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 33.1-20-04.1-08 - Treatment and resource recovery facilities

1. All liquids must be collected and treated to meet the water protection provisions of 33.1-20-13.

2. Surface water must be diverted away from all open storage areas.

3. Solid waste must be confined to storage containers and areas specifically designed to store waste. Waste handling and storage systems must provide sufficient excess capacity to prevent nuisances, environmental impacts, or health hazards in the event of mechanical failure or unusual waste flows.

4. Resource recovery systems or facilities must be operated on first-in, first-out basis. Stored solid waste containing garbage may not be allowed to remain unprocessed for more than forty-eight hours unless adequate provisions are made to control flies, rodents, odors, or other environmental hazards or nuisances.

5. All solid waste, recovered materials, or residues must be controlled and stored in a manner that does not constitute a fire or safety hazard or a sanitary nuisance.

6. All residues from resource recovery systems or facilities must be handled and disposed according to this article.

7. All incinerators used for solid waste must be constructed and operated in compliance with 33.1-15.