17.50.508    APPLICATION FOR SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM LICENSE

(1) Prior to disposing of solid waste or operating a solid waste management system or expanding a licensed boundary, a person shall submit to the department for approval an application for a license to construct and operate a solid waste management system. The applicant shall use the application form provided by the department. The applicant shall provide at least the following information:

(a) name and business address of applicant;

(b) legal and general description and ownership status of the proposed locations, including the land owner's name and address;

(c) documentation of ownership of the property or documentation demonstrating that the applicant has the right to operate a solid waste management system on the property;

(d) total acreage of proposed facility;

(e) population size and centers to be served by the proposed facility;

(f) name, address, and location of any public airports within five miles of the proposed facility;

(g) location of any lakes, rivers, streams, springs, or bogs, onsite or within two miles of the facility boundary;

(h) facility location in relation to the base floodplain of nearby drainages;

(i) pertinent water quality information;

(j) geological, hydrological, and soils information and plans required in ARM 17.50.1311;

(k) for a Class II or Class IV disposal facility, a ground water monitoring plan or a demonstration meeting the requirements of ARM 17.50.1303;

(l) present uses of adjacent lands and the owner's name and current address;

(m) zoning information;

(n) regional map(s), with a recommended minimum scale of 1:62,500 and a minimum size of 8 1/2 inches by 11 inches, that delineate(s) the following:

(i) existing and proposed collection, processing, and disposal systems;

(ii) the location of the closest population centers; and

(iii) the local transportation systems, including highways, airports, and railways;

(o) vicinity map(s), with a recommended minimum scale of 1:24,000 and a minimum size of 8 1/2 inches by 11 inches, that delineate(s) the following within one mile of the facility boundaries:

(i) zoning and existing and allowed land use;

(ii) residences;

(iii) surface waters;

(iv) access roads;

(v) bridges;

(vi) railroads;

(vii) airports;

(viii) historic sites; and

(ix) other existing and proposed artificial or natural features relating to the project;

(p) site plan(s), with a recommended minimum scale of 1:24,000 with five foot contour intervals and a recommended minimum size of 8 1/2 inches by 11 inches, that delineate(s) the following within, or associated with, the facility:

(i) property ownership boundaries within one mile of the proposed licensed boundary;

(ii) proposed waste and licensed boundaries;

(iii) the location of existing and proposed:

(A) soil borings;

(B) monitoring wells;

(C) buildings and appurtenances;

(D) fences;

(E) gates;

(F) roads;

(G) parking areas;

(H) drainages;

(I) culverts;

(J) storage facilities or areas; and

(K) loading areas;

(iv) existing and proposed elevation contours;

(v) direction of prevailing winds; and

(vi) the location, within one mile of the proposed licensed boundary, of:

(A) residences;

(B) potable wells;

(C) surface water bodies; and

(D) drainage swales;

(q) map(s), within 1,000 feet of the proposed licensed boundary, indicating:

(i) state waters;

(ii) wetlands; and

(iii) floodplains;

(r) a landfill design plan pursuant to ARM 17.50.1205;

(s) other maps, drawings related to the design or environmental impact of the proposed facility;

(t) name and address of individual operator;

(u) proposed operation and maintenance plan;

(v) other information necessary for the department to comply with the Montana Environmental Policy Act (MEPA), Title 75, chapter 1, parts 1 through 3, MCA;

(w) closure and post-closure care plans;

(x) for a Class II or Class IV solid waste management facility, or a waste tire facility subject to 75-10-216, MCA, a copy of the proposed financial assurance required by ARM 17.50.540 or 75-10-216, MCA;

(y) a copy of a proposed deed notation that meets the requirements in subchapter 11; and

(z) a demonstration required in ARM 17.50.1003 through 17.50.1008, if applicable.

(2) An applicant shall submit with the application a copy of a proposed policy of general liability insurance to cover bodily injury or property damage to third persons caused by sudden accidental occurrences at the facility that meets the requirements of ARM 17.50.1114. 

History: 75-10-204, 75-10-221, MCA; IMP, 75-10-204, 75-10-221, MCA; Eff. 12/31/72; AMD, Eff. 7/5/74; AMD, 1977 MAR p. 1170, Eff. 12/24/77; AMD, 1993 MAR p. 1645, Eff. 10/9/93; TRANS, from DHES, 1995 MAR p. 2253; AMD, 1997 MAR p. 1031, Eff. 6/24/97; AMD, 2010 MAR p. 317, Eff. 2/12/10.