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Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 60 - Solid Waste Management › Article 3 - Municipal Solid Waste Landfills › 18 AAC 60.320 - Fault areas, seismic impact zones, and unstable areas

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A new Class I
				MSWLF or a lateral expansion of an existing Class I MSWLF may not be located
(1) within 200 feet of a fault visible at the
				surface or shown on a published topographical or geological map, that has had
				displacement in Holocene time, unless the owner or operator demonstrates that
				an alternative setback distance of less than 200 feet will prevent damage to
				the structural integrity of the MSWLF and will protect public health and the
				environment; or
(2) in a seismic
				impact zone, unless the owner or operator demonstrates that all containment
				structures, including liners, leachate collection systems, and surface water
				control systems, are designed to resist the maximum horizontal acceleration in
				the lithified earth material for the site, as affected by site conditions, so
				that the landfill will continue to control pollution.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 60 - Solid Waste Management › Article 3 - Municipal Solid Waste Landfills › 18 AAC 60.330 - Design standards

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The design standards in this section
				supplement
				18 AAC 60.220 -
				18 AAC 60.230 and apply to a new
				Class I MSWLF or lateral expansion of an existing Class I MSWLF or a landfill
				that accepts polluted soil. These design standards apply to a Class II MSWLF
				and, if the department so decides, to a Class III MSWLF, only if the department
(1) has evidence that leachate from the site
				is polluting an aquifer of resource value; or
(2) finds that a liner and leachate
				collection system of appropriate design is necessary to protect public health
				or the environment.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 60 - Solid Waste Management › Article 3 - Municipal Solid Waste Landfills › 18 AAC 60.333 - Air quality control

Current through May 31, 2024
In addition to the applicable requirements of AS 46.03 and
				  this chapter, certain MSWLFs are subject to applicable permit and other
				  requirements of 18 AAC 50 dealing with air quality control if
(1) the landfill accepted waste on or after
				November 8, 1987; and
(2) the
				landfill design capacity meets either of the following:
(A) 2.5 million megagrams or larger;
				or
(B) 2.5 million cubic meters or
				larger.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 60 - Solid Waste Management › Article 3 - Municipal Solid Waste Landfills › 18 AAC 60.335 - Minimum operator qualifications for a Class I MSWLF

Current through May 31, 2024
A Class I MSWLF must have at least one qualified landfill
				  operator or manager on its staff at all times. For purposes of this section,
				  "qualified" means a person who
(1) has
				at least two years of experience in operating or managing a landfill;
				and
(2) maintains a current
				certification as a landfill operator or manager from the Solid Waste
				Association of North America, or an equivalent certification approved by the
				department.
Authority:
AS
					 44.46.020
AS 46.03.010
AS 46.03.020
AS 46.03.100
AS
					 46.03.110
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 60 - Solid Waste Management › Article 3 - Municipal Solid Waste Landfills › 18 AAC 60.340 - Cover material requirements for a Class I or Class II MSWLF

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Except as
				provided in (b) - (d) of this section, the owner or operator of a Class I or
				Class II MSWLF shall cover solid waste with six inches of earthen material at
				the end of each operating day, or at more frequent intervals if necessary to
				control disease vectors, fire, odor, blowing litter, animals, or
				scavenging.
(b) A solid waste
				management unit at a Class I or Class II MSWLF that is being filled with
				municipal waste combustion ash need not be covered unless blowing dust causes
				or contributes to a nuisance or a violation of the air quality standards of 18
				AAC 50, or unless animals are feeding on unburned scraps in the waste. A
				municipal waste combustion ash monofill must be graded so that the surface will
				shed water.
(c) The department will
				approve an alternative material of an alternative thickness, other than that
				specified in (a) of this section, if the owner or operator demonstrates that
				the alternative material and thickness will control disease vectors, wildlife
				attraction, fire, odor, blowing litter, and scavenging, without posing a threat
				to public health or the environment.
(d) The department will waive the
				requirements of this section if the owner or operator demonstrates that there
				are extreme seasonal climatic conditions that make meeting the requirements
				impractical and that public health and the environment will not be adversely
				affected.
(e) The vertical face of
				a bale fill may remain uncovered unless the face exceeds 200 linear feet, has
				been inactive for at least seven days, or is causing animal attraction
				problems.
Authority:
AS
					 44.46.020
AS 46.03.010
AS 46.03.020
AS 46.03.100
AS 46.03.110
AS 46.03.810
AS
					 46.06.080
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 60 - Solid Waste Management › Article 3 - Municipal Solid Waste Landfills › 18 AAC 60.345 - Cover material, working face, and litter control requirements for a Class III MSWLF

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The owner or operator of a Class III
				MSWLF shall cover disposed solid waste with six inches of earthen material, or
				an alternate material approved by the department, as needed to control disease
				vectors, fire, odor, blowing litter, and scavenging.
(b) The owner or operator shall ensure that
				the working face of the landfill is kept as small as practical to reduce the
				potential for windblown litter or attraction of birds and animals.
(c) The owner or operator shall ensure that
				litter is
(1) controlled by fencing or another
				approved means; and
(2) removed
				from access roads and other areas of the facility.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 60 - Solid Waste Management › Article 3 - Municipal Solid Waste Landfills › 18 AAC 60.355 - Open burning

Current through May 31, 2024
Notwithstanding any rule of 18 AAC 50 that permits open
				  burning, open burning is prohibited at a Class I or Class II
				  MSWLF.
Authority:
AS
					 44.46.020
AS 46.03.010
AS 46.03.020
AS 46.03.100
AS 46.03.110
AS
					 46.03.810
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 60 - Solid Waste Management › Article 3 - Municipal Solid Waste Landfills › 18 AAC 60.360 - Liquids restrictions

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Bulk or noncontainerized liquid waste may
				not be placed in a MSWLF unless
(1) the waste
				is
(A) household waste other than septage;
				or
(B) leachate or gas condensate
				derived from the MSWLF, and the MSWLF is designed with a bottom liner that
				meets the standard set in
				18 AAC 60.330(c);
				or
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 60 - Solid Waste Management › Article 3 - Municipal Solid Waste Landfills › 18 AAC 60.365 - Co-disposal of sewage solids

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The
				requirements of this section apply to the owner or operator of a municipal
				solid waste landfill that co-disposes of sewage solids within the boundaries of
				the MSWLF.
(b) Sewage solids may
				not be placed in an active MSWLF if they are regulated hazardous wastes, are
				regulated under
				18 AAC 60.020(a),
				or if they contain concentrations of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) wastes
				defined in 40 C.F.R.
				761.3, revised as of July 1, 1998, adopted by
				reference.
(c) Sewage solids may
				not be placed in an active MSWLF if they contain "free liquids" as defined by
				EPA Method 9095 (Paint Filter Liquids Test), as described in
Test
				Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, Physical/Chemical Methods,
(SW
				846), Third Edition, including Final Update III (December 1996), adopted by
				reference.
(d) If sewage solids are
				placed in a MSWLF, the owner or operator shall meet the vector reduction
				requirement in 40 C.F.R.
				503.33(b)(11), adopted by
				reference in
				18 AAC 60.505, or one of the
(1) Class A or Class B pathogen reduction
				requirements in 40 C.F.R.
				503.32, adopted by reference in
				18 AAC 60.505; and
(2) the vector attraction reduction
				requirements of 40 C.F.R.
				503.33(b)(1) - (10), adopted
				by reference in
				18 AAC 60.505.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 60 - Solid Waste Management › Article 3 - Municipal Solid Waste Landfills › 18 AAC 60.375 - Corrective action at a MSWLF

Current through May 31, 2024
The owner or operator of a MSWLF shall implement corrective
				  action at the facility when required by
				  18 AAC 60.800(e),
				  18 AAC 60.810(j), or
				  18 AAC 60.860.
Authority:
AS
					 44.46.020
AS
					 46.03.010
AS
					 46.03.020
AS
					 46.03.100
AS
					 46.03.800
AS
					 46.03.810
AS
					 46.09.020
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 60 - Solid Waste Management › Article 3 - Municipal Solid Waste Landfills › 18 AAC 60.380 - MSWLF recordkeeping requirements

Current through May 31, 2024
In addition to the requirements of
				  18 AAC 60.235, the owner or operator of a MSWLF shall keep
				  the following records, if applicable, in the facility's operating
				  record:
(1) a location restriction
				demonstration as required under
				18 AAC 60.305 -
				18 AAC 60.320;
(2) records of gas monitoring and corrective
				action related to gas problems as required in 18 AAC 60.805;
(3) the documentation for any remediation
				plan required by 18 AAC 60.805(h);
(4) leachate recirculation records as
				required by
				18 AAC 60.360(c).
Authority:
AS
					 44.46.020
AS
					 46.03.010
AS
					 46.03.020
AS
					 46.03.100
AS
					 46.03.110
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 60 - Solid Waste Management › Article 3 - Municipal Solid Waste Landfills › 18 AAC 60.385 - Closure of existing MSWLF

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The owner or
				operator of a MSWLF existing on 1/28/96, who cannot make the demonstration
				required by AAC 60.305 regarding airports,
				18 AAC 60.310 regarding
				floodplains, or
				18 AAC 60.320(b)
				regarding unstable areas shall close the MSWLF within one year after that date.
				Closure must be consistent with the requirements of
				18 AAC 60.245 and, as applicable,
				18 AAC 60.390 or
				18 AAC 60.395, and shall include
				post-closure care as required by
				18 AAC 60.397.
(b) The department will extend the deadline
				for closure required by (a) of this section for up to two years if the owner or
				operator demonstrates that there is no
(1)
				available alternative disposal capacity; and
(2) immediate threat to public health or the
				environment.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 60 - Solid Waste Management › Article 3 - Municipal Solid Waste Landfills › 18 AAC 60.390 - Closure standards for a Class III MSWLF

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Closure of a
				Class III MSWLF must conform to the requirements of this section and
				18 AAC 60.396. The final cover on
				a Class III MSWLF must be soil or another material approved by the department.
				The final cover must be at least 24 inches thick, or another thickness approved
				by the department, must be graded to promote drainage without erosion, and must
				be revegetated or otherwise treated in a manner appropriate to the anticipated,
				future long-term use of the facility.
(b) Within 90 days after closure of a Class
				III MSWLF, the owner or operator shall submit written notification to the
				department that closure has been completed as required by (a) of this
				section.
(c) The owner or operator
				shall establish permanent markers or survey monuments, if there are no readily
				observable, existing monuments or markers, from which the exact location of a
				facility and each closed portion of the facility can be determined.
Authority:
AS
					 44.46.020
AS 46.03.010
AS 46.03.020
AS 46.03.100
AS 46.03.110
AS 46.03.800
AS 46.03.810
AS
					 46.06.080
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 60 - Solid Waste Management › Article 3 - Municipal Solid Waste Landfills › 18 AAC 60.395 - Closure standards for a Class I or Class II MSWLF

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Closure of a
				Class I or Class II MSWLF must conform to the closure plan prepared under (c)
				of this section and submitted under
				18 AAC 60.210(b) (3)(E). The owner or operator of a Class I or
				Class II MSWLF shall install a final cover system designed to minimize
				infiltration and erosion. The final cover system must be designed and
				constructed to
(1) have a permeability less
				than or equal to the permeability of any bottom liner system or natural
				subsoils;
(2) minimize infiltration
				through the closed MSWLF by use of an infiltration layer that contains a
				minimum of 18 inches of earthen material with a permeability no greater than 1
				x 10
-5
centimeters per second; and
(3) minimize erosion of the final cover by
				use of an erosion layer that contains a minimum of six inches of earthen
				material capable of sustaining native plant growth.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 60 - Solid Waste Management › Article 3 - Municipal Solid Waste Landfills › 18 AAC 60.396 - Post-closure care requirements for a Class III MSWLF

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) For at least 60
				consecutive months immediately following the closure of a Class III MSWLF, the
				owner or operator shall conduct visual inspections of the facility at least
				once every 12 months as described in
				18 AAC 60.800. If surface water or
				groundwater monitoring was required by the department during the active life of
				the MSWLF, those activities must continue during the post-closure period for
				visual inspections required under this section.
(b) As soon as practicable, but no later than
				the conclusion of the post-closure period for visual inspection required under
				(a) of this section, the owner or operator shall record a notation on the deed
				to the property for the facility, or some other instrument that is routinely
				examined during a title search. The owner or operator shall provide written
				notification to the department and the landowner that the notation required by
				this subsection has been recorded and that a copy has been placed in the
				operating record of the facility. The notation on the deed or other instrument
				must notify, in perpetuity, any potential purchaser or lease holder of the
				property that
(1) the property was used as a
				Class III MSWLF;
(2) the property
				may not be suitable for some uses;
(3) maintenance and repairs to the property
				might become necessary to prevent pollution problems at the site; and
(4) any activity that results in damage to
				the final cover of the property must be corrected to control potential
				pollution problems.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 60 - Solid Waste Management › Article 3 - Municipal Solid Waste Landfills › 18 AAC 60.397 - Post-closure care requirements for a Class I or Class II MSWLF

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Except as
				provided in (b) of this section, after closure of a Class I or Class II MSWLF,
				the owner or operator shall conduct post-closure care for at least 30 years. At
				a minimum, the owner or operator shall, as part of post-closure care,
(1) maintain the integrity and effectiveness
				of any final cover, including
(A) making
				repairs to the cover as necessary to correct the effects of settlement,
				subsidence, erosion, or other events; and
(B) preventing run-on and run-off from
				eroding or otherwise damaging the final cover;
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 60 - Solid Waste Management › Article 3 - Municipal Solid Waste Landfills › 18 AAC 60.398 - Financial assurance for a Class I or Class II MSWLF

Current through May 31, 2024
The owner or operator of a Class I or a Class II MSWLF shall
				  meet the financial assurance requirements of  40 C.F.R. 258, Subpart G, revised
				  as of July 1, 1998, adopted by reference.
Authority:
AS
					 44.46.020
AS 46.03.010
AS 46.03.020
AS 46.03.100
AS 46.03.110
AS 46.03.800
AS 46.03.810
AS
					 46.06.080
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 60 - Solid Waste Management › Article 4 - Monofills › 18 AAC 60.400 - Applicability

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) In addition to the requirements of
				18 AAC 60.005 -
				18 AAC 60.265 and
				18 AAC 60.800 -
				18 AAC 60.860, the requirements of
				18 AAC 60.400 -
				18 AAC 60.495 apply to a person
				who disposes of waste that is subject to the permit requirement of
				AS
				46.03.100, but that is not
(1) municipal solid waste subject to
				18 AAC 60.300 -
				18 AAC 60.397;
(2) regulated hazardous waste or waste
				identified as hazardous waste under
				18 AAC 62.020;
(3) being disposed of under a wastewater
				disposal permit issued under 18 AAC 72; or
(4) subject to a plan approved under 18 AAC
				75 or 18 AAC 78 for oil or other hazardous substances.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 60 - Solid Waste Management › Article 4 - Monofills › 18 AAC 60.410 - Location standards

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A new landfill and each lateral expansion
				of an existing landfill subject to the requirements of 18 AAC 60.400
(1) may not be constructed on slopes greater
				than 10 percent grade or unstable soils that might cause the waste to slide or
				settle excessively; and
(2) must
				comply with the requirements for
(A) wetlands
				in 18 AAC 60.315; and
(B) fault
				areas, seismic impact zones, and unstable areas in 18 AAC 60.320.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 60 - Solid Waste Management › Article 4 - Monofills › 18 AAC 60.420 - Operations

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A monofill must be operated so that
(1) dust, odor, noise, traffic, and other
				effects from facility operations do not become a nuisance or hazard to the
				health, safety, or property of persons outside the boundary of the facility;
				and
(2) litter is controlled by
				fencing or another approved means, and is removed from access roadways and
				other areas in the facility.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 60 - Solid Waste Management › Article 4 - Monofills › 18 AAC 60.430 - Drilling waste temporary storage facility

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Except for an
				inactive reserve pit subject to 18 AAC 60.440, the owner or operator of a
				drilling waste temporary storage facility shall meet the storage requirements
				of this section.
(b) A person who
				plans to store drilling waste during drilling operations, in a manner that does
				not require a permit under 18 AAC 60.200, must submit a storage plan to the
				department not later than 30 days before operations are planned to begin.
				Storage may not begin until the department has approved the plan. A plan
				submitted under this subsection must include
(1) the name, address, telephone number, and
				affiliation of each person responsible for conducting the drilling
				activity;
(2) the location and type
				of each storage container;
(3)
				plans and material specifications to be used in the construction of each lined
				containment structure to be used for temporary storage;
(4) methods to be used to prevent the
				discharge of drilling waste or leachate to the land or water of the
				state;
(5) the name and location of
				each facility to which stored drilling waste will be transferred;
(6) the anticipated dates of storage and
				waste removal;
(7) the location of
				the ultimate disposal of the drilling waste; and
(8) certification that the waste will be
				removed from the property not later than one year after the date of issuance of
				the approval.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 60 - Solid Waste Management › Article 4 - Monofills › 18 AAC 60.432 - Drilling waste landfill

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The owner or
				operator of a drilling waste landfill shall meet the operating requirements of
				this section. The owner or operator shall
(1)
				accept only drilling waste that meets the exclusion criteria of
				40
				C.F.R. 261.4(b)(5), revised
				as of July 1, 1998 and adopted by reference, or other materials as authorized
				by the department;
(2) keep to a
				minimum the introduction of extraneous liquids;
(3) operate in accordance with a
				department-approved fluid management plan; and
(4) operate with a minimum of two feet of
				freeboard.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 60 - Solid Waste Management › Article 4 - Monofills › 18 AAC 60.440 - Closure of inactive reserve pits

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) An inactive
				reserve pit must be closed in accordance with this section unless the pit was
				previously closed under approval from the department.
(b) For an inactive reserve pit that is
				discovered on or after October 27, 2017 the owner or operator of an inactive
				reserve pit shall submit a closure plan to the department that includes
(1) specific location data, including global
				positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the four corners of the reserve
				pit,
(2) a map showing all surface
				water within 1,000 feet of the inactive reserve pit;
(3) a detailed description or photographs
				demonstrating the existing site conditions and indicating any potential exposed
				drilling waste, ponding, or signs of ponding within the boundaries of the
				inactive reserve pit;
(4)
				analytical data, including parameters specified by the department, for surface
				water located within 1,000 feet of the inactive reserve pit, including any
				surface water within the inactive reserve pit; and
(5) a proposal to either
(A) perform a corrective action under (c) and
				(d) of this section; or
(B) if no
				water is present within the reserve pit and no drilling waste is evident on the
				surface at the site, request permanent closure of the inactive reserve pit
				under (e) of this section.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 60 - Solid Waste Management › Article 4 - Monofills › 18 AAC 60.450 - Asbestos

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Waste that includes regulated
				asbestos-containing material (RACM) waste must be managed in a manner that
				prevents the release of asbestos fibers to the air or to surface water and must
				be disposed of in an approved RACM landfill. Non-RACM waste may be disposed of
				in a municipal solid waste landfill if
(1)
				the landfill has a permit issued under this chapter;
(2) the waste is covered within 24 hours,
				using procedures that prevent the release of asbestos fibers to the air or to
				surface water; and
(3) no fires
				have occurred in the landfill for more than one year.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 60 - Solid Waste Management › Article 4 - Monofills › 18 AAC 60.455 - Mining waste

Current through May 31, 2024
Except when the only chemical being used is a flocculent to
				  enhance settling, tailings from hard rock mines, and tailings from placer mines
				  that have been amalgamated or chemically treated, are subject to
				  18 AAC 60.010 -
				  18 AAC 60.265,
				  18 AAC 60.400 -
				  18 AAC 60.495,
				  18 AAC 60.700 -
				  18 AAC 60.730, and 18 AAC 800 -
				  18 AAC 60.860 as necessary to
				  prevent a violation of the air quality standards in 18 AAC 50 or the water
				  quality standards in 18 AAC 70. The department will, in its discretion,
				  incorporate applicable provisions of this chapter into a wastewater permit
				  issued under 18 AAC 72 or a solid waste disposal permit issued under this
				  chapter.
Authority:
AS
					 44.46.020
AS 44.46.025
AS 46.03.010
AS 46.03.020
AS 46.03.100
AS 46.03.110
AS
					 46.03.810
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 60 - Solid Waste Management › Article 4 - Monofills › 18 AAC 60.460 - Inert waste

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The
				requirements of this section do not apply to a waste management area where
				inert waste is disposed of within the boundaries of a MSWLF.
(b) Liners are not required at an inert waste
				monofill.
(c) If a groundwater
				monitoring system is required at an inert waste monofill under
				18 AAC 60.820, detection monitoring under
				18 AAC 60.840 and
				18 AAC 60.850 during the active life of the monofill will be
				required only if the department
(1)
				determines that non-inert waste is or has been present at the site;
(2) detects evidence of a spill or
				groundwater contamination; or
(3)
				finds unexplained contamination in nearby wells.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 60 - Solid Waste Management › Article 4 - Monofills › 18 AAC 60.470 - Sewage solids

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The
				requirements of this section apply to the owner or operator of a sewage solids
				monofill. If a sewage solids monofill is located within the boundaries of a
				MSWLF, it is considered co-disposal with municipal solid waste, and the
				requirements of this section do not apply. If sewage solids are co-disposed of
				in a MSWLF, the owner or operator shall meet the requirements of
				18 AAC 60.365.
(b) Waste placed in a sewage solids monofill
				must be dewatered and contain at least 10 percent solids by weight. Sewage or
				septage less than five percent solids by weight will be regulated as wastewater
				under 18 AAC 72. Sewage or septage that is five percent or more, but less than
				10 percent, solids by weight may be handled as wastewater or dewatered to
				contain at least 10 percent solids by weight.
(c) If a sewage solids monofill does not have
				a liner and leachate collection system and the boundary of the monofill is
(1) 500 or more feet from the property line
				of the facility, sewage solids may not be disposed of in the monofill if they
				contain arsenic, chromium, or nickel in concentrations greater than
(A) the limits established in Table E of this
				subsection; or
(B) site-specific
				limits established under (d) of this section; or
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 60 - Solid Waste Management › Article 4 - Monofills › 18 AAC 60.480 - Wood waste

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A wood waste
				monofill must be designed, constructed, and operated in a manner that will
				minimize water pollution and prevent combustion.
(b) A wood scrap larger than five cubic feet
				may not be placed in a wood waste monofill. A wood scrap larger than one cubic
				foot may not be placed in a wood waste monofill unless the volume of wood
				scraps is less than five percent of the volume of the fill. Butt ends and
				stumps may not be placed in a wood waste monofill.
(c) The department will require a liner at a
				new wood waste monofill if there is credible evidence indicating that an
				unlined monofill at that location will cause a violation of the water quality
				standards of 18 AAC 70.
(d) If
				there is credible evidence indicating that combustion is taking place within a
				wood waste monofill, the owner or operator of the site shall conduct thermal
				monitoring. If combustion is discovered, the owner or operator shall attempt to
				extinguish the combustion within 30 days. If the combustion cannot be
				extinguished within 90 days, the wood waste monofill must be excavated, the
				combustion must be extinguished, and the monofill must be managed in a manner
				that prevents combustion.
(e) The
				final cover must be constructed of soil material at least 24 inches thick,
				graded to promote drainage without erosion, and revegetated. The department
				will approve an alternate final cover design if the applicant demonstrates that
				the alternate design will protect public health and the environment. After
				completion of the final cover on a monofill with a groundwater monitoring
				system, the owner or operator shall conduct detection monitoring at the
				frequency required by
				18 AAC 60.825(i).
Authority:
AS
					 44.46.020
AS
					 46.03.010
AS
					 46.03.020
AS
					 46.03.100
AS
					 46.03.110
AS
					 46.03.810
AS
					 46.06.080
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 60 - Solid Waste Management › Article 4 - Monofills › 18 AAC 60.485 - Industrial solid waste

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The requirements of this section apply to
				the owner or operator of a monofill that accepts industrial solid
				waste.
(b) A new industrial solid
				waste landfill and a lateral expansion of an existing industrial solid waste
				landfill must be designed and constructed with a liner and leachate collection
				system that meet the standards in
				18 AAC 60.330(b).
(c) Waste placed in an industrial solid waste
				landfill must be spread and compacted in a manner that minimizes future
				settlement and instability. The surface of the industrial solid waste landfill
				may not be sloped more steeply than a 3:1 grade.
(d) The owner or operator of an industrial
				waste monofill shall install a final cover system designed and constructed to
				minimize
(1) infiltration through the closed
				landfill by use of an infiltration layer that contains at least 18 inches of
				earthen material with a permeability no greater than 1 x 10
-5
centimeters per second; and
(2)
				erosion of the final cover by use of an erosion layer that contains at least
				six inches of earthen material capable of sustaining native plant
				growth.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 60 - Solid Waste Management › Article 4 - Monofills › 18 AAC 60.490 - Closure demonstration and post-closure care

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) After
				closure of a monofill, the owner or operator shall record a notation on the
				deed to the property of the facility, or some other instrument that is
				routinely examined during a title search. The owner or operator shall provide
				written notification to the department and the landowner that the notation has
				been recorded and that a copy has been placed in the operating record of the
				facility. The notation on the deed or other instrument must explain, in
				perpetuity, to any potential purchaser or leaseholder of the property
(1) that the land has been used as a
				monofill;
(2) the type of waste
				that was placed in the monofill;
(3) the geographical boundaries of the waste
				management areas; and
(4) details
				of any final cover, cap, or other structures or devices installed as part of
				closure.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 60 - Solid Waste Management › Article 5 - Land Application of Biosolids › 18 AAC 60.500 - Applicability

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Except as provided in (c) of this
				section, the requirements of
				18 AAC 60.500 -
				18 AAC 60.510 apply to any person
				who
(1) prepares biosolids for application to
				land;
(2) applies biosolids to
				land; and
(3) owns or operates land
				on which biosolids are applied.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 60 - Solid Waste Management › Article 5 - Land Application of Biosolids › 18 AAC 60.505 - General requirements

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Regulations of the federal government for
				land application of biosolids in  40 C.F.R, 503.8  (sampling and analysis),
				revised as of March 26.2007, 40 C.F.R. 503.9  (general definitions), revised as
				of August 4,1999,   40 C.F.R. Part 503, Subpart B (land application) and Subpart
				D (pathogens and vector attraction reduction), revised as of October 22, 2015,
				and 40 C.F.R. Part 503, Appendices A and B, revised as of August 4,1999, are
				adopted by reference.
(b) A person
				may not apply biosolids to land unless
(1)
				the concentration of metals in the soil is below, and will remain below, the
				limits set in  40 C.F.R. 503.13, Table 1, revised as of August 4,1999;
(2) the project is consistent with the
				management practices in  40 C.F.R. 503.14, revised as of August
				4,1999;
(3) the concentration of
				metals in the biosolids is less than the limits set in  40 C.F.R. 503.13, Table
				1, revised as of August 4,1999;
(4)
				the biosolids have been treated to meet the pathogen reduction requirements of
				 40 C.F.R. 503.15(a), revised as of August 4,1999; and
(5) the biosolids have been treated to meet
				the vector attraction requirements of  40 C.F.R. 503.15(c), revised as of August
				4,1999.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 60 - Solid Waste Management › Article 5 - Land Application of Biosolids › 18 AAC 60.510 - Permit application

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Except as provided in (b) of this
				section, a person who prepares biosolids that are to be applied to land, or a
				person who applies biosolids to land, shall submit a completed permit
				application to the department as described in (c) of this section.
(b) A permit under this section is not
				required for biosolids bought, sold, or given away in a bag or other container
				if the generator demonstrates to the department's satisfaction that
(1) the material meets the Class A pathogen
				reduction requirements of  40 C.F.R. 503.32(a), adopted by reference in 18 AAC 60.505;
(2) the material meets one
				of the vector attraction reduction requirements in  40 C.F.R. 503.33(b)(1) - (b)(8), adopted by reference in 18 AAC 60.505;
(3) the concentration of each pollutant in
				the biosolids is less than the limit set in Table H of this subsection;
				and
(4) the material is free of
				excessive dust or strong odor.
TABLE D
MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATIONS OF POLLUTANTS IN EXEMPT
				  BIOSOLIDS
Pollutant Maximum Concentration (milligrams per
				  kilogram)*
Arsenic 41 Cadmium 39 Chromium 1200 Copper 1500 Lead 300
				  Mercury 17 Molybdenum 75 Nickel 420 Selenium 100 Zinc 2800 *Dry weight
				  basis
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 60 - Solid Waste Management › Article 6 - User Fees › 18 AAC 60.730 - Fee appeal procedures

Current through May 31, 2024
A person who disputes the assessment of a fee under
				  18 AAC 60.700(f) (1) or who disputes a computation of charges
				  may request a review under
				  18 AAC 15.190.
Authority:
AS
					 44.46.020
AS 44.46.025
AS 46.03.010
AS 46.03.020
AS 46.03.100
AS
					 46.03.110
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 60 - Solid Waste Management › Article 7 - Monitoring and Corrective Action Requirements › 18 AAC 60.800 - Visual monitoring

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) For a facility
				required to have a permit or authorization under
				18 AAC 60.200, the permittee shall design a visual monitoring
				program, as appropriate to the facility, to detect and document the following:
(1) signs of damage or potential damage to
				any component of the facility from settlement, ponding, leakage, thermal
				instability, frost action, erosion, thawing of the waste, or operations at the
				facility;
(2) damage to surface
				water sampling locations and the above-grade portions of groundwater monitoring
				devices, gas monitoring probes, thermistors, and all other monitoring
				devices;
(3) violations of.
(A) the facility design approved under
				18 AAC 60.203;
(B) the operations plan approved as part of a
				permit issued under
				18 AAC 60.215;
(C) conditions of the permit or authorization
				for the facility; and
(D) any
				regulations applicable to the facility'
(4) escape of waste or leachate or any
				unauthorized waste disposal;
(5)
				slippage of a flexible liner or damage to its anchor;
(6) erosion, a tear, a crack, or other damage
				to the visible portion of a liner;
(7) damage to the structural integrity of a
				containment structure, retaining wall, erosion control, or diversion
				structure;
(8) fire or combustion
				in the waste; and
(9) evidence of
				death or stress to fish, wildlife, or vegetation that might be caused by the
				facility.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 60 - Solid Waste Management › Article 7 - Monitoring and Corrective Action Requirements › 18 AAC 60.805 - Landfill gas monitoring

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) If the
				department determines that a potential landfill gas hazard exists at a landfill
				facility due to the waste disposed in the landfill or conditions present at the
				facility, the owner or operator of the landfill shall implement a landfill gas
				monitoring program in compliance with this section. Gas monitoring required
				under this section must comply with applicable levels and conditions
				established by the department on a site-specific basis to protect the public
				health, safety, and welfare, and is subject to the requirements of (e) - (h) of
				this section. At a minimum, every Class I or Class IIMSWLF must implement a
				program for monitoring methane. Through a facility-specific analysis, the
				department will determine which other gases each Class I and Class II MSWLF
				must monitor.
(b) Monitoring under
				this section must be conducted at least quarterly and in compliance with a
				written plan approved by the department.
(c) A landfill gas monitoring program under
				this section must detect and measure gases likely to be generated in the
				landfill based on the type of waste disposed in the landfill.
(d) A methane monitoring program must ensure
				that the concentration of methane gas generated by the facility does not exceed
(1) 25 percent of the lower explosive limit
				for methane in facility structures, excluding gas control or recovery system
				components; and
(2) the lower
				explosive limit for methane at the facility property boundary or alternate
				location approved during the permitting process.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 60 - Solid Waste Management › Article 7 - Monitoring and Corrective Action Requirements › 18 AAC 60.810 - Surface water monitoring

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The department
				may require surface water monitoring at any time during the active life and
				post-closure care period of a facility required to have a permit or
				authorization under
				18 AAC 60.200 or
				18 AAC 60.211. Surface water monitoring is required at a
				facility if the department determines, based on site-specific conditions and
				practices, that the solid waste stored or disposed at the facility increases
				the potential for constituents of concern to be present
(1) in surface run-off or other liquid
				discharge from the facility; or
(2)
				in nearby surface water that receives surface run-off or other liquid discharge
				from the facility.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 60 - Solid Waste Management › Article 7 - Monitoring and Corrective Action Requirements › 18 AAC 60.820 - Groundwater monitoring and corrective action

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Except for the
				facilities listed in (b) of this section, all facilities that require a permit
				under this chapter must conduct groundwater monitoring in accordance with 18 AAC 60.820 -
				18 AAC 60.860. Any facility at which groundwater
				monitoring is required must use a groundwater monitoring system that meets the
				requirements of
				18 AAC 60.825.
(b) Unless determined otherwise under (c) of
				this section, groundwater monitoring is not required at the following
				facilities:
(1) an asbestos
				monofill;
(2) an inactive reserve
				pit subject to
				18 AAC 60.440;
(3) a solid waste storage or treatment
				facility;
(4) any one-time-use
				landfill authorized by the department under
				18 AAC 60.200(d);
(5) a freezeback landfill under
				18 AAC 60.228;
(6) a disposal facility operating under a
				general permit that does not require groundwater monitoring;
(7) a Class III MSWLF;
(8) a Class II MSWLF, sewage solids monofill,
				wood waste monofill, or inert waste monofill located in an area that receives
				25 inches or less in total precipitation each year; or
(9) a facility operating under an
				authorization under
				18 AAC 60.200(c), (d), or (e).
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 60 - Solid Waste Management › Article 7 - Monitoring and Corrective Action Requirements › 18 AAC 60.825 - Groundwater monitoring systems

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) When
				groundwater monitoring is required under
				18 AAC 60.820, the owner or operator of the facility
				shall install a groundwater monitoring system that complies with the standards
				in (a) - (f) of this section, and conduct initial sampling in accordance with
				(g) of this section. The groundwater monitoring system must include a
				sufficient number of wells at appropriate locations and depths to yield
				groundwater samples from the uppermost aquifer that represent the quality of
(1) background groundwater that has not been
				affected by leachate from the facility; and
(2) groundwater passing the approved
				monitoring well locations established under (d) of this section.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 60 - Solid Waste Management › Article 7 - Monitoring and Corrective Action Requirements › 18 AAC 60.830 - Groundwater sampling and analysis

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) When
				groundwater monitoring is required at a facility under
				18 AAC 60.820, the owner or operator shall prepare a
				groundwater monitoring plan that includes a quality assurance project plan and
				that includes consistent sampling and analytical procedures that will ensure
				that groundwater monitoring in each monitoring event will accurately document
				groundwater quality in all wells constituting the groundwater monitoring system
				installed under
				18 AAC 60.825.
(b) The groundwater monitoring plan must
				conform to the requirements of (c) - (j) of this section and any site-specific
				requirements that the department determines are necessary, and must receive the
				department's approval. The approved groundwater monitoring plan shall be placed
				in the operating record of the facility and the owner or operator of the
				facility shall revise the groundwater monitoring plan as required by the
				department at the time of permit renewal, and also as needed in response to a
				change in
(1) the groundwater monitoring
				system; or
(2) the groundwater
				monitoring program that is
(A) necessitated
				by a change in groundwater quality in the uppermost aquifer beneath the
				facility; or
(B) required by the
				department.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 60 - Solid Waste Management › Article 7 - Monitoring and Corrective Action Requirements › 18 AAC 60.840 - Constituents for groundwater monitoring

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The owner or
				operator of a Class I MSWLF shall
(1) under a
				detection monitoring program, monitor groundwater for
(A) all analytes listed in 40 C.F.R. Part
				258, Appendix I, as amended through August 1, 2005, adopted by reference,
				unless a reduced list of constituents is designated under
				18 AAC 60.850(a); and
(B) any additional analytes and parameters
				that the department determines are necessary based on site-specific conditions
				and the type of waste disposed in the facility; or
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 60 - Solid Waste Management › Article 7 - Monitoring and Corrective Action Requirements › 18 AAC 60.850 - Detection monitoring program

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Detection
				monitoring at the frequency established under
				18 AAC 60.825(i) is required in all
				groundwater monitoring wells at facilities required to conduct groundwater
				monitoring under this chapter. At a minimum, except as provided in (1) of this
				subsection, detection monitoring requires monitoring for the analytes and
				parameters required for the facility by the department under
				18 AAC 60.840. Upon the request of the owner or operator
				of the facility, the department may
(1)
				remove any of the analytes and parameters required under
				18 AAC 60.840 if the owner or operator of the facility
				demonstrates that the removed constituents are not reasonably expected to be in
				or derived from the waste stored, treated, or disposed in the facility;
				and
(2) establish an alternative
				list of inorganic indicator analytes for the facility, instead of some or all
				of the heavy metals identified in  40 C.F.R. Part 258, Appendix I, as amended
				through August 1, 2005, adopted by reference; if the owner or operator of the
				facility demonstrates to the department's satisfaction that the alternative
				analytes provide a reliable indication of inorganic releases from the facility
				to the groundwater; the department will determine an alternative list with
				consideration given to the
(A) types, amounts,
				and concentrations of constituents in wastes managed at the facility;
(B) mobility, stability, and persistence of
				waste constituents or their reaction products in the unsaturated zone beneath
				the facility;
(C) detectability of
				indicator analytes or parameters, waste constituents, and reaction products in
				the groundwater; and
(D)
				concentration of, or values and coefficients-of-variation for, inorganic
				analytes in the groundwater background.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 60 - Solid Waste Management › Article 7 - Monitoring and Corrective Action Requirements › 18 AAC 60.860 - Assessment monitoring and corrective action

Current through May 31, 2024
A person subject to
				  18 AAC 60.800 -
				  18 AAC 60.850 shall perform assessment monitoring and
				  corrective action in accordance with
				  18 AAC 60.830 and
				  18 AAC 60.840, as applicable, and  40 C.F.R. 258.55-258.58, as amended through August 1, 2005 and adopted by reference. The terms
				  "municipal solid waste landfill, " "MSWLF, " and "MSWLF Unit" used in those
				  federal regulations include all facilities required to have groundwater
				  monitoring under this chapter.
Authority:
AS
					 44.46.020
AS
					 46.03.010
AS
					 46.03.020
AS
					 46.03.100
AS
					 46.03.110
AS
					 46.03.810
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 60 - Solid Waste Management › Article 8 - General Provisions › 18 AAC 60.900 - Waivers

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Subject to (b) of this section, the
				department will grant a waiver from one or more provisions of this chapter,
				except a provision applicable to a Class I MSWLF and required by  40 C.F.R. 258, revised as of July 1, 1998. To secure a waiver under this section, the
				applicant must identify, in writing, the provision sought to be waived and must
				demonstrate that
(1) compliance with the
				identified provision would cost significantly more than the value of the
				environmental benefit, public health risk reduction, and nuisance avoidance
				that could be achieved through compliance with the identified provision;
				or
(2) the proposed alternative
				action will provide equal or better environmental protection, reduction in
				public health risk, and control of nuisance factors than compliance with the
				identified provision.