Washington Administrative Code
Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508)
Chapter 173-306 - Special incinerator ash management standards
Section 173-306-330 - Application contents for permits
Universal Citation: WA Admin Code 173-306-330
Current through Register Vol. 24-06, March 15, 2024
(1) Application contents for permits for new or expanded facilities.
(a) All permit
applications shall contain the following:
(i)
A general description of the facility;
(ii) The types of ash to be handled at the
facility;
(iii) The plan of
operation required by WAC
173-306-405(3)
(except for demonstration and class-use permits, WAC
173-306-320 );
(iv) The operating log required by WAC
173-306-405(4)
(except for demonstration and class-use permits, WAC
173-306-320 );
(v) The inspection schedule and inspection
log required by WAC
173-306-405.
(b) Application contents for monofill
facilities. In addition to the requirements of (a) of this subsection, each
monofill application for a permit must contain:
(i) A hydrogeological assessment of the
facility that addresses:
(A) Local/regional
geology and hydrology, including holocene faults within two hundred feet of the
active area and three thousand feet of all other faults, unstable slopes, and
subsidence areas on site; or a department approved geologic hazard assessment
study;
(B) Evaluation of bedrock
and soil types and properties;
(C)
Depths to groundwater or aquifer(s), or both;
(D) Direction and flow rate of the uppermost
aquifer;
(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 and surface
water quality assessment, and for expanded facilities, identification of
impacts to date of applicant's existing facilities upon ground and surface
waters from monofill 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;
(M) Topography of the site and surrounding
areas; and
(N) Drainage pattern of
the site and surrounding areas.
(ii) Preliminary engineering report/plans and
specifications that address:
(A) How the
facility will meet the siting standards of WAC
173-306-350;
(B) Relationship of facility to city and
county solid waste comprehensive plan as applicable and the basis for
calculating the facility's life;
(C) The design of bottom and side
liners;
(D) Identification of
materials for daily cover and borrow sources for final cover and soil
liners;
(E) Interim/final leachate
collection, treatment, and disposal;
(F) Leachate detection where
applicable;
(G) Fugitive dust
controls;
(H) Trench design, fill
methods, elevation of final cover and bottom liner, and equipment
requirements;
(I) The run-on and
runoff system;
(J) The design to
avoid washout;
(K) Filling phases,
interim cover and final cap elevation; interim cover should be minimized
depending on site specific topography and projected filling phases;
(L) Closure/post-closure design,
construction, maintenance, and land use;
(M) Signs, fencing, and road paving;
and
(N) Scales, employee amenities,
communication, and unloading areas.
(iii) An operation plan that addresses:
(A) Operation and maintenance of leachate
collection, treatment, and disposal systems;
(B) Operation and maintenance of fugitive
dust controls;
(C) Monitoring plans
for groundwater, surface water, soils and ambient air to include sampling
technique, frequency, handling, and analysis requirements;
(D) Safety and emergency accident/fire
plans;
(E) Routine filling,
grading, cover, and housekeeping; and
(F) Record system to address records on
weights (or volumes), number of vehicles, and the types of waste
received.
(iv) A closure
plan that addresses:
(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;
(F) Items required in WAC
173-306-410(3);
and
(G) Identification of final
closure cost including cost calculations and funding mechanisms.
(v) A post-closure plan that
addresses:
(A) Estimated time period for
post-closure activities;
(B) Site
monitoring of ash monofill, soil, air, groundwater, and surface
water;
(C) Deed clause changes,
land use, and zoning restrictions;
(D) Maintenance activities to maintain cover
and runoff systems;
(E) Items
required in WAC
173-306-410(6);
(F) Identification of post-closure costs
including cost calculations and funding mechanisms; and
(vi) Other information as required by the
department.
(c)
Application contents for treatment (including solidification and stabilization)
standards. In addition to the requirements of (a) of this subsection, each
application for a treatment permit must contain:
(i) Preliminary engineering reports/plans and
specifications that address:
(A) The chemical
and physical principle(s) upon which the treatment is based, including
laboratory, pilot plant, prototype, or full-scale data with sufficient detail
to assure the department that the treatment process is feasible and to allow
the department to specify capacity and operating conditions;
(B) Tank, reaction vessel, furnace,
total-enclosed treatment facility and container designs and the basis for
selecting the materials of construction and the thickness of the treatment
device (such as corrosion data) or protective lining;
(C) Fugitive dust controls, including
conveyor, transport, unloading, and building design;
(D) Instrumentation and process control
design to assure operating within conditions specified in the permit;
(E) Warning signs and occupational health and
safety engineering controls;
(F)
Monitoring equipment; and
(G) Other
factors as required by the department.
(ii) An operation plan that addresses:
(A) Operation and maintenance of the
treatment device;
(B) Operation and
maintenance of fugitive dust controls;
(C) Monitoring as required in WAC
173-306-500 and the department on
a case-by-case basis; and
(D)
Safety, occupational health, and emergency accident/fire plans.
(iii) A closure plan that
addresses:
(A) Estimate of closure year and
cost;
(B) Methods of removing
wastes and cleaning or decontaminating reaction devices and final disposal of
both;
(C) Closure timing and
notification procedures;
(D) Final
inspection by regulatory agencies;
(E) Items required in WAC
173-306-410(3);
and
(iv) Other
information as required by the department.
(d) Application contents for utilization
facilities. In addition to the requirements of (a) of this subsection, each
application for utilization must contain:
(i)
For accumulation before utilization facilities:
(A) The method of calculating the percent of
ash being reused within a calendar year; and
(B) Compliance with the generator management
plan storage requirements of WAC
173-306-200(3)(d)(i) and
(ii) if accumulation is by the generator;
or
(C) Compliance with the monofill
facility standards of WAC
173-306-440 if accumulation is by
a disposal facility.
(ii) For reuse constituting disposal
facilities:
(A) Information supplied by the
applicant pertaining to the factors of WAC
173-306-490(2)(b)(iii);
and
(B) Other information as
required by the department.
(2) Application contents for permits for existing facilities. Owners or operators of existing facilities applying for a permit to comply with the requirements of WAC 173-306-310 shall include:
(a) The information required in subsection
(1)(a) of this section; and
(b)
Other information as required by the department.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 70.138 RCW. 00-19-018 (Order 00-17), § 173-306-330, filed 9/8/00, effective 10/9/00; 90-10-047, § 173-306-330, filed 4/30/90, effective 5/31/90.
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