Document ID: EPA-HQ-RCRA-2002-0012-0003
Agency: epa
Document Type: Supporting & Related Material
Title: 
Posted Date: 2002-04-15T04:00Z

SUPPORTING
DOCUMENT
NO.
2
40
CFR
Part
258–
CRITERIA
FOR
MUNICIPAL
SOLID
WASTE
LANDFILLS,
Subpart
B–
Location
Restrictions
section
258.10(
a)­(
d)
Airport
safety
Subpart
B–
Location
Restrictions
Section
258.10
Airport
safety.

(a)
Owners
or
operators
of
new
MSWLF
units,
existing
MSWLF
units,
and
lateral
expansions
that
are
located
within
10,000
feet
(3.
048
meters)
of
any
airport
runway
end
used
by
turbojet
aircraft
or
within
5,000
feet
(1,
524
meters)
of
any
airport
runway
end
used
by
only
piston­
type
aircraft
must
demonstrate
that
the
units
are
designed
and
operated
so
that
the
MSWLF
unit
does
not
pose
a
bird
hazard
to
aircraft.
(b)
Owners
or
operators
proposing
to
site
new
MSWLF
units
and
lateral
expansions
within
a
five­
mile
radius
of
any
airport
runway
end
used
by
turbojet
or
piston­
type
aircraft
must
notify
the
affected
airport
and
the
Federal
Aviation
Administration
(FAA).
(c)
The
owner
or
operator
must
place
the
demonstration
in
paragraph
(a)
of
this
section
in
the
operating
record
and
notify
the
State
Director
that
it
has
been
placed
in
the
operating
record.
(d)
For
purposes
of
this
section:
(1)
Airport
means
public­
use
airport
open
to
the
public
without
prior
permission
and
without
restrictions
within
the
physical
capacities
of
available
facilities.
(2)
Bird
hazard
means
an
increase
in
the
likelihood
of
bird/
aircraft
collisions
that
may
cause
damage
to
the
aircraft
or
injury
to
its
occupants.