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Code of Maine Rules › 06 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 096 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION - GENERAL › Chapter 402 - SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT RULES: TRANSFER STATIONS AND STORAGE SITES FOR SOLID WASTE › Appendix 096-402-A - TEMPLATE FOR PERMISSION TO DECREASE REGULATORY SETBACK TO PROPERTY BOUNDARY

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
(date)
(name of applicant)
(address of applicant)
Dear (name of applicant):
I, being a landowner who has (sole or joint) title, right or
				  interest to property located within 250 feet of the proposed solid waste
				  handling area for the (name of facility), hereby give my permission to reduce
				  the 250 foot setback restriction for the location of the (name of facility)
				  Transfer Station (or Storage Site). I also acknowledge that I have been
				  provided with a copy of the plan for the proposed solid waste facility, showing
				  the proposed location of the waste handling area in relation to my
				  property.
_________________________________
				  ________________________
Signature of property owner Date
_________________________________
				  _________________________
Signature of witness Date
Code of Maine Rules › 06 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 096 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION - GENERAL › Chapter 402 - SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT RULES: TRANSFER STATIONS AND STORAGE SITES FOR SOLID WASTE › Appendix 096-402-C - Handling of Universal Wastes at Transfer Stations and Recycling Centers

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Universal wastes are hazardous wastes that can be easily
				  recycled to reclaim and reuse the hazardous materials. By recycling universal
				  wastes, we can reduce the amount of hazardous materials, such as mercury, lead,
				  and Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs), that are released into and contaminate
				  our environment.
Transfer stations and recycling centers that handle universal
				  wastes must comply with the requirements for "central accumulation facilities"
				  included in the Department's "Hazardous Waste Management Rules" (06-096 CMR ch.
				  850, 851, 853, 857 and 858).
If the owner/operator chooses to handle universal wastes at a
				  transfer station or recycling center, the Department recommends that the
				  owner/operator develop a program with assistance from a consultant or regional
				  association experienced in handling universal wastes, or in conjunction with a
				  consolidator of universal wastes. The Department can provide the owner/operator
				  with a list of universal waste consolidators.
NOTE
: Handling of Universal Waste is primarily
				  addressed in
Universal Waste Rules
06-096 CMR ch. 858.
http://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/rules/06/096/096c858.docx
Code of Maine Rules › 06 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 096 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION - GENERAL › Chapter 403 - SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT RULES: INCINERATION FACILITIES › Section 096-403-1 - Applicability

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
This chapter applies to solid waste facilities which
				  incinerate municipal solid waste and/or special wastes. In addition to other
				  DEP licenses which may be required, a solid waste disposal facility license is
				  required to locate, establish, construct, and operate any new incineration
				  facility or to alter an existing incineration facility in accordance with
				  06-096 CMR 400 and this chapter.
Processing of solid waste into refuse derived fuel at an
				  incineration facility is also subject to the applicable sections of 06-096 CMR
				  409,
Processing Facilities
.
Code of Maine Rules › 06 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 096 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION - GENERAL › Chapter 403 - SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT RULES: INCINERATION FACILITIES › Section 096-403-2 - Facilities Not Subject to the Requirements of this Chapter

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
The following facilities are exempt from the licensing and
				  operating requirements of this chapter:
A. An incinerator or boiler for an
				institutional, commercial or industrial establishment that services exclusively
				that establishment.
B. Any lime
				kiln, cement kiln, bark and hogged fuel boiler, biomass or conventional fuel
				boiler, Kraft recovery boiler and sulfite process recovery boiler which
				combusts solid waste generated exclusively at the facility and/or which
				combusts wood wastes from land clearing, wood from brush or demolition debris,
				or tire derived fuel.
C. A boiler
				which combusts solid waste other than municipal solid waste and has been
				licensed or received approval under the fuel substitution section of 06-096 CMR
				418.
D. An industrial boiler that
				combusts mixed paper, corrugated cardboard or office paper to generate heat,
				steam or electricity if:
(1) The mixed paper,
				corrugated cardboard or office paper would otherwise be placed in a
				landfill;
(2) The market value of
				the mixed paper, corrugated cardboard or office paper as a raw material for the
				manufacture of a product with recycled content is less than its value to the
				facility owner as a fuel supplement;
(3) The mixed paper, corrugated cardboard or
				office paper is combusted as a substitute for, or supplement to, fossil or
				biomass fuels that constitute the primary fuels combusted in the industrial
				boiler; and
(4) The boiler combusts
				no other forms of solid waste except as provided in these exemptions.
Code of Maine Rules › 06 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 096 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION - GENERAL › Chapter 403 - SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT RULES: INCINERATION FACILITIES › Section 096-403-3 - Siting Standards for Incineration Facilities

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
All incineration facilities licensed under this chapter must
				  meet the siting standards of 06-096 CMR 400, section
				  4 and the following:
A.
Prohibited Location.
An
				incineration facility must not be located within the solid waste boundary of an
				active, inactive, or closed landfill.
B.
Set-backs.
The following
				set-backs must be maintained:
(1) The
				boundary of the waste handling area must meet the following minimum setbacks to
				the nearest residence in existence at the time the preapplication is filed:
(a) 500 feet if the waste handling area is
				enclosed within a structure; or
(b) 1,000 feet if the waste handling area is
				not enclosed within a structure.
Code of Maine Rules › 06 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 096 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION - GENERAL › Chapter 403 - SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT RULES: INCINERATION FACILITIES › Section 096-403-4 - Design Standards for Incineration Facilities

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
All incineration facilities licensed under this chapter must
				  meet the following design standards:
A. Facility design capacity must take into
				account waste quantity, characteristics, BTU value and gross calorific value;
				variations in waste generation; equipment downtime; and availability of
				alternate storage, processing, or disposal capability.
B. Instrumentation must be provided to
				accurately determine the weight of incoming and outgoing materials.
C. Sampling capability must be designed into
				the facility for each waste stream required to be sampled as part of the
				facility monitoring program. The sampling sites must be so designed that
				personnel can sample safely without interfering with normal plant
				operations.
D. Areas must be
				provided for storage of wastes while they await incineration or disposal.
				Putrescible waste storage must be in an enclosed building or in covered,
				leakproof containers.
E. All
				incineration facilities must be designed and operated to collect, store and
				handle incinerator ash in enclosed buildings, or the equivalent (e.g., covered
				conveyors and transfer points, leakproof containers, tanks) to prevent fugitive
				dust emissions and to prevent direct exposure of the ash to the weather during
				collection, storage, and handling.
F. Special areas must be provided for the
				storage of any hazardous and non-permitted special wastes that are
				inadvertently delivered to the facility. Storage must be in a building or in
				covered leakproof containers.
G.
				All hazardous and special waste storage areas must be constructed so that they
				are large enough and physically and chemically compatible with the volumes and
				types of wastes to be stored there.
Code of Maine Rules › 06 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 096 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION - GENERAL › Chapter 403 - SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT RULES: INCINERATION FACILITIES › Section 096-403-5 - Application Requirements

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Application for an incineration facility must include all
				  information necessary to address the requirements of 06-096 CMR 400 and this
				  chapter. If subject to
				   38 M.R.S.A.
				  §1310-AA, the applicant must receive a
				  positive determination of public benefit prior to submitting an application to
				  license an incineration facility. The applicant must submit to the Department,
				  on application forms provided by the Department, the following
				  information:
A.
General
				Information
(1)
Topographic
				Map
. The most recent full size U.S. Geological Survey topographic map (7
				1/2 minute series, if available) of the area, showing the waste handling area,
				the facility site, the property boundary, and existing utilities and structures
				within 500 feet from the facility site boundary, or 1,000 feet if the waste
				handling area is not enclosed within a structure.
(2)
Municipal Contracts
.
				Evidence that no waste handling, disposal, or transportation contract with any
				municipality will constrain that municipality from recycling any portions of
				its waste consistent with the State waste management and recycling plan or with
				38 M.R.S.A. §1304-B(4-A).
(3)
Disposal of Ash, By-Passed Waste and Residues
. Evidence that
				adequate capacity for the disposal of all ash, residues, and bypass wastes from
				the facility has been provided. This demonstration may be made through the
				submission of contracts with solid waste facilities licensed to accept these
				wastes and which have sufficient capacity to accept wastes from the facility
				for at least one year after the anticipated start of operation of the facility.
				Contracts are not required when the waste will be disposed in a landfill owned
				by the applicant.
(4)
Storage
. That storage capacity will be provided for all ash
				generated, including that generated during the initial start-up ash
				characterization period.
(5) During
				facility start-up, the ash may be disposed at a licensed special waste landfill
				after data validation and reduction, and statistical analysis, show that the
				ash is non-hazardous.
(6)
Survey of Protected Natural Resources
. The results of a survey of
				the area within 2,000 feet of the facility site showing all protected natural
				resources.
(7)
Operations
				Manual
. An operations manual prepared in accordance with section 6(A) of
				this chapter and addressing all of the operating requirements in section 6 of
				this chapter.
Code of Maine Rules › 06 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 096 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION - GENERAL › Chapter 403 - SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT RULES: INCINERATION FACILITIES › Section 096-403-6 - Operating Requirements

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Incineration facilities must comply with the following
				  operating requirements. The application must address all of the following
				  items:
A.
Operations
				Manual.
The operator shall prepare and maintain an operations manual of
				current solid waste management policies and procedures. The operations manual
				must describe the various solid waste management tasks to be performed,
				operating procedures, and safety precautions for various areas of the
				incineration facility and must be readily available for reference by plant
				personnel.
NOTE
: The operations manual addressing the
				  requirements of this Chapter may be part of an overall operations manual
				  required by other Department programs provided that all solid waste management
				  operating policies and procedures are organized in a discreet, easily
				  identified section of the larger manual.
(1)
Application
. A copy of the
				operations manual must be submitted to the Department with the application for
				any proposed new incineration facility, or expansion to an existing facility.
				The operations manual provided with the application must be as complete as
				possible. The operations manual must be revised to reflect any changes which
				occur during the incinerator's licensing and construction processes. The
				revised operations manual must receive approval by the Department prior to
				commencement of operations.
(2)
Contents
. The operations manual must include the information
				necessary to enable supervisory and operating personnel, and persons evaluating
				the operation of the facility, to determine the sequence of operation, policies
				and procedures, monitoring, maintenance, inspection and legal requirements that
				must be followed for safe, orderly and environmentally sound operation on a
				daily and yearly basis. The manual must address all items contained in this
				Section.
(3)
Annual
				Review
. The operations manual must be reviewed annually, at a minimum,
				by the operator and updated as necessary.
(4)
Training
. The operator shall
				familiarize all personnel responsible for operation of the facility with
				relevant sections of the operations manual and shall document and maintain
				records of these training measures.
Code of Maine Rules › 06 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 096 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION - GENERAL › Chapter 403 - SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT RULES: INCINERATION FACILITIES › Section 096-403-7 - Facility Closing and Closing Plan

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Approval is required to close an incineration facility. The
				  owner or operator of the incineration facility must submit the information
				  required below to the Department in a time frame and manner that will allow the
				  owner or operator to meet the financial assurance requirements of 06-096 CMR
				  400, section 11 of these rules. At a minimum, this information must
				  include:
A. An anticipated date for
				facility closure and for removal of all wastes;
B. A description of any anticipated or known
				contamination on the facility site and how that contamination would be
				monitored and/or treated;
C. The
				proposed use or disposition of the facility site and all of the structures and
				equipment from the facility;
D.
				The proposed closure and post-closure care actions that will be taken and their
				anticipated costs; and
E. Financial
				assurance complying with the requirements of 06-096 CMR 400(11) of these
				rules.
Code of Maine Rules › 06 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 096 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION - GENERAL › Chapter 405 - Solid Waste Management Rules: Water Quality Monitoring, Leachate Monitoring, and Waste Characterization › Section 096-405-1 - General

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A.
Purpose.
Water quality
				monitoring, leachate monitoring and the characterization of wastes stored or
				disposed of are tools used for the detection and analysis of potential threats
				to public health and safety or the environment. The applicable tools are
				required to be implemented at solid waste facilities where the Department
				identifies potential threats to public health and safety or the environment
				because of the nature of the wastes stored or disposed of and/or the type,
				location, design or operation of the solid waste facilities.
B.
Applicability
(1)
Licensing
. The relevant
				requirements of this chapter apply to all landfills licensed under Chapter 401,
				sections 1 through 7. Relevant sections of this chapter may apply to solid
				waste facilities licensed under 06-096 CMR ch. 402, 403, 409, 418 or 419.
(2)
Existing
				facilities
. The following existing solid waste facilities that are
				currently conducting water quality monitoring programs and/or waste
				characterization programs are required to modify their monitoring and/or waste
				characterization programs to be consistent with the provisions of this chapter:
(a) Active and inactive solid waste
				facilities;
(b) Closed solid waste
				facilities that were not closed under the reduced or alternate landfill closure
				procedures of 38 M.R.S.A. §1310-E-1(2) or (3);
(c) Solid waste facilities initiating closure
				that do not qualify for closure under the reduced or alternate landfill closure
				procedures of 38 M.R.S.A. §1310-E-1 (2) or (3).
Code of Maine Rules › 06 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 096 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION - GENERAL › Chapter 405 - Solid Waste Management Rules: Water Quality Monitoring, Leachate Monitoring, and Waste Characterization › Section 096-405-3 - Standards For Ground And Surface Water Data Evaluation And Reporting

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Validation of the data from the sampling of the monitoring
				  network is required to ensure that the data is reliable and provides a valid
				  analysis of the ground and surface water quality in the vicinity of the solid
				  waste facility. The results of the data validation procedures must be included
				  in the monitoring reports for the solid waste facility to verify the accuracy
				  and precision of the reported results, and account for anomalous
				  results.
A.
Data
				Validation.
Unless otherwise approved by the Department, the following
				data validation methods must be conducted and the results included in the
				monitoring report.
(1) Verification that the
				chain of custody for each sample is continuous.
(2) Verification that all sample holding
				times were met.
(3) Calculation and
				tabulation of the ratio between Total Dissolved Solids and Specific
				Conductance. All samples for which this ratio falls outside the range of
				0.55-0.75 must be identified in the report.
(4) Calculation and tabulation of the
				relative percent difference for all duplicate samples using the formula:
				[|S-D|/{S+D/2}](100) where S=sample value and D=duplicate value. Relative
				percent difference should be calculated only where both sample and duplicate
				values are greater than 5 times the practical quantitation limit of the
				analyte. All samples for which the relative percent difference exceeds 10% must
				be identified in the report.
(5)
				Beginning with the fifth analysis for each parameter, identification and
				tabulation of all results which fall outside of the historical range for the
				given sample point. This includes ground water elevations and field
				parameters.
(6) Identification of
				all parameters present in equipment blanks.
(7) Identification of all parameters present
				in trip blanks.
(8) Identification
				of all wells whose depths have changed since their construction.
Code of Maine Rules › 06 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 096 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION - GENERAL › Chapter 409 - PROCESSING FACILITIES › Section 096-409-1 - Applicability

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
This Chapter applies to solid waste processing facilities. A
				  solid waste processing facility license under Chapter 400 and this Chapter is
				  required to locate, establish, construct or operate any new processing facility
				  or to alter an existing processing facility, unless that facility is exempt
				  from licensing under these rules.
A.
Facilities Subject to the Requirements of this Chapter.
A
				processing facility is any land area, structure, equipment, machine, device,
				system, or combination thereof, other than licensed incinerators, that is
				operated to reduce the volume or change the chemical or physical
				characteristics of solid waste. Processing facilities include but are not
				limited to facilities that employ shredding, baling, mechanical and magnetic
				separation, or other stabilization techniques to reduce or otherwise change the
				nature of solid waste. Processing facilities include, but are not limited to,
				facilities that:
(1) Shred automobiles, white
				goods, scrap metal, machinery, vehicles, tires, demolition debris, wood waste
				or other similar materials;
(2)
				Shred, separate, or otherwise increase the heat input value of municipal solid
				waste to produce refuse-derived fuel;
(3) Aerobically digest, anaerobically digest,
				air dry, heat dry, heat treat, lime stabilize, pelletize, chemically treat,
				irradiate, pasteurize, or otherwise reduce pathogens or stabilize residuals,
				including dewatered septage, to render the residual suitable for agronomic
				utilization in accordance with the standards of Chapter 419;
(4) Process solid waste to render the waste
				suitable for beneficial use in accordance with the standards of Chapter
				418.
Code of Maine Rules › 06 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 096 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION - GENERAL › Chapter 409 - PROCESSING FACILITIES › Section 096-409-2 - General Licensing Requirements

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Except for processing facilities licensed under sections 5-7,
				  any person proposing to establish a new solid waste processing facility or
				  alter an existing solid waste processing facility, other than a composting
				  facility, must obtain a license pursuant to Chapter 400, section
				  4 and sections 2-4 of this chapter.
A.
Processing Facility General
				Siting Standards.
At the time the application is filed with the
				Department, the waste handling area at a proposed processing facility may not
				be located:
(1) Closer than 100 feet to the
				solid waste boundary of an active, inactive or closed solid waste
				landfill;
(2) Within a 100 year
				flood plain;
(3) Within 100 feet of
				a protected natural resource;
(4)
				In, on or over a protected natural resource, or on land adjacent to the
				following areas, without first obtaining a permit pursuant to 38 M.R.S.A.
				section 480-A et seq.:
(a) A coastal wetland,
				great pond, river, stream or brook, or significant wildlife habitat contained
				within a freshwater wetland; or
(b)
				Freshwater wetlands consisting of or containing:
(i) under normal circumstances, at least
				20,000 square feet of aquatic vegetation, emergent marsh vegetation or open
				water, except for artificial ponds or impoundments; or
(ii) peatlands dominated by shrubs, sedges
				and sphagnum moss;
(5) Closer than 300 feet to off-site water
				supply wells or water supply springs;
(6) Closer than 100 feet to public roads and
				property boundaries;
(7) Closer
				than 10,000 feet to any airport runway used by turbojet aircraft, or within
				5,000 feet of any airport runway used by only piston-type aircraft, when
				putrescible waste is to be handled outdoors in an uncovered or exposed
				condition; and
(8) For tire
				processing facilities, closer than 1000 feet to residences in existence at the
				time the application is filed, other than residences owned by the facility
				owner or operator. For all other processing facilities, closer than 500 feet to
				residences in existence at the time the application is filed, other than
				residences owned by the facility owner or operator.
(9) For outside tire storage areas, closer
				than 300 feet to a sand and gravel aquifer.
Code of Maine Rules › 06 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 096 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION - GENERAL › Chapter 409 - PROCESSING FACILITIES › Section 096-409-3 - Application Requirements

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Any person seeking to establish a solid waste processing
				  facility under sections 2-4 must provide information sufficient to meet the
				  standards and submissions requirements of Chapter 400. The applicant must
				  submit to the Department, on forms developed by the Department, the following
				  information:
A.
General
				Information
(1) Description: A brief
				description of the proposed processing facility.
(2) Topographic Map. The most recent full
				size U.S. Geological Survey topographic map (7 1/2 minute series, if available)
				of the area, showing the location of the proposed facility, the property
				boundary, and, if handling putrescible materials, airports within 10,000 feet
				of the site. The map must include all surrounding areas within one mile of the
				proposed site.
(3) Aquifer Map. A
				copy of the most recent Maine Geological Survey Significant Aquifer Map or Sand
				and Gravel Aquifer map with the facility site and waste handling area clearly
				delineated.
(4) Tax Map: A copy of
				the local tax map(s) marked with the facility site and the names and addresses
				of abutters on the appropriate lots. For processing facilities proposing
				outdoor processing or storage, the map must indicate all residences within
				1,000 feet of the waste handling area.
(5) Flood Plain Map. The most recent Federal
				Emergency Management Agency flood insurance rate maps of the 100-year frequency
				floodplain, with the location of the facility marked, when the site is within
				1/4 mile of a 100 year floodplain.
Code of Maine Rules › 06 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 096 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION - GENERAL › Chapter 409 - PROCESSING FACILITIES › Section 096-409-5 - Permit By Rule for Processing Soils Contaminated with Virgin-Oil

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A.
Applicability.
The
				permit-by-rule licensing provisions of this section apply to the processing of
				soil contaminated with virgin oil by any of the following facilities that meet
				all of the standards of this section:
(1)
				Existing asphalt batching plant;
(2) Temporary asphalt batching plant that
				operates for less than 30 days each year; or
(3) Cement kiln.
Failure to meet any of these standards will require formal
				  application to the Department for a license to develop and operate the solid
				  waste processing facility under sections 2-3. The Department assumes that the
				  processing of soil contaminated with virgin oil in strict conformity with these
				  permit-by-rule provisions will meet the standards of Chapter 400, section 4.
				  Facilities licensed under this section are subject to the operating standards
				  in section 4, but are exempt from the requirements of Chapter 400, section 9.
				  No variances to the requirements of this section may be granted.
Code of Maine Rules › 06 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 096 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION - GENERAL › Chapter 409 - PROCESSING FACILITIES › Section 096-409-6 - Permit by Rule for the Manufacture of Flowable Fill Using Multi-Fuel Boiler Ash, Blast Furnace Slag or Coal Ash

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A.
Applicability.
The permit-by-rule licensing provisions of this section
				shall apply to the manufacture of flowable fill using multi-fuel boiler ash,
				blast furnace slag or coal ash at existing concrete batching plants or existing
				cement kilns that meet all of the standards of this section. Failure to meet
				any of these standards will require formal application to the Department for a
				license to develop and operate the solid waste processing facility under
				sections 2-3. The Department assumes that the manufacture of flowable fill
				using multi-fuel boiler ash, blast furnace slag or coal ash at existing
				concrete batching plants or existing cement kilns in strict conformity with
				these permit-by-rule provisions will meet the standards of Chapter 400, section
				4. Facilities licensed under this section are subject to the operating
				standards in section 4, but are exempt from the requirements of Chapter 400,
				section 9. No variances to the requirements of this section may be
				granted.
B.
Standards
(1) The facility owner or operator must
				maintain records identifying the origins of the multi-fuel ash, blast furnace
				slag or coal ash, quantities accepted, the dates of acceptance, dates of
				processing, and the dates and locations of final disposition. The owner or
				operator must submit to the Department by January 31st for the previous
				calendar year, a summary of the total ash and blast furnace slag received,
				total ash and blast furnace slag stored on site as of December 31, and total
				amount of flowable fill distributed.
(2) Concrete mixing facilities and cement
				kilns which use multi-fuel blast furnace slag or coal ash as an additive in the
				manufacturing of flowable fill must store and handle the multi-fuel or coal ash
				in enclosed buildings or the equivalent (e.g., covered conveyors and transfer
				points, leak proof silos or containers) to prevent fugitive dust emissions and
				to prevent direct exposure of the ash to the weather during storage and
				handling.
(3) The facility must be
				operated so that it does not contaminate water, land or air from the handling,
				storage or processing of multi-fuel boiler or coal ash.
(4) Any multi-fuel boiler blast furnace slag
				or coal ash received at the concrete batching plant or cement kiln that is not
				processed must be disposed of at a facility licensed and approved by the
				Department to accept such wastes.
(5) The facility owner or operator must
				maintain records identifying the origins of the material, quantities accepted,
				and the dates of acceptance. The owner or operator must submit a summary of
				these records to the Department by February 28th of each year of operation for
				the previous calendar year, and upon Department request.
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This Chapter applies to solid waste composting facilities
				  including certain Agricultural Composting Operations. A solid waste composting
				  facility license under the
Maine Solid Waste Management Rules: General
				  Provisions
, 06-096C.M.R. ch.400 and this Chapter is required to
				  locate, establish, construct or operate any new composting facility or to alter
				  an existing composting facility, unless that facility is exempt from licensing
				  under these rules. Agricultural Composting Operations which are not exempt from
				  licensing under the provisions of section 1(B) of this Chapter are subject to
				  the requirements of sections
				  2 through
				  4 or section
				  6 of this Chapter.
A.
Facilities Subject to the
				Requirements of this Chapter.
A composting facility is any land area,
				structure, equipment, machine, device, system, or combination thereof that is
				operated to biologically decompose organic residuals under predominantly
				aerobic conditions and controlled temperatures between 110° and 160°
				F.
B.
Facilities Not Subject
				to the Requirements of this Chapter.
In addition to the facilities listed
				in 06-096C.M.R. ch. 400(2)(I), the following facilities conducting only the
				specified activities listed are exempt from the requirements of this Chapter:
NOTE: See 06-096C.M.R. ch.400(1) for a full definition of
				  residual types. Type IA residuals are leaf, vegetative and other residuals with
				  a C:N ratio of greater than 25:1. Type IB residuals are food and other
				  residuals with a C:N ratio of between 25:1 to 15:1. Type IC residuals are fish
				  and other residuals with a C:N ratio of less than 15:1. C:N refers to the ratio
				  of available carbon to nitrogen of the raw residual prior to composting. See
				  AppendixA of this Chapter for a list of typical C:N ratios for various
				  residuals. The lower the initial C:N the higher the potential for generation of
				  nuisance odors and leachate generation. Type II residuals are sewage sludge,
				  septage, and other residuals that may contain human pathogens. Type III
				  residuals are petroleum contaminated soils and other residuals that may contain
				  hazardous substances above risk based standards in 06-096C.M.R. ch. 418,
				  Appendix A.
(1) Facilities that, in any
				thirty (30) consecutive day period, receive for composting less than:
(a) Ten (10) cubic yards of Type IA
				residuals; and/or
(b) Five (5)
				cubic yards of either Type IB or IC residuals;
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Except for facilities which are exempt from licensing
				  pursuant to section
				  1(B) of this Chapter
				  or licensed under sections
				  5 and
				  6 of this Chapter, any person
				  proposing to establish a new solid waste composting facility or alter an
				  existing solid waste composting facility must obtain a license pursuant to
				  06-096C.M.R. ch.400(4) and sections 2 through
				  4 of this Chapter.
A.
Composting Facility General Siting
				Standards.
At the time the application is filed with the Department, the
				waste handling area at a proposed composting facility may not be located:
(1) Closer than 100 feet to the solid waste
				boundary of an active, inactive or closed solid waste landfill;
(2) Within a 100 year flood plain;
(3) Within 100 feet of a protected natural
				resource;
(4) In, on or over a
				protected natural resource, or on land adjacent to the following areas, without
				first obtaining a permit pursuant to the
Natural Resources Protection
				Act
,
				38M.R.S.
				§§480-A to
				480-B B:
(a) A coastal wetland, great pond, river,
				stream or brook, or significant wildlife habitat contained within a freshwater
				wetland; or
(b) Freshwater wetlands
				consisting of or containing:
(i) Under normal
				circumstances, at least 20,000 square feet of aquatic vegetation, emergent
				marsh vegetation or open water, except for artificial ponds or impoundments;
				or
(ii) Peatlands dominated by
				shrubs, sedges and sphagnum moss;
(5) Closer than 300 feet to off-site water
				supply wells or water supply springs;
(6) Closer than 100 feet to public roads and
				property boundaries;
(7) Closer
				than 10,000 feet to any airport runway used by turbojet aircraft, or within
				5,000 feet of any airport runway used by only piston-type aircraft, when
				putrescible waste is to be handled outdoors in an uncovered or exposed
				condition.
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Any person seeking to establish a solid waste composting
				  facility under sections
				  2 through
				  4 of this Chapter must provide
				  information sufficient to meet the standards and submission requirements of
				  06-096C.M.R. ch.400. The applicant must submit to the Department, on forms
				  developed by the Department, the following information:
A.
General Information
(1)
Description
: A brief
				description of the proposed composting facility.
(2)
Topographic Map
: The most
				recent full size U.S. Geological Survey topographic map (7 1/2 minute series,
				if available) of the area, showing the location of the proposed facility, the
				property boundary, and, if handling putrescible materials, airports within
				10,000 feet of the site, all clearly and accurately delineated. The map must
				include all surrounding areas within one mile of the proposed site.
(3)
Aquifer Map
: A legible copy
				of the most recent Maine Geological Survey Significant Aquifer Map or Sand and
				Gravel Aquifer map with the facility site, property boundary and waste handling
				area clearly and accurately delineated on the map.
(4)
Tax Map
: A legible copy of
				the local tax map(s) marked with the facility site and the names and addresses
				of abutters on the appropriate lots. For a person proposing outdoor composting
				or storage, the map must indicate all residences within 1,000 feet of the waste
				handling area.
(5)
Flood
				Plain Map
: If the proposed site is within 1/4 mile of a 100 year floodplain, a
				legible copy of the most recent Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
				flood insurance rate maps of the 100-year frequency floodplain, with the
				location of the facility and property boundary clearly and accurately
				delineated
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A.
Applicability
(1)
New Facilities
: The
				permit-by-rule licensing provisions of this section shall apply to owners or
				operators of facilities that compost Type IA residuals and grass clippings and
				that meet all of the standards of this section. Failure to meet any of these
				standards will require formal application to the Department for a license to
				develop and operate the solid waste composting facility under sections
				2 through
				4 or section
				6 of this Chapter. By adopting these
				provisions, the Department finds that the composting of Type IA residuals and
				grass clippings in strict conformity with these permit-by-rule provisions will
				meet the standards of 06-096C.M.R. ch. 400(4). Facilities licensed under this
				section are exempt from the requirements of 06-096C.M.R. ch. 400(9). No
				variances to the requirements of this section may be granted.
NOTE: See 06-096C.M.R. ch.400(1) for a full definition of
				  residual types. Type IA residuals are leaf, vegetative and other residuals with
				  a C:N ratio of greater than 25:1 See AppendixA of this Chapter for a list of
				  typical C:N ratios for various residuals.
(2)
Existing Licensed
				Facilities
: Composting facilities previously licensed pursuant to
				06-096C.M.R. ch. 409(8) remain in effect, subject to the conditions specified
				in 06-096C.M.R. ch.400(3)(E).
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A.
Applicability.
This section
				applies to compost facilities that choose to follow the siting, design and
				operational standards in this section and compost the following residuals:
(1) Any amount of Type IA residuals;
				and/or
(2) Up to 400 cubic yards
				monthly of Type IB residuals; and/or
(3) Up to 200 cubic yards monthly of Type IC
				residuals or up to 200 cubic yards monthly of Type II residuals.
If the conditions of this section will not be met, or if the
				  applicant chooses to site, design or operate the facility in a manner that
				  would not meet the standards of this section, then the applicant must submit an
				  application to the Department for a license to develop and operate the compost
				  facility under sections
				  2 through
				  4 of this Chapter. Facilities licensed
				  under this section are subject to the operating standards in section
				  4 of this Chapter.
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FOR RAW RESIDUALS COMMONLY COMPOSTED IN THE STATE OF
				  MAINE
The following table is provided for guidance and includes
				  many of the raw residuals that, to date, have been composted within the State
				  of Maine. In addition to carbon to nitrogen ratio (C:N) values, percent
				  nitrogen (% N) has been included to better characterize eachresidual. As a
				  general rule, the lower the C:N the higher the putresibility of the residual
				  and the greater the chance of producing nuisance odors. All of the following
				  information was obtained from:
Rynk, R, ed.1992. On-farm composting handbook. Northeast
				  Regional Agricultural Engineering Service, Ithaca, New York.
				  NRAES-54:106-113.
Residual
C:N
Range
%N
Range
Type
Mussel
2.2
--
3.6
--
IC
Blood
3.3
(3-3.5)
13.5
(13-14)
IC
Shrimp
3.4
--
9.5
--
IC
Fish
3.6
(2.6-5.0))
10.6
(6.5-14.2)
IC
Crab/Lobster
4.9
(4.0-5.4)
6.1
(4.6-8.2)
IC
Poultry Carcasses
5
--
2.4
--
IC
Hen Manure
6
(3-10)
8
(4-10)
N/A
Sewage Sludge
11
(5-16)
4.5
(2-6.9)
II
Food By-product
15
(14-16)
2.4
(1.9-2.9)
IB
Sea weed
17
(5-27)
1.9
(1.2-3.0)
IC/IB
Grass Clippings
17
(9-25)
3.4
(2.0-6.0)
IC/IB
Cull Potatoes
18
--
--
--
IB
Vegetable Produce
19
--
3.3
--
IB
Cow Manure
19
11-30
2.4
1.5-4.2
N/A
Hay
24
(15-32)
2.1
(0.7-3.6)
IB/IA
Horse Bedding
36
(22-50)
1.4
(1.4-2.3)
IB/IA
Fruit By-product
40
(20-49)
1.4
(0.9-2.6)
IB/IA
Corn Silage
41
(38-43)
1.3
(1.2-1.4)
IA
Apple Pomace
48
--
1.1
--
IA
Leaves
54
(40-80)
0.9
(0.5-1.3)
IA
Sawdust
442
(200-750)
0.24
(0.06-0.14)
IA
Newsprint
--
398-852
--
(0.06-0.14)
IA
Corrugated Cardboard
563
--
0.01
--
IA
Wood Chips
600
(451-1,313)
(0.06-0.23)
IA
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This document describes the preparation of a 5-point odor
				  intensity referencing scale in general conformance with the static-scale method
				  outlined in ASTM Standard E544- 10 "Standard Practices for Referencing
				  Suprathreshold Odor Intensity," ASTM International, West Conshohocken, PA,
				  2010, DOI: 10.1520/E0544-10, www.astm.org. This document is not intended to
				  address user health and safety practices associated with the preparation of the
				  odor intensity referencing scale. The appropriate health and safety resources
				  should be consulted, and recommended guidelines followed, during scale
				  preparation.
The scale is prepared with the reference odorant n-butanol
				  (
n-BuOH
) in accordance with the concentrations specified in
				  Table 1. Supporting rationale for the selection of n-butanol as the reference
				  odorant is summarized in Appendix X1 of ASTM E544.
Table 1:5-Point Odor Intensity Referencing
				  Scale
Level
n-butanol Concentration in Water (ppm)
1
2
3
4
5
150
300
600
1200
2400
The scale ranges from 1 to 5.Level 1 consists of 150 parts
				  permillion (ppm) of n-butanol in distilled water. Subsequent levels (Levels 2
				  through 5) increase by a factor of 2 based on a volume to volume basis.
Level 1 - Jar 1:150 ppm n-BuOH
Using a 1 milliliter (mL) pipet, measure 150 microliters
				  (µL) of n-BuOH and add to 1,000 milliliter (mL) volumetric flask. Add
				  distilled water to the 1,000 mL mark. Replace top and shake to mix. Use
				  approximately 200 mL of the solution for Jar 1.
Level 2 - Jar 2:300 ppm n-BuOH
Using a 1 mL pipet, measure 300 µL of n-BuOH and add
				  to 1,000 mL volumetric flask. Add distilled water to the 1,000 mL mark. Replace
				  top and shake to mix. Use approximately 200 mL of the solution for Jar
				  2.
Level 3 - Jar 3:600 ppm n-BuOH
Using a 1 mL pipet, measure 600 µL of n-BuOH and add
				  to 1,000 mL volumetric flask. Add distilled water to the 1,000 mL mark. Replace
				  top and shake to mix. Use approximately 200 mL of the solution for Jar
				  3.
Level 4 - Jar 4:1200 ppm n-BuOH
Using a 1 mL pipet measure 1 mL of n-BuOH and add to 1,000
				  mL volumetric flask; next using a 1 mL pipet measure 200 µL of n-BuOH and
				  add to the 1,000 mL volumetric flask for a total of 1200 µL of n-BuOH.
				  Add distilled water to the 1,000 mL mark. Replace top and shake to mix. Use
				  approximately 200 mL of the solution for Jar 4.
Level 5 - Jar 5:2400 ppm n-BuOH
Using a 2 mL pipet measure 2 mL of n-BuOH and add to 1,000 mL
				  volumetric flask; next using a 1 mL pipet measure 400 µL of n-BuOH and
				  add to the 1,000 mL volumetric flask for a total of 2400 µL of n-BuOH.
				  Add distilled water to the 1,000 mL mark. Replace top and shake to mix. Use
				  approximately 200 mL of the solution for Jar 5.
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A.
Prohibition.
No transporter shall transport non-hazardous waste into,
				out of, or within the State of Maine without the conveyance having a valid
				non-hazardous waste transporter license issued by the Department, unless the
				transporter or conveyance is exempted under Section 2(D) of this
				rule.
B.
License
				required.
Except as otherwise specified in this paragraph, after April
				1, 1991, the owner of any conveyance used for transporting non-hazardous waste
				shall obtain from the Department a non-hazardous waste transporter license for
				each conveyance used for transporting non-hazardous waste. After April 1, 1991,
				any railroad transporting non-hazardous waste shall obtain from the Department
				a single non-hazardous waste transporter license for its transportation of
				non-hazardous waste into, out of, or within the State of Maine.
C.
Categories.
For the
				requirements of this Chapter, conveyances requiring non-hazardous waste
				transporter licenses shall be divided into the following categories:
(1) Category A: Special Waste, Scrap Tires,
				and Construction/Demolition Debris.
(2) Category B: Municipal Solid Waste other
				than Category A waste.
(3) Category
				C: Septage.
A combination license may be obtained for any single
				  conveyance hauling more than one of the above categories of non-hazardous
				  waste.
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A. Each
				applicant for a non-hazardous waste transporter license shall obtain the
				appropriate forms from the Department. The applicant shall furnish the
				following information to the extent applicable:
(1) the type or category of waste to be
				transported;
(2) a photocopy of the
				current vehicle registration, or serial number if the conveyance is a trailer,
				semi-trailer, or container;
(3) the
				name, address and phone number of the applicant's liability insurance carrier
				and the maximum dollar amount of coverage; and
(4) a disclosure statement of the applicant's
				history of compliance with state and federal laws and regulations relating to
				the handling of non-hazardous waste or any other waste type within the five
				years immediately preceding the application, including the following
				information:
(a) a listing of any civil or
				criminal violations, convictions, or on-going court proceedings; and
(b) a listing of administrative consent
				agreements or consent decrees entered into by the applicant.
Government agencies listed in Section 2(E)(3) shall not be
				  required to submit a disclosure statement.