Ohio Admin. Code 3745-30-05 - Industrial landfill or residual landfill facility permit to install application
(A)
A permit t o install application as required by section
3734.05 of
the Revised Code shall be submitted, and
approved by the director, before the
establishment or modification of the industrial
landfill or residual waste landfill
facility is begun. Compliance with this rule shall not exempt any person from
compliance with any other permit, license, or other obligation for
authorization.
(4)
(5)
For regulatory review purposes, the initial application and any subsequent
revisions to the application, shall be submitted in duplicate to
the director
Ohio
EPA with a third copy sent to the board of
health of the health district where the facility is or will be
located
licensing authority . Any
revisions to the application must be accompanied by an index listing the change
and the page(s)
page where the change occurred. Upon written request
from Ohio EPA, the applicant shall submit two additional and identically
complete copies of the revised application to the
director
Ohio EPA and a notarized
statement that, to the best of the knowledge of the applicant, the detail
engineering plans, specifications, and information in the permit application
are true and accurate.
(5)
(6) Concurrent to
submitting the permit to install application, the applicant shall also do the
following:
(6)
(7)
The permit to install application, notwithstanding any deficiencies, may be
considered and acted upon if sufficient information is provided in the
application for the director to determine whether the criteria set forth in
rules
3745-27-02 and
3745-30-06
of the Administrative Code are satisfied.
(7)
(8) Upon issuance of
the permit to install, the director
Ohio EPA will send one copy of the permit to install
and approved permit application to the board of
health where the facility is or will be located
licensing authority , will return one copy to the
applicant, and will retain two copies in Ohio EPA's files.
(8)
(9)
The permit to install shall remain in effect until the director has
discontinued the post-closure care period, unless the permit has been revoked
or terminated in accordance with rule
3745-27-02 of
the Administrative Code.
(1) The permit to install
application shall contain all the
information required
specified in paragraphs (B) and (C) of this rule,
as specified below, so that the director
can determine if the criteria set forth in rules
3745-27-02 and
3745-30-06
of the Administrative Code are satisfied. If Ohio EPA determines that
information in addition to that required by paragraphs (B) and (C) of this rule
is necessary to determine whether the criteria set forth in rules
3745-27-02 and
3745-30-06
of the Administrative Code are satisfied, the applicant shall supply such
information as a precondition to further consideration of the permit to install
application.
(a)
The
A permit to
install application for a new industrial landfill
or residual waste landfill facility,
to modify an industrial landfill or a residual
waste landfill facility for a lateral
expansion, or one
a
permit to install application that is submitted in response to division
(A)(3), (A)(4) or (A)(5) of section
3734.05 of
the Revised Code, shall contain
all the information required in paragraphs
(B) and (C) of this rule with the exception of paragraph (B)(5)(d) of this
rule.
(b)
The
A permit
to install application to modify an industrial landfill
or a residual waste landfill facility
for a vertical expansion to the upper limits of solid waste placement shall contain the following
information:
(i)
All of
the
The plan sheets specified in
paragraphs (B)(1), (B)(2), (B) (3)(g), (B)(4), (B)(5) and (B)(6) of this
rule.
(ii) The plan sheet showing
the location of any proposed explosive gas control system, if necessary,
specified in paragraph (B)(3)(f)
(B)(3) (e) of this rule.
(iii) Detail drawings, as necessary,
specified in paragraph (B)(7) of this rule.
(iv)
all
the
The reports specified in paragraphs
(C)(1), (C)(2), and (C)(7) of this rule.
(v) The subsurface investigation report, as
necessary to provide supporting information for the stability
Geotechnical
analysis, specified in paragraph (C)(4) of this rule.
(vi)
stability
Geotechnical
analysis for bearing capacity, static stability, seismic stability
and
,
settlement and seepage piping failure specified
in paragraphs (C)(5)(b)
(C)(5)(a) to (C)(5)(f)
(e) of this
rule.
(vii) Calculations, as
necessary, specified in paragraph (C)(6) of this rule.
(viii) The quality
assurance/quality control plan and the final closure/ post-closure
care plan, specified in
paragraphs (C)(9)(c) and (C)(9) (d)
paragraph (C)(8)(c) of this rule.
(ix) The letters, description, and list of
permits specified in paragraphs (C)(10)(a),
(C)(10)(b), and (C)(10)(c)
(C)(9)(a) to
(C)(9)(c) of this rule.
(c)
The
A permit to
install application to modify an industrial landfill
or a residual waste landfill facility
for a vertical expansion to the lower limits of solid waste placement shall contain the following
information:
(i)
All of the
The plan
sheets specified in paragraphs (B)(1) to (B)(6) of this rule.
(ii) Detail drawings, as necessary, specified
in paragraph (B)(7) of this rule.
(iii)
All of
the
The reports specified in paragraphs
(C)(1), (C)(2), and (C) (4),
and (C)(8) of this rule.
(iv)
stability
Geotechnical
analysis for hydrostatic uplift, bearing capacity, static stability, seismic
stability,
and settlement, and piping
failure specified in paragraphs (C)(5)(a) to (C)(5)(e)
(C)(5) (f)
of this rule.
(v) Calculations, as
necessary, specified in paragraph (C)(6) of this rule.
(vi) The explosive gas monitoring plan, as
necessary, specified in paragraph (C)(9)(b)
(C)(8)(b) of
this rule.
(vii) The quality assurance/quality
control plan, as necessary, specified in paragraph (C)(9)(c) of this
rule.
(viii)
(C)(10)(a), (C)(10)(b), and
(C)(10)(c)
(d)
The
A permit
to install application to modify an industrial landfill
or a residual waste landfill facility
for a change to the information specified in paragraph (C)(3)
or (C)(8) of this rule shall discuss the
change pursuant to paragraph (C)(3) or
(C)(8) of this rule in addition to the following:
(i) The summary specified in paragraph (C)(1)
of this rule.
(ii) Any variance or
exemption requests specified in paragraph (C)(2) of this rule.
(iii) If the change is to the authorized
maximum daily waste receipt, the calculations showing gross volume and life
specified in paragraph (C)(6)(a) of this rule.
(iv) The certification specified in
paragraph (C)(10)(e) of this rule.
(e)
The
A permit to
install application to modify an industrial landfill
or a residual waste landfill
facility, other than what is listed in paragraphs (A) (1)(b) to (A)(1)(d) of
this rule, shall contain the information specified by paragraphs (B) and (C) of
this rule that are affected by the change and shall incorporate any alterations
that were previously approved for those components affected by the
change.
(2) The permit
to install application shall contain detail engineering plans, specifications,
and information that shall follow the format specified in paragraphs (B) and
(C) of this rule such that the director can determine
if the criteria set forth in rule
3745-30-06
of the Administrative Code are satisfied . Detail shall be sufficient to allow clear understanding for
technical review of the permit application, to provide assurance that the
facility is designed and will be operated in accordance with Chapters 3745-30
and 3745-37 of the Administrative Code.
(3)
[Reserved.]
When publicly
available information is specified in this rule, the applicant may use written
or published information from public or private sources that is reasonably
available to the public, and includes but is not limited to visual surveys from
public rights-of-way and public lands of the area surrounding the proposed
industrial landfill or residual landfill facility or written or oral surveys of
the landowners around the proposed industrial landfill or residual landfill
facility.
(4)
Engineering
information included in the permit to install application shall be signed and
sealed by a professional engineer registered in Ohio.
(a)
Submit
For a new industrial
landfill or residual landfill facility, submit a disclosure statement to
the office of the attorney general if
as required by rules
109:6-1-01 to
109:6-1-04 of the
Administrative Code.
(b) Submit to
the division of Ohio EPA regulating air pollution control and water pollution
control written notification of intent to establish or modify
an industrial landfill or a residual
waste landfill facility and a written
request for information pertaining to any regulatory requirements under
Chapters 3704. or
and 6111. of the Revised Code.
(B) Plan sheets. The following detail
engineering plans, specifications, and information for an industrial landfill or residual
waste landfill facilities
facility
shall be shown by means of drawings and narrative descriptions where
appropriate. Minimum dimensions of the plan drawings shall be twenty-four
inches by thirty-six inches. If a class IV residual
waste landfill is proposed, any information which pertains only to requirements
that are not applicable to a class IV landfill in accordance with paragraph
(C)(3) of rule
3745-30-04
of the Administrative Code may be omitted from the detail plans,
specifications, and information.
(1)
The detail engineering plan cover sheet, to be numbered sheet 1, shall contain
the following information:
(a) The name of
the industrial landfill or residual
waste landfill facility.
(b) The precise geographic location and
boundaries of the industrial landfill or residual
waste landfill facility and the area within
a five-mile radius shown on a road map with a scale of one inch equals no
greater than one mile.
(c) The name
and address of the applicant and the industrial
landfill or residual waste landfill
facility operator.
(d) The name and
address of the owner(s)
owner of the land to be used for the
industrial landfill or residual
waste landfill facility.
(e) The name and address of the person who
prepared the plans.
(f) Index of
plan sheets.
(2) Plan
drawings, showing the following items
located within the facility boundary or within one thousand feet of the limits
of residual waste
IMW placement or as otherwise
specified in this paragraph , shall contain all
information in paragraphs (B)(2)(a) to (B)(2)(c) of this rule. Those items
specified in paragraphs (B)(2)(b) and (B)(2)(c) of this rule shall be
illustrated on a series of plan drawings
which shall be numbered
consecutively: 2A, 2B, 2C, etc.
A scale of one inch equals no greater than two hundred
feet shall be used. All items specified in an individual subheading shall
be shown on the same plan drawing or a note shall be on the plan sheet stating
the item does not exist within the specified distance of the limits of
residual waste
IMW placement. An individual plan drawing may contain
information specified in more than one individual subheading.
A scale of one inch equals no greater than two
hundred feet shall be used.
The plan drawings
shall contain the following:
(a)
All plan
Plan
drawings required by paragraph (B)(2) of this rule shall include the following:
(i) The property lines of land owned or
leased for the industrial landfill or residual
waste landfill facility as determined by a
property survey conducted by a professional surveyor registered in
Ohio.
(ii) The limits of
residual waste
IMW placement, leachate
storage structures, and any leachate lift stations .
(iii)
All
occupied
Occupied structures.
(iv) Existing topography showing streams,
swamps, lakes, springs, wetlands and other surface waters, with a contour
interval no greater than five feet.
(v) The north arrow.
(vi) The location of
all survey marks.
(vii) The facility boundary.
(b) The following based on
publicly available information. For the purposes of
this rule, "publicly available information" means written or published
information from public or private sources that is reasonably available to the
public, and includes but is not limited to visual surveys from public
right-of-ways and public lands of the area surrounding the proposed residual
waste landfill facility and/or written or oral surveys of the landowners around
the proposed residual waste landfill facility.
:
[Comment: As long as the applicant
can document that a reasonable attempt was made to obtain the information, the
application will be considered complete even if information is lacking (e.g.
the written or oral survey is not responded to).]
(i)
All
zoning
Zoning classifications, property
owners, and political subdivisions.
(ii)
All
man-made
Man-made potential explosive gas
migration pathways, including sewers, waterlines,
electric cables, and other underground utilities
(sewers, water lines, electric cables),
; field tiles,
; french drains,
; pipelines,
; and
all other potential sources of explosive
gas including oil wells and
, gas wells, and other landfills. This requirement applies only
to facilities that are required to have an explosive gas monitoring system by
paragraph (C)(10)
(C)(8) of this rule.
(iii) The limits of
all regulatory flood plains
floodplains .
(iv) National park of recreation areas,
candidate areas for potential inclusion into the national park system, and any
state park or established state park purchase areas.
(v) State nature preserves, state wildlife
areas, national and state scenic rivers, any national wildlife refuge, special
interest areas, research natural areas in the Wayne national forest,
outstanding national resource waters, and exceptional coldwater habitats, or exceptional warmwater habitats as defined in
Chapter 3745-1 of the Administrative Code.
(vi)
All
public
Public and private water supply
wells within two thousand feet of the limits of residual waste
IMW
placement (use a scale insert if
necessary). A scale insert may be
used.
(vii) The limits of all
wellhead protection areas or ground water source
water assessment and protection areas
drinking
water source protection areas for public water systems using ground water
that have been endorsed or delineated by Ohio EPA for a public water
supply.
(viii) Faults that have had
displacement in Holocene time.
(ix)
All surface
Surface and underground mining of coal and noncoal
minerals and
with the angle of draw within two thousand feet of the
limits of residual waste
IMW placement (use
using a scale
insert if necessary)
, and all oil and
gas wells.
(x) The limits of
all aquifers declared by the federal
government under the " Safe Drinking Water
Act,"
42 U.S.C 300f
et. seq. (2003), to be a sole source aquifer.
(c) The limits of disturbance and the
facility boundary. The limits of disturbance includes
include but
is
are not
limited to the limits of excavation, borrow areas, storage areas, staging
areas, areas to be cleared and grubbed, and roadways.
(3) Plan drawings, showing
the following items located within three
hundred feet of the limits of residual
waste
IMW placement, shall contain all information in paragraphs (B)(3)(a) to
(B)(3)(h) of this rule. Those items specified in paragraphs (B)(3)(a) to
(B)(3)(h) of this rule shall be illustrated on a series of plan drawings
which shall be numbered
consecutively: 3A, 3B, 3C, etc.
A scale of one inch equals no greater than two hundred
feet shall be used. Each plan drawing shall include the items specified in
paragraph (B)(2)(a) of this rule. All items specified in an individual
subheading shall be shown on the same plan drawing (unless specified otherwise). An individual plan drawing may contain
information specified in more than one individual subheading.
A scale of one inch equals no greater than two
hundred feet shall be used.
The plan drawings
shall include the following:
(b)
(a) The location of
existing or proposed pipes and conduits, electric lines, french drains, roads,
and railroads, and any easements bordering or within the proposed facility
boundaries.
(c)
(b) The location of all subsurface investigation sites, which are any
location where subsurface conditions are investigated by data collection
and/or
or
evaluation, including but not limited to borings, test pits, monitoring
wells, piezometers, tensiometers, geophysical survey stations and soil gas
survey stations, and all proposed ground
water monitoring wells.
(d)
(c) Potentiometric
maps of the uppermost aquifer system and all significant zones of saturation above the
uppermost aquifer system (more
. More than one plan sheet may be used).
(e)
(d) The location of
any permanent ground water control structures.
(f)
(e) The location of
any existing or proposed explosive gas control system.
(g)
(f) A
diagram showing the phases of the facility.
(a) All plan drawings required by
paragraph (B)(3) of this rule shall include those items specified in paragraph
(B)(2)(a) of this rule.
(g)
The location of
monocells or monofills.
(h) The land set aside for leachate
treatment/pre-treatment facilities if required by paragraph (C)(3)(g) of rule
3745-30-07
of the Administrative Code.
(4) Plan drawings for the entire
industrial landfill or residual
waste landfill facility
showing the grades of the following items
shall be on plan drawings numbered consecutively 4A, 4B, 4C, etc.
The
A scale
on these drawings shall be
of one inch equals no greater than two hundred feet
and contour intervals shall be
of no greater than five feet for slopes less than or
equal to twenty-five per cent and ten feet for slopes greater than twenty-five
per cent.
shall be
used. The plan drawings shall show the boundaries and elevation and include the
following:
(a) The horizontal and
vertical limits of excavation proposed in the permit to install application,
showing
including any areas where added geologic material
is necessary to comply with the isolation
distance requirement in rule
3745-30-06
of the Administrative Code is to be
placed.
(b) The horizontal
limits and top and bottom elevations of the recompacted soil liner proposed in
the permit to install application.
(c) The top elevation of the leachate
collection layer, pipe inverts, and layout of the leachate collection and
management system(s)
system , including any leachate storage
tanks,
structures
and any leachate lift stations proposed in the permit to install
application.
(d) The horizontal
limits and top and bottom elevations of all
existing waste and waste placement proposed in the permit to install
application. Limits and elevations of existing waste can be determined by
surveys. If an industrial landfill or a residual
waste landfill facility was not required
to survey the limits of existing waste or does
not have survey results, the owner or
operator
applicant shall provide
justification of the limits shown in the permit to install application. If the
authorizing document(s)
document does not show limits of existing waste
placement, then the elevation of final waste placement shall be deemed to be
two feet below the final grade shown, unless alternative limits are
satisfactorily demonstrated to Ohio
EPA.
(e) If a separatory
liner/leachate collection system is required, its horizontal limits and top and
bottom elevations.
(f) The
horizontal limits and top and bottom elevations of the cap system;
, the surface water
control structures including permanent ditches to control run-on and
runoff; and sedimentation ponds
including
showing the inlet and outlet;
, and any permanent
ground water control structures proposed in the permit to install
application.
(g)
Establish a
An
established grid system with northings and eastings not more than five
hundred feet apart.
(5)
Cross sections of the following shall be on
plan drawings numbered consecutively 5A, 5B, 5C, etc.
and shall clearly show the horizontal and
vertical scale used and include the following :
(a) The hydrogeology of the
industrial landfill or residual
waste landfill facility intercepted by
borings or other subsurface investigation methods showing
that show the
following:
(v)
(vi) Geologic stratigraphy and significant zones of
saturation corresponding to information from the subsurface
investigation.
(vi)
(vii) The uppermost aquifer system and
all saturated stratigraphic units above the
uppermost aquifer system.
(vii)
(viii)
All subsurface
Subsurface investigation logs,
and monitoring well construction diagrams, and piezometer construction
diagrams, intercepted by the
cross-section.
(viii)
(ix) Any permanent ground water control
structures.
(i) Existing topography.
(ii) The horizontal and vertical limits of
excavation proposed in the permit to install application.
(iii) The horizontal limits and top and
bottom elevations of any added geologic material.
(iv) The horizontal limits and bottom
elevations of the recompacted soil liner, if any.
(v)
The horizontal
limits, bottom elevations, and potential surface water inlet elevations of any
subsurface leachate storage structures or leachate lift
stations.
(b) The
perimeter of the property showing the natural potential explosive gas migration
pathways. This requirement applies only to facilities that are required to have
an explosive gas monitoring system by paragraph (C)
(10)
(C)(8) of this rule.
(c) The length and width of the
industrial landfill or residual
waste facility dividing the facility into
quarters (i.e. three cross-sections in each direction) showing the following:
[Comment: Additional cross-sections may be submitted.]
(i) Existing topography.
(ii) The proposed horizontal and vertical
limits of excavation.
(iii) The
horizontal limits,
and top elevations,
and bottom elevations of all existing waste
and all proposed areas of waste
placement.
(iv) The horizontal
limits,
and
top elevations, and bottom elevations of the
proposed cap system.
(d)
If the permit to install application is for a vertical expansion,
show the following at an interval no
greater than every three hundred feet of length and width of the vertical
expansion:
(i) Limits of existing waste with
the date of the survey.
(ii)
Approved and proposed limits of waste placement.
(iii) Separatory liner/leachate collection
systems.
(6)
Plan drawings showing the systematic development of each phase of the
industrial landfill or residual
waste landfill facility. Each drawing
numbered consecutively 6A, 6B, 6C, etc. shall show the phase,
all previously operated phases, the grid
system established in accordance with paragraph (B)(4)(g) of this rule, and
all of the following:
(a) The location of
any
the following to
be installed prior to accepting waste in the depicted phase:
(i)
ground
Ground water
monitoring wells, piezometers, explosive gas
permanent monitors and punch bar stations and alarms (if required), leachate
collection and management structures, or surface water control structures to be
installed prior to accepting waste in the depicted phase.
(ii)
Piezometers.
(iii)
Explosive gas
permanent monitors, punch bar stations, and alarms.
(iv)
Leachate
collection and management structures.
(v)
Surface water
control structures.
(b) Extent of waste placement for that
phase.
(c) The contours of any
previously filled phases.
(d) The
limits of final cover and intermediate cover on the previously filled
phases.
(e) The contours of the
bottom limits of solid waste placement for
the depicted phase.
(f) Location of
access roads for the depicted phase.
(g) The permanent and temporary measures to
be utilized to control surface water run-on and runoff, erosion, and any
temporary or permanent ground water control structures.
(7) The following detail drawings shall be on
plan drawings numbered consecutively 7A, 7B, 7C, etc.:
(i)
(j) Sedimentation pond and discharge structures, if
any, and surface water run-on and runoff control structures.
(j)
(k)
A
If a residual
landfill is proposed, a general process flow diagram which displays the
processes, points of waste generation, and types of wastes generated.
(k)
(l)
Other necessary details, including but not
limited to structural fill for berms and subbase, and the gas collection
layer.
(a) Recompacted soil liner, flexible membrane
liner (if applicable), geosynthetic liner (if applicable), liner cushion layer, leachate collection layer,
and filter layer (if required) including
; any
engineered components that are constructed through the liner system,
; and the interface
between phases.
(b) Cap system,
including any engineered components that are constructed through the cap
system, and surface water control structures.
(c) Relationship of the cap system to the
leachate collection and management system and recompacted soil
to
the liner system .
(d)
All
leachate
Leachate collection and
management system elements, including but
not limited to the following:
(i) Leachate
collection layer.
(ii) Collection
pipes, including bedding media and boots.
(iii) Filter layer, if required.
(iv) Any sumps.
(v) Any conveyance apparatus, including leachate lift stations .
(vi) Any storage tanks
and leachate ponds .
(e) Permanent ground water control
structures, if any
applicable .
(f) Ground water monitoring well and
piezometer construction.
(g)
Explosive gas control system elements, if any.
(h) Separatory liner/leachate collection
systems, if required.
(i)
Monocell or monofill separatory structures, if
applicable.
(C)
Reports. The following information shall be presented in narrative form in a
report with a table of contents and divided and labeled according to paragraphs
and subparagraphs (C)(1) to
(C)(10)
(C)(9)
of this rule. If a class IV residual waste landfill
is proposed, any information which pertains only to requirements that are not
applicable to a class IV landfill in accordance with paragraph (C)(3) of rule
3745-30-04
of the Administrative Code may be omitted from the narrative
information.
(9)
(8) Plans. The
following plans:
(d)
(c) The "final
closure/post closure care plan" as detailed in paragraph (A) of rule
3745-30-09
of the Administrative Code.
(10)
(9) Notifications and
certifications. An
The application for a new industrial landfill or residual waste landfill
facility or the expansion of an existing industrial
landfill or residual waste landfill
facility shall include the following:
(1) Summary. Summary of
the waste characterization and proposed landfill classification, the facility
environs and a demonstration that the industrial
landfill or residual waste landfill
facility will meet the criteria for permit approval by the director
as
specified in rules
3745-27-02 and
3745-30-06
of the Administrative Code. The demonstration shall include a discussion of the
facility's,
current
and previous owner's, or
and current or previous operator's compliance with any
applicable authorizing
document(s)
document
applicable to the facility , the facility's limits of waste placement, and
operational criteria.
[Comment: The discussion of the
facility's, owner's, or operator's compliance status should compare the limits
of waste placement specified in the facility's authorizing document(s) with the
information on existing waste required by paragraphs (B)(4) and (B)(5) of this
rule. The discussion should also include the facility's, owner's, or operator's
compliance with the operational requirements in rule
3745-30-14
of the Administrative Code.]
(2) Variance and exemption requests. Any
variance or exemption requests from the requirements contained in rule
3745-27-12,
3745-27-15,
3745-27-16,
3745-30-09,
or 3745-30-03, 3745-30-04,
3745-30-05, 3745-30-06, 3745-30-07, 3745-30-08, 3745-30-10, or
to 3745-30-14 of the Administrative
Code.
(3)
A residual waste characterization report, which
shall at a minimum include the following
Waste
information. Include the following :
(a)
The type of waste to be received, including but limited
to IMW, asbestos or asbestos containing waste that is subject to the provisions
of NESHAP, 40 CFR part 61, subpart M, nontoxic fly ash, nontoxic bottom ash,
nontoxic spent foundry sand, or construction and demolition debris. If a
residual landfill is proposed, a waste characterization report pursuant to rule
3745-30-03
of the Administrative Code, which shall at a minimum include the
following:
(a)
(i)
A listing of each
residual waste proposed for disposal, and its
The approximate percentage of
total residual
each
type of waste disposal
to be disposed by weight and volume.
(b)
(ii)
The name, location, and contact person of each generator of
residual waste to be disposed at the
landfill.
(c)
(iii) The residual
waste sampling plan used to ensure that accurate and representative sampling of
the waste, in accordance with paragraph (E) of rule
3745-30-03
of the Administrative Code, occurs prior to testing.
(d)
(iv) A description of
any mixing to be proposed for purposes described in either paragraph
(C)(2)
(C)(1)(b) of rule
3745-30-03
of the Administrative Code or paragraph (E)(1)(f)
(E)(7)(i) of
rule
3745-30-14
of the Administrative Code, and if for the former paragraph, any available
information which will be required
specified by that paragraph.
(e)
(v)
Any methods used to stabilize the residual
waste for compliance with paragraph (E)(1)(e)
(E)(7)(h) of
rule
3745-30-14
of the Administrative Code.
(f)
(vii) All laboratory results and supporting quality
assurance/quality control documentation that fully characterizes each
residual waste as specified in rule
3745-30-03
of the Administrative Code.
(vi)
For acceptance of IMW specified in paragraph (I)(1)(h)
of rule
3745-30-01 of the
Administrative Code, the selected parameters with a justification for the
selection.
(b)
The technique of
waste receipt including but not limited to acceptance of baled waste or loose
waste.
(c)
The authorized maximum daily waste receipt requested
for the industrial landfill or residual landfill facility. This requirement is
not applicable to an industrial landfill or residual landfill facility owned by
a generator that exclusively disposes of wastes generated at one or more
premises owned by the generator.
(4) Site investigation. A hydrogeologic and
geotechnical site investigation report(s)
report ,
which shall include at a minimum
include the following:
(a) Sufficient information to allow the
director to determine the suitability of the site for
residual waste
IMW disposal through the following:
(i) Identification and characterization of
the hydrogeology of the uppermost aquifer system and all stratigraphic units that exist above the
uppermost aquifer system.
(ii)
Characterization of the site geology and hydrogeology to allow for the
evaluation of the proposed design of the facility and to ensure that it will be
in compliance with the requirements of rules
3745-30-06
and
3745-30-08
of the Administrative Code.
[Comment: The narrative portion of the hydrogeologic and geotechnical report focuses on the siting and ground water monitoring issues. The subsurface investigation portion of the report also addresses stability and design issues.]
(b) A description, based on publicly
available information, of the regional geology and hydrogeology within one mile
of the proposed industrial landfill or residual
waste landfill facility.
This
At a minimum,
the description shall include, but is not
limited to the following:
[Comment: Publicly available information regarding unstable
areas is placed in a separate section located in the stability
(i) The identification and average yield of
the regional aquifer system(s)
system .
(ii) The direction of ground water flow in
the regional aquifer system(s)
system .
(iii) The identification of recharge and
discharge areas, within one mile of the limits of solid waste placement, of the regional aquifer
system(s)
system .
(iv) Regional stratigraphy, including any
regional stratigraphic or structural features, such as the bedrock surface,
bedrock dip, or joint systems, that may influence the ground water flow
system.
(v) A description of the
regional geomorphology, including the location of surface water bodies, flood
plains, etc. and a description of any topographic features that may influence
the ground water flow system.
(c) The following documents:
(i) If any surface or underground mines were
identified in accordance with paragraph (B)(2)(b)(ix) of this rule, a letter
from the Ohio department of natural resources, division of mineral resources
management or other appropriate agency verifying The type, mining method, location, depth, and status
of the mine .
(ii) Documentation of who owns the mineral
rights below the industrial landfill or residual
solid waste landfill facility.
(iii) If any oil or gas wells were identified
in accordance with paragraph (B)(2)(b)(ix) of this rule, a letter from the Ohio
department of natural resources division of mineral resources management or
other appropriate agency verifying The type,
location, depth, and status
of the well .
(iv) A letter from the
United States army corps of engineers agreeing
with the wetland delineation, as depicted
on the plan drawing with the information required by paragraph (B)(2)(a)(iv) of
this rule, including if appropriate, that no
wetlands are present, and if any wetlands are isolated
confirmation
of any isolated wetlands or if no wetlands are present .
(d) A detailed description and
analysis of the geology and hydrogeology under the proposed
industrial landfill or residual
waste landfill facility. This description
shall be based on data collected using appropriate subsurface investigatory
methods such as borings, monitoring wells, tensiometers, piezometers,
geophysical surveys, soil gas surveys, dutch cone penetrometers, and test pits.
The
At a minimum,
the description and analysis shall include,
but is not limited to, the following:
[Comment: This information may also be used in the
stability
(i) The consolidated and
unconsolidated stratigraphic units from the ground surface down to the base of
the uppermost aquifer system including the following:
(a)
Characteristics
The
following characteristics , composition, and
features including the following:
(iv)(viii) Hydraulic
conductivity.
(i) For unconsolidated stratigraphic units,
the textural classification using the Unified Soil
Classification System (USCS), described in accordance with ASTM D2487-00
D2487 .
(ii) For consolidated stratigraphic units,
the rock type(s)
type such as limestone, dolomite, coal, shale,
siltstone, or sandstone.
(iii) Color.
;
(iv)
moisture
Moisture
content; stratigraphic features such as layering,
interbedding, or weathering; fracturing, jointing, and other types of secondary
porosity; and any visible accessory minerals such as pyrite, calcite or
gypsum.
(v)
Stratigraphic features such as layering, interbedding,
or weathering.
(vi)
Structural features such as fracturing or
jointing.
(vii)
Visible accessory minerals such as pyrite, calcite, or
gypsum.
(b)
Thickness.
(c) Lateral
extent.
(d) Depth and
elevation.
(e) Variations in
texture, saturation, stratigraphy, structure, or mineralogy exhibited by each
stratigraphic unit that could influence the ground water flow or quality in the
uppermost aquifer system or any overlying zones of saturation.
(ii) The local geomorphology at
the proposed industrial landfill or residual
waste landfill facility including surface
water bodies or topographic features that could influence the ground water flow
or quality in the uppermost aquifer system or any overlying zones of
saturation.
(iii) Any local
structural geologic features under the proposed industrial landfill or residual
waste landfill facility that could
influence the ground water flow or quality in the uppermost aquifer system or
any overlying zones of saturation.
(iv) The uppermost aquifer system and
all significant zones of saturation above
the uppermost aquifer system. This description shall include the depth to, and
lateral and vertical extent of, the uppermost aquifer system and
all significant zones of saturation above
the uppermost aquifer system. This description and analysis shall include but
not be limited to the following:
(a) Temporal
fluctuations in ground water levels over a period of time to determine the
seasonal effects on ground water flow directions.
[Comment: Temporal fluctuations will
also be used for determining the temporal high phreatic and piezometric
surfaces, required to address stability issues.]
(b) An interpretation of the ground water
flow system, including hydraulic conductivity, rate of flow, direction of flow,
vertical and lateral components of flow, and interconnections between and
within the uppermost aquifer system and any significant zones of saturation
above the uppermost aquifer system. This interpretation shall be described in
both narrative and map form.
(c)
Identification and characterization of recharge and discharge areas within the
boundaries of the proposed industrial landfill or
residual waste landfill facility. This
shall include any relationships of ground water with seeps, springs, streams,
and other surface water features.
(d) Yield of any significant zones of
saturation and of the uppermost aquifer system(s)
system .
(v) If the applicant chooses,
A site specific justification
based on evidence gathered in accordance with paragraph
(C)(4)(b) of this rule, that an unconsolidated aquifer system capable of
sustaining a yield of one hundred gallons per minute for a twenty-four hour
period (based on evidence gathered in accordance
with paragraph (C)(4)(b) of this rule), is not located beneath the
facility.
(e) A
description and quantification of the ground water quality of the uppermost
aquifer system and all significant zones of
saturation above the uppermost aquifer system. This shall include a description
and the source of any ground water contamination located under the
facility.
(f) Subsurface
investigation information. The following information
will be used to prepare the site investigation report narrative
required in paragraphs (C)(4)(b), (C)(4)(d), and (C)(4)(e) of this rule and the
stability
Geotechnical analyses required in paragraph (C)(5) of
this rule. all
The submitted information shall be adequate to satisfy
the performance standards of paragraphs (C)(4)(a) and (C)(5) of this rule. At a
minimum, the information shall include the
following:
(vii)
(viii) Any other
data generated.
[Comment: The narrative portion of the hydrogeologic and
geotechnical report focuses on the siting and ground water monitoring issues.
The subsurface investigation portion of the report also address
stability
(i) Publicly available information collected
and used to prepare the site investigation report narrative required in
paragraph (C)(4)(b) of this rule and the plan sheets required in paragraph
(B)(2) of this rule. For the purposes of this rule,
"publicly available information" means written or published information from
public or private sources that is reasonably available to the public, and
includes but is not limited to visual surveys from public right-of-ways and
public lands of the area surrounding the proposed residual waste landfill
facility and/or written or oral surveys of the landowners around the proposed
residual waste landfill facility. At a minimum,
the publicly available information includes
the following:
[Comment: As long as the applicant
can document that a reasonable attempt was made to obtain the information, the
application will be considered complete even if information is lacking (e.g.
the written or oral survey is not responded to).]
(a)
All
well
Well logs, and, where applicable, the decommissioning
records, for public and private water
supply wells within one mile of the proposed industrial
landfill or residual waste landfill
facility.
(b) The Ohio department
of natural resources division of water's
county ground water resource maps or other appropriate regional
hydrogeological data.
(c) Other
publicly available information.
(ii) Information collected at the site for
each stratigraphic unit from the surface to the bottom of the uppermost aquifer
system or to one hundred and fifty feet below the proposed liner system,
whichever is shallower. The information will
shall be used to
prepare the site investigation report narrative required in paragraph (C)(4)(d)
of this rule. This
The information shall be presented on logs appropriate
for the subsurface investigatory method used.
At
and at a minimum
that information shall include the
following:
[Comment: The subsurface investigation conducted to provide the information required by this paragraph may be combined with the subsurface investigation conducted to provide the information required by paragraph (C)(4)(f)(v) of this rule.]
(a)
Location
The
northing and easting location coordinates of the subsurface investigation
site (northing and easting location
coordinates).
(b) Surface
elevation surveyed to the nearest tenth of a foot.
(c) Depth interval for each stratigraphic
unit.
(d) Field descriptions of the
consolidated and unconsolidated units.
At a minimum
(i)
Textural classification for each unconsolidated stratigraphic unit
using the Unified Soil Classification System (USCS),
described in accordance with ASTM
D2487-00
D2487 .
(ii) Color.
(iii) Moisture content.
(iv) Stratigraphic features such as layering,
interbedding, or weathering.
(v)
Structural features such as fracturing or jointing.
(vi) Visible accessory minerals such as
pyrite, calcite, or gypsum.
(vii) Rock type such as limestone, dolomite,
coal, shale, siltstone, or sandstone.
(viii) Thickness.
(ix) Variations in texture, saturation,
stratigraphy, structure or mineralogy in each stratigraphic unit.
(e) Depth to saturation.
(f) Hydraulic conductivity, including the
following:
(i) For saturated unconsolidated
stratigraphic units, at least one field measurement of hydraulic conductivity
per saturated unconsolidated unit and one additional measurement per saturated
unconsolidated unit for each twenty acres.
(ii) For unconsolidated stratigraphic units,
from which an undisturbed sample can be collected, at least one laboratory
measurement of vertical hydraulic conductivity per unconsolidated unit and one
additional measurement per unconsolidated unit for each twenty acres.
(iii) For saturated consolidated
stratigraphic units, at least one field measurement of hydraulic conductivity
per saturated consolidated unit and one additional measurement per saturated
consolidated unit for each twenty acres.
[Comment: Most field methods for measuring hydraulic conductivity primarily evaluate lateral hydraulic conductivity, but also account for at least some effects of vertical hydraulic conductivity over the tested interval. In cases where laboratory measurements of vertical hydraulic conductivity are obtained for unconsolidated saturated units which are wholly or partially saturated, the vertical hydraulic conductivity should be compared to the field hydraulic conductivity to help evaluate the extent to which nearvertical fractures may be contributing to ground water flow through the unit. Hydraulic conductivity data should be interpreted with respect to the primary and secondary porosity features that are observed or are reasonably expected to occur in the investigated units, as well as the stratigraphic and structural features of the investigated units.]
(g) Yield of any significant zones of
saturation and of the uppermost aquifer.
(h) If an unconsolidated aquifer system
capable of sustaining a yield of one hundred gallons per minute for a
twenty-four-hour period is suspected beneath the facility based on evidence
gathered in accordance with paragraph (C)(4)(b) of this rule, and the applicant
proposes to revise that finding, the applicant must
shall provide
adequate site-specific information on the suspected aquifer system to justify
any requested revision, including but not
limited to the yield of any aquifer systems below the uppermost aquifer
system.
(iii)
Construction diagrams of all monitoring wells and piezometers. At a minimum, the diagrams shall including
include the
following:
(a) The top-of-casing elevation
used for water level measurement reference surveyed to the nearest hundredth of
a foot.
(b) The boring diameter and
the inside diameter of the well casing.
(c) The total depth of the boring and the
total depth of the well.
(d) The
screened interval depth and elevation, and the screen slot size.
(e) A description of
all construction materials and depth
intervals for all construction
materials.
(iv) Data
gathered by sampling and analyzing the ground water from the uppermost aquifer
system and all significant zones of
saturation above the uppermost aquifer system. These samples shall, at a minimum,
be analyzed for compounds listed in appendix C to rule
3745-30-08
of the Administrative Code.
(v)
Information collected at the site and used to prepare the
stability
Geotechnical analysis required in paragraph (C)(5) of
this rule. This information shall be presented on logs appropriate for the
subsurface investigatory method used. The subsurface investigatory
method(s)
method and frequency must be adequate to find the
unconsolidated stratigraphic units susceptible to bearing capacity failure,
static stability failure, seismic stability failure, or settlement, at the site. The information shall be collected
for each unconsolidated stratigraphic unit under the facility down to fifty
feet below the proposed depths of excavation. At a minimum, the information shall include the following:
[Comment: Ohio EPA recommends a frequency of one subsurface
investigatory site for every four acres on a more or less uniform grid across
the site. However, for sites which
which
[Comment: Given the objective of finding thin unconsolidated
stratigraphic units susceptible to bearing capacity failure, static stability
failure, seismic stability failure, or settlement, the unconsolidated
stratigraphic units should be logged continuously, and the subsurface
investigation may also need to go deeper if publicly available data gathered
pursuant to paragraph (C)(5)(g)
[Comment: The subsurface investigation conducted to provide the information required by this paragraph may be combined with the subsurface investigation conducted to provide the information required by paragraph (C)(4)(f)(ii) of this rule.]
(a)
Northing and easting location coordinates.
(b) Surface elevation surveyed to the nearest
tenth of a foot.
(c) Depth interval
for each stratigraphic unit.
(d)
Field descriptions of the unconsolidated units. At a minimum, the information shall include the following:
(i) Textural classification for each
unconsolidated stratigraphic unit using the Unified
Soil Classification System (USCS), described in
accordance with ASTM D2487-00
D2487 .
(ii) Color.
(iii) Moisture content.
(iv) Stratigraphic features such as layering,
interbedding, or weathering.
(v)
For fine-grained unconsolidated units (e.g. silts
and clays), field descriptions of consistency and plasticity or
dilatancy.
(vi)
Thickness.
(vii) Variations in
texture, saturation, stratigraphy, structure, or
mineralogy in each stratigraphic unit.
(e) Identification of the depth interval of
any samples collected including those submitted for laboratory
testing.
(f) Depth to phreatic and
piezometric surfaces.
[Comment: "Phreatic surface" is synonymous with the term "water table" and "piezometric surface" is synonymous with the term "potentiometric surface." Hydrogeologic investigations generally use "water table" for a water level surface in an unconfined saturated unit and "potentiometric surface" for the pressure head surface associated with a confined saturated unit. In hydrogeologic applications, the "water table" is considered a special type of potentiometric surface where the head pressure is equal to atmospheric pressure.]
[Comment: Any piezometric surfaces associated with bedrock that may affect the facility during excavation or construction may also be identified.]
(g) Results
from penetration testing following
in accordance with ASTM D1586-99
D1586 , plus
the corrected and normalized standard penetration number, or results from mechanical cone penetration
testing following
in
accordance with ASTM D3441-98
D3441 .
(h) If appendix A to rule
3745-30-07
of the Administrative Code will be used, the vertical hydraulic conductivity of
each unsaturated stratigraphic unit.
(vi) Laboratory analysis on representative
samples of all the
each unconsolidated stratigraphic
units
unit
under the facility down to a minimum of fifty feet below the proposed depths of
excavation. The information is
shall be used to prepare the
stability
geotechnical analysis required in paragraph (C)(5) of
this rule. At a minimum, the information shall
include the following:
[Comment: Undisturbed samples from at least ten per cent of the
borings passing through each susceptible unit, or a minimum of three, whichever is greater,
should be collected to provide representative data.]
(a) Grain size distribution
(sieve and hydrometer curves).
(b) Atterberg limits.
(c) Specific gravity.
(d) In situ unit weight.
(e) In situ moisture content.
(f) Dry unit weight.
(g) For unconsolidated stratigraphic units
susceptible to bearing capacity failure, the effective drained or undrained
peak shear strength parameters, as
appropriate,
using
direct shear (ASTM D3080-03), unconsolidated undrained compression
(
in accordance with ASTM
D2850-03a
D2850,
ASTM D4767
), or
consolidated undrained triaxial compression
(ASTM D6467-99
D6467
).
(h) For unconsolidated stratigraphic units
susceptible to static stability failure or seismic stability failure, the
effective shear strength using ASTM D3080-03 (direct
shear test) or
in accordance with ASTM
D4767-02
D4767
(consolidated undrained triaxial compression
test), or ASTM D6467-99 (torsional ring
shear test)
D6467 .
(i) For unconsolidated stratigraphic units
susceptible to static stability failure or seismic stability failure due to
excessive increase in pore pressures from construction and operation
activities, the undrained shear strength using fully saturated samples
shall be determined
using
in accordance
with ASTM D2850-03a (unconsolidated-undrained
triaxial compression)
D2850 .
(j) For unconsolidated stratigraphic units
susceptible to settlement, the following parameters:
(i) The coefficient of
consolidation.
(ii) The over
consolidation ratio.
(iii) The
pre-consolidation pressure.
(iv)
The compression index.
(v) The
swelling index.
(vi) The in situ
void ratio.
(vii) The effective
porosity.
(vii)
Representative
samples of the unconsolidated stratigraphic units susceptible to seepage piping
failure tested in accordance with ASTM D4647. Units susceptible to seepage
piping failure are those units below the piezometric surface of an aquifer or a
zone of significant saturation and within fifteen feet below the proposed depth
of excavation.
(g) A
detailed description of how the subsurface investigation was conducted
including the following:
(i) The subsurface
investigatory and sampling methods used in characterizing the geologic and
hydrogeologic properties of the consolidated and unconsolidated stratigraphic
units at the proposed industrial landfill or
residual waste landfill facility and an
explanation of why the particular subsurface investigatory
method(s)
method was chosen.
(ii) The analytical procedures and
methodology used to characterize the unconsolidated and consolidated materials
obtained from test pits and borings.
(iii) The methodology, equipment, and
procedures used to define the uppermost aquifer system and
all significant zones of saturation above
the uppermost aquifer system, including the following:
(a) Well and piezometer construction
specifications.
(b) Water level
measurement procedures.
(iv) The methodology, equipment,
and procedures used to determine the ground water quality in the uppermost
aquifer system and any significant zones of saturation above the uppermost
aquifer system, including the following:
(a)(b) Collection of
ground water samples, including the following:
(b)(c) Performance of
field analysis, including the following:
(c)(d) Decontamination of
equipment.
(d)(e) Analysis of ground
water samples.
(e)(f) Chain of custody
control, including the following:
(f)(g) Field and
laboratory quality assurance and quality control including the following, the
number of which shall be enough to adequately demonstrate the accuracy of the
analysis results:
(a)
For an industrial landfill facility, detection of
immiscible layers.
(i) Well evacuation.
(ii) Sample withdrawal.
(iii) Sample containers and
handling.
(iv) Sample preservation.
(i)
Procedures and forms for recording data and the exact location, time, and
facility-specific considerations associated with the data
acquisition.
(ii) Calibration of
field devices.
(i)
Standardized field tracking reporting forms to record sample custody in the
field prior to and during shipment and receipt at lab
the
laboratory .
(ii) Sample
labels indicating a unique sample number, date, time, sample type, analytical
methods, and any other information necessary for effective sample tracking.
(i) Collection of duplicate
samples.
(ii) Submission of
field-bias blanks.
(iii) Potential
interferences.
(5)
stability
Geotechnical
analysis. The following analyses establishing the stability of the
sanitary
industrial
landfill or residual landfill facility and the subsurface. The analyses shall provide sufficient information
to allow Ohio EPA to sufficiently
characterize the facility geology to allow for the evaluation of the proposed
design of the industrial landfill or residual
waste landfill facility.
(f)
(g) If a separatory
liner is used and is designed with a slope other than that specified by rule
3745-30-07
of the Administrative Code, the settlement analysis of the separatory liner
shall include the following:
(g)
(h) A description, based on publicly available
information, of any of the following unstable
areas within one mile of the limits of solid waste placement.
For the purposes of this rule, "publicly available information" means written
or published information from public or private sources that is reasonably
available to the public, and includes but is not limited to visual surveys from
public right-of-ways and public lands of the area surrounding the proposed
residual waste landfill facility and/or written or oral surveys of the
landowners around the proposed residual waste landfill facility. The
description shall include the following:
(a) The hydrostatic uplift analysis shall
include the following:
(i) The scope, extent,
and findings of the subsurface investigation conducted in accordance with
paragraph (C)(4) of this rule, as it pertains to hydrostatic uplift.
(ii) A narrative description of the rationale
used for the selection of the analysis input parameters.
(iii) A description of the method used to
calculate hydraulic uplift.
(iv) A
description of the assessed failure modes and conditions.
(v) A narrative description of the rationale
used for the selection of the critical cross section that, at a minimum,
shall consider the worst case intersection of the highest phreatic or
piezometric surface with the maximum excavation depth.
(vi) A plan drawing showing the greatest
temporal high phreatic or piezometric surface (prepared
derived in
compliance
accordance with paragraph (B)(3)(d)
(B)(3)(c) of
this rule) and the horizontal and vertical
limits of excavation (prepared
derived in compliance
accordance
with paragraph (B)(4)(a) of this rule).
(vii) A profile view of the critical area
that fully depicts the analysis input model including the following:
(a) The material boundaries.
(b) The applicable dimensions including but
not limited to the depth of excavation, and depth to the temporal high phreatic
and piezometric surfaces.
(c) The
material types.
(d) The in situ
unit weights and saturated unit weights.
(viii) The actual calculations
and/or
or
computer output.
(b) The
bearing capacity analysis for any vertical sump risers on the composite liner
system shall include the following:
(i) The
scope, extent, and findings of the subsurface investigation conducted in
accordance with paragraph (C)(4) of this rule, as it pertains to bearing
capacity.
(ii) A narrative
description of the rationale used for the selection of the analysis input
parameters.
(iii) A description of
the method used to calculate bearing capacity.
(iv) A description of the assessed failure
modes and conditions.
(v) A profile
view of the critical cross section that fully depicts the analysis input model
including the following:
(a) The material
boundaries.
(b) The temporal high
piezometric surface.
(c) The
material types.
(d) The in situ
unit weights and saturated unit weights.
(vi) The plan view of the critical cross
section including northings and eastings for the endpoints of the
section.
(vii) The actual
calculations and/or
or computer output.
(c) The static stability analysis shall
include the following:
(i) The scope, extent,
and findings of the subsurface investigation conducted in accordance with
paragraph (C)(4) of this rule, and earthen materials testing program as it
pertains to static stability.
(ii)
A narrative description of the rationale used for the selection of the analysis
input parameters.
(iii) A
description of the method used to calculate static stability.
(iv) An assessment of failure modes and
conditions that at a minimum should include
the following:
(a) Deep-seated translational
and rotational failure mechanisms of internal slopes, interim slopes, and final
slopes, for drained conditions and, as
applicable, undrained conditions.
(b) Shallow translational and rotational
failure mechanisms of internal slopes and final slopes for saturated conditions
and drained conditions.
(v) For each of the failure modes and
conditions assessed, provide a narrative
description of the rationale used for the selection of the critical cross
sections for the internal slopes, interim slopes, and final slopes.
(vi) A profile view of the critical cross
sections that fully depicts the analysis input model including the following:
(a) The material boundaries.
(b) The temporal high phreatic and
piezometric surfaces.
(c) The
material types.
(d) The in situ
unit weights and, where applicable, the in situ saturated unit
weights.
(e) The material shear
strengths.
(vii) The
plan view of the critical cross sections that includes the northings and
eastings for the endpoints of the sections.
(viii) A summary of the results using two
dimensional limit equilibrium methods or other methods acceptable to
the director
Ohio
EPA for each of the critical cross sections.
(ix) The actual calculations
and/or
or
computer output.
(d) The
seismic stability analysis demonstrating that the design meets the
specifications in paragraph (C)(10)
(C)(1) of rule
3745-30-07
of the Administrative Code and shall include the following:
(i) The scope, extent, and findings of the
subsurface investigation conducted in accordance with paragraph (C)(4) of this
rule, and earthen materials testing program as it pertains to seismic
stability.
(ii) A narrative
description of the rationale used for the selection of the analysis input
parameters.
(iii) A description of
the method used to calculate the seismic stability.
(iv) An assessment of failure modes and
conditions that, at a minimum, should include the following:
(a) Deep-seated translational and rotational
failure mechanisms of final slopes for drained conditions.
(b) Deep-seated translational and rotational
failure mechanisms of internal and interim slopes for drained conditions, if
required by the director
Ohio EPA .
(c) Shallow translational and rotational
failure mechanisms of final slopes for drained conditions.
(d) Liquefaction failure mechanisms of
internal slopes, interim slopes, and final slopes.
(v) For each of the failure modes and
conditions assessed, provide a narrative
description of the rationale used for the selection of the critical cross
sections for the internal slopes, interim slopes, and final slopes.
(vi) The profile views of the critical cross
sections that fully depict the analysis input model including the following:
(a) The material boundaries.
(b) The temporal high phreatic and
piezometric surfaces.
(c) The
material types.
(d) The in situ
unit weights and, where applicable, the in situ saturated unit
weights.
(e) The material shear
strengths.
(vii) The
plan views of the critical cross sections that include the northings and
eastings for the endpoints of the sections.
(viii) A summary of the results using two or
three dimensional limit equilibrium methods or other methods acceptable to
the director
Ohio
EPA for each of the critical cross sections.
(ix) The actual calculations
and/or
or
computer output.
(e) The
settlement analyses of the liner system, if any, shall include the following:
(i) The scope, extent, and findings of the
subsurface investigation conducted in accordance with paragraph (C)(4) of this
rule, and earthen materials testing program as it pertains to
settlement.
(ii) A narrative
description of the rationale used for the selection of the analysis input
parameters.
(iii) A description of
the method used to calculate the settlement.
(iv) A description of the assessed failure
modes and conditions.
(v) A summary
of the results.
(vi) The actual
calculations of settlement and/or
or computer output.
(f)
The seepage
piping failure analysis where the piezometric surface of an underlying aquifer
or zone of saturation is above the in situ foundation, added geologic material
and recompacted soil liner analysis shall include the following for the
relevant layer:
(i)
The scope, extent, and findings of the subsurface
investigation conducted in accordance with paragraph (C)(4) of this rule,
pertaining to seepage piping failure through in situ
foundation.
(ii)
A narrative description of the rationale used for the
selection of the analysis input parameters.
(iii)
A description
of the method used to calculate likelihood of seepage piping failure through in
situ foundation or added geologic material or recompacted soil
liner.
(iv)
A description of the assessed failure modes and
conditions.
(v)
A narrative description of the rationale used for the
selection of the critical cross section that at a minimum shall consider the
worstcase intersection of the highest phreatic or piezometric surface with the
maximum excavation depth.
(vi)
A plan drawing
showing the temporal high phreatic and piezometric surfaces derived in
accordance with paragraph (B)(3)(c) of this rule and the horizontal and
vertical limits of excavation derived in accordance with paragraph (B)(4)(a) of
this rule.
(vii)
A profile view of the critical area that fully depicts
the analysis input model including the following:
(a)
The material
boundaries.
(b)
The applicable dimensions including but not limited to
the depth of excavation, and depth to the temporal high phreatic and
piezometric surfaces.
(c)
The material types.
(d)
The in situ unit
weights and saturated unit weights.
(viii)
The actual
calculations or computer output.
(i) A narrative
description of the rationale used for the selection of the analysis input
parameters.
(ii) A description of
the method used to calculate the settlement.
(iii) A description of the assessed failure
modes and conditions.
(iv) A
summary of the results.
(v) The
actual calculations of settlement and/or
or computer
output.
[Comment: As long as the applicant
can document that a reasonable attempt was made to obtain the information, the
application will be considered complete even if information is lacking (e.g.
the written or oral survey is not responded to).]
(i)
Any
regional
Regional stratigraphic or
structural features that are susceptible to bearing capacity failure, static
stability failure, seismic stability failure, or settlement.
(ii) Areas susceptible to
liquefaction.
(iii) Areas
susceptible to mass movement such as landslides, debris slides and falls, and
rock falls.
(iv) Areas impacted by
natural and human induced activities such as cutting and filling, draw down of
ground water, rapid weathering, heavy rain, seismic activity and
blasting.
(v) Presence of karst
terrain.
(vi) Presence of
underground mining.
(vii) Areas
susceptible to coastal and river erosion.
If the residual solid waste landfill
facility is located in any of these areas, provide an analysis using the
publicly available information and findings of the subsurface investigation
conducted in accordance with paragraph (C)(4) of this rule, that demonstrates
that the design meets the specifications in paragraph (C)(10) of rule
3745-30-07
of the Administrative Code.
(i)
If the industrial
landfill or residual landfill facility is located in an unstable area, the
applicant shall provide an analysis that the integrity of the structural
components will be maintained. The analysis shall be based on the publicly
available information and findings of the subsurface investigation conducted in
accordance with paragraph (C)(4) of this rule.
(6) Calculations. The following design
calculations with references to equations used, showing site-specific input and
assumptions that demonstrate compliance with the design requirements of rule
3745-30-07
of the Administrative Code:
(a) Calculations
showing gross volume of the industrial landfill
or residual waste landfill facility
in cubic yards and The anticipated life in years.
(b) Recompacted soil liner thickness
calculations, from appendix A to rule
3745-30-07
of the Administrative Code, if any.
(b)
Calculations for
mass per unit area for the cushion layer necessary to protect the flexible
membrane liner from puncture and excessive strain due to the force exerted on
the granular drainage layers by the weight of the waste mass.
(c) Calculations for the leachate head and
flow.
(d) If leachate is to be
recirculated, calculations for the amount of leachate to be recirculated and
the leachate head and flow.
(e)
Calculations for sizing any leachate storage tanks based on the volume
generated after final closure.
(f)
Pump size and pipe size calculations based on paragraphs (C)(6)(c) and (C)
(6)(d) of this rule.
(g) Pipe
strength and pipe deflection calculations for the leachate collection and
management system.
(h) An itemized
written final closure cost estimate, in current dollars, based on the
following:
(i) The cost of final closure of
A
an industrial
landfill or residual waste landfill
facility in accordance with rule
3745-27-15
of the Administrative Code.
(ii) A
third-party conducting the final closure activities, assuming payment to its
employees of not less than the applicable prevailing wage.
(i) An itemized written post-closure care
cost estimate, in current dollars, based on the following:
(i) The cost of post-closure care of the
phase(s) of the
industrial landfill or residual
waste landfill facility in accordance with
rule
3745-27-16
of the Administrative Code.
(ii) A
third-party conducting the post-closure care activities, assuming payment to
its employees of not less than the applicable prevailing wage.
(j) Soil erosion
calculations.
(k) Calculations for
sizing surface water control structures and verifying that scouring and
crushing is minimized.
(l)
Calculations for sizing the sedimentation basin, if any.
(m) Other relevant calculations.
(7) Construction information.
Discussion
A
discussion of the following construction information:
(b)(c) Demonstration of
physical and chemical resistance as required in paragraphs
(C) and (D) to
(F) of rule
3745-30-07
of the Administrative Code.
(c)(d) Compaction
equipment slope limitations.
(a) Installation of the items specified in
rule
3745-30-08
of the Administrative Code.
(b)
For each of the items specified in rule
3745-30-07
of the Administrative Code, a table of material and construction test
parameters, test method, test frequency, and acceptance criteria.
(8) Operational information. State
the following information, which if modified, could require a
permit:
(a) Technique of waste receipt,
including but not limited to acceptance of baled waste or loose
waste.
(b) Type of equipment to be
used to construct, operate, and maintain the residual
waste landfill facility.
[Comment: A change in equipment that
decreases the capability of the owner or operator to handle the waste received,
may be considered to endanger human health and may require a
permit.]
(c) Authorized maximum daily waste
receipt requested for the residual waste landfill facility. This requirement
shall not apply to a residual waste landfill facility owned by a generator that
exclusively disposes of residual wastes generated at one or more premises owned
by the generator.
(a) Ground water monitoring
program for detection monitoring
as required in accordance with rule
3745-30-08
of the Administrative Code.
(b) The
explosive gas monitoring plan as detailed in rule
3745-27-12
of the Administrative Code, if the facility disposes of IMW
residual waste
that is putrescible or as identified in
paragraph (B)(3)
(I)(1)(c) of rule
3745-30-01 of the
Administrative Code and is not owned by a generator who disposes exclusively of
IMW
residual
waste generated on one or more premises owned by the generator.
(c) The quality assurance/quality
control plan for the engineered components addressing the
following:
(i) Surveying.
(ii) Calibration of testing
equipment.
(iii) Sampling and testing
procedures to be used in the field and in the laboratory, including but not
limited to the following:
(a) Testing required by rule
3745-30-07
of the Administrative Code.
(b) Testing required due to design
requirements that must be met.
(c) Voluntary testing.
Procedures shall establish testing
frequency, parameters, and sample locations.
(iv) Procedures to be followed if a
test fails.
(a)
Letters
Copies of
mail receipts and copies of the letters of intent to establish or modify
an industrial landfill or a residual
waste landfill, which include a description
of property and facility boundaries, shall
be sent via certified mail or any other form of mail accompanied by a
receipt to the following entities (copies of these
letters of intent with copies of the mail receipts shall be included with the
application):
(i) The governments of
the general purpose political subdivisions where the industrial landfill or residual
waste landfill facility is located, i.e.,
including but not
limited to county commissioners, legislative authority of a municipal
corporation, or the board of township trustees.
(ii) The single county or joint county solid
waste management district.
(iii)
The owner or lessee of any easement or right of
way
right-of-way bordering or within the
proposed facility boundaries that may be affected by the proposed
industrial landfill or residual
waste landfill facility.
(iv) The local zoning authority having
jurisdiction, if any.
(v) The
airport administrator and the federal aviation administration, if the
residual waste
IMW proposed for disposal may serve as food for birds
and if the placement of residual waste
IMW has occurred or will occur within ten thousand
feet of any airport runway used by turbojet aircraft or within five thousand
feet of any airport runway used by only piston-type aircraft.
"Airport" is defined in rule
3745-27-01 of the
Administrative Code.
(vi)
The park system administrator, if any part of the facility is located within or
shares the park boundary.
(vii) The
conservancy district, if any part of the facility is located within or shares
the conservancy district boundary.
(b) If the facility exclusively disposes of
solid waste
IMW generated by the owner of the facility, a
description of efforts at the original source of generation to prevent or
reduce the generation of the residual solid
waste
IMW , and efforts to recycle or
reuse the residual solid waste
IMW in a manner other than disposal.
[Comment: The applicant can contact the office of pollution
prevention at Ohio EPA for information on source reduction and recycling. The
applicant can contact waste exchanges to find a user for the
residual solid waste
(c) A list of the permits, licenses, plan
approvals, authorizations or other approvals that have been applied for and the
local, state, or federal office, or agency where
application has been made.
(d)
Proof of property ownership or lease agreement to use the property as
an industrial landfill or a residual
waste landfill facility.
Notes
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 3734.02, 3734.12
Rule Amplifies: 3734.02, 3734.12
Prior Effective Dates: 01/01/1992, 08/15/2003, 07/01/2004, 05/18/2015
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