Ariz. Admin. Code § 18-13-501

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 50, December 13, 2024

Section R18-13-501 - Solid Waste Facilities Requiring Self-certification; Registration Fees

A. The following solid waste facilities requiring self-certification under A.R.S. § 49-762.01 shall register with the Department and pay registration fees as provided in this Section by September 30, 2012, and annually thereafter by September 30th:

1. A transfer facility with a daily throughput of more than 180 cubic yards, including a material recovery facility, but not including:

a. A material recovery facility where the incoming materials are primarily source separated recyclables; or

b. Community or neighborhood recycling bins including drop boxes, roll off containers, plastic containers used to collect residential, business, and/or governmental recyclable solid waste.

2. A facility storing 5,000 or more waste tires on any one day and not required to obtain plan approval.

3. A waste tire shredding and processing facility.

B. Initial registration for a new facility. The owner or operator of a planned new facility identified in subsection (A) shall submit the following information to the Department before beginning construction:

1. The name of the solid waste facility.

2. The name, mailing address and telephone number of each owner and operator of the solid waste facility.

3. The physical location of the solid waste facility by physical address, latitude and longitude, or legal description. If none of these are practical, by driving directions from the nearest city or town.

4. A brief description of operations, including waste management methods, types and volumes of waste handled, waste storage and treatment equipment, and the length of time the waste remains onsite.

5. A diagram of the property showing its approximate size and the planned location of the solid waste facility or facilities.

6. Documentation that the facility will comply with local zoning laws or, if the owner is an agency or political subdivision of this state, with A.R.S. § 49-767.

7. Documentation that the facility has any other environmental permit that is required by statute.

8. A copy of the public notice in a newspaper of general circulation in the area where the facility will be located stating the intent to construct and operate a new solid waste facility pursuant to A.R.S. § 49-762.05.

C. Initial and annual registration for an existing facility. The owner or operator of an existing facility shall submit the following information to the Department annually on a form approved by the Department and note any changes since the last registration:

1. The name of the solid waste facility.

2. The name, address and telephone number of each owner and operator of the solid waste facility.

3. The physical location of the solid waste facility by physical address, latitude and longitude, or legal description. If none of these are practical, by driving directions from the nearest city or town.

4. A brief description of operations, including waste management methods, types and volumes of waste handled, waste storage and treatment equipment, and the length of time the waste remains onsite.

5. A diagram of the property showing its approximate size and the location of the solid waste facility or facilities.

6. Documentation that the facility remains in compliance with the most current local zoning laws or with A.R.S. § 49-767, as applicable.

7. Documentation that the facility continues to hold any other environmental permit that is required by statute.

D. Self-certification. With each registration under subsection (B) or (C), the owner or operator shall certify that the information submitted is true, accurate, and complete to the best of the person's knowledge and belief.

E. Registration fees. The owner or operator of a transfer facility under subsection (A)(1) shall pay the Department $1,000 for the initial registration of a new or existing facility, and $500 for each annual registration thereafter. The owner or operator of a tire facility under subsection (A)(2) or (3) shall pay the Department $1,000 for the initial registration of a new or existing facility, and $250 for each annual registration thereafter.

F. As used in this Section:

1. "Department" means the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality.

2. "Material recovery facility" means a transfer facility that collects, compacts, repackages, sorts, or processes commingled recyclable solid waste generated offsite for the purpose of recycling and transport, or where source separated recyclable solid waste is processed for sale to various markets, and where the incoming materials are predominantly recyclable solid waste.

3. "Recyclable solid waste" means a product or material described in subsection (F)(3)(a) or (b), and for which subsection (F)(3)(c) is true:

a. A product with no useful life remaining for the purposes for which it was produced, or if useful life remains, the product will not, due to location, quantity, or owner choice, remain in use or be reused for a purpose for which it was produced.

b. A material that is a result of a process or activity whose purpose was to produce something else.

c. The product or material retains some economic value, with or without further processing, as a raw material or feedstock in some process other than incineration or combustion.

Ariz. Admin. Code § R18-13-501

New Section made by final rulemaking at 18 A.A.R. 1217, effective July 1, 2012 (Supp. 12-2).