Handling Facility Operation and Maintenance Requirements

(1) General. Operators shall incorporate procedures and practices, in accordance with approved plans and permit conditions, which will prevent pollution of ground water, surface water and air quality and prevent dust, odors, noise and other nuisance conditions from developing. (2) Supervision of Operation. (a) The operator of the handling facility shall be under the overall supervision and direction of an engineer or other person qualified and experienced in matters of solid waste handling and disposal. (b) The operator of the handling facility shall be knowledgeable of the requirements of 310 CMR 16.00 and 310 CMR 19.000, and of the general operating procedures and plans as prescribed by the design engineer. (c) The operator shall be required to demonstrate familiarity and capability to operate equipment at the handling facility. (3) Access to Facilities. (a) The operator shall provide and maintain in good repair access roads at the facility. Such access roads shall be paved to minimize dust and designed and constructed so that traffic will flow smoothly and will not be interrupted by inclement weather. (b) The operator shall limit access to the facility to such periods of time as an attendant is on duty and to those persons authorized to use the facility for the disposal of refuse. (4) Security. (a) The operator shall provide sufficient fences or other barriers to prevent access to the facility except at designated points of entry or exit. (b) A gate shall be provided at all access points and shall be locked at all times when the operator or his agent is not on site or during hours when the facility is not operating. (5) Posting of the Handling Facility. The operator of a handling facility shall post signs at all access points to the facility which, at minimum, include the following information: (a) the name(s) of the owner and operator of the facility; (b) a 24 hour emergency telephone number for the facility; (c) the hours of operation; (d) a list of solid wastes banned or restricted pursuant to 310 CMR 19.017; (e) other limitations and conditions of access to the facility; and (f) where established by the municipality, penalties for unauthorized use. (6) Unloading Refuse. The operator shall provide for continuous supervised unloading of refuse from incoming vehicles and shall post appropriate signs or other means to indicate clearly where incoming vehicles are to unload the refuse by direction of the attendant or equipment operator on duty. (7) Special Wastes. No solid waste that has been classified as a special waste pursuant to 310 CMR 19.061(2): Special Waste, shall be received or handled at any handling facility unless the provisions of 310 CMR 19.061 are satisfied and the special waste is handled in accordance with any conditions specified by the Department in granting approval to handle the special waste and in accordance with the handling provisions of 310 CMR 19.061. (8) Banned or Restricted Solid Wastes. Solid wastes which have been banned or restricted from transfer or disposal pursuant to 310 CMR 19.017: Waste Bans, shall be managed at a handling facility in accordance with the approved facility plan prepared and approved in accordance with 310 CMR 19.017(5) unless an exception has been granted under 310 CMR 19.017(6). (9) Hazardous Waste. (a) No operator shall handle any material subject to the Hazardous Waste Regulations, 310 CMR 30.000, at a solid waste handling facility permitted pursuant to M.G.L. c. 111, § 150A, except that waste oil and household hazardous waste may be collected at a facility pursuant to 310 CMR 19.207(10). (b) The operator shall implement a program, approved by the Department, for detection and exclusion of hazardous wastes. (c) The operator shall, within 24 hours, notify the Department and the board of health of the discovery of any material subject to 310 CMR 30.000: Hazardous Waste. (10) Household Hazardous Waste and Waste Oil Collections at Handling Facilities. If household hazardous waste and waste oil are collected at handling facilities, the household hazardous waste and/or waste oil shall be collected with prior notice to DEP and in compliance with either: (a) 310 CMR 30.392: Events for the Accumulation of Household Hazardous Waste and/or Hazardous Waste Generated by Very Small Quantity Generators, or b) 310 CMR 30.393: Centers for the Accumulation of Hazardous Waste Generated by Households and/or Very Small Quantity Generators. (11) Bulky Waste. (a) An operator may accept bulky wastes where: 1. the handling of such wastes is consistent with the facility's site assignment and/or permit; and 2. the handling of such wastes can be carried out in a manner which is manageable and compatible with the facility's operation and maintenance plan and environmental control systems. (b) The Department may disallow or place conditions on the handling of bulky waste at a handling facility in order to protect the engineering or operational integrity of the facility. (c) The board of health may, by regulation, specify the maximum size of large, heavy, or bulky items to be managed at the handling facility and may prohibit altogether the handling of certain items. (d) If brush is accepted at the handling facility, provisions should be made for the brush to be received in bundles no larger in size than can be handled in an acceptable and sanitary manner by the specific equipment. Brush should not be allowed to accumulate beyond 48 hours after deposition at the handling facility. (12 Liquid Wastes. (a) No liquid wastes shall be managed at a handling facility. With the exception of septage, contained liquid wastes generated by and produced in the normal operation of a household shall not be considered to be liquid wastes unless expressly excluded through 310 CMR