15A NCAC 13B .0207      LIFE-OF-SITE PERMIT ISSUED FOR A SANITARY LANDFILL OR TRANSFER STATION

(a)  A transfer station permit issued in accordance with Section .0400 of this Subchapter, or a sanitary landfill permit issued in accordance with Section .0500 of this Subchapter for industrial solid waste landfill facilities or construction and demolition landfill facilities or Section .1600 of this Subchapter for municipal solid waste landfill facilities shall be for the life-of-site as defined in G.S. 130A-294(a2).

(b)  A permit application for a sanitary landfill for the life-of-site shall state the duration of the life-of-site in the site development or facility plan prepared in accordance with Section .0500 or .1600 of this Subchapter; and shall show the phases or progression of operation in periods of no less than five years and no greater than the life-of-site.

(c)  A sanitary landfill that has an existing permit issued by the Division prior to July 1, 2016 shall be approved for a permit for the life-of-site within 90 days of submittal of the following updated permit information:

(1)           a specification of the duration of the life-of-site stated in the site development or facility plan;

(2)           landfill capacity in years, projected for the life-of-site;

(3)           average monthly disposal rates and estimated variances; and

(4)           a copy of the local government franchise agreement or approving resolution for the life-of-site.

(d)  Each phase within a permit for sanitary landfills shall be designed and constructed in accordance with Sections .0500 or .1600 of this Subchapter. Site development plans shall show the phases or progression of construction and operation in periods of no less than five years and no greater than the life-of-site as stated in the site development or facility plan.

(e)  A permit application for a transfer station for the life-of-site shall conform to the requirements of Section .0400 of this Subchapter. The duration of the life-of-site shall be stated in the site plan prepared in accordance with Section .0400 of this Subchapter. The site plan shall be for the life-of-site.

(f)  A transfer station that has an existing permit issued by the Division prior to July 1, 2016 shall be approved for a life-of-site permit upon submittal of a written request for approval of a permit for the life of the site for the transfer station. The duration of the life-of-site shall be stated in the request.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 130A-294;

Eff. March 16, 2017;

Amended Eff. January 1, 2021.