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Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article IX - Residual Waste Management › Chapter 297 - INCINERATORS AND OTHER PROCESSING FACILITIES › Subchapter B - APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR PROCESSING FACILITIES › Section 297.104 - Design and related information

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The application shall contain a narrative description
						  of:
(1) The sources, types and weight
						or volume of solid waste to be processed, including data on the moisture
						content of the waste, and information concerning special environmental
						pollution or handling problems that may be created by the solid
						waste.
(2) The methods to be used
						to control the flow of waste to the facility, including a flow chart with a
						materials balance depicting the processing of solid waste and mechanical
						components of the processing system.
(3) The interior dimensions of the tipping
						floor, storage area and, when applicable, ingress and egress thereto.
(4) The size, type, capacity and general
						specifications of equipment for the handling, processing and storage of the
						waste.
(5) The anticipated recovery
						rate of marketable materials or energy.
(6) The actual or expected physical and
						chemical composition of ash, residue or wash water produced by operation of the
						facility.
(7) The proposed location
						and method for disposal, storage or processing of ash, residue or wash water
						produced by operation of the facility.
(8) The plan for separation, storage and
						ultimate disposal of unmarketable waste generated by the process, including
						plans for the temporary storage of bulky waste.
(9) The minimum and maximum volume or weight
						of the types of material or solid waste to be stored prior to sale, reuse or
						disposal, and the minimum and maximum time that material or waste is to be
						stored.
(10) A plan for disposal or
						processing of waste if the facility or a processing line within the facility is
						closed or shut down.
(11) Utilities
						to be installed at the facility.
(12) The plans and design for operating and
						maintaining the proposed facility to prevent fires, explosions, the emission of
						noxious or toxic gases and other emergencies.
(13) A plan for the repair or replacement of
						equipment in the event of equipment breakdown, including plans for obtaining
						spare parts.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article IX - Residual Waste Management › Chapter 297 - INCINERATORS AND OTHER PROCESSING FACILITIES › Subchapter B - APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR PROCESSING FACILITIES › Section 297.105 - Plan for access roads

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The application shall contain designs, cross sections
						  and specifications for access roads, including load limits, to demonstrate
						  compliance with §
												297.213 (relating to access
						  roads).
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
														297.213 (relating to access
							 roads).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article IX - Residual Waste Management › Chapter 297 - INCINERATORS AND OTHER PROCESSING FACILITIES › Subchapter B - APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR PROCESSING FACILITIES › Section 297.106 - Soil erosion and sedimentation control plan

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(a) The applicant shall submit a plan to
						manage surface water and control erosion during all phases of construction and
						operation at the facility. The plan shall be based on §
												297.232 (relating to soil erosion
						and sedimentation control), Chapter 102 (relating to soil and sediment erosion)
						and other applicable State and Federal requirements. Calculations indicating
						water quantities shall be based on the 24-hour precipitation event in inches to
						be expected once in 25 years.
(b)
						The plan shall include fully dimensioned diversion ditches, indicating length,
						gradient and cross section for configuration by reach, and capacities for ditch
						volume by reach. The calculations which are necessary to support design and
						siting shall be included in the plan.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article IX - Residual Waste Management › Chapter 297 - INCINERATORS AND OTHER PROCESSING FACILITIES › Subchapter B - APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR PROCESSING FACILITIES › Section 297.107 - 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 background levels at the facility.
(b) If required by the Department, the
						applicant shall submit a soil monitoring plan to detect soil contamination from
						the facility.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article IX - Residual Waste Management › Chapter 297 - INCINERATORS AND OTHER PROCESSING FACILITIES › Subchapter B - APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR PROCESSING FACILITIES › Section 297.108 - Nuisance control plan

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The application shall contain a plan under §
												297.219 (relating to nuisance
						  minimization and control) to prevent and control hazards or nuisances from
						  vectors, odors, dust, noise and other nuisances not otherwise provided for in
						  the permit application. The plan shall provide for the routine assessment of
						  vector infestation and shall also provide for countermeasures. The plan may
						  include a control program involving a contractual arrangement for services with
						  an exterminator.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article IX - Residual Waste Management › Chapter 297 - INCINERATORS AND OTHER PROCESSING FACILITIES › Subchapter B - APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR PROCESSING FACILITIES › Section 297.109 - Litter control plan

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The application shall contain a plan under §
												297.221 (relating to litter) to
						  control litter.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article IX - Residual Waste Management › Chapter 297 - INCINERATORS AND OTHER PROCESSING FACILITIES › Subchapter B - APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR PROCESSING FACILITIES › Section 297.110 - Waste reclamation plan

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If waste reclamation is proposed, an application shall
						  contain a waste reclamation plan under §
												297.243 (relating to waste
						  reclamation) that includes the following information:
(1) Quality control specifications for the
						waste to be received, including acceptable ranges of concentrations of active
						ingredients, useful constituents, and contaminants or deleterious
						ingredients.
(2) Uses and markets
						for reclaimed materials, including quality specifications for the materials in
						the use or market.
(3) How
						resulting materials that are not used or approved for beneficial use will be
						managed as waste.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
														297.243 (relating to waste
							 reclamation).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article IX - Residual Waste Management › Chapter 297 - INCINERATORS AND OTHER PROCESSING FACILITIES › Subchapter B - APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR PROCESSING FACILITIES › Section 297.111 - Contingency plan

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An application shall contain a contingency plan
						  consistent with §§
												297.251-297.253 (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 IX - Residual Waste Management › Chapter 297 - INCINERATORS AND OTHER PROCESSING FACILITIES › Subchapter B - APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR PROCESSING FACILITIES › Section 297.112 - Daily volume

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The application shall contain a proposed maximum daily
						  volume for the facility, and a detailed justification for the volume, based on
						  §§
												287.126 and
						  287.127 (relating to requirement
						  for environmental assessment; and environmental assessment).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article IX - Residual Waste Management › Chapter 297 - INCINERATORS AND OTHER PROCESSING FACILITIES › Subchapter B - APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR PROCESSING FACILITIES › Section 297.113 - Radiation protection action plan

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(a) An application for a noncaptive residual
						waste processing facility shall contain an action plan specifying procedures
						for monitoring for and responding to radioactive material entering the
						facility, as well as related procedures for training, notification,
						recordkeeping and reporting:
(b)
						The action plan shall be prepared 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 and which meets all statutory and regulatory
						requirements.
(c) The action plan
						shall be incorporated into the facility's approved waste analysis plan under
						§
												287.134 (relating to waste
						analysis plan).
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
														287.135 (relating to transition
							 period for radiation monitoring); and 25 Pa. Code §
														297.233 (relating to radiation
							 monitoring and response for noncaptive residual waste processing
							 facilities).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article IX - Residual Waste Management › Chapter 297 - INCINERATORS AND OTHER PROCESSING FACILITIES › Subchapter C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS FOR PROCESSING FACILITIES › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 297.201 - Basic limitations

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(a) A
						  person or municipality may not own or operate a residual waste processing
						  facility, unless the Department has first issued a permit to that person or
						  municipality for the facility under this article.
(b) A person or municipality that operates a
						  residual waste processing facility shall comply with the following:
(1) The operating requirements of the act,
						  this subchapter and the applicable requirements of Chapter 287 (relating to
						  residual 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 IX - Residual Waste Management › Chapter 297 - INCINERATORS AND OTHER PROCESSING FACILITIES › Subchapter C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS FOR PROCESSING FACILITIES › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 297.202 - Areas where incinerators and other processing facilities are prohibited

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(a) Except for
						  areas that were permitted prior to July 4, 1992, residual waste processing
						  facilities subject to this chapter may not be operated:
(1) In the 100-year floodplain of waters of
						  this Commonwealth, unless the Department approves in the permit a method of
						  protecting the facility from a 100-year flood consistent with the Flood Plain
						  Management Act (32 P. S. §§
															679.101-679.601) and the Dam Safety and
						  Encroachments Act (32 P. S. §§
															693.1-693.27).
(2) In or within 300 feet of an exceptional
						  value wetland.
(3) In or within 100
						  feet of a wetland other than an exceptional value wetland, unless storage and
						  processing will not occur within that distance or the storage and processing
						  take place in an enclosed facility and one of the following applies:
(i) The operation is in or along the wetland,
						  and the operator has received a permit from the Department under Chapter 105
						  (relating to dam safety and waterway management).
(ii) The operation is not in or along the
						  wetland, and no adverse hydrologic or water quality impacts will
						  result.
(4) Within 300
						  feet measured horizontally from an occupied dwelling, unless the owner thereof
						  has provided a written waiver consenting to the facility being closer than 300
						  feet. The waiver shall be knowingly made and separate from a lease or deed
						  unless the lease or deed contains an explicit waiver from the owner.
(5) Within 100 feet of a perennial stream,
						  unless one of the following applies:
(i) The
						  storage and processing take place in an enclosed facility and no adverse
						  hydrologic or water quality impacts will result.
(ii) Storage and processing that is not
						  enclosed will not occur within that distance and no adverse hydrologic or water
						  quality impacts will result.
(6) Within 50 feet of a property line unless
						  the operator demonstrates that actual processing of waste is not occurring
						  within that distance, storage and processing take place in an enclosed
						  facility, or that the owners of occupied dwellings within that distance have
						  provided written waivers consenting to the facility being closer than 50 feet.
						  The waiver shall be knowingly made and separate from a lease or deed unless the
						  lease or deed contains an explicit waiver from the owner.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article IX - Residual Waste Management › Chapter 297 - INCINERATORS AND OTHER PROCESSING FACILITIES › Subchapter C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS FOR PROCESSING FACILITIES › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 297.203 - Waste analysis

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(a) The
						  operator shall inspect each load in accordance with its approved plan under
						  §
													287.134 (relating to waste
						  analysis plan) to ensure compliance with that section and §
													297.201 (relating to basic
						  limitations).
(b) The operator
						  shall maintain analyses of the waste under §
													287.134 onsite for a minimum of 5
						  years after the analyses are performed. These records shall be made available
						  to representatives of the Department upon request.
(c) A person or municipality shall
						  immediately notify the Department if analyses under §
													287.134 indicate that there is a
						  significant change in the quality of the waste.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article IX - Residual Waste Management › Chapter 297 - INCINERATORS AND OTHER PROCESSING FACILITIES › Subchapter C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS FOR PROCESSING FACILITIES › DAILY OPERATIONS › Section 297.211 - Signs and markers

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(a) A person or
						  municipality that operates a facility subject to this subchapter shall identify
						  the operation for the duration of residual waste processing operations by
						  posting and maintaining a sign which is 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) Permit area markers and the permanent
						  physical markers for the grid coordinate system shall be:
(1) Posted and maintained for the duration of
						  the operation.
(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 IX - Residual Waste Management › Chapter 297 - INCINERATORS AND OTHER PROCESSING FACILITIES › Subchapter C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS FOR PROCESSING FACILITIES › DAILY OPERATIONS › Section 297.212 - 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 maintain a fence or
						  other suitable barrier around the site sufficient to prevent unauthorized
						  access.
(c) Access to the site
						  shall be limited to when an attendant is on duty.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
															297.103 (relating to maps and
								related information).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article IX - Residual Waste Management › Chapter 297 - INCINERATORS AND OTHER PROCESSING FACILITIES › Subchapter C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS FOR PROCESSING FACILITIES › DAILY OPERATIONS › Section 297.213 - Access roads

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(a) Access
						  roads 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 site.
(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 24-hour, 25-year precipitation
						  event. The drainage system shall comply with Chapter 102 (relating to erosion
						  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 §
													297.105 (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.
(f) Roads shall be constructed on a base that
						  is capable of withstanding anticipated loads.
(g) Disturbed areas adjacent to a road shall
						  be vegetated or otherwise stabilized to prevent erosion.
(h) 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.
(i) An access road shall
						  be maintained to control dust and to prevent or control the tracking of mud on
						  and off site.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
															297.105 (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 IX - Residual Waste Management › Chapter 297 - INCINERATORS AND OTHER PROCESSING FACILITIES › Subchapter C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS FOR PROCESSING FACILITIES › DAILY OPERATIONS › Section 297.214 - Measuring and inspection of waste

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(a) An operator of a solid waste processing
						  facility that has received, is receiving or will receive 30,000 or more cubic
						  yards of residual waste in a calendar year shall weigh residual waste when it
						  is received. The scale used to weigh residual 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 facility shall inspect
						  and monitor incoming waste to ensure that the receipt of waste is consistent
						  with this article.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article IX - Residual Waste Management › Chapter 297 - INCINERATORS AND OTHER PROCESSING FACILITIES › Subchapter C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS FOR PROCESSING FACILITIES › DAILY OPERATIONS › Section 297.215 - 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
						  facility.
(d) Equipment shall be
						  cleaned at frequencies specified in the permit based on scheduled or emergency
						  maintenance periods.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article IX - Residual Waste Management › Chapter 297 - INCINERATORS AND OTHER PROCESSING FACILITIES › Subchapter C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS FOR PROCESSING FACILITIES › DAILY OPERATIONS › Section 297.216 - Unloading area

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(a) The
						  approach and unloading area shall be adequate in size and design to facilitate
						  the rapid unloading of residual waste from collection vehicles and the
						  unobstructed maneuvering of the vehicles and other equipment.
(b) The loading areas and unloading 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. Drains or treatment systems may be connected to a sanitary
						  sewer system if a waste characterization is submitted to the sewage treatment
						  plant operator, and the operator finds that the treatment plant can fully treat
						  the waste stream. Leachate may also be collected in holding tanks prior to its
						  transport to the sewage treatment plant.
(c) If the facility has an unloading pit, the
						  facility shall have in place truck wheel curbs or tie downs that are sufficient
						  to prevent trucks from backing into the pit or falling into the pit while
						  unloading.
(d) An attendant or
						  clearly marked signs shall direct vehicles to the unloading area.
(e) The operator shall ensure that collection
						  vehicles unload waste promptly in unloading areas.
(f) Residual waste shall be confined to the
						  unloading area or a storage area approved as part of the operator's
						  permit.
(g) 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.
(h) The facility
						  shall have a storage capacity for the scheduled or emergency shutdown of
						  processing operations that is equivalent to the waste that can be processed at
						  the facility in 3 days, unless otherwise specified by the Department in the
						  permit.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article IX - Residual Waste Management › Chapter 297 - INCINERATORS AND OTHER PROCESSING FACILITIES › Subchapter C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS FOR PROCESSING FACILITIES › DAILY OPERATIONS › Section 297.217 - Cleaning and maintenance

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(a) Areas
						  within the building shall be kept clean.
(b) The operator may not allow putrescible
						  waste to remain at the facility at the end of the day or for more than 24 hours
						  except that putrescible waste may remain at the facility for any time period up
						  to 72 hours over a weekend or 3-day weekend if provided for in the
						  permit.
(c) Plumbing shall be
						  properly maintained, and the floors shall be well drained.
(d) Processing equipment and areas that have
						  contact with solid waste shall be capable of being cleaned by high-pressure
						  water spray or other methods, and shall be located near drains that connect to
						  a sanitary sewer system or treatment facility.
(e) Provision shall be made for the routine
						  operational maintenance of the facility.
(f) The operator shall inspect the facility
						  daily to detect hot spots in the storage areas, 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 IX - Residual Waste Management › Chapter 297 - INCINERATORS AND OTHER PROCESSING FACILITIES › Subchapter C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS FOR PROCESSING FACILITIES › DAILY OPERATIONS › Section 297.218 - Air resources protection

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(a)
						  Emissions from a residual waste processing facility shall be consistent with
						  the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§
														4001-4015), Article III (relating to air
						  resources), the terms or conditions of its permit and, if applicable, the most
						  recent edition of the Department's criteria for best available technology, and
						  other applicable Departmental guidelines.
(b) The operator may not cause or contribute
						  to an exceedance of any ambient air quality standard under §
													131.3 (relating to ambient air
						  quality standards).
(c) A person or
						  municipality may not cause or allow open burning at the facility.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
															297.241 (relating to
								safety).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article IX - Residual Waste Management › Chapter 297 - INCINERATORS AND OTHER PROCESSING FACILITIES › Subchapter C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS FOR PROCESSING FACILITIES › DAILY OPERATIONS › Section 297.219 - 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 §
															297.108 (relating to nuisance
								control plan).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article IX - Residual Waste Management › Chapter 297 - INCINERATORS AND OTHER PROCESSING FACILITIES › Subchapter C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS FOR PROCESSING FACILITIES › DAILY OPERATIONS › Section 297.220 - 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 299 (relating to storage and transportation of residual waste) or
						  transported offsite.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article IX - Residual Waste Management › Chapter 297 - INCINERATORS AND OTHER PROCESSING FACILITIES › Subchapter C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS FOR PROCESSING FACILITIES › DAILY OPERATIONS › Section 297.221 - Litter

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(a) The operator
						  may not allow litter 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 storage or processing area, unless operations are conducted within an
						  enclosed building or the solid waste being processed cannot create blowing
						  litter.
(c) Blown off or
						  intercepted litter shall be collected at least weekly from fences, roadways,
						  tree line barriers and other barriers and disposed or stored in accordance with
						  the act and the regulations thereunder, unless a greater frequency is set forth
						  in the permit.
This section citedin 25 Pa. Code §
															297.109 (relating to litter
								control plan).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article IX - Residual Waste Management › Chapter 297 - INCINERATORS AND OTHER PROCESSING FACILITIES › Subchapter C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS FOR PROCESSING FACILITIES › DAILY OPERATIONS › Section 297.222 - Daily volume

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A person or municipality operating a processing
							 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 IX - Residual Waste Management › Chapter 297 - INCINERATORS AND OTHER PROCESSING FACILITIES › Subchapter C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS FOR PROCESSING FACILITIES › DAILY OPERATIONS › Section 297.223 - Radiation monitoring and response for noncaptive residual waste processing facilities

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(a) An
						  operator shall implement the action plan approved under §
													297.113 (relating to radiation
						  protection action plan).
(b) An
						  operator 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, the facility staff and
						  the 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 (uR/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 uR/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, the vehicle containing the radioactive
						  material may not leave the facility without written Department approval and an
						  authorized Federal Department of Transportation Exemption Form.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article IX - Residual Waste Management › Chapter 297 - INCINERATORS AND OTHER PROCESSING FACILITIES › Subchapter C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS FOR PROCESSING FACILITIES › SOIL AND WATER PROTECTION › Section 297.231 - General requirements

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(a) The
						  operator may not cause or allow a point or nonpoint source discharge in
						  violation of The Clean Streams Law from or on the facility to surface waters of
						  this Commonwealth.
(b) A residual
						  waste processing facility shall be operated to prevent and control water
						  pollution. An operator shall operate and maintain necessary water pollution
						  treatment facilities until water pollution from or on the facility has been
						  permanently abated.
(c) A facility
						  shall be operated to prevent or minimize contact by surface water or
						  groundwater with solid waste or processed material.
(d) The operator may not cause or allow water
						  pollution on or off the site.
(e)
						  The operator may not cause contamination of the soil on or off the
						  site.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article IX - Residual Waste Management › Chapter 297 - INCINERATORS AND OTHER PROCESSING FACILITIES › Subchapter C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS FOR PROCESSING FACILITIES › SOIL AND WATER PROTECTION › Section 297.232 - 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 area with measures and structures
						  necessary to handle surface water flows, based on a 25-year, 24-hour
						  precipitation event, and supported by written calculations and also in
						  compliance with Chapter 102 (relating to erosion and sediment
						  control).
(2) Meet the requirements
						  of Chapter 102 and Chapter 105 (relating to dam safety and waterway
						  management).
(3) Prevent erosion to
						  the maximum extent possible, including if possible, using
						  revegetation.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
															297.106 (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 IX - Residual Waste Management › Chapter 297 - INCINERATORS AND OTHER PROCESSING FACILITIES › Subchapter C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS FOR PROCESSING FACILITIES › SOIL AND WATER PROTECTION › Section 297.233 - 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 groundwater monitoring shall be in accordance with §§
													288.252-288.258, as required by the
						  Department, and the terms and conditions of the permit, and shall continue for
						  the period specified in §
													297.272 (relating to cessation of
						  operations).
(b) For purposes of
						  the interfacing with §§
													288.252-288.258, the following terms
						  apply:
(1) The term "disposal area" is
						  substituted with "area where storage and processing occur."
(2) The term "residual waste landfill" is
						  substituted with "incinerator or other processing facility."
(3) The term "disposed" is substituted with
						  "stored or processed."
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article IX - Residual Waste Management › Chapter 297 - INCINERATORS AND OTHER PROCESSING FACILITIES › Subchapter C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS FOR PROCESSING FACILITIES › SOIL AND WATER PROTECTION › Section 297.234 - Water supply replacement

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(a) An
						  operator which adversely affects a water supply by degradation, pollution or
						  other means shall restore the affected supply at no additional cost to the
						  owner or replace the affected water supply with an alternate 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 one
						  of the following:
(1) Receipt of information
						  showing that the operator is responsible for adversely affecting the water
						  supply.
(2) Receipt of 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 IX - Residual Waste Management › Chapter 297 - INCINERATORS AND OTHER PROCESSING FACILITIES › Subchapter C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS FOR PROCESSING FACILITIES › SAFETY AND OPERATIONS › Section 297.241 - Safety

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(a) The operator
						  shall establish an accident prevention and safety plan sufficient to protect
						  employes at the facility and patrons of the facility.
(b) The accident prevention and safety plan
						  shall be distributed as follows:
(1) An
						  employe safety handbook shall be issued to each employe.
(2) Special operating procedures for
						  potentially dangerous activities shall be issued to each employe and shall be
						  posted in the relevant operating area.
(3) Ongoing safety programs shall be
						  conducted.
(4) Emergency telephone
						  numbers and basic first aid procedures shall be posted throughout the
						  facility.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article IX - Residual Waste Management › Chapter 297 - INCINERATORS AND OTHER PROCESSING FACILITIES › Subchapter C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS FOR PROCESSING FACILITIES › SAFETY AND OPERATIONS › Section 297.242 - Availability of engineering and operational plans

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(a) At least one set of up-to-date
						  engineering drawings of the facility as constructed shall be available on the
						  premises for reference by operation and maintenance personnel.
(b) At least one set of up-to-date equipment
						  operation and maintenance manuals shall be available on premises for reference
						  by employes of the facility. The manuals shall be submitted to the Department
						  when they are updated and shall otherwise be submitted to the Department upon
						  request.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article IX - Residual Waste Management › Chapter 297 - INCINERATORS AND OTHER PROCESSING FACILITIES › Subchapter C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS FOR PROCESSING FACILITIES › SAFETY AND OPERATIONS › Section 297.243 - Waste reclamation

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If waste reclamation is conducted, the operator shall
							 conduct waste reclamation in accordance with the plan approved under §
													297.110 (relating to waste
							 reclamation plan).
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
															297.110 (relating to waste
								reclamation plan).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article IX - Residual Waste Management › Chapter 297 - INCINERATORS AND OTHER PROCESSING FACILITIES › Subchapter C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS FOR PROCESSING FACILITIES › EMERGENCY PROCEDURES › Section 297.251 - Hazard prevention

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A residual waste processing facility shall be
							 designed, constructed, maintained and operated to prevent and minimize the
							 potential for fire, explosion or a 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 §
															297.111 (relating to contingency
								plan).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article IX - Residual Waste Management › Chapter 297 - INCINERATORS AND OTHER PROCESSING FACILITIES › Subchapter C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS FOR PROCESSING FACILITIES › EMERGENCY PROCEDURES › Section 297.252 - Emergency equipment

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(a) Except
						  as provided in subsection (b), a residual waste processing 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 and 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 IX - Residual Waste Management › Chapter 297 - INCINERATORS AND OTHER PROCESSING FACILITIES › Subchapter C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS FOR PROCESSING FACILITIES › EMERGENCY PROCEDURES › Section 297.253 - 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 whenever there is an emergency. For purposes of this section, the term
						  "emergency" includes 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 contingency plan being implemented to alleviate the
						  emergency.