Minnesota Administrative Rules

9220.0450 GENERAL STANDARDS FOR PERMITTED FACILITIES.

Subpart 1.

Scope.

All permitted waste tire facilities must comply with the technical and operational standards in this part. In addition, each permitted facility must comply with requirements specific to the operation conducted at the facility and any special conditions as specified in parts 9220.0460 to 9220.0480 established in a permit.

Subp. 2.

Location of facility.

A waste tire facility must not be constructed or operated in a wetland, sinkhole, shoreland, ravine, floodway, or any area where it may be subjected to immersion in water.

Subp. 3.

Operation.

A waste tire facility must be operated in compliance with the following standards:

A.

No operations involving the use of open flames, blow torches, or highly flammable substances must be conducted within 50 feet of a waste tire pile.

B.

An approach and access road to the waste tire facility must be maintained passable for any vehicle at all times. Access to the facility must be strictly controlled through the use of fences, gates, or other means of controlling access.

C.

An attendant shall be present at all times the waste tire facility is open for business.

D.

A waste tire storage area must be designated. Only waste tires and tire-derived products may be stored in the designated waste tire storage area. This area must be maintained free of vegetation.

E.

Waste tires stored indoors must be stored under conditions that meet or exceed those in the current edition of The Standard for Storage of Rubber Tires, National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 231D, written by the NFPA Committee on Standards for Rubber Tires, published by the NFPA Standards Council. This publication is available at the Minnesota State Law Library, 25 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Saint Paul, Minnesota 55155; the Office of Public Safety, Fire Marshal Division; or any local fire department. This publication is incorporated by reference and is not subject to frequent change.

F.

No waste tire pile must have an area greater than 10,000 square feet or a vertical height greater than 20 feet.

G.

A 50-foot fire lane must be placed around the perimeter of each waste tire pile. Access to the fire lane for emergency vehicles must be unobstructed at all times. The fire lane must be maintained free of rubbish and vegetation at all times.

H.

All tire piles must be maintained free of mosquitoes and rodents.

I.

Surface water drainage must be diverted around and away from the waste tire storage area.

Subp. 4.

Annual report.

A permittee of a waste tire facility shall submit a report containing the following information to the commissioner annually, on March 1 of each year:

A.

the facility name, address, and permit number;

B.

the year covered by the report;

C.

the total quantity and type of waste tires or weight of tire-derived products received at the facility during the year covered by the report;

D.

the total quantity and type of waste tires or weight of tire-derived products shipped from the facility during the year covered by the report;

E.

the total quantity and type of waste tires and weight of tire-derived products located at the facility on the date of reporting;

F.

for all waste tires and tire-derived products shipped from the facility, the name and waste tire transporter identification number of the transporter who accepted the waste tires or tire-derived products for transport, and the quantity of waste tires or volume of tire-derived products 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 and telephone number, and the place where the tires were deposited;

G.

for all waste tires and tire-derived products received at the facility, the name and waste tire transporter identification number of the transporter who delivered the waste tires or tire-derived products to the facility, and the quantity of waste tires or volume of tire derived products received from that transporter; and if the waste tires were delivered by a person who is not a waste tire transporter, the number of tires delivered and the person's name and telephone number;

H.

for all waste tires removed for recapping, the quantity and type removed, and the name and location of the recapping facility receiving the tires; and

I.

the most recent closure cost estimate prepared using the criteria in part 9220.0570.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 115A.914

History:

12 SR 2513; L 1999 c 73 s 5

Published Electronically:

October 2, 2007