329 IAC 10-20-14 - Daily and intermediate cover requirements
Authority: IC 13-14-8-7; IC 13-15; IC 13-19-3
Affected: IC 13-18; IC 13-20; IC 36-9-30
Sec. 14.
(a) The
owner, operator, or permittee of MSWLFs shall limit the size of the working
face to an area that can be covered daily.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), the
owner, operator, or permittee of all MSWLFs shall apply and compact no less
than six (6) inches of soil over all disposed solid waste at the end of each
operating day, regardless of weather conditions, or at more frequent intervals
if necessary, to control disease vectors, fires, odors, blowing litter, and
scavenging.
(c) Alternative daily
cover must be applied in accordance with section 14.1 of this rule.
(d) The owner, operator, or permittee of
MSWLFs that are open continuously shall apply daily cover at least once in
every twenty-four (24) hour period as specified in the permit.
(e) A supply of daily cover must be readily
available so that the requirements in this section can be met.
(f) The owner, operator, or permittee shall
apply and compact intermediate cover of not less than one (1) foot over any
point in the fill that has not received solid waste for ninety (90) days or
more.
(g) Intermediate cover must
be graded to promote surface water drainage and prevent ponding of
water.
(h) For any MSWLF areas with
intermediate cover, additional erosion and sediment control measures must be
implemented within fifteen (15) days after placement of the intermediate
cover.
(i) The erosion and
sedimentation control measures in subsection (h) may include the following:
(1) Establishment of vegetation.
(2) Covering with alternative synthetic cover
or liner.
(3) Other applicable
erosion and sedimentation control measures.
(j) Daily and intermediate covers that create
an impermeable barrier to the vertical flow of leachate must be altered to
allow for leachate flow to the leachate collection system prior to the
placement of solid waste on top of the cover.
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