Minnesota Administrative Rules

9215.0630 SOLID WASTE INCINERATION AND ENERGY RECOVERY.

Subpart 1.

Content.

Counties, districts, and multicounty areas proposing to develop, implement, or use solid waste incineration and energy recovery must include in the plan information described in this part.

Subp. 2.

Policies and goals.

The plan must describe the county's, district's, or multicounty area's goals and policies on solid waste incineration and energy recovery.

Subp. 3.

Existing solid waste incineration and energy recovery facilities.

The plan must:

A.

describe the facility or facilities where the county's, district's, or multicounty area's mixed municipal solid waste is or will be managed; and

B.

include information on the operational history, removal of problem wastes, facility management, volumes managed for the past five years, and energy marketing.

Subp. 4.

Environmental and public health impacts.

The plan must consider and evaluate known and potential environmental and public health impacts and propose a course of action to alleviate those impacts. The plan must include results of ash and emissions testing, results of inspection and monitoring by the appropriate state regulatory agency, and assessment of operational safety at each facility during the past five years. The plan must include the plans and programs for reducing the toxicity and quantity of incinerator ash.

Subp. 5.

Specific programs to be developed.

The plan must describe any new or existing energy recovery facilities and programs that the county, district, or multicounty area proposes to maintain, expand, implement, or participate in during the next ten years, including the annual amount or quantity of waste to be incinerated, energy and recyclables to be recovered, and the responsible persons and estimated staff time necessary to implement and manage each program.

Subp. 6.

Program budget.

The plan must estimate the annual costs to be incurred by the county, district, or multicounty area in implementing and maintaining the energy recovery programs during the next ten years, including itemized capital and operating costs.

Subp. 7.

Implementation timeline.

The plan must include a schedule for the implementation of the proposed energy recovery programs described in this part.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 115A.06; 115A.42; 115A.45; 115A.46; 116.07

History:

17 SR 1405; 33 SR 1141

Published Electronically:

January 16, 2009