Alabama Administrative Code › Title 335 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT › LAND DIVISION - SOLID WASTE PROGRAM › Chapter 335-13-15 - STANDARDS FOR THE DISPOSAL OF COAL COMBUSTION RESIDUALS IN LANDFILLS AND SURFACE IMPOUNDMENTS › Section 335-13-15-.05 - Operating Criteria

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(1) Air
				criteria.
(a) The owner or operator of a CCR
				landfill, CCR surface impoundment, or any lateral expansion of a CCR unit must
				adopt measures that will effectively minimize CCR from becoming airborne at the
				facility, including CCR fugitive dust originating from CCR units, roads, and
				other CCR management and material handling activities.
(b) CCR fugitive dust control plan. The owner
				or operator of the CCR unit must prepare and operate in accordance with a CCR
				fugitive dust control plan as specified in
				335-13-15-.05(1)(b)1.
				through 7. This requirement applies in addition to, not in place of, any
				applicable standards under the Occupational Safety and Health Act.
1. The CCR fugitive dust control plan must
				identify and describe the CCR fugitive dust control measures the owner or
				operator will use to minimize CCR from becoming airborne at the facility. The
				owner or operator must select, and include in the CCR fugitive dust control
				plan, the CCR fugitive dust control measures that are most appropriate for site
				conditions, along with an explanation of how the measures selected are
				applicable and appropriate for site conditions. Examples of control measures
				that may be appropriate include: locating CCR inside an enclosure or partial
				enclosure; operating a water spray or fogging system; reducing fall distances
				at material drop points; using wind barriers, compaction, or vegetative covers;
				establishing and enforcing reduced vehicle speed limits; paving and sweeping
				roads; covering trucks transporting CCR; reducing or halting operations during
				high wind events; or applying a daily cover.
2. If the owner or operator operates a CCR
				landfill or any lateral expansion of a CCR landfill, the CCR fugitive dust
				control plan must include procedures to emplace CCR as conditioned CCR.
				Conditioned CCR means wetting CCR with water to a moisture content that will
				prevent wind dispersal, but will not result in free liquids. In lieu of water,
				CCR conditioning may be accomplished with an appropriate chemical dust
				suppression agent.
3. The CCR
				fugitive dust control plan must include procedures to log citizen complaints
				received by the owner or operator involving CCR fugitive dust events at the
				facility.
4. The CCR fugitive dust
				control plan must include a description of the procedures the owner or operator
				will follow to periodically assess the effectiveness of the control
				plan.
5. The owner or operator of a
				CCR unit must prepare an initial CCR fugitive dust control plan for the
				facility no later than October 19, 2015, or by initial receipt of CCR in any
				CCR unit at the facility if the owner or operator becomes subject to this
				chapter after October 19, 2015. The owner or operator has completed the initial
				CCR fugitive dust control plan when the plan has been placed in the facility's
				operating record as required by
				335-13-15-.08(1)(g)1.
6. Amendment of the plan. The
				owner or operator of a CCR unit subject to the requirements of this section may
				amend the written CCR fugitive dust control plan at any time provided the
				revised plan is placed in the facility's operating record as required by
				335-13-15-.08(1)(g)1.
				The owner or operator must amend the written plan whenever there is a change in
				conditions that would substantially affect the written plan in effect, such as
				the construction and operation of a new CCR unit.
7. The owner or operator must obtain a
				certification from a qualified professional engineer that the initial CCR
				fugitive dust control plan, or any subsequent amendment of it, meets the
				requirements of this section. The CCR fugitive dust control plan, as well as
				the certification from a qualified professional engineer must be submitted to
				the Department for approval.
(c) Annual CCR fugitive dust control report.
				The owner or operator of a CCR unit must prepare an annual CCR fugitive dust
				control report that includes a description of the actions taken by the owner or
				operator to control CCR fugitive dust, a record of all citizen complaints, and
				a summary of any corrective measures taken. The initial annual report must be
				completed no later than 14 months after placing the initial CCR fugitive dust
				control plan in the facility's operating record. The deadline for completing a
				subsequent report is one year after the date of completing the previous report.
				The owner or operator has completed the annual CCR fugitive dust control report
				when the report has been submitted to the Department and placed in the
				facility's operating record as required by
				335-13-15-.08(1)(g)2.
(d) The owner or operator of the
				CCR unit must comply with the recordkeeping requirements specified in
				335-13-15-.08(1)(g),
				the notification requirements specified in
				335-13-15-.08(2)(g),
				and the internet requirements specified in
				335-13-15-.08(3)(g).