Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 340 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Division 96 - SOLID WASTE: PERMITS SPECIAL RULES FOR SELECTED SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL SITES, WASTE TIRE STORAGE SITES AND WASTE TIRE CARRIERS › Section 340-096-0200 - Special Rules Pertaining to Conversion Technology: Conversion Technology Permit

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) All
			 conversion technology facilities required by OAR
			 340-096-0160  to operate under a conversion technology permit must comply with this rule.
			 Except as provided in OAR
			 340-096-0160(9),
			 a facility subject to this rule may not begin operation before the permitting
			 process is complete and they have received their conversion technology permit
			 from the department.
(2) After the
			 requirements of OAR
			 340-093-0100  with respect to public notice and comment have been completed, if the
			 department determines that the facility has met all of the requirements of OAR
			 Divisions 93, 96, 97, and all other applicable statutes and regulations, the
			 department will issue a Conversion Technology Permit for the facility. The
			 Conversion Technology Permit is a permit for purposes of OAR chapter 340,
			 division 18 and chapter 340 divisions 93, 96, and 97.
(3) All conversion technology facilities
			 permitted under this rule must comply with the following:
(a) Comply with OAR
			 340-096-0170:
			 Performance Standards;
(b) Comply
			 with all requirements of the department approved facility Operations Plan;
(c) Submit an annual or more
			 frequent report, on a form provided by or approved by the department, of the
			 weight of feedstocks used for conversion at the facility and any other
			 information required under OAR
			 340-097-0110(6),
			 340-090-0100(3) and
			 (5), or needed by the department to monitor
			 the flow of solid waste in Oregon.
(d) Immediately notify the department of any
			 violation of the facility Operations Plan, Conditions of Approval, or
			 Performance Standards under OAR
			 340-096-0170;
(e) Immediately notify the
			 department of any significant change of status of the operation, including any
			 change in the ownership or operation of the facility, the location of the
			 facility, type or volume of feedstocks used, and the conversion technology
			 process used by the facility;
(f)
			 Keep all required records. If required by the department, maintain records for
			 a minimum of five years. In the case of a change in ownership of the facility,
			 the owner is responsible for ensuring that the records are transferred from the
			 previous owner and maintained for the required five years;
(g) Comply with OAR
			 340-097-0120(6)
 
			 with respect to annual permit compliance fees;
(h) At the request of the department, submit
			 any records or reports the department may require to ensure compliance with
			 conditions of OAR chapter 340, divisions 93, 96, and 97; and
(i) If required by the department,
			 demonstrate financial assurance as provided in OAR
			 340-096-0001. The
			 department may tailor the financial assurance requirements to the nature of the
			 facility and may exempt a facility if the department determines, based on the
			 information submitted under OAR
			 340-093-0070,
			 an Operations Plan approved under OAR
			 340-096-0180,
			 and any other information available to the department, the facility is not
			 likely to generate significant amounts of residual waste materials or
			 contamination from the operation of the facility that will remain at closure.