California Code of Regulations › Title 27 - Environmental Protection › Division 2 - Solid Waste › Subdivision 1 - Consolidated Regulations for Treatment, Storage, Processing or Disposal of Solid Waste › Chapter 4 - Documentation and Reporting for Regulatory Tiers, Permits, WDRs, and Plans › Subchapter 3 - Development of Waste Discharge Requirements (WDRs) and Solid Waste Facility Permits › Article 4 - SWRCB-Development of Waste Discharge Requirements (WDRs) › Section 21710 - SWRCB-Report of Waste Discharge (ROWD) and Other Reporting Requirements. [C15: Section 2590]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a)
						General--Any person discharging or proposing to discharge solid waste to land
						where water quality could be affected as a result of such discharge shall
						submit to the RWQCB a report of waste discharge (ROWD), unless the report is
						waived by the RWQCB; nevertheless, the RWQCB shall not waive the report for any
						MSW landfill subject to regulation under SWRCB Resolution No. 93-62. After July
						18, 1997, any person proposing to discharge solid waste at a waste management
						unit (Unit) that is subject to regulation by both the CIWMB/EA and the RWQCB
						shall make all ROWD submittals (including updates to a previously submitted
						ROWD) in the form of a Joint Technical Document (JTD), as provided in §
												21585. After July 18, 1997, this
						reporting requirement also applies to the expansion of the RWQCB-Permitted Area
						of a new or existing Unit and to the development of new Units at an existing
						facility. Dischargers shall submit any applicable information required by this
						article to the RWQCB upon request. Dischargers shall provide information on
						waste characteristics, geologic and climatologic characteristics of the Unit
						and the surrounding region, installed features, operation plans for waste
						containment, precipitation and drainage controls, and closure and post-closure
						maintenance plans as set forth in §§
												21740,
						21750,
						21760, and
						21769. For non-MSW Class III
						landfills, the RWQCB can waive the submittal of information it deems
						unnecessary to rendering a decision on the issuance of appropriate WDRs.
(1) [Reserved.]
(2) Final Closure/Post-Closure Plan--For
						Class II and III Units, a Final Closure and Post-Closure Maintenance Plan shall
						be submitted with the closure notice required by ¶(c)(5), unless, for
						landfill Units, the CIWMB requires submittal at an earlier date.
(3) Waiving Post-Closure Maintenance--The
						RWQCB can waive the post-closure portion of the report if the discharger
						successfully completes clean-closure pursuant to §
													21090(f) [for
						landfills], §
													21400(b)(1) [for
						surface impoundments], or §
													21410(a)(1) [for
						waste piles], or if the RWQCB finds that post-closure maintenance is not
						necessary to prevent adverse impacts on waters of the state; provided that the
						RWQCB shall not waive post-closure maintenance for an MSW landfill subject to
						SWRCB Resolution No. 93-62 unless the Unit has been clean- closed.
						[
Note: see also §
														21900 for corresponding CIWMB
						requirements
.]
(4)
						Notification of Change--The discharger shall notify the RWQCB of changes in
						information submitted under the applicable SWRCB-promulgated requirements of
						this division, including any material change in: the types, quantities, or
						concentrations of wastes discharged; site operations and features; or proposed
						closure procedures, including changes in cost estimates. The discharger shall
						notify the RWQCB a reasonable time before the changes are made or become
						effective. No changes shall be made without RWQCB approval following
						authorization for closure pursuant to the site closure notice required by
						¶(c)(5).
(5) Construction
						Quality Assurance Plan (CQA Plan).
(A)
						Submittal (new Units)--For Units constructed (or reconstructed) after July 18,
						1997, the discharger shall submit a preliminary CQA Plan as an integral or
						separable part of the initial ROWD/JTD under ¶(a). The discharger shall
						make such changes to the CQA Plan as may be necessary to maintain continued
						compliance with §§
														20323 and
						20324 (
e.g., in the event
						of design changes, or as directed by the RWQCB
). For a revised CQA
						Plan, the discharger shall submit the revised portions of the plan at least two
						weeks before beginning construction of any liner system or cover
						system.
(B) Submittal (existing
						Units)--For existing Units that do not have a CQA Plan meeting all the
						foregoing requirements, the discharger shall submit such a plan, or submit
						suitable modifications to an existing plan, prior to constructing, installing,
						or modifying any engineered feature at the Unit. In the absence of such
						construction, installation, or modification, the discharger shall make this
						submittal as part of whichever of the following documents is submitted first:
1. the final closure and post-closure plan
						under ¶(a)(2); or
2. in the
						event that a release is discovered, as part of the proposed corrective action
						program under §
															20425(d).