Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 020 - Environmental Quality, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0009 - Solid Waste Management › Chapter 15 - SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT RULES AND REGS › Section 15-7 - Operation Classification

Current through July 13, 2024
(a)
Operational standards
: The operational standards
				prescribed in the following sections are the minimum requirements for the
				various types of solid waste facilities and are based on population density and
				types of solid waste handled. Facilities are classified according to the amount
				and degree of treatment required.
(b)
Types of
				Operations
.
(i) Type I
				Operation: Type I operations are those facilities which serve a minimum
				resident population of 3,000 or process a minimum of 2100 tons of solid waste
				per year. Type I solid waste disposal shall be accomplished by sanitary
				landfill, incineration, composting, or other acceptable methods which are
				approved by the Department.
(ii)
				Type II Operation: Type II operations are required as a minimum for
				municipalities or other areas, or any combination, thereof, serving a resident
				population of less than 3,000 but greater than 1,000. A Type II operation shall
				not be located within 1,000 feet of any public road, residence, water way, or
				water well unless the Department, after an on-site inspection, determines that
				the operation is not and/or will not create a nuisance or detriment to the
				environment or public health. Type II solid waste disposal facility shall be
				accomplished by a modified landfill (using a minimum of once-per-week
				compaction and cover) or any other equally acceptable method which is approved
				by the Department. The Department may require a more frequent application of
				cover for sites which serve areas with an influx of tourists during certain
				months of the year.
(iii) Type III
				Operation: Type III operations are required as a minimum for municipalities or
				other area, or any combination thereof, serving a resident population of less
				than 1,000. A Type III operation shall not be located within 1,000 feet of any
				public road, residence, waterway or waterwell unless the Department, after an
				on-site inspection, determines that the operation is not and/or will not create
				a nuisance or detriment to the environment or public health. Type III solid
				waste disposal shall be accomplished by a modified landfill (using a minimum of
				once-per- month compaction and cover), or any other equally acceptable method
				which is approved by the Department.
(iv) Construction/Demolition/Brush Fill: The
				construction/demolition fill shall be accomplished as described for a Type III
				landfill.
(v) Industrial Landfill:
				Each industrial landfill operation must have the written approval of the
				Department. This can be accomplished by the Department approving plans and
				design criteria formulated and submitted by a qualified Solid Waste Management
				person and by an on-site inspection by an employee of the Department. Each
				industrial site will be evaluated on an individual basis by the
				Department.
(vi) Hazardous Waste
				Facility: Each hazardous waste facility shall be accomplished as described for
				an industrial landfill.