§ 8.70.050. Contents of permit application.

A permit applicant shall prepare and file an incineration permit [application] with the Hall County Board of Commissioners. The permit application shall include all related documents submitted to the United States government and to the State of Georgia.

A.

An application shall contain the following information:

1.

A description of the company, information on its financial capability, and a detailed history of all its past activities in the field of incineration, including a synopsis of every other facility it has operated, and including a detailed account of all past and pending litigation, favorable and unfavorable. Include the record of any subsidiary or parent corporation having an interest greater than five percent of the outstanding shares of the applicant corporation. Also include a list of all past and present litigation, favorable and unfavorable, the subsidiary or parent corporation has been involved in.

2.

Evidence of liability insurance in the amount of $1,000,000.00 for sudden and $10,000,000.00 for non-sudden coverage. Evidence of $10,000,000.00 liability insurance is to run for five years subsequent to closure to cover post-closure costs. Also provide a history of any claims against the company at any site, including the record of any subsidiary or parent corporation as defined above.

3.

Justification for and anticipated benefits from the project.

4.

A description of the scope of the proposed project, including an estimated schedule of how much and what kinds of waste the facility would accept, where the material would come from, what pretreatment will be required of wastes unacceptable to the facility without such pretreatment, and how long the facility is expected to operate.

5.

Yearly site operation expenses and an estimate of the costs for the lifetime of the project.

6.

The proposed method of financing the project, including development, operation and closure stages. Include a list of the financial institution name(s) which will be funding construction.

7.

Provide resumes of management personnel and the proposed number of employees and types of positions, including information on the training and experience required for each position, and safety precautions undertaken for the protection of personnel.

8.

The anticipated date to begin construction.

9.

The anticipated date to begin operation.

10.

A detailed estimate of the types and amount of local government services required by the operator in each year.

11.

A description of emergency procedures and safety and security precautions that will be in use at the facility. This information should include details on emergency assistance and emergency medical treatment that will be required from the area's medical facilities, Hall County Rescue Squad and community fire departments.

12.

A description of the environmental protection measures to be taken by the applicant to prevent contamination in and around the facility site and the description of planned monitoring systems, with an estimated annual budget for each of these items.

13.

A description of the environmental protection measures to be used during transportation of materials to and from the facility, with an estimated annual budget for these arrangements and an estimate of the volume of material to be transported during each year of operation.

14.

A description of the site closure plan for the facility and the anticipated date of closure.

15.

A description of anticipated need for post-closure care.

B.

A map or other written material attached to the application shall include but is not limited to the following information:

1.

Ownership.

(a)

Name, address and telephone number of legal owner (and/or agent) of the subject property.

(b)

Name, address and telephone number of professional persons responsible for the plat of survey.

(c)

Description of any existing rights-of-way or easements affecting the property.

(d)

Reference to any existing restrictive covenants on the property.

2.

Description. Location of property tax map and parcel number. This description should include a reference to the deed book and page or other evidence of title the current property owner may have.

3.

Features. Each map shall contain the following information:

(a)

Drawn to scale of not less than 200 feet to the inch.

(b)

Location sketch map showing relationship of the project to the surrounding area.

(c)

Graphic scale, date, north arrow, and legend.

(d)

Location of property with respect to surrounding property and roads, and the names and addresses of adjacent property owners according to county tax records.

(e)

Zoning classification of the proposed project and adjacent property.

(f)

The location of all boundary lines of the property.

(g)

The total acreage of land in the project.

(h)

The location of existing and/or platted streets, easements, buildings, railroads, cemeteries, bridges, sewers, water mains, culverts, wells and gas and electric transmission lines.

(i)

The location of water bodies, water courses, groundwater aquifers, springs and other pertinent features.

(j)

The location, dimensions, and acreage of all property proposed to be set aside for various uses on the applicant's property.

(k)

The location of all test wells and/or borings.

(l)

The location of the 500- and 100-year flood plain, and records of flood, including inundation due to dam break.

(m)

The location of historic properties and gravesites, including any plans of relocation of graves and properties having historical significance.

4.

Geological map. A map showing location of faults, dikes, sills and other pertinent geologic features, including bedrock type and strike and dip of any mappable bedding; the depth and degree of weathering (saprolite); identification and location of clay as to thickness, type and permeability; and location of the water table as to approximate depth, gradient and surface configuration.

5.

Topographic map. A topographic map with contours at vertical intervals of not more than five feet at the same scale as to the project site map shall be included. Date, method of preparation and preparer of said survey shall be stated.

6.

Transportation route map. A map showing proposed transportation routes to and from the facility site, including location of towns and emergency and safety facilities. Include an estimate of the volume of material to travel on each route.

C.

The application shall address the following factors with regard to, but not limited to, on-site storage and/or disposal:

1.

Contaminant flow to water table, including leachate monitoring, collecting and withdrawal systems; clay and synthetic liners (extra thickness, multiple liners); spill prevention and containment measures.

2.

Contaminant movement with groundwater, including groundwater monitoring systems at the site and in potentially affected areas; subsurface "slurry wall" barriers' control and other groundwater withdrawals in the area.

3.

Predictability of contaminant movement, based on preconstructed borings and groundwater modeling.

4.

Potential effect on surface waters, planned collection systems for surface water run-off, and planned exclusion systems for surface water run-on.

5.

Potential effect on aquifers, planned provisions for alternate water supply systems and facilities for immediate pumping and treatment of contaminated water.

6.

Potential effect on public water supply, planned run-off collection and treatment and provisions for alternate supply systems.

7.

Possibility of site flooding; and planned special facility design, special control dikes, and buffer zone setback in area of standard project flood area.

8.

Potential human exposure to treated waste water, including planned safety procedures, clothing, instruction, and practice for employees; and planned oversized or redundant treatment capacity, effluent monitoring and automatic shutdown systems.

9.

With respect to incineration, the nature and predictability of pollution movement, including planned stack height for incinerators with continuous stack monitoring and recording, until emission levels are predictable; and planned segregation of incompatible wastes.

D.

In addition to the above, an application for principal use biomedical incineration facilities shall show the ability to comply with each provision of section 8.70.090 of this chapter.

(Res. of 8-27-90, § 5; Code 1991, § 8.25.050)