Frequently Asked Permit Questions

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Q. Which agency issues the solid waste facility permit?

A. In most cases, the LEA accepts the application and issues the permit. For standardized and full permits, the LEA must first obtain concurrence from the Board before issuing the permit. For registration permits, the LEA issues the permit without first submitting it to the Board.

Some counties don't have an LEA. In these cases the LEA performs the LEA duties, including issuing the permit.

Q. When does the LEA sign the permit?

A. The LEA must sign the permit at the time it is issued to the operator. The LEA should not sign the proposed permit at the time it is submitted to the Board for consideration of approval.

Q. What operational and design limitations should be placed in a proposed permit?

A. At a minimum, a proposed full permit should address tonnage, elevation, facility boundary and traffic volume. For landfills, the permit should also address disposal area, excavation depth, and estimated closure date.

The LEA has discretion to add other limitations and, under certain site-specific circumstances, delete unnecessary limitations. See LEA Advisory No. 57 for further instructions on writing a full solid waste facility permit.

For standardized and registration permits, the site design and operational parameters are contained in the permit. The LEA is not allowed to add any other terms or conditions to these types of permits.

Q. What tonnage at a solid waste facility counts towards the tonnage in the permit?

Q. Does an operation in the notification tier need to be identified in the NDFE?

A. The LEA is required to make the conformance finding for any facility which is slotted in one of the regulatory tiers requiring a permit:

Although this finding is not required for LEA to process the notification tier, the operation may still need to be identified in the NDFE in order meet the requirements of the integrated waste management plan.

Q. What is the "permitted facility boundary"? Which activities and operations are required to be shown on the "permitted facility boundary" map? Can the LEA redraw the "permitted facility boundary" to include activities, operations, and structures left out of the map submitted by the operator? Are some activities and operations required to be within the "permitted facility boundary", such as borrow area, gate house, metal storage, etc? Or can green waste storage, scales, and recycling area be outside the "permitted facility boundary"?

A. See chapter one of the draft RDSI guidance tool. Board staff is conducting further research and will provide more guidance at a later date.

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