Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 340 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Division 96 - SOLID WASTE: PERMITS SPECIAL RULES FOR SELECTED SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL SITES, WASTE TIRE STORAGE SITES AND WASTE TIRE CARRIERS › Section 340-096-0110 - Special Rules Pertaining to Composting: Composting Permit

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) All composting
			 facilities required by OAR
			 340-096-0060  to operate under a Composting Permit must comply with this rule. Except as
			 provided in OAR
			 340-096-0060(5),
			 all facilities subject to this rule must receive a Composting Permit before a
			 facility may operate.
(2) After
			 paying applicable fees, and after completing the requirements of OAR
			 340-093-0100  with respect to public notice and comment, if the department determines that
			 the facility has met all of the requirements of OAR Divisions 93, 96, 97, and
			 all other applicable statutes and regulations, the department will issue a
			 Composting Permit for the facility. The Composting Permit is a permit for
			 purposes of OAR chapter 340, division 18 and chapter 340 divisions 93, 96, and
			 97. The requirements for screening under OAR
			 340-096-0080  replace the permit application requirements under OAR
			 340-093-0070(3),
			 340-093-0130,
			 and
			 340-093-0140.
(3) All composting facilities
			 permitted under this rule must comply with the following:
(a) Comply with OAR
			 340-096-0070:
			 Performance Standards;
(b) Comply
			 with all requirements of the facility Operations Plan;
(c) If required by the department, submit an
			 annual report of the weight of feedstocks used for composting on a form
			 provided by the department;
(d) If
			 a composting facility discharges leachate or stormwater under a permit issued
			 by the department, submit an annual report to the department with the sampling
			 data required by the permit or permits;
(e) Immediately notify the department of any
			 violation of the facility Operations Plan, Conditions of Approval, or OAR
			 340-096-0070:
			 Performance Standards;
(f)
			 Immediately notify the department of any significant change of status of the
			 composting operation, including any change in the ownership or operation of the
			 facility, the location of the facility, type or volume of feedstocks used, and
			 the composting process used by the facility;
(g) Keep all required records. If required by
			 the department, maintain records for a minimum of five years. In the case of a
			 change in ownership of the composing facility, the owner is responsible for
			 ensuring that the records are transferred from the previous owner and
			 maintained for the required five years;
(h) Comply with OAR
			 340-097-0120(6)(c)
 
			 with respect to fees;
(i) At the
			 request of the department, submit any records or reports the department may
			 require to ensure compliance with conditions of OAR chapter 340, divisions 93,
			 96, and 97; and
(j) If required by
			 the department, demonstrate financial assurance as provided in OAR
			 340-096-0001. The
			 department may tailor the financial assurance requirements to the nature of the
			 facility and may exempt a facility if the department determines, based on the
			 information submitted under OAR
			 340-096-0070,
			 an Operations Plan approved under OAR 340-0096-0090, and any other information
			 available to the department, the facility is not likely to generate significant
			 amounts of residual waste materials or contamination from the operation of the
			 facility that will remain at closure.