Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 391-3-4-.07 - Landfill Design and Operations
(1) All landfills must be designed by a
professional engineer registered to practice in Georgia and designed in
accordance with the following criteria:
(a)
Site limitations: the landfill must be designed in such a manner as to comply
with the specific site limitations issued by the Division as a part of a site
approval.
(b) Buffers: Facilities
must provide a minimum 200 foot buffer between the waste disposal boundary and
the property line and a minimum 500 foot buffer between the waste disposal
boundary and any occupied dwelling and the dwelling's operational private,
domestic water supply well in existence of the date of permit application. The
500-foot buffer may be reduced if the current owner of the dwelling provides a
written waiver consenting to the waste disposal boundary being closer than 500
feet. The waste disposal boundary is defined as the limit of all waste disposal
areas, appurtenances, and ancillary activities (including but not limited to
internal access roads and drainage control devices). No land disturbing
activities are to take place in these buffers, except for construction of
groundwater monitoring wells and access roads for direct ingress or egress,
unless otherwise specified in a facility design and operation plan or
corrective action plan approved by the Division.
(c) Site survey control shall be provided to
ensure the operation will be on permitted lands. Survey control will be
accomplished through use of permanent, accessible benchmarks, survey control
stakes, and/or boundary markers which designate and/or delineate all permitted
areas. Survey control shall be as indicated on the design and operational plan.
Where necessary for construction or operational purposes, vertical as well as
horizontal survey control will be established and maintained to delineate fill
boundaries, buffers, and property boundaries.
(d) Liners and Leachate Collection Systems:
new MSWLF units and lateral expansions shall be constructed with liners and
leachate collection systems. The liner and leachate collection system must
ensure that the concentration values listed in Table 1 will not be exceeded in
the uppermost aquifer at the relevant point of compliance. The liner and
leachate collection system must be designed and installed under the supervision
of a professional engineer registered to practice in Georgia who shall certify
the installation.
TABLE 1
|
Chemical |
MCL (mg/l) |
|
Arsenic |
0.05 |
|
Barium |
1.0 |
|
Benzene |
0.005 |
|
Cadmium |
.01 |
|
Carbon tetrachloride |
0.005 |
|
Chromium (hexavalent) |
0.05 |
|
2, 4 - Dichlorophenoxy acetic acid |
0.1 |
|
1, 4 - Dichlorobenzene |
0.075 |
|
1, 2 - Dichloroethane |
0.005 |
|
1, l - Dichloroethylene |
0.007 |
|
Endrin |
0.0002 |
|
Fluoride |
4 |
|
Lindane |
0.004 |
|
Lead |
0.05 |
|
Mercury |
0.002 |
|
Methoxychlor |
0.1 |
|
Nitrate |
10 |
|
Selenium |
0.01 |
|
Silver |
0.05 |
|
Toxaphene |
0.005 |
|
1, 1, I-Trichloromethane |
0.2 |
|
Trichloroethylene |
0.005 |
|
2, 4, 5- Trichlorophenoxy acetic acid |
0.01 |
|
Vinyl Chloride |
0.002 |
1. If the MSWLF
is located in an area of higher pollution susceptibility, as defined by
Hydrologic Atlas #20, A Pollution Susceptibility Map of Georgia, or in a
significant ground water recharge area as designated by Hydrologic Atlas #18,
the liner and leachate collection system must, at a minimum, be designed with:
a. a composite liner, as defined in paragraph
c. of this section and a leachate collection system that is designed and
constructed to maintain less than a 30-cm depth of leachate over the
liner.
b. at least a five foot
separation between the liner system and the seasonal high ground water
elevation.
c. For purposes of this
section, "composite liner" means a system consisting of two components; the
upper component must consist of a minimum 30-mil flexible membrane liner (FML),
and the lower component must consist of at least a two-foot layer of compacted
soil with a hydraulic conductivity of no more than 1 x
10-7 cm/sec. FML components consisting of High
Density Polyethylene (HDPE) shall be at least 60- mil thick. The FML component
must be installed in direct and uniform contact with the compacted soil
component.
2. The
relevant point of compliance shall be no more than 150 meters from the waste
management unit boundary and shall be located on land owned by the owner of the
MSWLF unit. In determining the relevant point of compliance, the Division shall
consider at least the following factors:
a.
The hydrogeologic characteristics of the facility and surrounding
land;
b. The volume and physical
and chemical characteristics of the leachate;
c. The quantity, quality, and direction, of
flow of ground water;
d. The
proximity and withdrawal rate of the ground-water users;
e. The availability of alternative drinking
water supplies;
f. The existing
quality of the ground water, including other sources of contamination and their
cumulative impacts on the ground water and whether groundwater is currently
used or reasonably expected to be used for drinking water;
g. Public health, safety, and welfare
effects; and
h. Practicable
capability of the owner or operator.
3. For MSWLF units not located in significant
ground water recharge areas or areas of higher pollution susceptibility, liners
and leachate collection systems may meet a design standard other than that
specified in subparagraph (1)(d) 1. of this Rule, so long as such design
ensures that the concentration values listed in Table 1 of this Rule will not
be exceeded in the uppermost aquifer at the relevant point of compliance. The
factors listed in subparagraph 2. above for determining the relevant point of
compliance, shall also be used in determining the suitability of the liner and
leachate collection system design.
(e) Erosion and Sedimentation Control: all
surface runoff from disturbed areas must be controlled by the use of
appropriate erosion and sedimentation control measures or devices. Sediment
basins must be designed to handle both the hydraulic loading for the 25 year,
24-hour storm and the sediment loading from the drainage basin for the life of
the site. Runoff from the facility must be designed for flow through permanent
sediment control impoundments which are designed to assure discharges meeting
the requirements of O.C.G.A.
12-7-6.
(f) Vegetation: the plan must call for the
vegetation of any disturbed area that will remain exposed for more than three
(3) months. Vegetation of final cover must take place within two (2) weeks
after final cover placement.
(g)
Sequence of Filling: the plan must define a sequence of filling showing a
detailed progression of filling the entire site that minimizes any problems
with drainage and all weather access roads to the working face.
(h) Limited Access: a gate or other barrier
shall be maintained at potential vehicular access points to block unauthorized
access to the site when an operator is not on duty. A fence or other suitable
barrier must be provided around the site, including impoundments, leachate
collection and treatment systems and gas venting and processing facilities,
sufficient to prevent unauthorized access.
(i) Final Grading: the grade of final slopes
shall be designed to:
1. insure permanent
slope stability;
2. control erosion
due to rapid water velocity and other factors;
3. allow compaction, seeding, and vegetation
of cover material placed on the slopes;
4. minimize percolation of precipitation into
final cover and provide diversion of surface runoff from disposal area;
and
5. meet the final closure
requirements of Rule
391-3-4-.11;
6. the grade of the final surface of the
facility may not be less than 3 percent nor greater than 33 percent.
(j) Access Roads: access roads
shall be designed to provide for the orderly egress and ingress of vehicular
traffic when the facility is in operation, including during inclement
weather.
(k) Fire Protection: the
disposal site must be designed to prevent and minimize the potential for fire
or explosion. A minimum supply of one day of cover material must be maintained
within 200 feet of the working face for fire fighting purpose, unless other
acceptable means have been provided and approved by the Director.
(l) Ground water and Surface water Monitoring
Plan: the design must provide for a groundwater monitoring plan in accordance
with the requirements for Groundwater Monitoring and Corrective Action as
provided in Rule
391-3-4-.14. A surface water
monitoring plan which will determine the impact of the facility on all adjacent
surface waters must also be included.
(m) Closure Criteria: the design must provide
for proper closure in accordance with Rule
391-3-4-.11.
(n) Post-Closure Care: the design must
provide for Post-closure care in accordance with Rule
391-3-4-.12.
(o) Financial Responsibility: the design must
provide for financial responsibility in accordance with Rule
391-3-4-.13.
(2) Construction Certification: upon receipt
of a final and effective solid waste handling permit, construction may commence
in accordance with the approved design and operational plan and permit
conditions. Prior to receipt of solid waste, the Division must be provided with
written certification by a professional engineer licensed to practice in
Georgia, that the facility has been constructed in accordance with the approved
permit. Unless notified otherwise by the Division, within 15 days of receipt by
the Division of the written certification, the facility owner or operator may
commence disposal of solid waste. This process shall be repeated for each
subsequent major construction phase, including but not limited to, new cells,
additional monitoring wells, sediment ponds, leachate treatment systems,
modifications adding a new solid waste handling process, and application of
final cover.
(3) Any person engaged
in the operation of landfills shall comply with the following performance
requirements:
(a) Air Criteria.
1. Owners or operators of all landfills must
ensure that the units not violate any applicable requirements developed under a
State Implementation Plan (SIP) approved or promulgated by the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency pursuant to Section 110 of the Clean Air Act,
as amended.
2. Open burning of
solid waste, except for the infrequent burning of agricultural wastes,
silvicultural wastes, land clearing debris, diseased trees, or debris from
emergency cleanup operations, is prohibited at all landfills.
(b) Unloading: solid waste
unloading shall be restricted to the working face of the operation in such
manner that waste may be easily incorporated into the landfill with available
equipment.
(c) Procedures for
excluding receipt of prohibited wastes:
1. Not
later than October 1, 1993, owners or operators of all landfills must implement
a program at the facility for detecting and preventing the disposal of
regulated quantities of hazardous wastes as defined in the Rules for Hazardous
Waste Management, Chapter 391-3-4-11, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) wastes as
defined in 40 CFR, Part 761, and other wastes prohibited by Rule
391-3-4-.04, or the facility's
permit. This program must include, at a minimum:
a. random inspections of incoming loads
unless the owner or operator takes other steps to ensure that incoming loads do
not contain prohibited wastes:
b.
records of any inspections:
c.
training of facility personnel to recognize prohibited wastes; and d.
notification of the Director if a prohibited waste is discovered at the
facility.
2. The
procedures must be made a part of the operating record.
(d) Spreading and Compaction: solid waste
shall be spread in uniform layers and compacted to its smallest practical
volume before covering with earth.
(e) Daily Cover:
1. Except as provided in paragraph 2. of this
section, the owner or operator of all MSWLF units must cover disposed solid
waste with six inches of earthen material at the end of each operating day, or
at more frequent intervals if necessary, to control disease vectors, fires,
odors, blowing litter, and scavenging.
2. Alternative materials (such as foams or
tarps) of an alternative thickness (other than at least six inches of earthen
material) may be approved by the Director if the owner or operator demonstrates
that the alternative material and thickness control disease vectors, fires,
odors, blowing litter, and scavenging without presenting a threat to human
health and the environment.
(f) Disease Vector Control.
1. Owners or operators of all landfills must
prevent or control on-site populations of disease vectors using techniques
appropriate for the protection of human health and environment.
2. For purposes of this Rule, "disease
vectors" means any rodents, flies, mosquitoes, or other animals, including
insects, capable of transmitting disease to humans.
(g) Intermediate Cover: a uniform compacted
layer of clean earth cover not less than one (1) foot in depth shall be placed
over each portion of any intermediate lift following completion of that
lift.
(h) Explosive Gases Control.
1. Owners or operators of all landfills that
are required to do methane monitoring under their permits must ensure that:
a. The concentration of methane gas generated
by the facility does not exceed 25 percent of the lower explosive limit for
methane in facility structures (excluding gas control or recovery system
components); and
b. The
concentration of methane gas does not exceed the lower explosive limit for
methane at the facility property boundary.
2. Owners or operators of all landfills that
are required to do methane monitoring must implement a routine methane
monitoring program to ensure that the standards of this section are met. Copies
of the monitoring results must be provided to the Division within 14 days of
completion of the event. Results must be submitted on forms provided by the
Division.
a. The type and frequency of
monitoring must be determined based on the following factors:
(i) Soil conditions:
(ii) The hydrogeologic conditions surrounding
the facility;
(iii) The hydraulic
conditions surrounding the facility;
(iv) The location of facility structures and
property boundaries.
b.
The minimum frequency of monitoring must be quarterly.
3. If methane gas levels exceeding the limits
specified in this section are detected, the owner or operator must:
a. Immediately take all necessary steps to
ensure protection of human health and notify the Director;
b. Within seven days of detection, place in
the operating record the methane gas levels detected and a description of the
steps taken to protect human health; and
c. Within 60 days of detection, implement a
remediation plan for the methane gas releases, place a copy of the plan in the
operating record, and notify the Director that the plan has been implemented.
The plan shall describe the nature and extent of the problem and the proposed
remedy.
4. For purposes
of this section, lower explosive limit means the lowest percent by volume of a
mixture of explosive gases in air that will propagate a flame at 25°C and
atmospheric pressure.
(i)
Run-on/Run-off Control.
1. Owners or
operators of all landfills must design, construct, and maintain:
a. A run-on control system to prevent flow
onto the active portion of the landfill during the peak discharge from a
25-year storm;
b. A run-off control
system from the active portion of the landfill to collect and control at least
the water volume resulting from a 24-hour, 25-year storm.
2. Run-off from the active portion of the
landfill unit must be handled in accordance with section
391-3-4-.07(1)(e),
Erosion and Sedimentation Control of this Rule.
(j) Surface water requirements; All landfill
units shall not:
1. Cause a discharge of
pollutants into waters of the state or the United States, including wetlands,
that violates any requirements of the Clean Water Act, including, but not
limited to, the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination system (NPDES)
requirements pursuant to section 402:
2. Cause the discharge of a nonpoint source
of pollution to waters of the state or the United States, including wetlands,
that violates any requirement of an area-wide or State-wide water quality
management plan that has been approved under section 208 or 319 of the Clean
Water Act, as amended.
(k) Continuity of Operation: all-weather
access roads shall be provided to the working face of the disposal operation
and provisions shall be made for prompt equipment repair or replacement when
needed.
(l) Environmental
Protection: the landfill shall be operated in such manner as to prevent air,
land, or water pollution, and public health hazards.
(m) Prohibited Waste: no liquids, except as
allowed in subparagraph (9) of Rule
391-3-4-.04 lead acid batteries,
radioactive waste, or regulated quantities of hazardous waste may be accepted.
The operator must have a plan for excluding these wastes.
(n) Supervision: the disposal facility shall
be under the supervision of an operator who is properly trained in the
operation of landfills and the implementation of Design and Operational Plans
and who, if the facility is a municipal solid waste disposal facility, is
certified in accordance with O.C.G.A.
12-8-24.1 and these
Rules.
(o) Limited Access: access
to landfills shall be limited to authorized entrances which shall be closed
when the site is not in operation. Owners and operators of all landfills must
control public access and prevent unauthorized vehicular traffic and illegal
dumping of wastes by using artificial barriers, natural barriers, or both, as
appropriate to protect human health and the environment.
(p) Litter Control: scattering of wastes by
wind shall be controlled by fencing or other barriers and the entire site shall
be inspected daily and all litter removed.
(q) Fire Protection: suitable measures to
control fires that may start shall be provided. Stockpiled soil is considered
to be the most satisfactory fire fighting material.
(r) Erosion and Sedimentation Control: all
erosion and sedimentation control measures or facilities, whether temporary or
permanent, shall be continuously maintained by the operator so as to be
effective. Runoff from the facility must be directed to permanent sediment
control impoundments which are designed to assure discharges meeting the
requirements of O.C.G.A.
12-7-6. Erosion and sedimentation
control measures and facilities will be employed prior to and concurrent with
clearing, grading, overburden removal, access or other land disturbing
activities for preparation of the site for landfilling. Immediate measures must
be implemented to establish vegetation on disturbed exposed soil which will not
be a part of the waste disposal area or which will remain exposed for more than
three (3) months.
(s) Information
Posted: signs shall be posted at the entrance to landfills indicating the days
and hours of operation.
(t)
Prohibited Acts: the landfill shall be operated and maintained to prevent open
burning, scavenging, and the open dumping of wastes.
(u) Recordkeeping Requirements.
1. Not later than October 1, 1993, the owner
or operator of a MSWLF unit must record and retain near the facility in an
operating record or in an alternative location approved by the Director the
following information as it becomes available:
a. Any location restriction demonstration
required under Rule
391-3-4-.05;
b. Inspection records, training procedures,
and notification procedures required in subparagraph (c) of this
Rule;
c. Gas monitoring results
from monitoring and any remediation plans required by paragraph (h) of this
section;
d. Any MSWLF unit design
documentation for placement of leachate or gas condensate in a MSWLF unit as
required under paragraph (9) of Rule
391-3-4-.04;
e. Any demonstration, certification, finding,
monitoring, testing, or analytical data required by Rule
391-3-4-.14;
f. Closure and post-closure care plans and
any monitoring, testing, or analytical data as required by Rule
391-3-4-.11 and Rule
391-3-4-.12; and
g. Any cost estimates and financial assurance
documentation required by Rule 391-3-4.-13.
2. The owner/operator must notify the
Director when the documents from paragraph 1. of this section have been placed
or added to the operating record, and all information contained in the
operating record must be furnished on request to the Director or be made
available at all reasonable times for inspection by the Director.
3. The Director can set alternative schedules
for recordkeeping and notification requirements as specified in paragraphs 1.
and 2. of this section, except for the notification requirements in Rule
391-3-4-.05(1) (c),
Airport Safety, and Rule
391-3-4-.14(30)(ac)3,
Assessment Monitoring.
(v) Groundwater, Underdrain Discharge, and
Surface Water Monitoring: all water monitoring points shall be sampled in
accordance with the approved plans or with any directive issues by the
Division. Analytical results must be submitted to the Division in accordance
with the approved time schedules. It shall be the responsibility of the
facility owner or operator to promptly report any exceedance of established
standards. All monitoring reports must be accompanied by a certified statement
by a qualified groundwater scientist, for those constituents which have
established standards, that established standards have been complied with or
certifying noncompliance. Underdrain discharge shall comply with surface water
monitoring standards.
(w) Survey
Control: survey control shall be provided by the owner and/or operator as
indicated on the approved design and operational plan. Site survey control
shall be provided to ensure the operation will be on permitted lands. Survey
control will be accomplished through use of permanent, accessible benchmarks,
survey control stakes, and/or boundary markers which designate and/or delineate
all permitted areas. Where necessary for construction or operational purposes,
vertical as well as horizontal survey control will be established and
maintained to delineate fill boundaries, buffers, structural designs, and
property boundaries.
(x) Buffers:
Buffers are evaluated and approved based on the design criteria in effect at
the time of the permit issuance. Any future expansion of a landfill unit will
be evaluated in accordance with applicable design criteria at the time of
landfill unit expansion submittal. Buffers reflected in an approved permit must
be maintained as stated in the facility's approved Design and Operational
Plan.
(y) Additional Stipulations:
notwithstanding the above, additional stipulations for owning or operating a
landfill may be imposed by the Director as deemed necessary to carry out the
purposes of O.C.G.A.
12-8-20, et
seq.
(4) Other
Disposal Operations.
(a) Industrial Waste
Disposal Facilities: industrial waste disposal facilities permitted to receive
only a single type industrial waste (monofill) or receive only a single
industry's waste may be given a variance by the Director from installing liners
and leachate collection systems, applying daily cover, installing ground water
and surface water monitoring systems and monitoring for methane gas if the
applicant can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Director that the waste to
be disposed of would not cause odors or be attractive to disease vectors or
birds or generate methane gas. Unless a variance is granted, the applicant must
demonstrate compliance with all applicable provisions of this Rule. Disposal
facilities accepting wastes from more than one industrial source, unless the
facility is a monofill, must meet all standards applicable to municipal solid
waste landfills in Chapter 391-3-4. CCR Units are exempt from the requirements
of this Rule and must meet requirements in Rule
391-3-4-.10.
(b) Construction/Demolition Facilities:
disposal facilities permitted to receive only construction and demolition
wastes, unless such waste includes household waste, may be given a variance by
the Director from installing liners and leachate collection systems and
applying daily cover if the applicant can demonstrate to the satisfaction of
the Director that the waste to be disposed of would not cause odors or be
attractive to disease vectors or birds. Unless a variance is granted, the
applicant must demonstrate compliance with all applicable provisions of this
Rule. All other provisions of Chapter 391-3-4 applicable to municipal solid
waste landfills must be met.
(c)
Inert Waste Landfill Facilities: disposal facilities are permitted to receive
only waste that will not or is not likely to produce leachate of environmental
concern. Only earth and earth-like products, concrete, cured asphalt, rock,
bricks, yard trimmings, and land clearing debris such as stumps, limbs and
leaves, are acceptable for disposal in an inert waste landfill. Inert waste
landfill facilities must be designed by a professional engineer registered to
practice in Georgia to comply with the following standards:
1. Buffers: No portion of waste disposal area
shall be located within one hundred (100) linear feet of any property line or
enclosed structure.
2. Survey
Control: site survey control shall be provided to ensure the operation will be
on permitted lands. Survey control will be accomplished through use of
permanent, accessible benchmarks, survey control stakes, and/or boundary
markers which designate and/or delineate all permitted areas. Survey control
shall be as indicated on the design and operational plan. Where necessary for
construction or operational purposes, vertical as well as horizontal survey
control will be established and maintained to delineate fill boundaries,
buffers, and property boundaries.
3. Siting: waste shall not be located in
wetlands or floodplains, and waste shall not be placed within five feet of the
permanent water table. A demonstration must be included in the design and
operational plan on how these requirements will be met.
4. Explosive Gases Control: the plan must
implement a routine methane monitoring program to ensure that the concentration
of methane gas generated by the facility does not exceed 25 percent of the
lower explosive limit for methane for on-site enclosed structures and does not
exceed the lower explosive limit for methane at the facility property boundary.
The type of monitoring must be determined based on the following factors: soil
conditions; the hydrogeologic conditions surrounding the facility; the
hydraulic conditions surrounding the facility; and the location of facility
structures and property boundaries. The minimum frequency of monitoring must be
quarterly. If methane gas levels exceeding the limits specified in this section
are detected, the owner or operator must: immediately take all necessary steps
to ensure protection of human health and notify the Director; within seven days
of detection, place in the operating record the methane gas levels detected and
a description of the steps taken to protect human health; and within 60 days of
detection, implement a remediation plan for the methane gas releases, place a
copy of the plan in the operating record, and notify the Director that the plan
has been implemented. The plan shall describe the nature and extent of the
problem and the proposed remedy. If a facility can demonstrate that no organic
component of the inert waste stream has been accepted or will be accepted in
the future, a variance from the explosive gases control requirements may be
requested for review with the application for inert waste landfill permit
request.
5. Sequence of Filling:
the plan must define a sequence of filling showing a detailed progression of
filling the entire site that minimizes any problems with drainage and all
weather access roads to the working face.
6. Spreading/Compaction/Monthly Cover:
materials placed in inert waste landfills shall be spread in layers and
compacted to the least practical volume; and, a uniform compacted layer of
clean earth cover no less than one (1) foot in depth shall be placed over all
exposed inert waste material at least monthly.
7. Erosion and Sedimentation Control: all
surface runoff from disturbed areas must be controlled by use of appropriate
erosion and sedimentation control measures or devices. Best management
practices (BMPs) from the Manual for Erosion and Sediment Control in Georgia
should be utilized.
8. Vegetation:
the plan must call for the vegetation of any disturbed area that will remain
exposed for more than three (3) months. Vegetation of final cover must take
place within two (2) weeks after final cover placement.
9. Fire Protection: suitable means shall be
provided to prevent and control fires. Stockpiled soil is considered to be the
most satisfactory fire fighting material. A minimum of one month of cover
material must be maintained within 200 feet of the working face for fire
fighting purpose, unless other acceptable means have been provided and approved
by the Director.
10. Limited
Access: access to inert waste landfills shall be limited to authorized
entrances which shall be closed when the site is not in operation.
11. Final Grading: the inert waste landfill
site shall be graded and drained to minimize runoff onto the landfill surface,
to prevent erosion and to drain water from the surface of the landfill. The
grade of the final surface of the facility may not be less than 3 percent nor
greater than 33 percent.
12. Final
Cover: a uniform compacted layer of final cover not less than two (2) feet in
depth and a vegetative cover shall be placed over the final lift not later than
one month following final placement of inert waste within that lift.
13. Final Closure: notice of final closure
must be provided to the Director within 30 days of receiving the final load of
waste. Any site not receiving waste for in excess of 180 days shall be deemed
abandoned and in violation of these Rules unless properly closed. Notice of
closure must include the date of final waste receipt and an accurate legal
description of the boundaries of the landfill.
14. Deed Notice: all deeds for real property
which have been used for landfilling shall include notice of the landfill
operations, the date the landfill operation commenced and terminated, an
accurate legal description of the actual location of the landfill, and a
description of the type of solid wastes which have been deposited in the
landfill. Concurrent with the submission of notice of final closure to the
Director, the owner or operator must submit to the Director confirmation that
the information required in this section has been noticed on the property
deed.
15. Reporting: all wastes
received at the landfill must be measured and reported as required by Rule
391-3-4-.17.
16. Post-Closure Care: the design must
provide for post-closure care for a minimum of thirty (30) years. If a
demonstration can be made that the site is no longer producing methane, the
post closure care period may be reduced, but in no circumstance shall it be
reduced to less than 5 years.
17.
Financial Responsibility: the design must provide for financial responsibility
in accordance with Rule
391-3-4-.13.
18. Other Laws: compliance with all other
applicable federal, state, and local laws, rules, and ordinances, including
local zoning, land use ordinances, and any applicable federal wetlands permits,
must be demonstrated in the application for solid waste
handling.
(d)
Construction and operation of a solid waste handling facility for which
specific rules have not been developed is prohibited unless same are consistent
with the policies and intent of O.C.G.A.
12-8-20, et. seq., and are
permitted by the Director.
(5) CCR Management Plan. Owners or operators
of MSWLs and Commercial Industrial Landfills must incorporate a CCR management
plan into the facility's Design and Operational Plan before the initial receipt
of CCR. MSWLs and Commercial Industrial Landfills that accepted CCR before the
effective date of the Rule and will continue to accept CCR after the effective
date must incorporate a CCR management plan into the facility's Design and
Operational Plan by minor modification 180 days from the effective date of the
Rule. The owner or operator shall notify the local governing authorities of any
city and county in which the landfill is located upon the submittal of the CCR
Management Plan by EPD.
(6) High
Moisture Content Waste Management Plan. Owners or operators of MSWLs and
Commercial Industrial Landfills must incorporate a High Moisture Content Waste
(HMCW) management plan into the facility's Design and Operational Plan by major
modification before the initial receipt of HMCW if planning to accept greater
than 5% HMCW by weight. MSWLs and Commercial Industrial Landfills that accepted
High Moisture Content Waste before the effective date of the Rule and will
continue to accept HMCW greater than 5% by weight after the effective date must
incorporate a HMCW management plan into the facility's Design and Operational
Plan by minor modification as part of the facility's permit review required by
391-3-4-.02.
Notes
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