Minnesota Administrative Rules
Agency 167 - Pollution Control Agency
Chapter 9215 - SOLID WASTE PLANNING; CERTIFICATE OF NEED
COUNTY AND DISTRICT PLANS
Part 9215.0620 - MIXED MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE COMPOSTING

Subpart 1. Content.

Counties, districts, and multicounty areas proposing to develop, implement, or use mixed municipal solid waste composting must include in the plan information described in this part.

Subp. 2. Policies and goals.

The plan must describe the county's, district's, or multicounty area's goals and policies on mixed municipal solid waste composting.

Subp. 3. Existing mixed municipal solid waste composting facilities.

The plan must:

Subp. 4. Environmental and public health impacts.

The plan must consider and evaluate known and potential environmental and public health impacts and propose a course of action to alleviate those impacts. The plan must include results of compost testing, results of inspection and monitoring by the appropriate state regulatory agency, and assessment of operational safety at the facility during the past five years.

Subp. 5. Specific programs to be developed.

The plan must describe any new or existing mixed municipal solid waste composting facilities and programs that the county, district, or multicounty area proposes to maintain, expand, implement, or participate in during the next ten years, including the annual amount or quantity of waste to be composted and the responsible persons and estimated staff time necessary to implement and manage each program.

Subp. 6. Program budget.

The plan must estimate the annual costs to be incurred by the county, district, or multicounty area in implementing and maintaining the mixed municipal solid waste composting programs during the next ten years, including itemized capital and operating costs.

Subp. 7. Implementation timeline.

The plan must include a schedule for the implementation of the proposed mixed municipal solid waste composting programs described in this part.