OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Permit No.: ___________________
Waste Tire Facility Inspection Report
County:
Inspection Date:
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Reporting Period:
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Facility Name
Owner/Operator
Phone
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Mailing Address
OAC 252:515 or 27A O.S.
Each item includes a summary of requirements. Violations found should be
marked as non-critical or critical and explained in remarks.
Certification of compensation for waste tire processing
[27A O.S. 2-11-401.4(C)(1)(a-c)]
 Facilities that process waste tires by altering the form of the
waste tires but do not produce crumb rubber shall not receive
compensation until the facility documents the sale &
movement of the processed tire material off-site to a third
party.
 Facilities shall report & certify tire processing activity in terms
of weight
 Facility shall not have accumulated more processed material
than the amount for which the facility has provided financial
assurance under its solid waste permit or the amount
accumulated from 3 years of operation , whichever is less.
Certification of compensation for collection &
transportation of waste tires & delivery to waste tire
facility or TDF [27A O.S. 2-11-401.4]
 Compensation limited to waste tires from Oklahoma
 No additional cost to customer or the Fund to collect &
transport
 Waste tires have been actually processed according to the solid
waste permit
 Demonstrate that the facility is regularly engaged in the
collection, transportation, & delivery of waste tires to a waste
tire facility or to a TDF facility, on a statewide basis, & from
each county of the State.
 Provide documentation to the Oklahoma Department of
Environmental Quality, signed by a dealer at the time of
collection, which certifies the total amount of waste tire
recycling fees are itemized by month and remitted by the
dealer since the date the waste tires of the dealer were last
collected
 Annually demonstrate that at least 2% of the tires were
collected from tire dumps or landfills on the Department’s
priority cleanup list or community-wide cleanup events
approved by the Department
Stormwater Management (Subchapter 17)
 Run-on/run-off controls implemented
 Prevent discharge of contam. stormwater (except under an
OPDES permit)
Prohibited Wastes (19-31 & 21-32(b))
 Prevent disposal of hazardous, radioactive, PCB, asbestos,
medical & NHIW waste
 Only accept waste tires
Public Access Control (19-32)
 Barriers in place to discourage unauthorized traffic &
uncontrolled dumping
Limitations on Waste Received (19-34)
 Can’t take > 200 tpd from > 50 mi. unless properly
constructed & in full compliance
 Can’t take > 200 tpd from out of state unless properly
constructed, disposal plan, & in full compliance
Air Criteria (19-36)
 Comply with Clean Air Act
 Open burning prohibited
 Prevent discharge of fugitive dust beyond property boundary
Disease Vector Control (19-37)
 Control disease vectors
Placement of Waste (19-38 & 21-32(g))
 No placement of waste in waters of the state
 Maintain 50’ fire lane around tire piles & processed material
piles
 Maintain 75’ waste-free buffer zone with adjacent properties
Salvage/Recycling (19-39)
 Activities IAW DEQ approved plan
Recordkeeping/Reporting (19-40, 21-36(a-c))
 Maintain operating record
 Submit monthly reports
 Submit quarterly reports
 Submit annual reports
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Noncritical
Critical
Remarks
 Does the o/o submit an annual report to DEQ no later than the
10th of January each year that its scales have been tested and
certified as accurate by the Oklahoma Department of
Agriculture, Food, and Forestry? [21-36(c)]
Special Collection Efforts (21-5)
 Collect tires prior to end of qtr if county hasn’t been served, or
prior to end of the following qtr if county already served
Maximum Storage (21-32(c))
 Store <= 250,000 tires, or max. number allowed by permit
 Store <= 3 years processed tire material, or amount provided
by financial assurance
Tires Awaiting Processing (21-32(d))
 Tire pile base <= 200’ x 150’
 Tire pile height <= 7’
 Tire pile slopes <= 2:1
Processed Material Storage (21-32(e))
 Processed material pile base <= 200’ x 150’
 Processed material pile height <= 20’
 Processed material pile slopes are stable
Tire Dumps [27A O.S. 2-11-401.4(C)(2)(d)(3)]
 2% of tires collected annually from PCL dumps, landfills on the
Department’s priority cleanup list, or community-wide cleanups
Weighing Processed Material (21-32(h))
 Weigh processed tire material on certified scales
 Weigh each truck/trailer full & empty
 Imprint gross & tare weights on same ticket
 Do not use stored tare weights
Automotive Dismantler Tires (21-33)
 Verified statement attached to manifest
Mobile Operations (21-34)
 Mobile equipment described in the permit
 Waste tires processed directly into truck/trailer
 Processed tires transported daily to waste tire facility
Waste Tire Manifests (21-51)
 Use of Waste Tire Compensation Manifest
 Signature of generator, transporters, & tire facility present
 Manifest returned to generator within 30 days
 Manifests maintained for 5 years
Closure (Subchapter 25, Part 3)
 Approved closure plan
 Closed IAW plan & rules
 Closure certification (includes PE certification for > 5000
population or population equivalent)
 County land records notice
Cost Estimates & Financial Assurance (Subchapter 27)
 Cost estimates approved by DEQ
 Cost estimates adjusted annually
 Trust fund/escrow: properly funded based on 15-yr pay-in or
economic life of site, whichever is shorter
 Corporate test submitted w/i 90 days of end of corporate fiscal
year
 Municipal test submitted w/i 180 days of end of municipal fiscal
year
 Other mechanisms funding equal to approved cost estimates
Waste Exclusion (29-3)
 Notify DEQ of rejected waste
Miscellaneous
 In compliance with permit conditions, requirements of DEQ
NOVs/Orders not identified, other requirements of OAC
252:515, other DEQ rules
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Purpose of Visit
Operating Status
Action
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Routine Inspection (circle item numbers inspected)
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Active
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None
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Full Compliance Inspection (all inspection items were inspected) [ ]
Closed (date entered PC _____________)
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Notice to comply
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Other (identify _____________________)
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LPD Inspector
Date
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Facility Representative
Date
OAC 252:515 rules adopted June 2003; 1st revision January 21, 2005 due to statutory change; 2nd revision October 21, 2005 due to statutory
change; 3rd revision June 2006 due to statutory change; 4th revision October 10, 2007 due to statutory change
DEQ Form # 515-840T