WAC 173-350-350   Waste tire storage and transportation.  (1) Waste tire storage and transportation - Applicability. This section is applicable to all:

     (a) Facilities that store waste tires in quantities of greater than eight hundred automobile tires or the combined weight equivalent of sixteen thousand pounds of all types of waste tires. This section is not applicable to the storage of waste tires in an enclosed building or in mobile containers used to transport waste tires.

     (b) Persons engaged in the business of transporting waste tires except for:

     (i) Any person transporting five tires or less;

     (ii) Any person transporting used tires back to a retail outlet for repair or exchange;

     (iii) Any waste hauler regulated by chapter 81.77 RCW, Solid waste collection companies;

     (iv) The United States, the state of Washington or any local government, or contractors hired by these entities, when involved in the cleanup of illegal waste tire piles; and

     (v) Tire retailers associated with retreading facilities who use company-owned vehicles to transport waste tires for the purposes of retreading or recycling.

     (2) Waste tire storage and transportation - Transportation prohibitions and enforcement.

     (a) No person shall enter into a contract for transportation of waste tires with an unlicensed waste tire transporter.

     (b) Waste tires shall only be delivered to a facility that has obtained the required permits or licenses for storage, processing, or disposal of waste tires.

     (c) Any person subject to this section who transports or stores waste tires without a valid waste tire carrier license or waste tire storage license issued by the Washington state department of licensing shall be subject to the penalty provisions of RCW 70.95.560.

     (3) Waste tire storage and transportation - Carrier license requirements.

     (a) All persons subject to this section engaged in the business of transporting waste tires are required to obtain a waste tire carrier license from the Washington state department of licensing.

     (b) Application forms for a waste tire carrier license will be available at unified business identifier service centers located throughout the state. Unified business identifier service locations include:

     (i) The field offices of the department of revenue and the department of labor and industries;

     (ii) The tax offices of employment security;

     (iii) The Olympia office of the secretary of state; and

     (iv) The business license service office of the Washington state department of licensing.

     (c) An application for a waste tire carrier license and a cab card for one vehicle shall include a two hundred fifty dollar application fee, fifty dollars of which shall be nonrefundable. Each additional vehicle cab card to be used by the licensee requires an additional fifty dollar fee. The application shall include:

     (i) A performance bond in the sum of ten thousand dollars in favor of the state of Washington; or

     (ii) In lieu of the bond, an applicant may submit other financial assurance acceptable to the department.

     (d) The refundable portion of application fees may be returned to the applicant if the application is withdrawn before the department has approved or denied the application.

     (e) A waste tire carrier license shall be valid for one year from the date of approval.

     (4) Waste tire storage and transportation - Location standards. There are no specific location standards for waste tire storage sites subject to this chapter; however, waste tire storage sites must meet the requirements provided under WAC 173-350-040(5).

     (5) Waste tire storage and transportation - Design standards. The owner or operator of a waste tire storage area shall prepare engineering reports/plans and specifications to address the design standards of this subsection. The maximum number of tires to be stored on site and the individual pile locations and sized shall be provided. The facility shall be designed so that:

     (a) The size of any individual pile of waste tires shall be limited to:

     (i) A maximum area of five thousand square feet;

     (ii) A maximum volume of fifty thousand cubic feet; and

     (iii) A maximum height of ten feet;

     (b) A clear space of at least forty feet between each pile of waste tires shall be provided. The clear space shall not contain flammable or combustible material or vegetation;

     (c) Tire storage shall not be located within ten feet of any property line or building and shall not exceed six feet in height within twenty feet of any property line or building; and

     (d) Public access shall be limited.

     (6) Waste tire storage and transportation - Operating standards. The owner or operator of a waste tire storage facility shall:

     (a) Operate the facility to:

     (i) Have communication capabilities to immediately summon fire, police, or other emergency service personnel in the event of an emergency;

     (ii) Control public access in a manner sufficient to prevent arson, unauthorized vehicular traffic and illegal dumping of wastes;

     (iii) Manage waste tires in such a way that it is protected from any material or conditions which may cause them to ignite;

     (iv) Limit the total quantity of waste tires stored on-site at any time to the amount permitted by the jurisdictional health department;

     (v) Provide on-site fire control equipment sufficient to extinguish any fire reasonably possible from one individual pile of waste tires. Fire control equipment may include, but is not limited to:

     (A) Automatic sprinkler protection;

     (B) Fire hydrants, hoses and ancillary equipment;

     (C) Portable fire extinguishers; and

     (D) Material-handling equipment capable of moving tires during firefighting operations;

     (vi) Provide vector control; and

     (vii) Issue written receipts upon receiving loads of waste tires;

     (b) Inspect and maintain the facility to prevent malfunctions, deterioration, operator errors and discharges that may lead to the release of wastes to the environment or cause a threat to human health. Inspections shall be as needed, but at least weekly, to ensure it is meeting the operational standards, unless an alternate schedule is approved by the jurisdictional health department as part of the permitting process;

     (c) Maintain daily operating records including:

     (i) The numbers of tires received and removed from the site. Quantities may be measured by:

     (A) Actual number of tires; or

     (B) Weight, provided the operator documents the approximate number of tires included in each load; or

     (C) Volume in cubic yards, provided the operator documents the approximate number of tires included in each load;

     (ii) Facility inspection reports;

     (iii) Significant deviations from the plan of operation;

     (iv) Records shall be kept for a minimum of five years and shall be available upon request by the jurisdictional health department;

     (d) Prepare and submit a copy of an annual report to the jurisdictional health department and the department by April 1st on forms supplied by the department. The annual report shall detail the facility activities during the previous calendar year and shall include the following information:

     (i) Name and address of the facility;

     (ii) Calendar year covered by the report;

     (iii) Annual quantity of tires, in tons;

     (iv) Annual quantity of tires removed from the facility and end use, in tons;

     (v) Total tons of tires remaining at the facility at year's end;

     (vi) Applicable financial assurance reviews and audit findings in accordance with WAC 173-350-600; and

     (vii) Any additional information required by the jurisdictional health department as a condition of the permit;

     (e) Develop, keep and abide by a plan of operation approved as part of the permitting process. The plan shall describe the facility's operation and shall convey to site operating personnel the concept of operation intended by the designer. The plan of operation shall be available for inspection at the request of the jurisdictional health department. If necessary, the plan shall be modified with the approval, or at the direction of the jurisdictional health department. Each plan of operation shall include the following:

     (i) A description of how waste tires are to be handled on-site during the active life including:

     (A) Transportation and routine storage; and

     (B) Procedures for ensuring that all waste tires received by the facility have been transported in accordance with this section;

     (ii) A description of how equipment, structures and other systems are to be inspected and maintained, including the frequency of inspection and inspection logs;

     (iii) Safety, fire and emergency plans addressing the following:

     (A) Procedures for the use of communications equipment to immediately report emergencies to the fire department, police, or emergency service personnel;

     (B) A list of all emergency equipment at the facility including the location and a brief description of its capabilities;

     (C) Procedures for firefighting and the operation of fire control equipment;

     (D) Employee training and emergency duty assignments;

     (E) Procedures for and frequency of fire drills;

     (iv) The forms used to record weights and volumes; and

     (v) Other such details to demonstrate that the facility will be operated in accordance with this subsection and as required by the jurisdictional health department.

     (7) Waste tire storage and transportation - Groundwater monitoring requirements. There are no specific groundwater monitoring requirements for waste tire storage sites; however, waste tire storage sites must meet the requirements provided under WAC 173-350-040(5).

     (8) Waste tire storage and transportation - Closure requirements. The owner or operator of a facility that stores waste tires shall:

     (a) Notify the jurisdictional health department, and where applicable the financial assurance instrument provider, one hundred eighty days in advance of closure;

     (b) Commence implementation of the closure plan, in part or whole, within thirty days after receipt of the final waste tires;

     (c) Provide certification that the site has been closed in accordance with the approved closure plan to the jurisdictional health department; and

     (d) Develop, keep and abide by a closure plan approved by the jurisdictional health department as part of the permitting process. At a minimum the closure plan shall include:

     (i) Projected time intervals that identify when partial closure is to be implemented, and identify closure cost estimates and projected fund withdrawal intervals for the associated closure costs, from the approved financial assurance instrument; and

     (ii) Methods of waste tire removal.

     (e) The jurisdictional health department shall notify the owner or operator, the department and the financial assurance instrument provider, of the date when the jurisdictional health department has verified that the facility has been closed in accordance with the specifications of the approved closure plan.

     (9) Waste tire storage and transportation - Financial assurance requirements.

     (a) The owner or operator shall establish a financial assurance mechanism in accordance with WAC 173-350-600 for closure in accordance with the approved closure plan. The funds shall be sufficient for hiring a third party to remove the maximum number of tires permitted to be stored at the facility and deliver the tires to a facility permitted to accept the tires.

     (b) Nothing in this section shall prohibit the application of funds from an existing bond as required under RCW 70.95.555, to the total amount required for financial assurance, provided the bond can be used for the activities described in (a) of this subsection.

     (c) No owner or operator shall commence or continue operations at the site until a financial assurance instrument has been provided for closure activities in conformance with WAC 173-350-600.

     (10) Waste tire storage and transportation - Solid waste permit requirements. The owner or operator shall obtain a solid waste permit from the jurisdictional health department. All applications for permits shall be in accordance with the procedures established in WAC 173-350-710. In addition to the requirements of WAC 173-350-710 and 173-350-715, each application for a permit shall contain:

     (a) Engineering reports/plans and specifications that address the design standards of subsection (5) of this section;

     (b) A plan of operation addressing the requirements of subsection (6) of this section;

     (c) A closure plan meeting the requirements of subsection (8) of this section; and

     (d) Documentation as needed to meet the financial assurance requirements of subsection (9) of this section.

     (11) Waste tire storage and transportation - Storage site license requirements.

     (a) In order to obtain a waste tire storage license, the facility owner or operator shall first obtain a solid waste handling permit for the storage of waste tires from the jurisdictional health department.

     (b) Application forms for a waste tire storage site owner license are available at unified business identifier service locations located throughout the state. Unified business identifier service locations include:

     (i) The field offices of the department of revenue and the department of labor and industries;

     (ii) The tax offices of employment security;

     (iii) The Olympia office of the secretary of state; and

     (iv) The business license service office of the Washington state department of licensing.

     (c) An application for a waste tire storage site owner license shall include a two hundred fifty dollar application fee for each facility, fifty dollars of which shall be nonrefundable. The refundable portion of application fees may be returned to the applicant under the following conditions:

     (i) The department determines that a solid waste permit would meet the substantive requirements of RCW 70.95.555 and determines that a license is not required; or

     (ii) The applicant withdraws the application before the department has approved or denied the application.

     (d) A waste tire storage site license shall be valid for one year from the date of approval.



[Statutory Authority: Chapter 70.95 RCW. 03-03-043 (Order 99-24), § 173-350-350, filed 1/10/03, effective 2/10/03.]