GENERAL PERMIT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF WASTE TIRE AND MOBILE WASTE TIRE PROCESSING FACILITY ISSUED BY STATE OF ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY PERMIT NUMBER: 0000-SG-WTP AUTHORITY: In accordance with the proviSions of The Arkansas Solid Waste Management Act (Act 237 of 1971), Ark. Code Ann. §§8-6-201 et. seq., The Arkansas Recycling Act (Act 749 of 1991 ), Ark. Code Ann. §8-9-403 as amended, and Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission, Regulation 14, the Department has the authority to issue and administer general permits for waste tire processors and for owners or operators of mobile waste tire processing equipment. EFFECTIVE DATE: June 16, 2014 EXPIRATION DATE: June 16, 2019 LIMITATIONS: Owners or operators within the State of Arkansas who fail to make a written request and obtain approval from the Director to be covered by this general permit and/or submit the required documentation in accordance with this permit are not authorized to operate under the permit. Signed this 26th day of November, 2013 General Permit No. 0000-SG-WTP Page 1 of 8
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GENERAL PERMIT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF
WASTE TIRE AND MOBILE WASTE TIRE PROCESSING FACILITY
ISSUED BY STATE OF ARKANSAS
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
PERMIT NUMBER: 0000-SG-WTP
AUTHORITY: In accordance with the proviSions of The Arkansas Solid Waste Management Act (Act 237 of 1971), Ark. Code Ann. §§8-6-201 et. seq., The Arkansas Recycling Act (Act 749 of 1991 ), Ark. Code Ann. §8-9-403 as amended, and Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission, Regulation 14, the Department has the authority to issue and administer general permits for waste tire processors and for owners or operators of mobile waste tire processing equipment.
EFFECTIVE DATE: June 16, 2014
EXPIRATION DATE: June 16, 2019
LIMITATIONS: Owners or operators within the State of Arkansas who fail to make a written request and obtain approval from the Director to be covered by this general permit and/or submit the required documentation in accordance with this permit are not authorized to operate under the permit.
Signed this 26th day of November, 2013
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PART I PERMIT REQUIREMENTS
A. PERMIT AREA
The area covered by this general permit includes all areas within the State of Arkansas.
B. ELIGIBILITY AND AUTHORIZATION
1. Owners or operators of waste tire processing facilities, which use stationary or mobile equipment, are eligible for coverage under this general permit if it is used for processing not more than 500 waste tires during any 30 day period and the facility is in compliance with the waste tire storage requirements in Chapter 14 of Regulation 14.
2. Owners or operators of mobile waste tire chopping, cutting, shredding or baling equipment are available for coverage if they comply with the following:
a. The chopping, cutting, shredding or baling equipment is located at the waste tire site or waste tire collection center for less than 120 days;
b. The waste tire site has notified the Department as required by Chapter 8 of Regulation 14, or the collection center has submitted a notification for general permit coverage under Chapter 9 of Regulation 14; and
c. All processed tires and residuals are removed from the site for recycling or further processing, or are disposed of in a permitted solid waste management facility within 30 days after the completion of the chopping, cutting, shredding or baling operation.
3. Owners or operators of waste tire processing facilities and owners or operators of mobile waste tire processing equipment located within the State of Arkansas must submit a notification to the Department indicating their intent to be covered under the terms of the general permit. Unless otherwise notified in writing by the Director, owners or operators are authorized to operate under this general permit 30 days after submission of the notification by certified mail provided the eligibility requirements have been met, but not before the Department has verified receipt of adequate financial assurance by certified mail. Eligible existing facilities that meet this criteria and have either previously been issued individual permits or are not permitted, may achieve coverage under the general permit by submitting a notification to the Department within 90 days after the effective date of this general permit. Existing facilities are subject to the same financial assurance requirements as new facilities .
4. Written notification shall be made upon forms provided by the Department and all information required by the form shall be provided which shall include, but not be limited to:
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a. The name, address, and telephone number of the owner and operator of the facility (including the solid waste operator license number), and the name, address, and telephone number of the location of the facility;
b. A description of the general operation of the facility, including quantities of tires, received and processed per month;
c. A description of arrangements made to acquire fire protection services for the facility;
d. The township, range, and section numbers and latitude and longitude ofthe waste tire processing facility;
e. A description of the processing operation; and
f. A description of methods and timeframes related to how the processed tires and residuals will be recycled or disposed of or otherwise managed.
5. Owners or operators of waste tire processing facilities shall file , on forms provided by the Department, a disclosure statement at the time of notification/application as mandated by A.C.A. § 8-1-106. Regulation 8 and the Disclosure Statement form outline specific requirements and lists persons or entities that are exempt from submitting a disclosure statement.
6. Written notification for coverage shall be submitted as follows:
a. For existing processing facilities, 30 days prior o the expiration date of the existing pem1it.
b. For new processing facilities, 30 days prior to commencement of operation or the existing general permit expires.
7. Owners or operators shall notify the Director if the facility ceases operation or if coverage under the permitted is no longer necessary.
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A. GENERAL CONDITIONS
PART II STANDARD CONDITIONS
I. The processing facility shall be maintained and operated in accordance with the conditions of this permit and in compliance with all applicable provisions of the Arkansas Recycling Act (Act), Ark. Code Ann. §8-9-403 as amended, Regulation 14, and all other applicable rules and regulations.
2. This general permit may be modified, revoked and reissued, or terminated for cause in accordance with the requirements of Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission, Regulations 8 and 14. The filing of a request by the permittee for a permit modification, revocation and reissuance, or termination, or a notification of planned changes, does not stay any permit condition.
3. The permit holder shall pay an annual permit fee as provided in Regulation 14. The fee shall be submitted with each annual report as required in Condition Part II, B.2.
4. Financial assurance must be provided as required in Chapter 17 of Regulation 14. The amount of financial assurance will be determined based on the estimated cost of third party closure. The owner or operator shall estimate the amount required to close the site in compliance with the requirements of Chapter 15 of Regulation 14 and this amount shall be verified or adjusted at the discretion of the Department. The permit will become effective after financial assurance documents have been filed and the Department has found the documents to be in compliance and notified the owner or operator of its findings.
5. Any change in ownership or control of the operation of the facility or equipment will require a new notification in accordance with Part I, B.3., above. Failure to notify the Department of a change in ownership or a change in responsibility for the operation of the processing facility will be cause for termination of coverage under this general permit. Change in ownership or control is determined by a change of five percent (5%) or more.
6. The Department has no responsibility for the adequacy or proper operation of the processing facility or operation of equipment. Nothing herein contained shall be construed as releasing the permittee from any liability for damage to persons or property by reason of the installation, maintenance, or operation of the processing facility. The processing facility shall be operated by qualified personnel and maintained in good operating condition at all times. A solid waste licensed operator, as outlined in Regulation 27, is required for tire processing facilities.
7. The Department, its employees, agents, or any authorized person shall have the right to enter the facility property at any time for any reason as set out in Regulation 22 of the Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission and A.C.A. § 8-6-207, as amended, for purposes of, including but not limited to, taking of samples, inspections, and review of operating records as required under Part II, B.l.without interference or delay from the permittee or the property owner.
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8. A waste tire processing facility under this general permit may not accept any waste tires for processing if it has reached a maximum of 500 tires. Waste tire processors with over 500 waste tires, including processed tires and residuals, will be considered in violation of the general permit conditions. Nothing is this general permit will prevent a waste tire collection facility, properly permitted, to exist adjacent to the waste tire processor.
9. At least seventy-five percent (75%) of both the waste tires and processed tires that are delivered to or that are contained on the site of the waste tire processing facility must either be processed and removed from the facility during the calendar year for disposal, or recycled during the year, or disposed of on the site in a permitted solid waste management facility.
B. OPERATING REQUIREMENTS
I. The owner or operator of a waste tire processing facility shall record and maintain information regarding their activities. The records shall be available for inspection by Department personnel during normal business hours. The information should include the following information:
a) For all waste tires and processed tires shipped from the facility, the name and waste tire transporter license number(s) of the waste tire transporter who accepted the waste tires or processed tires for transport, and the quantity of waste tires or processed tires shipped with that transporter; and if the waste tires were shipped with a person who is not a waste tire transporter, the number of tires shipped, the person's name, address and telephone; and the place where the waste tires or processed tires were deposited.
b) For all waste tires and processed tires received at the facility, the name and waste tire transporter license numbers(s) of the transporter who delivered the waste tires or processed tires to the facility, and the quantity of waste tires or processed tires received from that transporter; and if more than five waste tires were delivered by a person who is not a waste tire transporter, the number of tires delivered and the person's name. address, and telephone number; and
c) For all waste tires removed for retreading, recapping, or otherwise re-used, the quantity and type removed, and the name and location of the resale/retreading/recapping facility receiving the tires. If the tires removed were not consigned to the originally reported faci lity, the actual disposition of the tires must be obtained from the transporter.
2. The owner or operator shall submit an annual report by March 1 of each year on forms provided by the Department (although failure by the Department to provide the form shall not be an excuse for non-compliance) that shall contain the following information, but not be limited to:
a. The facility name address, and permit number;
b. The year covered by the report;
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c. The total quantity and type of waste tires or processed tires received at the facility during the year covered by the report;
d. The total quantity and type of waste tires or processed tires shipped from the facility during the year covered by the report;
e. The general disposition of waste tires or processed tires;
f. The total quantity and type of waste tires or processed tires located at the facility on the first day of the calendar year; and
g. The most recent closure cost estimate prepared using the criteria in Chapter 15 of Regulation 14.
h. The designation of a collection center or another processing facility in order to allow shipment of excess waste tires.
3. The processing facility or waste tire site shall not be associated with an off-site storage area for the express purpose of storing tires in excess of the allowable storage provided in Part II, A.8. above, as applicable. However, this condition does not apply to storage of tires at a permitted waste tire collection centers that routinely supply waste tires for transporting to the processing facility.
4. Effective surface water run-on/run-off controls, such as berms and ditches, shall be established for all waste tire storage and processing areas to prevent surface water from entering the storage and/or processing area and to prevent liquid run-off from a potential fire from leaving the site or entering the surrounding water bodies. A waste tire processing facility which allows waste tires to be deposited on the ground or a concrete slab will be required to meet the requirements. However, a waste tire processing facility which utilizes any type of container or covered trailer for collection and storage will not be required to berm the storage area.
5. Outdoor piles of waste or processed tires shall follow proper storage practices including a width no greater than 50 feet, a length no greater than 1 00 feet, and a height no greater than 15 feet. A 50-feet wide fire lane shall be established and maintained obstruction free around each tire pile.
6. The owner or operator shall develop and implement a program to control mosquitoes and rodents, or request such control measures from the local mosquito and vector control office, so as to protect the public health and welfare. Mosquito control measures may include covering containers and trailers, used for the collection and storage of waste tires, with a tarp, or placing them under some type of constructed cover during inclement weather and/or when the business is closed.
7. A waste tire processing facility or waste tire site shall not be constructed, maintained or operated in or within two-hundred (200) feet of any wetland, transitional wetland, or isolated wetland. A person may maintain a waste tire processing facility or waste tire site within the two-hundred (200) foot setback upon demonstration to the Department that permanent control methods for residuals will result in compliance with the water quality standards of the Department. Storm water control methods shall meet storm water
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requirements of the Department. The site shall be managed in such a way as to divert storm water or flood waters around and away from the storage piles. Specifically, if an open top container or trailer is utilized to store waste tires, a storm water permit will not be required if the container or trailer is covered with a tarp or placed under some type of constructed cover during inclement weather and/or when the business is closed. If waste tires are collected and stored without the benefit of a container or trailer, a storm water permit from the Department's Water Division will be required unless approval is received in writing, from the Department's Water Division that a permit is not required. This chapter shall not apply to artificial reefs constructed pursuant to Department approval.
8. Access to the waste tire processing facility shall be controlled through the use of fences , gates, natural barriers or other means approved by the Department. However, where a mobile waste tire processor is located at a waste tire collection center the installation of a fence will not be necessary, if the collection center utilizes another method that is approved by the Department, such as the use of a heavy cable.
9. No operations involving the use of open flames shall be conducted within 25 feet of a waste tire pile.
10. Any residuals from waste tire processing must be contained on-site, and must be controlled and disposed in a permitted solid waste management facility or properly recycled.
11. Waste tires shall be stored separately from used tires in such a manner that is easily recognizable. If not segregated to be easily recognizable, used tires shall be determined to be waste tires.
12. If the site receives tires from persons other than the operator of the site, a sign, legible from a distance of twenty (20) feet, shall be posted at the entrance of the site stating operating hours, cost of disposal and site rules.
13. An approach and all weather access road to the waste tire processing facility or waste tire site shall be kept passable for any motor vehicle at all times.
C. EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS REQUIREMENTS
1. The owner or operator shall assure that fire protection services are available for the site through notification to local fire protection officials, and requesting an annual fire safety survey. The site shall be kept free of weeds, grass, underbrush, and other potentially flammable vegetation at all times.
2. Preventive maintenance shall be performed periodically at the site to minimize or mitigate fire hazards. Such maintenance shall include, but not limited to, the control of weeds, grass, underbrush, and other potentially flammable vegetation at all times.
3. The operator of the site shall immediately notify the Department in the event of a fire or other emergency if that emergency has potential off-site effects. Within two weeks of any emergency involving potential off-site impact, the operator of the site shall submit to the Department a written report on the emergency. This report may describe the origins
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of the emergency, the actions that were taken to deal with the emergency, the results of the actions that were taken, and an analysis of the success or failure of the actions.
4. The owner or operator shall prepare, for review and approval, an emergency preparedness plan that adequately mitigates fire hazards, and provides for the safety and health of all persons who may be potentially affected by a fire event at the facility. Once approved, implementation of the plan shall begin immediately, and shall be completed within thirty (30) days.
5. Communication equipment shall be maintained at all facilities to ensure that the site operator can contact local fire protection authorities in the event of fire.
6. Adequate equipment to aid in the control of fires must be provided and maintained at the facility at all times. An adequate water supply shall be available for use by the local fire authority.
7. Earthen cover material will not be required for processed tires meeting the requirement of Chapter 12 of Regulation 14. However, temporary cover material may be used or required to mitigate fire hazards or to assist in fire suppression, or for vector control in the event of an emergency situation. The owner or operators shall properly remove, process or dispose of the subject material within sixty ( 60) days of such emergency event. Notification will be made to the Department in accordance with the facility permit.
8. All ofthe fire control requirements of Chapter 12 of Regulation 14 shall apply unless the local fire authority having jurisdiction over the particular facility determines that different requirements are necessary or adequate to meet the intent of these regulations for fire control and the protection of life and property.
D. SEVERABILITY
If any provision of this permit is held invalid, then such invalidity shall not affect the remaining conditions or application of any condition that can be given effect without that invalid condition or application. To that end, provisions of these conditions are therefore declared to be severable.
E. ENFORCEMENT
Any person who violates any provision of this Regulation 14 shall be subject to the same penalty and enforcement provisions as contained in the Arkansas Solid Waste Management Act, A.C.A. § 8-6-204.
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STATE OF ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
North Little Rock, Arkansas 72 11 8 TELEPIIONE: (50 I) 682-0602
FAX: (501) 682-0611
STATEMENT OF BASIS IRA TIONALE GENERAL PERMIT 0000-SG-WTP
WASTE TIRE AND MOBILE WASTE TIRE PROCESSING FACILITIES JUNE 2014
I. BACKGROUND
A. General Permits Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission, Regulation No. 14 (Regulation 14 ), promulgated under the authority ofthe Arkansas Recycling Act (Act) (Act 749 of 1991, Ark. Code Ann. § 8-9-403), provides that waste tire processing facilities and owners or operators of mobile waste tire processing equipment that are in compliance with Regulation 14 tire storage requirements may operate under a general permit. Under this authority, ADEQ may issue a single general permit to this class of facilities located in the State of Arkansas.
Waste tire processors that process not more than 500 waste tires with stationary or mobile equipment during any 30-day period and comply with the tire storage requirements contained in Regulation 14 are eligible for coverage under the general permit. Owners or operators of mobile tire processing equipment may be eligible for coverage if the equipment is located at a site for less than 120 days, the Department has been properly notified of the waste tire site, and all tires and residuals are properly removed from the site within 30 days following the completion of the processing operation.
B. Eligible Applicants This general permit applies only to that class of facilities that meets the criteria identified above. A separate general permit covers waste tire collection faci lities. Larger waste tire processing and disposal facilities are required to have individual permits.
As with individual permits, violation of any condition of a general permit constitutes a violation of the Act and subjects the permittee to the penalties specified therein. Upon promulgation of the final general permit, owners or operators of facilities considered qualified for coverage must submit a written notice of intent to the Director for coverage under the general permit. Unless otherwise notified in writing by the Director, owners or operators are authorized to commence operation of the facility after the Department issues approval of financial assurance.
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C. Waste Tire Processing Activities Waste tire processing activities have become more numerous across the state with the enactment oflaws and promulgation of regulations restricting disposal of waste tires and providing incentive to seek beneficial uses of discarded tires. Waste tire processing facilities and mobile tire processors now regularly chip, shred, cut, bale or otherwise alter tires for some end use in various parts of the state.
Waste tire processing facilities arc required to obtain permits due to the potential for creating fire hazards and the attraction and harborage of vectors.
Rubber has a heat of combustion of approximately 15,000 BTU's per pound or roughly twice that of paper and wood. Once ignited, fire development is rapid and high temperatures can be expected due to the large amount of exposed surface area. Burning may persist for hours even when the fire is controlled since rekindling is a possibility. Due to the heat and rapid spread of tire fires , adjacent buildings are at risk. Tire fires also generate a noxious black smoke that may adversely affect air quality, and an oily residue that may result in contaminated runoff.
Tire piles are known to be havens for disease-carrying vectors. Mosquitoes readily breed in water accumulated inside tires. Tire piles may also provide harborage to rats, mice, and other small animals and insects.
Most of the problems associated with a tire site can be minimized by proper storage and operating procedures. This general permit is applicable to small processing operations where the potential for human health and environmental impacts would be less than impacts from a larger facility that stores and processes thousands of waste tires. The waste tire general permit regulations anticipate the small processors handle no more than 500 waste tires per month. Because of the small numbers of waste tires the regulatory requirements are somewhat fewer than for full individual permit actions. Therefore, the regulations applicable to general permit waste tire processors and mobile processors arc explained herein and in the permit language itself.
II. CONDITIONS IN THE GENERAL PERMIT
A. Application of the General Permit Program Regulation 14 provides that waste tire processing and mobile processing faci lities may be regulated by a general permit rather than by individual permits. The reasons for allowing general permits for such operations are that (i) operations at processing facilities do not substantially vary from site to site, and (ii) since the number of tires that may be stored at such processing facilities is limited, a properly operated processing facility will have a minimal adverse impact on the environment.
B. Application Requirements Owners or operators of waste tire or mobile waste tire processing facilities meeting the criteria in LA. must submit a notification to the Department to become covered under the general permit. The notification is to be submitted on forms provided by the Department
The notification shall contain the following information:
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1. The company's disclosure statement as required by Regulation #8.
2. The name, address, and telephone number of the owner and operator of the facility, and the name, address, and telephone number of the facility;
3. A description of the general operation of the facility, including quantities of waste tires received, accumulated or processed per month;
4. A description of arrangements made to acquire fire protection services for the facility;
5. The township, range, and section numbers, and latitude and longitude of the facility;
6. A description ofhow and where the waste tires, processed tires, and residuals from processing will be disposed of;
7. A permit fee as provided by Regulation 14;
8. A vector control program;
9. An estimate of the cost of having a third party close the site. (Upon verification by the Department, this estimate will be the basis for furnishing financial assurance as required by Section C below); and
10. An emergency preparedness manual that addresses general groundwater and surface water protection in the event of a fire. This plan shall contain:
a. A list of names and numbers of persons to be contacted in the event of a fire, flood, or other emergency;
b. A list of the emergency response equipment at the site, its location, and how it should be used in the event of a fire or other emergency; and
c. A description of the procedures that should be followed in the event of a fire, including procedures to contain and dispose of the oily material generated by the combustion of large numbers of tires.
C. Financial Assurance Each facility will be required to furnish financial assurance as provided in Chapter 17 of Regulation 14. The amount of financial assurance required of the operator or permittee shall be established by the Director based upon the estimated closure costs. The Department will notify the facility in writing of the amount of financial assurance required within 10 days after the final decision to issue a permit. Before the permit can be effective, the permittee shall file financial assurance with the Director meeting the requirements of Chapter 17 of Regulation 14.
The permittee or operator must choose from one of the acceptable financial assurance instruments provided in Chapter 14 of Regulation 22.
D. Expiration Date The general permit shall be for 5 (five) years from the date the general waste tire processor permit is issued. If the general permit expires during the period of coverage, the permittee will
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continue coverage under the terms of the old permit until a new permit becomes effective, unless the Department notifies the permittee otherwise.
E. Standard Conditions The conditions applicable to waste tire processing facilities under the provisions of Regulation 14 have been included or referred to in the general permit, as appropriate. In addition to Regulation 14 requirements, the permit contains conditions that are standard requirements for all Solid Waste Management Division permits as was well as conditions from other Department regulations that are applicable to these facilities.
F. General Conditions General conditions required in the general permit include portions of other applicable regulations as they pertain to these facilities plus general conditions included in all Solid Waste Management Division permits and general requirements of Regulation 14. For example, payment of fees is prescribed both in Regulation 14 and Regulation 9, and additional details concerning transfer of ownership is addressed in Regulation 8.
G. Operating Requirements All conditions required in the general permit for operating requirements have been obtained from or derived from similar requirements in Regulation 14. Operators of waste tire processing faci lities and operators of mobile processing equipment must obtain proper licensing as required under Regulation 27.
H. Emergency Preparedness Requirements All conditions required in the general permit for emergency preparedness have been obtained from or derived from similar requirements in Regulation 14.
I. Severability If any provisions of the general permit conditions, or the application of any provisions to any person or circumstance, is held invalid, then such invalidity shall not affect the provision or application of any condition that can be given effect without that invalid provision or application. To that end, provisions of the permit conditions are therefore declared to be severable.
J. Enforcement Any person who violates any provision ofthc Regulation 14 shall be subject to the same penalty and enforcement provisions as contained in the Arkansas Solid Waste Management Act, A.C.A. § 8-6-204.
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ECONOMIC IMPACT- ENVIRONM ENTAL BENEFIT WASTE TIRE AND MOBILE WASTE TIRE PROCESSSING
Act 73 1 of the 881h General Assembly, 20 II , requires the Department to consider economic impact and
environmental benefit. The requ irements are codified in Ark. Code Ann. §8-4-203(m) as follows:
8-4-203(m) Requirement (3)(A)(i) Before the submittal to public comment of a general permit that has not been previously issued,
the department shall consider the economic impact and envi ronmental benefit of the general permit and its terms and conditions upon the people of the State of Arkansas, including those entities that may apply for coverage under the general permit.
(3)(A)(ii) This requirement does not apply to general perm its or terms or condit ions that adopt the language of state or federal stat utes or regulat ions without substantive change.
(3}(8) If t he terms and condit ions of a previously issued general permit are revised upon renewal, the economic impact and environmental benefit of only the proposed changes shall be considered.
(3}(C} A general permit for which costs are specifically prohibi ted from being considered by state or federal law or regulat ion is exempt from the requ irements of this subsection.
(3}(0} The depart ment may rely upon readily available information for its consideration of the economic impact and environmental benefit of the general permit and its terms and conditions.
Following is a discussion of applicabi lity of the new general permitting requirement to this permit decision:
8-4-203(m) Applicability (3}(A)(i) The Waste Tire Processing General Permit has been previously issued and has been in existence
since 1993. (3}(A)(ii) Requirements of the specific conditions are derived direct ly from Regulation 14, Regulation 22,
and Regulation 27. See the Statement of Basis document for speci fic references. (3)(8} The terms and intent of the genera l permit have not changed materia lly f rom past revisions.
Minor changes and clarificat ions are discussed in the table below. Formatting changes are not discussed.
(3)(C) N/ A (3)(0} N/ A
Following is a discussion of the maj or clarification updates in this permit decision:
Substantial Language Changes and Clarifications Part I Section Changes/Clarifications B.l. Section revised by add ing language to clarify the pem1it includes stat ionary equipment in addition
to mobi le equipment. 8.4. Section revised to add language ·· ... but not limited to.:· as related to written not i fi cation of intent to
be covered under th is general pem1i t. B.S. The revised language lists the requirement for submitting a disclosure statement as mandated by
A.C.A. § 8-1-106 and Regulat ion #8 . This is not a new requirement. Instructions for submittal a disclosure statement have been on the State form, but not speci fically presented in the permit language. This revision clarifies the requirement.
Part II Condition Changes/Clarifications A.6. The revised language includes the reminder of the existing regulatory requirement of having a
current solid waste licensed operator at tire processing faci lities. This is not a new requirement. A.8. The revised condition changed the wording to clarify the maximum storage of waste ti res and to
clarify that a waste t ire collect ion facility can exist adjacent to the processor. B.2. The section revised to add language " ... but not limited to ... " as related to contents of annual
reports. B.2.h . Annual report Item h. requiring inflow to cease if stored tire volume exceeds 30x average daily
throughput has been removed . Storage limit clarified in Part II, A. 8.
This document was prepared by SWMD- Technical Branch Staff. On May 16, 2013 a stakeholder meeting was held for discussion of the permit and conditions and for solicitation of informal preliminary comments from facility representatives, local consultants, and other stakeholders who may be affected. Meeting notes and an email summary of comments were considered. A summary of the stakeholder meeting may be obtained from the ADEQ SWMD through the contact information below or by calling (501 ) 682-0587. Formal 30-day public notice and draft permit comment period was advertised in the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette on June 12, 2013 . No formal comments were received. Copies of preliminary drafts, drafts, meeting notes or other information related to development of this permit arc available by calling the SWMD- Technical Branch Staff at the phone number above or the following addresses:
