(a) Articles 6.0, 6.1, 6.2, and 6.3 of this Chapter set forth the minimum standards that apply to all transfer/processing operations and facilities, direct transfer facilities, sealed container operations, limited volume transfer operations, secondary material processing facilities and operations, and emergency transfer/operations, except as noted in Section 17400(a).

(b) Article 6.35 of this Chapter sets forth additional minimum standards that will apply only to transfer/processing facilities and secondary material processing facilities.

(c) Approvals, determinations and other requirements that the EA is authorized to make in Articles 6.0, 6.2, 6.3, and 6.35 shall be provided in writing by the EA to the operator. The operator shall place a copy of these approvals in addition to those records identified in sections 17414 and 17414.1 in the operating record.

(d) Some of the standards contained in Articles 6.0, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, and 6.35 of this Chapter allow the EA to approve an alternative method of compliance with the standard. These provisions are not intended to allow the EA to change the particular standard, but are intended to allow the EA flexibility to approve, in advance, an alternative method of meeting the existing standard. For facilities that require a full solid waste facility permit, the EA may choose to include the approved method as a term and condition of the solid waste facility permit, rather than in the manner authorized by subdivision (c) of this section. If the method is included in the solid waste facility permit, a change to the method may require a revision to the solid waste facility permit in accordance with the procedures set forth in Title 27, Division 2, Subdivision 1, Chapter 4, Subchapter 3, Articles 2, 3, and 3.1 (commencing with section 21570).