Virginia Law

A. The applicant shall submit a draft impact analysis in accordance with § 10.1-1440 of the Code of Virginia and, in addition, shall furnish a copy of the draft impact analysis to each person designated in that section.

B. The draft impact analysis shall include:

1. A detailed assessment of the project's suitability with respect to the criteria.

2. A cover letter signed by the applicant.

3. An executive summary providing a brief description of the applicant's proposal, the impacts, and mitigating actions.

4. A site plan.

5. A full report addressing each of the following:

a. Effects on botanical resources;

b. Energy and water consumption;

c. Discharge of any substance, or of heat, in surface or ground waters;

d. A description of any necessary clearing, excavating, dredging, filling;

e. The types and amounts of wastes which will be accepted;

f. The process or processes to be employed including its basic characteristics and principal limitations;

g. Planned operational safeguards and monitoring of the facility following cessation of operations;

h. Emission of radiation; and

i. Solid waste disposal.

6. An ownership report containing:

a. A legal description of the applicant, including identification of all principal participants;

b. A current audited financial statement or statements prepared by a certified public accountant including the accountant's opinions;

c. A description of all liability insurance the applicant has or plans to obtain for the proposed site and facility and a description of the financial and managerial arrangements for closure and post-closure care of the site;

d. A description of the applicant's experience in the field, including any other hazardous waste facilities operated or owned currently or in the past by the applicant and details of their compliance record; and

e. A description of how the applicant intends to finance the project.

7. An appendix providing any supporting documentation.

C. The board, at the applicant's expense, shall cause notice of the filing of the draft impact analysis to be made in the manner provided in § 10.1-1447 of the Code of Virginia, within 10 days of receipt. The notice shall include (i) a general description of the analysis, (ii) a list of recipients, (iii) a description of the places and times that the analysis will be available for inspection, (iv) a description of the board's procedures for receiving comments on the analysis, and (v) the addresses and telephone numbers for obtaining information from the board.

D. The board shall allow 45 days after publication of notice for comment on the draft impact analysis. No sooner than 30 and no more than 40 days after publication of notice of the draft impact analysis, the board shall conduct a public meeting on the draft impact analysis in or near the host community. The meeting shall be for the purpose of explaining, answering questions and receiving comments on the draft impact analysis. A representative of the governing body and a representative of the applicant shall be present at the meeting.

E. The board will receive comments on the draft impact analysis pursuant to the following procedures:

1. Comments on the draft analysis may be in writing and mailed to the board within 45 days of publication of the notice for comment; and

2. Comments may be submitted in writing or by presentation before the board at the public meeting conducted pursuant to § 10.1-1444 of the Act. The meeting will be conducted in the same manner as the briefing meeting in 9VAC20-40-80 B.

F. Within 10 days after the close of the comment period, the board shall forward to the applicant a copy of all comments received on the draft impact analysis, together with its own comments.

G. The applicant shall prepare and submit a final impact analysis to the board after receiving the comments. The final impact analysis shall reflect the comments as they pertain to each of the items listed in subsection B of this section. A copy of the final impact analysis shall be provided by the applicant upon request to each of the persons who received the draft impact analysis.

H. Preparation and submission of the final impact analysis will be in accordance with § 10.1-1440 of the Code of Virginia.