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Major modification
A major modification is any change in a permit that may result in allowing an actual or potential increase in the emission or discharge of a pollutant into the environment, or that may result in a reduction of the agency's ability to monitor the permittee's compliance with applicable statutes and rules.
Since a major modification will include the revision of at least one facility plan, all updated plans must be submitted with the major modification application.
Minor modification
A minor modification is defined in Minnesota rules as any of the following changes:
- correct a typographical error
- a provision in the permit that will not result in allowing an actual or potential increase in the emission or discharge of a pollutant into the environment, or that will not result in a reduction of the agency’s ability to monitor the permittee’s compliance with the applicable statutes or rules
- expected year of closure
- schedule for final closure
- list of equipment in the contingency action plan
- emergency contractors in the emergency response plan
- construction schedule for opening and closing approved phases in the phase development plan
- monitoring frequencies
Questions on what type of modification is required?
- Solid Waste Permit Modifications - Major vs Minor Guidance (w-sw7-63)
Change of ownership
A permit modification is required when there is a change to the activity owner, landowner, and/or operator. If the modification is solely for the change of ownership, the permitting process will include a notice to local units of government and will not include certain steps required by the typical permit process for an issuance, reissuance, or major modification.
The application for a change of ownership must include a binding written agreement between the permittee and the proposed transferee containing a specific date for transfer of permit responsibilities and allocation of liabilities between the permittee and the proposed transferee.
Facility plans
The following plans are required for all facilities when applying for a modification:
- Sensitive Areas*
Additional plans that may also be required:
- Additional Permittee Signatures*
- Binding Written Agreement
- Compliance Boundary Map(s)
- Closure Plan, with Cost Estimates*
- Construction Quality Assurance/Quality Control Plan
- Copy of Local Permits or Approvals
- Design Plans
- Emergency Response Plan*
- Engineering Report
- Environmental Monitoring Sampling and Analysis Plan
- Environmental Review Document
- Financial Assurance Mechanism*
- Finished Compost Distribution Plan
- Finished Compost Sampling Plan
- Household Hazardous Waste Plan
- Industrial Solid Waste Management Plan*
- Inspection Schedule*
- Land Disposal Cross Sections
- Land Disposal Gas Management Plan* (Minn. R. 7035.2815, subp. 15)
- Land Disposal Phase Development Plan
- Land Disposal Postclosure Care Plan, with Cost Estimates*
- Leachate Management Plan*
- Operations Plan*
- Site Map(s)
- Source-Separated Organic Material Compost Facility Site Investigation
- Variance Application*
- Well Inventory and Plan Map
*Checklists must be submitted with this plan, or a supplemental form exists for this attachment. Checklists and forms can be found on the individual permits page.