Current through Register Vol. 24-06, March 15, 2024
(1) Applicability.
(a) These standards apply to facilities
engaged in recycling or utilization of solid waste on the land, including but
not limited to:
(i) Noncontainerized
composting in piles;
(ii)
Utilization of sewage sludge, septage and other organic wastes on land for
beneficial use;
(iii) Accumulation
of wastes in piles for recycling or utilization.
(b) These standards do not apply to:
(i) Single family residences and single
family farms engaged in composting of their own wastes;
(ii) Facilities engaged in the recycling of
solid waste containing garbage, such as garbage composting, which are subject
to WAC 173-304-400, Solid waste handling
facility standards;
(iii)
Facilities engaged in the storage of tires which are subject to WAC
173-304-400, Solid waste handling
facility standards;
(iv) Problem
wastes as defined in WAC
173-304-100;
(v) Facilities engaged in recycling of solid
waste stored in surface impoundments which are subject to WAC
173-304-400, Solid waste handling
facility standards; and
(vi)
Woodwaste or hog fuel piles to be used as fuel or raw materials stored
temporarily in piles being actively used so long as the criteria of WAC
173-304-300(3)(c)(i)
are met.
(c) These
standards do not apply to any facility that recycles or utilizes solid wastes
in containers, tanks, vessels, or in any enclosed building, including buy-back
recycling centers.
(2)
Effective dates. All existing facilities recycling solid waste not in
conformance with this section shall be placed upon a compliance schedule under
WAC 173-304-600(1)
to assure compliance within two years of the effective date of this
regulation.
(3) Waste recycling
requirements.
(a) All applicable solid waste
recycling facilities shall apply for and obtain a solid waste permit under WAC
173-304-600, permits.
(b) Applicable waste recycling facilities
shall submit annual reports to the jurisdictional health department and the
department by March 1 of the following year for which the data is collected on
forms supplied by the department. The annual reports shall include quantities
and types of waste recycled for purposes of determining progress towards
achieving the goals of waste reduction, waste recycling, and treatment in
accordance with
RCW
70.95.010(4). Such
facilities may request and be assured of confidentiality for their reports in
accordance with chapter 42.17 RCW and
RCW
43.21A.160.
(c) All facilities storing solid waste in
outdoor piles or surface impoundments for the purpose of waste recycling shall
be considered to be storing or disposing of solid waste if:
(i) At least fifty percent of the material
has not been shown to have been recycled in the past three years and any
material has been on-site more than five years; or
(ii) Groundwater or surface water, air,
and/or land contamination has occurred or will likely occur under current
conditions of storage or in case of fire, or flood.
Upon such a determination by the jurisdictional health
department that (c)(i) or (ii) of this subsection are met, the jurisdictional
health department may require a permit application and issuance of a permit
under WAC
173-304-600 of these
rules.
(d) Waste
recycling facilities shall allow jurisdictional health department and
department representatives entry for inspection purposes and to determine
compliance with these rules at reasonable times.
(e) All applicable waste recycling facilities
shall not conflict with the county comprehensive solid waste management plan
required by WAC
173-304-011 of these
rules.
(f) All waste recycling
facilities shall comply with applicable local, state and federal laws and
regulations, including but not limited to environmental regulations and
laws.
(4) Sewage sludge
utilization requirements.
In addition to the requirements of subsection (3) of this
section, all facilities utilizing sewage sludge, including septage shall comply
with the department's Municipal and Domestic Sludge Utilization
Guidelines WDOE 82-11, dated September 1982 or as hereafter amended.
Facilities utilizing sewage sludge on the land in a manner not consistent with
nor meeting the requirement of the guidelines are required to meet the
landspreading disposal standards of WAC
173-304-450.
(5) Woodwaste and other organic sludge
utilization requirements.
(a) Facilities
utilizing woodwaste not otherwise excluded under WAC
173-304-015, shall comply with
these recycling standards. Applying woodwaste and other primarily organic
sludges such as pulp and paper mill treatment sludges to the land shall be in a
manner consistent with the Municipal and Domestic Sludge Utilization
Guidelines WDOE 82-11 dated September 1982 or as hereafter amended.
Only agricultural or silvicultural sites where such sludges are demonstrated to
have soil conditioning or fertilizer value shall be acceptable, provided that
the woodwaste and other primarily organic sludges are applied as a soil
conditioner or fertilizer in accordance with accepted agricultural and
silvicultural practice. Facilities utilizing woodwaste or other primarily
organic sludges on the land in a manner not consistent with nor meeting the
requirement of the guidelines are required to meet the landspreading disposal
standards of WAC
173-304-450.
(b) Facilities utilizing woodwaste or other
primarily organic sludges shall also comply with the standards of subsection
(3) of this section.
Statutory Authority:
Chapter
43.21A RCW. 85-22-013
(Order 85-18), § 173-304-300, filed
10/28/85.