Nebraska Administrative Code
Topic - ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY
Title 132 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Chapter 6 - CRITERIA FOR SOLID WASTE PROCESSING FACILITIES
Section 132-6-002 - Locational criteria
Universal Citation: 132 NE Admin Rules and Regs ch 6 ยง 002
Current through September 17, 2024
New solid waste processing facilities and lateral expansions of existing solid waste processing facilities shall be located in accordance with the standards as described in this section. The application shall include documentation verifying that the solid waste processing facility complies with the following.
002.01 The application for a solid waste processing facility shall include a description of the:
002.01A Name of and distance to nearby
surface waters; and
002.01B Land
use and population density of the proposed facility and of the area surrounding
the facility within one mile of the facility boundaries.
002.02 Wetlands
A new solid waste processing facility or lateral expansion shall not be located in wetlands.
002.03 The following locational criteria shall apply only to solid waste compost sites.
002.03A No person shall locate a solid waste
compost site within one thousand (1,000) feet from the nearest edge of an
existing right-of-way of any state, interstate or federal highway unless the
active area is screened by natural objects, plantings, fences, or other
appropriate means so as to not be visible from such highway.
002.03B Floodplains. A new solid waste
compost site or a lateral expansion of these facilities, shall not be located
in a 100-year flood plain.
002.03C
A solid waste composting site shall not be located in an area where the
Department finds that the solid waste activities will have a detrimental effect
on the waters of the state based on the following criteria:
002.03C1 Current and projected use of water
resources in the potential zone of influence of the site;
002.03C2 Ground water elevation and proposed
separation between the lowest point of the lowest cell and the predicted
maximum water table elevation;
002.03C3 Potential interrelationship of the
local aquifers, and surface waters based on historical records or other sources
of information; and
002.03C4
Background and initial quality of water resources in the potential zone of
influence of the site.
002.03D The application shall also include a
description of the:
002.03D1 Soil and bedrock
to a depth adequate to allow evaluation of the water quality protection
provided by the soil and bedrock;
002.03D2 Potential for leachate generation,
and of pollution of the waters of the state; and
002.03D3 Ground water condition, including
ground water flow below and adjacent to the proposed facility, with an
appraisal of the effect of the facility on ground water and surface
waters.
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