(a) General Requirements. All incinerator facilities are subject to the general requirements governing solid waste management facilities provided in this chapter and as specified herein. The application of these requirements shall be consistent with the Virginia Solid Waste Management Regulations. The review and approval of permit applications for these facilities shall occur concurrently with the review and approval by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality. A permit shall not be issued until all permitting conditions of the VSWMRs are met.
(b) Design And Performance Standards. Proposals for incinerator facilities shall contain the following:
(1) Site analysis information that addresses all facility siting requirements of the VSWMRs.
(2) Design and construction plans in accordance with the VSWMRs.
(3) An environmental monitoring plan in accordance with the VSWMRs.
(4) A leachate or liquid effluent control plan to account for seepage from temporarily stored waste, excess liquid from air pollution or dust control or other liquids in accordance with the VSWMRs.
(5) An erosion control and storm water management plan as described in Chapter 1220 of the Codified Ordinances of Loudoun County.
(c) Operational Standards.
(1) An operation and maintenance plan shall be required in accordance with the VSWMRs.
(2) Solids, residue, fly ash and bottom ash shall be disposed of in accordance with the VSWMRs.
(3) Any effluent from an incinerator shall be treated as an industrial waste and subsequently handled and disposed of in accordance with the VSWMRs.
(4) Air discharges shall be in accordance with the VSWMRs.
(5) A waste and materials stockpile plan shall be required in accordance with the VSWMRs.
(d) Closure. All incinerator facilities are subject to closure requirements in accordance with the VSWMRs.
(e) Surety. All incinerator facilities are required to provide the County an environmental impairment surety in accordance with Section 1080.07. The amount of the surety shall be calculated as the independent third party cost to remove all waste from the permitted site, pay transportation and disposal fees, conduct long term environmental monitoring and post-closure site maintenance, and include reasonable administrative costs to oversee the site restoration and post-closure care.
(Ord. 99-06. Passed 5-19-99.)