The Solid Waste Section administers permitting and compliance programs for non-hazardous solid waste treatment, storage and disposal facilities throughout the State. Other areas of activity include technical assistance, and public assistance.
Along with the local health departments throughout the State, the Solid Waste Section provides response to questions of improper disposal of solid waste and assists citizens in proper methods of disposal.
Individuals and businesses may not dispose or incinerate solid waste except at facilities complying with Utah's solid and hazardous waste rules. Non-hazardous solid waste generally consists of municipal trash and garbage; construction and demolition waste; waste from commercial establishments; and industrial waste. As authorized by state law, solid waste disposal sites must obtain permits from the Executive Secretary of the Utah Solid and Hazardous Waste Control Board and are subject to inspection by the Division, local health departments and other government agencies.
Landfills and some other solid waste facilities are subject to location restrictions, design and operating criteria, ground water monitoring and corrective action requirements, closure and post-closure care requirements and financial assurance requirements. Commercial facilities may need to obtain gubernatorial and legislative approval and pay solid waste fees set by the Legislature, in addition to the solid waste permit requirements. Permit requirements are explained in the Solid Waste Permitting and Management Rules (R315-301 thru R315-320, Utah Administrative Code), available from the Division in a paper copy at a cost of $10.00, or off this Web site.
Solid Waste Permitting and Management Rules
Solid waste permit applications must be accompanied by a completed application form for the type of facility being sought. Along with the application form a checklist with the information required in a permit application is available from the Division or can be downloaded from the document section of this Web page. Applications should be submitted to Dennis Downs, Executive Secretary, Utah Solid and Hazardous Waste Control Board, and should be accompanied by the appropriate filing fee. Additional review fees of $70.00 per hour, for non-publicly owned facilities, will be assessed based upon the time needed to complete the application review. Additionally non-publicly owned facilities will be required to pay the cost of all required public notices published.
The Division reviews all permit applications and may request additional information. Upon completion of the application review, either a draft permit or a notice of intent to deny the permit is prepared. Draft permits and notices of intent to deny a permit are then subject to at least 30 days of public comment and, if requested, a public hearing is held. Upon completion of the public comment period and after all relevant issues raised in the comment period are addressed, the permit or denial is finalized.
Staff members of the Solid Waste Section can provide pre-application reviews of solid waste treatment, storage or disposal sites. They can also assist owners or operators in understanding the rules and requirements under the Utah solid waste program for siting, design, operation, monitoring, and closure of solid waste management facilities.
Solid Waste section staff members can provide the public with information on the rules and practices for solid waste treatment, storage and disposal. If you need information on any non-hazardous solid waste facility or activity, please call the Division at 801/538-6170 and ask for a member of the Solid Waste Section.
The Division maintains lists of facilities regulated by Utah that cover operating and closed landfills, compost facilities, incinerators, transfer stations, and recycling facilities showing location, contact information and disposal information.
2007 Non-hazardous Solid Waste Disposal for Utah facilities:
Facilities |
Municipal Tons |
industrial Tons |
C/D Tons |
Total Tons | Recycling Tons | Number of |
Class I Facilities |
1,747,861 |
16,143 |
103,836 |
1,867,840 |
20,726 |
21 |
Class II Facilities |
24,530 |
3,978 |
3,587 |
32,095 |
249 |
10 |
Class III Facilities |
484,355 |
484,355 |
2,202 |
21 |
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Class IV Facilities |
205,710 |
205,710 |
21,304 |
31 |
||
Class V Facilities |
623,352 |
466,732 |
118 |
1,090,202 |
0 |
8 |
Class VI Facilities |
857,160 |
857,160 |
22,000 |
9 |
||
Totals* |
2,395,743 |
971,208 |
1,170,411 |
4,537,362 |
66,481 |
100 |
| File Name | Date | |
|---|---|---|
Active Landfills  |
2008 | |
| Closed Landfills |
2004 | |
| Compost Facilities |
2008 | |
| Incinerator Facilities |
2008 | |
| Landfills in Post-Closure Care |
2008 | |
| Transfer Station Facilities |
2008 | |
| Miscellaneous Facilities |
2008 | |
Solid Waste Documents:
| Publication Title | ZIP | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full Cost Accounting form | |
1999 | |
| Permit and Review Fees | |
2008 | |
| Activities on Closed Landfill | |
Zipped | 2008 |
| Ground Water Protection Standards | |
2004 | |
| Class I or V landfill permit application and checklist | |
Zipped | 2007 |
| Instructions for a permit to operate a Class I or V landfill facility | |
2007 | |
| Class II landfill permit application package and checklist | |
Zipped | 2007 |
| Instructions for a permit to operate a Class II landfill facility | |
2007 | |
| Class III landfill permit application and Checklist | |
Zipped | 2007 |
| Instructions for a permit to operate a Class III landfill facility | |
2007 | |
| Class IV and Class VI landfill permit application and checklist | |
Zipped | 2007 |
| Instructions for a permit to operate a Class IV or VI landfill facility | |
2007 | |
| Acceptable Wastes for Class IV Landfills | |
2007 | |
| Solid waste incinerator application and checklist | |
Zipped | 2007 |
| Instructions for a permit to operate a solid waste incinerator facility | |
2007 | |
| Transfer Station, Compost, and Recycling Facility Operations Plan Guidance | |
Zipped | 2008 |
| Financial Assurance guidance | |
Zipped | 2008 |
| Waste Tire storage application and checklist | |
Zipped | 2007 |
| Instructions for a permit to operate a waste tire storage facility | |
2007 | |
| Preparation of Solid Waste Facility Closure and Post-Closure Plan guidance | |
Zipped | 2008 |
| Preparation of Solid Waste Facility Closure and Post-Closure Cost estimate | |
Zipped | 2008 |
| Asphalt Disposal and Recycling Guidance | |
Zipped | 2008 |
| Medical Waste guidance | |
Zipped | 2008 |
| Ground Water Monitoring Plan Guidance | |
Zipped | 2008 |
| Ground Water Sampling Guidance | |
Zipped | 2008 |
| Compost Facility Guidance | |
Zipped | 2008 |
| Closure and post-closure procedures | |
Zipped | 2008 |
| Closure and Post-Closure Termination | |
2006 | |
| Utah Solid Waste Plan, 1994 | |
2001 | |
| Utah Solid Waste Plan, 2007 Update | |
2007 | |
| Paint Filter Test | |
2008 |
Full Cost Accounting - A summary of Full Cost Accounting principles including accounting forms. This is a very large file, please contact Ralph Bohn at (801)-538-6170.
The Volunteer Monitor's Guide to Quality Assurance Plans The guide has a lot of graphics that make it slow to view.
EPA Illegal Dumping Prevention Guidebook.
Each year’s “Solid Waste Facility Annual Report” must contain, when applicable, inflation adjusted cost estimates for closure, post-closure care, and corrective action or a new cost estimate. If an inflation adjusted cost estimate is to be used, it must be based on US Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis' (BEA) Gross Domestic Product implicit price deflator. To assist in the preparation of inflation adjusted cost estimates and to provide consistency the Division uses the March 31 number. For the 2008 annual reports the 2007 cost estimates must be multiplied by 1.029325.
If you have used an incorrect multiplier in the past or you do not have a 2007 cost estimate please contact Mr. Ralph Bohn (801.538.6170 or rbohn@utah.gov.) for assist in obtaining the correct previous value(s) of the inflation multiplier to use.
| Publication Title | ZIP | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solid Waste Landfill Annual Report form | |
Zipped | 2008 |
| Solid Waste Incinerator Annual Report form | |
Zipped | 2008 |
| Solid Waste Post-Closure Care Annual Report form | |
Zipped | 2008 |
| Solid Waste Recycling Facility Annual Report form | |
Zipped | 2008 |
| Solid Waste Compost Facility Annual Report form | |
Zipped | 2008 |
| Solid Waste Tire Storage Facility Annual Report form | |
Zipped | 2008 |
| Solid Waste Injection Well Annual Report form | |
Zipped | 2008 |
| Solid Waste Transfer Station Annual Report from | |
Zipped | 2008 |
| Solid Waste Landspreading Facility Annual Report form | |
Zipped | 2008 |
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