on an
existing, active, agricultural site, a determination must be made as to whether
the proposed facility is within the critical or essential habitat of a
threatened or endangered species. Suggested operational and management
alternatives to mitigate adverse effects to the threatened or endangered
species, or the species' critical or essential habitat must be
proposed.
F.
Topographic
Map. A clear copy of the most recent full size U.S. Geological Survey
topographic map must be submitted which includes the proposed facility, with
boundaries delineated for:
(1) The specific
area proposed for storage; and
(2)
The total parcel of land as described in the property deed.
G.
Tax Maps. Clear
copy(ies) of the appropriate town tax map(s) must be submitted showing:
(1) The boundaries of the total parcel of
land on which the proposed storage facility is to be located; and
(2) The names, on the appropriate lots, of
owners of property which abuts the parcel of land upon which the proposed
septage storage facility is to be located.
H.
Abutters. A list of all
owners of property which abut the parcel of land upon which the proposed
facility is located must be submitted.
I.
Site Maps. Maps of the
proposed storage facility must be submitted as part of the application. The
maps must be at a scale of one inch equals a maximum of 100 feet. The maps must
include the area within 300 feet of the boundaries of the proposed facility.
(1) Storage Facility. For the proposed
septage storage facility the maps must include:
(a) Map of the septage storage facility with
soil types at the storage facility location identified by a Maine Certified
Soil Scientist.
(b) Direction and
percent slope at each test pit or boring;
(c) Perennial waters, intermittent streams,
drainage ditches, waterways;
(d)
Drainage depressions;
(e)
Roads;
(f) Property lines;
and
(g) Restrictive fences and
gates, if necessary;
(2)
Area Beyond Facility Boundary. For the area within 300 feet of the facility
boundary the maps must include:
(a) Critical
or essential habitat of a threatened or endangered species;
(b) Surface waters;
(c) Roads;
(d) Houses and other structures;
(e) Public and private wells; and
(f) Property lines
J.
Design and
Construction/Installation. For concrete structures to be poured in
place, the construction information must be developed by a Maine Registered
Professional Engineer. For pre-fabricated storage facilities, all information
developed by the manufacturer relating to the storage facility must be
provided. The following design and construction information must be submitted:
(1) Type of materials to be used for facility
construction;
(2) If the storage
facility consists of tanks previously used for petroleum storage, a statement
signed by a certified inspector must be submitted which certifies that the tank
has been properly cleaned of all fuel residues and is suitable for septage
storage;
(3) A description of tank
coating or other requirements necessary to prevent corrosion;
(4) Volume of storage facility;
(5) Area for discharging septage into storage
facility;
(6) System for leak
detection;
(7) System for
containing spills from vehicles discharging to facility, for containing leaks
if facility ruptures or fails, and for leachate collection;
(8) Access control;
(9) System for screening septage;
(10) Alkaline stabilization system;
(11) Erosion and sediment control
plan;
(12) Filling;
(13) Grading; and
(14) Seeding.
K.
Traffic. Traffic information
for the facility must include the following:
(1) An estimate of the number of vehicles to
enter and exit the facility each operating day;
(2) An estimate of the average hourly vehicle
flow to and from the facility;
(3)
An evaluation of the adequacy of sight distances from the site entrance and
exit, or a copy of an issued site entrance permit or application for a site
entrance permit, pursuant to the requirements of subsection 4(F).
L.
Sand and Gravel
Aquifer. A clear copy of the most recent sand and gravel aquifer map
with the proposed storage facility clearly delineated must be
submitted.
M.
Floodplains. If the proposed septage storage facility is within 300 feet
of a 100 year flood zone, the most recent Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA) flood zone map must be submitted with the proposed storage facility
clearly delineated.
N.
Operating Plan. An operating plan which details the following:
(1) Operator(s) name(s);
(2) Name, address and phone number for
individual to contact for entry to the facility;
(3) Hours of operation;
(4) Names of individuals and companies which
will use the facility;
(5) Location
of licensed solid waste facility for screenings disposal;
(6) Instructions for facility use
(discharging, volume measuring, spill clean-up, record keeping, and
security);
(7) Septage screening
equipment and screening procedures, if applicable;
(8) Septage lime-stabilization equipment and
procedures, if applicable; and
(9)
Methods to be used for dust control on-site.
All storage sites must be operated in conformance with a
Department-approved operating plan. The operating plan must include all
information that would enable supervisory personnel, operating personnel, and
persons evaluating the operation of the facility, to determine what sequence of
operation, plans, diagrams, policies, procedures and legal requirements must be
followed for orderly and successful operation on a daily and yearly basis. This
plan must be updated as necessary to address operational
changes.
