Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part VII - Solid Waste › Subpart 2 - Recycling › Chapter 105 - Waste Tires › Section VII-10518 - Standard Waste Tire Collection Center Permit Application

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Each applicant requesting a standard
				  permit in accordance with these regulations shall complete the permit
				  application and submit it to the administrative authority. In addition, the
				  standards in LAC 33:VII.10527 shall be incorporated into the appropriate items
				  below. Submission of the following information shall be provided on the
				  application, which is available on the departments website:
1. the name and phone number of the
				  applicant;
2. the name and phone
				  number of the facility contact, if different from the applicant;
3. the name, address, and phone number of a
				  contact person in case of an emergency, if different from the individual
				  specified in Paragraph A.2 of this Section;
4. the business mailing address, including
				  city, state, parish, and zip code;
5. the location of the facility;
6. the business telephone number;
7. the federal identification number and
				  state tax identification number;
8.
				  a site master plan, including property lines, building, facilities,
				  excavations, drainage, roads, and other appurtenances;
9. a copy of written notification to the
				  appropriate local governing authority, stating that the site is to be used as a
				  collection center;
10. written
				  documentation from the appropriate local governing authority, stating that the
				  facility is in compliance with local zoning and permitting
				  requirements;
11. written
				  documentation from the property owner granting approval for use of the property
				  as a collection center, if property owner is other than applicant;
12. proof of publication of notice of intent
				  to submit an application for a standard waste tire collection center
				  permit;
13. a letter of compliance
				  and certification of premises and buildings from the state fire
				  marshal;
14. an operational plan
				  addressing the following:
a. facility access
				  and security;
b. waste tire
				  acceptance plan to count, record, and monitor incoming quantities of waste
				  tires;
c. method to control water
				  run-on/runoff;
d. days and hours of
				  operation;
e. waste tire storage
				  method:
i. dimensions of waste tire
				  piles;
ii.  maximum number of whole
				  waste tires stored at any one time;
iii. width of fire lanes;
iv. method of storage to exclude standing
				  water;
v. type of access roads;
				  and
vi. emergency control plans in
				  case of fire, accident, etc.;
f. site grounds maintenance and disease
				  vector control to minimize vector-breeding areas and animal attraction:
i. controlling fly, mosquito, and other
				  insect emergence and entrance;
ii.
				  controlling rodent burrowing for food or harborage; and
iii. controlling bird and animal
				  attraction;
g. buffer
				  zones; and
h. method to control
				  and/or treat any process water;
15. evidence of commercial general liability
				  insurance in the amount no less than $1,000,000 applicable to on-site and
				  off-site liability provided by an insurer who is admitted, authorized, or
				  eligible to conduct insurance business in Louisiana;
16. site closure plan to assure clean
				  closure. The closure plan shall be submitted as a separate section with each
				  application, ensure clean closure, and include the following:
a. the method to be used and steps necessary
				  for closing the facility;
b. the
				  estimated cost of closure of the facility, based on the cost of hiring a third
				  party to close the facility at the point in the facilitys operating life when
				  the extent and manner of its operation would make closure the most
				  expensive;
c. maximum inventory of
				  whole waste tires on-site at any one time over the active life of the
				  facility;
d. a schedule for
				  completing all activities necessary for closure; and
e. the sequence of final closure as
				  applicable;
17. site
				  closure financial assurance fund;
18. plans, specifications, and operations
				  represented and described in the permit application or permit modifications
				  shall be prepared under the supervision of and certified by a professional
				  engineer licensed in the state of Louisiana;
19. a signed legal certification that all
				  information provided in the application is true and correct with the knowledge
				  of the possibility of punishment under the law for false information;
20. date and signature of the responsible
				  official;
21. name of authorized
				  agent for service of process, if applicable; and
22. required information regarding facility
				  site assessments as follows:
a. a discussion
				  demonstrating that the potential and real adverse environmental effects of the
				  facility have been avoided to the maximum extent possible;
b. a cost-benefit analysis demonstrating that
				  the social and economic benefits of the facility outweigh the
				  environmental-impact costs;
c. a
				  discussion and description of possible alternative projects that would offer
				  more protection to the environment without unduly curtailing non-environmental
				  benefits;
d. a discussion of
				  possible alternative sites that would offer more protection to the environment
				  without unduly curtailing non-environmental benefits; and
e. a discussion and description of the
				  mitigating measures which would offer more protection to the environment than
				  the facility, as proposed, without unduly curtailing non-environmental
				  benefits.