Florida Administrative Code › 62 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 62 - Departmental › Chapter 62-701 - SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITIES › Section 62-701.710 - Waste Processing Facilities

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1)
				Applicability.
(a) This section applies to
				solid waste management facilities that process but do not dispose of solid
				waste on-site. This includes materials recovery facilities and transfer
				stations, but does not include used oil processing facilities, waste tire
				processing facilities, soil treatment facilities, yard trash processing
				facilities that meet the registration requirements of rule
				 62-709.320, F.A.C., or solid
				waste composting facilities, each of which is regulated under separate rules.
				Solid waste combustors will require permits under this section for any storage,
				processing, or disposal operations that are not directly addressed in another
				Department permit or certification as specified in paragraphs
				 62-701.320(14)(a) and
				(b), F.A.C. However, in accordance with
				paragraph  62-701.320(5)(c),
				F.A.C., owners or operators of facilities which manage several different types
				of wastes, including used oil, waste tires, contaminated soil, or compost, may
				apply for a single permit which addresses all applicable
				requirements.
(b) No person shall
				construct or operate a waste processing facility without a permit issued by the
				Department.
(c) The following types
				of facilities are not subject to the requirements of this section; however,
				these facilities shall be operated to minimize the discharge of leachate to the
				environment and to control objectionable odors, litter, dust, and other
				fugitive particulates:
1. Facilities comprised
				solely of green boxes, compactor units, permanent dumpsters, and other
				containers from which wastes are transported to a landfill or other solid waste
				management facility, which do not accept waste from commercial waste haulers
				that accept waste from multiple generators,
2. Facilities owned or operated by local
				governments which serve as drop-off points for household waste, provided:
a. The facility accepts only household waste,
				which may include yard trash,
b.
				All putrescible waste, household garbage, yard trash, or other waste which may
				produce leachate is containerized; and,
c. The facility does not accept waste from
				commercial waste haulers that collect municipal solid waste from multiple
				generators,
3. Household
				hazardous waste collection centers operated by or exclusively on behalf of a
				local government,
4. Facilities at
				industrial operations where waste is stored prior to shipment to a solid waste
				management facility, or where industrial byproducts are segregated and managed,
				provided that the industrial operation is regulated under another Department
				permit or certification.
5.
				Facilities used solely for the temporary storage of road maintenance
				byproducts, which include street sweepings, ditch scrapings, shoulder
				scrapings, and catch basin sediments, provided:
a. Materials that require screening, as well
				as separated Class I wastes, shall be stored so that leachate and litter are
				controlled. Examples would include storage in covered roll-offs, storage on an
				impervious surface and under roof, or storage indoors,
b. Unscreened materials that will not be
				beneficially used shall be disposed of as soon as practical but shall be stored
				for no longer than three months unless a longer storage time is approved by the
				Department,
c. Class I wastes that
				are separated from the material shall be disposed of at a permitted facility at
				least weekly; and,
d. Screened
				materials, or materials that do not require screening, shall be stored for no
				longer than six months unless a longer storage time is approved by the
				Department.
(d)
				The following facility types are subject to special requirements or are exempt
				from some requirements of this section.
1.
				Transfer stations that accept primarily household waste, commercial solid
				waste, recovered materials, or construction and demolition debris, that manage
				waste on a first-in, first-out basis, and that store such waste for no greater
				than 7 days are exempt from the requirement to provide financial assurance set
				forth in subsection (7) of this rule, and are also exempt from the requirement
				to have a trained spotter set forth in paragraph
				 62-701.710(4)(c),
				F.A.C.
2. Waste processing
				facilities that accept only construction and demolition debris are exempt from
				the requirement to provide a leachate control system set forth in paragraph
				(3)(b) of this rule, provided that all areas where waste is stored or processed
				are covered by a ground water monitoring system which meets the requirements of
				subsection  62-701.730(8),
				F.A.C., except the technical report of paragraph
				 62-701.510(8)(b),
				F.A.C., is not required. A facility that operates without a leachate control
				system shall perform a contamination evaluation as part of its closure
				activities, and shall continue to operate the water quality monitoring system
				if the evaluation indicates the potential for ground water
				contamination.
3. Waste processing
				facilities that accept only Class III wastes are exempt from the requirement to
				provide a leachate control system set forth in paragraph (3)(b) of this rule,
				provided that the areas where waste is received is under roof and on an
				impervious surface and that all areas where waste is stored or processed are
				covered by a ground water monitoring system which meets the requirements of
				subsection  62-701.730(8),
				F.A.C., except the technical report of paragraph
				 62-701.510(8)(b),
				F.A.C., is not required. A facility that operates without a leachate control
				system shall perform a contamination evaluation as part of its closure
				activities, and shall continue to operate the water quality monitoring system
				if the evaluation indicates the potential for ground water
				contamination.
4. Waste-to-energy
				facilities are exempt from the requirement to have a trained operator and a
				trained spotter set forth in paragraph
				 62-701.710(4)(c),
				F.A.C. This does not exempt such facilities from operator training requirements
				set forth in other Department rules.