Current through all regulations passed and filed through March 18, 2024
(A)
The owner or operator of a facility shall obtain,
maintain, and comply with all applicable authorizations required by Chapters
3704., 3734., and 6111. of the Revised Code and the rules adopted thereunder.
The owner or operator shall make copies of the approved detail plans,
specifications, and information as specified in paragraph (D) of rule
3745-550-300 of the
Administrative Code available for inspection by the board of health or the
director upon request.
(B)
The owner or operator of a facility shall ensure the
following:
(1)
For a facility that incinerates infectious waste, operations
are in compliance with rule
3745-27-32 of the Administrative
Code.
(2)
Legible and clear instructions for using the facility
are posted and maintained at the entrance to the facility and at waste handling
areas, including a list of any prohibited materials and telephone numbers of
emergency personnel including but not limited to the local fire department,
board of health, and the appropriate district office of Ohio
EPA.
(3)
Equipment necessary for operations is at the facility
and is operational.
(4)
Solid waste handling is confined to the smallest
practical area and is supervised by competent operating personnel who are
thoroughly familiar with proper operational procedures and with the authorizing
documents.
(5)
Leachate is managed and disposed in accordance with
Chapters 3734. and 6111. of the Revised Code and the rules adopted
thereunder.
(C)
The owner or operator shall operate the facility in a
manner that ensures the following:
(1)
Noise, dust, and odors are controlled so as not to
cause a nuisance or a health hazard.
(2)
The attraction,
breeding, and emergence of insects, birds, rodents, and other vectors are
controlled so as not to cause a nuisance or a health hazard and vector control
measures are initiated as deemed necessary by the approved board of health or
Ohio EPA.
(3)
Effective measures are employed to prevent and
extinguish the spread of fire.
(4)
Effective
measures are employed to collect, properly contain, and dispose of scattered
litter.
(5)
Effective measures are employed to limit access to the
facility by non-employees during non-operating hours and at times when
operating personnel are not present.
(6)
The waste
handling areas and access roads within the facility boundary are maintained in
such a manner to allow facility operations and access at all times with minimum
erosion and ponding of surface water.
(7)
The waste
handling floor is accessible and is visibly inspected annually for cracks or
breaks.
(8)
Domestic and farm animals are excluded from the
facility, except for animals utilized for security purposes or vector
control.
(9)
All measures are taken to prevent scavenging and other
activities that would interfere with proper operating procedures.
(D)
The owner or operator shall incinerate waste as
follows:
(1)
In
accordance with the following timeframes:
(a)
As soon as
practicable upon receipt at the facility.
(b)
For putrescible
waste, not later than twenty-four hours after receipt unless an alternative
incineration schedule has been approved by the director in the permit to
install.
(2)
By placing all waste not incinerated within twenty-four
hours of receipt in closed containers or in enclosed buildings, structures, or
other methods of cover deemed acceptable to the director.
(E)
The
owner or operator shall, for each day the facility is operating,
chronologically and completely record facility operations in a log of
operations in accordance with rule
3745-550-615 of the
Administrative Code.
(F)
The owner or operator shall develop and implement a
contingency plan detailing emergency procedures, notifications, equipment, and
remediation activities that will be established, maintained, and implemented to
address the following:
(1)
Discovery of unauthorized wastes and the lawful
management, removal, and disposal of those wastes.
(2)
Response to
explosion and spills and the response and extinguishing of
fire.
(3)
Equipment failure.
(4)
If all or part of
the facility should become unavailable for any reason, the handling, removal,
and disposal of wastes.
(5)
If all or part of the facility should become
unavailable for any reason that would affect the facility's ability to accept
waste, general notifications to service areas and customers.
[Comment: Implementation of the
contingency plan does not relieve the owner or operator from any applicable
requirements of this chapter.]
(G)
The owner or
operator may accept scrap tires at a facility provided the scrap tires are
handled in accordance with the facility's authorizing documents and rules
adopted under Chapter 3734. of the Revised Code.
(H)
The owner or
operator shall not accept the following prohibited materials:
(1)
Hazardous
wastes.
(2)
Asbestos or asbestos-containing waste material that is
subject to the provisions of NESHAP, 40 CFR Part 61, Subpart M.
(3)
Untreated
infectious wastes, unless the facility is authorized to treat infectious waste
in accordance with Chapter 3734. of the Revised Code and the rules adopted
thereunder. This paragraph does not apply to infectious waste disposed in
accordance with division (B)(1)(a)(ii) of section
3734.021 of the Revised Code or
division (D) of section
3734.02 of the Revised
Code.
(4)
Explosive materials.
(5)
Lead-acid
batteries.
(6)
Loads of source-separated yard waste, unless the load
of source-separated yard waste meets one of the following criteria:
(a)
Is the result of
storm damage or other natural catastrophe and the owner or operator has
received written acknowledgment from the solid waste management district of the
need for temporary disposal other than at a composting
facility.
(b)
Has been rejected by a composting facility and is
accompanied by documentation from the composting facility identifying the
vehicle, the vehicle's load, the compost facility that rejected the vehicle
load, the date of rejection, and the printed and signed name of the authorized
personnel rejecting the load.
(c)
Consists solely
of tree trunks and stumps.
(7)
Any other
materials prohibited by authorizing documents or applicable state or federal
rules or laws.
(I)
The owner or operator shall inspect the facility for
compliance with this rule each day the facility is in operation and record
written results of the inspections, including a discussion of any corrective
actions taken in the daily log of operations pursuant to rule
3745-550-615 of the
Administrative Code.
(J)
The owner or operator of a facility for which a permit
to install issued in accordance with Chapter 3734. of the Revised Code is
necessary shall also ensure the following:
(1)
If at any time
the closure cost estimate exceeds five thousand five hundred dollars, financial
assurance for closure in accordance with this chapter and Chapter 3745-503 of
the Administrative Code is executed, funded, and maintained prior license
issuance.
(2)
The closure cost estimate is reviewed and adjusted as
follows:
(a)
Whenever a change in the closure activities increases the
cost of closure, prior to adjusting for inflation.
(b)
Annually for
inflation.
(c)
After revising and updating the final closure cost
estimate, the new estimates and any relevant calculations are submitted in the
annual report in accordance with rule
3745-550-670 of the
Administrative Code.
(3)
Waste materials
are not admitted to any area of the facility until a license has been issued in
accordance with Chapter 3745-501 of the Administrative Code.
(4)
Storage and
handling, including ash storage and handling, and all recycling operations are
conducted on floors that readily allow wet or dry cleanup operations, direct
leachate to collection points, and do not allow ponding or offsite migration of
leachate.
(5)
The leachate collection system is maintained to prevent
impediments to proper collection of leachate, including blockages and
clogging.
[Comment: Some solid waste incinerator
facilities and solid waste energy recovery facilities are permitted solely
under Chapter 3704. of the Revised Code.]
Replaces: 3745-27-52
