Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 9, September 27, 2024
1. Prior to the construction, operation,
expansion or modification of a solid waste transfer station, a permit shall be
obtained from the Department.
2.
Any person wishing to obtain a permit from the Department for the construction
and/or operation of a solid waste transfer station shall submit three (3)
copies of the following documents:
a. A
completed permit application on a form provided by the Department;
b. A site plan. This plan shall include the
following:
(1) Site conditions and projected
use including all site structures, buildings, fences, gates, entrances and
exits, parking areas, on-site roadways, and signs;
(2) Property boundaries, access roads,
surface water bodies, wetlands as delineated and defined specifically as
wetlands according to the methodology accepted by the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and the location of
100-year flood plain boundaries; and,
(3) Adjacent properties including the
location of public and private water supplies on these properties;
c. A transportation plan
specifying the number and type of transportation vehicles to be used, and how
often solid waste will be transported to the disposal site or sites;
d. A plan for training equipment operators
and other personnel concerning the operation of the facility;
e. A contingency plan describing alternate
solid waste handling procedures for inoperable periods or delays in
transporting solid waste;
f. A
detailed closure plan which identifies the steps necessary to close the
facility. The plan may be amended at any time during the active life of the
facility with Department approval. The plan shall be amended whenever changes
in operating plans or facility design affect the closure plan, or whenever
there is a change in the expected year of closure;
g. A disclosure statement in accordance with
the guidelines established by Code Section
44-96-300.
The Department may accept one disclosure statement for multiple facility permit
applicants. Local governments and regions comprised of local governments are
exempt from submitting a disclosure statement; and,
h. The following items prepared by a South
Carolina licensed professional engineer:
(1)
Complete construction plans and specifications;
(2) Design calculations;
(3) A preliminary engineering report to
include, but not be limited to, the following:
(a) An outline of proposed structures and
areas designated for unloading and loading and the general process
flow;
(b) A description of the
general operating plan for the proposed facility including the origin,
composition, and expected weight or volume of all solid waste to be accepted at
the facility per day; the maximum time waste will be stored; where all wastes
will be disposed; the capacity of the facility; the operating hours of the
facility; how nonputrescible, recyclable waste will be handled; and, the
expected life of the facility;
(c)
A description of all machinery and equipment to be used, including the design
capacity;
(d) A description of the
facility's drainage system and water supply system; and,
(4) Upon completion of construction of the
facility, certification that the facility was constructed in accordance with
approved plans and specification.
3. The plans and specifications for a
transfer station shall be in compliance with the design criteria as set forth
in this regulation.
4. Prior to the
issuance of a Department construction permit, a financial responsibility
mechanism shall be submitted to the Department. The owner or operator of each
facility shall establish sufficient financial assurance to ensure satisfactory
maintenance, closure, and post-closure of the facility; or to carry out any
corrective action which may be required as a condition of a permit.
Consideration shall be given to mechanisms which would provide flexibility to
the owner or operator in meeting its financial obligations. The owner or
operator shall be allowed to use combined financial responsibility mechanisms
for a single facility and shall be allowed to use combined financial
responsibility mechanisms for multiple facilities, utilizing actuarially sound
risk-spreading techniques. Local governments are exempt from this requirement
until such time as federal regulations require local governments or regions to
demonstrate financial responsibilities for such facilities and the Department
promulgates regulations addressing this issue.
