Section 096-555-7 - Criteria for approvalA.Strength of wastes. As arebuttable presumption for the purposes of this rule, the strength of transported wastes is assumed to be: BOD, 7,500 mg/L and TSS, 15,000 mg/L. To rebut this presumption, wastewater treatment facilities may submit to the Department information demonstrating the strength of transported wastes it intends to receive. This may be for the aggregate of all wastes received or for specific sources or classes of sources where those sources are significantly different than the aggregate. Additionally, the facility may provide information on the strength and characteristics of transported wastes added to the wastewater treatment process following side stream treatment where the side stream treatment significantly alters the characteristics of the wastes as received from the transporter.B.Quantity of wastes. Except as provided in section 8(B), the amount of transported wastes may not, in combination with other current annual average influent loadings, cause a wastewater treatment facility's design capacity for flow, BOD, TSS or other relevant pollutants to be exceeded. The volume of transported wastes received per day at a wastewater treatment facility may not exceed the following volumes in comparison to the facility's design capacity. (1) Where the facility does not utilize side stream treatment or storage, the daily maximum volume received may not exceed 0.5% of the design capacity.(2) Where the facility does utilize side stream treatment or storage for at least half of the transported waste, the daily maximum volume received may not exceed 1.0% of the design capacity.(3) A facility may propose to receive a daily maximum volume of more than 1.0% of the design capacity. The daily maximum volume must be determined by the Department based on a case-by-case review. Such a review must consider the extent to which the facility utilizes side stream treatment or storage that substantially reduces the strength or quantity of wastes added to the influent wastewater flow, and the potential impacts of the transported wastes on the wastewater treatment processes, effluent quality, receiving water conditions, the safe and proper operation of the facility, sludge quality, and the surrounding community. In addition to the information described in section 5, the application should include supplemental details regarding the following. (a) A description of management practices and other controls that will be followed to prevent adverse impacts from odors on the surrounding community, including attested copies of any relevant ordinances;(b) A description of management practices and other controls that will be followed to prevent adverse impacts from transporter traffic on the surrounding community, including attested copies of any relevant ordinances;(c) A description of the treatment method(s) to be used and the quantity of wastes consigned to each;(d) The pollutant loadings in pounds per day for BOD, TSS and other identified pollutants of concern that each side stream treatment method places on subsequent wastewater treatment process units;(e) A narrative description of the operational practices and procedures that will be used to minimize the impact of transported wastes on wastewater treatment processes, the quality of the effluent discharged, and sludge disposal practices. This may include operational plans for side stream treatment or storage and how they are managed in concert with overall facility operations; and(f) An analysis of additional facility staffing or operational needs created by the transported wastes received and, where necessary, a description of how those needs will be met.C.Expression of limits. The license limitations for transported wastes must be expressed as gallons per day and reflect the considerations in this rule. In addition to the daily amount, the Department shall establish a monthly total where necessary to prevent cumulative impacts to the treatment facility or receiving waters, or to reflect limitations in the capacity of side stream treatment methods.06- 096 C.M.R. ch. 555, § 7