Unless the alternative cover material beneficial use is
approved pursuant to 567-108.8 (455B,455D), the
applicant shall submit the following application information to the department
to amend the sanitary landfill permit. The department may request that
additional information be submitted in order to make a beneficial use
determination. The department may also require specific beneficial use
determination conditions and issue a temporary beneficial use determination on
a trial basis.
If the department finds the application information to be
incomplete, then it shall notify the applicant in writing of that fact and of
the specific deficiencies and return the application materials to the applicant
within 30 days of such notification. The applicant may reapply without
prejudice.
(1) The name, address, and
telephone number of:
a. Owner of the site
where the project will be located.
b. Applicant for the beneficial use
determination.
c. Official
responsible for the operation of the project.
d. Professional engineer (P.E.) licensed by
the state of Iowa and retained for the project, if any. The department may, at
its sole discretion, require the applicant to retain a professional engineer
for the project or specific parts thereof.
e. Agency to be served by the project, if
any.
f. Responsible official of
agency to be served.
(2) A
description of the proposed alternative cover material and whether it is to be
used as daily, intermediate, or final cover.
(3) The chemical and physical characteristics
of the alternative cover material.
(4) The proposed volume ratio of the
alternative cover material(s) to soil or other alternative cover
material(s).
(5) A demonstration
that there is a known or reasonably probable suitability of the alternative
cover material as cover material by providing previous case studies of the
alternative cover material being utilized as cover material's or the following
information:
a. Information on the ability of
the alternative cover material to reduce or maintain current odor
levels.
b. Information on the
ability of the alternative cover material to reduce or deter vectors.
c. Information on the ability of the
alternative cover material to reduce or maintain the current risk of
fire.
d. Information on the ability
of the alternative cover material to control litter and dust.
e. Information on the ability of the
alternative cover material to impede the infiltration of liquids and
precipitation.
f. Information on
the ability of the alternative cover material to control landfill gas
migration.
g. Information on the
ability of the alternative cover material to provide a safe and effective
working surface.
h. Information on
the ability of the alternative cover material to provide effective growing
media.
i. Other documentation that
the alternative cover material is suitable for cover material.
(6) A demonstration that the
proposed use of the alternative cover material will not adversely affect human
health or the environment. The demonstration may include, but is not limited
to, a toxicity characteristics leaching procedure (TCLP, EPA Method 1311)
analysis of a representative sample of the alternative cover
material.
