(a) The operator of the compost facility shall submit
the following.
(1) Registration application form. The operator shall
submit a registration application form available from the executive
director.
(2) Registration application. The registration application
described in §332.34 of this title (relating to Registration
Application).
(3) Reports.
(A) Final products.
(i) Semiannual reports. Facilities requiring registration
must submit reports on final product testing to the executive director
in compliance with §332.71(j)(1) of this title (relating to Sampling
and Analysis Requirements for Final Product) on a semiannual basis.
(ii) Annual reports. The operator shall submit annual
written reports. These reports shall at a minimum include input and
output quantities, a description of the end-product distribution,
and all results of any required laboratory testing. A copy of the
annual report shall be kept on-site for a period of five years.
(B) Received materials. All registered facility operators
shall follow the same reporting requirements for received materials
as established in §332.43(2)(B) of this title (relating to Required
Forms, Applications, and Reports).
(4) Fees. Registered compost facilities shall follow
the same fee requirements as permitted compost facilities established
in §332.43(3) of this title.
(b) In order to use the sludge byproduct of paper production
as a composting feedstock, the operator must first receive permission
from the executive director.
(1) The operator shall submit a request to the executive
director to use the sludge byproduct as a feedstock. The request may
also be submitted with a registration application.
(2) At a minimum, the request shall present all of
the following:
(A) identification of the source of the sludge byproduct;
(B) a general description of the process that produces
the sludge byproduct including the use of any elemental chlorine bleaches
used in the process;
(C) analytical results that identify concentrations
for polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (CCDs) and polychlorinated dibenzofurans
(CDFs); and
(D) a demonstration that the final product will not
be harmful to human health or the environment.
(3) The executive director shall, after review of the
request, determine approval or denial of the request.
(4) An operator that receives approval from the executive
director to include the sludge byproduct of paper production as a
composting feedstock shall submit a new request to the executive director
in accordance with this subsection if a significant change, such as
a new source for the feedstock, is planned.
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Source Note: The provisions of this §332.33 adopted to be effective November 29, 1995, 20 TexReg 9717; amended to be effective September 12, 2002, 27 TexReg 8593; amended to be effective February 3, 2022, 47 TexReg 303 |