Current through March 23, 2024
(a)
Applicability: The standards in this section apply to
all solid waste management facilities which manage regulated quantities of
whole scrap tires;
(c)
Design & construction
standards: All facilities which transfer, treat or store whole
scrap tires shall be designed and constructed in accordance with the following
standards, as well as any other applicable facility design and construction
standards:
(i) Waste piles shall be
constructed a minimum of fifty (50) feet from any open flames, blow torches, or
highly flammable substances;
(ii)
Outdoor waste piles shall be constructed a minimum of fifty (50) feet from any
other outdoor waste piles;
(iii)
Outdoor waste piles shall be constructed a minimum of fifty (50) feet from
facility property boundaries;
(iv)
Outdoor waste piles shall not exceed twenty (20) feet in height or fifty (50)
feet in width, and have a base surface area no greater than ten-thousand
(10,000) square feet;
(d)
Operating
standards: All facilities which transfer, treat, store or dispose
whole scrap tires shall be operated in accordance with the following standards,
as well as any other applicable facility operating standards:
(i) Scrap tires managed within a structure
shall be managed under conditions that meet or exceed those in the current
edition of The Standard for Storage of Rubber Tires, National Fire Protection
Association (NFPA) 231D, written by the NFPA Committee on Standards for Rubber
Tires, published by the NFPA Standards Council;
(ii) Scrap tires which are disposed shall be
completely covered with a minimum of six (6) inches of soil a minimum of once
every ninety (90) days or when more than 5,000 scrap tires have been disposed,
whichever comes first;
(iii)
Facilities which manage outdoor waste piles shall be equipped with adequate
stockpiles of soil for firefighting purposes unless the administrator
authorizes other firefighting procedures;
