Utah Admin. Code R315-303-4 - Standards for Maintenance and Operation
(1) Plan of Operation. An owner or operator
of a landfill shall maintain and operate the facility to conform to the
approved plan of operation.
(2)
Operating Details. An owner or operator of a landfill shall operate the
facility to:
(a) control fugitive dust
generated from roads, construction, general operations, and covering the
waste;
(b) allow no open
burning;
(c) collect scattered
litter as necessary to avoid a fire hazard or an aesthetic nuisance;
(d) prohibit scavenging;
(e) conduct reclamation of facility property
in an orderly sanitary manner and in a way that does not interfere with the
disposal site operation;
(f) ensure
that landfill personnel, trained in landfill operations, are on site when the
site is open to the public;
(i) at least one
person on site for landfills that receive, on an average annual basis, less
than 15,000 tons per year; and
(ii)
at least two persons on site, with one person at the active face, for each
landfill that receives, on an average annual basis, more than 15,000 tons per
year.
(g) control
insects, rodents, and other vectors; and
(h) ensure that reserve operational equipment
will be available to maintain and meet these standards.
(3) Boundary Posts. An owner or operator of a
landfill shall clearly mark the active area boundaries authorized in the permit
by placing permanent posts or by using an equivalent method clearly visible for
inspection purposes.
(4) Daily and
Intermediate Cover.
(a) An owner or operator
of a landfill shall, at the close of each day of operation, completely cover
the waste with at least six inches of soil or an alternative daily cover as
allowed in Subsections R315-303-4(4)(b) through (e).
(b) The following are approved for use as
alternative daily covers:
(i) non-hazardous
contaminated soil; and
(ii) subject
to the conditions contained in Subsection R315-303-4(4)(c):
(A) tarps;
(B) plastic sheets, when designed for
landfill cover use;
(C) foam
products, when designed for landfill cover use;
(D) products created from cement kiln dust,
when designed for landfill cover use;
(E) incinerator ash;
(F) non-hazardous auto shredder residue not
otherwise regulated by 40 CFR Part 761;
(G) chipped waste tires; and
(H) spray-on materials, when designed for
landfill cover use.
(c) The use of an approved alternative daily
cover is subject to the following conditions:
(i) the alternative daily cover may not
present a threat to human health or the environment; and
(ii) the alternative daily cover may be used
only on a schedule as established by the facility owner or operator and
recorded in the facility operating record.
(iii) The facility owner or operator shall
establish the schedule for use of the approved alternative cover based on the
alternative cover's performance in controlling vectors, fires, odors, blowing,
and scavenging. The schedule shall the following requirements:
(A) any schedule established by the facility
owner or operator must provide for the placing of six inches of soil cover at
least once per week;
(B) no
approved alternative daily cover may be used on the day preceding a day the
landfill will be closed;
(C) No
alternative daily cover may be used on an area of the landfill that will not be
covered with waste or an intermediate cover, as required in Subsection
R315-303-4(4)(g), within two days; and
(D) The Director may require the use of six
inches of soil cover upon finding that use of an alternative cover is not
controlling vectors, fires, odors, blowing liter or scavenging.
(iv) The landfill operating record
must clearly document the days when an alternative cover was used and the days
when soil cover was used.
(v) The
Director may revoke the use of any alternative daily cover at any landfill
facility if any condition of Subsection R315-303-4(4)(c) is not met or if the
alternative daily cover is determined to present a threat to human health or
the environment.
(d)
Materials not listed in Subsection R315-303-4(4)(b) may be used as alternative
daily cover on an infrequent basis when the material meets the requirements of
Subsection R315-303-4 -(4)(c) and the use is documented in the facility
operating record.
(e) Materials not
listed in Subsection R315-303-4(4)(b) which a facility owner or operator wants
to use on an ongoing basis must be approved by the Director. Director approval
is based on the material meeting the requirements of Subsection
R315-303-4(4)(c).
(f) The Director
may, on a site specific basis, waive the requirement for daily cover of the
waste at a landfill that accepts no municipal waste if the owner or operator
demonstrates that an alternative schedule for covering the waste does not
present a threat to human health or the environment. The demonstration from the
owner or operator of the landfill must include at least the following:
(i) certification that the landfill accepts
no municipal waste;
(ii) a detailed
list of the waste types accepted by the landfill;
(iii) the alternative schedule on which the
waste will be covered; and
(iv) any
other operational practices that may reduce the threat to human health or the
environment if an alternative schedule for covering the waste is
followed.
(v) In granting any
wavier from the daily cover requirement, the Director may place conditions on
the owner or operator of the landfill as to the frequency of covering, depth of
the cover, or type of material used as cover that will minimize the threat to
human health or the environment.
(vi) The Director may revoke any waiver from
the daily cover requirement if any condition is not met or if the alternative
schedule for covering the waste presents a threat to human health or the
environment.
(g) If an
area of the working face of a landfill that accepts municipal waste will not
receive waste for a period longer than 30 days, the owner or operator shall
cover the area with a minimum of 12 inches of soil as an intermediate cover or
an alternative intermediate cover as approved by the Director.
(i) No alternative intermediate cover will be
approved by the Director without application from the owner or
operator.
(ii) Approval for an
alternative intermediate cover may be granted after:
(A) considering the design of the landfill,
waste stream accepted, and waste handling practices; and
(B) taking into account climatic,
hydrogeologic, and soil conditions of the site.
(iii) In granting approval for an alternative
intermediate cover, the Director may place conditions on the owner or operator
of the landfill as to the depth or type of material used and maintenance of the
integrity of the cover that will minimize the threat to human health or the
environment.
(iv) The Director may
revoke the approval of an alternative intermediate cover if any condition is
not met or if the use of the alternative intermediate cover is determined to
present a threat to human health or the environment.
(5) Monitoring Systems. An owner
or operator of a landfill shall maintain the monitoring systems required in
Subsection
R315-303-3(7)(b).
(6) Recycling Required.
(a) An owner or operator of a landfill at
which the general public delivers household solid waste shall provide
containers in which the general public may place recyclable materials for which
a market exists. The containers shall be placed at a location convenient to the
public and shall be accessible to the public during normal hours of facility
operation.
(b) An owner or operator
may demonstrate alternative means to providing an opportunity for the general
public to recycle household solid waste.
(7) Disposal of Hazardous Waste and Waste
Containing PCBs.
(a) An owner or operator of
a solid waste disposal facility shall not knowingly dispose, treat, store, or
otherwise handle hazardous waste or waste containing PCBs except under the
following conditions:
(i) hazardous waste:
(A) the waste meets the conditions specified
in Subsections
R315-2-4;
or
(B) the waste meets the
conditions specified in
40 CFR
261.5(1996) as incorporated
by reference in Section
R315-2-5;
or
(ii) waste containing
PCB's:
(A) the facility meets the
requirements specified in Subsection
R315-315-7(3)(a);
or
(B) the waste meets the
requirements specified in Subsections
R315-315-7(2) or
(3)(b).
(b) An owner or operator of a solid waste
disposal facility shall include and implement, as part of the plan of
operation, a plan that will inspect loads or take other steps, as approved by
the Director, that will prevent the disposal of prohibited hazardous waste and
prohibited waste containing PCBs, including:
(i) inspection frequency and inspection of
loads suspected of containing prohibited hazardous waste or prohibited waste
containing PCBs;
(ii) inspection in
a designated area or at a designated point in the disposal process;
(iii) a training program for the facility
employees in identification of prohibited hazardous waste and prohibited waste
containing PCBs; and
(iv)
maintaining written records of all inspections, signed by the
inspector.
(c) If the
receipt of prohibited hazardous waste or prohibited waste containing PCBs is
discovered, the owner or operator of the facility shall:
(i) notify the Director, the hauler, and the
generator within 24 hours;
(ii)
restrict the inspection area from public access and from facility personnel;
and
(iii) assure proper cleanup,
transport, and disposal of the waste.
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