R 323.1253 Classification of waste treatment or control facilities.

Rule 253. (1) Each waste treatment or control facility shall be classified by the commission as to type. The commission shall notify the owner of the waste treatment or control facility of its classification by issuing a certificate of classification. An owner who objects to the assigned classification may appeal to the commission in accordance with the commission's rules of procedure. Upon appeal, the commission shall schedule a hearing and request the owner to present evidence to support his claim. After the hearing, the commission shall determine the proper waste treatment or control facility classification. (2) Classifications shall be of 3 types, described as physical, chemical, and biological. Each of these classifications shall be further subdivided into at least 3 subclassifications, with the more complex facilities assigned the higher numbers. EXAMPLES OF WASTE TREATMENT OR CONTROL FACILITIES CLASSIFICATIONS A. PHYSICAL Subclassification No. 1 Subclassification No. 2 Plain sedimentation Filtration Screening Thermo control, cooling towers Spray pond Incineration, land disposal Skimming Radioactivity monitoring Gravity separation Air flotation Flotation Gas stripping Impoundment,regulated discharge Centrifuging Impoundment, without discharge Discharge measuring and monitoring Land surface disposal Subsurface disposal Subclassification No. 3 Deep well injection Wax oxidation Membrane filtration B. CHEMICAL Subclassification No. 1 Sludge conditioning Adsorption Neutralization Absorption Subclassification No. 2 Ion exchange Chemical cloagulation Subclassification No. 3 Precipitation Chemical oxidation reduction Emulsion breaking Chemical recovery C. BIOLOGICAL Subclassification No. 1 Subclassification No. 2 Extended aeration Disinfection Aerated Lagoons Trickling filters Natural stabilization basin Aerobic and anaerobic digestion Subclassification No. 3 Activated sludge