New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Chapter 26 - SOLID WASTE
Subchapter 2B - ADDITIONAL, SPECIFIC DISPOSAL REGULATIONS FOR THERMAL DESTRUCTION FACILITIES, TRANSFER STATIONS, MATERIALS RECOVERY FACILITIES, CO-COMPOSTING AND SOLID WASTE COMPOSTING FACILITIES
Section 7:26-2B.8 - Additional operational requirements for thermal destruction facilities
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 6, March 18, 2024
(a) The requirements of this section are in addition to the general requirements of 7:26-2.11;
(b) Subsequent to completion of the facility construction phase and prior to the initiation of facility operations, the New Jersey licensed professional engineer retained by the applicant to supervise the construction of the facility shall certify in writing to the Department that he or she has personally examined the facility during each major stage of construction and that the facility has been constructed in accordance with the documents, statements, designs and plans submitted to and as approved by the Department.
(c) The owner and/or operator of the facility shall provide written notification to the Department of the intent to initiate the start up of operations at the facility at least 30 days in advance of the planned date. During this initial period of facility start up the Department reserves the right to have a representative present at the facility to observe any equipment testing that is being conducted as well as the right to collect samples to verify results.
(d) Immediately following the initiation of operations, facility personnel shall begin routine inspections for equipment malfunction or deterioration and operating effectiveness, in accordance with the following:
(e) A Department inspector may, at the option of the Department, be stationed at district facilities on a daily basis and during all facility operating hours. The owner and/or operator of such a facility shall allow entry to the inspector at any time during operating hours. The owner and/or operator shall make available office space for Department personnel to prepare inspection reports.
(f) The owner or operator shall implement waste receiving area control procedures that provide for the inspection of the incoming waste stream for the purpose of removing unprocessible or potentially explosive materials prior to the initiation of processing. In addition, the inspection shall effectively prevent the acceptance of unauthorized waste types. These procedures and necessary contingency plans shall be incorporated into the approved final O and M manual.
(g) Should situations arise where the facility experiences equipment or system malfunction to the extent that the waste received cannot be handled or processed in the normal manner, as specified in the facility's SWF permit, then the operator shall notify the Department of the existence of such a situation and the circumstances contributing to the situation within the working day of its occurrence. The operator shall immediately pursue corrective measures. The continued receipt of wastes at the facility shall be limited to that quantity and type that can be handled, stored and processed in conformance with that facility's remaining approved operational capacity.
(h) Arrangements for facility generated waste disposal shall be established and maintained throughout the life of the facility. These waste disposal arrangements shall be in conformance with the Solid Waste Management Plan of the District in which the facility is located and with the rules of the Department.
(i) Unprocessed incoming waste, facility process waste residues and effluents, and recovered materials shall be stored in bunkers, pits, bins, or similar containment vessels and shall be kept at all times at levels that prevent spillage or overflow.
(j) During periods when the facility is not processing wastes and during hours when waste is not being received, waste delivery tipping hall doors shall be kept closed to minimize potential migration of odors and dust to the exterior in accordance with N.J.A.C. 7:27.
(k) The delivery of waste to the facility and the removal of residues and recovered products from the site shall be scheduled so as to eliminate traffic backups and allow for fluid vehicular movement on site. Delivery routes shall be clearly delineated and adhered to. Arteries that pass through non-residential areas shall be utilized wherever possible.
(l) Samples and measurements taken for the purpose of monitoring facility process and treatment operations shall be representative of the process or operation and shall be performed in accordance with the conditions of the facility's SWF permit, as well as the requirements of other regulatory agencies where applicable. Monitoring shall be conducted through the use of continuous monitoring instrumentation, where feasible.
(m) Prior to disposal, the owner and/or operator shall perform a waste determination on all residual ash, in accordance with N.J.A.C. 7:26G-6. Such determination shall be based on analyses of representative composite samples collected in the manner specified in the facility's SWF permit. At a minimum the sampling shall include analyses for toxicity characteristics and total dioxins and furans per EPA test method 1613b (EPA report 821/B-94-005), incorporated herein by reference, or equivalent as approved by the Department, and shall be performed at the frequency specified in the facility's SWF permit.
(n) The Department may alter the list of ash test parameters, the methods of sample collection, the analytical procedures employed and the frequency of sampling and analysis deemed necessary. The permittee may request the Department to reduce the number of ash test parameters specified within the solid waste facility permit by applying qualitative knowledge of incoming waste streams. If the owner and/or operator demonstrates through testing that the concentration of any given parameter is consistently below method detection levels as determined using the Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure (TCLP), as defined in USEPA's Test Methods for Evaluating Solid WasteCPhysical/ Chemical Methods SW 846 (SW 846), or the concentration of any given parameter as determined using a total metals analysis, as defined in SW 846, is consistently below 20 times the regulatory threshold levels of the TCLP, the permittee may request the Department to eliminate those parameters from subsequent analysis.
(o) The analyses required by (m) and (n) above shall be performed in accordance with procedures outlined in the most recent edition of "Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste--Physical/Chemical Methods," U.S.E.P.A. publication SW-846.
(p) The results of ash analysis, including the statistical evaluation of the analytical data conducted in accordance with SW 846, and related quality assessment and quality control information pertaining to sample collection, handling and laboratory analytical methodology, shall be submitted to the Department for evaluation. The owner and/or operator shall dispose of the onsite generated residual ash at a facility authorized and permitted to receive the waste type I.D. number assigned to the residual ash by the Department in accordance with its classification.
(q) The operator shall retain original records of all waste analyses and operations' monitoring reports at the facility for a period of three years from the date of measurement.
(r) Records of operations' monitoring and waste analyses required by (q) above shall include:
(s) The owner and/or operator shall act to prevent accidental or unintentional entry and minimize the possibility for unauthorized entry into the facility. The facility shall have a 24-hour surveillance system which continuously monitors and controls entry to the facility or an artificial or natural barrier which completely surrounds the facility. In addition, the facility shall have a means to control entry at all times through the gates or other entrances to the facility.
(t) The owner and/or operator shall comply with the following requirements pertaining to facility staffing:
(u) The owner and/or operator shall comply with the following requirements pertaining to facility personnel training:
(v) The following actions shall be implemented in the case of an emergency: