South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-107 - Solid Waste Management › Subchapter 61-107.7 - Solid Waste Management: Transfer of Solid Waste › Section 61-107.7.D - Permit and Application Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
1. Prior to the construction, operation,
				expansion or modification of a solid waste transfer station, a permit shall be
				obtained from the Department.
2.
				Any person wishing to obtain a permit from the Department for the construction
				and/or operation of a solid waste transfer station shall submit three (3)
				copies of the following documents:
a. A
				completed permit application on a form provided by the Department;
b. A site plan. This plan shall include the
				following:
(1) Site conditions and projected
				use including all site structures, buildings, fences, gates, entrances and
				exits, parking areas, on-site roadways, and signs;
(2) Property boundaries, access roads,
				surface water bodies, wetlands as delineated and defined specifically as
				wetlands according to the methodology accepted by the U.S. Army Corps of
				Engineers and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and the location of
				100-year flood plain boundaries; and,
(3) Adjacent properties including the
				location of public and private water supplies on these properties;
c. A transportation plan
				specifying the number and type of transportation vehicles to be used, and how
				often solid waste will be transported to the disposal site or sites;
d. A plan for training equipment operators
				and other personnel concerning the operation of the facility;
e. A contingency plan describing alternate
				solid waste handling procedures for inoperable periods or delays in
				transporting solid waste;
f. A
				detailed closure plan which identifies the steps necessary to close the
				facility. The plan may be amended at any time during the active life of the
				facility with Department approval. The plan shall be amended whenever changes
				in operating plans or facility design affect the closure plan, or whenever
				there is a change in the expected year of closure;
g. A disclosure statement in accordance with
				the guidelines established by Code Section
				44-96-300.
				The Department may accept one disclosure statement for multiple facility permit
				applicants. Local governments and regions comprised of local governments are
				exempt from submitting a disclosure statement; and,
h. The following items prepared by a South
				Carolina licensed professional engineer:
(1)
				Complete construction plans and specifications;
(2) Design calculations;
(3) A preliminary engineering report to
				include, but not be limited to, the following:
(a) An outline of proposed structures and
				areas designated for unloading and loading and the general process
				flow;
(b) A description of the
				general operating plan for the proposed facility including the origin,
				composition, and expected weight or volume of all solid waste to be accepted at
				the facility per day; the maximum time waste will be stored; where all wastes
				will be disposed; the capacity of the facility; the operating hours of the
				facility; how nonputrescible, recyclable waste will be handled; and, the
				expected life of the facility;
(c)
				A description of all machinery and equipment to be used, including the design
				capacity;
(d) A description of the
				facility's drainage system and water supply system; and,
(4) Upon completion of construction of the
				facility, certification that the facility was constructed in accordance with
				approved plans and specification.