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 340-096-0180 - Special Rules Relating to Conversion Technology: Operations Plan Approval

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1)
			 Conversion technology facilities subject to this rule must prepare a conversion
			 technology facility Operations Plan for review and approval by the department
			 that describes how the conversion technology facility will be designed and
			 operated to meet the performance standards in OAR
			 340-096-0170.
			 The Operations Plan Approval fee required by OAR
			 340-097-0120(4)
 
			 must be submitted to the department with the proposed plan.
(2) Except as provided in OAR
			 340-096-0160(9),
			 a conversion technology facility subject to this rule may not begin or continue
			 operation until the department approves the facility Operations Plan. All
			 conversion technology facilities subject to this rule must operate in
			 compliance with the Operations Plan approved by the department. Any significant
			 changes in the Operations Plan must be approved by the department.
(3) If the department determines that an
			 approved Operations Plan is incomplete, inadequate, or otherwise fails to
			 provide the necessary information and assurances that the conversion technology
			 facility will comply with the performance standards of OAR
			 340-096-0170  or with section (5) of this rule, the department may require the conversion
			 technology facility to revise the Operations Plan.
(4) All Operations Plans subject to this rule
			 must address each element of this section.
(a) Feedstocks and products. The Operations
			 Plan must describe the types and volumes of feedstocks the facility will
			 accept, the manner in which feedstocks will be accepted and stored, the
			 conversion technology process to be used to produce products, the manner in
			 which products will be stored, the proposed uses of products, any wastes that
			 will be produced, how those wastes are, or will be, characterized according to
			 hazardous waste rules and the manner in which those wastes will be disposed.
(b) Protection of surface water.
			 The Operations Plan must describe how the facility will be designed and
			 operated to comply with OAR
			 340-096-0170(1)
			 and (2)  by describing the operational
			 procedures and any structures the facility will use to manage any process
			 water, leachate or stormwater generated at the facility. Any facility that
			 manages process water, leachate or stormwater in an engineered structure must
			 submit detailed plans and specifications for any such structures and comply
			 with the same leachate and stormwater collection requirements that apply to
			 compost facilities under OAR
			 340-096-0130.
(c) Protection of groundwater. The
			 Operations Plan must describe how the facility will be designed and operated to
			 comply with OAR
			 340-096-0170(3).
			 Any facility that manages process water, leachate or stormwater through
			 infiltration into soil must comply with the same groundwater protection
			 requirements that apply to compost facilities under OAR
			 340-096-0120.
(d) Odor control. The Operations
			 Plan must describe the methods and procedures the facility will use to comply
			 with OAR
			 340-096-0170(4).
(e) Vector attraction. The
			 Operations Plan must describe methods the facility will use to comply with OAR
			 340-096-0170(5)  to minimize the attraction of vectors such
			 as rats, birds and flies.
(f)
			 Closure. The Operations Plan must include a Closure Plan that addresses:
(A) Removal of equipment and materials used
			 to operate and maintain the facility;
(B) Disposal of unused feedstocks, partially
			 processed residues, finished products that cannot be marketed or used for
			 beneficial purposes and wastes; and
(C) Abandonment of the facility, including
			 ponds and lagoons, buildings, emission controls, waste treatment or other
			 pollution control facilities and removal of residues, including a preliminary
			 evaluation of potential impacts to soil and groundwater.
(g) Post Closure. When required by the
			 department, the Operations Plan must include a Post-Closure Plan to address
			 potential or actual contamination to groundwater and surface water or impacts
			 to soil or any corrective action needed to address environmental issues after
			 the facility is closed.
(h)
			 Recordkeeping. The Operations Plan must describe the methods the facility will
			 use for keeping records of:
(A) Weight and
			 volumes of incoming feedstocks;
(B) Testing, if any, of feedstocks received
			 at the facility and materials and wastes produced by the facility;
(C) Complaints and actions taken to address
			 complaints;
(D) Spill response;
(E) Any upsets or violations of
			 the Operations Plan or any department rules;
(F) The quantities of materials and wastes
			 produced by the facilities, and the disposition of those materials and wastes;
			 and
(G) Staff training records
			 related to facility operations.
(i) Screening and Training requirements. If
			 the proper operation of the facility requires the identification and removal of
			 materials that could threaten human health or the environment, or that could
			 interfere with the conversion technology process or increase the toxicity of
			 materials produced by the facility, then the Operations Plan must specify the
			 methods that will be used to exclude potentially harmful material from entering
			 and being processed by the conversion technology, and must also specify the
			 training that will be provided so that facility staff can properly identify and
			 remove prohibited or potentially damaging materials.