Ala. Admin. Code r. 335-4-4-.02
Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 1, October 31, 2024
Section 335-4-4-.02 - Storage Requirements(1)Indoor Storage. The amount of tire materials that may be stored indoors shall not exceed the number of scrap tires or weight of processed tire material that can be processed or utilized in a thirty-day period. The facility shall process or utilize tire materials on a first-in, first-used basis. ADEM shall approve the amount of tire materials that may be stored indoors when it issues a facility registration or permit. A Vector Control Plan is required if tire materials containing water are stored indoors.(2)Outdoor Storage. The amount of tire materials that may be stored outdoors shall not exceed the number of scrap tires or weight of processed tire material that can be processed or utilized in a thirty (30) day period. The facility shall process or utilize tire materials on a first-in, first-used basis. ADEM shall approve the amount of tire materials that may be stored outdoors when it issues a facility registration or permit. All scrap tire facilities that store scrap tires or processed tire material outdoors shall comply with the following technical and operational standards:(a) Tire materials shall not be stored in the 100-year flood plain, in coastal beaches or dunes, or within 200 feet of a wetland or waters of the state as these terms are defined in 335-13, unless otherwise approved by ADEM.(b) The maximum dimensions of a tire materials pile shall not exceed:1. A width of fifty (50) feet.3. An area of 10,000 square feet.4. A height of fifteen (15) feet for whole tires or nine (9) feet for processed tire material, unless measures are provided that assures maximum temperature shall not exceed 300° Fahrenheit at a point in the pile.(c) For piles of tire materials capable of holding water, a Vector Control Plan shall be prepared.(d) A facility shall arrange for fire protection.1. If a facility does not provide its own fire protection, the facility shall make arrangements with public or private emergency response personnel that are capable of providing an adequate fire protection system. Documentation of this arrangement shall be submitted to ADEM.2. The facility shall provide a letter to ADEM from the fire department or fire marshal within whose jurisdiction the facility is located stating that they have reviewed and approved the fire protection system or plan.(e) An Emergency Response Plan shall be developed prior to initial receipt of tire materials and updated at least annually or upon changes in the operation. The Plan shall contain the following:1. A list of names and telephone numbers of persons to be contacted in case of a fire, accident or other emergency. Communication equipment sufficient to ensure notification of applicable agencies in case of an emergency shall be maintained at the facility and described in the Plan.2. A list of emergency response equipment, its location, and how it shall be utilized.3. Procedures to contain and dispose of tire fire residue.4. A list of other materials stored on-site that may accelerate or expand a fire, to include location and other necessary precautions to take with these materials.(f) A 100-foot-wide fire lane shall be placed around the perimeter of tire material piles, and 50-foot fire lanes shall be placed between individual tire material piles, unless otherwise approved by ADEM. Access to the fire lane shall be unobstructed at all times. Potentially flammable vegetation shall be removed if growing within the fire lane.(g) A berm or other features shall be constructed around tire materials piles to contain liquid runoff from a tire fire.(h) No operations or activities involving open flames shall be conducted within twenty-five (25) feet of a tire material pile.(i) Adequate access controls, to include fences, gates, or other means, shall be provided to minimize entrance by unauthorized persons.(j) An attendant, operator, or some authorized person shall be present at all times when the facility is operating.Ala. Admin. Code r. 335-4-4-.02
New Rule: Filed June 30, 2004; effective August 4, 2004.Amended by Alabama Administrative Monthly Volume XLII, Issue No. 09, June 28, 2024, eff. 8/12/2024.Author: James L. Bryant. Adam N. Rhodes
Statutory Authority:Code of Alabama 1975, §§ 22-40A-1et seq.