Tire dump rules considered
A National Fire Protection Association committee has decided to create an appendix to NFPA 231D, "Standard for Storage of Rubber Tires," regarding outdoor storage. Until the committee's report is published in midsummer, the NFPA won't say what provisions are being considered.
Meanwhile, the Minnesota Waste Management Board hopes to have its new permit rules for tire dumps in effect April 30. They would require 50foot-wide fire lanes to be cut around new and existing piles of discarded tires, and prohibit piles more than 10,000 feet square or 20 feet high. A pile that size would contain about 70,000 passenger-car tires loosely stacked, says board planner Dave Benke.
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