Ohio’s Solid Waste and C&DD Program

Annual MeetingMay 9, 2013

Ohio’s Composting ProgramBarry Chapman and Jen Hagar

Registrations

Registration submitted to

Ohio EPA-Central Office

Scanned and sent to

District Office inspector for

review

Inspector will verify that

siting criteria have been met

– through a site visit

Registrations

Registrations

Registration will be issued and facility

will be prepared

Inspector will inspect site to

verify rule requirements

have been met

Ohio EPA will issue written concurrence – No material

may be accepted until

written concurrence is

received

Registrations

Registrations

If application is incomplete,

applicant shall correct

deficiencies and resubmit within 30

days

New and changed criteria

for approval

Amending registration

• Amendment required for changes to application

• Change to material placement areas shall be included on revised plan view drawing

Registrations

Registrations

Copies of letters of

intent required by

rule

Registration Form

Plan View Drawing

New

Plan View Drawing

Plan View Drawing

Scale of 1”=100’

Property lines of all land

owned or leased for the

composting facility

The boundary lines of the composting

facility

Public roads, railroads, and

structures

Existing topography–

streams, wetlands, lakes, springs, other

surface waters of the state

The North arrow

RegistrationsPlan View Drawing

Location of materials placement

areas

Existing occupied

structures

Any leachate management

structure

Limits of the one hundred

year floodplain

National park, national

recreation area, state park, etc.

Registrations

• State nature preserves, state wildlife areas, state scenic rivers, etc.

• Existing public water supply wells, developed springs, or private potable water supply wells.

Plan View Drawing

Siting Criteria

Not on a national park or national recreation area

Not on a state park or established state park purchase area

200 feet from surface waters of the state

Siting Criteria

500 feet from wetlands and other designated areas

300 feet from a public water supply well, developed spring, or private potable water well

300 feet from sinkhole or agricultural drainage well

Siting Criteria

Siting Criteria

250 feet from an occupied dwelling (500 feet-Class I) unless owned or leased by O/O

50 feet from private well controlled by facility owner

Not in a 100 year flood plain

Siting Criteria

CRITERIA FOR APPROVALOAC 3745-560-101, 201, 301, 401

Criteria for Approval

Registration application is complete

Siting criteria has been met

Plan view drawing contains necessary information

Letter of intent sent to applicable parties

Criteria for Approval

Letter of intent sent to applicable parties

If applicable, Rule 13 authorization obtained

The o/o is in substantial compliance at other solid waste disposal facilities owned or operated

Criteria for Approval Criteria for Approval

PROCEDURES FOR COMMENCEMENT

OAC 3745-560-102, 202, 302, 402

Commencing Operations

No materials shall be accepted until:

Prepared facility shall be inspected by Ohio EPA and

written concurrence received

90 day have passed since Ohio EPA received the application

Deficiencies in application shall be

addressed or permit to install/registration

may be denied

Commencing Operations

Facility Site PreparationFacility Site Preparation

1 – 6% slope

Materials placement area constructed to allow operation

in inclement weather

Roads shall be constructed to

allow passage of vehicles at all

times

Construction of leachate and surface water management

structures

Signs posted

HIGHLIGHTS OF 2012 RULE CHANGES

“300 square foot” Full Exclusion

3745-560-01(E)(1)

New

Yard waste, agricultural waste, animal waste, food scraps, bulking agents, & additive

OAC 3745-560 does not apply when:

300 sq. ft.

No nuisance & health hazardsNo surface water &

ground water pollution

Cost Closure Estimate – Class II New

If cost estimate is $3,500 or less, no financial assurance required

3745-560-200(A)(2)

Methods of Composting

Windrows

In-vessel

Static Pile

Other Methods by Approval

New

Aerated static pile

Methods of Composting

Windrow Composting

Construction, C/N ratio, moisture content, and turning frequency shall enable the controlled biological decomposition under primarily aerobic conditions.

Constructed parallel to line of slope

Turned at least four times per year

New

Methods of Composting

Static Pile Composting

Construction, C/N ratio, moisture content, and turning frequency shall enable the controlled biological decomposition under primarily aerobic conditions

Turn at least twice a year to reintroduce oxygen into the process

New

Authorized Materials Management

Distribute compost at a minimum rate of ¼ the amount of material from the previous calendar year

New

Annual Reporting

Composting

• Class I & II Facilities– 29 Registered Facilities

• Received 30 Annual Reports (includes closing facilities)• Currently missing 3 Annual Reports

• Class III & IV Facilities– 372 Registered Facilities

• Received 340 Annual Reports (includes closing facilities)• Currently missing 55 Annual Reports

NOVs

• Sent out 211 NOVs on May 17th, 2013– Class I: 0– Class II: 6– Class III: 9– Class IV: 196• 47 Missing Annual Report and Plan View Drawing• 149 Missing Only Plan View Drawing

– 288 Class IVs submitted reports (51.7%)

Compost Issues for 2012

• Date reports were due switched from April 1st to February 1st

• New plan view drawing rule for Class IV facilities

• 25% Removal Rule

25% Removal Rule

• 3745-560-(110, 210, 310 & 410) Operational requirements for class (I, II, III & IV) composting facilities.– (E) Authorized materials management. The owner or

operator shall distribute compost product at a minimum rate of one fourth the amount of material received the previous calendar year.

25% Removal Rule

2012: Submitted Reports DO NOT meet 25% removal:– 16/30 Class I & II

• 13: Uncertain if filled out form entirely• Blanks could be zero or not filled out• 3: Correctly filled out forms

– 163/342 Class III & IV• 114: Uncertain if filled out form entirely. • 49: Correctly filled out forms

Next Steps

• Look to the Health Departments and District Offices – Follow up with each facility to

check compliance

• Planning Report

Planning Report

Reg. No. Facility Name Address CityYW (Tons)

Agricultural Waste

Animal Waste (Tons)

Bulk Agents (Tons)

Food Waste (tons)

Animal Carcass (tons)

Rendering Waste

MSW (tons)

Other Yard Waste + Bulk Agents

(tons)Adams

01-C4R-0555 Owens Road Composting Site Owens Rd West Union 136.000 0 0 0.00 0 13.33333 0 0 0 136.00Subtotals: 0 136.00

Allen02-C3R-1041 Resource Recycling 1596 Neubrecht Rd Lima 121.160 31.2 63.26667 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 121.1602-C4R-0760 EOLM Inc 1500 Ft Amanda Rd Lima 150.667 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 150.6702-C4R-0889 City of Lima Yard Waste Compost Facility 1227 E Hanthorn Lima 5191.900 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 5191.9002-C4R-0918 Shawnee Township Rd Dept 2530 Ft Amanda Rd Lima 480.000 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 480.0002-C4R-1102 Layman Landscape Co 3538 Irvin Rd Elida 29.000 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 29.00

Subtotals: 0 5972.73Ashland

03-C2R-0814 Markleys County Butchering 550 Twp Rd 101 West Salem 0.000 0 0 0.00 0 13.33333 0 0 0 0.0003-C3R-0916 Howards Nursery Inc 179 State Rte 58 Medina 306.667 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 306.6703-C4R-0321 Willo'dell Yard Waste 1398 US Rte 42 RD Ashland 2222.700 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 2222.7052-C4R-0819 #1 Landscape 3775 Ridge Rd Medina 38.603 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 38.60

Subtotals: 0 2567.97Ashtabula

04-C3R-0753 Weaver Farms 6442 New London Rd Ashtabula 0.000 0 52.2 22.40 0 0 0 0 0 22.4004-C3R-0982 Saybrook Soil & Compost 8050 Depot Rd Ashtabula 1104.000 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 1104.0004-C4R-0487 Jefferson Area Compost N Cucumber St Jefferson 332.000 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 332.0004-C4R-0495 Conneaut Compost Facility 455 E Main Rd Conneaut 3517.000 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 3517.0004-C4R-0545 Geneva Recycling Center 660 Austin Road Geneva 982.167 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 982.1704-C4R-0550 Village of Roaming Shores Compost Fac. US Rt 6 & Dodge Rd Roaming Shores 500.000 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 500.0004-C4R-0679 Brobst Enterprises Inc 4200 Benefit Ave Ashtabula 2409.667 0 0 2113.33 0 0 0 0 0 4523.0004-C4R-0707 J D Hardwoods 8570 St Rt 534 Windsor 32.000 0 0 1320.00 0 0 0 0 0 1352.00

Subtotals: 0 12332.57Athens

05-C4R-0165 Ohio University Compost Facility N Blackburn Rd Athens 431.167 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 431.1705-C2R-1032 Ohio University Class II Site 137 Dairy Lane Athens 109.870 0 0 0.00 219.77 0 0 0 0 109.87

Subtotals: 219.77 541.04Auglaize

02-C3R-1041 Resource Recycling 1596 Neubrecht Rd Lima 67.570 17.4 35.28333 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 67.5706-C4R-0253 Wapakoneta Compost Fac 701 Parlette Ct Wapakoneta 1021.000 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 1021.0006-C4R-0301 Saint Marys Com Fac 15500 St Marys River Rd St. Marys 2167.333 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 2167.3306-C4R-0566 Village of Minster Utilities Bldg 285 North Ohio Street Minster 205.333 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 205.3354-C4R-0531 Brookside Wood Products 2192 US Route 127 Maria Stein 169.887 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 169.89

Subtotals: 0 3631.12BelmontBrownButler

09-C4R-0107 Collins Run Composting 945 Collins Run Road Oxford 1178.333 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 1178.3309-C4R-0936 City of Trenton Composting Facility NE Corner of Sal Blvd & E State St Trenton 511.333 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 511.3309-C4R-1010 Joyce Park Leaf Collection Area 255 Joyce Park Lane Hamilton 1219.333 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 1219.3309-C4R-1069 Ohio Mulch 72 W Crescentville Rd Cincinnati 412.400 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 412.4031-C4R-0105 NPK Compost Facility 10795 Hughes Rd Cincinnati 187.444 0 0 26.99 0 0 0 0 0 214.4331-C4R-0121 H. Hafner & Sons Inc C&DD Facility 5445 Wooster Pke Cincinnati 26.800 0 4 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 26.8083-C2R-1053 Brausch Farms 1715 Gum Grove Rd Clarksville 0.060 4.01823 3.50075 5.95 2.11301 0.0435 0 0 0 6.01

Subtotals: 2.11301 3568.64

Infectious Waste

• Stericycle Warren, OH:– Treated 10,998.57 tons• 6,592.84 in state

• Stericycle Toledo, OH:– Treated 8,475.21 tons• 1,695.05 tons in state

Scrap Tire

• Facilities: 34 Licensed Facilities– Received: 34

• Transporters: 95 Registered Transporters– Received: 88

• NOVs being sent out• Report being generated– Broken down by county and transporter

Facility Annual Reports

• Due April 1st • Process of scanning, organizing and inputting into

database• Next step: attempt to collect reports from facilities

that have not submitted– Attempt to contact facilities– Send NOVs

Questions?