WHO MADE THESE CRAZY RULES?

Solid Waste PlanningAnd Recycling Workshop

June 5-6, 2014

To Protect and Enhance Kentucky’s Environment

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2013 Construction Project• Jessamine County – Billy Glover Landfill

– Consolidated waste – Placed cap

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2014 - 2015 Projects

• Butler County – City of Bowling Green Landfill– Construction will begin this summer

• Montgomery County - Mt. Sterling Landfill – Conducting additional site assessment

• Trigg County Landfill– Developing closure plans

• Mercer County Landfill– Developing conceptual design for leachate collection

• Shelby County – Waddy Landfill– Repaired cap in 2013

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Gary Logsdon, Manager

Recycling and Local Assistance Branch

Ron Gruzesky, P.E. Solid Waste Branch

Closure SectionAbandoned

LandfillsTammi Hudson,

P.E.

Landfill Permitting

Section

Registered Permit-by-

Rule Section

Permit Administration

Section

Field Ops UST Superfund PPA HW

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How do I get rid of ___?• Appliances• Diabetic needles• Paint• Dead animals• Tires• Cardboard boxes• Food waste• Used oil• Outdated pharmaceuticals• Batteries• Fill in the blank!!

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Wastes Are Not Created Equal• Anything that is discarded or intended to be

discarded – residential, commercial, institutional, industrial, municipal

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Step by Step• Type of waste – solid or special?• Quantity of waste - < 100 tires, etc?• How and where was waste

generated?• Will it be used as a substitute for

another material?• Will it be recycled?• Can it be burned for energy?

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Solid Waste• Solid Waste defined by KRS 224.01-010

– Solid, liquid, gas, or semi-solid– Garbage– Refuse– Sludge– Agriculture – Other discarded materials

• Pass laboratory analysis for toxicity – TCLP

• Pass paint filter test for free liquids• Asbestos is unique

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Special Waste• Special Waste defined by KRS 224.50-760

– Waste of high volume and low hazard– Other wastes designated by Cabinet after testing to

demonstrate low hazard.

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Disposal OptionsSOLID WASTE

SPECIAL WASTE

Contained landfill X X

Construction/Demolition Debris landfill X

Residual landfill X X

Special waste landfill X

Petroleum contaminated soil facility X

Waste tire facility X

Landfarming and composting X X

Beneficial reuse X X

Permit-by-rule disposal practices X X

Registered permit-by-rule disposal practices• Transfer Stations• Convenience Centers• Recycling Centers• Less-than-1 acre CDD landfill•Sludge Giveaway

XXXX

X

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Types of Permits• Permit-by-rule• Registered permit-by-rule• Formal permit• Special permit• Waste tire registration• Petroleum contaminated

soil permit

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Permit-by-Rule (aka PBR)• Beneficial reuse of solid waste• Construction/demolition waste disposed on property• Land clearing debris disposed on property• Less than 100 tires, or less than ¼ acre of shredded

tires• Sawdust piles and waste piles• Automobile and truck recyclers and salvage yards• Asphalt residue• Wastes from immediate response or spills• Exclusions for agriculture operations• Wastes from oil and gas operations• Wastes from mining operations• Impoundments and injection wells with KPDES permit

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Registered Permit-by-Rule (aka RPBR)• Construction/demolition debris landfill < 1 acre • Beneficial reuse of special waste• Recycling center• Transfer station• Convenience center• Sludge giveaway• Composting• Solid waste incinerator > 1 ton/day• Landfarming Class I sludges • Landfarming Type A and B sludges • Storage and treatment of special waste for distribution

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Formal Permits• Contained landfill – residential, commercial, institutional, industrial,

and municipal wastes, shredded tires, household hazardous waste, limited quantity generator hazardous waste, asbestos, and spill cleanup residue. (29 in KY)

• Construction/Demolition Debris landfill - bricks, shredded tires, concrete, soil, rock, wood, wall coverings, plaster, drywall, plumbing fixtures, tree stumps, limbs, sawdust, leaves, yard waste, paper products, metals, furniture, insulation, roofing shingles, asphaltic pavement, glass, plastics, electrical wiring, and other inert waste approved by cabinet. (11 in KY)

• Residual landfill – industrial wastes, sludges, special wastes, residues from air and water pollution control devices, and residues from energy generation which are codisposed in a mining operation. (21 in KY)

• Special waste landfill – fly ash, bottom ash, scrubber sludge, vitrified coarse solid residue, prilled or blocked sulfur, mining wastes, utility wastes, water and wastewater treatment sludges, cement kiln dust, gas and oil drilling muds, and oil production brines. (10 in KY)

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Special Permits• Emergency permit – short

term storage of waste from storm, flood, or other emergency that causes imminent danger to human health or the environment.

• Research, Development andDemonstration permit – treatment or disposal facility using innovative and experimental technology to demonstrate unproven technology.

• Waste Tire registration – transporters, accumulators, and

processors.

• Petroleum contaminated soil facility – a facility where soil is treated to reduce hydrocarbon concentrations to an accepted regulatory level.

401 KAR 48:205 Section 6Table 3. Petroleum-contaminated Soil Treatment Standards

Benzene 0.01 ppmToluene 0.7 ppmEthylbenzene 0.9 ppmXylene 5.0 ppmChrysene 15 ppmBenzo(k)fluoranthene 0.3 ppmDibenzo(a,h)anthracene 0.015 ppmIndeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene 0.15 ppmAnthracene 10 ppmBenzo(ghi)perylene 10 ppmFluoranthene 10 ppmFluorene 10 ppmPhenanthrene 10 ppmPyrene 10 ppmNaphthalene 3.6 ppmMethyl-tert-butylether (MTBE) 0.2 ppmLead 400 ppmArsenic 9.4 ppmCadmium 0.78 ppmChromium 21.3 ppmCopper 28.0 ppmMercury 0.07 ppmNickel 21.7 ppmSelenium 0.99 ppmZinc 57 ppm

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Take Home• Understand

wastestreams• Know which activities

require a permit• Use emergency

permits• Recognize when a pile

of tires is too large• Know who to call

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Questions?

CallTammi Hudson, Ancient PermitsLindsey Briggs, Formal PermitsBob Bickner, Catch-All Permits

(502) 564-6716

“Who made these crazy rules?”