North Dakota Administrative Code
Title 33.1 - Department of Environmental Quality
Article 33.1-20 - Solid Waste Management and Land Protection
Chapter 33.1-20-04.1 - General Performance Standards
Section 33.1-20-04.1-06 - Transfer stations, processing systems, and drop box facilities

Current through Supplement No. 394, October, 2024

1. Transfer stations and processing systems must be designed, constructed, and operated to meet the following, where applicable:

a. Control access and maintain aesthetics with a combination of fencing, trees, shrubbery, or natural features;

b. Be sturdy and constructed of easily cleanable material;

c. Provide effective control of birds, rodents, insects, and other vermin;

d. Be adequately screened to prevent and control blowing of litter;

e. Provide protection of the tipping floor from wind, rain, or snow;

f. Minimize noise and dust nuisances;

g. Provide pollution control measures to protect surface water and ground water including runoff and equipment wash down water control measures;

h. Provide all-weather access roads and vehicular traffic areas;

i. Provide any necessary pollution control measures to protect air quality including odor and dust control and prohibit burning;

j. Prohibit scavenging;

k. Have communication capabilities to immediately summon fire, police, or emergency personnel in the event of an emergency; and

l. Remove all solid waste from the facility at closure to a permitted facility.

2. Drop box facilities must:

a. Be accessible by all-weather roads;

b. Be designed and serviced as often as necessary to ensure adequate capacity. Storage of solid waste outside the detachable containers is prohibited; and

c. Remove all remaining solid waste to a permitted facility and remove the drop box from the facility at closure.

General Authority: NDCC 23.1-08-03; S.L.2017, ch.199, § 1

Law Implemented: NDCC 23.1-08-03; S.L.2017, ch. 199, § 23

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