(a) A person or municipality that stores residual waste in a surface impoundment shall design, operate and maintain the impoundment in accordance, at a minimum, with the following:
(1) Section
289.202 (relating to certification).
(2) Section
289.223 (relating to access roads).
(3) Sections
289.227 and
289.228 (relating to air resources protection; and nuisance minimization and control).
(4) Section
289.255 (relating to water supply replacement).
(7) Section
289.312 (relating to closure).
(8) Section
289.522(a)(2), (6) and (7) (relating to areas where Class II residual waste disposal impoundments are prohibited).
(9) Notwithstanding the references to "disposal," §
289.423(a)(1)-(3), (5) and (6) (relating to minimum requirements for acceptable waste) or §
289.523(a)(1)-(8) and (11) (relating to minimum requirements for acceptable waste).
(10) Notwithstanding the references to "disposal," if the residual waste to be stored meets the requirements of §
289.523(a), the following shall be met:
(i) Section
289.532(a)-(c) (relating to general limitations).
(ii) Section
289.533 (relating to subbase).
(iii) Section
289.534 (relating to leachate detection zone).
(iv) Section
289.535 (relating to liner).
(v) Section
289.536(a)(1) and (b)(1), (2) and (4) (relating to protective cover), except that the protective cover material may be up to 1 inch in diameter.
(11) Notwithstanding the references to "disposal," if the residual waste to be stored does not meet the requirements of §
289.523(a), the following shall be met:
(i) Section
289.432(a)-(c) (relating to general limitations).
(ii) Section
289.433 (relating to subbase).
(iii) Section
289.434 (relating to secondary liner).
(iv) Section
289.435 (relating to leachate detection zone).
(v) Section
289.436 (relating to primary liner).
(vi) Section
289.437(a)(1) and (b)(1), (2) and (4) (relating to protective cover), except that the protective cover material may be up to 1 inch in diameter.
(b) A person or municipality that stores residual waste in a surface impoundment shall remove waste from the impoundment as follows:
(1) Waste removal may not damage the impoundment.
(2) The liner shall be inspected to ensure its integrity, and necessary repairs shall be made prior to returning the impoundment to service.
(3) The person or municipality shall provide for the disposal or processing of the removed waste in accordance with this article.
(4) Waste shall be removed in accordance with the permit.
(5) If the removal frequency is greater than once per year, the removal frequency shall be stated in the permit.
(6) If the removal frequency is less than or equal to once per year, or if no removal frequency is stated in the permit, waste shall be removed from the impoundment annually.
Notes
The
provisions of this § 299.144 amended January 12, 2001,
effective 1/13/2001, 31 Pa.B.
235.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
287.111 (relating to notice by
impoundments and unpermitted processing or disposal facilities); 25 Pa. Code
§
287.112 (relating to storage
impoundments and storage facilities); 25 Pa. Code §
299.101 (relating to scope); 25
Pa. Code §
299.141 (relating to scope); and
25 Pa. Code §
299.143 (relating to application
requirements).
