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Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 281 - COMPOSTING FACILITIES › Subchapter B - APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR GENERAL COMPOSTING FACILITIES › SOIL AND WATER › Section 281.134 - Soil and groundwater monitoring plan

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(a) If required by the Department, the
						  applicant shall submit a groundwater monitoring plan to detect groundwater
						  degradation from the facility.
(b)
						  If required by the Department, the applicant shall submit a soil monitoring
						  plan capable of detecting the contamination from the facility.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 281 - COMPOSTING FACILITIES › Subchapter B - APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR GENERAL COMPOSTING FACILITIES › CONTINGENCIES AND CLOSURE › Section 281.141 - Contingency plan

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An application shall contain a contingency plan
							 consistent with §§
													281.261-281.263 (relating to emergency
							 procedures). The plan shall include a Preparedness, Prevention, and Contingency
							 (PPC) Plan that is consistent with the Department's most recent guidelines for
							 the development and implementation of PPC plans.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 281 - COMPOSTING FACILITIES › Subchapter B - APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR GENERAL COMPOSTING FACILITIES › CONTINGENCIES AND CLOSURE › Section 281.142 - Postclosure land use plan

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An application shall contain a detailed description
							 of the proposed use following closure of the proposed facility, including a
							 discussion of the utility and capacity of the revegetated land to support a
							 variety of alternative uses, and the relationship of the use to existing land
							 use policies and plans. The description shall explain the following:
(1) How the proposed postclosure land use is
						  to be achieved and the necessary support activities which may be needed to
						  achieve the proposed land use.
(2)
						  The consideration which has been given to making the proposed postclosure land
						  use consistent with landowner plans and applicable State and local land use
						  plans and programs.
(3) The
						  specific postclosure land use of areas that are not proposed to be revegetated
						  under §
													281.131 (relating to revegetation
						  plan).
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
															281.241 (relating to general
								requirements).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 281 - COMPOSTING FACILITIES › Subchapter C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS FOR GENERAL COMPOSTING FACILITIES › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 281.201 - Basic limitations

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(a) A
						  person or municipality may not own or operate a general composting facility
						  unless the Department has first issued a permit to the person or municipality
						  for the facility under this chapter.
(b) A person or municipality that operates a
						  general composting facility shall comply with the following:
(1) The operating requirements of the act,
						  this subchapter and the applicable requirements of Chapter 271 (relating to
						  municipal waste management-general provisions).
(2) The plans and specifications in the
						  permit, the terms and conditions of the permit, the environmental protection
						  acts, this title and orders issued by the Department.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 281 - COMPOSTING FACILITIES › Subchapter C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS FOR GENERAL COMPOSTING FACILITIES › DAILY OPERATIONS › Section 281.211 - Signs and markers

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(a) A person or
						  municipality that operates a general composting facility shall identify the
						  facility for the duration of operations by posting and maintaining a sign which
						  will be clearly visible and can be easily seen and read at the junction of each
						  access road and public road unless otherwise approved by the Department. The
						  sign shall be constructed of a durable, weather resistant material. The sign
						  shall show the name, business address and telephone number of the person or
						  municipality operating the facility, the operating hours of the facility and
						  the number of the current permit authorizing operations at the
						  facility.
(b) Permanent physical
						  markers for the grid coordinate system and permit area markers shall be:
(1) Posted and maintained during the duration
						  of the operations to which they pertain.
(2) Clearly visible, readable and uniform
						  throughout the operation.
(3)
						  Permanently fixed and made of a durable material.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 281 - COMPOSTING FACILITIES › Subchapter C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS FOR GENERAL COMPOSTING FACILITIES › DAILY OPERATIONS › Section 281.212 - Access roads

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(a) An access
						  road shall be designed, constructed and maintained to prevent erosion to the
						  maximum extent possible and to prevent contributions of sediment to streams or
						  runoff outside the permit area.
(b)
						  A crossing of a perennial or intermittent stream or a wetland shall be made
						  using bridges, culverts or similar structures. Bridges, culverts or other
						  encroachments or water obstructions shall meet the requirements of Chapter 105
						  (relating to dam safety and waterway management).
(c) An access road shall have a drainage
						  system that is compatible with the natural drainage system, structurally stable
						  and which will pass safely the peak flow from a 25-year, 24-hour precipitation
						  event. The drainage system shall comply with Chapter 102 (relating to erosion
						  control and sediment control).
(d)
						  An access road shall be paved or surfaced with asphalt, gravel, cinders or
						  other equivalent material approved by the Department in the permit. An access
						  road shall be capable of withstanding the load limits projected by the
						  applicant under §
													281.115 (relating to plan for
						  access roads). The maximum sustained grade of an access road may not exceed
						  12%.
(e) An access road negotiable
						  by loaded collection vehicles shall be provided from the entrance gate of the
						  area to each unloading area, treatment facility or impoundment. An access road
						  shall also be provided to surface and groundwater monitoring points approved by
						  the Department under §
													281.254 (relating to soil and
						  groundwater monitoring).
(f) Roads
						  shall be constructed on a base that is capable of withstanding anticipated
						  loads.
(g) Prior to the
						  construction of a road, topsoil shall be removed, stored on a stable site and
						  protected against erosion and compaction until restoration of the
						  road.
(h) The disturbed areas
						  adjacent to a road shall be vegetated or otherwise stabilized to prevent
						  erosion.
(i) Access roads shall be
						  designed, constructed and maintained to allow the orderly egress and ingress of
						  vehicular traffic when the facility is in operation, including during inclement
						  weather.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
															281.115 (relating to plan for
								access roads).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 281 - COMPOSTING FACILITIES › Subchapter C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS FOR GENERAL COMPOSTING FACILITIES › DAILY OPERATIONS › Section 281.213 - Access control

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(a) A gate or
						  other barrier shall be maintained at potential vehicular access points to block
						  unauthorized access to the site when an attendant is not on duty.
(b) The operator shall construct and maintain
						  a fence or other suitable barrier around the area sufficient to prevent
						  unauthorized access.
(c) Access to
						  the site shall be limited to times when an attendant is on duty.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
															281.112 (relating to maps and
								related information); and 25 Pa. Code §
															281.116 (relating to access
								control plan).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 281 - COMPOSTING FACILITIES › Subchapter C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS FOR GENERAL COMPOSTING FACILITIES › DAILY OPERATIONS › Section 281.214 - Measurement and inspection of waste

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) An operator of a general composting
						  facility that has received, is receiving or will receive 30,000 or more cubic
						  yards of solid waste in a calendar year shall weigh solid waste when it is
						  received. The scale used to weigh solid waste shall conform to 3 Pa.C.S.
						  Chapter 41 (relating to the Consolidated Weights and Measures Act) and 70 Pa.
						  Code Part I (relating to weighmasters). The operator of the scale shall be a
						  licensed public weighmaster under 3 Pa.C.S. Chapter 41 and 70 Pa. Code Part
						  I.
(b) The operator of a facility
						  that is not required by subsection (a) to weigh waste when it is received shall
						  accurately measure waste by volume or weight prior to unloading.
(c) The operator of a general composting
						  facility shall inspect and monitor incoming waste to ensure that the receipt of
						  waste is consistent with this article and the permit.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 281 - COMPOSTING FACILITIES › Subchapter C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS FOR GENERAL COMPOSTING FACILITIES › DAILY OPERATIONS › Section 281.215 - Equipment

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(a) The operator
						  shall maintain on the site equipment necessary for operation of the facility in
						  accordance with the permit. The equipment shall be maintained in an operable
						  condition.
(b) If a breakdown of
						  the operator's equipment occurs, the operator shall utilize standby equipment
						  as necessary to comply with the act, the environmental protection acts, this
						  subchapter and its permit conditions.
(c) Equipment shall be operated and
						  maintained to prevent solid waste from being unintentionally removed from the
						  site.
(d) Equipment shall be
						  cleaned at frequencies specified in the permit based on scheduled or emergency
						  maintenance periods.
(e) Provision
						  shall be made for the routine operational maintenance of the
						  facility.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 281 - COMPOSTING FACILITIES › Subchapter C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS FOR GENERAL COMPOSTING FACILITIES › DAILY OPERATIONS › Section 281.216 - Operations

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(a) The approach
						  and unloading area shall be adequate in size and design to facilitate the rapid
						  unloading of solid waste from collection vehicles and the unobstructed
						  maneuvering of the vehicles and other equipment.
(b) The unloading and storage areas shall be
						  constructed of impervious material which is capable of being cleaned by high
						  pressure water spray and shall be equipped with drains or sumps connected to a
						  sanitary sewer system or treatment facility to facilitate the removal of
						  water.
(c) An attendant or clearly
						  marked signs shall direct vehicles to the unloading area.
(d) The operator shall ensure that collection
						  vehicles unload waste promptly in unloading areas.
(e) Solid waste shall be confined to the
						  unloading area or a storage area approved as part of the operator's
						  permit.
(f) If bulky waste is
						  handled or processed at the facility, the operator shall remove the waste daily
						  or take other action sufficient to prevent nuisances or
						  unsightliness.
(g) The operator
						  shall maintain sufficient distance between windrows or piles to allow the
						  proper use of equipment during the deposit, removal and turning of the
						  compost.
(h) The operator shall
						  inspect the facility daily to detect hot spots in a storage or composting area,
						  dust accumulation, vectors, litter and other problems, and promptly take
						  necessary corrective actions.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 281 - COMPOSTING FACILITIES › Subchapter C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS FOR GENERAL COMPOSTING FACILITIES › DAILY OPERATIONS › Section 281.217 - Air resources protection

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(a) The
						  operator shall control fugitive air contaminants and otherwise prevent and
						  control air pollution under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S.
						  §§
														4001-4014), Article III
						  (relating to air resources) and §
													281.218 (relating to nuisance
						  minimization and control).
(b) A
						  person or municipality may not cause or allow open burning at the
						  facility.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 281 - COMPOSTING FACILITIES › Subchapter C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS FOR GENERAL COMPOSTING FACILITIES › DAILY OPERATIONS › Section 281.218 - Nuisance minimization and control

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(a) The operator shall control and minimize
						  the attraction, harborage or breeding of vectors.
(b) The operator shall control and minimize
						  conditions not otherwise prohibited by this subchapter that are harmful to the
						  environment or public health, or which create safety hazards, odors, dust,
						  noise, unsightliness and other public nuisances.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
															281.117 (relating to air resources
								protection).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 281 - COMPOSTING FACILITIES › Subchapter C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS FOR GENERAL COMPOSTING FACILITIES › DAILY OPERATIONS › Section 281.219 - Salvaging

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(a) Salvaging of
						  materials may not be allowed or conducted unless salvaging is controlled by the
						  operator to prevent interference with prompt and sanitary operations and is
						  conducted to prevent a health hazard or nuisance.
(b) Salvaged materials shall be promptly
						  removed from the unloading area and either stored in an approved area under
						  Chapter 285 (relating to storage, collection and transportation of municipal
						  waste) or transported offsite.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 281 - COMPOSTING FACILITIES › Subchapter C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS FOR GENERAL COMPOSTING FACILITIES › DAILY OPERATIONS › Section 281.220 - Litter

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(a) The operator
						  may not allow solid waste, compost or other materials to be blown or otherwise
						  deposited offsite.
(b) Fences or
						  other barriers sufficient to control blowing litter shall be located in the
						  area immediately downwind from the composting and storage areas unless
						  operations are conducted within an enclosed building or the solid waste or
						  compost being stored cannot create blowing litter.
(c) At least weekly, blown off and
						  intercepted litter shall be collected from fences, roadways, tree-lined
						  barriers and other barriers, and disposed or stored in accordance with the act
						  and regulations thereunder, unless a greater frequency is set forth in the
						  permit.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
															281.118 (relating to litter
								control plan).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 281 - COMPOSTING FACILITIES › Subchapter C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS FOR GENERAL COMPOSTING FACILITIES › DAILY OPERATIONS › Section 281.221 - Radiation monitoring and response

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(a) An operator of a commercial composting
						  facility that will receive sewage sludge or unseparated municipal waste, or
						  both, shall implement the action plan approved under §
													281.119 (relating to radiation
						  protection action plan).
(b) An
						  operator of a commercial composting facility that will receive sewage sludge or
						  unseparated municipal waste, or both, shall monitor incoming waste in
						  accordance with the Department's "
Guidance Document on Radioactivity
						  Monitoring at Solid Waste Processing and Disposal Facilities
,"
						  Document Number 250-3100-001 or in a manner at least as protective of the
						  environment, facility staff and public health and safety. Monitoring shall meet
						  the requirements of this section and the facility's approved radiation
						  protection action plan.
(c)
						  Radiation detector elements shall be as close as practical to the waste load
						  and in an appropriate geometry to monitor the waste. The radiation monitoring
						  system shall be set to alarm at a level no higher than 10 microroentgen per
						  hour (µR/hr) above the average background at the facility when any of the
						  radiation detector elements is exposed to a Cesium-137 gamma radiation field.
						  Radiation detector elements shall be shielded to maintain the average
						  background below 10 µR/hr. If capable of energy discrimination, the
						  radiation monitoring system shall be set to detect gamma rays of a 50
						  kiloelectron volt (keV) energy and higher.
(d) An operator shall have portable radiation
						  monitors capable of determining the radiation dose rate and presence of
						  contamination on a vehicle that has caused an alarm. Upon a confirmed
						  exceedance of the alarm level in subsection (c), a radiological survey of the
						  vehicle shall be performed.
(e) An
						  operator shall notify the Department immediately and isolate the vehicle when
						  radiation dose rates of 20 µSv/hr (2 mrem/hr) or greater are detected in
						  the cab of a vehicle, 500 µSv/hr (50 mrem/hr) or greater are detected
						  from any other surface, or contamination is detected on the outside of the
						  vehicle.
(f) Monitoring equipment
						  shall be calibrated at a frequency specified by the manufacturer, but not less
						  than once a year.
(g) If
						  radioactive material is detected at a composting facility, the vehicle
						  containing the radioactive material may not leave the facility without written
						  Department approval and an authorized United States Department of
						  Transportation exemption form.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 281 - COMPOSTING FACILITIES › Subchapter C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS FOR GENERAL COMPOSTING FACILITIES › DAILY OPERATIONS › Section 281.222 - Daily volume

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
A person or municipality operating a composting
							 facility may not receive solid waste at the facility in excess of the maximum
							 daily volume approved in the permit.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 281 - COMPOSTING FACILITIES › Subchapter C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS FOR GENERAL COMPOSTING FACILITIES › COMPOSTING PROVISIONS › Section 281.231 - Composting pad or vessel

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(a) Solid
						  waste may not be composted, loaded, unloaded or stored, except on a composting
						  pad or vessel that meets the requirements of this section.
(b) The composting pad or vessel shall be
						  adequate in size and capacity to manage the projected solid waste, compost and
						  residue volumes.
(c) A composting
						  pad or vessel shall be:
(1) For a pad, capable
						  of preventing the migration of waste and leachate generated from the composting
						  process through the pad.
(2)
						  Designed, constructed and maintained to protect the integrity of the pad or
						  vessel during the projected life of the facility.
(3) Designed to collect leachate.
(4) For a pad, constructed of nonearthen
						  material.
(5) Inspected for
						  uniformity, damage and imperfections during construction and
						  installation.
(6) Designed and
						  operated so that the physical and chemical characteristics of the composting
						  pad or vessel and its ability to restrict the flow of solid waste, solid waste
						  constituents or leachate is not adversely affected by the leachate.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 281 - COMPOSTING FACILITIES › Subchapter C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS FOR GENERAL COMPOSTING FACILITIES › COMPOSTING PROVISIONS › Section 281.232 - Continuing analysis of sludge

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If sewage sludge is composted at the facility:
(1) The operator shall submit to the
						  Department a chemical analysis of the sludge under §
													281.122 (relating to chemical
						  analysis of sludge), every 4 months following the date of permit issuance,
						  unless the Department approves a different schedule in the permit.
(2) The operator shall perform and submit to
						  the Department additional analyses if there is a significant change in the
						  quality of sludge.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 281 - COMPOSTING FACILITIES › Subchapter C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS FOR GENERAL COMPOSTING FACILITIES › COMPOSTING PROVISIONS › Section 281.233 - Disposal of residue

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
Residue from processing of solid waste at general
							 composting facilities shall be disposed or processed at a permitted facility
							 for municipal or residual waste.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 281 - COMPOSTING FACILITIES › Subchapter C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS FOR GENERAL COMPOSTING FACILITIES › COMPOSTING PROVISIONS › Section 281.234 - Sale or utilization of compost

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Prior to sale or utilization of compost, the operator
							 shall obtain a general permit from the Department under Chapter 271,
							 Subchapters I or J (relating to beneficial use of municipal waste; and
							 beneficial use of sewage sludge by land application).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 281 - COMPOSTING FACILITIES › Subchapter C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS FOR GENERAL COMPOSTING FACILITIES › COMPOSTING PROVISIONS › Section 281.235 - Availability of plans and designs

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The operator shall maintain a copy of engineering
							 plans and designs for the facility on the site.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 281 - COMPOSTING FACILITIES › Subchapter C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS FOR GENERAL COMPOSTING FACILITIES › REVEGETATION › Section 281.241 - General requirements

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(a) Except
						  to the extent authorized in the postclosure plan approved under §
													281.142 (relating to postclosure
						  land use plan), vegetation shall be established on land affected by a general
						  composting facility.
(b)
						  Revegetation shall provide for a diverse, effective and permanent vegetative
						  cover of the same seasonal variety native to the area of land to be affected
						  and capable of self-regeneration and plant succession. Introduced species may
						  be used when desirable and necessary to achieve the approved postclosure land
						  use. Vegetative cover shall be considered of the same seasonal variety when it
						  consists of a mixture of species that is equal or superior to native vegetation
						  during each season of the year.
(c)
						  Revegetation shall provide a quick germinating, fast-growing vegetative cover
						  capable of stabilizing the soil surface from erosion.
(d) Disturbed areas shall be seeded and
						  planted when weather and planting conditions permit, but the seeding and
						  planting of disturbed areas shall be performed no later than the first normal
						  period for favorable planting after final grading.
(e) Fertilizer and lime shall be applied to
						  disturbed areas as necessary to maintain plant growth.
(f) Mulch shall be applied to regraded areas
						  at rates adequate to control erosion, promote germination of seeds and increase
						  the moisture retention of the soil.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
															281.131 (relating to revegetation
								plan); and 25 Pa. Code §
															281.282 (relating to cessation of
								operations).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 281 - COMPOSTING FACILITIES › Subchapter C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS FOR GENERAL COMPOSTING FACILITIES › REVEGETATION › Section 281.242 - Standards for successful revegetation

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) The standard for successful revegetation
						  shall be the percent of groundcover of the vegetation which exists on the area
						  affected by the facility. The Department will not approve less than a 70%
						  groundcover of permanent plant species in the approved plan.
(b) No more than 1% of the total area may
						  have less than 30% groundcover. No single or contiguous area exceeding 3,000
						  square feet may have less than 30% groundcover.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
															281.131 (relating to revegetation
								plan); and 25 Pa. Code §
															281.282 (relating to cessation of
								operations).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 281 - COMPOSTING FACILITIES › Subchapter C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS FOR GENERAL COMPOSTING FACILITIES › SOIL AND WATER PROTECTION › Section 281.251 - General requirements

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(a) The
						  operator may not cause or allow a point or nonpoint source discharge of
						  pollution from or on the facility to surface waters of this
						  Commonwealth.
(b) A general
						  composting facility shall be operated to prevent and control water pollution.
						  An operator shall operate and maintain necessary surface and groundwater
						  treatment facilities until surface or groundwater pollution from or on the
						  facility has been permanently abated.
(c) Neither compost nor municipal waste may
						  be stored where continuous or intermittent contact could occur between the
						  compost or waste and groundwater.
(d) The operator may not cause or allow water
						  pollution within or outside of the site.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
															281.253 (relating to sedimentation
								ponds).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 281 - COMPOSTING FACILITIES › Subchapter C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS FOR GENERAL COMPOSTING FACILITIES › SOIL AND WATER PROTECTION › Section 281.252 - Soil erosion and sedimentation control

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The operator shall manage surface water and control
							 erosion and sedimentation to:
(1)
						  Divert surface water away from the storage and composting areas with measures
						  and structures necessary to handle surface water flows based on a 25-year,
						  24-hour precipitation event, and supported by written calculations.
(2) Meet the requirements of Chapters 102 and
						  105 (relating to erosion and sediment control; and dam safety and waterway
						  management).
(3) Prevent erosion to
						  the maximum extent possible, including where possible, using
						  revegetation.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
															281.132 (relating to soil erosion
								and sedimentation control plan).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 281 - COMPOSTING FACILITIES › Subchapter C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS FOR GENERAL COMPOSTING FACILITIES › SOIL AND WATER PROTECTION › Section 281.253 - Sedimentation ponds

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(a) Surface
						  drainage from the disturbed area shall be passed through a sedimentation pond
						  or a series of sedimentation ponds before leaving the site. The Department may
						  waive the required use of sedimentation ponds when a person demonstrates to the
						  Department that sedimentation ponds are not necessary to meet the requirements
						  of §
													281.251 (relating to general
						  requirements).
(b) Sedimentation
						  ponds shall be constructed, operated and maintained under this section,
						  Chapters 102 and 105 (relating to erosion and sediment control; and dam safety
						  and waterway management) and the minimum design criteria contained in the
						  United States Soil Conservation Service's Engineering Standard 378, 'Pond' Pa.,
						  as amended.
(c) Sedimentation ponds
						  and other treatment facilities shall be maintained until removal of the ponds
						  and facilities is approved by the Department.
(d) A pond shall include a nonclogging,
						  dewatering device approved by the Department that will allow the draining of
						  the water from the inflow. The dewatering device may not be located at a lower
						  elevation than the maximum elevation of the sedimentation storage
						  volume.
(e) The ponds shall be
						  designed, constructed and maintained to prevent short circuiting to the maximum
						  extent possible.
(f) The design,
						  construction and maintenance of a sediment pond under this section does not
						  relieve the operator of the responsibility for complying with the applicable
						  treatment requirements and effluent limitations established under §
						  281.251.
(g) At a minimum,
						  sedimentation ponds shall be capable of treating the runoff resulting from a
						  25-year, 24-hour precipitation event.
(h) A sedimentation pond shall be designed
						  and inspected during construction under the supervision of a registered
						  professional engineer, who shall certify to the Department upon completion of
						  construction that the pond was constructed as approved in the permit.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 281 - COMPOSTING FACILITIES › Subchapter C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS FOR GENERAL COMPOSTING FACILITIES › SOIL AND WATER PROTECTION › Section 281.254 - Soil and groundwater monitoring

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(a) If required by the Department as part of
						  the permit, the operator shall conduct soil or groundwater monitoring, or both.
						  The monitoring shall be in accordance with §§
													273.282-273.288, as required by the
						  Department, and the terms and conditions of the permit, and shall continue for
						  the period specified in §
													281.282 (relating to cessation of
						  operations).
(b) For purposes of
						  interfacing with §§
													273.282-273.288, the following terms
						  apply:
(1) The term "disposal area" shall be
						  substituted with "area where storage and processing occur."
(2) The term "municipal waste landfill" shall
						  be substituted with "composting facility."
(3) The term "disposed" shall be substituted
						  with "stored or processed."
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 281 - COMPOSTING FACILITIES › Subchapter C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS FOR GENERAL COMPOSTING FACILITIES › SOIL AND WATER PROTECTION › Section 281.255 - Water supply replacement

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(a) A
						  person or municipality operating a composting facility which adversely affects
						  a water supply by degradation, pollution or other means shall restore or
						  replace the affected water supply with an alternative source that is of like
						  quantity and quality to the original supply at no additional cost to the
						  owner.
(b) A temporary water supply
						  shall be provided as soon as practicable but not later than 48 hours after
						  receipt of one of the following:
(1)
						  Information showing that the operator is responsible for adversely affecting
						  the water supply.
(2) Notice from
						  the Department that the operator is responsible for adversely affecting the
						  water supply.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 281 - COMPOSTING FACILITIES › Subchapter C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS FOR GENERAL COMPOSTING FACILITIES › EMERGENCY PROCEDURES › Section 281.261 - Hazard prevention

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A composting facility shall be designed, constructed,
							 maintained and operated to prevent and minimize the potential for fire,
							 explosion or release of solid waste constituents to the air, water or soil of
							 this Commonwealth that could threaten public health or safety, public welfare
							 or the environment.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
															281.141 (relating to contingency
								plan).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 281 - COMPOSTING FACILITIES › Subchapter C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS FOR GENERAL COMPOSTING FACILITIES › EMERGENCY PROCEDURES › Section 281.262 - Emergency equipment

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(a) Except
						  as provided in subsection (b), a person or municipality operating a general
						  composting facility shall have available in proper working condition the
						  following equipment at the immediate operating area of the facility:
(1) An internal communications or alarm
						  system capable of providing immediate emergency instruction by voice or signal
						  to facility personnel.
(2) A
						  communications system capable of summoning emergency assistance from local
						  police, fire departments, emergency medical services and from State and local
						  emergency response agencies.
(3)
						  Portable fire extinguishers, fire control equipment, spill control equipment,
						  decontamination equipment and self-contained breathing apparatus. For fire
						  control equipment requiring water, the facility shall have a water supply of
						  adequate quantity and pressure to supply the equipment.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 281 - COMPOSTING FACILITIES › Subchapter C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS FOR GENERAL COMPOSTING FACILITIES › EMERGENCY PROCEDURES › Section 281.263 - Implementation of contingency plan

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(a) The operator of the facility shall
						  immediately implement the applicable provisions of the approved contingency
						  plan when there is an emergency. For purposes of this section, an emergency
						  shall include a fire, spill or other hazard, that threatens public health and
						  safety, public welfare or the environment and personal injury.
(b) During an emergency, the operator shall:
(1) Assess actual or potential hazards to
						  public health and safety, public welfare and the environment that are occurring
						  or may occur.
(2) Ensure that
						  fires, spills or other hazards do not occur, reoccur or spread to other solid
						  waste at the facility.
(3)
						  Immediately telephone the Department and county emergency management agency,
						  and report the following information:
(i) The
						  name of the person reporting the incident and telephone number where that
						  person can be reached.
(ii) The
						  name, address and permit number of the facility.
(iii) The date, time and location of the
						  emergency.
(iv) A brief description
						  of the nature of the emergency, the type and quantity of the solid waste
						  involved and what dangers to public health and safety, public welfare and the
						  environment exist or may occur.
(v)
						  The nature of injuries.
(vi) The
						  parts of the emergency plan being implemented to alleviate the
						  emergency.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 281 - COMPOSTING FACILITIES › Subchapter C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS FOR GENERAL COMPOSTING FACILITIES › RECORDKEEPING AND REPORTING › Section 281.271 - Daily operational records

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(a) A person or municipality that operates a
						  general composting facility shall make and maintain an operational record for
						  each day that municipal waste is received, processed or transported
						  offsite.
(b) The daily operational
						  record shall include the following:
(1) The
						  type and weight or volume of the solid waste received.
(2) The county in which the solid waste
						  originated, or if the waste originated outside of this Commonwealth, the
						  state.
(3) The transporters of the
						  solid waste.
(4) The weight or
						  volume of each material recycled, marketed or disposed of as a result of the
						  process.
(5) A record of deviations
						  from the approved design or operational plans.
(6) A record of activities for which entries
						  are needed to comply with the annual operation report required in §
														281.272 (relating to annual
						  operation report).
(7) A record of
						  actions taken to correct violations of the act, the environmental protection
						  acts and this title.
(8) A
						  description of waste handling problems or emergency disposal
						  activities.
(9) A record of each
						  incident in which radioactive material is detected in waste loads. The record
						  shall include:
(i) The date, time and
						  location of the occurrence.
(ii) A
						  brief narrative description of the occurrence.
(iii) Specific information on the origin of
						  the material, if known.
(iv) A
						  description of the radioactive material involved, if known.
(v) The name, address and telephone numbers
						  of the supplier or handler of the radioactive material and the name of the
						  driver.
(vi) The final disposition
						  of the material.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 281 - COMPOSTING FACILITIES › Subchapter C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS FOR GENERAL COMPOSTING FACILITIES › RECORDKEEPING AND REPORTING › Section 281.272 - Annual operation report

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(a) A
						  person or municipality that operates a general composting facility shall submit
						  to the Department an annual operation report on or before June 30 of each
						  year.
(b) The annual operation
						  report, which shall be submitted on a form supplied by the Department, shall
						  include the following:
(1) The county in
						  which the waste originated, or if the waste originated outside of this
						  Commonwealth, the state.
(2) The
						  weight or volume of each type of waste received.
(3) The weight or volume of each material
						  recycled, marketed or disposed of as a result of the process.
(4) A current certificate of insurance, as
						  specified in §
														271.374(a)
						  (relating to proof of insurance coverage), evidencing continuous coverage for
						  public liability insurance as required by §
														271.371 (relating to insurance
						  requirement).
(5) Changes in the
						  previous year concerning the information required by §§
														271.124 and
						  271.125 (relating to
						  identification of interests; and compliance information). The report shall
						  state if no changes have occurred.
(6) A change in the ownership of the land
						  upon which the facility is located or a change in a lease agreement for the use
						  of the land that may affect or alter the operator's rights upon the
						  lands.
(7) A written update of the
						  total bond liability for the facility under §
														271.331 (relating to bond and
						  trust amount determination). If additional bond is determined to be necessary,
						  it shall be submitted to the Department within 90 days after the annual report
						  is due.
(8) Certification that the
						  operator has received all analyses required by §
														287.54 (relating to chemical
						  analysis of waste) for each type of residual waste or special handling waste
						  received at the facility during the calendar year.
(9) A record of detected radioactive
						  materials.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 281 - COMPOSTING FACILITIES › Subchapter C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS FOR GENERAL COMPOSTING FACILITIES › CESSATION AND CLOSURE › Section 281.281 - Temporary shutdown

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(a) An
						  alternate permitted solid waste processing or disposal facility shall be
						  available for use if the facility is shut down.
(b) If the composting facility is
						  out-of-service for a longer period than the storage capacity of the site will
						  allow, no additional solid waste may be received at the facility.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 281 - COMPOSTING FACILITIES › Subchapter C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS FOR GENERAL COMPOSTING FACILITIES › CESSATION AND CLOSURE › Section 281.282 - Cessation of operations

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(a) Upon
						  cessation of composting operations at the facility, the operator shall remove
						  solid waste and structures or other materials which contain or are contaminated
						  with solid waste, and shall provide for the processing or disposal of the waste
						  or material under the act, the environmental protection acts and this
						  title.
(b) Areas requiring
						  vegetation shall be revegetated under §§
													281.241 and
						  281.242 (relating to general
						  requirements; and standards for successful revegetation).
(c) An operator required under §
													281.254 (relating to soil and
						  groundwater monitoring) to conduct soil monitoring may discontinue soil
						  monitoring upon cessation of composting operations with the Department's
						  approval. In deciding whether to allow the discontinuance of monitoring, the
						  Department will consider the operational history of the facility, the
						  likelihood that groundwater degradation will manifest itself in the future and
						  other relevant factors.
(d) An
						  operator required under §
													281.254 to conduct groundwater
						  monitoring may discontinue groundwater monitoring after cessation of composting
						  operations and cleanup only upon written approval by the Department. In
						  deciding whether to allow discontinuance of monitoring, the Department will
						  consider the operational history of the facility, the likelihood that
						  groundwater contamination will manifest itself in the future, whether the
						  remediation standards in §
													271.342(b)(4)
						  (relating to final closure recertification) are met and maintained and other
						  relevant factors.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
															281.254 (relating to soil and
								groundwater monitoring).