(3) Application contents for
permits for new or expanded facilities.
(a)
All permit applications except for inert waste, demolition waste, special
purpose landfills, woodwaste landfill and recycling facilities applications,
which are specified in (h) of this subsection, shall contain the following:
(i) A general description of the
facility;
(ii) The types of waste
to be handled at the facility;
(iii) The plan of operation required by WAC
173-304-405(2);
(iv) The form used to record weights or
volumes required by WAC
173-304-405(3);
(v) An inspection schedule and inspection log
required by WAC
173-304-405(5);
and
(vi) Documentation to show that
any domestic or industrial waste water treatment facility, such as a leachate
treatment system, is being reviewed by the department under chapter 173-240
WAC.
(b) Application
contents for permits for new or expanded landfill facilities. In addition to
the requirements of (a) of this subsection, each landfill application for a
permit must contain:
(i) A geohydrological
assessment of the facility that addresses:
(A)
Local/regional geology and hydrology, including faults, unstable slopes and
subsidence areas on site;
(B)
Evaluation of bedrock and soil types and properties;
(C) Depths to groundwater and/or
aquifer(s);
(D) Direction and flow
rate of local groundwater;
(E)
Direction of regional groundwater;
(F) Quantity, location and construction
(where available) of private and public wells within a two thousand foot radius
of site;
(G) Tabulation of all
water rights for groundwater and surface water within a two thousand foot
radius of the site;
(H)
Identification and description of all surface waters within a one-mile radius
of the site;
(I) Background ground
and surface water quality assessment, and for expanded facilities,
identification of impacts of existing facilities of the applicant to date upon
ground and surface waters from landfill leachate discharges;
(J) Calculation of a site water
balance;
(K) Conceptual design of a
groundwater and surface water monitoring system, including proposed
installation methods for these devices and where applicable a vadose zone
monitoring plan;
(L) Land use in
the area, including nearby residences; and
(M) Topography of the site and drainage
patterns.
(ii)
Preliminary engineering report/plans and specifications that address:
(A) How the facility will meet the locational
standards of WAC
173-304-130;
(B) Relationship of facility to county solid
waste comprehensive plan and the basis for calculating the facility's
life;
(C) The design of bottom and
side liners;
(D) Identification of
borrow sources for daily and final cover, and soil liners;
(E) Interim/final leachate collection,
treatment, and disposal;
(F)
Landfill gas control and monitoring;
(G) Trench design, fill methods, elevation of
final cover and bottom liner, and equipment requirements; and
(H) Closure/post-closure design,
construction, maintenance, and land use.
(iii) An operation plan that addresses:
(A) Operation and maintenance of leachate
collection, treatment, and disposal systems;
(B) Operation and maintenance of landfill gas
control systems;
(C) Monitoring
plans for groundwater, surface water, and landfill gases to include sampling
technique, frequency, handling, and analyses requirements;
(D) Safety and emergency accident/fire
plans;
(E) Routine filling,
grading, cover, and housekeeping;
(F) Record system to address records on
weights (or volumes), number of vehicles and the types of waste
received;
(G) Vector control plans;
and
(H) Noise control.
(iv) Closure plan to address:
(A) Estimate of closure
season/year;
(B) Capacity of site
in volume and tonnage;
(C)
Maintenance of active fill versus completed, final covered acreage;
(D) Estimated closure construction timing and
notification procedures;
(E)
Inspection by regulatory agencies.
(v) Post-closure plan to address:
(A) Estimated time period for post-closure
activities;
(B) Site monitoring of
landfill gas, groundwater, and surface water;
(C) Deed clause changes, land use, and zoning
restrictions;
(D) Maintenance
activities to maintain cover and runoff systems; and
(E) Identification of final closure costs
including cost calculations and the funding mechanism.
(c) Application contents for new
or expanded transfer stations, drop box facilities, and baling and compaction
systems requiring a permit. In addition to the requirements of (a) of this
subsection, each applicable application for a permit must contain preliminary
engineering report/plans and specifications that address:
(i) The proposed facility's zoning
status;
(ii) The relationship to
the county solid waste comprehensive plan and the area to be served by the
facility; and
(iii) The facility
design to address how the facility shall meet requirements of WAC
173-304-410, including
closure.
(d) Application
contents for new or expanded surface impoundments requiring a permit. In
addition to the requirements of (a) of this subsection, each applicable
application for a permit must contain:
(i) A
geohydrological assessment of the facility that addresses all of the factors of
(b)(i) of this subsection;
(ii)
Preliminary engineering report/plans and specifications that address, where
applicable:
(A) How the proposed facility
will meet the locational standards of WAC
173-304-130;
(B) The relationship of facility to the
county solid waste comprehensive plan;
(C) The design of liners and foundation to be
incorporated in the facilities design including the design leachate of
collection and treatment systems;
(D) The design of groundwater
monitoring;
(E) The design of dikes
including calculations on dike stability analyses under conditions of liner
failure;
(F) Other design details,
including sludge cleanout and disposal, overfilling alarms and inlet design;
and
(G) Closure/post-closure
design, construction maintenance and land use.
(iii) An operation plan that addresses:
(A) Operation and maintenance of leachate
collection system, or groundwater monitoring;
(B) Operation and maintenance of overfilling
equipment or details of filling and emptying techniques;
(C) Inspection of dikes and liners for
integrity; and
(D) Safety and
emergency plans.
(iv) A
closure plan to address:
(A) Estimate of
closure year and cost;
(B) Methods
of removing wastes, liners and any contaminated soils, and location of final
disposal;
(C) Closure timing and
notification procedures; and
(D)
Final inspection by regulatory agencies.
(e) Application contents for new or expanded
piles requiring a permit. In addition to the requirements of (a) of this
subsection, each application for a permit must contain:
(i) Preliminary engineering reports/plans and
specifications that address:
(A) How the
proposed facility will meet the locational standards of WAC
173-304-130;
(B) The relationship of the facility to the
county solid waste comprehensive plan and zoning;
(C) The design of the liner or sealed surface
upon which the liner rests, including an analysis of the liners ability to
withstand the stress;
(D) The
design of the run-on and runoff system;
(E) The design to avoid washout when the pile
is located in a one hundred-year flood plain; and
(F) Maximum elevation and boundaries of the
waste pile.
(ii) An
operation plan that addresses:
(A) Methods of
adding or removing wastes from the pile and equipment used;
(B) Inspection of the liner for integrity;
and
(C) Safety and emergency
plans.
(iii) A closure
plan to address:
(A) Estimate of closure year
and cost;
(B) Methods of removing
wastes, liners and any contaminated soils, and location of final
disposal;
(C) Closure timing and
notification procedures; and
(D)
Final inspection by regulatory agencies.
(f) Application contents for new or expanded
energy recovery and incinerator facilities requiring a permit. In addition to
the requirements of (a) of this subsection, each application for a permit must
contain:
(i) Preliminary engineering
reports/plans and specifications that address:
(A) The relationship of the facility to the
county solid waste comprehensive plan and zoning;
(B) The design of the storage and handling
facilities on-site for incoming waste as well as fly ash, bottom ash and any
other wastes produced by air or water pollution controls; and
(C) The design of the incinerator or thermal
treater, including changing or feeding systems, combustion air systems,
combustion or reaction chambers, including heat recovery systems, ash handling
systems, and air pollution and water pollution control systems. Instrumentation
and monitoring systems design shall also be included.
(ii) An operation plan that addresses:
(A) Cleaning of storage areas as required by
WAC 173-304-440(2)(a);
(B) Alternative storage plans for breakdowns
as required in WAC
173-304-440(2)(c);
(C) Inspection to insure compliance with
state and local air pollution laws and to comply with WAC
173-304-405(5).
The inspection log or summary must be submitted with the application;
and
(D) How and where the fly ash,
bottom ash and other solid wastes will be disposed of.
(iii) A closure plan to address:
(A) Estimate of closure year and
cost;
(B) Methods of closure and
methods of removing wastes, equipment, and location of final
disposal;
(C) Closure timing and
notification procedures; and
(D)
Final inspection by regulatory agencies.
(g) Application contents for new or expanded
landspreading disposal facilities requiring a permit. In addition to the
requirements of (a) of this subsection, each application for a permit must
contain:
(i) A geohydrological assessment of
the facility that addresses all of the factors of (b)(i) of this
subsection;
(ii) Preliminary
engineering reports/plans and specifications that address:
(A) How the proposed facility will meet the
locational standards of WAC
173-304-130;
(B) The relationship of the facility to the
county solid waste comprehensive plan and the basis for calculating the
facility's life;
(C) Waste analyses
and methods to periodically sample and analyze solid waste;
(D) Design of interim waste storage
facilities if such facilities are not otherwise permitted by the
department;
(E) Design of run-on
and runoff systems;
(F) A contour
map of the active area showing contours to the nearest foot;
(G) A groundwater and surface water
monitoring program; and
(H) Access
barriers such as fences, and warning signs.
(iii) An operation plan that addresses:
(A) Operation and maintenance of runoff and
run-on systems;
(B) Methods of
taking groundwater samples and for maintaining groundwater monitoring
systems;
(C) Methods of applying
wastes to meet the requirements of WAC
173-304-450(2)(d):
(I) Estimated multiples of agronomic
rates;
(II) Frequency of discing;
and
(III) Avoidance of standing
water.
(D) The written
contract required between landowners, waste generators and waste
operators.
(iv) Closure
plan to address:
(A) Estimate of closure
season/year;
(B) Capacity of site
in volume and tonnage;
(C)
Year-to-year maintenance of the active area versus completed, final covered
acreage;
(D) Closure construction
timing and notification procedures; and
(E) Final inspection by regulatory
agencies.
(v)
Post-closure plan to address:
(A) Estimated
time period for post-closure activities;
(B) Site monitoring of groundwater;
(C) Deed clause changes, land use, and zoning
restrictions;
(D) Maintenance
activities to maintain cover and runoff systems;
(E) Plans for food chain crops being grown on
the active areas, after closure; and
(F) Identification of final closure costs
including cost calculations and the funding mechanism.
(h) Application contents for new
or expanded inert waste and demolition waste, special purpose landfill,
woodwaste landfills, and recycling facilities.
Applications for permits subject to the standards of WAC
173-304-300,
173-304-460(5),
173-304-461, and
173-304-462 shall be on forms
whose content shall be specified by the jurisdictional health
department.