Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 13, September 23, 2024
Subpart 1.
Scope.
All permitted waste tire facilities must comply with the
technical and operational standards in this part. In addition, each permitted
facility must comply with requirements specific to the operation conducted at
the facility and any special conditions as specified in parts
9220.0460 to
9220.0480 established in a
permit.
Subp. 2.
Location of facility.
A waste tire facility must not be constructed or operated in
a wetland, sinkhole, shoreland, ravine, floodway, or any area where it may be
subjected to immersion in water.
Subp.
3.
Operation.
A waste tire facility must be operated in compliance with the
following standards:
A. No operations
involving the use of open flames, blow torches, or highly flammable substances
must be conducted within 50 feet of a waste tire pile.
B. An approach and access road to the waste
tire facility must be maintained passable for any vehicle at all times. Access
to the facility must be strictly controlled through the use of fences, gates,
or other means of controlling access.
C. An attendant shall be present at all times
the waste tire facility is open for business.
D. A waste tire storage area must be
designated. Only waste tires and tire-derived products may be stored in the
designated waste tire storage area. This area must be maintained free of
vegetation.
E. Waste tires stored
indoors must be stored under conditions that meet or exceed those in the
current edition of The Standard for Storage of Rubber Tires, National Fire
Protection Association (NFPA) 231D, written by the NFPA Committee on Standards
for Rubber Tires, published by the NFPA Standards Council. This publication is
available at the Minnesota State Law Library, 25 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King
Jr. Blvd., Saint Paul, Minnesota 55155; the Office of Public Safety, Fire
Marshal Division; or any local fire department. This publication is
incorporated by reference and is not subject to frequent change.
F. No waste tire pile must have an area
greater than 10,000 square feet or a vertical height greater than 20
feet.
G. A 50-foot fire lane must
be placed around the perimeter of each waste tire pile. Access to the fire lane
for emergency vehicles must be unobstructed at all times. The fire lane must be
maintained free of rubbish and vegetation at all times.
H. All tire piles must be maintained free of
mosquitoes and rodents.
I. Surface
water drainage must be diverted around and away from the waste tire storage
area.
Subp. 4.
Annual report.
A permittee of a waste tire facility shall submit a report
containing the following information to the commissioner annually, on March 1
of each year:
A. the facility name,
address, and permit number;
B. the
year covered by the report;
C. the
total quantity and type of waste tires or weight of tire-derived products
received at the facility during the year covered by the report;
D. the total quantity and type of waste tires
or weight of tire-derived products shipped from the facility during the year
covered by the report;
E. the total
quantity and type of waste tires and weight of tire-derived products located at
the facility on the date of reporting;
F. for all waste tires and tire-derived
products shipped from the facility, the name and waste tire transporter
identification number of the transporter who accepted the waste tires or
tire-derived products for transport, and the quantity of waste tires or volume
of tire-derived products shipped with that transporter; and if the waste tires
were shipped with a person who is not a waste tire transporter, the number of
tires shipped, the person's name and telephone number, and the place where the
tires were deposited;
G. for all
waste tires and tire-derived products received at the facility, the name and
waste tire transporter identification number of the transporter who delivered
the waste tires or tire-derived products to the facility, and the quantity of
waste tires or volume of tire derived products received from that transporter;
and if the waste tires were delivered by a person who is not a waste tire
transporter, the number of tires delivered and the person's name and telephone
number;
H. for all waste tires
removed for recapping, the quantity and type removed, and the name and location
of the recapping facility receiving the tires; and
I. the most recent closure cost estimate
prepared using the criteria in part
9220.0570.
Statutory Authority: MS s
115A.914
