Utah Admin. Code R315-303-4 - Standards for Maintenance and Operation
(1) Plan of Operation. An owner or operator
of a landfill shall maintain and operate the facility to conform to the
approved plan of operation.
(2)
Operating Details. An owner or operator of a landfill shall operate the
facility to:
(a) control fugitive dust
generated from roads, construction, general operations, and covering the
waste;
(b) allow no open
burning;
(c) collect scattered
litter as necessary to avoid a fire hazard or an aesthetic nuisance;
(d) prohibit scavenging;
(e) conduct reclamation of facility property
in an orderly sanitary manner and in a way that does not interfere with the
disposal site operation;
(f) ensure
that facility personnel, trained in facility operations, are on site when the
site is open to the public:
(i) at least one
person on site for landfills that receive, on an average annual basis, less
than 15,000 tons per year; and
(ii)
at least two persons on site, with one person at the active landfill cell face,
for each landfill that receives, on an average annual basis, more than 15,000
tons per year;
(g)
control insects, rodents, and other vectors;
(h) ensure that waste containers and storage
tanks are functional by:
(i) using containers
or tanks that are not deteriorating and are free of cracks, rust, leaks, or
other conditions that may compromise the integrity of the containers or
tanks;
(ii) using containers or
tanks that are made of or lined with materials that will not react with and are
otherwise compatible with the waste in the container; and
(iii) using appropriate netting, fencing, or
other deterrents to prevent harm to animals if open tanks or containers with an
accumulation of hydrocarbons or any other substance are a risk to wildlife or
migratory birds; and
(i)
ensure that reserve operational equipment will be available to maintain and
meet these standards.
(3)
Boundary Posts. An owner or operator of a landfill shall clearly mark the
active area boundaries authorized in the permit by placing permanent posts or
by using an equivalent method clearly visible for inspection
purposes.
(4) Daily and
Intermediate Cover.
(a) An owner or operator
of a landfill shall, at the close of each day of operation, completely cover
the waste with at least six inches of soil or an alternative daily cover as
allowed in Subsections
R315-303-4(4)(b)
through R315-303-4(4)(e).
(b) The following are approved for use as
alternative daily covers:
(i) nonhazardous
contaminated soil; and
(ii) subject
to the conditions contained in Subsection
R315-303-4(4)(c):
(A) tarps;
(B) plastic sheets, if designed for landfill
cover use;
(C) foam products, if
designed for landfill cover use;
(D) products created from cement kiln dust,
if designed for landfill cover use;
(E) incinerator ash;
(F) nonhazardous auto shredder residue not
otherwise regulated by 40 CFR Part 761 ;
(G) chipped waste tires, two inches square or
smaller; and
(H) spray-on
materials, if designed for landfill cover use.
(c) The use of an approved alternative daily
cover is subject to the following conditions:
(i) the alternative daily cover may not
present a threat to human health or the environment; and
(ii) the alternative daily cover may be used
only on a schedule as established by the facility owner or operator and
recorded in the facility operating record.
(iii) The facility owner or operator shall
establish the schedule for use of the approved alternative cover based on the
alternative cover's performance in controlling vectors, fires, odors, blowing,
and scavenging. The schedule shall contain the following requirements:
(A) any schedule established by the facility
owner or operator shall provide for the placing of six inches of soil cover at
least once per week;
(B) no
approved alternative daily cover may be used on the day preceding a day the
landfill will be closed;
(C) no
alternative daily cover may be used on an area of the landfill that will not be
covered with waste or an intermediate cover, as required in Subsection
R315-303-4(4)(g),
within two days; and
(D) the
director may require the use of six inches of soil cover upon finding that use
of an alternative cover is not controlling vectors, fires, odors, blowing liter
or scavenging.
(iv) The
landfill operating record shall clearly document the days when an alternative
cover was used and the days when soil cover was used.
(v) The director may revoke the use of any
alternative daily cover at any landfill facility if any condition of Subsection
R315-303-4(4)(c)
is not met or if the alternative daily cover is determined to present a threat
to human health or the environment.
(d) Materials not listed in Subsection
R315-303-4(4)(b)
may be used as alternative daily cover on an infrequent basis if the material
meets the requirements of Subsection
R315-303-4(4)(c)
and the use is documented in the facility operating record.
(e) Materials not listed in Subsection
R315-303-4(4)(b)
that a facility owner or operator wants to use on an ongoing basis shall be
approved by the director. Director approval is based on the material meeting
the requirements of Subsection
R315-303-4(4)(c).
(f) The director may, on a site specific
basis, waive the requirement for daily cover of the waste at a landfill that
accepts no municipal waste if the owner or operator demonstrates that an
alternative schedule for covering the waste does not present a threat to human
health or the environment. The demonstration from the owner or operator of the
landfill shall include at least the following:
(i) certification that the landfill accepts
no municipal waste;
(ii) a detailed
list of the waste types accepted by the landfill;
(iii) the alternative schedule for when the
waste will be covered; and
(iv) any
other operational practices that may reduce the threat to human health or the
environment if an alternative schedule for covering the waste is
followed.
(v) In granting any
wavier from the daily cover requirement, the director may place conditions on
the owner or operator of the landfill as to the frequency of covering, depth of
the cover, or type of material used as cover that will minimize the threat to
human health or the environment.
(vi) The director may revoke any waiver from
the daily cover requirement if any condition is not met or if the alternative
schedule for covering the waste presents a threat to human health or the
environment.
(g) If an
area of the working face of a landfill that accepts municipal waste will not
receive waste for a period longer than 30 days, the owner or operator shall
cover the area with a minimum of 12 inches of soil as an intermediate cover or
an alternative intermediate cover as approved by the director.
(i) No alternative intermediate cover will be
approved by the director without application from the owner or operator.
(ii) Approval for an alternative
intermediate cover may be granted after:
(A)
considering the design of the landfill, waste stream accepted, and waste
handling practices; and
(B) taking
into account climatic, hydrogeologic, and soil conditions of the site.
(iii) In granting
approval for an alternative intermediate cover, the director may place
conditions on the owner or operator of the landfill as to the depth or type of
material used and maintenance of the integrity of the cover that will minimize
the threat to human health or the environment.
(iv) The director may revoke the approval of
an alternative intermediate cover if any condition is not met or if the use of
the alternative intermediate cover is determined to present a threat to human
health or the environment.
(5) Monitoring Systems. An owner or operator
of a landfill shall maintain the monitoring systems required in Subsection
R315-303-3(8)(b).
(6) Recycling Required.
(a) An owner or operator of a landfill where
the general public delivers household solid waste shall provide containers
where the general public may place recyclable materials that have a market. The
containers shall be placed at a location convenient to the public and shall be
accessible to the public during normal hours of facility operation.
(b) An owner or operator may demonstrate
alternative means to providing an opportunity for the general public to recycle
household solid waste.
(7) Disposal of Hazardous Waste and Waste
Containing PCBs.
(a) An owner or operator of a
solid waste management facility may not knowingly accept, dispose, treat,
store, or otherwise handle hazardous waste or waste containing PCBs except
under the following conditions:
(i) hazardous
waste:
(A) the waste meets the conditions
specified in Section R315-261-4; or
(B) the waste meets the conditions specified
in Subsection R315-262-13(f)(1)
or Section R315-262-14; or
(ii) waste containing PCBs:
(A) the facility meets the requirements
specified in Subsection
R315-315-7(3)(a);
or
(b) An owner or operator of a solid waste
management facility shall include and implement, as part of the plan of
operation, a plan that will inspect loads or take other steps, as approved by
the director, that will prevent the disposal of prohibited hazardous waste and
prohibited waste containing PCBs, including:
(i) inspection frequency and inspection of
loads suspected of containing prohibited hazardous waste or prohibited waste
containing PCBs;
(ii) inspection in
a designated area or at a designated point in the disposal process;
(iii) a training program for the facility
employees in identification of prohibited hazardous waste and prohibited waste
containing PCBs; and
(iv)
maintaining written records of inspections, signed by the inspector.
(c) If the receipt of prohibited
hazardous waste or prohibited waste containing PCBs is discovered, the owner or
operator of the facility shall:
(i) notify the
director, the hauler, and the generator within 24 hours;
(ii) restrict the inspection area from public
access and from facility personnel; and
(iii) assure proper cleanup, transport, and
disposal of the waste.
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