South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-107 - Solid Waste Management › Subchapter 61-107.6 - Solid Waste Management: Solid Waste Processing Facilities › Section 61-107.6.D - Permit Application Requirements and Design Criteria

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
1. Prior to construction, modification, or
				operation of a solid waste processing facility a permit shall be obtained from
				the Department. The application shall be signed by an engineer duly licensed
				and registered under the laws of the State of South Carolina.
2. Any person wishing to obtain a permit from
				the Department to operate a solid waste processing facility, shall submit to
				the Department three (3) copies of the following documents:
a. A completed permit application, on a form
				provided by the Department;
b. An
				engineering report which shall include the following:
(1) an overall description of the
				facility;
(2) a description of the
				process and equipment to be used;
(3) a description of the proposed service
				area;
(4) a description of the
				types and quantities of waste to be processed;
(5) a description of the existing
				site;
(6) a description of the
				security measures, including but not limited to fences, gates, signs;
				and,
(7) the location of disposal
				or recycling facilities which will accept the processed waste;
c. Complete construction plans and
				specifications that at a minimum address the following:
(1) loading and unloading areas;
(2) access roads;
(3) processing areas;
(4) actual or calculated weight of all solid
				waste accepted at the facility;
(5)
				storage areas for incoming solid waste; and,
(6) a map showing the specific location, land
				use, and zoning within one-fourth ( 1/4 ) mile of the boundaries of the
				proposed facility;
d.
				All tipping areas shall be located within an enclosed building or covered area
				and all waste shall be contained in the tipping area.
e. A design report for the facility which
				shall provide the technical details and specifications necessary to support the
				design plans;
f. A complete
				description of the personnel training program;
g. An identification of possible air releases
				and groundwater and surface water discharges that may occur;
h. A waste control plan describing the manner
				in which waste from the processing activities will be managed. The plan shall,
				at a minimum, address the following:
(1)
				ensure that the facility processes only waste specifically authorized by the
				Department;
(2) provide a program
				to identify, control, separate out, record, and prevent waste not authorized by
				the Department to be processed at the facility from being accepted at the
				facility. The plan shall include a description of how these wastes will be
				handled and disposed if received at the facility and shall include provisions
				to notify the Department by inclusion in the annual monitoring report of the
				receipt and disposal of such wastes. No permit will be issued until a waste
				control plan has been approved by the Department; and,
(3) identify the facilities approved by the
				Department that will receive the processed waste and a certification that such
				facilities have adequate capacity to manage the processed waste;
i. A quality assurance and quality
				control report. The facility owner or operator shall institute a control
				program (including measures such as signs, monitoring, alternate collection
				programs, passage of local laws, etc.) to assure that only solid waste
				authorized by the Department is being processed at the facility;
j. A written contingency plan. This plan
				shall set forth operating procedures to be employed during periods of
				non-operation (e.g. equipment breakdown) which will require standby equipment,
				extension of operating hours, or diversion of solid waste to other
				facilities;
k. A narrative
				description of the general operating plan for the facility, including the
				origin, composition and weight or volume of solid waste that is to be processed
				at the facility, the process to be used at the facility, the daily operational
				methodology of the process, the loading rate, the proposed capacity of the
				facility and the expected life of the facility. The plan shall include a
				descriptive statement of any materials recycling or reclamation activities to
				be operated in conjunction with the facility on incoming solid waste. The plan
				shall describe how the facility will meet all applicable regulatory
				requirements;
l. An operation and
				maintenance manual describing how the facility shall be maintained and operated
				in accordance with the intended use of the facility. Equipment in use at the
				facility shall be maintained in good working order;
m. A detailed closure plan which shall
				identify the steps necessary to close the facility. The plan may be amended at
				any time during the active life of the facility with Department approval. The
				plan shall be amended whenever changes in operating plans or facility design
				affect the closure plan, or whenever there is a change in the expected year of
				closure;
n. A description and
				explanation of any restrictions the facility places on the materials it
				receives for processing; and,
o. A
				demonstration of financial responsibility. The owner or operator of each
				facility shall establish sufficient financial assurance to ensure satisfactory
				maintenance, closure, and post-closure of the facility; or to carry out any
				corrective action which may be required as a condition of a permit.
				Consideration shall be given to mechanisms which would provide flexibility to
				the owner or operator in meeting its financial obligations. The owner or
				operator shall be allowed to use combined financial responsibility mechanisms
				for a single facility and shall be allowed to use combined financial
				responsibility mechanisms for multiple facilities, utilizing actuarially sound
				risk-spreading techniques.
Local governments are exempt from this requirement until such
				  time as federal regulations require local governments or regions to demonstrate
				  financial responsibilities for such facilities and the Department promulgates
				  regulations addressing this issue.