Utah Admin. Code R315-305-5 - Requirements for Operation
(1) The owner or
operator of a Class IV or VI Landfill may not accept any other form of waste
except the wastes specified in Subsection
R315-305-1(1).
(2) The owner or operator of a Class IV or VI
Landfill shall prevent the disposal of unauthorized waste by ensuring that at
least one person is on site during hours of operation and shall prevent
unauthorized disposal during off-hours by controlling entry with a lockable
gate or barrier, when the facility is not open.
(3) The owner or operator of a Class IV or VI
Landfill shall:
(a) minimize the size of the
working face as required by Subsection
R315-303-3(8)(g);
(b) use measures to prevent emission of
fugitive dusts, when weather conditions or climate indicate that transport of
dust off-site is liable to create a nuisance;
(c) meet the requirements of Subsections
R315-303-3(1)(a)
and R315-303-3(1)(b)
to minimize liquids admitted to the landfill;
(d) collect scattered litter as necessary to
avoid a fire hazard or an aesthetic nuisance; and
(e) prohibit scavenging.
(4) The owner or operator of a Class IV or VI
Landfill shall cover timbers, wood, and other combustible waste with a minimum
of six inches of soil, or equivalent, as needed to avoid a fire
hazard.
(5) The owner or operator
of a Class IV or VI Landfill shall meet the applicable general requirements of
closure and post-closure care of Section
R315-302-3 as determined by the
director.
(a) The owner or operator of a Class
IVa Landfill shall meet the specific closure requirements of Subsection
R315-303-3(5).
(b) The owner or operator of a Class IVb or
VI Landfill shall close the facility by:
(i)
leveling the waste to the extent practicable;
(ii) covering the waste with a minimum of two
feet of soil, including six inches of topsoil;
(iii) contouring the cover as specified in
Subsection R315-303-3(5)(a)(i)(B);
and
(iv) seeding the cover with
grass, other shallow rooted vegetation, or other native vegetation or covering
in another manner approved by the director to minimize erosion.
(v) The director may approve an alternative
final cover design for a Class IVb or VI Landfill if it is documented that the
alternative final cover provides equivalent protection from infiltration and
erosion as the cover specified in Subsection
R315-305-5(5)(b).
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