New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Chapter 9 - SOLID WASTE
Part 3 - SOLID WASTE FACILITY PERMITS AND REGISTRATIONS
Section 20.9.3.11 - ADDITIONAL PERMIT APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR PROCESSING FACILITIES AND FOR RECYCLING FACILITIES THAT ACCEPT SOLID WASTE THAT ACCOMPANIES THE RECYCLABLE MATERIAL
Universal Citation: 20 NM Admin Code 20.9.3.11
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
A. Any person seeking a permit for a processing facility or for a recycling facility that accepts solid waste shall submit the following information in addition to that required under 20.9.3.8 NMAC:
(1) a
description of the survey and analysis process used to determine the
characteristics of all solid waste expected to be accepted or
processed;
(2) plans and
elevations, drawn to scale, of all structures used for processing, storage,
alternate storage, and disposal of waste materials;
(3) a process description of the sampling
capability and locations designed into the facility so the process stream can
be safely sampled and analyzed;
(4)
a description of the methods to be employed for the containment or removal of
residues and spills in a manner that protects the public health, welfare,
safety and the environment; and
(5)
an operation and maintenance manual that addresses all of the operating
requirements.
B. Any person seeking a permit for a processing facility that will process special waste shall, in addition to the requirements of this section, submit the following additional information:
(1) the
proposed location and method for storage or processing of liquid or solid
residues and end products produced by operation of the facility;
(2) the process for separation, storage and
disposal of waste generated by the process, including the temporary storage of
wastes;
(3) the minimum and maximum
volumes of the types of material or solid waste to be stored prior to
processing or disposal, and the minimum and maximum time that material or waste
will be stored;
(4) facility plans
and elevations, drawn to scale, and specifications including:
(a) equipment layout;
(b) the most recent full size United States
geological survey topographic map of the area, showing the waste facility
boundary, the property boundary, and existing utilities and structures within
500 feet of the property boundary;
(c) the location of electric power
transmission and distribution lines, pipelines, railroads and public and
private roads within 300 feet of the proposed facility;
(d) the processing unit, with loading area
and residue removal;
(e) all
conveyors, ramps and other devices used to move material through the
facility;
(f) control room and
equipment; and
(g) pollution
control equipment;
(5)
an operations and maintenance manual that includes:
(a) current policies and
procedures;
(b) the operating
requirements for the various stages of processing; and
(c) all information that would enable
supervisory and operating personnel, and persons evaluating the operation of
the facility, to determine the sequence of operation, plans, diagrams,
policies, procedures and legal requirements which must be followed for orderly
and successful operations;
(6) a description of the facility operation
which includes:
(a) a sequential description
of the major components used for the processing of the solid waste starting
from its delivery at the facility and continuing through the treatment and
loading operations;
(b) procedures
for facility start-up, and scheduled and unscheduled shut downs;
(c) a description of potential safety hazards
and methods of control, including, but not limited to, arrangements to detect
explosion potential and equipment installed to minimize the impact of
explosion; and
(d) a description of
personnel safety equipment and protective gear, including, but not limited to,
showers, eye wash, fire extinguishers, hoses, hard hats, safety goggles,
hearing protection, and proposed personnel hygiene facilities;
(7) an operations plan that
includes all plant systems complete with process flow and instrumentation
diagrams and heat and material balances; and
(8) residue testing methods and
procedures.
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