(1) Applicability.
- (a) These requirements apply to any incinerator designed to incinerate ten tons or less of solid waste per day and incinerator facilities that incinerate solid waste only from on-site sources.
- (b) If an incinerator processes 250 pounds or less of solid waste per week, the requirements of Section R315-306-3 do not apply and a permit from the director is not required but the facility may be regulated by other local, state, or federal requirements.
(2) Requirements.
- (a) A new incinerator facility may not incinerate infectious waste and chemotherapeutic waste within a two-mile radius of an area zoned as residential after January 1, 2014.
- (b) Each owner and operator of an incinerator facility shall submit a plan of operation to the director that meets the requirements of Section R315-302-2.
(c) The submitted plan of operation shall also address:
- (i) alternative storage or disposal plans for any breakdowns that would result in overfilling the storage areas;
- (ii) identification of the specific waste streams to be handled by the facility;
- (iii) generator waste analysis requirements and procedures;
- (iv) waste verification procedures at the facility;
- (v) generator certification of wastes shipped as being nonhazardous; and
- (vi) recordkeeping procedures, including a detailed operating record.
(d) Solid waste shall be stored temporarily only in storage compartments, containers, or areas specifically designed to store wastes.
- (i) Storage of wastes other than in specifically designed compartments, containers, or areas specifically designed to store wastes is prohibited.
- (ii) Equipment and space shall be provided in the storage and charging areas, and elsewhere as needed, to allow periodic cleaning as necessary to maintain the plant in a sanitary and clean condition.
- (e) Incinerator ash and residues from any incinerator shall be sampled, analyzed, and disposed as specified in Subsection R315-306-2(7).
- (f) The owner or operator of the incinerator shall prevent the disposal of prohibited hazardous waste or prohibited waste containing PCBs as specified in Subsection R315-306-2(15).
- (g) The incinerator shall be designed, constructed, and operated in a manner to comply with appropriate state and local air pollution control authority emission and operating requirements.
(h) The plan of operation shall include a training program for new employees and annual review training for each applicable employee to ensure safe handling of waste and proper operation of the equipment.
- (i) The owner or operator of the incinerator shall close the facility by removing any solid waste, ash, and other residues to a permitted solid waste disposal facility.
- (j) The owner or operator of the incinerator facility shall provide financial assurance to cover the costs for closure of the facility that meets the requirements of Rule R315-309.
KEY: solid waste management, waste disposal
Date of Last Change: September 15, 2025
Notice of Continuation: November 30, 2022
Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 19-6-104; 19-6-105; 19-6-108