2010/05/26 Council Agenda Packet

Page 1 of 3 How To Use This Site [ About Us i Contact Us j Search (i) Control public access and prevent unauthorized vehicular traffic and illegal dumping of wastes; (ii) Implement a program at the facility capable of detecting and preventing noninert wastes from being accepted or mixed with inert waste; (iii) Handle all inert waste in a manner that is in compliance with the performance standards of WAC 173- 350-040; (iv) Handle all inert waste in a manner that controls fugitive dust and is protective of waters of the state; and (v) Prevent unstable conditions resulting from their activities; (b) Inspect and maintain the facility to prevent malfunctions and deterioration, operator errors and discharges that may cause a threat to human health. Inspections shall be as needed, but at least weekly, to ensure meeting operational standards, unless an alternate schedule is approved by the jurisdictional health littn•//arnns le�T.wa.gov/wac/default.asi)x?cite=173-350-410 10/26/20C Legislature Home I Senate ( House of Representatives Print Version I No disponible en espanol WACs > Title 173 > Chapter 173-350 > Section 173-350-410 n Legislature aic3re Iside theFind '173-350-4100- « 173-350-410 » 173-350-490 Your Legislator Visiting the Legislature WAC 173-350-410 Agency filings -affecting -this section °Agendas, Schedules and l-nert waste landfills. Calendars (1) Inert waste landfills - Applicability. These standards apply to landfills that receive only inert wastes, as .k Bill Information identified pursuant to WRC 173-350-990, including facilities that use inert wastes as a component of fill. In accordance with RCW 70.95.305, facilities with a total capacity of two hundred fifty cubic yards or less of k Laws and Agency Rules inert wastes are categorically exempt from solid waste handling permitting and other requirements of this f� Legislative Committees section, provided that the inert waste landfill is operated in compliance with the performance standards of WAC 173-350-040. An owner or operator that does not comply with the performance standards of WAC 173- 1 Legislative Agencies350_040 is required to obtain a permit from the jurisdictional health department, and may be subject to the 4 Legislative Information penalty provisions of RCW 70.95 315. Center ` (2) inert waste landfills - Location standards. All inert waste landfills shall be located to meet the following k E-mail Notifications requirements. No inert waste landfill's active area shall be located: (Listserv) i a Students' Page (a) On an unstable slope; rc History of the State (b) Closer than ten feet from the facility property line; i Legislature (c) Closer than one hundred feet to a drinking water supply well; or Outside the Legislature (d) In a channel migration zone as defined in WAC 173-350-100, or within one hundred feet measured 4- Congress - the Other horizontally, of a stream, lake, pond, river, or saltwater body, nor in any wetland nor any public land that is ! Washington being used by a public water system for watershed control for municipal drinking water purposes in j TV Washington accordance with WAC 248=54-660(4) Washington Courts (3) Inert waste landfills - Design standards. The owner or operator of an inert waste landfill shall prepare A- OFM Fiscal Note Website engineering reports/plans and specifications to address the design standards of this subsection. The existing topography, including the location and approximate thickness and nature of any existing waste, the _ _ _ site vertical and horizontal limits of excavation and waste placement, final closure elevation and grades, and the design capacity of each landfill unit, total design capacity, and future use of the facility after closure, shall be Access included. Inert waste landfills shall be designed and constructed to: AAAWzish (a) Ensure that all waste is above the seasonal high level of ground water. For the purpose of this section, ground water includes any water -bearing unit which is horizontally and vertically extensive, hydraulically recharged, and volumetrically significant; (b) Maintain a stable site; and (c) Manage surface water, including run-on prevention and runoff conveyance, storage, and treatment, to protect the waters of the state; (4) Inert waste landfills - Operating standards. The owner or operator of an inert waste landfill shall: (a) Operate the facility to: (i) Control public access and prevent unauthorized vehicular traffic and illegal dumping of wastes; (ii) Implement a program at the facility capable of detecting and preventing noninert wastes from being accepted or mixed with inert waste; (iii) Handle all inert waste in a manner that is in compliance with the performance standards of WAC 173- 350-040; (iv) Handle all inert waste in a manner that controls fugitive dust and is protective of waters of the state; and (v) Prevent unstable conditions resulting from their activities; (b) Inspect and maintain the facility to prevent malfunctions and deterioration, operator errors and discharges that may cause a threat to human health. Inspections shall be as needed, but at least weekly, to ensure meeting operational standards, unless an alternate schedule is approved by the jurisdictional health littn•//arnns le�T.wa.gov/wac/default.asi)x?cite=173-350-410 10/26/20C