Solid Waste Facility Plan Format and Components

Solid waste facility plan and components are specific to the statutes and rules governing the specific type of facilities applying. The department is developing rules to prescribe the components of a solid waste facility plan.

A solid waste facility plan format and a solid waste facility plan checklist are available for each of the three facility types that currently require plan approval.

• Municipal Solid Waste Landfills (MSWLF)
  • MSWLF Plan Format
  • MSWLF Plan Checklist
  
  
• Non-municipal Solid Waste Landfill (NMSWLF)
  • NMSWLF Application Approval Checklist
  
  
• Medical Waste Facilities
  • Medical Waste Facility Plan Format
  • Medical Waste Facility Plan Checklist

Notification to Local Governments

The department is required to notify the appropriate local government(s) when a new application or an application for a substantial change is received. For any application for a permit or plan approval, substantial change to a plan or significant revision or modification to a permit requested pursuant to this title, the director shall notify the appropriate county, city or town by sending a copy or notice of the application or change describing the purpose and scope of the proposed activity. The director shall not release any confidential information or trade secrets in the copy or notice.

• A.R.S. 49-111

Administrative Completeness Review

The department will undertake an administrative review of a new plan/application submitted.

• A plan must contain the components as listed in the checklist.
  • To obtain a copy of the MSWLF plan checklist, see Solid Waste Facility Plan Format and Checklist
  • o To obtain a copy of the NMSWLF plan checklist, see Non-Municipal Solid Waste Facility Plan Format and Checklist
  • To obtain a copy of the medical waste plan checklist, see Medical Waste Plan Format and Checklist
  • To obtain a copy of the alternative medical waste plan checklist, see Alternative Medical Waste Plan Checklist
  • The timeframe over which ADEQ must make an administrative completeness determination is based on the type of plan submitted, pursuant to Administrative Code Title 18 Chapter 1

Three of the most common administrative deficiencies are lack of documentation of zoning approval, lack of archeological clearance, and lack of approval from the Army Corps of Engineers for drainage diversions. Information related to these approvals should be provided in a solid waste facility plan.

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