(a) Operate the site in compliance
with the performance standards of WAC
173-350-040
and this section. In addition the owner or operator must develop, keep, and
follow a plan of operation approved as part of the permitting process. The plan
of operation must be available for inspection at the request of the
jurisdictional health department. If necessary, the plan may be modified with
the approval, or at the direction of the jurisdictional health department. Each
plan of operation must include the following:
(i) A description of the types of solid
wastes to be land applied;
(ii) A
description of the processes by which the solid waste is generated and
treated;
(iii) A description of the
characteristics of the waste that provide agronomic, soil-amending, or
reclamation capability;
(iv) A
waste monitoring plan that provides representative characterization of the
waste over time;
(v) A description
of how the owner or operator will ensure that land application occurs at a
predictable application rate determined as follows:
(A) For agricultural applications, solid
waste must be applied to the land at a rate that does not exceed the agronomic
rate. The agronomic rate should be based on Washington State University
cooperative extension service fertilizer guidelines or other appropriate
resources accepted by the jurisdictional health department;
(B) For the purposes of land reclamation or
other soil amending activities, the application rate may be designed, for
example, to achieve a soil organic matter content or other soil physical
characteristics to promote long-term soil productivity, with consideration of
the carbon-to-nitrogen ratio to control nutrient leaching; and
(C) For liquid wastes, the application rate
must also be based on soil permeability and infiltration rate.
(vi) A description of how the
owner or operator will determine the application rate that accounts for the
characteristics of the waste to be applied, characteristics of receiving site
soils, irrigation practices, climate, and the crop to be grown;
(vii) A description of the process, system,
and equipment that will be used to apply the waste that explains:
(A) How the equipment and system will be
calibrated to deliver waste at the appropriate rate;
(B) Whether the waste will be allowed to
remain on the surface of the land, tilled into the soil, or injected into the
soil at the time of application;
(C) When the waste will be applied to the
land relative to crop and livestock management practices; and
(D) Any restrictions on application related
to climatic factors including typical precipitation, twenty-five-year storm
events, temperature, wind, frozen soils, saturated soils, or seasonal high
groundwater.
(viii) A
description of how the waste will be managed at all points during storage and
application to control attraction to vectors and to mitigate nuisance odor
impacts (unless exempted under chapter 70.94 RCW, Washington Clean Air Act),
including a description of how owners or operators will respond to
complaints;
(ix) If the seasonal
high groundwater is three feet or less below the surface, a management plan
describing how groundwater will be protected;
(x) For waste stored in piles at the land
application site, a description of how the owner or operator will ensure that:
(A) Contamination of groundwater, surface
water, air, and land during storage is prevented;
(B) The potential for combustion within the
pile is minimized;
(C) The duration
of storage of the entire pile is limited to one year and limited to the amount
that will be applied to the site during a one-year period according to the plan
of operation, or less if the jurisdictional health department believes it is
necessary to prevent the contamination of groundwater, surface water, air, or
land Subsequent accumulation under the same conditions is allowed at the same
location after the entire pile has been used; and
(D) For piles that will not meet conditions
of (A) through (C) of this subsection, a demonstration that the owner or
operator will meet the requirement of WAC
173-350-320.
(xi) For waste stored in piles
somewhere other than the land application site, a description of how the owner
or operator will meet the requirements of WAC
173-350-320;
(xii) For storage of liquid waste or
semisolid waste in surface impoundments or tanks, a description of how the
owner or operator will meet the requirements of WAC
173-350-330;
(xiii) A description of how the owner or
operator will maintain operating records of the location where waste is
applied, amount and type of waste applied, the crop planted, and other nutrient
inputs, including the form or computer printout used to record this
information. Facility annual reports must be maintained in the operating
record. Significant deviations from the plan of operation must be noted in the
operating record. Records must be kept for a minimum of five years and be
available upon request by the jurisdictional health department; and
(xiv) Other details to demonstrate that the
facility will be operated in accordance with this subsection and as required by
the jurisdictional health department.
(b) Prepare and submit a copy of an annual
report to the jurisdictional health department and the department by April 1st
on forms supplied by the department. The annual report must detail the land
application activities during the previous calendar year and must include the
following information:
(i) Address or legal
description of where waste was land applied;
(ii) Calendar year covered by the
report;
(iii) Annual quantities and
types of waste managed;
(iv) For
each crop grown: The acreage used, the amount, type and source of each waste
applied, the crop, and any additional nutrient inputs to the land, such as
manure, biosolids, or commercial fertilizer;
(v) Quantity and type of any waste remaining
in storage as of December 31st of the reporting year;
(vi) Any additional waste characterization
information required to be obtained as a condition of the permit, and a summary
report of that data;
(vii) Any
environmental monitoring data required to be obtained as a condition of the
permit, and a summary report of that data; and
(viii) Any additional information required by
the jurisdictional health department as a condition of the permit.