Compliance with these standards will be by self-evaluation of the participating institutions. Applicants for approval will be visited by a team of department employees. Approval is for five years. Once approved, graduates of these institutions will be issued the appropriate license and endorsements. The proposal contains a fairly detailed set of standards for the evaluation of these programs.
None appear to be controversial but some are overly vague.
XXI, No. 21, ARC 9097A, adopted. The division centralizes the rules relating to composting into one central provision. Composting facilities may include vermicomposting, turned windrows, aerated static piles, aerated in-vessel systems, or other methods approved by the department. A composting facility includes all related receiving, processing, production, curing, and storage areas. Some facilities also process solid waste, but these require a separate permit from the department.