Minnesota Administrative Rules

9220.0270 WRITTEN APPLICATION.

Subpart 1.

Scope.

A person who requests the issuance or renewal of a permit shall complete, sign, and submit to the commissioner a written application in a form prescribed by the commissioner. The application must contain the information in subparts 2 to 10. If a provision does not apply to the particular facility, the applicant shall explain why the provision does not apply.

Subp. 2.

General facility information.

The application must include the following:

A.

the name, address, and telephone number of all owners and operators of the facility for which the application is submitted and identification of each applicant as an individual, business, partnership, public entity, or other entity;

B.

the name, address, and telephone number of the person who prepared the application; and

C.

an indication of whether the facility to be permitted is new or existing.

Subp. 3.

Description of facility operation.

The application must include a description of the following:

A.

the type of facility operation, the manner in which waste tires will be collected at the facility, and how those waste tires will be stored, processed, or used;

B.

the quantity and type of waste tires stored at the facility currently and the maximum quantity and type of waste tires to be stored at the facility at any time;

C.

the facility's ability to meet the technical standards that apply to waste tire storage of part 9220.0450, subpart 3, items D to G;

D.

the present use of the land at the site of the facility and of the land within a one-quarter mile radius of the facility, identifying the landowners and their addresses, and zoning designation;

E.

weight and use restrictions on the access roads that lead to the site;

F.

the location of the facility and whether that location complies with the restrictions established in part 9220.0450, subpart 2;

G.

the types, sizes, conditions, and availability of equipment needed for operation and emergency response at the facility, and the functions of each piece of equipment described;

H.

the security procedures and the location of fences, gates, and other access control measures;

I.

the relationship of the facility to the applicable county solid waste management plan, and the area to be served by the facility; and

J.

the expected operating life of the facility and how this number was calculated.

Subp. 4.

Map required.

The application must include a topographic or section map using a scale of no less than one inch equals 200 feet. This map must show the waste tire facility and surrounding area for one quarter mile in detail. At a minimum, the map must show the following:

A.

the map scale and directions;

B.

wetlands, floodways, shorelands, and surface waters, including intermittent streams;

C.

legal boundaries and land ownership, including county, township, and municipal boundaries; township, range, and section numbers; and easements and rights-of-way;

D.

the locations of wells, both operating and abandoned;

E.

occupied dwellings;

F.

the facility design and the location of all waste tire storage areas and fire lanes;

G.

all structures and buildings that are or will be constructed at the facility, including those used in collection, storage, or processing operations;

H.

loading and unloading areas;

I.

access and internal roads;

J.

runoff control measures, ditches, and dikes; and

K.

the location of the area used for collection, storage, or processing of waste tires, tire-derived products, and residuals from processing; and the total land area in square feet used for storage of waste tires, tire-derived products, and residuals from processing.

Subp. 5.

Closure plan.

The application must include a plan for closing the facility in compliance with part 9220.0500.

Subp. 6.

Closure cost estimate.

The application must include a closure cost estimate prepared following the procedures in part 9220.0570.

Subp. 7.

Copy of financial assurance mechanism.

The application must include a copy of the financial assurance mechanism required by part 9220.0560.

Subp. 8.

Other information.

The applicant shall submit other information relevant to the application as requested by the commissioner or as required by parts 9220.0280 to 9220.0310.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 115A.914

History:

12 SR 2513; L 1999 c 73 s 5

Published Electronically:

October 2, 2007