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-140-05-1.15 - Solid Waste Management Facilities, Organic Waste Recycling Facilities or Activities Located within the Environmental Management District (EMD)

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Reserved
B. General Information
1. Applicability: This section shall apply to
				  all Solid Waste Management Facilities, Organic Waste Recycling Facilities or
				  activities regulated pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws §
											23-18.9-1
et seq.
that are undertaken within the area known as the Environmental Management
				  District. The Department may at its sole discretion require facilities or
				  activities in the vicinity of the Environmental Management District to comply
				  with the onsite and offsite monitoring requirements pursuant to these
				  Regulations.
2. Onsite Monitoring
a. Currently Licensed or Registered
				  Facilities: All existing facilities shall submit air and water monitoring plans
				  to the Department for approval within ninety (90) days after the Effective Date
				  of these Regulations. In addition, at the time of license or registration
				  renewal, all facilities shall include a monitoring plan as part of their
				  renewal application.
b. New
				  Facilities: New facilities shall submit to the Department for approval air and
				  water monitoring plans as part of their license or registration
				  application.
c. Solid Waste
				  Management Activities and Organic Waste Recycling Activities: Any person who
				  processes, treats or disposes of solid waste or recycles Organic Waste
				  Materials within or in the vicinity of the Environmental Management District
				  shall submit to the Department air and water monitoring plans for the
				  Department's approval.
d.
				  Implementation: All facilities and persons shall implement their approved
				  monitoring plan within thirty (30) days of approval by Department.
e. Notification: The facility or person shall
				  provide written notice to the Department at least one (1) week prior to each
				  monitoring event.
f. Duration:
				  Onsite monitoring plans shall be implemented by the facility(s) or persons
				  until notified in writing by the Department.
g. Modifications: Any modifications of plans
				  shall be submitted in writing to the Department and shall require written
				  approval from the Department prior to implementation. The Department also
				  reserves its right to require plan modification by the facility or person as
				  deemed necessary.
3.
				  Offsite Monitoring:
a. Any facility subject
				  to the offsite monitoring requirement shall develop a monitoring plan within
				  thirty (30) days of notification by the Department. Offsite monitoring plans
				  must be implemented within thirty (30) days of Department approval.
b. Offsite monitoring plans shall be
				  implemented by the facility(s) or persons until notified otherwise in writing
				  by the Department. Termination of offsite monitoring shall only be authorized
				  after demonstration to the satisfaction of the Department that all impacts and
				  adverse effects identified in the evaluation of the onsite data have been
				  corrected.
4.
				  Evaluation: Data collected under the onsite and offsite ambient air and water
				  monitoring plans shall be evaluated by both the RIDEM and the Department of
				  Health. The Department of Health shall provide a written evaluation of these
				  data to the host community(s), the facility(s), any oversight council or
				  organization that focuses on the Environmental Management District, and any
				  members of the public who request said evaluation.