California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 4.5 - Environmental Health Standards for the Management of Hazardous Waste › Chapter 15 - Interim Status Standards for Owners and Operators of Hazardous Waste Transfer, Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facilities › Article 7 - Closure and Post-Closure › Section 66265.118 - Post-Closure Plan; Amendment of Plan

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Written plan. The owner or operator of a
				  hazardous waste disposal unit shall have a written post-closure plan. An owner
				  or operator of a surface impoundment or waste pile that intends to remove all
				  hazardous wastes at closure shall prepare a post-closure plan and submit it to
				  the Department within 90 days of the date that the owner or operator or
				  Department determines that the hazardous waste management unit or facility
				  shall be closed as a landfill, subject to the requirements of sections
				  66265.117 through
				  66265.120.
(b) Until final closure of the facility, a
				  copy of the most current post-closure plan shall be kept at the facility and
				  furnished to the Department upon request, including request by mail. In
				  addition, for facilities without approved post-closure plans, it shall also be
				  provided during site inspections, on the day of inspection, to any officer,
				  employee or representative of the Department who is duly designated by the
				  Director. After final closure, the person or office specified in section
				  66265.118(c)(3)
				  shall keep an updated and approved post-closure plan during the post-closure
				  period,
(c) For each hazardous
				  waste management unit subject to the requirements of this section, the
				  post-closure plan shall identify the activities that will be carried on after
				  closure of each disposal unit and the frequency of these activities, and
				  include at least:
(1) a description of the
				  planned monitoring activities and frequencies at which they will be performed
				  to comply with articles 6, 11, 12, 13, and 14 of this chapter during the
				  post-closure care period; and
(2) a
				  description of the planned maintenance activities, and frequencies at which
				  they will be performed, to ensure:
(A) the
				  integrity of the cap and final cover and other containment systems in
				  accordance with the requirements of articles 11, 12, 13, and 14 of this
				  chapter; and
(B) the function of
				  the monitoring equipment in accordance with the requirements of articles 6, 11,
				  12, 13, and 14 of this chapter; and
(3) the name, address, and phone number of
				  the person or office to contact about the hazardous waste disposal unit or
				  facility during the post-closure care period.
(4) all information necessary to enable the
				  Department to prepare an Initial Study for the post-closure plan, which meets
				  the requirements of Title 14, California Code of Regulations section
				  15063, unless the Department has
				  determined that the post-closure plan is exempt from the requirements of the
				  California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to Title 14, CCR section
				  15061.