Disposal of Ash Wood Products in a Quarantined Area
If your business requires you to handle regulated ash products within quarantined counties, you should determine what your options are and develop a plan of action. The following steps will help.
Turning ash logs into chips.
(Ohio Department of Agriculture.)
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Step One: Determine the Location of the Nearest Compliant Ash Receiver Site (CARS)
A CARS is a site such as a landfill, marshalling yard, or sawmill that has entered into an agreement with the appropriate regulatory agency to receive, process, or dispose of regulated ash material.
To find out the location of a CARS in Indiana, click here (PDF) or contact the Indiana DNR:
Indiana Department of Natural Resources
Division of Entomology and Plant Pathology
402 West Washington Street, Room W290
Indianapolis, IN 46204-2739
Telephone: (317) 232-4120
If you are interested in setting up an ash receiver site in your area, contact Scott Kinzie of the Indiana DNR:
Scott Kinzie
Indiana DNR
Division of Entomology and Plant Pathology
402 W. Washington St., Room W-290
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Office phone: (317) 232-4120
e-mail: skinzie@dnr.IN.gov
Step Two: Identify the scenario that applies to your situation from Table 1, and choose the appropriate action to dispose of regulated ash material.
Table 1: Disposal of Infested Ash Material |
Work Site Description |
Possible Actions to Dispose of Ash Infested Ash Materials |
Compliance
agreement required? |
Infested township containing a compliant ash receiver site (CARS) |
Leave infested material on site |
No |
Bury ash material within infested township |
No |
Burn ash material at worksite (Permit from township or Indiana
Department of Environmental Management may be required) |
No |
Chip infested material to less than 1 inch in diameter; material no longer regulated |
No |
Move infested material to CARS within same infested township for processing and disposal |
No |
Infested township without CARS; CARS located elsewhere in the county |
Leave infested material on site |
No |
Bury ash material within infested township |
No |
Burn ash material at worksite (Permit from township or Indiana
Department of Environmental Management may be required) |
No |
Chip infested material to less than 1 inch in diameter; material no longer regulated |
No |
Move infested material to CARS in township outside of
quarantined area (can only be moved during dates listed in compliance agreement) |
Yes |
Infested township without CARS; no CARS located within the county |
Leave infested material on site |
No |
Bury ash material within infested township |
No |
Burn ash material at worksite (Permit from township or Indiana
Department of Environmental Management may be required) |
No |
Chip infested material to less than 1 inch in diameter; material no longer regulated |
No |
Move infested material to CARS in county outside of
quarantined area (can only be moved during dates listed in
compliance agreement) |
Yes |
Infested township in question adjoining another infested township; CARS located in the adjoining infested township. |
Leave infested material on site |
No |
Bury ash material within infested township |
No |
Burn ash material at worksite (Permit from township or Indiana
Department of Environmental Management may be required) |
No |
Chip infested material to less than 1 inch in diameter; material no longer regulated |
No |
Move infested material to CARS located in adjoining infested township (townships must be contiguous) |
No |
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