Solid Waste Program Update - May 14, 2019
"Recent updates on underground storage tanks and solid waste disposal control. Key metrics, facility inspections, violations, and complaint investigations. Focus on customer-centered government metrics. Insights on major violators, complaints by year, compliant areas, and program improvements for special waste handling. Enhancements for ensuring alignment between DSWM and customers. Efficient handling of multiple disposal facilities with streamlined processes and fee structures."
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Solid Waste Program Update Underground Storage Tanks and Solid Waste Disposal Control Board May 14, 2019 Nick Lytle, Solid Waste Permits Manager
Recent Solid Waste Program Metrics Customer-Focused Government Metrics for the Third Quarter Date Ending 3/31/2019 Permit Completion Determinations: 100% Final Permit Determinations: 100% Required Inspections: 112.4%
2018 Facility Inspections 2018: Logged a total of 3600 Facility Inspections 985 Landfill Inspections (Class I-IV) 307 Post-Closure 1811 Permit-By-Rule 185 Construction Inspections 310 Non-Registered Sites and Misc.
2018 Facility Inspections Of those Inspections 19.8% had a Major or Minor Violation 6% had Major Violations
Complaint Investigation by Year 900 800 700 600 500 400 300 200 100 0 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
2018 Compliant by EFO 250 200 150 100 50 0 Chattanooga Columbia Cookeville Jackson Johnson City Knoxville Memphis Nashville
Compliant Topics *137 of Other concerned odors
Program Updates-Special Waste Improve overall process: eliminate confusion by ensuring DSWM and customers on same page How to handle multiple disposal facilities? Special Waste Facility Transfer Form Add disposal facility to current permit Request secondary disposal facility on new permit One fee for two landfills (see below) More than two landfills, additional fees necessary to cover costs Provides record of each landfill used Same basic fee structure New: $300 Recertification: $150
Program Updates-Special Waste Concluded Stakeholder Meetings in Middle/West/East Tennessee Website Update New Form(s) based on Stakeholder Input Should be enacted by the time you see this presentation?
Program Updates Continued Work on Rules/Policy and Guidance Took a pause on new policy and guidance with administration change New Rules should be in place by 2020 Exemptions For Recovered Material Processing Facilities Periodic Landfill Engineering Reports 10-Yr. Renewal of Closure/Post-Closure Plans Language Strengthening Permit-By-Rule Authorizations Housekeeping Measures to Fix Typos, Remove Outdated References, Unused Rules, and Contradictory Rules
Continued Standardization of Inspections and GW Analysis Solid Waste Statewide Uniform Inspector Training (SUIT) Standardizing Inspection Process Across State Includes Classroom Training and Field Co- Inspections Have Developed Training for Stakeholders, too Media Sampling Training Led By Pat Mulligan in Knoxville EFO Focus on GW, Surface Water, and Soil
Contact Email: Phone: Fax: Mail: Nickolaus.Lytle@tn.gov 615-532-8004 615-532-0938 Division of Solid Waste Management William R. Snodgrass Tennessee Tower 312 Rosa L. Parks Avenue, 14th Floor Nashville, TN 37243
