Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Environmental Quality
Title R315 - Waste Management and Radiation Control, Waste Management
Rule R315-306 - Incinerator Standards
Section R315-306-3 - Requirements for Small Incinerators
Universal Citation: UT Admin Code R 315-306-3
Current through Bulletin 2024-06, March 15, 2024
(1) Applicability.
(a) These requirements apply to any
incinerator designed to incinerate ten tons or less of solid waste per day and
incinerator facilities that incinerate solid waste only from on-site
sources.
(b) If an incinerator
processes 250 pounds or less of solid waste per week, the requirements of
Section R315-306-3 do not apply and a permit from the director is not required
but the facility may be regulated by other local, state, or federal
requirements.
(2) Requirements.
(a) A new incinerator facility
may not incinerate infectious waste and chemotherapeutic waste within a
two-mile radius of an area zoned as residential after January 1,
2014.
(b) Each owner and operator
of an incinerator facility shall submit a plan of operation to the director
that meets the requirements of Section R315-302-2.
(c) The submitted plan of operation shall
also address:
(i) alternative storage or
disposal plans for any breakdowns that would result in overfilling the storage
areas;
(ii) identification of the
specific waste streams to be handled by the facility;
(iii) generator waste analysis requirements
and procedures;
(iv) waste
verification procedures at the facility;
(v) generator certification of wastes shipped
as being nonhazardous; and
(vi)
recordkeeping procedures, including a detailed operating record.
(d) Solid waste shall be stored
temporarily only in storage compartments, containers, or areas specifically
designed to store wastes.
(i) Storage of
wastes other than in specifically designed compartments, containers, or areas
specifically designed to store wastes is prohibited.
(ii) Equipment and space shall be provided in
the storage and charging areas, and elsewhere as needed, to allow periodic
cleaning as necessary to maintain the plant in a sanitary and clean
condition.
(e)
Incinerator ash and residues from any incinerator shall be sampled, analyzed,
and disposed as specified in Subsection R315-306-2(7).
(f) The owner or operator of the incinerator
shall prevent the disposal of prohibited hazardous waste or prohibited waste
containing PCBs as specified in Subsection R315-306-2(15).
(g) The incinerator shall be designed,
constructed, and operated in a manner to comply with appropriate state and
local air pollution control authority emission and operating
requirements.
(h) The plan of
operation shall include a training program for new employees and annual review
training for each applicable employee to ensure safe handling of waste and
proper operation of the equipment.
(i) The owner or operator of the incinerator
shall close the facility by removing any solid waste, ash, and other residues
to a permitted solid waste disposal facility.
(j) The owner or operator of the incinerator
facility shall provide financial assurance to cover the costs for closure of
the facility that meets the requirements of Rule R315-309.
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