New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 26 - SOLID WASTE › Subchapter 2B - ADDITIONAL, SPECIFIC DISPOSAL REGULATIONS FOR THERMAL DESTRUCTION FACILITIES, TRANSFER STATIONS, MATERIALS RECOVERY FACILITIES, CO-COMPOSTING AND SOLID WASTE COMPOSTING FACILITIES › Section 7:26-2B.4 - Additional engineering design submission requirements for thermal destruction facilities

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The following engineering design submittal requirements are in addition to the submittal requirements of 7:26-2.10:
1. The rated capacity of the facility, in both tons per day and tons per hour, and the maximum gross heat release rating for each incinerator/boiler;
2. The protocol to be established that will allow for the measurement of the rate of waste charging to the individual combustion unit(s), averaged for each over a discrete 24-hour period. In the case where the thermal destruction facility recovers energy for use by means of steam production, the boiler system and its auxiliaries shall be used as a calorimeter, and the following shall be factored into the method of determination:
i. Direct measurement of salient variables shall be employed where such means are available;
ii. Adjustments shall be made to account for variability in unit thermal efficiency as equipment is cycled for maintenance and as a result of equipment aging; and
iii. Seasonal variability of the higher heating value (HHV) of the waste subject to combustion shall be derived analytically using standard laboratory methods. At a minimum, the method chosen shall provide for quarterly reassessments of the HHV of the waste subject to combustion. Waste samples collected for HHV determination shall be representative of the nature and type of waste to be received at the facility for processing. The protocol shall also provide for a means of cross referencing the accuracy of the method of determination chosen by employing the use of the facility waste delivery weight scale records in a comparative analysis;
3. Projected average and peak daily deliveries of waste to the facility and charging rates to the combustion unit(s) (given in tons and estimated volumes). Quantify seasonal trends when anticipated;
4. The designation of normal loading, unloading and storage areas to be employed in the facility's handling of incoming wastes to be processed and residual materials generated by facility operations, including capacities in cubic yards and tons. Describe the time such areas can be practically used, based on average and peak facility operating conditions. At no time shall waste be delivered to the facility at a rate exceeding the facility's capacity to sort and process such waste. Under no circumstances shall waste be deposited beyond the confines of the refuse pit, except for the purpose of conducting incoming waste load inspections and holding unauthorized materials, or storing unprocessible materials such as oversize bulky waste;
5. The designation of emergency unloading, loading, staging, storage or other disposal capabilities to be used for the removal of previously stored waste should the facility be unable to process waste by means of combustion. Identify the plans for waste transfer from the facility, and identify the alternative disposal facility to be used under such conditions;
6. The expected daily quantity of bottom ash, fly ash (air pollution control train residues), post combustion recovered metals and other waste residue generated by facility operations, referenced by weight and projected volumes;
7. The proposed ultimate disposal location for all facility generated waste residues including, but not limited to, ash residues and by-pass materials, by-products resulting from air pollution control devices, and the proposed alternate disposal locations for any unauthorized waste types, which may have been unknowingly accepted. The schedule for securing contracts for the disposal of these waste types at the designated locations shall be provided;
8. A descriptive statement of any materials recycling or reclamation activities to be operated in conjunction with the facility, either on the incoming solid waste or the outgoing residue;
9. A descriptive statement and detailed specification of all process equipment, pollution control systems, instrumentation and monitoring mechanisms. Schematic diagrams shall be provided, where applicable. Equipment specifications, including information pertaining to the make, model and manufacturer, if available, and to the related processing equipment capacity, reliability and efficiency shall be submitted. Information on individual unit synchronization with upstream and downstream equipment shall also be submitted;
10. Profile views of all building structures, enclosures and exterior equipment appurtenances showing dimensions. Plan views showing setbacks, side and rear distances between the proposed structure and other existing or proposed structures, roadways, parking areas and site boundaries;
11. A descriptive statement and detailed specification of the proposed on-site and off-site transportation system intended to service employee vehicles, solid waste vehicles transporting waste to the facility for processing, and other vehicles removing reclaimed materials and/or process residues from the facility. The number, type, capacity, and frequency of these vehicles shall be specified. On-site parking, access and exit points, and the mechanisms or features which will be employed to provide for an even flow of traffic into, out of, and within the site, shall be identified;
12. Interior floor plans showing the layout, profile view and dimensions of the processing lines, interior unloading, sorting, storage and loading areas as well as other functional areas such as office space and employee's facilities shall be submitted;
13. A plan identifying, locating and describing utilities which will service the facility including, but not limited to, the storm water drainage system, sanitary sewer system, water supply system and energy system. Profiles on utility lines including horizontal and vertical dimensions, as well as grades, shall be provided. Existing pipeline carrying capacity and percent of that capacity being currently utilized under average and peak use conditions, shall be identified. Interface of the proposed facility with the existing utility systems and the specifications on materials to be used for constructing new systems or extending existing systems shall be detailed;
14. A waste supply analysis program characterizing the quantity and composition of the solid waste in the service area shall be submitted. The waste characterization and weight study shall be based on the most recent published composition and weight data made available through the designated department, unit or committee responsible for the supervision and implementation of the applicable District Solid Waste Management Plan as set forth at N.J.S.A. 13:1E-21b(1). In the absence of available data concerning composition and weight of the waste supply, the Department may require the applicant to perform a waste supply analysis. Should the proposed facility serve more than one district, each district's published composition and weighing study shall be consulted and appropriately factored into the database to be submitted. The effect of existing or future source separation programs on the supply of solid waste within the service area shall be described and quantified. Data to be submitted shall include:
i. The composition data for the non-combustible solid waste, indicating percent by weight and percent by volume, generated within the service area shall be defined within the following framework:
(1) Aluminum;
(2) Ferrous metals;
(3) Other non-ferrous metals;
(4) Glass;
(5) Ceramics and fines; and
(6) Oversize bulky items.
ii. The composition data for combustible solid waste, indicating percent by weight and percent by volume, generated within the service area shall be defined for the following:
(1) Newspaper;
(2) Corrugated paper;
(3) Other paper products;
(4) Plastics;
(5) Wood;
(6) Yard wastes;
(7) Food wastes; and
(8) Textiles, rubber, leather and other combustibles.
iii. The composition data for the proximate analysis of the solid waste, indicating percent by weight, generated within the service area shall be defined for the following:
(1) Total Moisture;
(2) Ash (include percent by volume);
(3) Volatiles;
(4) Fixed Carbon; and
(5) Heating Value (Btu/lb. on an as received and moisture free basis).
iv. The composition data for the ultimate analysis of the solid waste, indicating percent by weight, generated within the service area shall be defined for the following:
(1) Ash;
(2) Carbon;
(3) Chlorine;
(4) Hydrogen;
(5) Nitrogen;
(6) Oxygen;
(7) Sulfur; and
(8) Heavy metals, including, but not limited to, arsenic, cadmium, chromium, copper, lead, mercury, nickel, selenium, silver, and zinc.
v. The quantity data for the solid waste generated within the service area shall be defined within the following framework:
(1) Quantity of waste types by geographic points (that is, municipality of origin); and
(2) Weight, volume and corresponding load density characteristics expressed in terms of daily, average, peak and minimum flow to the facility.
15. A detailed analysis of the materials and energy balance for the proposed facility shall be performed that focuses on the key operational components of the system and its related subsystems. The analysis shall account for every handling and processing step starting with waste delivery scheduling and ending with product and residue removal from the site. Quantification and qualification of sidestream pollutants shall be accounted for in the analysis. Indicate how the facility design will provide redundant features or contingencies in the process line including standard emergency operating conditions. Indicate adjustments available within the system that allow for modifying recovery and processing rates based on the anticipated variability in the solid waste stream;
i. The materials balance for the proposed facility shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
(1) A description of the maximum designed processing capacity for each piece of equipment on the processing line, including auxiliary equipment in tons per day;
(2) A description of the anticipated materials recovery rates, if applicable, in tons per day for each individual equipment unit as well as the anticipated loadings to be made to that particular unit under anticipated peak and average loading conditions; and
(3) A solid waste composition component accounting for combustible and non-combustible materials in tons per day at each processing point along the system line, including materials intentionally recovered as well as entrained contaminants, balanced against values for those materials passing through the unit unaffected by the actions of that unit. Provide a unit recovery efficiency value based on incoming solid waste component concentrations.
ii. The energy balance for the proposed facility shall account for conversion efficiencies and losses that occur throughout the process, including losses incurred by transmission to markets, if applicable. Variations in energy production shall be enumerated in reference to fluctuations in the quality and quantity of incoming solid waste. The energy produced by the facility shall be balanced against the energy consumed by the facility in recovering products from the solid waste stream. Describe how the proposed energy production will meet market demands. Identify instances where energy production rates will exceed secured market demands and contingencies for energy use, if any, under these conditions.
16. A draft facility staffing plan to be developed as part of the final O and M manual containing the following:
i. The job title for each anticipated position at the facility;
ii. A written job description for each anticipated position, including duties and performance standards. The description shall define the anticipated requisite skills, education, and other qualifications deemed necessary for employees assigned to each position; and
iii. A statement of the staffing provided for each operating shift, including the job titles and number of employees for each title, and for each shift;
17. An outline of the training plan to be developed as part of the final Operations and Maintenance manual, which includes the type and amount of both the initial and annual follow up training to be provided to facility personnel;
18. An outline of the emergency contingency plan to be developed as part of the final Operations and Maintenance manual which delineates procedures for responding to fire, explosions or any unplanned sudden or non-sudden releases of harmful constituents to the air, soil, or surface or ground water shall be submitted to the local police and fire departments, and to the local and county health departments or other offices of emergency management. The contingency plan shall contain:
i. A description of the actions facility personnel shall take in the event of various emergency situations;
ii. A description of arrangements made with the Department and local police and fire departments which will allow for immediate entry into the facility by their authorized representatives should the need arise, such as in the case of response personnel responding to an emergency situation; and
iii. A list of names, addresses and phone numbers (office and home), if known at the time of submission of the engineering design, of all persons qualified to act as an emergency coordinator for the facility. The final list of names, addresses and phone numbers of such persons shall be submitted as part of the final O and M manual. This list shall be kept up to date. Where more than one person is listed, one shall be named as primary emergency coordinator and the others shall be listed in the order in which they will assume responsibility as alternates.
19. A community relations plan for facilities with a design capacity of 500 tons per day or greater identifying the steps that the owner and/or operator will take to transfer information and solicit input from the community in which the facility is located shall be submitted to the Department. The community relations plan should contain the opportunities and procedure in (a)19i through iii below. The Department shall approve a community relations plan different from that outlined above, provided the plan will inform the public, seek public input and address local concerns.
i. An opportunity for two open meetings with local officials, or their representatives, and the general public of the district affected by the proposed facility prior to and during facility construction. The purpose of such meetings will be to inform the community of the nature of operations proposed for the facility; including the progress of construction and projected initial tipping fees;
ii. An opportunity for an annual open meeting with the local officials, or their representatives, and the general public of the district where the facility is located subsequent to the initial startup of operations. The purpose of these meetings is to allow public input and to provide a forum for exchanging ideas; and
iii. A notification procedure, whereby the public is provided a report of findings in the case of an emergency incident at the facility.