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standards exist for certain hazardous substances such as asbestos. Continuous <br />progress is being made to improve the methodology of health risk assessments <br />for pollutants that do not have either emission or ambient standards. These <br />health risk analyses are conducted on a case by case basis for all types of <br />combustion facilities including coal fired power plants and solid waste energy <br />recovery plants. Several strategies can be used to bring emissions within <br />acceptable levels including installation of pollution control devices, adjust- <br />ing the charging rate and mixture of solid waste fuel supply, controlling air <br />supply, and regular facility maintenance. <br />Aesthetic and Nuisance Impacts <br />Aesthetic and other environmental impacts that can be associated with mixed <br />waste facilities are litter, dust, noise and odors. Facilities that handle <br />highly processed waste should have fewer nuisance problems. Litter can be <br />controlled by using fences, properly designing access routes and enclosing <br />tipping areas when possible. Paving or watering access roads minimizes blowing <br />dust from truck traffic. Noise from waste facilities can be reduced by <br />barriers, berms, vegetation and buffer space. Where building walls are of <br />lightweight construction, heavier or secondary walls can be used to reduce <br />noise. Odors can be minimized by regularly covering the waste with soil at <br />land disposal facilities receiving unprocessed or mixed waste. At mixed waste <br />processing facilities, odors can be avoided by controlling air flow and <br />preventing anaerobic conditions from developing in holding areas by minimizing <br />storage time. Facility design and operating practice should provide for <br />adequate protection of employee health and safety. <br />Objectives <br />5a. To locate, design, operate, and maintain solid waste facilities so as to <br />minimize risk to public health and environment. <br />5b. To reduce to the greatest extent possible environmental and nuisance <br />impacts at land disposal facilities. <br />Criteria <br />5a. Land disposal facilities shall be located, designed and operated to <br />prevent, to the greatest extent possible, discharge of leachate under or <br />beyond the site boundaries. Sites that present a high risk of ground or <br />surface water contamination will not be approved. The following factors <br />will be considered in determining consistency with this criterion: <br />o The characteristics of the wastes that will be accepted; <br />o Ability to prevent violations of state water quality stanuards; <br />o Ability to prevent exceedences of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency <br />human health risk criteria; <br />o Ability to control unregulated substances adequately; <br />o The nature of the water resources including their existing uses and <br />potential for use (potential for use exists if a withdrawal rate of <br />one gallon/minute can be sustained); <br />v,, <br />