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 340-096-0100 - Special Rules Relating to Composting: Registration

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) All composting facilities required to
			 register with the department by OAR
			 340-096-0080(3)(a)
 
			 must comply with this rule. Except as provided in OAR
			 340-096-0060(5),
			 a facility subject to this rule must not begin operation before the
			 registration process is complete and the department issues the registration.
(2) After the requirements of OAR
			 340-093-0100  with respect to public notice and comment have been completed, 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 registration to the facility. The registration is a
			 permit for purposes of OAR chapter 340, division 18 and chapter 340 divisions
			 93, 96, and 97.
(3) All composting
			 facilities with a registration under this rule must comply with the following:
(a) Comply with OAR
			 340-096-0070:
			 Performance Standards;
(b) For
			 facilities with department Conditions of Approval for operation of the
			 facility, comply with all conditions;
(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, liquid digestate, 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 Conditions of Approval or OAR
			 340-096-0070:
			 Performance Standards;
(f)
			 Immediately notify the department of any significant change of status of the
			 facility, including any change in the ownership or operation of the facility,
			 the location of the composting operation, the 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 facility, the owner is responsible for ensuring that
			 the records are transferred from the previous owner and maintained for the
			 required five years;
(h) 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
(i) 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, based on the information submitted under
			 OAR
			 340-096-0080,
			 an Operations Plan approved under OAR 340-0096-0090, and any other information
			 available to the department, the department determines that 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;
			 and
(j) If required, pay the
			 Engineering Review fee under OAR
			 340-097-0120(5).