Section 096-403-5 - Application RequirementsApplication for an incineration facility must include all information necessary to address the requirements of 06-096 CMR 400 and this chapter. If subject to 38 M.R.S.A. §1310-AA, the applicant must receive a positive determination of public benefit prior to submitting an application to license an incineration facility. The applicant must submit to the Department, on application forms provided by the Department, the following information:
A.General Information(1)Topographic Map. The most recent full size U.S. Geological Survey topographic map (7 1/2 minute series, if available) of the area, showing the waste handling area, the facility site, the property boundary, and existing utilities and structures within 500 feet from the facility site boundary, or 1,000 feet if the waste handling area is not enclosed within a structure.(2)Municipal Contracts. Evidence that no waste handling, disposal, or transportation contract with any municipality will constrain that municipality from recycling any portions of its waste consistent with the State waste management and recycling plan or with 38 M.R.S.A. §1304-B(4-A).(3)Disposal of Ash, By-Passed Waste and Residues. Evidence that adequate capacity for the disposal of all ash, residues, and bypass wastes from the facility has been provided. This demonstration may be made through the submission of contracts with solid waste facilities licensed to accept these wastes and which have sufficient capacity to accept wastes from the facility for at least one year after the anticipated start of operation of the facility. Contracts are not required when the waste will be disposed in a landfill owned by the applicant.(4)Storage. That storage capacity will be provided for all ash generated, including that generated during the initial start-up ash characterization period.(5) During facility start-up, the ash may be disposed at a licensed special waste landfill after data validation and reduction, and statistical analysis, show that the ash is non-hazardous.(6)Survey of Protected Natural Resources. The results of a survey of the area within 2,000 feet of the facility site showing all protected natural resources.(7)Operations Manual. An operations manual prepared in accordance with section 6(A) of this chapter and addressing all of the operating requirements in section 6 of this chapter.B. Site Design Characteristics. A site engineering design must be submitted as part of an application. The amount and sophistication of engineering and design required to develop a site for an incineration facility varies according to the physical characteristics of the site and the size of the facility. (1)Site Plan. A detailed plan, or series of plans, with a scale of 1 inch = 100 feet, or a larger engineering scale, must clearly indicate structures, protected natural resources, roads, property boundaries, waste handling areas, residences, and water supply wells and within 300 feet of the facility site boundary. Additionally, if outdoor storage or processing is proposed, all residences within 1,000 feet of the waste handling area must be clearly indicated.(2)Plan Views of the Structures and Utilities. A large scale map (construction drawings) with a scale of 1 inch = 40 feet, or a larger engineering scale, which clearly indicates any building(s), incineration unit(s), all existing and proposed utilities, waste handling areas, storm water management structures, fencing and gates. Detailed specifications are required for the incineration equipment. Other types of solid waste management functions to be incorporated at the facility must be clearly indicated on the plan view.C.Subsurface Investigation. A geotechnical investigation must be conducted and must include test pit and boring logs. A geotechnical report must be submitted and must include a discussion of the investigation results, copies of all test pit and boring logs, and recommendations for the design of the facility. Plans must show all subsurface investigation locations. The discussion must describe tests performed, information on site stability, suitability for proposed foundations, earthworks, and other applicable aspects of the investigation, and the locations of significant sand and gravel aquifers.D.Process Design Characteristics(1) A general description of the facility's processing system must be submitted, including: process flow diagrams, quantity and characteristics of wastes to be received, as well as products and waste by-products to be generated. This description must be sufficiently detailed to justify the basis for the facility capacity and design.(2) A description of the cooling and process water requirements including that which is recycled or consumed, the source(s) of water to be used, and the type(s) of treatment and disposal to be used for any wastewater.E.Ash Characterization, Handling, and Disposal Plan. An Ash Characterization, Handling, and Disposal Plan shall be submitted as part of an application for an incineration facility. This plan must include a specific plan for characterizing the ash in conformance with 06-096 CMR 405, section 6 and propose plans for storing, handling, and disposing of all ash, residue(s), and leachate generated at the proposed facility.06- 096 C.M.R. ch. 403, § 5