Mich. Admin. Code R. 299.4449 - Type II landfill operation; post-closure
Rule 449.
(1)
After the final closure of each unit, the owner and operator of a type II
landfill shall conduct post-closure care for not less than 30 years, which
includes all of the following:
(a) Maintaining
the integrity and effectiveness of any final cover, including repairs to the
cover as necessary to correct the effects of settling, subsidence, erosion, or
other events, and preventing run-on and runoff from eroding or otherwise
damaging the final cover.
(b)
Maintaining, operating, and monitoring the leachate collection system in
accordance with the requirements specified in R 299.4423 and R
299.4432.
(c) Monitoring the
groundwater in accordance with these rules and maintaining the groundwater
monitoring system.
(d) Monitoring
all secondary collection systems and leak detection systems in accordance with
the requirements of R 299.4432.
(e)
Maintaining and operating the gas monitoring and collection system in
accordance with the requirements of R 299.4433.
(2) The owner and operator shall not remove
any of the following from the facility without the approval of the director or
his or her designee:
(a) Waste or waste
residues, except leachate, gas, and gas condensate.
(b) The liner.
(c) Contaminated soil.
(3) After completion of the post-closure care
period for each disposal unit, the owner and operator shall submit, to the
director or his or her designee, certification which is signed by an
independent registered professional engineer and which verifies that
post-closure care has been completed in accordance with the act, these rules,
and the post-closure plan.
(4) The
director, or his or her designee, shall, within 60 days of receiving a
post-closure certification, provide the owner or operator with a written
statement of the reason or reasons for the director's belief that post-closure
has not been in accordance with the act, these rules, or the approved
post-closure plan. In such case, the post-closure period shall be extended
until deficiencies are corrected and a post-closure is recertified.
(5) The approved post-closure certification
shall be placed in the operating record.
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