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-.07 - Closure And Post-Closure Care

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(1) Inactive CCR surface impoundments.
(a) Inactive CCR surface impoundments are
				subject to all of the requirements of this chapter applicable to existing CCR
				surface impoundments.
(b)
				[Reserved]
(c) [Reserved]
(d) [Reserved]
(e) Timeframes for certain inactive CCR
				surface impoundments.
1. An inactive CCR
				surface impoundment for which the owner or operator has completed the actions
				by the deadlines specified in
				335-13-15-.07(1)(e)1.(i) through
				(ii) is eligible for the alternative
				timeframes specified in
				335-13-15-.07(1)(e)2.
				through 6. The owner or operator of the CCR unit must comply with the
				applicable recordkeeping, notification, and internet requirements associated
				with these provisions. For the inactive CCR surface impoundment:
(i) The owner or operator must have prepared
				and placed in the facility's operating record by December 17, 2015, a
				notification of intent to initiate closure of the inactive CCR surface
				impoundment pursuant to
				335-13-15-.08(1)(i)1.;
(ii) The owner or operator must have provided
				notification to the Director by January 19, 2016, of the intent to initiate
				closure of the inactive CCR surface impoundment pursuant to
				335-13-15-.08(2)(i)1;
				and
(iii) The owner or operator
				must have placed on its CCR website by January 19, 2016, the notification of
				intent to initiate closure of the inactive CCR surface impoundment pursuant to
				335-13-15-.08(3)(i)1.
2. Location
				restrictions.
(i) No later than April 16,
				2020, the owner or operator of the inactive CCR surface impoundment must:
(I) Complete the demonstration for placement
				above the uppermost aquifer as set forth by
				335-13-15-.03(1)(a), (b), (c) and (d)
				3.;
(II) Complete the demonstration for wetlands
				as set forth by
				335-13-15-.03(2)(a), (b), and (c)
				3.;
(III) Complete the demonstration for fault
				areas as set forth by
				335-13-15-.03(3)(a), (b), and (c)
				3.;
(IV) Complete the demonstration for seismic
				impact zones as set forth by
				335-13-15-.03(4)(a), (b), and (c)
				3.; and
(V) Complete the demonstration for unstable
				areas as set forth by
				335-13-15-.03(5)(a), (b), (c), and (d)
				3.
(ii) An owner or operator of an inactive CCR
				surface impoundment who fails to demonstrate compliance with the requirements
				of 335-13-15-.07(1)(e)2.(i)
				is subject to the closure requirements of 335-13-.15 -.07(2)(b)1.
3. Design criteria. The owner or
				operator of the inactive CCR surface impoundment must:
(i) No later than April 17, 2018, complete
				the documentation of liner type as set forth by
				335-13-15-.04(2)(a) and
				(b).
(ii) No later than June 16, 2017, place on or
				immediately adjacent to the CCR unit the permanent identification marker as set
				forth by 335-13-15-.04(4)(a)1.
(iii) No later than October 16,
				2018, prepare and maintain an Emergency Action Plan as set forth by
				335-13-15-.04(4)(a)3.
(iv) No later than April 17, 2018,
				compile a history of construction as set forth by
				335-13-15-.04(4)(b) and
				(c).
(v) No later than April 17, 2018, complete
				the initial hazard potential classification, structural stability, and safety
				factor assessments as set forth by
				335-13-15-.04(4)(a)2., (b), (d), (e), and
				(f).
4. Operating criteria. The owner or operator
				of the inactive CCR surface impoundment must:
(i) No later than April 18, 2017, prepare the
				initial CCR fugitive dust control plan as set forth in
				335-13-15-.05(1)(b).
(ii) No later than April 17, 2018,
				prepare the initial inflow design flood control system plan as set forth in
				335-13-15-.05(3)(c).
(iii) No later than April 18, 2017, initiate
				the inspections by a qualified person as set forth by
				335-13-15-.05(4)(a).
(iv) No later than July 19, 2017, complete
				the initial annual inspection by a qualified professional engineer as set forth
				by 335-13-15-.05(4)(b).
5. Groundwater monitoring and
				corrective action. The owner or operator of the inactive CCR surface
				impoundment must:
(i) No later than April 17,
				2019, comply with groundwater monitoring requirements set forth in
				335-13-15-.06(1)(b)
				and 335-13-15-.06(5)(b);
				and
(ii) No later than August 1,
				2019, prepare the initial groundwater monitoring and corrective action report
				as set forth in
				335-13-15-.06(1)(e).
6. Closure and post-closure care.
				The owner or operator of the inactive CCR surface impoundment must:
(i) No later than April 17, 2018, prepare an
				initial written closure plan as set forth in
				335-13-15-.07(3)(b);
				and
(ii) No later than April 17,
				2018, prepare an initial written post-closure care plan as set forth in
				335-13-15-.07(5)(d).