Transcript Ohio's Composting Program

Ohio’s Solid Waste and
C&DD Program
Annual Meeting
May 9, 2013
Ohio’s Composting Program
Barry Chapman and Jen Hagar
Registrations
Registration
submitted to
Ohio EPACentral Office
Scanned and
sent to District
Office
inspector for
review
Inspector will
verify that siting
criteria have
been met –
through a site
visit
Registrations
Registration
will be issued
and facility will
be prepared
Inspector will
inspect site to
verify rule
requirements
have been
met
Ohio EPA will
issue written
concurrence –
No material may
be accepted
until written
concurrence is
received
Registrations
If application is
incomplete,
applicant shall
correct deficiencies
and resubmit within
30 days
Amending
registration
• Amendment required for
changes to application
• Change to material
placement areas shall
be included on revised
plan view drawing
New and changed
criteria for
approval
New
Registration
Form
Plan View
Drawing
Plan View Drawing
Copies of
letters of intent
required by
rule
Scale of 1”=100’
Public roads,
railroads, and
structures
Property lines of all
land owned or
leased for the
composting facility
The boundary lines
of the composting
facility
Existing topography–
streams, wetlands,
lakes, springs, other
surface waters of the
state
The North arrow
Registrations
Location of
materials
placement
areas
Existing
occupied
structures
Any leachate
management
structure
Limits of the one
hundred year
floodplain
National park,
national
recreation area,
state park, etc.
Registrations
• Existing public water supply
wells, developed springs, or
private potable water supply
wells.
• State nature preserves, state
wildlife areas, state scenic
rivers, etc.
Not on a national park or national recreation area
Not on a state park or established state park purchase
area
200 feet from surface waters of the state
Siting Criteria
500 feet from wetlands and other designated areas
300 feet from a public water supply well, developed
spring, or private potable water well
300 feet from sinkhole or agricultural drainage well
Siting Criteria
250 feet from an occupied dwelling (500 feet-Class I)
unless owned or leased by O/O
50 feet from private well controlled by facility owner
Not in a 100 year flood plain
OAC 3745-560-101, 201, 301, 401
CRITERIA FOR APPROVAL
Registration application is complete
Siting criteria has been met
Plan view drawing contains necessary information
Letter of intent sent to applicable parties
Criteria for Approval
Criteria for Approval
Letter of intent sent to applicable parties
If applicable, Rule 13 authorization obtained
The o/o is in substantial compliance at other solid waste
disposal facilities owned or operated
OAC 3745-560-102, 202, 302, 402
PROCEDURES FOR COMMENCEMENT
Commencing
Operations
No materials shall be accepted until:
Prepared facility shall
be inspected by
Ohio EPA and written
concurrence
received
90 day have passed
since Ohio EPA
received the
application
Deficiencies in
application shall be
addressed or permit
to install/registration
may be denied
Facility Site Preparation
1 – 6% slope
Materials placement
area constructed to
allow operation in
inclement weather
Construction of
leachate and
surface water
management
structures
Roads shall be
constructed to allow
passage of vehicles
at all times
Signs posted
HIGHLIGHTS OF 2012 RULE CHANGES
“300 square foot” Full Exclusion
OAC 3745-560
does not apply when:
Yard waste, agricultural waste,
animal waste, food scraps,
bulking agents, & additive
300 sq. ft.
No nuisance & health hazards
No surface water &
ground water pollution
3745-560-01(E)(1)
New
Cost Closure Estimate – Class II
New
If cost estimate is $3,500 or less,
no financial assurance required
3745-560-200(A)(2)
Methods of Composting
New
Windrows
In-vessel
Static Pile
Other Methods by Approval
Aerated static pile
Methods of Composting
New
Windrow Composting
Construction, C/N ratio, moisture content, and turning frequency
shall enable the controlled biological decomposition under
primarily aerobic conditions.
Constructed parallel to line of slope
Turned at least four times per year
Methods of Composting
Static Pile Composting
Construction, C/N ratio, moisture content, and
turning frequency shall enable the controlled
biological decomposition under primarily
aerobic conditions
Turn at least twice a year to reintroduce
oxygen into the process
New
Authorized Materials Management
New
Distribute compost at
a minimum rate of ¼
the amount of material
from the previous
calendar year
Composting
• Class I & II Facilities
– 29 Registered Facilities
• Received 30 Annual Reports (includes closing facilities)
• Currently missing 3 Annual Reports
• Class III & IV Facilities
– 372 Registered Facilities
• Received 340 Annual Reports (includes closing facilities)
• Currently missing 55 Annual Reports
NOVs
• Sent out 211 NOVs on May 17th, 2013
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–
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Class I: 0
Class II: 6
Class III: 9
Class IV: 196
• 47 Missing Annual Report and Plan View Drawing
• 149 Missing Only Plan View Drawing
– 288 Class IVs submitted reports (51.7%)
Compost Issues for 2012
• Date reports were due switched
from April 1st to February 1st
• New plan view drawing rule for
Class IV facilities
• 25% Removal Rule
25% Removal Rule
• 3745-560-(110, 210, 310 & 410) Operational
requirements for class (I, II, III & IV) composting
facilities.
– (E) Authorized materials management. The owner or
operator shall distribute compost product at a
minimum rate of one fourth the amount of material
received the previous calendar year.
25% Removal Rule
2012: Submitted Reports DO NOT meet 25%
removal:
– 16/30 Class I & II
• 13: Uncertain if filled out form entirely
• Blanks could be zero or not filled out
• 3: Correctly filled out forms
– 163/342 Class III & IV
• 114: Uncertain if filled out form entirely.
• 49: Correctly filled out forms
Next Steps
• Look to the Health
Departments and District
Offices
– Follow up with each facility to
check compliance
• Planning Report
Planning Report
Reg. No.
Facility Name
Adams
01-C4R-0555 Owens Road Composting Site
Owens Rd
West Union
136.000
0
0.00
Subtotals:
0 13.33333
0
0
0
0
136.00
136.00
Allen
02-C3R-1041
02-C4R-0760
02-C4R-0889
02-C4R-0918
02-C4R-1102
1596 Neubrecht Rd
1500 Ft Amanda Rd
1227 E Hanthorn
2530 Ft Amanda Rd
3538 Irvin Rd
Lima
Lima
Lima
Lima
Elida
121.160 31.2 63.26667
150.667 0 0
5191.900 0 0
480.000 0 0
29.000 0 0
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Subtotals:
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
121.16
150.67
5191.90
480.00
29.00
5972.73
Resource Recycling
EOLM Inc
City of Lima Yard Waste Compost Facility
Shawnee Township Rd Dept
Layman Landscape Co
Address
City
Animal Bulk Food Animal Rendering MSW Other Yard Waste +
Agricultu
YW (Tons)
Waste Agents Waste Carcass Waste (tons)
Bulk Agents
ral Waste
(Tons) (Tons) (tons) (tons)
(tons)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Infectious Waste
• Stericycle Warren, OH:
– Treated 10,998.57 tons
• 6,592.84 in state
• Stericycle Toledo, OH:
– Treated 8,475.21 tons
• 1,695.05 tons in state
Scrap Tire
• Facilities: 34 Licensed Facilities
– Received: 34
• Transporters: 95 Registered Transporters
– Received: 88
• NOVs being sent out
• Report being generated
– Broken down by county and transporter
Facility Annual Reports
• Due April 1st
• Process of scanning, organizing and inputting into
database
• Next step: attempt to collect reports from facilities that
have not submitted
– Attempt to contact facilities
– Send NOVs
Questions?