1. A compost
plant must not be established until the site location, design of the plant and
proposed method of operation have been approved by the solid waste management
authority and a permit to operate the compost plant has been issued in
accordance with the requirements of NAC 444.6405 to 444.6435, inclusive. An
application for such a permit must include:
(a) A description of the materials to be
composted, including a characterization of the waste sufficient to evaluate the
potential for biological or chemical contaminant migration in the event of a
release;
(b) A layout diagram of
the plant showing property boundaries, fencing, roads, principal processing
equipment, storage areas for stockpiles of incoming materials and intermediate
and final products;
(c) A
description of the equipment and personnel necessary to operate the
plant;
(d) A description of the
process, with a schematic diagram, that shows loading and unloading areas and
traffic flow routing;
(e) The
maximum inventory, by volume, of feed stocks, intermediate materials and
products;
(f) Proposed product
specifications and a program to verify conformance with the
specifications;
(g) A program for
monitoring the parameters of the process, including moisture content and
temperature;
(h) A description of
the final use for the compost or the available markets for the
compost;
(i) Provisions for fire
prevention and control;
(j)
Provisions for odor prevention and control;
(k) Provisions for the control of surface
water runon and runoff;
(l)
Provisions for litter prevention and control;
(m) Contingency plans to be followed in the
event of emergencies and unforeseen circumstances that may occur at the
facility. The plans must provide, at a minimum, for an organized and
coordinated course of action to be taken and address the following situations:
(1) A fire at the facility;
(2) A release of hazardous or toxic
materials; and
(3) The shutdown of
the facility for any reason; and
(n) Provisions for proper disposal of
by-products.
2. Any
person or municipality which maintains or operates a compost plant shall
maintain and operate the site in conformance with the following standards:
(a) If the compost plant accepts municipal
solid waste and is not fully contained within a building, a buffer zone must be
maintained of at least 500 feet from the adjoining property and 1,000 feet from
any public roads.
(b) Incoming
solid waste must be confined to as small an area as practicable. At the
conclusion of each day of operation, all windblown material resulting from the
operation must be collected and returned to the area.
(c) Materials resulting from composting and
offered for sale:
(1) Must meet the
requirements relating to the maximum allowable density of fecal coliform or
Salmonella sp. bacteria for Class A sewage sludge set forth in
40
C.F.R. §
503.32(a);
(2) Must not reheat upon standing;
(3) Must be innocuous; and
(4) Must contain no sharp particles which
could cause injury to persons handling the compost.
(d) By-products removed during the processing
must be handled in a sanitary and nuisance-free manner and disposed of at a
facility approved by the solid waste management authority.
3. A compost plant shall comply with the
plans for the design and operation of the facility approved by the solid waste
management authority. A compost plant shall not:
(a) Contribute to the pollution of the air or
waters of this State;
(b) Cause an
impairment of the environment;
(c)
Cause a health or safety hazard to employees of the facility or the general
public; or
(d) Cause a public
nuisance.
4. The solid
waste management authority may suspend or revoke a permit to operate a compost
plant if the owner or operator of the facility fails to comply with the
provisions of NAC 444.570 to 444.7499, inclusive.
Environmental Comm'n,
Solid Waste Mgt Reg. §§ 4.2.1-4.2.2.4, eff. 9-21-77-NAC A by R105-02,
10-18-2002
