Ariz. Admin. Code § R18-2-731 - Standards of Performance for Existing Municipal Solid Waste Landfills

A. This Section applies to each municipal solid waste landfill (MSW landfill) at which:

1. Construction, reconstruction, or modification began on or before July 17, 2014; and

2. Waste was accepted at any time since November 8, 1987, or additional design capacity is available for future waste deposition.

B. For the purposes of this Section, "Municipal solid waste landfill or MSW landfill" means an entire disposal facility in a contiguous geographical space where household waste is placed in or on land. An MSW landfill may also receive other types of RCRA (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act) Subtitle D wastes such as commercial solid waste, nonhazardous sludge, conditionally exempt small quantity generator waste, and industrial solid waste. Portions of an MSW landfill may be separated by access roads. An MSW landfill may be publicly or privately owned.

C. MSW landfills covered by this Section shall comply with 40 CFR 60, Subpart Cf, effective as of the date of EPA approval of the state plan under section 111(d) of the Act. 40 CFR 60, Subpart WWW, "Standards of Performance for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills," will remain in effect until Arizona's state plan implementing Subpart Cf is approved by EPA. 40 CFR 60, Subpart Cf "Emissions Guidelines and Compliance Times for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills," as adopted on August 29, 2016 (and no future amendments) is hereby incorporated by reference as applicable requirements. MSW landfills may meet the requirements of Subpart Cf by complying with 40 CFR 60, Subpart XXX. 40 CFR 60, Subpart XXX "Standards of Performance for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills that Commenced Construction, Reconstruction or Modification After July 17, 2014," is incorporated by reference in R18-2-901 .

1. Definitions. In addition to the definitions in 40 CFR 60.751, "Administrator" means the Director of the Department of Environmental Quality.

2. Reporting. Each MSW landfill shall comply with the reporting requirements of 40 CFR 60.757 . The initial design capacity report and initial NMOC emission rate report shall be due 90 days after the effective date of this rule.

3. Design plan. An MSW landfill that is required to install a collection and control system shall submit a design plan for the system to the Director with a Standard Permit Application Form not later than 12 months after it submitted or should have submitted a NMOC emission rate report indicating emissions greater than 50 Mg per year. The design plan shall be prepared by a professional engineer registered in Arizona. The Director shall not approve the design plan if it does not meet the requirements of 40 CFR 60.752(b)(2)(ii).

4. System installation. An MSW landfill that is required to install a collection and control system shall complete installation of the system not later than 30 months after the effective date of this rule.

5. An MSW landfill that first becomes subject to the collection and control system requirement after the effective date of this rule shall submit a design plan for the system to the Director not later than 12 months after it submitted or should have submitted an NMOC emission rate report indicating emissions greater than 50 Mg per year.

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Ariz. Admin. Code § R18-2-731

Adopted effective April 4, 1997; filed with the Office of the Secretary of State March 14, 1997 (Supp. 97-1). Amended by final rulemaking at 24 A.A.R. 1864, effective 8/10/2018.