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Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 140 - Waste and Materials Management › Subchapter 05 - Solid Waste › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations for Solid Waste Management Facilities and Organic Waste Management Facilities › Section 250-RICR-140-05-1.14 - Fees

Current through June 14, 2024
A. General Information
This Rule has been prepared pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws
					 §§
											23-18.9-9(a), (b), and
					 (c). Each application for a new or renewal
					 license or registration to construct and operate a Solid Waste Management
					 Facility or Organic Waste Recycling Facility, must include a fee in accordance
					 with the following schedule:
Facility
Application Fee
Renewal Fee
License/Registration Duration
Lined Solid Waste Landfill
$100,000.00
$15,000.00
3 years
Existing Unlined Solid Waste
								  Landfill
---
$3,000.00
3 years
Transfer Collection or Collection
								  Station
$10,000.00
$3,000.00
3 years
Resource Recovery Facility Solid Waste
								  Incinerator
$100,000.00
$15,000.00
3 years
Medical Waste Incinerator
$20,000.00
$10,000.00
3 years
Petroleum Contaminated Soil Processing
								  Facility
$20,000.00
$10,000.00
3 years
Waste Tire Storage and Recycling
								  Facility
$50.00
$25.00
1 year
Construction and Demolition Debris
								  Facility
$10,000.00
$3,000.00
3 years
Medium-Scale Composting Facility
Not Applicable
Not Applicable
Not Applicable
Large-Scale Leaf and Yard Waste Composting
								  Facility
Not Applicable
Not Applicable
3 years
Large-Scale Putrescible Waste Composting
								  Facility
$3,000.00
$3,000.00
3 years
Mixed Solid Waste Composting
								  Facility
$10,000.00
$3,000.00
3 years
Anaerobic Digestion Facility
$10,000.00
$3,000.00
3 years
B.
				  Additional Compost Facility Fees
1. Product
				  Fee - The composter shall also be required to register each separately
				  identified products produced in accordance with R.I. Gen. Laws §
											2-22-5. The registration shall be
				  accompanied by a fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) per product. All product
				  registrations expire on December 31st of each year.
				  Agricultural Composting Facilities and municipally owned composting facilities
				  shall be exempt from the payment of the product fees described above.
2. Penalties for Violations - Any person not
				  in compliance with any provision of these Rules and Regulations for the compost
				  facility fees in §§
											1.13(A) and
				  (B) of this Part shall be subject to a
				  penalty pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws §
											2-22-10.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 140 - Waste and Materials Management › Subchapter 05 - Solid Waste › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations for Solid Waste Management Facilities and Organic Waste Management Facilities › Section 250-RICR-140-05-1.16 - Management of Street Sweepings in Rhode Island

Current through June 14, 2024
A.
				  Acceptable Restricted Uses for Street Sweepings: Street sweepings are exempt
				  from the Refuse Disposal Act, R.I. Gen. Laws §
										23-18.9-1, and the Rules and
				  Regulations promulgated thereto provided they are used in the following ways:
1. Landfill cover material at a licensed or
				  permitted facility, subject to any additional requirements by the
				  licensee;
2. Roadway base or any
				  base course application that will subsequently be covered with an asphalt or
				  concrete layer;
3. Backfill for
				  public works construction projects such as drainpipes, culverts, or other
				  drainage structures;
4. Used by
				  itself or mixed with new or virgin sand and/or salt and re-applied during
				  winter storm operations.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 140 - Waste and Materials Management › Subchapter 05 - Solid Waste › Part 2 - Solid Waste Landfills › Section 250-RICR-140-05-2.1 - Solid Waste Landfills

Current through June 14, 2024
2.1.1
General
				  Information
A. Definitions of terms
				  used in these Regulations can be found in §
											1.5 of this
				  Subchapter.
B. In addition to
				  meeting the general requirements set forth in §
											1.7 of this Subchapter, each
				  application for a license to construct and operate a landfill subject to this
				  Rule must contain the following:
1.
				  Engineering plans detailing the proposed landfill's location of the property
				  boundaries, adjacent land uses and complete construction plans pursuant to
				  § 2.1.2 of this Part.
2.
				  Operating plans pursuant to § 2.1.3 of this Part.
3. A sedimentation and erosion control plan
				  prepared in accordance with § 2.1.4 of this Part.
4. An engineering report comprehensively
				  describing the existing site conditions and an analysis of the landfill,
				  including closure and post closure criteria, prepared in accordance with §
				  2.1.5 of this Part.
5. A quality
				  assurance/quality control report prepared in accordance with § 2.1.6 of
				  this Part.
6. A contingency plan
				  report prepared in accordance with § 2.1.7 of this Part.
7. A hydrogeological report and water quality
				  monitoring plan prepared in accordance with the provisions of § 2.1.8 of
				  this Part.
8. A legal document
				  certifying acceptance of leachate by the operator of a wastewater treatment
				  facility for the discharge of leachate to that facility, if applicable or, for
				  on-site treatment and discharge of leachate, a Rhode Island Pollution Discharge
				  Elimination system permit.
9. A
				  closure plan and post-closure care plan prepared in accordance with §
				  2.1.9 of this Part.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 140 - Waste and Materials Management › Subchapter 05 - Solid Waste › Part 2 - Solid Waste Landfills › Section 250-RICR-140-05-2.2 - Solid Waste Landfill Construction Standards

Current through June 14, 2024
2.2.1
General
Construction of sanitary landfill facilities shall meet all
					 Regulations set forth in this Rule and shall also comply with all applicable
					 Federal Rules, Laws, Regulations or other Federal requirements.
2.2.2
Horizontal and
				  Vertical Control
A. One (1) permanent
				  survey benchmark of known elevation measured from the National Geodetic
				  Vertical Datum of 1929 must be established and maintained for each twenty-five
				  (25) acres of developed landfill, or part thereof, at the site. This benchmark
				  must be the reference point for establishing vertical elevation
				  control.
B. North American Datum of
				  1983 Coordinates must be established. Horizontal control must be established
				  and one (1) of its points must be the benchmark of known NAD 1983
				  Coordinates.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 140 - Waste and Materials Management › Subchapter 05 - Solid Waste › Part 3 - Transfer Stations and Collection Stations (250-RICR-140-05-3) › Section 250-RICR-140-05-3.1 - Transfer Stations and Collection Stations

Current through June 14, 2024
A. General
				  Information: The following requirements are related to the facility and its
				  site only. All information relating to other types of facilities used in the
				  final disposal or intermediate processing of the refuse must be submitted as
				  required in the rules relating to the particular types of operations. The
				  applicant must also meet the general requirements of §
										1.7 of this
				  Subchapter.
B. Radius Plan: A
				  radius plan including all the information listed below shall be submitted. The
				  radius plan must be drawn to a minimum scale of one inch to two hundred feet
				  (1" = 200') adjusted to fit on a standard 24 x 36 inch sheet and including all
				  areas within a one-quarter (1/4) mile radius out from all property lines of the
				  site. The required information includes:
1.
				  Zoning of the area as required in §
											1.7(E)(5) 
				  of this Subchapter,
2. All
				  buildings and dwellings,
3. All
				  water supplies (wells, etc.),
4.
				  All surface water courses,
5. All
				  roads,
6. Legal boundaries of site
				  certified by a Registered Land Surveyor in the State of Rhode Island,
7. North arrow,
8. Extent of 100 year floodplain (where
				  applicable),
9. Locus
				  Plan.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 140 - Waste and Materials Management › Subchapter 05 - Solid Waste › Part 3 - Transfer Stations and Collection Stations (250-RICR-140-05-3) › Section 250-RICR-140-05-3.2 - Transfer Stations and Collection Stations Operating Standards

Current through June 14, 2024
A. General: All transfer stations and
				  collection stations shall meet all requirements set forth in this Part in
				  addition to the General Operating Standards in §
										1.9 of this
				  Subchapter.
B. Waste Storage: No
				  unprocessed combustible solid waste shall be stored for more than forty-eight
				  (48) hours at a facility.
C.
				  Wastewater and Leachate: All water used in processing the solid waste, and
				  cleaning the facility, as well as all leachate from the refuse collected in
				  storage pits and transfer areas, shall be disposed of in a manner that will not
				  pollute any source of private or public water supply, or any of the waters or
				  groundwaters of the State.
D. Fire
				  Protection: All transfer and collection station facilities shall have a water
				  supply, under pressure, suitable for firefighting purposes, or other suitable
				  means approved by the local Fire Chief and by the Director.
E. Structures: All transfer operations,
				  refuse storage and collection stations shall be conducted within the confines
				  of a protective structure. Non-putrescible salvaged material and bulk items may
				  be stored in closed containers outside the station only with Department
				  permission, and only for a time approved by the Department.
F. Equipment Failure and Shutdown Provisions:
				  All transfer stations and collection stations shall have an alternate method of
				  disposal, approved in writing by the Department, with another solid waste
				  management facility for use in the event of equipment failure or forced
				  shutdown.
G. Brush Handling: Any
				  brush accepted at a transfer station or collection station must be chipped
				  within one week after arrival, or transferred for disposal within forty-eight
				  (48) hours of arrival. Chipped brush may be stored at the site
				  indefinitely.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 140 - Waste and Materials Management › Subchapter 05 - Solid Waste › Part 4 - Incinerators and Resource Recovery Facilities (250-RICR-140-05-4) › Section 250-RICR-140-05-4.1 - Incinerators and Resource Recovery Facilities

Current through June 14, 2024
A. General
				  Information: The following requirements are related to the incinerator or
				  resource recovery facility site and building(s). All general requirements set
				  forth in §
										1.7 of this Subchapter must
				  be submitted. All information relating to the residue disposal site required by
				  §
										2.1 of
				  this Subchapter must also be submitted.
B. Radius Plan: A radius plan, including all
				  the information listed below, shall be submitted. A radius plan must be drawn
				  to a minimum scale of one inch to two hundred feet (1" = 200 feet), adjusted to
				  fit on standard 24 x 36 inch sheet(s) and including all areas within
				  one-quarter (1/4) mile radius out from all property lines of the site. The
				  required information includes:
1. Zoning of
				  the area as required in §
											1.7(E)(5) 
				  of this Subchapter above,
2. Legal
				  boundaries of site and licensed area if different, these boundaries shall be
				  certified by a Registered Land Surveyor in the State of Rhode Island,
3. All roads,
4. All buildings and dwellings,
5. All water supplies (wells,
				  etc.),
6. All surface water
				  courses,
7. North arrow,
8. Locus plan.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 140 - Waste and Materials Management › Subchapter 05 - Solid Waste › Part 4 - Incinerators and Resource Recovery Facilities (250-RICR-140-05-4) › Section 250-RICR-140-05-4.3 - Incinerator and Resource Recovery Operating Standards

Current through June 14, 2024
A.
				  Incinerator and resource recovery facilities shall meet all regulations set
				  forth in this rule and shall comply with the provisions and limitations of all
				  other regulations of the Department.
B. Traffic Flow: The delivery of solid waste
				  to the facility and the removal of residues and recovered products from the
				  site shall be scheduled so as to eliminate traffic backups and allow for fluid
				  vehicular movement on site.
C.
				  Signs: Sign(s) shall be erected at the entrance to the facility which are
				  clearly legible and visible, and which contain the following:
1. Name of facility and operator,
2. Emergency phone number,
3. Restricted (prohibited) materials (if
				  applicable),
4. Operating hours and
				  days open.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 140 - Waste and Materials Management › Subchapter 05 - Solid Waste › Part 4 - Incinerators and Resource Recovery Facilities (250-RICR-140-05-4) › Section 250-RICR-140-05-4.4 - Incinerator Ash Design Standards

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Ash Separation:
				  The facility must be designed to allow for the possibility that fly ash and
				  bottom ash will not be mixed. There must be provisions for separate handling,
				  collection, transfer and storage facilities for each of the ashes.
B. Ash Transport: An ash transport system
				  shall be provided for transfer of the bottom ash and fly ash and spent scrubber
				  reagent (if applicable) from the combustion process to residue storage area(s).
				  A secondary system shall be provided in case of breakdown of the primary
				  transfer system.
C. Ash Quenching:
				  Vessel(s) shall be provided to quench or cool all siftings, and ash residues.
				  The vessel(s) shall be designed to handle the maximum potential ash volumes
				  that could be generated when operating at maximum design throughput capacity
				  refuse. The quench vessel shall be designed to maintain a water level of
				  sufficient height to prevent infiltration of exterior air into the combustion
				  chamber, while maintaining suitable freeboard to prevent spillage.
D. Ash and Recovered Materials Storage
				  Capacity: The facility shall be designed with sufficient internal storage area
				  for ash and recovered materials (if applicable). Ash storage areas must be
				  designed and installed in compliance with requirements for storage of hazardous
				  waste at new hazardous waste management facilities (40 C.F.R. §
											264,
				  Subpart J, incorporated in §
										1.3(A) of
				  this Subchapter). The volume of the storage area shall be based on ash
				  generation rates, ash sampling frequency, ash tests and laboratory turnaround
				  time, contractual arrangements with other licensed temporary storage sites
				  and/or licensed final disposal sites and scheduling with
				  transporters.
E. Ash Drains and
				  Liquids Collection Chambers: All floor drains and/or collection chambers for
				  liquid run-off from the ash storage area shall be designed to drain to the ash
				  quench basin and there shall be no connection with sanitary or storm
				  sewers.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 140 - Waste and Materials Management › Subchapter 05 - Solid Waste › Part 4 - Incinerators and Resource Recovery Facilities (250-RICR-140-05-4) › Section 250-RICR-140-05-4.5 - Incinerator Ash Operating Standards

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Ash Sampling and
				  Testing: Facility ash residues shall be tested for hazardous characteristics.
				  Sampling and testing will be in accordance with whatever techniques are
				  acceptable to RIDEM and that, at minimum, satisfy the Code of Federal
				  Regulations and/or U.S. EPA requirements. The procedures shall apply to either
				  the combined or separate fly ash and bottom ash, dependent upon the EPA
				  interpretation of the hazardous waste "mixing rule" at the concurrent time of
				  incinerator start-up, shakedown, or during normal operation after the shakedown
				  period.
B. Unless otherwise
				  directed by RIDEM or unless the applicant proposes an alternate sampling and
				  testing plan acceptable to RIDEM, the following guideline shall be used for ash
				  sampling and testing:
1. Sampling will be
				  performed in triplicate, i.e. each sampling will require the collection of
				  three representative samples. The EPA interpretation of the hazardous waste
				  "mixing rule" will determine the makeup of the three representative samples,
				  i.e., three samples of combined ash or three samples each of the fly ash and
				  bottom ash. Each representative sample will be taken in accordance with RIDEM
				  approved sampling methods.
2. Ash
				  shall be tested daily for TCLP metals and weekly (starting with the first
				  sample) for complete TCLP toxicity and 2,3,7,8 - TCDD during the period of
				  facility start-up and shakedown, and for six months thereafter. For an
				  additional period of one year thereafter, daily testing for TCLP metals shall
				  be employed, while the frequency of testing for complete TCLP toxicity and
				  2,3,7,8-TCDD will be reduced to once per month. RIDEM shall determine when
				  shakedown has been completed and shall define the frequency and substance of
				  testing that be required after this additional one year period. Complete TCLP
				  toxicity includes testing for eight (8) metals, six (6) pesticides and
				  herbicides, and twenty-five (25) other organic chemicals and any additional
				  constituents required by revisions of the TC rule (if any).
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 140 - Waste and Materials Management › Subchapter 05 - Solid Waste › Part 5 - Solid Waste Regulation No. 5 Waste Tire Storage and Recycling Facility (250-RICR-140-05-5) › Section 250-RICR-140-05-5.1 - Waste Tire Storage and Recycling Facility

Current through June 14, 2024
A. General
				  Information: This rule has been prepared pursuant to, and under the authority
				  of R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 23-63.
1. In
				  addition to the general requirements set forth in §
											1.7 of this Subchapter, each
				  application for a license to construct and operate a Waste Tire Storage and
				  Recycling Facility subject to this rule must meet the following
				  requirements.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 140 - Waste and Materials Management › Subchapter 05 - Solid Waste › Part 5 - Solid Waste Regulation No. 5 Waste Tire Storage and Recycling Facility (250-RICR-140-05-5) › Section 250-RICR-140-05-5.2 - Waste Tire Storage and Recycling Facility Operating Standards

Current through June 14, 2024
A. General Information
This rule has been prepared pursuant to, and under the
					 authority of, R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 23-63.
B. Applicability
1. This rule applies to all persons engaged
				  in the used tire recycling or recovery business within the State that store or
				  have designs to store in excess of four hundred tires.
a. Existing waste tire storage facilities
				  shall comply with the provisions of these rules in accordance with §
												1.10 of this
				  Subchapter.
b. An application for a
				  license to operate an existing Waste Tire Recycling Facility must satisfy the
				  requirements of §
												5.1 of this Part and must
				  also contain a plan and time frame for modifying the existing facility to
				  comply with this rule.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 140 - Waste and Materials Management › Subchapter 05 - Solid Waste › Part 6 - Solid Waste Regulation No.6 Petroleum Contaminated Soil Processing Facility › Section 250-RICR-140-05-6.1 - Petroleum Contaminated Soil Processing Facility

Current through June 14, 2024
A. General
				  Information: All general requirements set forth in §
										1.5 of this Subchapter must
				  be submitted.
B. Applicability:
				  §§
										6.1,
				  6.2,
				  6.3, and
				  6.4 through
				  6.9 of this Part regulate
				  the design, construction, and operation of facilities that process virgin
				  petroleum contaminated soil that has been generated from aboveground or
				  underground petroleum leaks or spills.
C. Radius Plan: A radius plan, including all
				  the information listed below, shall be submitted. A radius plan must be drawn
				  to a minimum scale of one inch to two hundred feet (1" = 200 feet) adjusted to
				  fit on standard 24 x 36 inch sheets and including all areas within a one
				  quarter (1/4) mile radius out from all property lines on the site. The required
				  information includes:
1. Zoning of the area
				  as required in §
											1.5(E)(5) 
				  of this Subchapter.
2. Legal
				  boundaries of the site certified by a Registered Land Surveyor in the State of
				  Rhode Island.
3. All
				  roads.
4. All buildings and
				  dwellings.
5. All water supplies
				  (wells, etc.).
6. All surface water
				  courses.
7. North arrow.
8. Locus Plan.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 140 - Waste and Materials Management › Subchapter 05 - Solid Waste › Part 6 - Solid Waste Regulation No.6 Petroleum Contaminated Soil Processing Facility › Section 250-RICR-140-05-6.2 - Petroleum Contaminated Soil Processing Facility - Operating Standards

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Field Sampling to Provide Analytical Data
				  for Evaluation of Candidate Soil
The contaminated soil must be sampled and tested to
					 adequately characterize it and to minimize the potential of accepting hazardous
					 materials or materials that the soil processor is not permitted to accept.
					 Details of field sampling and test strategies are provided in §
											6.5 of this
					 Part.
B. Laboratory Tests of
				  Field Site Samples
Samples of contaminated soil from field sites must be
					 tested in a certified laboratory as part of the soil verification procedures.
					 Details of parameters to be analyzed in the tests are provided in §
											6.6 of this
					 Part.
C. Fingerprint
				  Analysis and Testing
Inspection, sampling, and testing of soil arriving at the
					 facility shall be performed. Details of the inspection and the parameters to be
					 analyzed in the tests are provided in §
											6.7 of this
					 Part.
D. Sampling of
				  Incoming Loads at Processing Facility for Fingerprint Analysis
Appropriate sampling of soil arriving at the facility shall
					 be performed in order to adequately fingerprint the soil and minimize the
					 potential of accepting hazardous waste. Details of fingerprint sampling are
					 provided in §
											6.8 of this
					 Part.
E. Transportation
				  Practices
1. Measures shall be employed to
				  minimize precipitation run-on, prevent loss of soil or contaminants from the
				  truck, and prevent a spill of material, while in transit. This applies to
				  incoming soils and outgoing rejected contaminated soil or processed soil.
				  Recommended measures include:
a. A secured
				  cover placed over the soil.
b. A
				  gate sealing method to prevent leakage of any run-off of soil
				  contaminant.
c. A chain wrapped
				  around the gate, as an additional securing feature to prevent the weight of the
				  load from forcing open the gate.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 140 - Waste and Materials Management › Subchapter 05 - Solid Waste › Part 6 - Solid Waste Regulation No.6 Petroleum Contaminated Soil Processing Facility › Section 250-RICR-140-05-6.3 - Petroleum Contaminated Soil Processing Facility - Design Standards

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Process Equipment
1. Process equipment shall be designed to
				  include the best available air pollution control equipment to ensure the most
				  complete destruction of vaporized hydrocarbons.
2. This may include after-burner equipment or
				  other equally efficient methods.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 140 - Waste and Materials Management › Subchapter 05 - Solid Waste › Part 6 - Solid Waste Regulation No.6 Petroleum Contaminated Soil Processing Facility › Section 250-RICR-140-05-6.4 - Details of Waste Analysis Plan (Per Section 6.1(F)(2)(a) of this Part)

Current through June 14, 2024
A. The waste analysis plan must specify
				  exactly what kind of materials the facility proposes to accept for processing.
				  The soil shall be contaminated with only virgin petroleum products and
				  associated spill clean-up debris. Language like "such as" or "etc" used in
				  describing the incoming waste streams is unacceptable. In addition to the types
				  of accepted material, numerical limits must be proposed for all significant
				  contaminated soil parameters including, at a minimum, flashpoint, total
				  petroleum hydrocarbons (per any equipment processing limitations),
				  non-halogenated volatile organic compounds, halogenated volatile organic
				  compounds, EP toxic metals (arsenic, barium, cadmium, chromium, lead, mercury,
				  selenium, and silver), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB), cyanide, and Ph. The
				  acceptable physical state of the contaminated soil must also be specified. The
				  waste analysis section of the operating plan must also provide a comprehensive
				  waste verification procedure. This refers to efforts by the waste processing
				  facility personnel to ensure that the soil received is contaminated by only
				  virgin petroleum products and associated spill clean-up debris and that the
				  possibility of accepting hazardous waste is minimized. Verification also allows
				  the processor to assess if the processing equipment employed for soil clean-up
				  will be adequate to handle the waste, given the levels of contaminant and any
				  required limits of contamination in the cleaned product. Steps in the
				  verification procedure include at least:
1.
				  Pre-screening of the waste through initial discussion between generator and
				  waste processor.
2. On-site visit
				  by waste processor personnel to inspect the waste pile.
3. Field sampling and subsequent lab testing
				  (see §§
											6.2(A),
				  6.2(B),
				  6.5, and
				  6.6 of this Part for further
				  details).
4. Documentation
				  information supplied by the generator in the contaminated materials profile
				  sheet and reviewed and accepted by the processor.
5. Fingerprinting (inspection, sampling, and
				  testing) of incoming waste, as it arrives at the processing facility (see
				  §§
											6.2(C),
				  6.2(D),
				  6.7, and
				  6.8 of this Part for further
				  details).
6. Other administrative
				  forms, to be completed by the generator, transporter, and processor, to
				  minimize the potential of accepting any waste other than that which was
				  originally tested.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 140 - Waste and Materials Management › Subchapter 05 - Solid Waste › Part 6 - Solid Waste Regulation No.6 Petroleum Contaminated Soil Processing Facility › Section 250-RICR-140-05-6.6 - Laboratory Tests of Field Site Samples (Per Section 6.2(B) of this Part)

Current through June 14, 2024
A. All sites, regardless of spill material,
				  will be required to have lab testing performed for flashpoint, total petroleum
				  hydrocarbons (TPH), and volatile organic compounds (VOCs - including separate
				  tests for halogenated and non-halogenated VOC).
B. A full scan, to include at minimum, the
				  tests required in §
										6.6(A) of
				  this Part as well as tests for EPTOX metals, PCB, cyanide, and pH will be
				  required for any of the following scenarios:
1. When the waste pile has been moved from
				  its original site of spill to an off-site location, regardless of time elapsed
				  since the spill occurrence or since the time of transfer. (Logic - additional
				  contaminated soil, containing other types of contaminants, or contaminant alone
				  could be combined with this waste pile, off-site.)
2. When the soil processor's representative
				  cannot verify from on-site visual inspection and from the statements or
				  documentation of the generator, that the contaminated pile contains only soil
				  and contaminant and clean-up debris from the excavated hole where the specific
				  spill occurred. (Logic - additional contaminated soil, containing other types
				  of contaminants from other locations at the generator's site or brought in from
				  other sites, could be combined with this waste pile.)
3. On sites with large volumes of
				  contaminated soil, the soil processor's license application shall propose a
				  volume, 'X' cubic yards or greater, that will require a full scan. (Logic -
				  potential for larger quantities of hazardous waste in larger piles, which could
				  result in significant environmental releases during incineration. Therefore,
				  need extra caution (screen for hazardous waste using a full scan)). The
				  application should also provide some supporting statements and justification
				  for selection of this limit on volume of material.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 140 - Waste and Materials Management › Subchapter 05 - Solid Waste › Part 6 - Solid Waste Regulation No.6 Petroleum Contaminated Soil Processing Facility › Section 250-RICR-140-05-6.7 - Fingerprint Analysis and Testing (Per Section 6.2(C) of this Part)

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Fingerprinting is performed for numerous
				  reasons, including:
1. As a safeguard against
				  outside undesirable or uncontrollable factors, specifically to allow for an
				  assessment of the material being received versus material originally tested at
				  the generator site, for conformity.
2. To allow the processor to assess soil
				  arriving at the facility to ensure it is processible, given any limitations of
				  the equipment employed for soil cleaning, processing procedure limitations, and
				  any required limits of contamination in the cleaned material.
3. As a personnel safety measure, relative to
				  assessing material flammability, since the material will be handled, stored,
				  and processed.
4. As an
				  environmental regulatory measure, i.e., an additional safeguard to prevent the
				  acceptance of hazardous waste and to prevent material from being processed,
				  that is not within the processor's permit of material acceptable for
				  processing.
5. As a check on the
				  analysis and testing originally done on soil samples at the generator
				  site.
6. As a tool to discourage
				  outside undesirable actions (prior to arrival at the facility) and to encourage
				  proper procedures in the waste acceptance multi-step process.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 140 - Waste and Materials Management › Subchapter 05 - Solid Waste › Part 6 - Solid Waste Regulation No.6 Petroleum Contaminated Soil Processing Facility › Section 250-RICR-140-05-6.9 - Sampling of Processed Soil at Processor's Facility (Per Section 6.2(H) of this Part)

Current through June 14, 2024
A. The following is
				  a guideline that represents a minimum sampling and testing strategy. Additional
				  sampling and testing may be desirable at a given facility, on a case-by-case,
				  or where required by the party that will be accepting the soil for re-use.
				  Details of the actual tests and analyses will be based on any requirements of
				  the accepting party.
1. Each 100 cubic yards
				  of processed soil shall be sampled and tested. From each 100 cubic yards of
				  processed soil in the holding area take five grab samples, each from a depth of
				  at least one foot in the pile. The locations of the sample points shall be from
				  designated zones within each 100 cubic yards grid, i.e., north, south, east,
				  west, and center. The grab sample will, in turn, be composited into one sample
				  for test purposes and a portion of this sample will be tested in the
				  laboratory. If the test results indicate that the soil is sufficiently void of
				  contaminants, then it can be moved out of the holding area and stored in other
				  areas of the process facility.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 140 - Waste and Materials Management › Subchapter 05 - Solid Waste › Part 7 - Solid Waste Regulation No. 7 Facilities That Process Construction and Demolition Debris (250-RICR-140-05-7) › Section 250-RICR-140-05-7.2 - Facilities That Process Construction and Demolition Debris - Operating Standards

Current through June 14, 2024
A. General: All
				  construction and demolition debris processing facilities and processing
				  facilities that accept fifty (50) tons per day or less of construction and
				  demolition debris shall meet the requirements set forth in this rule in
				  addition to the General Operating Standards set forth in §
										1.7 of this Subchapter and
				  other applicable requirements set forth in these Rules and
				  Regulations.
B. Storage:
1. The storage of unprocessed and/or
				  processed construction and demolition debris stockpiles is limited in size to
				  the financial assurance to be posted for closure costs as required in
				  §§
											7.1(F) and
				  7.2(H) of
				  this Part. For example, if the closure cost estimate is based on the disposal
				  of a 1000 ton stockpile of unprocessed construction and demolition debris, the
				  facility must limit its unprocessed stockpile to 1000 tons.
2. The facility must be able to demonstrate
				  through records maintained at the facility, and provided to the Department
				  (upon request), that seventy-five percent (75%) of all material received by the
				  facility is processed and removed from the site within six (6) weeks of receipt
				  on a continuous basis, and in no case shall the facility store material on site
				  for over three (3) months.
3.
				  Storage of unprocessed and/or processed construction and demolition debris must
				  be in designated areas, and stockpiles must not exceed twenty (20) feet in
				  height and fifty (50) feet in width. A minimum separation of fifty (50) feet
				  must also be maintained between stockpiles, and between stockpiles and
				  buildings or other structures. In addition, unprocessed and/or processed
				  construction and demolition debris must not be compacted, or covered with soil
				  or other materials. Processing of materials utilizing compaction equipment may
				  be allowed only with prior Department approval.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 140 - Waste and Materials Management › Subchapter 05 - Solid Waste › Part 7 - Solid Waste Regulation No. 7 Facilities That Process Construction and Demolition Debris (250-RICR-140-05-7) › Section 250-RICR-140-05-7.3 - Construction and Demolition Debris: Reuse, Sampling and Testing Requirements

Current through June 14, 2024
A. General Information:
1. All facilities that process or separate
				  construction and demolition debris and generate screenings and/or wood chips
				  for reuse must sample and test these materials in accordance with §§
											7.3(B) and
				  (C) of this Part.
2. Any costs associated with the testing of
				  these materials by the facility or by the Department to verify the results of
				  the facility's tests shall be borne by the facility. Each facility must
				  establish a fund with the Department to cover the costs of these tests. The
				  amount required in this fund must be indicated in the facility operating plan
				  and must be based on the number of tests required for the quantity of materials
				  processed or separated at the facility. At all times, the fund established
				  pursuant to this section must equal or be greater than the cost of two (2)
				  rounds of sampling.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 140 - Waste and Materials Management › Subchapter 05 - Solid Waste › Part 7 - Solid Waste Regulation No. 7 Facilities That Process Construction and Demolition Debris (250-RICR-140-05-7) › Section 250-RICR-140-05-7.4 - Applicability

Current through June 14, 2024
A. All new facilities that process
				  construction and demolition debris must comply with the provisions of the Rules
				  and Regulations.
B. Within ninety
				  (90) days from the effective date of these regulations all existing facilities
				  that process construction and demolition debris that:
1. Accept greater than fifty (50) tons/day of
				  construction and demolition debris must apply for a solid waste management
				  facility license.
2. Accept fifty
				  (50) tons/day or less of construction and demolition debris must submit a
				  completed "License Exemption Form", with all required information to
				  demonstrate compliance with the Rules and Regulations.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 140 - Waste and Materials Management › Subchapter 05 - Solid Waste › Part 8 - Solid Waste Regulation No.8, Rhode Island Organic Waste Recycling Facilities (Composting Regulations) › Section 250-RICR-140-05-8.2 - Organic Waste Recycling Facilities

Current through June 14, 2024
A. For the purpose
				  of the Regulations, Leaf and Yard Waste and Putrescible Composting
				  Operations/Facilities are classified by size. Mixed Solid Waste Composting
				  Facilities and Anaerobic Digestion Facilities are classified by facility type
				  and shall follow the rules pertaining to those specific facilities.
B. The classifications in the table below
				  clarify the requirements that shall be followed by Small-Scale Composting
				  Operations, Medium-Scale and Large-Scale
Composting Facilities per the definitions in Solid Waste
					 Regulation No. 1, §
											1.5 ofthis Subchapter:
Classification
Small-Scale Composting Operation
Medium-Scale Composting Facility
Large-Scale Composting Facility
*Total Quantity On-site (Excluding finished
								  compost)
Quantity < 25 yd3
25 <= Quantity <= 600 yds
Quantity >600 yd3
Plan Facility Requirements According to:
§8.3 of this Part
§8.4 of this Part
Leaf and Yard Waste: §§
																8.1 and
								  8.2 of this Part
Putrescible Waste: §§
																8.3 and
								  8.4 of this Part
*The "total quantity" includes unincorporated
								  feedstock and feedstock that is staged, stored, processed or in the curing
								  stage. Only finished compost is excluded.
C.
				  Backyard Composting, as defined in Solid Waste Regulation No. 1, §
										1.5(A)(22) 
				  of this Subchapter, is not subject to Small-Scale Composting Operations,
				  Medium-Scale and Large-Scale Composting Facility Rules and Regulations, but may
				  be subject to Department enforcement actions if best management practices
				  acceptable to the Department are not followed.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 140 - Waste and Materials Management › Subchapter 05 - Solid Waste › Part 8 - Solid Waste Regulation No.8, Rhode Island Organic Waste Recycling Facilities (Composting Regulations) › Section 250-RICR-140-05-8.4 - Medium-Scale Leaf, Yard and/or Putrescible Waste Composting Facilities

Current through June 14, 2024
A. General
1. Registration by the Department is required
				  and the details of the registration application shall include information as
				  required in §
											8.4(B) of
				  this Part, on a form prescribed by the Director ("Registration Form for
				  Medium-Scale Composting Facility"). The Department will notify the applicant of
				  deficiency(s), if any, in the applications within twenty-one (21) days of
				  application receipt; otherwise the applicant may commence composting operations
				  after that time period. Re-registration with the Department will be required if
				  any of the following events occur:
a. There
				  is a change in the identity of the facility's owner/operator.
b. There is a change in site location, as
				  approvals are site specific.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 140 - Waste and Materials Management › Subchapter 05 - Solid Waste › Part 8 - Solid Waste Regulation No.8, Rhode Island Organic Waste Recycling Facilities (Composting Regulations) › Section 250-RICR-140-05-8.5 - Large-Scale Leaf and Yard Waste Composting Facility -Registration Requirements

Current through June 14, 2024
A. General
1.
											§
											8.5 of this Part and its
				  sub-paragraphs apply to leaf and yard waste composting facilities that will
				  have on site (at one or more times during their existence) greater than 600
				  cubic yards of the combination of collected uncomposted feedstock and feedstock
				  that has been placed into a composting process, excluding finished compost.
				  Before constructing a composting facility and commencing leaf and yard waste
				  composting, an owner or operator of a new leaf and yard waste composting
				  facility shall register such facility with the Office of Land Revitalization
				  and Sustainable Materials Management of the Department of Environmental
				  Management (DEM) and obtain from the DEM a written approval that such
				  registration is complete.
2. An
				  owner or operator of an existing leaf and yard waste composting facility shall
				  register such facility with the Department. (Part 1 of this Subchapter.) The
				  registration and one copy thereof shall be delivered personally or by mail to
				  the Office of Land Revitalization and Sustainable Materials Management within
				  the Department of Environmental Management.
3. It is the responsibility of the applicant
				  to obtain all necessary permits or approvals required by federal, state, and
				  local laws and regulations. Cooperation with the Office of Land Revitalization
				  and Sustainable Materials Management will not be construed as relieving the
				  applicant of this obligation.
4.
				  Agricultural Composting Facilities will be permitted through the Division of
				  Agriculture of the Department of Environmental Management.
5. Composting of seaweed at leaf and yard
				  waste composting facilities may be allowed with prior approval from the
				  Department.
6. The applicant shall
				  also meet the general requirements in §
											1.5 of this
				  Subchapter.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 140 - Waste and Materials Management › Subchapter 05 - Solid Waste › Part 8 - Solid Waste Regulation No.8, Rhode Island Organic Waste Recycling Facilities (Composting Regulations) › Section 250-RICR-140-05-8.7 - Large-Scale Putrescible Waste Composting Facility - Registration Requirements

Current through June 14, 2024
A. General
				  Information
1.
											§
											8.7 of this Part and its
				  sub-paragraphs apply to putrescible waste composting facilities that will have
				  on site (at one or more times during their existence) greater than 600 cubic
				  yards of the combination of collected uncomposted feedstock and feedstock that
				  has been placed into a composting process, excluding finished compost. Before
				  constructing a composting facility and commencing putrescible waste composting,
				  an owner or operator of a new putrescible waste composting facility shall
				  register such facility with the Office of Land Revitalization and Sustainable
				  Materials Management of the Department of Environmental Management (DEM) and
				  obtain from the DEM a written approval that such registration is complete. An
				  owner or operator of an existing putrescible waste composting facility shall
				  register such facility with the Department.
2. The registration and one copy thereof
				  shall be delivered personally or by mail to the Office of Land Revitalization
				  and Sustainable Materials Management within the Department of Environmental
				  Management.
3. It is the
				  responsibility of the applicant to obtain all necessary permits or approvals
				  required by federal, state and local laws and regulations. Cooperation within
				  the Office of Land Revitalization and Sustainable Materials Management will not
				  be construed as relieving the applicant of this obligation.
4. Agricultural Composting Facilities will be
				  permitted through the Division of Agriculture of the Department of
				  Environmental Management.
5.
				  Backyard composting, as defined in §
											1.5 of this Subchapter
				  "General Requirements" is not subject to the Putrescible Waste Composting
				  Facility Rules and Regulations, but may be subject to Department enforcement
				  actions if best management practices acceptable to the Department are not
				  followed.
6. The applicant shall
				  also meet the general requirements in §
											1.5 of this
				  Subchapter.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 140 - Waste and Materials Management › Subchapter 05 - Solid Waste › Part 8 - Solid Waste Regulation No.8, Rhode Island Organic Waste Recycling Facilities (Composting Regulations) › Section 250-RICR-140-05-8.8 - Large-Scale Putrescible Waste Composting Operating Standards

Current through June 14, 2024
A. General
1.
											§
											8.8 of this Part and its
				  sub-paragraphs apply to putrescible waste composting facilities that will have
				  on site (at one or more times during their existence) greater than 600 cubic
				  yards of the combination of collected uncomposted feedstock and feedstock that
				  has been placed into a composting process, excluding finished compost. Such
				  putrescible waste composting facilities shall meet all requirements set forth
				  in this rule in addition to the General Operating Standards, §
											1.5 of this
				  Subchapter.
2. The passive
				  composting method is prohibited for composting putrescible wastes. The windrow
				  and turn method, aerated static pile and in-vessel composting are acceptable
				  methods for composting putrescible waste. Other methodology will be considered
				  for approval pending Department review.