Minnesota Administrative Rules

7011.0857 PREVENTING PARTICULATE MATTER FROM BECOMING AIRBORNE.

A.

No owner or operator of a concrete manufacturing plant shall cause or permit the handling, use, transporting, or storage of any material in a manner which may allow avoidable amounts of particulate matter to become airborne from a concrete manufacturing plant.

B.

No owner or operator of a concrete manufacturing plant shall cause or permit a building or its appurtenances, a road, a driveway, or an open area to be constructed, used, repaired, or demolished without applying all such reasonable measures as may be required to prevent particulate matter from becoming airborne. The owner or operator of a concrete manufacturing plant shall take reasonable precautions to prevent the discharge of visible fugitive dust emissions beyond the lot line of the property on which the emissions originate. The commissioner may require such reasonable measures as may be necessary to prevent particulate matter from becoming airborne including, but not limited to, application of water; application of commercially available dust suppressants; paving; frequent cleaning and sweeping of roads, driveways, and parking lots; use of curtains or socks for truck loading operations; use of water sprays during truck loading operations; use of water or commercially available dust suppressants on stockpiles or aggregate transfer points; and the planting and maintenance of vegetative ground cover.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 116.07

History:

23 SR 1241

Published Electronically:

May 16, 2022