Facilities that only collect and temporarily store ferrous or non-ferrous scrap metal, or a combination thereof, and that transfer said scrap metal to authorized facilities or markets for recycling, shall be eligible for a permit-by-notification pursuant to Env-Sw 311, provided that:
(a) The facility does not receive any: (1) Parts of a motor vehicle that contain or have contained fluids or lubricants, excluding lead acid batteries;(2) Waste listed in Env-Sw 900, including asbestos, ash, contaminated soils and other absorbent media, infectious waste, and tires; and(3) Free-draining oil or lubricants, including cutting oils mixed with or coating metal shavings;(b) The scrap metal goods, as received by the facility, are not mixed with other types of waste, including municipal solid waste, and construction and demolition debris;(c) The permittee identifies whether the scrap metal goods include any of the following substances or devices, and subsequently assures that such substances, if present, are managed in accordance with applicable state and federal rules and regulations, either at the facility or by transfer to another facility that provides such proper management: (3) Mercury-containing switches and other devices;(5) Other regulated substances, materials, and wastes;(d) All tanks, drums and other containers received by the facility have been emptied and cleaned of residues in accordance with applicable state and federal rules and regulations;(e) The scrap metal processing activities conducted at the facility are limited to sorting, cutting, crushing, baling, or smelting, or a combination thereof, provided the latter is done in units not requiring a permit under Env-A 600;(f) The scrap metal is actively managed;(g) All residual waste at the facility is: (1) Directly attributable to the allowable scrap metal processing activities;(2) Segregated from the recyclable scrap metal and stored in accordance with Env-Sw 405;(3) Actively managed; and(4) Not accumulated in excess of 30 cubic yards, unless the permittee establishes and maintains an approved financial assurance plan pursuant to Env-Sw 1400 to guarantee the cost of disposing of the residual waste; and(h) All other applicable permit-by-notification facility requirements are met as specified in Env-Sw 1200.N.H. Admin. Code § Env-Sw 407.04
#7225, eff 3-31-00; (See Revision Note at chapter heading for Env-Sw 400) ss by #8459, eff 10-28-05 (formerly Env-Wm 2107.04 )
Amended byVolume XXXIV Number 24, Filed June 12, 2014, Proposed by #10596, Effective 7/1/2014, Expires7/1/2024.