Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3745 - Ohio Environmental Protection Agency › Chapter 3745-560 - Composting Facilities › Section 3745-560-102 - Construction and commencement of operations at class I composting facilities

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Facility site
			 preparation. Prior to initial acceptance of feedstocks, bulking agents, or
			 additives at the facility, the following shall be completed:
(1) Materials placement areas shall be
			 located within enclosed buildings or structures. The area where solid waste is
			 received at the composting facility shall be located within structures that may
			 have one open side.
(2) The floor
			 of the composting facility used for materials placement and storage of
			 materials that will be removed from the facility including but not limited to
			 salvaged materials and materials that are not utilized in the composting
			 process shall be designed and installed to meet the following:
(a) Constructed of an impermeable material
			 such as concrete, asphalt, or metal to prevent the infiltration of leachate
			 into the ground water.
(b)
			 Constructed to withstand at least one hundred and ten per cent of the maximum
			 force in pounds per square inch to be expected during normal
			 operation.
(c) Constructed to
			 prevent any unauthorized discharge of leachate from the facility.
(d) Constructed in such a manner to readily
			 allow wet or dry cleanup operations.
(e) Sloped to direct leachate to collection
			 points and not allow ponding of liquids.
(f) Constructed to direct leachate to the
			 leachate management system.
(g)
			 Designed to withstand the maximum temperatures encountered during
			 composting.
(h) Accessible for
			 annual visual inspection for cracks and breaks.
(i) Constructed with materials that enable
			 repairs to be made.
(j) Constructed
			 to allow heavy equipment operation during inclement weather.
(3) Adequate leachate collection,
			 management, and treatment or disposal shall be provided and proper treatment or
			 disposal facilities shall be used. If conveyance storage structures are
			 utilized, the conveyance storage structures shall provide the following:
(a) For storage tanks, be provided with spill
			 containment.
(b) For storage
			 structures and other leachate handling areas, have a capacity sufficient for
			 proper operation of the facility.
(c) For storage structures, be capable of
			 being monitored or inspected for leaks.
(4) The land surface of the materials
			 placement area shall be greater than or equal to one per cent in slope and less
			 than or equal to six per cent in slope so as to direct surface water to
			 collection points or otherwise control the surface water drainage.
(5) The materials placement area shall be
			 constructed to allow facility operation during inclement weather.
(6) Construction of planned leachate and
			 surface water management structures.
(7) Signs are posted
			 with letters not
			 less than three inches in height at the entrance of the composting facility
			 that include the following statement:
"This composting facility will not
				accept hazardous wastes, infectious wastes, asbestos, lead acid batteries, or
				other prohibited materials."