Current through Chapter 519 of the 2024 Legislative Session and Chapter 2 of the 2024 First Extraordinary Session
Section 30-20-1415 - Waste tire monofills - requirements(1) An owner or operator of a waste tire monofill shall, as specified by the commission by rule: (a) Establish and maintain financial assurance;(b) Register with the department;(c) Affix a decal required pursuant to section 30-20-1417 (1) in the required location;(d) Maintain a certificate of designation that contains an engineering design and operations plan, including a fire prevention and control plan, plan for emergency response, inventory reduction plan, and closure plan;(e) Maintain records, including the manifests required by section 30-20-1417 (2), relating to the storage of waste tires;(f) Submit an annual report to the department;(g) Comply with the monofill's certificate of designation;(h) Comply with the commission's rule on final disposal of waste tires;(i) Complete and submit self-certification documentation as required by the department;(j) On an annual basis, for every one waste tire received, end use at least two waste tires, or process at least two waste tires into tire-derived product; and(k) Not place any waste tires into monofill storage after January 1, 2018, and shall close, or cause to be closed, the waste tire monofill by July 1, 2034.(2) A governing body having jurisdiction shall not grant an application for a landfill designated for the disposal only of tires. Nothing in this section limits modifications to existing landfills that accept waste tires.(3) After soliciting public comment, the department may issue a waiver relating to any requirement of this section; except that the department shall not issue a waiver of subsection (1)(j) or (1)(k) of this section to a waste tire monofill owner or operator unless the owner or operator has demonstrated that it has achieved a net reduction on an annual basis in the number of waste tires in the monofill or unless an emergency event of limited duration such as a fire or flood, as defined by the commission, has occurred.Amended by 2024 Ch. 444,§ 7, eff. 6/6/2024.Amended by 2019 Ch. 402, § 5, eff. 8/2/2019.Added by 2014 Ch. 351, § 1, eff. 7/1/2014.L. 2014: Entire part added, (HB 14-1352), ch. 351, p. 1591, § 1, effective July 1.Section 7(2) of chapter 402 (SB 19-198), Session Laws of Colorado 2019, provides that the act changing this section applies to conduct occurring on or after August 2, 2019.