New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 26 - SOLID WASTE › Subchapter 2 - DISPOSAL › Section 7:26-2.11 - General operational requirements

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The operational requirements identified in this section are general requirements for all solid waste facilities, except as noted in (e) below. Additional operational requirements for sanitary landfills are set forth in 7:26-2A.8. Additional operational requirements for thermal destruction facilities are set forth in 7:26-2B.8. Additional operational requirements for transfer stations and materials recovery facilities are set forth in 7:26-2B.9.
(b) The general operational requirements for all solid waste disposal facilities are as follows:
1. Within each 24 hour period the operator shall clean each area where waste has been deposited or stored, except for those storage areas at thermal destruction facilities which are designed for multiple day storage capability and as exempted by (c)2 below; for sanitary landfills, all areas where waste has been deposited shall be covered with the appropriate cover material except as permitted by (c)2 below;
2. No waste shall be stored overnight at any facility without effective treatment to prevent odors associated with putrefaction;
3. Facility property surrounding the actual disposal area shall be maintained free of litter, debris, and accumulations of unprocessed waste, process residues and effluents. Methods of effectively controlling wind-blown papers and other lightweight materials such as fencing shall be implemented at all facilities;
4. Methods of effectively controlling dust shall be implemented at all facilities in order to prevent offsite migration;
5. The operation of the facility shall not result in the emission of air contaminants in violation of 7:27-5.2(a);
6. The operator shall maintain all facility systems and related appurtenances in a manner that facilitates proper operation and minimizes system downtime. When requested, the operator of the facility shall furnish proof that provisions have been made for the repair and replacement of equipment which becomes inoperative;
7. An adequate water supply and adequate fire-fighting equipment shall be maintained at the facility or be readily available to extinguish any and all types of fires. Fire-fighting procedures as delineated in the approved O and M manual, including the telephone numbers of local fire, police, ambulance and hospital facilities, shall be posted in and around the facility at all times;
8. The operator shall effectively control insects, other arthropods and rodents at the facility by means of a program in compliance with the requirements of the New Jersey Pesticide Control Code, N.J.A.C. 7:30, and implemented by an applicator of pesticides, certified in accordance with the New Jersey Pesticide Control Code, N.J.A.C. 7:30;
9. The operator shall at all times comply with the conditions of the SWF permit, as well as all other permits or certificates required and issued by the Department or any other Federal or State authority. The operator shall not receive, store, handle, process or dispose of waste types not specifically identified in that facility's SWF permit or other permit or certificate issued by the Department;
10. The quantity of waste received by the facility operator shall not exceed the system's designed handling, storage, processing or disposal capacity as identified in that facility's SWF permit or other permit certificate. The designed processing and disposal capacity approved within any solid waste facility permit, other permit certificate or approval conditions as a ton per day operational maximum shall be inclusive of all solid waste received at the facility as well as all tonnages of source separated recyclables received;
11. The facility shall be operated in a manner that employs the use of the equipment and those techniques for the receipt, storage, handling, processing or disposal of incoming waste and process residues that are specifically authorized by the facility's SWF permit; and
12. The approved final O and M manual shall be maintained at the facility. A written description of any proposed changes to the approved, final O and M manual shall be submitted to the Department for review. These proposed changes shall not be implemented at the facility until the Department approves the changes.