TITLE 35: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

TITLE 35: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
SUBTITLE G: WASTE DISPOSAL
1. CHAPTER I: POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
2. SUBCHAPTER i: SOLID WASTE AND SPECIAL WASTE HAULING

TITLE 35: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

SUBTITLE G: WASTE DISPOSAL

CHAPTER I: POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD

SUBCHAPTER i: SOLID WASTE AND SPECIAL WASTE HAULING

STANDARDS FOR COMPOST FACILITIES

SUBPART A: GENERAL PROVISIONS

OWNERS AND OPERATORS OF

POST FACILITIES

NANCIAL ASSURANCE

35 and 39 and authorized

r letters are denoted by parentheses; subscript are denoted by brackets.

SUBPART A: GENERAL PROVISIONS

nd Applicability

RT B: STANDARDS FOR

LANDSCAPE WASTE COM

SUBPART E: QUALITY OF END-PRODUCT COMPOST

SUBPART F: FI

: Implementing Sections 5, 21, 22.33, 22.34, 22.

of the Environmental Protection Act [415 ILCS 5/5, 21, 22.33, 22.34,

opted at 18 Ill. Reg. 17017, effective November 15, 1994; am

ll. Reg. 21052, effective November 23, 1998.

E: This Part implements the Illinois Environmental Protection Act as of

Part, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, superscript nu

1 Purpose, Scope a

Performance standards for landscape waste compost facilities

the State of Illinois; and

2) Testing procedures and standards for end-product compost offered,

) General applicability.

his Part apply to all landscape waste compost

ng in the State of Illinois, except those expressly

to Section 830.104 and those regulated

ode 391 and 40 CFR Part 503.

ubject to 35 Ill.

10 through 815, except that any accumulation

Ill. Adm. Code 810 through 815.

3) Facilities regulated pursuant to Subpart B shall accept only

ific applicability.

830.102 apply for purposes

of this Part, 35 Ill. Adm. Code 831, and 35 Ill. Adm. Code 832.

2) The performance standards set forth in Subpart B are applicable to

landscape waste composting facilities subject to this Part.

are applicable to

all general use compost offered for sale or use in Illinois; the

facilities offering general use compost for sale or use in Illinois.

4) The financial assurance requirements set forth in Subpart F are

to this Part that are required to

have a permit pursuant to 35 Ill. Adm. Code 831.

Section 830.102

Except as state thi

Ill. Adm. Code 831 a

same word or term in the Environmental Protection Act ("Act") [415 ILCS 5].

The purpose of this Part is to establish:

by a facility, for sale or use in the State of Illin

1) The provisions of t

facilities operati

exempted pursuant

pursuant to 35 Ill. Adm. C

2) Facilities regulated pursuant to this Part are not s

Adm. Code 807 or 8

of materials meeting the 35 Ill. Adm. Code 810 de

waste pile shall be subject to 35

landscape waste for composting.

1) The provisions of this Subpart apply to all facilities subject to thi

Part; the definitions set forth in Section

3) The performance standards set forth in Subpart E

testing requirements set forth in Subpart E are

applicable to all facilities subject

Definitions

d in s Section, the definition of each word or term used in this Part, 35

nd 35 Ill. Adm. Code 832 shall be the same as that

"Act" means the Environmental Protection Act [415 ILCS 5].

to nitrogen ratio, biology or biochemistry of the composting material.

through the piles. Little or no pile agitation or turning is performed.

anaged and maintained to

promote maturation of organic materials by microbial action in the

tained within the gas in the composting

gency" means the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency.

"Agronomic Rates" means the application of not more than 20 tons per

cre per year, except that the Agency may allow a higher rate for

Agency that the site's soil characteristics or crop needs require a higher

naerobic composting" means a process managed and maintained to

"Bad Load" means a load of material that would, if accepted, cause or

ion of the Act, even if managed in accordance with

these regulations and any facility permit conditions.

ursuant to applicable Sections in this Part, 35 Ill. Adm. Code 831 and 35

ve" means components, other than landscape waste, added to

ting material to maximize the decomposition process by adj

the following: moisture, temperature, oxygen transfer, pH, c

d static pile" means a composting system that uses a series of

ted pipes or equivalent air distribution systems running undernea

ost pile and connected to a blower that either draws or blows air

ic composting" means a process m

presence of free oxygen con

ic" means done in the presence of free oxygen.

individual sites where the owner or operator has demonstrated to the

ection 21(q) of the Act.)

pro e maturation of organic materials by microbial action in the

of free oxygen within the gas in the composting material.

con ute to a violat

"Batch" means material used to fill the vessel of a contained composting

"Board" means the Illinois Pollution Control Board.

"Bulking agent" means a material used to increase porosity, to improv

aeration, or to absorb moisture from decomposing waste.

"Closure" means the process of terminating composting facility operat

Ill. Adm. Code 832, beginning upon permit expiration without filing

renewal, intentional cessation of waste acceptance or cessation of waste

acceptance for greater than 180 consecutive days, unless an alternative

time frame is approved in a closure plan.

ich may be used as a soil conditioner

. (Section 3.70 of the Act.)

icroorganisms decompose the organic fraction of the waste, producing

id wastes that are in the process of being

ements and controls

e moisture and air flow.

ted use compost" means end-product compost which does not

eet the standards set forth in Section 830.503 of this Part.

ewar flask" means an insulated container used especially to store

post or designated use compost

accordance with this Part.

acility" means any landscape waste compost facility.

"Commercial activity" means any activity involving the transfer of m

"Compost" means the humus-like product of the process of compostin

"Composting" means the biological treatment process b

. (Section 3.70 of the Act.) Land application is not composting.

"Composting area" means the area of a composting facility in which

waste, composting material or undistributed end-product compost i

unloaded, stored, staged, stockpiled, treated or otherwise managed.

"Composting material" means sol

"Composting operation" means an enterprise engaged in the product

and distribution of end-product compost.

"Contained composting process" means a method of producing compos

which the composting material is confined or contained in a vessel or

structure which both protects the material from the el

liquefied gases, having a double wall, an evacuated space between the

walls and silvered surfaces.

"Domestic sewage" means waste water derived principally from

dwellings, business or office buildings, institutions, food service

establishments, and similar facilities.

"End-product compost" means organic material that has been processed

maturity and classified as general use com

ooking, and consumption of food, and wastes from the handling,

an 25 cubic yards of landscape waste, composting material or end-

eneral use compost" means end-product compost which meets the

Groundwater" means underground water which occurs within the

. (Section 3(b) of

e Groundwater Protection Act [415 ILCS 55].)

n-vessel continuous feed system" means a method of producing compost

, end-product compost, foam, or soil.

sulating material does not include composting material that has not

g of waste, at an agronomic rate, as

soil amendment to improve soil structure and crop productivity.

d other materials accumulated as the result

f the care of lawns, shrubbery, vines and trees

. (Section 3.20 of the Act.)

andscape waste compost facility" means an entire landscape waste

llowing: waste constituents originating in landscape waste; landscape

mbly in texture; not objectionable in odor;

"Garbage" is waste resulting from the handling, processing, preparation,

processing, storage, and sale of produce

. (Section 3.11 of the Ac

"Garden compost operation" means an operation which (1) has no more

product compost on-site at any one time and (2) is not engaging in

commercial activity.

standards set forth in Section 830.503 of this Part.

saturated zone and geologic materials where the fluid pressure in the po

space is equal to or greater than atmosphe

"In-vessel composting" means a diverse group of composting methods

which composting materials are contained in a building, reactor, or vessel.

in which the raw composting material is delivered on a continuous basis

"Insulating material" means material used for the purpose of preventi

the passage of heat out of a windrow or other pile. Insulating material

includes, but is not limited to

reached maturity.

"Land application" means the spreadin

"Landscape Waste" means all accumulations of grass or shrubbery

cuttings, leaves, tree limbs an

composting operation, with the exception of a garden compost operation.

"Landscape waste leachate" means a liquid containing any of the

waste composting material; additives; and end-product compost.

"Maturity" means a state which is characteristically: generally dark

color; humus-like; cru

resembling rich topsoil; and bearing little resemblance in physical form to

odification" means a permit revision authorizing either an extension of

existing permit.

ries of tubes containing a suitable medium.

used by inhabitants of the dwelling.

n-farm landscape waste compost facility" means a landscape compost

n-site" means on the same or geographically contiguous property which

roperties owned by the same person but connected by a right-of-way

pen composting process" means a method of producing compost

the waste from which it is derived.

the current permit term or a physical or operational change at a

composting facility which involves different or additional processes,

increases the capacity of the operation, requires construction, or alters a

requirement set forth as a special condition in the

"MPN" means most probable number, a mathematical inference of the

viable count from the fraction of cultures that fail to show growth in a

"Nearest residence" means an occupied dwelling and adjacent property

"Non-compostable material" means items not subject to microbial

decomposition under conditions used to compost waste.

"Off-site" means not on-site.

facility which satisfies all of the criteria set forth in Section 830.106.

may be divided by public or private right-of-way, provided the entra

and exit between the properties is at a crossroads intersection and access is

by crossing as opposed to going along the right-of-way. Noncontiguous

which the owner controls and to which the public does not have access

also considered on-site property.

"On-site commercial facility" means a landscape waste compost fa

which the landscape waste composted is generated only on-site and the

end-product is offered for off-site sale or use.

"On-site facility" means a landscape waste compost facility at which th

landscape waste composted is generated only on-site and the end-

is not offered for off-site sale or use.

without protecting the compost from weather conditions.

"Operator" means the individual, partnership, co-partnership, firm,

company, corporation, association, joint stock company, trust, estate,

political subdivision, State agency, or any other legal entity that is

responsible for the operation of the facility. The property owner, if

rigin" means the legal entity from which a substance has been obtained.

placement of waste

aterials into windrows or other piles of a size, structure, and mixture

roperty owner" means the owner of the land on which the composting

ed to be located, except that if the operator

as obtained a lease for at least the duration of the proposed facility permit

gistered under the Illinois Professional Engineering Practice Act [225

om precipitation that flows overland

efore it enters a defined stream channel, excluding any portion of such

unon" means any rainwater, leachate or other liquid that drains over

materials to beneficial use.

ervision of the

ompost facility's operator, does not interfere with or otherwise delay the

and sludge residues removed from

ewage" means water-carried human and related waste from any source.

different from the operator, shall be deemed the operator in the event th

the operator abandons the facility.

"Processing into windrows or other piles" means

adequate to begin the composting process.

operation is located or propos

plus one year, then "property owner" shall mean the operator of the

composting operation. "Registered professional engineer" means a pe

"Relatively impermeable soil" means a soil located above the water table

that has a hydraulic conductivity no greater than 1 x 10(-5) centimeters pe

second for a thickness of at least one foot.

"Runoff" means water resulting fr

overland flow that infiltrates into the ground before it reaches the stream

channel, and any precipitation that falls directly into a stream channel.

land onto any part of a facility.

"Salvaging" means the return of waste

"Salvaging operations" means those activities that recover waste for

beneficial use, so long as the activity is done under the sup

operations of the compost facility, and results in the removal of all

materials for salvaging from the compost facility daily or separation by

type and storage in a manner that does not create a nuisance, harbor

vectors, or cause an unsightly appearance.

"Septage" means the liquid portions

"Site" means any location, place, tract of land, and facilities, including

not limited to buildings, and improvements used for purposes subject to

gulation or control by

and 35 Ill. Adm. Code 830, 831 and 832.

Special waste" means any industrial process waste, pollution control

tability" means a state in which the compost decomposes slowly even

andards set forth in 830.205(a)(1)(A), loaded or unloaded.

ary streams and drainage basins, including

atural lakes and artificial reservoirs, which may affect a specific water

eatment works (such as a retention basin).

undary between the unsaturated and saturated

ones of geologic materials or the surface on which the fluid pressure in

(Section 3.43 of the Act.)

"Sludge" means any solid, semisolid, or liquid waste generated from a

municipal, commercial, or industrial wastewater treatment plant, wa

supply treatment plant, or air pollution control facility, or any other such

waste having similar characteristics and effects

. (Section 3.44 of the Ac

waste or hazardous waste, except as determined pursuant to Section 22.9

and 35 Ill. Adm. Code 808. (Section 3.45 of the Act.)

under conditions favorable for microbial activity.

"Staging area" means an area within a facility where raw material for

composting is processed, temporarily stored in accordance with the

"Surface water" means all tribut

supply above the point of water supply intake. Such term does not

"Ten (10) year, 24 hour precipitation event" means a precipitation event of

24 hour duration with a probable recurrence interval of once in 10 years.

"20-20-20 NPK" means a fertilizer containing 20 percent total nitrogen

(N), 20 percent available phosphoric acid (P[2]O[5]) and 20 percent

soluble potash (K[2]O).

"Unacceptable load" means a load containing waste a facility is not

"Underground water" means all water beneath the land surface.

"Vector" means any living agent, other than human, capable of

transmitting, directly or indirectly, an infectious disease.

"Water table" means the bo

the pores of a porous medium is exactly at atmospheric pressure.

"Windrow" means an elongated pile of solid waste or composting material

constructed to promote composting.

"Woody landscape waste" means plant material greater than two inches

ection 830.10

he Board inco porates the following material by reference. These incorporations

ater and Wastewater," 18th Edition, 1992.

n Agency, Washington,

.C., EPA Publication Number SW-846.

est Procedures for the North Central Region," North Central Regional

ection 830.10 Exempt Operations and Activities

is Part shall not apply to a garden compost

peration as defined at Section 830.102.

end-product compost used as a daily cover or vegetative amendment in

ct compost shall

ot be used as daily cover or vegetative amendments in the final layer of a

Section 830.10

landscape waste composting operation for landscape wastes generated

site where such wastes are generated

(Section 21(q)(1) of the

Applying landscape waste or composted landscape waste at agronomic

A landscape waste composting facility on a farm which meets all of

criteria set forth at Section 830.106 (Section 21(q)(3) of the Act).

3 Incorporations by Reference

r amendments or editions.

American Public Health Association et al., 1015 Fifteenth Street, N.W

Washington, D.C. 20005, "Standard Methods for the Examin

"Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, Physical/Chemical Methods,"

Third Edition (September, 1986), as amended by Revision I (December,

1987), Final Update I (November, 1992) and Proposed Update II (July,

1992), United States Environmental Protectio

North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station, North Dakota State

University, Fargo, North Dakota 58105, "Recommended Chemical Soil

Publication No. 221 (Revised), Bulletin No. 499 (Revised), October,

The requirements of th

The testing requirements set forth in Subpart E of this Part

the final layer

of a landfill. (Section 22.33(c) of the Act.)

Notwithstanding subsection (b) of this Section, end-produ

landfill unless such use is approved in the landfill's permit.

5 Permit-Exempt Facilities and Activities

types of facilities or activities are not required to have a permit pursuant to

own activities which are stored, treated or disposed of

ection 21(q)(2) of the Act);

Section 830.106 On-Farm Landscape Waste Compost Facility

operator has demonstrated to

and diligently devoted to the production of agricultural crops and

is not owned, leased or otherwise controlled by any waste hauler

ost materials, and the

operator of the composting facility is not an employee, partner,

All composting material was placed more than 200 feet from the

ed outside the

boundary of the 10-year floodplain or on a part of the site that is

residence (other than a residence located on the same property as

is later) and January 1 of each

Identification Number from the Agency;

certifying at a minimum:

during the previous calendar year; and

A landscape compost operation on a farm must satisfy all of the follow

The composting facility is operated by the farmer on property on

which the composting material is utilized, and the composting

facility constitutes no more than 2% of the property's total

acreage, except that the Agency may allow a higher percentage

individual sites where the owner or

the Agency that the site's soil characteristics or crop needs r

a higher rate

The property on which the composting facility is located, and any

associated property on which the compost is used, is principally

or generator of nonagricultural comp

shareholder, or in any way connected with or controlled by

such waste hauler or generator

All compost generated by the composting facility is applied at

agronomic rates and used as mulch, fertilizer or soil conditioner

on land actually farmed by the person operating the

facility, and the finished compost is not stored at the composting

site for a period longer than 18 months prior to its application as

mulch, fertilizer, or soil conditioner

nearest potable water supply well, was plac

floodproofed, was placed at least 1/4 mile from the nearest

the facility) and there are not more than 10 occupied non-farm

residences within 1/2 mile of the boundaries of the site on the dat

of application, and was placed more than 5 feet above the water

The owner or operator, by January 1, 1991 (or the January 1 following

commencement of operation, whichever

year thereafter

register the site with the Agency

, by obtaining an Illinois In

File a report with the Agency, on a form provided

The volume of composting material received and used at

B) The volume of compost produced during the previous

C) That the facility is in compliance with the requireme

forth in subsection (a) of this Section. (Section 21 of the

Compliance D

Section 830.107

compliance with the applicable provisions set forth in Sections 830.206,

830.210, 830.211, 830.504 and 830.507. Certification of compliance with

remain in compliance

permit application, compliance with all provisions of this Part applicable

Section 830.10

If any provision of thi

tion thereof to any

person or in an ircum

validity of either this Part as a whole or any Subpart, Section, subsection, sentence or

clause thereof not adju d in

SUBPART B: AN

LANDSCAPE WASTE COMPOST FACILITIES

Section 830.201 Scope a

a) Garden compost facilities are exempt from all the requirements of Part

b) On-site landscape waste compost facilities are subject to the location

standards in Section 830.203.

rators of existing facilities shall comply with the applicable

m performance standards and recordkeeping requirements set forth

ion 830.202 of this Part by the effective date of these regulations.

n 21(q) of the Act.)

ember 10, 1995, all operators of existing facilities shall certify

Sec s 830.206, 830.210, 830.211, 830.504 and 830.507 shall be don

pleting and filing with the Agency a form provided by the Agency

ember 10, 1995, all operators of existing permitted facilities shall

compliance with Subpart F of this Part. Such certification of

ance shall be done as specified in Section 830.606.

isting permitted facility shall, in addition,

with all conditions set forth in its current facility permit, pending permit

ion or modification authorizing construction, resulting in an

e in capacity, transferring ownership or extending the current

pplication either for permit renewal or for modification authorizing

ction, resulting in an increase in capacity, extending the current

term or initiated by the Agency pursuant to 35 Ill. Adm. Code

1, an existing permitted facility shall demonstrate, as part of the

to permitted facilities.

8 Severability

s Part is adjudged invalid, or if the applica

y c stance is adjudged invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the

ST DARDS FOR OWNERS AND OPERATORS OF

nd Applicability

c) On-site commercial landscape waste compost facilities are subject to

minimum performance standards in Section 830.202, the location

standards in Section 830.203, and the end-product quality standards in

Subpart E of this Part.

ents of Subpart

Section 830.20

compost facilit

an landscape waste, may only be used as

authorized by the Agency in writing or by permit.

e specific measures to control odors and other

sources of nuisance so as not to cause or contribute to a violation of the

s of nuisance include preventative measures to

control litter, vectors, and dust and noise generated from truck or

purposes of end-product compost and a contingency plan for handling

ing material that does not meet the

general use compost standards set forth in Section 830.503 of this Part.

ing: on-site usage; identification of potential buyers including but

rnamental crop growers; maintaining

ndards. (Section 22.33(a)(4) of the Act.)

e) The operator shall have a plan for minimizing odors. The plan must

d) On-farm landscape waste compost facilities which satisfy all the

requirements in Section 830.106(a) are subject to the minimum

performance standards in Section 830.202.

Permitted landscape waste compost facilities are subject to the minimum

performance standards in Section 830.202, the location standards in

Section 830.203, the additional operating standards and requirements in

Sections 830.204 through 830.213, the end-product quality standards

Subpart E of this Part and the financial assurance requirem

F of this Part.

2 Minimum Performance Standards and Reporting

Requirements for Landscape Waste Compost Facilities

e ex tion of on-site landscape waste compost facilities, all landscape waste

ies subject to this Part shall comply with the following requirements:

The composting material shall not contain any domestic sewage, sewa

sludge or septage.

Any bulking agent used which is otherwise a waste as defined at Section

3.53 of the Act, other th

c) The erator shall tak

Act. Specific measures an operator should take to control odor inclu

but are not limited to: adherence to the contents of the odor minimizatio

plan required at subsection (e). Specific measures an operator should ta

to control other source

equipment operation.

e operator shall have available for inspection a

end-product compost and compost

Such a plan may include, but is not limited to, consideration of the

not limited to gardeners, landscapers, vegetable farmers, turf growers,

operators of golf courses, and o

consistent product quality for such factors as stability, color, texture, odor

pH, and man-made inerts; and removal of end-product compost tha

cannot be used in the expected manner because it does not meet the

general use compost sta

1) Specifications of a readily-available supply of bulking age

additives or odor control agents;

2) Procedures for avoiding delay in pro

cessing and managing

Percent moisture;

D) Estimated odor potential; and

windrows or other piles which promote proper conditions for composting.

e designed and constructed so that runon is diverted

to a violation of the

ailing address of the operation;

pril 1 of each year that includes

s calendar year (Section 39(m) of

landscape waste during all weather conditions;

3) Methods for taking into consideration the following factors pr

turning or moving composting material:

A) Time of day;

B) Wind direction;

E) Degree of maturity.

ape waste must be processed within five days after receipt in

Incoming leaves, brush or woody landscape waste may be stored in

designated areas for use as a carbon source and bulking agent, rather t

being processed into windrows or other piles.

The facility must b

around the composting area. The runoff from the facility resulting from

precipitation less than or equal to the 10 year, 24 hour precipitatio

must be controlled so as not to cause or contribute

The facility must be constructed and maintained to have an accessible

clear space between windrows or other piles, suitable for housekeeping

operations, visual inspection of piling areas and fire fighting operations.

Except for on-farm landscape waste compost facilities, the operator shall

post permanent signs at each entrance, the text of which specifies in le

not less than three inches high:

1) The name and m

2) The operating hours;

3) Materials which can be accepted; and

4) The statement, "COMPLAINTS CONCERNING THIS FACIL

CAN BE MADE TO THE FOLLOWING PERSONS, followed b

the name and telephone number of the operator, and the nam

telephone number of the Bureau of Land, Illinois Environmental

Protection Agency, Springfield, Illinois.

General use compost, if offered for sale or use, must meet the perform

standards set forth in Section 830.503.

Reporting Requirements.

1) The operator of any facility required, pursuant to 35 Ill. Adm

Code 831, to have a permit

shall submit a written annual s

to the Agency

, on a form provided by the Agency,

An estimate of the amount of material, in tons, received

B) An estimate of the amount and disposition of compost

material (i.e., end-product compost, chipped/shredded

revious calendar year; and

y Financial Assurance Plan

n in accordance with the

ty with over 100 cubic yards of

ar, and the total amount of

waste, composting material, end-product compost, and additives

zes or eliminates the release of landscape

omposting constituents to the groundwater

sphere to the extent

th the Agency verifying

date and time received, the

nel receiving the complaint.

brush) in the p

C) A Composting Facilit

Compliance Certificatio

requirements set forth in Sectio

For any permit-exempt facili

composting material on-site at one time, a report must be filed b

April 1 of each year with the Agency, on a form provided by the

Agency, stating, at a minimum, the facility location, an estim

the amount of material, in cubic yards or tons, received for

composting in the previous calendar ye

end-product compost still on-site, used or sold during the previou

1) Unless otherwise authorized in a facility permit, all landscape

must be removed from the facility within 180 days following th

beginning of closure.

2) An operator of a facility regulated under this Subpart shall close

the facility in a manner which:

A) Minimizes the need for further maintenance; and

B) Controls, minimi

waste, landscape waste constituents, land

leachate, and c

or surface waters or to the atmo

necessary to prevent threats to human health or the

By April 1 of the year following completion of closure, the

operator of a facility required to report pursuant to subsection

(k)(2) of this Section shall file a report wi

that closure was completed in accordance with this Section in the

previous calendar year.

m) Odor complaints.

1) Except for on-farm landscape waste compost facilities, for every

odor complaint received, the operator shall:

A) Record and report to the Agency within 24 hours after

receiving the complaint, the

name of complainant, the address and phone number of

complainant, if volunteered upon request, and the name of

B) Record the date, time, and nature of any action taken in

response to an odor complaint, and report such informa

to the Agency within 7 days after the com

Section 830.203 Location Standards for Landscape Waste Compost Facilities

posting area of the facility must be

located outside the

f the facility must be

located so as to

ot setback from any residence, and

area of which is expanded after January 1, 1999, the composting

ised or immunosuppressed, such as

r AIDS patients; people with asthma, cystic

er Section 3 of the

the Agency pursuant to 35 Ill. Adm. Code 832, the composting

area of the facility is located within 1/4 mile of the nearest off-site

residence or within 1/2 mile of the nearest platted subdivision

With the exception of on-farm landscape waste operations, all landsc

ompost facilities subject to this Part shall comply with the

The composting area of the facility must include

least 200 feet from the nearest potable water supply well

39(m) of the Act)

boundary of the 10-year floodplain or the site shall be

. (Section 39(m) of the Act)

The composting area o

minimize incompatibility with the character of the surrounding

area, including at least a 200 fo

in th ase of a facility that is developed or the permitted

composting area of which is expanded after November 17, 1991,

located at least 1/8 mile from the

residence (other than a residence located on the same

y as the facility

). (Section 39(m) of the Act) In add

e of a facility that is developed or the permitted composting

area shall be located at least 1/8 mile from the property line

of the following:

A) Facilities that primarily serve to house or treat people that

are immunocomprom

fibrosis, or bioaerosol allergies; or children under the age

Primary and secondary schools and adjacent areas that th

school uses for recreation; and

Any facility for child care licensed und

Child Care Act of 1969 [225 ILCS 10/3]; preschools; and

adjacent areas that the facility or preschool uses for

4) If, at the time the facility permit application is deemed complete b

containing a residence, or if more than 10 residences are located

within 1/2 mile of the boundaries of the facility, in order to

mize incompatibility with the character of the surrounding

area, landscape waste must be processed by the end of the

landscape waste

leachate that is generated on the site

meet all requirements under the Wild and Scenic

Rivers Act (16 USC 1271 et seq.).

undertaken to provide alternative storage

apacity, such as lagoons, holding tanks, or provision of drainage

8) he facility must not be located in any area where it may pose a

nt to the National Historic Preservation Act

(16 USC 470 et seq.) or the Illinois Historic Preservation

operating day on which the landscape waste is received into

windrows, other piles or a contained composting system providing

proper conditions f

5) The composting area of the facility must be designed

any compost material from being placed within 5 feet o

table, to adequately control runoff from th

(Section 39(m) of the Act) Compliance with the water table

distance requirement may be demonstrated by either of the

following means:

A) Using published water table maps or other published

documentation to establish the location of the water tabl

relation to site elevation; or

B) Actual measuring of the water table elevation at least once

per month for three consecutive months.

The facility must

ility must not restrict the flow of a 100-year flood, result i

t of landscape waste from a 100-year flood, or reduce

ary water storage capacity of the 100-year floodplain,

around structures at the facility.

threat of harm or destruction to the features for which:

An irreplaceable historic or archaeological site has b

Act [20 ILCS 3410];

B) A natural landmark has been designated by the National

Park Service or the Illinois State Historic Preservation

C) A natural area has been designated as a Dedicated I

Nature Preserve pursuant to the Illinois Natural Areas

Preservation Act [525 ILCS 30].

) The facility must not be located in any area where it may

(a) of this Sect

1) or a facility that is required to obtain a permit under Section 21(d)

or expanded facility is filed with the Agency under 35 Ill. Adm.

obtain a permit under Section

21(d) of the Act, at the time that construction of the new or

(Source: Amended at

Section 830.204

ndscape Waste Leachate

Controls at Permitted Landscape Waste Compost Facilities

In addition to the leach

permitted landscape waste compost facilities must comply with the following:

received, store

collected and reused in the process, properly disposed of off-site, or

treated as necessary prior to discharge off-site to meet applicable

standards of 35

b) Ponding of lan

except to the extent done by design and approved in the facility permit.

c) Soil surfaces used for composting must be allowed to dry periodically in

jeopardize the continued existence of any designated endangered

species, result in the destruction or adverse modification of the

critical habitat for such species, or cause or contribute to the taking

of any endangered or threatened species of plant, fish or wildlife

listed pursuant to the Endangered Species Act (16 USC 1531

seq.) or the Illinois Endangered Species Protection Act [520

ity’s pliance with the location standards set forth in subsec

ion shall be determined at the time described below:

of the Act, at the time that a complete permit application for a new

For a facility that is not required to

expanded facility begins.

22 Ill. Reg. 21052, effective November 23, 1998)

Additional Stormwater and La

ate control requirement set forth in Section 830.202(g),

ater or other water which comes into contact with landscape was

d, processed or composted, or which mixes with landscape

, must be considered landscape waste leachate and must be

Ill. Adm. Code Subtitle C.

dscape waste leachate within the facility must be preven

te aerobic conditions in the soil subsurface.

Section 830.20

All permitted landscap

operating standards, in

ing composting process standards:

A) Landscape waste must be processed within 24 hours after

for composting. Incoming leaves, and brush or woody

B) Unless the facility is designed for anaerobic composting,

ltered to suit the varying oxygen

requirements that different landscape wastes may have.

in the moisture

level of the composting material within a range of 40% to

60% on a dry weight basis.

vehicles and the unobstructed maneuvering of vehicles and

of landscape waste accepted

Agency to use any additive, other than water, prior to its

ives, other than water, must not exceed

10%, by volume, of the composting material.

er year and not less than once every six

5 Additional Operating Standards for Permitted Landsc

Waste Compost Facilities

e waste compost facilities must comply with the following

addition to those set forth in Sections 830.202 and 830.204:

All permitted landscape waste compost facilities must meet the

receipt at the facility into windrows, other piles or a

contained composting system providing proper condit

landscape waste, may be stored in designated areas for use

as a carbon source and bulking agent, if so provided as a

permit condition, rather than being processed in windrow

the operator shall take measures to adjust the oxygen level,

as necessary, to promote aerobic composting. Aerati

intensity must be a

C) The operator shall take measures to mainta

D) The staging area must be adequate in size and design

facilitate the unloading of landscape waste from delivery

other equipment.

E) Neither landscape waste nor composting material

mixed with end-product compost ready to be sold or

offered for use. This prohibition shall not apply to the use

of end-product compost as an amendment to composting

F) The facility must have sufficient equipment and per

to process incoming volumes

within the time frames required in this Section, and

sufficient capacity to handle projected incoming volumes

of landscape waste.

G) The operator shall obtain written authorizatio

use. Unless otherwise authorized any additive, or

combination of addit

2) An operator of a permitted landscape waste compost facility

an open composting process shall turn each windrow or other

at least four times p

months. This provision does not apply to composting systems

designed for anaerobic conditions.

material to further reduce pathogens shall comply with the

ust be covered with 6 to

an in-vessel composting process, the

b) Composting Su

1) Open C Processes

the resistance of relatively

ce with Section 830.204; and

An operator of a permitted landscape waste compost facility using

ined composting process shall have mechanisms to co

e, air flow and air emissions. These mechanisms must be

d and maintained throughout the landscape waste

ting process as specified in any permit required pursuant to

rs of permitted facilities required to process composting

applicable thermal processing requirement among the following:

If the facility uses a windrow composting process, during a

15 consecutive day period the temperature throughout ea

windrow must be maintained at 55°C or greater and,

the same period, each windrow must be turned a minimu

If the facility uses an aerated static pile composting

process, the composting material m

12 inches of insulating material, and the temperature

throughout each pile material must be maintained at 55°C

or greater for 3 consecutive days; and

If the facility uses

temperature of the composting material throughout the

mixture must be maintained at 55°C or greater for 3

consecutive days.

A) Composting areas must be:

i) located on relatively impermeable soils, as

demonstrated by actual measurement;

ii) located on a base with resistance to saturated flow

impermeable soil; or

iii) subject to an early detection and monitoring

program, pursuant to subsection (m)(3) of th

The composting surface must be constructed a

maintained to allow:

i) Diversion of runon waters away from the landscape

waste and compost;

ii) Management of runoff waters and landscape was

leachate in accordan

iii) Facility operation during all weather conditions.

C) The surface of the landscape waste composting area of the

facility must be sloped at two percent or greater unless an

alternative water management system to promote d

and to prevent surface water ponding is approved in the

facility permit.

2) Contained Composting Processes

A) Composting areas at facilities at which composting m

or leachate comes into contact with an open surface must

valent to the resistance of relatively

ll structures and

c) Utilities. All u

equipment, must be available at the

anner that facilitates proper

operations in complia

breakdown of equipm

additional equi ent

requirements of this P

e) Open Burning. Open burning is prohibited except in accordance with 35

Ill. Adm. Cod 0 t

f) Dust Control. The op

in accordance with Subparts B and K of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 212.

g) Noise C rol.

maintained so as not to cause or contribute to a violation of 35 Ill. Adm.

Code 900 throu 905

h) Vector Control. Insects, rodents, and other vectors must be controlled so

as not to cause ont

i) Fire Protection. The o

including, but not lim

j) Litter Control.

1) The operator shall patrol the facility daily to check for litter

llected in a secure container for

located. At the conclusion of each day of operation, any litter

i) Located on relatively impermeable soils, as

demonstrated by actual measurement;

ii) located on a base with resistance to saturated flow

impermeable soil; or

iii) Subject to an early detection and groundwater

monitoring program, pursuant to subsection (m

of this Section.

The composting surface must support a

tilities necessary for safe operation in compliance with t

f this Part, including, but not limited to, lights, power

nd communications

facility at all times.

Maintenance. The operator shall maintain and operate all system

app nances and structures in a m

nce with the requirements of this Part. If a

ent occurs, standby equipment must be

pm brought on site as necessary to comply with the

art and any pertinent permit conditions.

e 20 hrough 245.

erator shall implement methods for controlling d

ont The facility must be designed, constructed, opera

gh or of Section 24 of the Act.

or c ribute to a violation of the Act.

perator shall institute fire protection measures

ited to, maintaining a supply of water and radio or

ne a ss to the nearest fire department. Fire extinguishers must

two separate locations within the facility.

The operator shall control litter at the facility. At a

accumulation. All litter must be co

later disposal; and

ust be confined to the property on which the facility is

disposed of at a facility approved to receive such waste in

k) Management of Non-c

management procedures for collection, containment and disposal of non-

compostable w s re

approved to receive su

regulations at 35 Ill. A

wheel washing units or rumble strips, to prevent tracking of mud by

emperature of each batch, windrow or pile of

l continuous feed systems:

el of the composting

Section 830.20 rating Plan for Permitted Landscape Waste Compost

All activities at a perm

ated with composting must be conducted in

accordance wi op

a) Designation of personnel, by title, responsible for operation, control and

b) A description of the anticipated quantity and variation throughout the year

bey the confines of the facility must be collected

nce th the applicable Board regulations.

ompostable Wastes. The operator shall d

aste ceived at the facility. Disposal must be at a fac

ch waste in accordance with applicable Board

rack . The operator shall implement measures, such as the use

delivery vehicles onto public roadways.

1) At a minimum, for batch, windrow and pile systems:

composting material must be monitored on a weekly bas

B) The moisture level in each batch, windrow or pile of

composting material must be monitored once every

C) For aerobic composting, the oxygen level of each batch

windrow or pile of composting material must be

2) At a minimum, for in-vesse

A) The temperature of the composting material must be

monitored daily;

B) The moisture of the composting material must be

monitored daily, unless otherwise authorized by the

Agency in a facility permit; and

C) For aerobic composting by means of an in-vessel

continuous feed system, the oxygen lev

material must be monitored daily.

3) Early detection and groundwater monitoring, if required pursuant

to Section 830.205(b)(1)(A) or Section 830.205(b)(2)(A), shall be

done in accordance with 35 Ill. Adm. Code 830.A

itted facility associ

th an erating plan containing, at a minimum, the following informatio

ance of the facility;

e to be received;

c) Methods for measuring incoming waste;

Methods to control the types of waste received, in accordance with

Section 830.209, and methods for removing, recovering and disposing of

non-compostables, in accordance with Sections 830.205(k), 830.207 a

in composting, which must

(width, height, and length) and calculation of the capacity of the

carbon to nitrogen ratio, or biological characteristics of the

of time necessary to complete the

g) Methods to mi

830.202(e), the

anticipated quantities of landscape waste can be accomplished

determine the cause of odor emissions, and remedying promptly

odor-minimizing measures, which may include the

ape waste leachate, in

o control dust emissions, in accordance with Section 830.205(f),

following factors prior to turning or moving

e) Methods to control traffic and to expedite unloading in accordance with

Section 830.205(a)(1)(D);

Management procedures that will be used

1) A description of any treatment the wastes will receive

windrowing (e.g., chipping, shredding) and the maximum l

quired to process each day's receipt of waste into windrows;

The specifications to which the windrows will be constructed

A list of additives, including the type, amount and origin, that wi

to adjust moisture, temperature, oxygen transfer, pH,

composting material, and rates and methods of applicat

mate of the length

com ting process.

nimize odors. In addition to the requirements specifie

operating plan must include:

A m gement plan for bad loads;

nstration that the processing and management of

during all weather conditions;

Procedures for receiving and recording odor complaints,

investigating immediately in response to any odor complaints to

any odor problem at the facility;

A) Avoidance of anaerobic conditions in the composting material;

B) Use of mixing for favorable composting conditions;

C) Formation of windrows or other piles into a size and shape

favorable to minimiz

D) Use of end-product compost as cover to act as a filter during early

stages of compost

h) Methods to control stormwater and landsc

accordance with Section 830.204;

Methods to control noise, vectors and litter, in accordance with Section

which must include:

1) Consideration of the

the composting material:

B) Wind direction;

C) Percent moisture;

D) Estimated emission potential; and

E) Degree of maturity; and

Maintenance of roads, wetting of roads, use of dust control agents

mbination of these methods;

m) Recordkeeping and reporting procedures required pursuant to Section

samples and test end-product compost to

Section 830.20

e Waste Compost Facilities

andscape waste facility or result in

as not to create a nuisance, harbor vectors, cause

Section 830.20

acility shall implement controls to

Section 830.20

g at Permitted Landscape Waste Compost

a) Each load received at a permitted landscape waste compost facility must

be inspected, upon receipt, for its acceptability at the facility and must be

visually checked, prior to processing, for noncompostable waste.

b) The facility mu

Methods for monitoring temperature, oxygen level and moisture level of

posting material, in accordance with Section 830.205(m);

s for adjusting temperature, oxygen level and moisture level

ting material, in accordance with Section 830.205(a);

s to obtain composite

demonstrate compliance with Subpart E of this Part.

7 Salvaging at Permitted Landscap

ng operations at permitted landscape waste compost facilities m

rfere with the operation of the l

a violation of any standard in this Part.

aging operations must be performed in a safe and sanitary manne

liance with the requirements of this Part.

able materials:

1) May be accumulated on-site by the operator, provided they are

malodors, or create an unsightly appearance; and

2) Must not be accumulated in a manner meeting the de

8 Access Control at Permitted Landscape Waste Compost

f a permitted landscape waste compost f

au ized access, in order to prevent random dumping and to ensure safety at t

9 Load Checkin

st reject unacceptable loads.

Section 0.21

nual personnel training shall be provided, which must

b) New employees shall be trained, prior to participating in operations at the

emergency procedures relevant to their employment.

uant to Section 830.206 must be

ermitted Landscape Waste Compost

specified in the operating plan or permit, so as to be available during

inspection of the facility.

ty of each load of landscape waste received;

2) The origin, type and quantity of any additive accepted, when

process (water added during composting need not be quantified),

as quantified based on a monthly review of additives remaining;

ring data required pursuant to a facility permit;

6) Conditions evaluated pursuant to Section 830.206;

Section 830.212, and

methods used to resolve them;

ations in the composting area from which samples are

83 0 Personnel Training for Permitted Landscape Waste Compost

The operator of a permitted landscape waste compost facility s

training to all personnel prior to initial operation of a composting facili

In addition, an

include, at a minimum, a thorough explanation of the operating procedu

for both normal and emergency situations.

facility, in facility operations, maintenance procedures, and safety and

c) The operator shall have personnel sign an acknowledgement stating that

they have received the training required pursuant to this Section.

The facility operating plan required purs

made available and explained to all employees.

830.211 Recordkeeping for P

of the facility permit, design plans, operating plan

required reports must be kept at the facility, or at a definite location

b) The operator shall record the following information:

received at the facility;

3) The type and quantity of any additive used in the composting

4) The dates of turning of each windrow or other pile;

7) For any odor complaint received, the information collected

pursuant to Section 830.202(m);

8) Details of all incidents that require implementation of the f

contingency plan, in accordance with

9) Records pertaining to sampling and testing, as follows:

B) Number of samples taken;

C) Volume of each sample taken;

D) Date and time of collection of samples;

E) Name and signature of person responsible for sampling;

F) Name and address of the laboratory receiving samples, if

applicable; and

G) Signature of the person responsible for sample analysis.

ing has been done, in

accordance with Section 830.210.

required pursuant to Section 830.504.

d) The records required pursuant to this Section shall be made available

nforcement action relating to the facility.

Section 830.21

vailable on-site and implemented

Section 830.213 Closure Plan for Permitted Landscape Waste Compost

a) A writt losu

s, at a minimum,

it term when the

waste acceptance if the facility

10) The daily quantity of each type of end-product compost removed

from the facility, according to the end-product compost

classifications provided in Subpart E of this Part; and

11) Verification that requisite personnel train

c) The operator shall keep dated copies of the end-product compost anal

during normal business hours for inspection and photocopying by th

Agency. Such records must be kept for a period of three years, subje

extension upon written request by the Agency and automatic extension

during the course of any e

Records must be sent to the Agency upon request.

2 Contingency Plan for Permitted Landscape Waste Compo

ngency plan must be established, addressing the contingencies set

Section 830.202(c) and the following additional contingencies:

1) Equipment breakdown;

3) Unacceptable waste delivered to the facility;

4) Groundwater contamination;

Any accidental release of special

6) Conditions such as fires, dust, noise, vectors, power outages and

unusual traffic conditions.

ility contingency plan must be a

en c re plan must be developed which contain

Steps necessary for the premature final closure of the facility unde

stances during its intended operating perm

cost of closure would be the greatest;

2) Steps necessary for, and a schedule for the completion of, the

routine final closure of the facility at the end of its intend

operating life; and

3) Steps necessary to prevent damage to the environment during

temporary suspension of landscape

permit allows temporary suspension of landscape waste acceptance

at the facility without initiating final closure.

include, but are not

2) An increase in the design capacity at the facility to process

s following the beginning of closure, the operator

ng into the facility.

not less than three inches high:

nd all receipt of

aintained in legible condition until

f) Notice of Closure. The operator shall send notice of closure to the

itted to the Agency, on a form provided by the

Agency, which must cover the time elapsed since the end of the last

ompletion of Closure.

in accordance with the

Agency shall issue a certificate of completion

Section 830.50

ection 22.33(c) of the Act.)

b) Until completion of closure has been certified, the operator shall main

a copy of the closure plan at the facility or at a definite location, specif

in the facility permit, so as to be available during inspection of the facility.

An operator of a facility shall develop and file a revised closure plan upo

modification of the operations of the facility which affect the cost of

closure of the facility or any portion thereof, which

1) A temporary suspension of landscape waste acceptance at the

landscape waste.

The operator shall initiate implementation of the closure plan within 30

days following the beginning of closu

Not later than 30 day

sha st signs, easily visible at all access gates leadi

The text of such signs must read, in letters

"Th acility is closed for all composting activities a

landscape waste materials. No dumping allowed. Violators will be

ted." Such signs must be m

certification of completion of closure is issued for the facility by the

Agency within 30 days following the beginning of closure. A compost

report must be subm

annual report period.

Certificate of C

1) Upon completion of closure, the operator shall prepare and submit

to the Agency an affidavit, on a form provided by the Agency,

stating that the facility has been closed

Upon finding that the facility has been closed in accordance

the closure plan, the

of closure and shall terminate the facility permit.

erator of a permitted facility shall maintain financial assurance as

d in Subpart F.

UBPART E: QUALITY OF END-PRODUCT COMPOST

1 Scope and Applicability

End-product compost used as daily cover or vegetative amendment in

of a landfill is exempt from the requirements set forth in this

Subpart apply to all end-product compost subject to this Part.

st derived from landscape waste and subject to

Section 0.50

e end-product compost. Designated use compost must be used

Section 830.50

exceeding 1% of the end-product compost, on a dry weight basis;

f) Must not contain fecal coliform populations that exceed 1000 MPN per

that exceed 3 MPN per 4 grams of total solids (dry weight basis).

ection 830.504 Testing Requirements for End-Product Compost Derived from

strate compliance with the

b) Operators of facilities which are authorized to use an additive pursuant to

hich may cause an exceedence of Section

830.503(f) shall test for pathogens using the method set forth in Section

830.Appendix B, except that an alternative method or methods may be

The visions set forth in Sections 830.502, 830.503, and 830.507 of

In a tion, the provisions set forth in Sections 830.504 and 830.50

d-product compo

83 2 Compost Classes

e of this Part, end-product compost must be classified in the following

General Use Compost: End-product compost which meets the standa

set forth in Section 830.503.

Designated Use Compost: End-product compost which does not quali

as daily cover or vegetative amendment in the final layer

(Section 22.33(c) of the Act.)

3 Performance Standards for General Use Compost

Must be free of any materials which pose a definite hazard to human

ue to physical characteristics, such as glass or metal shards;

ot contain man-made materials larger than four millimeters in si

Must have a pH between 6.5 and 8.5;

ave reached stability, as demonstrated by one of the methods

ed in Section 830.Appendix B;

e) Must not exceed, on a dry weight basis, the inorganic concentrations set

forth in Section 830.Tab

gram of total solids (dry weight basis), or Salmonella species p

Landscape Waste

Operators shall perform testing to demon

standards set forth in subsections (b) - (e) of Section 830.503. Such

testing must be done in accordance with the methods set forth

830.Appendix B, except that an alternative method or methods may be

used to demonstrate compliance with any of these standards, if approved

Sec 830.205(a)(1)(G) w

used to demonstrate compliance with any of these standards, if approved

in writing by the Agency.

the inorganics standards set forth in Section

yards of end-product compost transported

compost are transported off-site per year.

Section 0.50

valid and repre

e following manner:

he windrow or other pile, at a depth not

depth not less than half the distance between the surface and the

rom points both equidistant throughout the

length and one eighth the width of the windrow or other pile, at a

minimum collection volumes listed in Section

Section 830.50

for general use

c) For any facility not required to have a permit, no testing need be done to

demonstrate compliance with

830.Table A for general use compost derived from landscape waste.

End-product compost derived from landscape waste must be tested for the

parameters set forth in Section 830.503 at a frequency of:

1) Once every 5,000 cubic

2) Once per year, if less than 5,000 cubic yards of end-pr

83 7 Sampling Methods

col ion, preservation, and analysis must be done in a manner which assures

sentative results. A composite sample must be prepared by one of

a) Twelve grab samples, each 550 milliliters in size, must be taken from

end-product compost at the facility, in th

1) Four grab samples from points both equidistant throughout the

length and at the center of t

less than one meter from the surface of the windrow or other pile

2) Four grab samples from points both equidistant throughout the

length and one quarter the width of the windrow or other p

bottom of the windrow or other pile; and

Four grab samples f

depth not less than half the distance between the surface and

bottom of the windrow or other pile.

4) The twelve grab samples must be thoroughly mixed to form a

homogenous composite sample. Analyses must be of a

representative subsample. The sample holding times, sample

container types and

830.Table B shall apply; or

Sampling methods set forth in Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Was

Physical/Chemical Methods (SW-846), incorporated by reference at 35 I

Adm. Code 830.103.

8 Off-Specification C

mpost derived from landscape waste which does not meet the standards

compost set forth in this Subpart must be further managed as landsca

r as ignated use compost.

SUBPART F: FINANCIAL ASSURANCE

Section 830.60

a) This Subpart provides procedures by which the operator of any

posting facility required, pursuant to 35 Ill. Adm. Code 831, to have

a permit shall demonstrate compliance with the financial assurance plan

operator demonstrates that:

Section 830.602

The operator s dev

accordance with 35 Ill

minimum, the followin

to Section 830.603, covering

Section 830.603

ssary to complete closure in accordance with

Section 830.213, and must include an itemization of the cost to complete

b) The operator shall revise the current cost estimate whenever a change in

to or greater than

the amount provided as a written cost estimate in the financial assurance

b) The funds comprising financial assurance must be used to cover the cost

1 Scope and Applicability

requirement set forth in Sections 22.33 of the Act.

b) The operator is not required to comply with the provisions of this Subp

1) Closure and post-closure care plans filed pursuant to 35 Ill. Adm.

Code 724, 725, 807 or 811 will result in closure of the

accordance with the requirements of this Part; and

The operator has provided financial assurance adequate to provide

for such closure and post-closure care pursuant to 35 Ill. Adm.

Code 724, 725, 807 or 811.

Financial Assurance Plan

hall elop and have at the facility, and submit to the Agency in

. Adm. Code 831.112, a financial assurance plan containing, at a

en cost estimate, determined pursuant

the ximum cost of premature final closure; and

ancial mechanism chosen by the operator to comply with

ment set forth in Section 830.604(a).

Written Cost Estimate

The written cost estimate required pursuant to Section 830.602(a) must be

based on the steps nece

the closure plan increases the cost estimate.

Section 830.604 Financial Assu

erator must maintain financial assurance equal

Upon certification of completion of closure, any financial assurance funds

remaining will be made available for unrestricted use.

Section 0.60

1) Fully fund the account within one year after the initial receipt of

n operation on the November 10, 1994

shall fully fund the account by November 10, 1995; and

use self-insurance as the mechanism by which to

each at least six times

3) Assets in the United States amounting to at least 90 percent of the

at least six times the current cost

income plus depreciation, depletion and amortization to

reater than 1.5; or

B) A current rating of AAA, AA, A or BBB for its most recent

ed by Standard and Poor, or a rating

of Aaa, Aa, A or Bbb, as issued by Moody.

Section 830.60

the annual repo sting Facility Financial Assurance Plan Compliance

b) Illinois Inventory Identification Number and Permit Number assigned by

c) Facility name;

compliance with the provisions of this Subpart.

Section 830.A

Detection and Groundwater Monitoring

83 5 Financial Assurance Mechanism

The operator may utilize either of the following mechanisms to comply

A cash reserve fund; or

2) Self-insurance.

rator choosing to use a cash reserve account as the mechanism by

o comply with Section 830.6

waste, except that facilities i

2) Thereafter maintain full funding pending the expenditure o

funds to cover the costs of closure.

c) An operator choosing to

comply with subsection (a) of this Section shall have:

1) Net working capital and tangible net worth

the current cost estimate;

2) Tangible net worth of at least $10 mil

operator's total assets and

A) Two of the following three ratios: a ratio of total liabil

to net worth of less than 2.0; a ratio of the sum of net

total liabilities of greater than 0.1; or a ratio of current

assets to current liabilities of g

bond issuance, as issu

6 Financial Assurance Certification

erat hall submit to the Agency, by November 10, 1995 and thereafter as part of

atio o titled, which contains the following information:

d) Address and county in which the facility is located; and

A statement certifying

PPENDIX A: Early

The operator o om

Code 830.205(b)(1)(A

Agency-approved mon

standards set fo in t

haracterize the

designed, capable of

le is located greater than ten (10) feet below ground

he soil has been classified as a soil exhibiting

indicates an impact on underground water beneath the facility, a

ing the procedures set forth in

subsection (e) of this Section, and remedial action implemented, if

submitted to the

t of an application for a facility permit.

c site investigation to obtain the following information:

hydrogeologic setting of the facility, using material

A complete list of references and any well logs utilized must be

2) The site-specific hydrogeologic setting of the facility, using

tics, including soil types and physical properties of

rlying strata, including the potential pathways for

f a c post facility subject to the monitoring requirements of 35 Ill. Adm

) or 35 Ill. Adm. Code 830.205(b)(2)(A) shall implement an

itoring program using, at a minimum, the procedures and

rth his Appendix.

1) The operator shall perform a hydrogeologic site investigation

pursuant to subsection (b) of this Appendix to c

subsurface and determine the location and quality of groundwater

beneath the facility.

2) An appropriate monitoring system must be

determining the compost facility's impact or potential impact on

the quality of groundwater beneath the facility.

If the water tab

moderate or poor drainage by the U.S. Department of

lture's Soil Conservation Service on a published county

map, the owner of operator shall install either an early

n system, pursuant to subsection (d)(1) of this Section,

water monitoring system, pursuant to subsection (

this Section. Otherwise, a groundwater monitoring system must be

d, pursuant to subsection (d)(2) of this Section.

r early detection monitoring or groundwater

site evaluation must be performed, us

5) The results of the hydrogeologic site investigation and the

proposed monitoring system design must be

b) Hydrogeologic Site Investigation. The operator shall conduct a

1) The regional

available from Illinois scientific surveys, state an

organizations, water well drilling logs and previous investigatio

submitte e Agency with the results of the hydrogeologic site

continuously sampled borings of the site and information collected

from on-site piezometers or monitoring wells. At a minimum,

borings must be to a depth of ten (10) feet;

3) Soil characteris

contaminant migration. Any confining unit relative to waste

constituents expected to be present must be identified;

rsuant to 35 Ill. Adm. Code 620 and the

c) All drill holes, including exploration borings that are not converted into

sufficient distance from the composting area so as

eters are utilized, the following requirements must

phically low areas

Water-bearing sediments or geologic units beneath the facility,

their classification pu

direction and rate of groundwater flow. Also, regional and local

areas of groundwater discharge and recharge affecting

groundwater at the facility must be identified; an

5) Water quality beneath the facility, including any potential impact

on groundwater. The groundwater quality analysis must tak

account the type of compost facility and its expected le

ring wells, monitoring wells that are no longer necessary to the

on of the facility, and other holes that may cause or facilitate

ination of groundwater, must be sealed in accordance with the

ds of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 811.316.

Early Detection System

A) Monitoring device(s) must be installed:

i) Hydraulically upgradient from the facility or at

not to be affected by it, to establish represen

background water quality in the waters beneath

near) the facility; and

ii) Beneath and around the composting area, s

to enable early detection of the downward migr

of constituents related to the composting activities

at the facility.

B) The parameters monitored must be those expected to be in

the leachate, taking into consideration the type of compos

be used in designing an adequate monitoring system;

i) Lysimeters must be located, when possible, in a

depression in the path of site runoff in each

direction of flow and topogra

associated with the unit(s).

ii) At a minimum, each lysimeter must be samp

within 48 hours after each rain event exceeding

inches, provided that the rain event is no

two weeks after the date previous samples were

successfully collected.

iii) Any lysimeter placed around the perimeter must be

installed at an angle so that the cup of th

is beneath the unit(s).

2) Groundwater Monitoring System

A) Monitoring well(s) must be installed:

i) Hydraulically upgradient from the facility, to

establish representative background water quality in

aste constituents that migrate

m the waste management unit to the

expected to be in

boundary, or at an alternative distance specified by permit.

dence of the appropriate standard as stated in 35

increase over background or upgradient concentrations,

calculated in accordance with 35 Ill. Adm. Code

2) An impact as d

received. The operator shall provide notification to the Agency of

the results of t

days after the f

pact but no later than

le was taken, the

the use of appr

Section 830.APPENDIX B:

a) Man-made materials

the groundwater beneath (or near) the facility; and

ii) Hydraulically downgradient (i.e., in the direction

decreasing static head) from the compost facili

Locations and depths of monitoring wells must

ensure detection of w

B) The parameters monitored must be those

the leachate, taking into consideration the type of compo

undwater monitoring system must be installed at

est practicable distance from the composting area

al o y early detection monitoring system or groundwater

tem must be obtained from the Agency prior to

Further evaluation of an impact to underground water shall be

Ill. Adm. Code 620 is confirmed;

A progressive increase in measured parameters other t

pH is observed over two consecutive sampling events; o

groundwater monitoring wells are used, a sta

811.320(e), is observed.

escribed in subsection (e)(1)(A) or (e)(1)(C) of this

e confirmed by resampling the underground water

after the date on which the first sample analyses

he resampling analysis within 30 days after the date

ample analyses are received, but no later than 90

irst samples were taken

3) Within 60 days after the confirmation of im

120 days after the date on which the first samp

r sh propose as a permit modification a plan to addr

ich may include further evaluation of data, including

opriate statistical methods, groundwater monitoring

Performance Test Methods

1) Take four 250

2) Dry samples at 70°C for 24 hours. Let sample cool to room

Inspect remaining on the screen, and separate and weigh

one of the pathogen reduction standards set forth in Section 830.503(f).

Such te e done in accordance with Standard Methods for the

ater and Wastewater Part 9221 E or Part 9222 D,

coliform ard Methods for the Examination of Water and

830.103, for Sa

North Central Regional Publication 221, Method 14; or EPA Method 9045

falls within the range of

meter into Dewar flask to a point 5

centimeters from bottom of flask. Do not push

D) Record time and temperature each day for 15 days to

hen the highest point is reached. After each

e thermometer; or

ish using the following protocol:

tem ature (20 to 25°C).

each sample and pass through a four millimeter screen.

man-made materials. Calculate percent man-made materials

to the total dry weight of the sample prior to screening.

The end product compost must be tested to demonstrate compliance with

Examination of W

incorporated by reference at 35 Ill. Adm. Code 830.103, for fecal

ater art 9260 D incorporated by reference at 35 Ill. Adm. Code

lmonella sp. bacteria.

protocol must be used to determine the pH of the compost:

s for Evaluating Solid Waste, Physical/Chemical Method

h incorporated by reference at 35 Ill. Adm. Code 8

The operator shall demonstrate that the composite sample has reached

by showing either:

That the compost does not reheat, upon standing, to greater than

C above room temperature (20 to 25

C). The degree of

reheating must be measured using the following method:

A) Take 4 liters of composite sample and adjust the moisture

of the end-product compost so it

45 to 55% water on a dry weight basis;

B) Fill a 2 liter Dewar flask (100 millimeters, inside diamete

loosely with sample within the acceptable moisture range

and gently tap to simulate natural settling. Keep at room

temperature (20 to 25

C) Insert thermo

th meter against bottom of flask.

reading, shake down th

2) That the end-product compost supports a germination rate of

for annual ryegrass and rad

A) Mix 4 liters vermiculite with 4 grams of air-dried soil.

B) Take 1 liter of the composite sample with a moisture level

within the range of 45 to 55 percent, on a dry weight b

if necessary, adjust the moisture level until within such

C) In three 2-liter containers, combine the vermiculite-soil mi

with the compost sample at the following ratios:

D) Break up lumps of compost with a spatula or trowel.

Moisten the blend with water.

E) Cover each container with plastic wrap and mix well by

inverting each container 20 times.

Transfer each blend into four 4-inch pots. Fill the pots to

Remove plastic wrap at the first sign of emergence.

the brim and firm the surface by pressing down with the

bottom of another 4-inch pot. Leave about 2 to 5

centimeters of space between surface of the blend and the

top of the pot.

G) Add approximately 50 milliliters of water soluble

(e.g., 20-20-20 NPK, fish emulsion) diluted to ha

H) Place 10 seeds of annual ryegrass and 10 radish seeds

the surface of the moistened blend. Cover the seeds with

about 1 centimeter dry vermiculite.

I) Set the pots in a tray of warm water and let them remain

there until capillary action has drawn water up and

moistened the surface of the blend. Remove the pots fr

the tray when moisture from the bottom-watering is

Put pots in an environment suitable for plant growth (e.g., 8

to 12 hours of light daily, 30 to 60% humidity, 20 to 25°

Check pots daily to determine if watering is needed.

Blends should be kept evenly moist. If necessary, cover

each pot with plastic wrap until the seedlings emerge.

Section 830.TABLE A:

Seven days after planting the seeds, count emergent

seedlings in each pot and record visual observations of

relative plant conditions identified in Section 830.Table C.

Calculate the percent germination of plants in each blend

relative to the control pot, using the formula set forth in

Section 830.Table C.

Inorganic Concentration Limits for General Use

(mg/kg dry weight basis)

Section 830.TABLE B:

Parameter Container

7130 or 7131 or 6010

7190 or 7191 or 6010

7210 or 7211 or 6010

7420 or 7421 or 6010

7950 or 7951 or 6010

Sampling and Handling Requirements

Preservation Maximum

Self-heating P,

P = plastic; G = glass;

part concentrated HNO

(A) = rinsed with acid cleaning solution (1 part water to 1

Section 830.TABLE C: Seed Germination Record Sheet

Date Test Initiated:

erson responsible for test:

Blend Pot ID Number of Annual Ryegrass

Number of Radish Seedlings

1 + A2 + A3 + A4)/4 X 100% = _____ % G

(C1 + C + C4)/4

Blend B = (B1 + B2 + B3 + B4)/4 X 1 _____ % G n

(C1 + C2 + C3 + C4)/4

Blend A = (A1 + A2 + A3 + A4)/4 X 100% = _____ % Germination

(C1 + C2 + C3 + C4)/4

Blend B = (B1 + B2 + B3 + B4)/4 X 100% = _____ % Germination

(C1 + C2 + C3 + C4)/4

General Plant Co

Pots Seedling Parameter None Slight Moderate High

Ryegrass Chlorosis

Ryegrass Discoloration

Ryegrass Malodorous

Ryegrass Fungal Growth

Pots Seedling Parameter None Slight Moderate High

Ryegrass Wilting

Ryegrass Chlorosis

Ryegrass Discoloration

Ryegrass Malodorous

grass Fungal Growth

Seedling Parameter None Slight Moderate High

Ryegrass Wilting

Ryegrass Chlorosis

Ryegrass Fungal Growth

Stability of the Compost tested:

Ryegrass Discoloration

General Conclusion on the