Solid Waste Facilities Permitting

Overview

The Solid Waste Unit is reponsible for ensuring that all appropriate solid waste facilities hold valid permits for the department to install, establish, construct, operate or close said facilities within the State of West Virginia.

Additional Information

• Memo for 33CSR1

  Memo regarding the solid waste management rule 33CSR1: Emergency rule for the handling and disposal of drill cuttings and mud.

• Solid Waste Program

  Additional information concerning the Solid Waste Program within the state of West Virginia.

Permitting Process for Solid Waste Facilities

Prerequisites

• Pre-Siting Notice (§22-15-13)
• Certificate of Need from PSC
• Certificate of Site Approval (§22C-4-25(a))
• Public Referendum

Background Investigation

• Disclosure Statement
• Fingerprint Cards
• Confidential Report to Director

Part I - Site Evaluation Application

• Site Evaluation Application

Part II - Design Application

• DWWM - Landfill Design
• DWWM - Module A - NPDES
• Financial Assurance Requirements (33CSR1 Section 3.13)

Public Comment Period

• Draft Permit
• Public Notice - Thirty (30) Days
• Public Hearing (Optional)
• Additional Ten (10) Day Comment Period After Hearing

Permit Issuance or Denial

• Decision of DWWM Director
• Decision by the Secretary of the Department of Environmental Protection
• Appeal(s) to the Environmental Quality Board (EQB)

Permit Modifications

• Major Modification
• Minor Modification
• Re-Opener Clause
• Special Waste Policy

Application Forms and Documents

• Application for Non-Disposal Permit
• Application to Transfer Permit
• Assessment Fee Exemption Application
• Assignment of Certificates of Deposit
• Background Investigation Disclosure Statement
• Class II Statement for Billing (SFB)
• Groundwater Protection Plan
• Instructions - Solid Waste Permit, Part II
• List of WV Municipal Solid Waste Landfills
• Operator Assignment or Reassignment
• Pre-Siting Requirements
• Service of Permit
• Solid Waste Facility Permit Renewal Application
• WV Recycling Activity Notification Form
• Module A: NPDES Application

Class D

• Allowable/Prohibited Materials - Class D
• Class D General Permit
• Letter to Registrants - Class D
• Registration Form - Class D

Class F

• Application for Class F Industrial Solid Waste Facility
• Instructions - Class F Industrial Solid Waste Facility

Non-Residential Composting

• Registration for Commercial Yard Waste Composting Facility
• Registration for Non-Residential Composting Activity

Waste Characterization

• Waste Characterization Form
• Waste Characterization Form Instructions
• Waste Characterization Review Procedures

Waste Tires

• Application for a Waste Tire Monofille or Waste Tire Cell
• Application for Waste Tire Processing Permit
• Tire Waiver​