Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Environmental Quality
Title R315 - Waste Management and Radiation Control, Waste Management
Rule R315-312 - Recycling and Composting Facility Standards
Section R315-312-1 - Applicability
Universal Citation: UT Admin Code R 315-312-1
Current through Bulletin 2024-06, March 15, 2024
(1) The standards of Rule R315-312 apply to any facility engaged in recycling or utilization of solid waste on the land including:
(a) composting;
(b) utilization of organic sludge, other than
domestic sewage sludge and septage, and untreated woodwaste on land for
beneficial use; and
(c)
accumulation of wastes in piles for recycling or utilization.
(2) These standards do not apply to:
(a) animal feeding operations, including
dairies, that compost exclusively manure and vegetative material and meet the
composting standards of a Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plan;
(b) other composting operations in which
waste from on-site is composted and the finished compost is used on-site;
or
(c) hazardous waste.
(3) These standards do not apply to any facility that recycles or utilizes solid wastes solely in containers, tanks, vessels, or in any enclosed building, including buy-back recycling centers.
(4) The composting of domestic sewage sludge, on the site of its generation, is exempt from the requirements of Rule R315-312 but is regulated under the applicable requirements of Rule R317-8 and 40 CFR 503 by the Utah Division of Water Quality.
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