NAC445A.410. Permit for small-scale facility: Contents of application; limitation on holding; applicability of minimum design criteria.

     1. An application for a permit to construct, operate and close permanently a small-scale facility must contain:

     (a) The information required by paragraphs (a) to (e), inclusive, of subsection 2 of NAC 445A.394;

     (b) Site information consisting of:

          (1) The distance from the surface to groundwater;

          (2) A topographic map which identifies all surface waters, waterways and springs within 1/2 mile of the site; and

          (3) A description of the general character of the soil and geologic formations which lie beneath and adjacent to the proposed processing site;

     (c) A description of and the criteria for the design of the containment system for the individual process components, including plans, schematics and cross-section diagrams of the process components which identify those components which provide for the containment of process fluids; and

     (d) A copy of the draft operating plan for the facility which describes:

          (1) The chemicals to be used in the beneficiation process;

          (2) The methods which are proposed for controlling process fluids so that no discharges occur;

          (3) The systems which are proposed for detecting leaks and monitoring the facility;

          (4) The actions that will be taken if process fluids escape the fluid management system;

          (5) The methods which are proposed to stabilize processed materials before they are disposed of or during the permanent closure of the facility; and

          (6) The procedures which are to be instituted to ensure that the facility poses no threat to the environment when there is no activity at the facility or when there is a temporary closure.

     2. A person may not concurrently hold more than one permit for a small-scale facility if the facilities are within 1 mile of each other.

     3. The minimum design criteria in NAC 445A.433 to 445A.438, inclusive, apply to small-scale facilities.

     (Added to NAC by Environmental Comm’n, eff. 9-1-89)—(Substituted in revision for NAC 445.2432)