Section 173-306-330 - Application contents for permits(1) Application contents for permits for new or expanded facilities. (a) All permit applications shall contain the following:(i) A general description of the facility;(ii) The types of ash to be handled at the facility;(iii) The plan of operation required by WAC 173-306-405(3) (except for demonstration and class-use permits, WAC 173-306-320);(iv) The operating log required by WAC 173-306-405(4) (except for demonstration and class-use permits, WAC 173-306-320);(v) The inspection schedule and inspection log required by WAC 173-306-405.(b) Application contents for monofill facilities. In addition to the requirements of (a) of this subsection, each monofill application for a permit must contain: (i) A hydrogeological assessment of the facility that addresses:(A) Local/regional geology and hydrology, including holocene faults within two hundred feet of the active area and three thousand feet of all other faults, unstable slopes, and subsidence areas on site; or a department approved geologic hazard assessment study;(B) Evaluation of bedrock and soil types and properties;(C) Depths to groundwater or aquifer(s), or both;(D) Direction and flow rate of the uppermost aquifer;(E) Direction of regional groundwater;(F) Quantity, location, and construction (where available) of private and public wells within a two thousand foot radius of site;(G) Tabulation of all water rights for groundwater and surface water within a two thousand foot radius of the site;(H) Identification and description of all surface waters within a one-mile radius of the site;(I) Background and surface water quality assessment, and for expanded facilities, identification of impacts to date of applicant's existing facilities upon ground and surface waters from monofill leachate discharges;(J) Calculation of a site water balance;(K) Conceptual design of a groundwater and surface water monitoring system, including proposed installation methods for these devices and, where applicable, a vadose zone monitoring plan;(L) Land use in the area, including nearby residences;(M) Topography of the site and surrounding areas; and(N) Drainage pattern of the site and surrounding areas.(ii) Preliminary engineering report/plans and specifications that address:(A) How the facility will meet the siting standards of WAC 173-306-350;(B) Relationship of facility to city and county solid waste comprehensive plan as applicable and the basis for calculating the facility's life;(C) The design of bottom and side liners;(D) Identification of materials for daily cover and borrow sources for final cover and soil liners;(E) Interim/final leachate collection, treatment, and disposal;(F) Leachate detection where applicable;(G) Fugitive dust controls;(H) Trench design, fill methods, elevation of final cover and bottom liner, and equipment requirements;(I) The run-on and runoff system;(J) The design to avoid washout;(K) Filling phases, interim cover and final cap elevation; interim cover should be minimized depending on site specific topography and projected filling phases;(L) Closure/post-closure design, construction, maintenance, and land use;(M) Signs, fencing, and road paving; and(N) Scales, employee amenities, communication, and unloading areas.(iii) An operation plan that addresses: (A) Operation and maintenance of leachate collection, treatment, and disposal systems;(B) Operation and maintenance of fugitive dust controls;(C) Monitoring plans for groundwater, surface water, soils and ambient air to include sampling technique, frequency, handling, and analysis requirements;(D) Safety and emergency accident/fire plans;(E) Routine filling, grading, cover, and housekeeping; and(F) Record system to address records on weights (or volumes), number of vehicles, and the types of waste received.(iv) A closure plan that addresses: (A) Estimate of closure season/year;(B) Capacity of site in volume and tonnage;(C) Maintenance of active fill versus completed, final covered acreage;(D) Estimated closure construction timing and notification procedures;(E) Inspection by regulatory agencies;(F) Items required in WAC 173-306-410(3); and(G) Identification of final closure cost including cost calculations and funding mechanisms.(v) A post-closure plan that addresses:(A) Estimated time period for post-closure activities;(B) Site monitoring of ash monofill, soil, air, groundwater, and surface water;(C) Deed clause changes, land use, and zoning restrictions;(D) Maintenance activities to maintain cover and runoff systems;(E) Items required in WAC 173-306-410(6);(F) Identification of post-closure costs including cost calculations and funding mechanisms; and(vi) Other information as required by the department.(c) Application contents for treatment (including solidification and stabilization) standards. In addition to the requirements of (a) of this subsection, each application for a treatment permit must contain: (i) Preliminary engineering reports/plans and specifications that address:(A) The chemical and physical principle(s) upon which the treatment is based, including laboratory, pilot plant, prototype, or full-scale data with sufficient detail to assure the department that the treatment process is feasible and to allow the department to specify capacity and operating conditions;(B) Tank, reaction vessel, furnace, total-enclosed treatment facility and container designs and the basis for selecting the materials of construction and the thickness of the treatment device (such as corrosion data) or protective lining;(C) Fugitive dust controls, including conveyor, transport, unloading, and building design;(D) Instrumentation and process control design to assure operating within conditions specified in the permit;(E) Warning signs and occupational health and safety engineering controls;(F) Monitoring equipment; and(G) Other factors as required by the department.(ii) An operation plan that addresses: (A) Operation and maintenance of the treatment device;(B) Operation and maintenance of fugitive dust controls;(C) Monitoring as required in WAC 173-306-500 and the department on a case-by-case basis; and(D) Safety, occupational health, and emergency accident/fire plans.(iii) A closure plan that addresses: (A) Estimate of closure year and cost;(B) Methods of removing wastes and cleaning or decontaminating reaction devices and final disposal of both;(C) Closure timing and notification procedures;(D) Final inspection by regulatory agencies;(E) Items required in WAC 173-306-410(3); and(iv) Other information as required by the department.(d) Application contents for utilization facilities. In addition to the requirements of (a) of this subsection, each application for utilization must contain:(i) For accumulation before utilization facilities: (A) The method of calculating the percent of ash being reused within a calendar year; and(B) Compliance with the generator management plan storage requirements of WAC 173-306-200(3)(d)(i) and (ii) if accumulation is by the generator; or(C) Compliance with the monofill facility standards of WAC 173-306-440 if accumulation is by a disposal facility.(ii) For reuse constituting disposal facilities:(A) Information supplied by the applicant pertaining to the factors of WAC 173-306-490(2)(b)(iii); and(B) Other information as required by the department.(2) Application contents for permits for existing facilities. Owners or operators of existing facilities applying for a permit to comply with the requirements of WAC 173-306-310 shall include: (a) The information required in subsection (1)(a) of this section; and(b) Other information as required by the department.Wash. Admin. Code § 173-306-330
Statutory Authority: Chapter 70.138 RCW. 00-19-018 (Order 00-17), § 173-306-330, filed 9/8/00, effective 10/9/00; 90-10-047, § 173-306-330, filed 4/30/90, effective 5/31/90.