R315-103-4. Commercial Hazardous Waste Facility Siting Criteria - Emergency Response and Transportation Safety

  (a) An assessment of the availability and adequacy of emergency services, including medical and fire response, shall be included in the permit application. The application shall also contain evidence that emergency response plans have been coordinated with local and regional emergency response personnel. The permit may be delayed or denied if these services are deemed inadequate.

  (b) Trained emergency response personnel and equipment are to be retained by the facility and be capable of responding to emergencies both at the site and involving wastes being transported to and from the facility within the state. Details of the proposed emergency response capability shall be given in the permit application and shall be stipulated in the permit.

  (c) Proposed routes of transport within the state shall be specified in the permit application. No hazardous waste shall be transported on roads where weight restrictions for the road or any bridge on the road will be exceeded in the selected route of travel. Prime consideration in the selection of routes shall be given to roads which bypass population centers. Route selection should consider residential and non-residential populations along the route; the width, condition, and types of roads used; roadside development along the route; seasonal and climatic factors; alternate emergency access to the facility site; the type, size, and configuration of vehicles expected to be hauling to the site; transportation restrictions along the proposed routes; and the transportation means and routes available to evacuate the population at risk in the event of a major accident, including spills and fires.