South Dakota Administrative Rules
Title 74 - Department of Environment And Natural Resources
Article 74:27 - Solid waste
Chapter 74:27:09 - Solid waste permit applications
Section 74:27:09:03 - Solid waste disposal permit application - Contents

Universal Citation: SD Admin Rules 74:27:09:03

Current through Register Vol. 50, page 114, March 25, 2024

Except as provided by SDCL 34A-6-1.18, a solid waste disposal permit application must include complete information as required in this section:

(1) General information, including:

(a) The name, address, and phone number of the landowner, operator, owner, and any lien holder of public record of the facility;

(b) The name, address, and phone number of the party responsible for the facility. If the facility is a contract operation, the facility must submit the contract specifications. When a contract is awarded, the facility shall forward the information required in this subdivision to the secretary;

(c) Information pertaining to felony convictions or convictions of other crimes involving moral turpitude, violations of any state or federal environmental laws or regulations, and revocations of any state or federal environmental permit or license of the applicant; any officer, director, or manager of the organization; any shareholder of the organization owning 20 percent or more of its capital stock; or any other person conducting or managing the affairs of the applicant or of the proposed facility in whole or in part;

(d) An agreement with the board acknowledging perpetual responsibility and liability as required by SDCL 34A-6-1.10;

(e) The legal description of the location of the proposed facility by county, quarter-quarter, section, township, and range or lot and subdivision if legally subdivided;

(f) The municipality nearest to the proposed location;

(g) The type of facility proposed;

(h) The category of facility;

(i) The types and characteristics of waste to be handled;

(j) The municipalities served or contracted with and other sources of wastes to be received;

(k) The total population served by the facility;

(l) Certification of compliance with local requirements, including planning and zoning, required by § 74:27:08:04;

(m) Resolution of county approval as required by SDCL 34A-6-103;

(n) A description of local concerns, including summaries of general comments and questions and the proceedings of public meetings;

(o) Other department permits required and their status;

(p) Copies of any other environmental reviews to include potential impacts to state and federal threatened or endangered species;

(q) The anticipated start-up date of construction; and

(r) The anticipated start-up date of operation;

(2) Design and construction details, including the following:

(a) A general description of the type of design, including groundwater and surface water protection features, leachate minimization features, and estimated impacts to surface waters and groundwaters;

(b) All information and calculations pertaining to the site characterization required by § 74:27:12:03, conclusions, and a description of the impacts of site characteristics on facility design;

(c) A description of how the facility meets the design and construction requirements of chapter 74:27:12, including a copy of the construction quality assurance plan;

(d) Design methods, design assumptions, data, calculations, and descriptions addressing the following:
(i) The sources, types, and amounts by weight and volume of solid waste received at the facility both monthly and annually and projected increases of solid waste handled over the life of the facility;

(ii)The projected life of the facility;

(iii) The life expectancy of landfill units, special waste management areas, and a timetable for fill progression;

(iv) The volume of cover required for operation and closure, the volume of clay liner material, if required, the volume of material available at the site, and other sources of material, if necessary;

(v) Water requirements for the facility and the source of water;

(vi) A plan addressing control of sedimentation and erosion; and

(vii) Sizing for pumps, pipe, ditches, culverts, ponds, and hydraulic equipment for surface and subsurface water flows;

(e) Technical details for all aspects of the facility design, including the following:
(i) Existing grade, excavation grade, and final grade;

(ii)Cross-sections of the lowest point in the lowest cell relating to groundwater elevation;

(iii) Surface drainage controls;

(iv) Subsurface drainage controls;

(v) Leachate collection and removal systems;

(vi) Liners;

(vii) Trenches and fill areas including special waste areas;

(viii) Lithologic well logs and groundwater monitoring well completion details;

(ix) Gas monitoring systems;

(x) Perimeter fencing;

(xi) Internal litter catch screens or fences;

(xii) Roads; and

(xiii) Surface water quality monitoring system;

(f) Miscellaneous information, including a table of the capacity and purpose for each piece of equipment required to operate the facility as designed;

(g) General facility plans, and specifications detailing the following:
(i) The facility boundary and buffer zone;

(ii)The perimeter fence location;

(iii) Points of access to facility;

(iv) Points of access to active waste disposal areas;

(v) Borrow and fill areas;

(vi) Trenches or fill areas;

(vii) The progressive development of trenches or fill areas;

(viii) Resource recovery areas;

(ix) Special waste areas;

(x) Litter fence placements;

(xi) Cover material stockpile locations;

(xii) Topsoil stockpile locations;

(xiii) Facility buildings for equipment and personnel;

(xiv) Drainage control structures;

(xv) Groundwater monitoring well locations; and

(xvi) Gas monitoring points;

(3) Maps, including the following:

(a) A United States Geological Survey 7.5 minute quadrangle topographical map of the site area with the facility boundary indicated;

(b) An existing conditions map or maps of the area showing the following, at a minimum:
(i) The section, township, and range;

(ii)Land use and zoning within one mile from all boundaries of the site;

(iii) Land and mineral ownership;

(iv) All occupied dwellings, schools, hospitals, and buildings within one mile from all boundaries of the site;

(v) Roads;

(vi) Surface waters;

(vii) Groundwater wells;

(viii) All other existing and man-made features;

(ix) The general topography;

(x) The site boundary;

(xi) The site layout;

(xii) Airports;

(xiii) One hundred-year floodplains;

(xiv) Unstable areas; and

(xv) Wetlands map, either national wetlands map or soil conservation service wetlands delineation map;

(c) A final contour map;

(d) A contour map of the shallowest occurrences of groundwater, and of any other groundwater surface of concern, showing the groundwater monitoring well locations and disposal areas; and

(e) Site maps showing the locations of soil borings, piezometers, soil tests, existing wells, monitoring wells, and other information completed or obtained for the site characterization required by § 74:27:12:03;

(4) Operational information, including the following;

(a) An operational plan that addresses each of the requirements in chapter 74:27:13, including the sources and amounts of special wastes to be handled. A copy of the recordkeeping log to be used, a copy of the contingency plan, a description of waste screening methods, and a description of the personnel training plan must be included with the operational plan;

(b) Miscellaneous information, including:
(i) Fees and collection methods;

(ii)Volume reduction methods used at the site;

(iii) Operational methods to ensure efficient, progressive filling of lifts, cells, and trenches;

(iv) Special operating procedures during high winds;

(v) Dust control methods; and

(vi) Odor control methods;

(5) Closure/postclosure plans required by chapter 74:27:15;

(6) Financial assurance information required by chapter 74:27:16; and

(7) Groundwater monitoring information required by chapter 74:27:19.

General Authority: SDCL 34A-6-1.6.

Law Implemented: SDCL 34A-6-1.6, 34A-6-1.8.

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