Alabama Administrative Code › Title 335 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT › LAND DIVISION - SOLID WASTE PROGRAM › Chapter 335-13-4 - PERMIT REQUIREMENTS › Section 335-13-4-.01 - Landfill Unit Siting Standards

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
New or existing landfill units shall comply with the
				  following standards in order to prevent adverse effects on health or the
				  environment. As part of the application, the owner/operator must submit
				  documentation addressing to the satisfaction of the Department the following
				  siting standards.
(1)
Location Standards
.
(a) A facility located in a floodplain shall
				not restrict the flow of the 100-year flood, reduce the temporary water storage
				capacity of the floodplain, or result in washout of solid waste, so as to pose
				a hazard to human health and the environment.
(b) A facility shall be located in
				consideration of the following:
1. A facility
				shall not jeopardize the continued existence of endangered or threatened
				species protected under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.
2. The facility shall not result in the
				destruction or adverse modification of critical habitats protected under the
				Endangered Species Act of 1973.
(c) A MSWLF unit shall not be sited within
				10,000 feet of any airport runway end. Owners or operators proposing to renew
				existing or site new MSWLF units located within a five-mile radius of any
				airport runway must notify the affected airport and the Federal Aviation
				Administration (FAA).
(d) Zones of
				active faults, seismic impact zones, and unstable areas shall be avoided in
				locating facilities and practices unless a site specific evaluation as
				described below, demonstrates minimum potential for adverse effects upon waters
				of the State.
1. Site specific evaluations
				for geology and hydrology shall comply with
				335-13-4-.11 through
				335-13-4-.14.
2. Site specific evaluation shall include
				minimum design parameters necessary to protect the waters of the State and
				human health to include minimum requirements of
				335-13-4-.15 through
				335-13-4-.24.
3. Landfill units shall not be located within
				200 feet of a fault that has had displacement within the Holocene epoch unless
				the owner or operator demonstrates to the Department that an alternative
				setback distance of less than 200 feet will not result in damage to the
				structural integrity of the facility and will be protective of human health and
				the environment.
4. Landfill units
				shall not be located in seismic impact zones, unless the owner or operator
				demonstrates to the Department that all containment structures, including
				liners, leachate collection systems, and surface water control systems, are
				designed to resist the maximum horizontal acceleration in lithified earth
				material for the site.
5. Landfill
				units shall not be located in an unstable area unless engineering measures have
				been incorporated in the design of the facility to ensure that the integrity of
				the structural components of the facility will not be disrupted. The following
				factors, at a minimum, must be considered when determining whether an area is
				unstable:
(i) On-site or local soil and
				subsurface conditions that may result in significant differential
				settling;
(ii) On-site or local
				geologic or geomorphologic features; and
(iii) On-site or local human-made features or
				events (both surface and subsurface).
(e) Landfill units shall not be located on a
				site that is archaeologically or historically sensitive as determined by the
				Alabama Historical Commission. Written certification must be provided from the
				State Historic Preservation Officer.