Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.50 - SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT › Subchapter 17.50.16 - Landfarm License and Operation Standards › Rule 17.50.1603 - LANDFARM FACILITY LICENSE APPLICATION

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) A person may
				not construct, expand, or operate a landfarm facility after [the effective date
				of these rules] without a landfarm license from the department, except as
				provided in 17.50.1601(2).
(2) An
				applicant for a landfarm facility license shall submit an application to the
				department on a form provided by the department.
(3) An applicant for a landfarm facility
				license shall submit the following application materials:
(a) name and mailing address of the proposed
				facility owner/operator;
(b) name
				and mailing address of the landowner where the facility will be
				located;
(c) documentation of the
				applicant's ownership of the property or documentation demonstrating that the
				applicant has the right to operate a solid waste management system on the
				property;
(d) applicant must
				provide signed documentation granting access to the property by the department,
				private contractors, and the facility owner/operator to perform activities
				associated with approved facility operations of the landfarm;
(e) proposed facility name, mailing address,
				legal location, and property geocode;
(f) total acreage of the proposed facility
				and acreage to be used for treatment cells;
(g) location of any lakes, rivers, streams,
				springs, or bogs, on-site or within one mile of the facility
				boundary;
(h) hydrogeological, and
				soils characterization information required in ARM
				17.50.1311(2);
(i) present uses of property within one mile
				of the proposed facility boundary and the property owners' names and current
				addresses;
(j) certification that
				there are no local government zoning restrictions or ordinances that prohibit
				the proposed activity at the proposed site;
(k) regional map(s), with a minimum scale of
				1:62,500 and a minimum size of 8 1/2 inches by 11 inches, that delineate(s) the
				following:
(i) the location of the closest
				population centers; and
(ii) the
				local transportation systems, including highways, airports, bridges, and
				railways;
(l) vicinity
				map(s), with a minimum scale of 1:24,000 and a minimum size of 8 1/2 inches by
				11 inches, that delineate(s) the following within one mile of the facility
				boundaries:
(i) zoning, existing, and allowed
				land use;
(ii) property boundaries
				and residences within one mile of the proposed site;
(iii) surface waters;
(iv) floodplain map;
(v) historic sites; and
(vi) other existing and proposed artificial
				or natural features relating to the project;
(m) site plan(s), with a minimum scale of
				1:24,000 with five-foot contour intervals and a recommended minimum size of 8
				1/2 inches by 11 inches, that delineate(s) the following within, or associated
				with, the facility:
(i) proposed waste
				management areas and license boundaries;
(ii) the location of existing and proposed:
(A) soil borings;
(B) monitoring wells;
(C) buildings and appurtenances;
(D) fences;
(E) gates;
(F) roads;
(G) parking areas;
(H) drainages;
(I) culverts;
(J) storage facilities or areas;
(K) loading areas;
(L) existing and proposed elevation
				contours;
(M) the location, within
				one mile of the proposed licensed boundary, of potable wells, surface water
				bodies, and drainage swales;
(N)
				direction of prevailing winds;
(O)
				other maps and drawings related to the design or environmental impact of the
				proposed facility if requested by the department;
(P) name and address of individual
				operator;
(Q) proposed operation
				and maintenance plan;
(R) closure
				and post-closure care plans;
(S)
				other information necessary for the department to comply with the Montana
				Environmental Policy Act or "MEPA," Title 75, chapter 1, parts 1 through 3,
				MCA;