Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
A. Any person
seeking a permit for a transformation facility shall submit the following
information in addition to that required under 20.9.3.8 NMAC:
(1) the composition of the waste to be
received at the facility;
(2) the
method to be used to convert the waste into a feedstock for the transformation
process, including material separation and recovery systems;
(3) if the transformation process is other
than biological, a characterization of the feedstock used as the design basis
of the facility that shows:
(a) composition
by material type; and
(b) physical
and chemical properties, including moisture content, ash content, and higher
heating value;
(4) if
the transformation is by means of a biological process, a characterization of
the feedstock used as the design basis of the facility that shows:
(a) composition by material type;
(b) physical and chemical properties,
including moisture content and percent organic and inorganic matter;
(c) process efficiency, as measured by
conversion of volatile solids; and
(d) end products or residue;
(5) the proposed location and
method for disposal, storage or processing of liquid or solid residues and end
products produced by operation of the facility;
(6) the process for separation, storage and
disposal of waste generated by the process, including the temporary storage of
bulky wastes;
(7) the minimum and
maximum volumes of the types of material or solid waste to be stored prior to
sale, reuse or disposal, and the minimum and maximum time that material or
waste will be stored;
(8) 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 transformation unit, with feed area
and residue removal;
(e) all
conveyors, ramps and other devices used to move material the
facility;
(f) control room and
equipment; and
(g) pollution
control equipment;
(9)
an operations and maintenance manual that includes:
(a) current policies and
procedures;
(b) the operating
requirements for the various stages of transformation; 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;
(10) a description of the facility operation
which includes:
(a) a sequential description
of the major components used for the treatment of the solid waste starting from
its delivery at the facility and continuing through the residue and ash
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;
(11) an
operations plan that includes all plant systems complete with process flow and
instrumentation diagrams and heat and material balances; and
(12) residue testing methods and
procedures.
B. The
design and operation of the transformation facility shall conform to all
applicable codes and standards including, but not limited to, the American
society of testing materials, the American national standards institute, the
American society of mechanical engineers, the American concrete institute, and
the uniform building code, most recent edition, as well as the building code
requirements in the city, county, or municipality in which the facility is to
be located.
C. Within 30 days of
permit issuance, the permittee shall submit to the department a comprehensive
project schedule that indicates each major design, procurement, construction,
and start-up activity in a properly sequenced and coordinated fashion. Progress
reports shall be submitted at least once a month indicating major activities
accomplished and percentage of work completed.
