[Ord. of 7-6-2015]
Unless otherwise specified in the solid waste facility permit,
all solid waste facilities and expansions shall comply with the construction
requirements of any building permit or site plan approval issued by
the City and shall be constructed as specified in the solid waste
facility permit, any MDEP permits or orders, and any court order.
[Ord. of 7-6-2015]
Solid waste facilities and expansions must be operated so as
to not contaminate ground- or surface waters outside the solid waste
boundary, or generate undue noise or nuisance odors beyond property
boundaries, and in conformity with City, MDEP/MBEP and federal permits
or licenses.
(a)
Supervision of operation. The operation of the solid waste facility
and expansion shall be under the overall supervision and direction
of a person qualified and experienced in matters of solid waste handling
and disposal, which may be demonstrated by that person being certified
and licensed by the Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA).
Key facility personnel must complete an approved training course.
At least one trained employee shall be on duty at the solid waste
facility during all operating hours when solid waste is being received.
Scavenging through waste shall be prohibited.
(b)
First aid. The permit holder shall have and maintain adequate first-aid
supplies at the solid waste facility and expansion during operating
hours and at all times when employees are present.
(c)
Hazardous and special waste exclusion plan. Only wastes identified
in the solid waste facility permit shall be accepted at the facility
and expansion. The operator shall implement a plan for the detection,
identification, handling, and transportation to and disposal at an
appropriate site of any and all materials not permitted by the permit
that may be delivered to the solid waste facility and expansion. The
plan must include emergency notification procedures for state and
local officials, including emergency response providers, if hazardous
waste is delivered to the facility and expansion.
(d)
Drainage of surface water. The permit holder shall ensure that the
solid waste facility and expansion are graded and provided with a
drainage system to minimize surface water runoff to reduce the amount
of leachate generated and the potential for erosion.
(e)
Dust control. The operator shall use suitable measures to control
dust on the facility and expansion site, all internal roads and any
other areas related to facility and expansion operations. The excessive
use of water that would produce leachate or the use of waste oil or
leachate to control dust is prohibited.
(f)
Equipment.
(1)
Equipment in use at the solid waste facility and expansion at
all times shall be sufficient and maintained regularly to meet the
operating requirements of this chapter, the solid waste facility permit
and any permits issued by the MDEP.
(2)
The permit holder shall have a contingency plan for obtaining
back-up equipment, to be used when needed. To alert the City of operational
difficulties, operators shall submit an email followed by a written
notice to the CEO within 24 hours after any equipment failure that
is likely to affect the operation of the facility and expansion, explaining
briefly the problem and the corrective measures being taken.
(g)
Erosion prevention.
(1)
The permit holder shall take necessary measures to minimize
erosion during solid waste facility and expansion operations and after
intermediate and final cover has been placed and shall plant suitable
vegetation over the area as soon as is practicable. Erosion control
shall be compatible with the Maine Solid Waste Management Rules, Chapter
400, Section 4J, as amended.
(2)
Areas at the solid waste facility and expansion that present
a high potential for erosion or that will be inactive for six months
or more shall be appropriately stabilized.
(h)
Operations manual. The permit holder shall prepare and maintain an
operations manual of current policies and procedures for the solid
waste facility and expansion.
(1)
Revise operations manual. Prior to commencement of operations
of a new or expanded facility, the operations manual provided with
the application must be revised to reflect any changes which occur
during the solid waste facility and expansion licensing and construction
processes.
(2)
Certified copies. The permit holder shall provide copies of
the operations manual being used for the solid waste facility and
expansion operation activities and corrective actions to the CEO and
to key operating and management personnel of the solid waste facility
and expansion. In addition, a certified copy must be available for
use at the solid waste facility and expansion at all times.
(3)
Annual review. The operations manual must be reviewed annually
by the permit holder and updated as necessary, with copies of updated
manuals provided to the CEO and personnel at the facility and expansion
in a timely manner.
(4)
Training. The permit holder shall familiarize operating personnel with relevant sections of the operations manual. For a new solid waste facility or expansion of an existing solid waste facility, the permit holder must demonstrate compliance with requirements in § 22A-17(a) prior to commencing solid waste facility operations.
(i)
Operational records. The permit holder shall maintain, for the active
life of the facility and expansion, a record of operational information,
which shall include: the type and quantity of waste received; the
equipment used; personnel on site; daily, intermediate and final landfill
cover used; the used and unused portion of a solid waste landfill;
any deviations made from the approved plans and specifications; data
from the monitoring programs; fiscal information; accident reports;
equipment breakdowns; fires; and all inspection records.
(j)
Fire protection. The permit holder shall take suitable measures for
the prevention and control of fires at the solid waste facility and
expansion, including:
(1)
Arrange for the Old Town Fire Department to provide emergency
service whenever called, arrange for any specialized training necessitated
by the nature of the solid waste facility and expansion, and provide
any specialized equipment needed by the Fire Department to safely
respond to incidents at the facility and expansion or involving vehicles
transporting waste to or leachate from the facility and expansion.
(2)
Provide sufficient on-site equipment, such as detachable fire
extinguishers, maintained in working order, to ensure the capability
to handle minor fires at the facility and expansion.
(3)
Maintain a soil stockpile sufficient to cover hot loads.
(k)
Communication. During operating hours, maintain a means of communication
with the Old Town Fire Department, the Old Town Police Department
and the CEO.
(l)
Vector and bird control.
(1)
The solid waste facility and expansion's on-site population
of disease vectors shall be minimized through the periodic application
of cover material or other techniques approved by the City as appropriate
to protect public health.
(2)
A routine program for the control of insects, birds and rodents
at the solid waste facility and expansion shall be implemented. The
permit holder shall implement, when necessary, supplemental vector
control measures, including, but not limited to, the use of effective
insecticides and rodenticides, after obtaining any required state
or federal permits.
(m)
Litter control.
(1)
The permit holder shall provide for routine maintenance and
general cleanliness of the entire solid waste facility and expansion
site and surrounding areas, including internal roads, on a scheduled
and as needed basis.
(2)
The permit holder shall control wind-blown paper or other light
materials by using suitable permanent or portable fencing, earthen
banks, natural barriers or some other effective device and shall pick
up wind-blown debris along property boundaries on a scheduled and
as-needed basis.
(n)
Annual report.
(1)
General. The permit holder shall provide the City Manager with
a copy of the MDEP annual report within 30 days of its submittal to
MDEP. In addition, the permit holder shall provide to the City Manager
with that copy of the annual report an executive summary of the following
topics, cross-referencing where each topic is addressed in the MDEP
annual report. The annual report must address or include:
a.
Activities at the facility and expansion during the past year,
including a narrative describing any factors that affected the operation,
design or monitoring programs; and
b.
An evaluation of the facility's and expansion's operations
to verify compliance with the approved operations manual, licenses
and permits, and regulatory requirements. This evaluation shall be
performed either by qualified facility personnel or a qualified consultant.
(2)
Operations. As part of the annual report, the following information
is required.
a.
A summary of the type(s), quantity and origin of waste received;
b.
Estimates of the capacity used during the past year and of the
facility's remaining capacity;
c.
A description and estimate of the amount of cover material used
in the past year;
d.
Proposed changes to the operations manual or other aspects of
the facility's and expansion's operations;
e.
Responses to spills, fires, accidents, and unusual events that
occurred at the facility and expansion in the past year and of the
complaint log, including responses;
f.
Updated development plans, highlighting any changes to the approved
plans and including detailed plans for the subsequent two-year period.
Approved plans need to be updated whenever variabilities in waste
disposal rates and other operational factors cause development to
vary more than six months from projected timelines;
g.
Reports prepared in accordance with the facility's hazardous
and special waste handling and exclusion plan;
h.
A report on the results from the inspections and testing, including
a report stating the date and findings associated with the annual
inspection and cleaning, if necessary, of the leachate collection,
detection, and transport systems; and
i.
System failures and repair measures to those systems.
(3)
Facility and expansion site changes. The annual report must
document minor changes to the facility and expansion site not requiring
a permit amendment that have occurred during the reporting year. Also,
minor aspects of the facility site proposed to be changed in the current
year may be described in the annual report.
(4)
Monitoring. The permit holder shall submit summaries of any
monitoring results, including those submitted to the state or state
agencies, highlighting any changes in data over previous years and
any data that suggests there are issues or problems that require further
discussion. The City may require copies of all monitoring reports
and may retain experts to review the reports and advise the City.
(5)
Financial assurance. The permit holder must submit an annual
update on cost and documentation of any changes affecting its financial
capacity.
(6)
Annual workshop. The permit holder shall attend a City Council workshop each year to present the annual report executive summary required in § 22A-17(n)(1) above and shall discuss activities at the facility and expansion during the past year, complaints and how they were addressed, landfill changes and improvements, and any other issues that may have arisen in the past year.
[Ord. of 7-6-2015]
The permit holder shall submit summaries of any monitoring reports
required by the terms of any state or federal permit governing the
facility to the CEO concurrently with submittal to the regulating
state or federal authority.
