Current through Supplement No. 394, October, 2024
All solid waste management facilities, except those permitted
by rule in accordance with section 33.1-20-02.1-02, shall meet the requirements
of this section.
1. The owner or
operator of a solid waste management unit or facility shall prepare and
implement a plan of operation approved by the department as part of the permit.
The plan must describe the facility's operation to operating personnel and the
facility must be operated in accordance with the plan. The plan of operation
must be available for inspection at the request of the department. Each plan of
operation must include, if applicable:
a. A
description of waste acceptance procedures, including categories of solid waste
to be accepted and waste rejection procedures as required by subsection 2 of
section 33.1-20-05.1-02 or subsection 8 of section 33.1-20-06.1-02 or
subsection 2 of section 33.1-20-07.1-01 or subsection 4 of section 33.1-20-10-03;
b. A description of
waste handling procedures;
c. A
description of facility inspection activities required by subsection 2,
including frequency;
d. A
description of contingency actions for the following:
(1) Fire or explosion;
(2) Leaks;
(3) Ground water contamination;
(4) Other releases (for example, dust,
debris, leachate, failure of run-on diversion or runoff containment systems);
and
(5) Any other issues pertinent
to the facility.
e.
Leachate removal system operation and maintenance procedures;
f. Safety procedures;
g. For landfills, implementation of
sequential partial closure;
h. A
description of industrial waste or special waste management procedures, which
include:
(1) A procedure for notifying solid
waste generators and haulers of the facility operating requirements and
restrictions;
(2) A procedure for
evaluating waste characteristics, liquid content, the specific analyses that
may be required for specific wastes, and the criteria used to determine when
analyses are necessary, the frequency of testing, and the analytical methods to
be used;
(3) A procedure for
inspecting and for identifying any special management requirements, and the
rationale for accepting or rejecting a waste based on its volume and
characteristics;
(4) Procedures for
managing the following solid waste, as appropriate:
(a) Bulk chemical containers which contain
free product or residue;
(b)
Asbestos;
(c) Waste containing
polychlorinated biphenyls at a concentration less than fifty parts per
million;
(d) Radioactive
waste;
(e) Rendering and
slaughterhouse waste;
(f) Wastes
that could spontaneously combust or that could ignite other waste because of
high temperatures;
(g) Foundry
waste;
(h) Ash from incinerators,
resource recovery facilities, and power plants;
(i) Paint residues, paint filters, and paint
dust;
(j) Sludges, including ink
sludges, lime sludge, wood sludge, and paper sludge;
(k) Fiberglass, urethane, polyurethane, and
epoxy resin waste;
(l) Spent
activated carbon filters;
(m) Oil
and gas exploration and production waste;
(n) Wastes containing free liquids;
(o) Contaminated soil waste from cleanup of
spilled products or wastes; and
(p)
Any other solid waste that the owner or operator plans to handle.
(5) A description of any solid
waste that will not be accepted at the facility; and
i. The owner or operator shall amend the plan
whenever operating procedures, contingency actions, waste management
procedures, or wastes have changed. The owner or operator shall submit the
amended plan to the department for approval or disapproval.
2. The owner or operator shall
inspect the facility to ensure compliance with this article, a permit, and
approved plans. The owner or operator shall keep an inspection log including
information such as the date of inspection, the name of the inspector, a
notation of observations made, and the date and nature of any repairs or
corrective action taken.
