(1) Each
transfer station shall meet the requirements of Subsection
R315-302-1(2)(f).
(2) Each transfer station shall meet the
requirements of Section
R315-302-2
and shall submit a plan of operation and such other information as requested by
the Director for approval prior to construction and operation.
(3) Each transfer station shall submit, to
the Director, by March 1 of each year, a report that meets the applicable
requirements of Subsection
R315-302-2(4)
and a certification that the facility has, during the past year, operated
according to the submitted plan of operation.
(4) Each transfer station shall be designed,
constructed, and operated to:
(a) be
surrounded by a fence, trees, shrubbery, or natural features so as to control
access and to screen the station from the view of immediately adjacent
neighbors, unless the tipping floor is fully enclosed by a building;
(b) be sturdy and constructed of easily
cleanable materials;
(c) be free of
potential rat harborage, and provide effective means to control rodents,
insects, birds, and other vermin;
(d) be adequately screened to prevent blowing
of litter and to provide effective means to control litter;
(e) provide protection of the tipping floor
from wind, rain, or snow;
(f) have
an adequate buffer zone around the active area to minimize noise and dust
nuisances, and a buffer zone of 50 feet from the active area to the nearest
property line in areas zoned residential;
(g) provide pollution control measures to
protect surface and ground waters by the construction of:
(i) a run-off collection and treatment
system, if required, must be designed and operated to collect and treat a
25-year storm and equipment cleaning and washdown water; and
(ii) a run-on prevention system to divert a
25-year storm event;
(h)
provide all-weather access in all vehicular areas;
(i) provide pollution control measures to
protect air quality including a prohibition against all burning and the
development of odor and dust control plans to be made part of the plan of
operation;
(j) prohibit
scavenging;
(k) provide attendants
on-site during hours of operation;
(l) have a sign that identifies the facility
and shows at least the name of the site, hours during which the site is open
for public use, materials not accepted at the facility, and other necessary
information posted at the site entrance;
(m) prevent the acceptance of prohibited
waste by meeting the requirements of Subsection
R315-303-4(7);
(n) have communication capabilities, if
available in the facility area, to immediately summon fire, police, or
emergency service personnel in the event of an emergency; and
(o) remove all wastes at final closure from
the facility to another permitted facility.
