South Carolina Code of Regulations
Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL
Subchapter 61-107 - Solid Waste Management
Subchapter 61-107.7 - Solid Waste Management: Transfer of Solid Waste
Section 61-107.7.F - Operation Criteria

1. Procedures for preventing unauthorized receipt of prohibited wastes shall be addressed in the contingency plan;

2. The transfer station shall maintain a neat and orderly appearance. The facility and the interior of the transportation vehicles where the waste is held shall be cleaned as often as necessary so as to control litter, odors, rats, insects and other vectors;

3. All floors shall be free from standing water. All drainage areas shall be discharged to a sanitary sewer or other management method acceptable to the Department;

4. A transfer station with permanent operating mechanical equipment shall have an attendant on duty at all times the facility is open;

5. Solid wastes identified as nonputrescible recyclables or oversized, bulky, or untreatable solid waste may be temporarily stored outside on the premises for a period not to exceed one (1) week, unless an exemption is requested and approved by the Department in the facility's general operation plan, and if it does not create a nuisance or a sanitary or environmental problem;

6. Adequate fire protection equipment shall be available at all times or arrangements made with a local fire department; and,

7. All putrescible wastes shall be removed for proper disposal within twenty four (24) hours of receipt unless an exemption is requested and approved by the Department in the facility's general operating plan. All solid wastes that are not transferred within twenty four (24) hours shall be stored in a manner to promote vector and odor control.