ARTICLE II. - STANDARDS FOR REFUSE DISPOSAL FACILITIES

Sec. 8-39. - Permitted methods of refuse disposal; definitions.#

Disposal of refuse shall be permitted only by sanitary landfills or incinerators or other means approved by the state director of health, as defined below:

Incinerator means an arrangement of chambers and equipment designed for burning solid, semisolid or gaseous combustible waste to an inoffensive gas and a residue containing little or no combustible material.

Refuse means putrescible and nonputrescible waste, except body waste, and including garbage, rubbish, ashes, incinerator ash, incinerator residue, street cleanings and solid market and industrial wastes.

Sanitary landfill means a method of disposing of refuse on land without creating nuisances or hazards to public health or safety, by reducing it to the smallest practical volume, and by covering it with a layer of earth at the conclusion of each day's operation or at such more frequent intervals as may be necessary.

(Code 1970, § 8-22; Ord. of 3-9-1971, § 1)

Sec. 8-40. - Standards for sanitary landfill.#

Any person who maintains or operates a sanitary landfill as a public refuse disposal facility or permits the use of his land or land under his control for such a facility shall maintain such facility in conformance with the following standards: (1)

Refuse to be compacted and covered. Refuse shall be compacted and covered daily with a layer of cover material at least six inches deep after compaction. A layer of at least two feet of cover material, after compaction, shall be placed on the compacted refuse within one week after the final deposit of refuse has been made at any portion of the facility. The cover material used shall be of such a character that it can be compacted to provide a tight seal, does not crack excessively when dry, and is relatively free of putrescible materials.

(2)

Pollution control. Refuse shall not be deposited in such manner that the refuse or leachings from it shall cause or contribute to pollution of any source of public water supply or any of the waters of the state.

(3)

Depositing to be confined. The depositing of refuse shall be confined to an area which can be effectively maintained and operated in accordance with these standards and which shall be controlled by supervision, fencing, signs or equally effective means.

(4)

Control of flies, rodents, etc. Effective means shall be employed to control flies, rodents or other vermin.

(5)

Confinement of papers, etc. Fencing or other suitable means shall be used to confine papers and other refuse to the disposal area.

(6)

Salvaging. The salvaging of refuse, if permitted, shall be conducted in such a manner so as not to create a nuisance.

(7)

Open burning. Open burning of any type at a disposal area shall be prohibited.

(Code 1970, § 8-23; Ord. of 3-9-1971, § 2)

Sec. 8-41. - Standards for incinerators.#

(a)

Any person who maintains or operates an incinerator as a public refuse disposal facility shall maintain such facility in conformance with the following standards:

(1)

Operating temperatures, at the combustion chamber exit, shall be maintained between 1,400 degrees Fahrenheit and 1,800 degrees Fahrenheit, or according to the limits established by the design engineer, but the furnace shall not be consistently operated at temperatures lower than 1,400 degrees Fahrenheit.

(2)

Water used to quench the incinerator residue or scrub the flue gas shall be disposed of in a manner that will not pollute any source of public water supply or any of the waters of the state.

(3)

Unless the residue from the incinerator shall contain less than ten percent volatile solids, it shall be disposed of in accordance with the requirements applying to sanitary landfills, which are a part of these rules and regulations.

(4)

Gaseous and particulate emissions from the incinerator shall conform with air pollution control regulations of the department of health.

(b)

After the adoption of these rules and regulations, any person who constructs or causes to be constructed any incinerator which is to be used as a public refuse disposal facility shall construct such facility according to the following standards:

(1)

All refuse incinerators shall be of the multiple-chamber, continuous feed type. Each incinerator shall have a rated capacity sufficient to handle all of the combustible wastes it is estimated will be produced in the area served for a future 20-year period. The rated capacity must be based upon the measured per-capita wastes generated in the area served, but in no case shall the per-capita value used be less than 4½ pounds per day. A 20-year projected population of the area served must be used.

(2)

The incinerator shall be so designed that the failure of one furnace or a component part will not result in a complete shutdown of the incinerator.

(3)

The capacity of the storage pit shall be equivalent to at least the rated capacity of the incinerator for 1½ days' operation. In addition, the storage pit shall have a means of entry at its base. It shall have a pitched floor and drain, truck stops at the tipping edge, and an adequate water-spray system at an upper level.

(4)

Charging hoppers receiving refuse from crane buckets should be sized to take the contents of the bucket without spillage on the charging floor. Minimum dimensions of charging openings should be four feet by four feet.

(5)

The maximum grate loading that will be approved for all types of furnaces is 65 pounds of refuse per square foot of total grate area, per hour.

(6)

The primary and secondary combustion chambers must have a volume of at least 15 cubic feet per ton of rated capacity per 24 hours.

(7)

Primary and secondary air in the amount of at least 150 percent of that theoretically required must be provided.

(Code 1970, § 8-24; Ord. of 3-9-1971, § 3)

Sec. 8-42. - Sanitary landfill and incinerator permits.#

Any person subject to the provisions of sections 8-40 and 8-41 shall, prior to commencing construction or operation of any sanitary landfill or incinerator, first obtain a permit allowing such construction or operation from the building official. Such person shall submit to the building official an application containing such information as the building official shall from time to time request to ensure that the construction or operation shall comply with the provisions of sections 8-40 and 8-41. The fee for such permit shall be set from time to time by resolution of the town council.

(Code 1970, § 8-25; Ord. No. 2013-46, 10-1-2013)

Secs. 8-43—8-72. - Reserved.#