R 299.4711 Plan format and content.

Rule 711. To comply with the requirements of the act and to be eligible for 80% state funding, county solid waste management plans shall be in compliance with the following general format and shall contain the following elements: (a) An executive summary, which shall include all of the following: (i) An overview. (ii) Conclusions. (iii) Selected alternatives. (b) An introduction as follows: (i) The introduction shall establish the goals and objectives for the prevention of adverse effects on the public health and the environment resulting from improper solid waste collection, transportation, processing, or disposal, including the protection of ground and surface water quality, air quality, and land quality. (ii) The introduction shall also establish the goals and objectives for the maximum utilization of Michigan's solid waste through resource recovery, including source reduction and source separation. (c) A data base that includes all of the following: (i) An inventory and description of all existing facilities where solid waste is being transferred, treated, processed, or disposed of, including all of the following: (A) Physical location, size, and a delineation of private and public facilities. (B) A description of solid waste type, volume, or weight received, and current capacity. (C) Deficiencies. (ii) An evaluation of existing solid waste collection, management, processing, treatment, transportation, and disposal problems by type and volume, including residential and commercial solid waste, industrial sludges, pretreatment residues, municipal sewage sludge, air pollution control residue, and other solid wastes from industrial or municipal sources, but excluding hazardous wastes. (iii) Demographics of the county, including the following: (A) Current and projected population densities and centers for 5- and 10-year periods. (B) Identification of current and projected centers of solid waste generation, including industrial wastes for 5- and 10-year periods. (iv) Current and projected land development patterns and environmental conditions as related to solid waste management systems for 5- and 10-year periods. (d) Solid waste management system alternatives shall address the problems identified in subdivision (c)(ii) of this rule and shall include both of the following: (i) Solid waste management components, including all of the following: (A) Resource conservation including source reduction. (B) Resource recovery including source separation, materials, energy, and markets. (C) Volume reduction. (D) Sanitary landfill. (E) Collection. (F) Transportation. (G) Ultimate disposal area uses, including recreational potential. (H) Institutional arrangements. (ii) Development of alternative systems which address all the solid waste management components. Each alternative system shall evaluate public health, economic, environmental, siting, and energy impacts. Capital, operational, and maintenance costs shall be developed for each alternative system. (e) Plan selection shall be based on all of the following: (i) An evaluation and ranking of proposed alternative systems, including all of the following: (A) Technical feasibility for 5- and 10-year periods. (B) Economic feasibility for 5- and 10-year periods. (C) Access to land for 5- and 10-year periods. (D) Access to transportation networks to accommodate the development and operation of solid waste transporting, processing, and disposal facilities for 5- and 10-year periods. (E) Effects on energy for 5- and 10-year periods; production possibilities and impacts of shortages on solid waste management systems. (F) Environmental impacts over 5- and 10-year periods. (G) Public acceptability. (ii) The selected alternative shall meet all of the following requirements: (A) Include the basis for selection, a summary of evaluation, and ranking. (B) Include advantages and disadvantages of the selected plan for all of the following factors: (1) Public health. (2) Economics. (3) Environmental effects. (4) Energy use. (5) Siting problems. (C) Be capable of being developed and operated in compliance with state laws and rules of the department pertaining to the protection of the public health and environment considering the available land in the planning area and the technical feasibility of, and economic costs associated with, the alternative. (D) Include a timetable for implementing the solid waste management plan. (E) Be consistent with and utilize population, waste generation, and other planning information prepared under the provisions of section 208 of Public Law 92-500, 33 U.S.C. 1288. (iii) Site requirements, including the following requirements: (A) The selected alternative shall identify specific sites for solid waste disposal areas for the 5-year period subsequent to plan approval or update. (B) If specific sites cannot be identified for the remainder of the 10-year period, the selected alternative shall include specific criteria that guarantee the siting of necessary solid waste disposal areas for the 10-year period subsequent to plan approval. (C) A site for a solid waste disposal area that is located in one county, but serves another county, shall be identified in both county solid waste management plans. (f) Management component. Each solid waste management plan prepared pursuant to the act shall contain a management component which identifies management responsibilities and institutional arrangements necessary for the implementation of technical alternatives. At a minimum, this component shall contain all of the following: (i) An identification of the existing structure of persons, municipalities, counties, and state and federal agencies responsible for solid waste management, including planning, implementation, enforcement, and an assessment of all of the following: (A) Technical and administrative capabilities. (B) Financial capabilities. (C) Legal capabilities. (ii) An identification of gaps and problem areas in the existing management system which must be addressed to permit implementation of the plan. (iii) A recommended management system for plan implementation, which shall consist of all of the following elements: (A) An identification of persons, municipalities, counties, and state and federal agencies assigned responsibilities under the plan, with a precise delineation of planning, implementation, and enforcement responsibilities, including legal, technical, and financial capability for all entities assigned responsibilities. (B) A process for ensuring the ongoing involvement of and consultation with the regional solid waste management planning agency. (C) A process for ensuring coordination with other related plans and programs within the planning area, including, but not limited to, land use plans, water quality plans, and air quality plans. (D) An identification of necessary training and educational programs, including public education. (E) A strategy for plan implementation, including the acceptance of responsibilities from all entities assigned a role within the management system. (F) A financial program that identifies funding sources for entities assigned responsibilities under the plan. (g) Documentation of public participation as follows: (i) A record of attendance shall be maintained and included in an appendix to the plan. (ii) Citizen concerns and questions shall be considered and responded to in the plan's appendix.