Ohio Administrative Code
Title 3745 - Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
Chapter 3745-560 - Composting Facilities
Section 3745-560-105 - Alternative materials request for class I composting facilities
Universal Citation: OH Admin Code 3745-560-105
Current through all regulations passed and filed through December 16, 2024
(A) The owner or operator of a class I composting facility may submit a written request to the director for approval to accept alternative materials not otherwise prohibited or authorized in accordance with rule 3745-560-110 of the Administrative Code. The request shall be submitted on forms prescribed by the director and include at a minimum the following:
(1)
A detailed
description of the material to be accepted including any available analytical
data, and any known or potential contaminants or pathogens that may cause or
threaten to cause adverse impact to public health, safety, or the
environment.
(2)
The source and suppliers of the
material.
(3)
Whether pathogens are expected to be present in the
material and what mechanisms will be in place to prevent exposure for those in
contact with the waste or the compost product produced from the
waste.
(4)
The maximum amount of the material that the facility
may accept on a daily basis.
(5)
A detailed
description of the intended use as a feedstock, bulking agent, or additive and
the how the alternative material might function for that use.
(6)
A detailed
description of any impact that may result from the acceptance of the material
in regard to the management of odor, litter, vectors, and leachate or other
operational requirements of rule
3745-560-110 of the
Administrative Code including the methods that will be used to control the
impacts.
(7)
Whether the owner or operator is requesting to compost
the material on a temporary or continued basis.
(8)
A detailed
description of how the material will be managed at the facility. At a minimum,
the description shall include the following:
(a)
Whether the owner
or operator will shred or screen the material prior to incorporation into the
composting process.
(b)
What equipment will be utilized.
(c)
The percentage of
mixture of the feedstock, bulking agent, or additive with other authorized
feedstocks, bulking agents, or additives and the resulting carbon to nitrogen
ratio.
(d)
The method of composting utilized and any other
treatment methods of conditioning compostable material to be used, if
applicable.
(e)
The anticipated moisture level of the incoming
feedstock, bulking agent, or additive and the anticipated moisture levels after
mixing with other authorized feedstocks, bulking agents, or additives.
(f)
Any
special management requirements due to the physical, biological or chemical
characteristics of the alternative material.
(9)
How the owner or
operator intends to distribute or otherwise utilize the compost product.
(10)
The
revised closure cost estimate prepared in accordance with rule
3745-560-05 of the
Administrative Code.
(11)
Any other information deemed necessary by Ohio
EPA.
(B) The director may approve and condition a request submitted in accordance with this rule upon determination of the following:
(1)
The use of the alternative material is technically feasible for composting and
the owner or operator will use an approved composting method.
(2)
The owner or
operator has appropriate equipment and has demonstrated that there is enough
operational capacity at the facility to manage the alternative
material.
(3)
The submitted analytical data demonstrates that if the
alternative material exceeds the parameters specified in rule
3745-560-130 of the
Administrative Code, the applicant has demonstrated that the compost produced
will meet the compost quality standards specified in rule
3745-560-130 of the
Administrative Code.
(4)
The acceptance of the alternative material is unlikely
to cause violations of Chapter 3704., 3734., or 6111. of the Revised Code, this
chapter, or any other applicable federal or state laws.
(5)
The acceptance,
processing, and use of the material is unlikely to adversely affect or threaten
to cause an adverse impact to public health, safety, or the environment.
(C) The director may establish additional compost quality standards for the alternative materials requested to protect public health, safety, and the environment.
Replaces: 3745-560-105
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