324.11513 Operation of solid waste processing and transfer facility; notification and reporting requirements; registration application; applicability to existing operations.

Sec. 11513.

    (1) Subject to subsection (4), unless the person has notified the department, a person shall not operate a solid waste processing and transfer facility that does not at any time have on-site more than 50 cubic yards of solid waste and that is not designed to accept waste from vehicles with mechanical compaction devices. Notification shall be given upon initial operation and, subsequently, within 45 days after the end of each state fiscal year. The subsequent notices shall report the amount of solid waste managed at the facility during the preceding state fiscal year.

    (2) Subject to subsection (4), unless the person has registered the facility with the department, a person shall not operate a solid waste processing and transfer facility that at any time has on-site more than 50 cubic yards and does not at any time have on-site more than 200 cubic yards of solid waste and that is not designed to accept waste from vehicles with mechanical compaction devices. The term of a registration is 5 years. The person shall submit an application to renew a registration at least 90 days before the expiration of the current registration. An application for registration under this subsection shall contain the name and mailing address of the applicant, the location of the proposed or existing solid waste processing and transfer facility, and other information required by part 115. The application shall be accompanied by a fee of $750.00. In addition, within 45 days after the end of each state fiscal year, the person shall submit to the department a report on the amount of materials managed at the facility during that state fiscal year.

    (3) An application for registration submitted under subsection (2) shall be accompanied by an operations plan and site map. The department shall review operations and the operations plan for existing solid waste disposal areas to ensure compliance with operating requirements. If the department determines that an existing solid waste disposal area is noncompliant, the department may issue a schedule of remedial measures that will lead to compliance within a reasonable period of time not to exceed 1 year from the determination of deficiency.

    (4) For a disposal area in operation before the effective date of the amendatory act that added this subsection, both of the following apply:

    (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the disposal area shall follow its existing licensing renewal schedule.

    (b) For a disposal area described in subsection (1) or (2), the operator shall submit to the department the notification or application for registration required under those subsections within 1 year after the effective date of the amendatory act that added this subsection.