OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Permit No.: ___________________
Tire Derived Fuel 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 for compensation for collection &
transportation of waste tires & delivery to 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
 collects from any location with at least 300 waste tires
 waste tires collected & transported have been used for energy
or fuel recovery
 collects & transports waste tires 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 demonstrates that at least 2% of the tires are
collected from tire dumps, landfills on the DEQ’s priority
cleanup list, or community-wide cleanup events.
Stormwater Management (Subchapter 17)
 Run-on/run-off controls implemented
 Prevent discharge of contam. stormwater (except under an
OPDES permit)
Prohibited Wastes (19-31)
 Prevent disposal of hazardous, radioactive, PCB, asbestos,
medical & NHIW waste
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)] and 27A
O.S. § 2-11-401.4
 Maintain operating record
 Maintain daily log
 Submit monthly reports
 Submit quarterly reports
 Submit annual reports
 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)]
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Noncritical
Critical
Remarks
Special Collection Efforts (21-5)
Collect tires prior to the end of quarter if county has not been
served, or prior to end of following quarter if county already
served
Maximum Storage (21-32(c))
 Store <= 250,000 tires, or max. number allowed by permit,
whichever is less
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Tires Awaiting Processing (21-32(d))
 Tire pile base <= 200’ x 150’
 Tire pile height <= 7’
 Tire pile slopes <= 2:1
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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
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
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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
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Waste Exclusion (29-3)
 Notify DEQ of rejected waste
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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; 27A O.S. adopted July 1, 2005; revised June 2006; revised October 10, 2007 due to statutory changes
to 27A O.S.