Current through Register Vol. 41, No. 3, September 23, 2024
A.
General. Facility permits issued by the director are typically based on the
modular concept to assure completeness and consistency of the documents. Each
facility permit may consist of several modules dealing with the requirements
addressing separate topics pertinent to the specific facility. The modules used
in the solid and regulated medical waste program are:
1. The general permit conditions module
(Module I) that contains the general conditions required for all solid or
regulated medical waste facility permits and includes documents to be submitted
prior to operation, documents that must be maintained at the facility, and a
compliance schedule, if any.
2. The
general facility requirements module (Module II) that contains the listing of
wastes that the facility may accept or a list of wastes prohibited from
acceptance, an analysis plan, security and site access information, inspection
requirements, personnel training requirements, special standards based on
particular location, a preparedness and prevention plan, a contingency plan,
closure and post-closure cost estimates, and facility-specific financial
assurance requirements.
3. The
separate facility modules, one for each of the different type of facility
provided for in Parts III and IV of the Solid Waste Management Regulations,
containing design requirements (e.g., liners, leachate management systems,
aeration systems, wastewater collection systems), specific operating
requirements (e.g., compaction and cover requirements, equipment, monitoring),
and recordkeeping requirements. The following modules have been developed:
a. Module III-Sanitary landfills;
b. Module IV-Construction/demolition/debris
landfill;
c. Module V-Industrial
landfill;
d. Module VI-Compost
facility;
e. Module VII-Transfer
station;
f. Module VIII-Materials
recovery facility; and
g. Module
IX-Energy recovery and incineration facility.
4. All gas management plans submitted for
review (Module III, IV, or V) will be assessed a fee as listed in Table 3.1-2
of 9VAC20-90-120.
5. The groundwater monitoring modules contain
requirements for well location, installation, and construction, listing of
monitoring parameters and constituents, sampling and analysis procedures,
statistical procedures, data evaluation, recordkeeping and reporting, and
special requirements when significant increases occur in monitoring parameters.
Module X is designed specifically for Phase I or detection monitoring and
Module XI for Phase II or assessment monitoring. If groundwater protection
standards are being established for facilities without Modules X and XI, then
both Modules X and XI will be issued for the major modification fee. However,
for facilities with Module X already included in their permit, the major
modification fee will be assessed to add Module XI.
6. The closure module (Module XII), included
in all permits, contains requirements for actions during the active life of the
facility (updating plan), during the closure process, and after the closure has
been performed. Facilities required to submit a closure plan in accordance with
§§
10.1-1410.1 and
10.1-1410.2A 1
of the Code of Virginia will be assessed a fee for Module XII as listed in
Table 3.1-2 of
9VAC20-90-120.
7. The post-closure module (Module XIII),
included in solid waste disposal facility permits, contains requirements during
the post-closure period and for periodic updating of the post-closure plan.
Facilities required to submit a post-closure plan in accordance with §
10.1-1410.2 of the Code of
Virginia will be assessed a fee for Module XIII as listed in Table 3.1-2 of
9VAC20-90-120.
8. The schedule for compliance for corrective
action (Module XIV) is used when facility groundwater monitoring results
indicate groundwater protection standards have been statistically
exceeded.
9. The leachate handling
module (Module XV), included in solid waste disposal facility permits, contains
requirements for storage, treatment and disposal of leachate generated by the
facility.
10. The regulated medical
waste storage or transfer module (Module XVI) and regulated medical waste
treatment module (Module XVII) have been developed for facilities storing,
transferring, or treating regulated medical waste.
B. Applicants for a modification or amendment
of an existing permit will be assessed a fee associated with only those modules
that will require changes. In situations where the modular concept is not
employed (for example, changes incorporated directly into a nonmodular permit),
fees will be assessed as appropriate for the requirements stipulated for
modules in subsection A of this section had they been used.
C. Applicants for a modification or amendment
or subject to revocation and reissuance of an existing permit will be assessed
a separate public participation fee whenever the modification or amendment
requires a public hearing.
D. The
fee schedules for major permit actions, amendments, or modifications are shown
in Table 3.1-2 of
9VAC20-90-120.
E. In no case will the fee for a
modification, amendment or revocation and reissuance of a permit be higher than
that for a new facility of the same type.
