Section 329 IAC 15-6-3 - Preapproved legitimate uses of waste tiresAuthority: IC 13-19-1-2; IC 13-19-3-1; IC 13-19-3-1.3; IC 13-20-13-11
Affected: IC 13-30-2; IC 36-9-30
Sec. 3.
(a) A person using waste tires in a legitimate use specified in subsection (b) shall comply with the following:(1) The applicable requirements in sections 6 through 10 of this rule.(2) The legitimate use may not pose an unreasonable threat to human health or the environment, as specified in section 1(b) of this rule.(3) Waste tires must be altered to prevent the accumulation of water.(4) Other applicable federal, state, and local laws, regulations, and ordinances pertaining to the specific activity.(b) A person may use waste tires for the following legitimate uses without submitting an application to the department:(1) The use of tire chips as an aggregate in soil absorption systems for on-site sewage systems, in accordance with the following:(A) The on-site sewage system is approved by:(i) the Indiana department of health [sic, Indiana department of health]; or(ii) a local health department that is authorized by the Indiana department of health [sic, Indiana department of health].(B) Any layer of tire chips may not be thicker than ten (10) feet.(2) The use of tire chips as playground mulch that meets ASTM F3012-22*, Standard Specification for Loose-Fill Rubber for Use as a Playground Safety Surface under and around Playground Equipment.(3) The use of tire-derived crumb rubber as a playing or recreational surface that meets ASTM F1292-18e1*, Standard Specification for Impact Attenuation of Surfacing Materials Within the Use Zone of Playground Equipment.(4) The use of tire-derived crumb rubber for athletic fields that are: (A) size No. 6 through No. 200 mesh for crumb rubber; and(5) The use of tire chips for landscaping mulch that are:(A) less than two (2) inches in size for any dimension; and(6) Rubber molded or extruded products.(7) Precision-cut, precision-punched, or precision-stamped rubber products that qualify for sale as consumer goods.(8) Weights to restrain a tarp or other cover material.(9) The use of waste tire sidewalls as a base for traffic barrels or cones.(10) Alternative fuel at a facility that is registered to accept waste tires as alternative fuel under 329 IAC 11.7.(11) Race track barriers.(12) Base or bedding in dairy freestall barns.(13) A use of waste tires that uses fewer than one hundred (100) PTEs. *These documents are incorporated by reference. Copies may be obtained from ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, P.O. Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959 or are available for review at the Indiana Department of Environmental Management, Office of Legal Counsel, Indiana Government Center North, 100 North Senate Avenue, Thirteenth Floor, Indianapolis, IN 46204.
Solid Waste Management Division; 329 IAC 15-6-3; filed 11/28/2022, 10:42 a.m.: 20221228-IR-329170279FRAErrata filed 2/16/2023, 10:18 a.m.: 20230222-IR-329230072ACA