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Indiana Administrative Code › Title 329 - SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT DIVISION › Article 10 - SOLID WASTE LAND DISPOSAL FACILITIES › Rule 17 - Municipal Solid Waste Landfill Liner System; Design, Construction, and CQA/CQC Requirements › Section 17-11 - Protective cover component of the liner; design requirements

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 13-14-8-7; IC 13-15; IC 13-19-3
Affected: IC 13-18; IC 13-20; IC 36-9-30
Sec. 11.
(a) Unless
				the alternative design described in subsection (b) is used, a protective cover
				must be placed directly over the uppermost drainage layer of the liner system
				and must comply with the following requirements:
(1) Consist of one (1) of the following:
(A) A soil material of sufficient quantity to
				bring the final depth of the combined drainage layer and protective cover to
				thirty (30) inches.
(B) Eighteen
				(18) inches of bottom ash or foundry sand if the drainage layer consists of a
				soil material.
(C) Thirty (30)
				inches of bottom ash or foundry sand if the drainage layer consists of a
				geosynthetic material.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 329 - SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT DIVISION › Article 10 - SOLID WASTE LAND DISPOSAL FACILITIES › Rule 17 - Municipal Solid Waste Landfill Liner System; Design, Construction, and CQA/CQC Requirements › Section 17-12 - Protective cover component of the liner; construction and quality assurance/quality control requirements

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 13-14-8-7; IC 13-15-2-1; IC 13-19-3-1
Affected: IC 13-30-2; IC 36-9-30
Sec. 12.
(a) The
				protective cover must be installed in a single lift with no compaction. Quality
				control and quality assurance testing on the protective cover must include the
				following tests conducted at the indicated frequencies during installation of
				the protective cover:
(1) Grain size
				distribution to the number 200 sieve must be performed for every one thousand
				five hundred (1,500) cubic yards of protective cover placed on the liner
				system.
(2) Any additional tests as
				specified in the construction plans or as determined by the commissioner to
				assure quality control and quality assurance.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 329 - SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT DIVISION › Article 10 - SOLID WASTE LAND DISPOSAL FACILITIES › Rule 17 - Municipal Solid Waste Landfill Liner System; Design, Construction, and CQA/CQC Requirements › Section 17-13 - Optional drainage layer filter; design requirements

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 13-14-8-7; IC 13-15-2-1; IC 13-19-3-1
Affected: IC 13-18; IC 13-20-2; IC 36-9-30
Sec. 13.
A filter fabric may be incorporated into the drainage layer
				  design to prevent fine soil particles of the protective soil cover from
				  migrating into the drainage medium. The design of the filter must allow gases
				  and water to freely enter the drainage medium and must provide the
				  following:
(1) Adequate permeability,
				such that kf > 10ks, where:
(A) kf = the geotextile filter permeability;
				and
(B) ks = the overlying
				protective cover soil permeability.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 329 - SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT DIVISION › Article 10 - SOLID WASTE LAND DISPOSAL FACILITIES › Rule 17 - Municipal Solid Waste Landfill Liner System; Design, Construction, and CQA/CQC Requirements › Section 17-14 - Optional drainage layer filter; construction and quality assurance/quality control requirements

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 13-14-8-7; IC 13-15; IC 13-19-3
Affected: IC 13-18; IC 13-20; IC 36-9-30
Sec. 14.
(a) The
				project engineer shall ensure that proper quality control and quality assurance
				testing, where applicable, is performed on the filter materials and that
				adequate results are obtained for the following tests, or equivalent tests,
				performed in accordance with section 17 of this rule:
(1) Grab elongation test.
(2) Grab tensile strength test.
(3) Puncture resistance test.
(4) Trapezoidal tear test.
(5) Ultraviolet five hundred (500) hours
				resistance test.
(6) Abrasion or
				tumble test.
(7) Permitivity
				test.
(8) AOS test.
(9) Long term flow (clogging) test.
(10) Gradient ratio or hydraulic conductivity
				ratio (clogging) test.
(11) Any
				additional tests required by the commissioner.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 329 - SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT DIVISION › Article 10 - SOLID WASTE LAND DISPOSAL FACILITIES › Rule 17 - Municipal Solid Waste Landfill Liner System; Design, Construction, and CQA/CQC Requirements › Section 17-15 - Alternative liner designs, construction technologies, and CQA/CQC plans

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 13-14-8-7; IC 13-15-2-1; IC 13-19-3-1
Affected: IC 13-30-2; IC 36-9-30
Sec. 15.
(a) The
				commissioner shall approve alternative liner designs or construction
				technologies if they are demonstrated, to the satisfaction of the commissioner,
				to provide at least equivalent protection to public health and the environment
				as the following:
(1) Subgrade design and
				construction, as specified under section 3 of this rule.
(2) Soil liner design and construction, as
				specified under sections 4 and 5 of this rule.
(3) Geomembrane liner design and
				construction, as specified under sections 6 and 7 of this rule.
(4) Drainage layer or leachate collection
				pipe design and construction, as specified under sections 8 and 9 of this
				rule.
(5) Geosynthetic clay liner
				design and construction, as specified under section 10 of this rule.
(6) Protective cover design and construction,
				as specified under sections 11 and 12 of this rule.
(7) Optional drainage layer filter design and
				construction, as specified under sections 13 and 14 of this rule.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 329 - SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT DIVISION › Article 10 - SOLID WASTE LAND DISPOSAL FACILITIES › Rule 17 - Municipal Solid Waste Landfill Liner System; Design, Construction, and CQA/CQC Requirements › Section 17-16 - Municipal solid waste landfill liner system; post construction care requirements

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 13-14-8-7; IC 13-15-2-1; IC 13-19-3-1
Affected: IC 13-30-2; IC 36-9-30
Sec. 16.
The project engineer shall ensure that proper post
				  construction care is provided to protect the landfill design components from
				  damage after construction is completed. Post construction care requirements
				  include the following:
(1) Upon
				completion of soil liner construction:
(A) the
				surface must be rolled smooth to seal the surface and to allow precipitation to
				run off freely;
(B) the completed
				liner must be surveyed to confirm that the liner's thickness, slope, and other
				design factors are as required in the approved construction plan; and
(C) the soil liner must be covered in a
				timely manner to prevent desiccation or damage due to extreme
				temperatures.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 329 - SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT DIVISION › Article 10 - SOLID WASTE LAND DISPOSAL FACILITIES › Rule 17 - Municipal Solid Waste Landfill Liner System; Design, Construction, and CQA/CQC Requirements › Section 17-17 - Municipal solid waste landfill liner system; test standards

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 13-14-8-7; IC 13-15; IC 13-19-3
Affected: IC 13-18; IC 13-20; IC 36-9-30
Sec. 17.
All testing required under this rule must be performed in
				  accordance with:
(1) the American
				Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), 1995 Annual Book of ASTM Standards,
				Section 4 Construction, Volume 04.08 Soil and Rock (I): D 420-D 4914;
(2) the Geosynthetic Research Institute
				(GRI), Geosynthetic Design Guidance for Hazardous Waste Landfill Cells and
				Surface Impoundments, Designing with Geosynthetics, Third Edition;
(3) the Corps of Engineers (COE),
				Construction Control for Earth and Rock-Fill Dams, January 17, 1977, Soil
				Mechanics Design Settlement Analysis, January 1953; or
(4) other current industry standards if
				acceptable to the commissioner.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 329 - SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT DIVISION › Article 10 - SOLID WASTE LAND DISPOSAL FACILITIES › Rule 17 - Municipal Solid Waste Landfill Liner System; Design, Construction, and CQA/CQC Requirements › Section 17-18 - CQA/CQC preconstruction meeting

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 13-14-8-7; IC 13-15-2-1; IC 13-19-3-1
Affected: IC 13-30-2; IC 36-9-30
Sec. 18.
For the purposes of ensuring coordination of all aspects of
				  CQA/CQC, a preconstruction meeting must be held prior to construction in any
				  area not approved to accept solid waste. The preconstruction meeting must
				  involve all relevant persons involved with implementing the CQA/CQC plan, such
				  as the MSWLF owner or operator, the design engineer, CQA/CQC personnel, and the
				  primary construction contractor. The preconstruction meeting may be used to
				  accomplish the following:
(1) Provide
				each involved entity with all relevant CQA/CQC documents and supporting
				information addressing the site-specific CQA/CQC plan and its role relevant to
				the construction plans.
(2) Review
				the responsibilities, authorities, and lines of communication for each of the
				involved entities.
(3) Review the
				established procedures for observation and testing, including sampling
				strategies identified in the CQA/CQC plan.
(4) Review the established acceptance and
				rejection criteria as specified in the CQA/CQC plan.
(5) Review the approved specifications, with
				methods and means for decision making and resolution of problems pertaining to
				data.
(6) Review methods for
				documenting and reporting all inspection data.
(7) Discuss procedures for the storage and
				protection of MSWLF construction material on-site.
(8) Organize for relevant persons a site
				walk-around to review the project site layout, construction material and
				equipment storage locations.
(9)
				Discuss the CQA/CQC plan and other relevant issues and concerns.
(10) Discuss storm water management practices
				and sedimentation control appropriate for the construction work or as outlined
				in the construction specifications and plans.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 329 - SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT DIVISION › Article 10 - SOLID WASTE LAND DISPOSAL FACILITIES › Rule 18 - Municipal Solid Waste Landfills; Vertical Expansions › Section 18-1 - Vertical expansions for municipal solid waste landfills

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 13-14-8-7; IC 13-15; IC 13-19-3
Affected: IC 13-18; IC 13-20; IC 36-9-30
Sec. 1.
(a)
				Applicants for a vertical expansion modification must include the following
				with the application:
(1) An environmental
				assessment of the proposed expansion area that addresses the following:
(A) The geology and ground water hydrology of
				the existing MSWLF site and adjacent areas.
(B) The most recent results from ground water
				monitoring, conducted in accordance with the requirements of the MSWLF's
				permit, using statistical methods required under the MSWLF's permit.
(C) Identification of adjacent land
				uses.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 329 - SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT DIVISION › Article 10 - SOLID WASTE LAND DISPOSAL FACILITIES › Rule 19 - Municipal Solid Waste Landfills; Preoperational Requirements and Operational Approval › Section 19-1 - Preoperational requirements and operational approval

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 13-14-8-7; IC 13-15; IC 13-19-3
Affected: IC 13-20; IC 36-9-30
Sec. 1.
(a) A new
				MSWLF or lateral expansion that is permitted under this article must not accept
				solid waste before the owner, operator, or permittee submits to the
				commissioner a certification of completion. The certification of completion is
				a written statement by the owner, operator, or permittee that certifies the
				following:
(1) A construction certification
				report (CCR) has been prepared by a registered professional engineer and has
				been submitted to the commissioner. In the CCR, the registered professional
				engineer shall certify that the construction of the liner system components
				proceeded in accordance with the approved construction plans. The CCR must also
				include the following items:
(A) The following
				information for all components of the liner system:
(i) Documentation provided by the
				manufacturer that describes quality control and quality assurance tests
				conducted on raw materials and products used in the construction of the liner
				system component, including a description of methods for sample selection and
				the frequency with which tests were conducted.
(ii) Certification that the CQA/CQC tests
				were conducted in accordance with the approved construction plan.
(iii) A summary of the results of all
				testing, including documentation of any failed test results.
(iv) A description of corrective measures
				taken in response to failed tests.
(v) A description of all retesting conducted
				and the results of those tests.
(vi) A description of the previous relevant
				work experience and qualifications of the field crew foreman in charge of liner
				installation.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 329 - SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT DIVISION › Article 10 - SOLID WASTE LAND DISPOSAL FACILITIES › Rule 20 - Municipal Solid Waste Landfills; Operational Requirements › Section 20-1 - Access control

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 13-14-8-7; IC 13-15-2-1; IC 13-19-3-1
Affected: IC 13-18; IC 13-20-2; IC 36-9-30
Sec. 1.
(a) MSWLFs
				must be accessible by means of established roadways only.
(b) Solid waste must be deposited at the
				MSWLF only when operating personnel are on duty. Collection containers may be
				placed outside the MSWLF entrance so that solid waste may be deposited after
				hours.
(c) The owner, operator, or
				permittee of all MSWLFs shall control public access and prevent unauthorized
				vehicular traffic and illegal dumping of wastes by using effective artificial
				barriers or effective natural barriers, or both, as appropriate to protect
				human health and the environment.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 329 - SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT DIVISION › Article 10 - SOLID WASTE LAND DISPOSAL FACILITIES › Rule 20 - Municipal Solid Waste Landfills; Operational Requirements › Section 20-2 - On-site roads

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 13-14-8-7; IC 13-15; IC 13-19-3
Affected: IC 13-18; IC 13-20; IC 36-9-30
Sec. 2.
(a) On-site
				roads that provide access to disposal areas must be passable to vehicles using
				these areas. The owner, operator, or permittee shall maintain a minimum lane
				width of:
(1) ten (10) feet for one-way
				directional traffic; or
(2)
				twenty-two (22) feet for two-way directional traffic.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 329 - SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT DIVISION › Article 10 - SOLID WASTE LAND DISPOSAL FACILITIES › Rule 20 - Municipal Solid Waste Landfills; Operational Requirements › Section 20-3 - Signs

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 13-14-8-7; IC 13-15; IC 13-19-3
Affected: IC 13-20; IC 36-9-30
Sec. 3.
(a) For all
				MSWLFs, prior to construction activities, a sign of at least sixteen (16)
				square feet must be erected at each MSWLF entrance. The sign must identify the
				following:
(1) The MSWLF's name.
(2) The operating schedule.
(3) The type of solid waste land disposal
				facility.
(4) The MSWLF permit
				number.
(5) The name and phone
				number of a designated emergency contact person to be contacted in case of an
				emergency.
(6) The location of the
				construction plan if the site does not have an on-site location to store the
				plan.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 329 - SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT DIVISION › Article 10 - SOLID WASTE LAND DISPOSAL FACILITIES › Rule 20 - Municipal Solid Waste Landfills; Operational Requirements › Section 20-4 - Sanitation

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  13-14-8-7; IC
				  13-15-2-1;
				  IC
				  13-19-3-1
Affected: IC 13-30-2; IC 15-17-11; IC 36-9-30
Sec. 4.
(a) The
				owner, operator, or permittee of all MSWLFs shall prevent or control on-site
				populations of disease vectors to prevent a nuisance and to use techniques
				appropriate for the protection of human health and the environment.
(b) Cattle, hogs, poultry, or other livestock
				are prohibited from any filled area that has not received final cover and
				vegetation.
(c) Dust must be
				controlled by effective means so that it does not constitute or contribute to a
				nuisance, a health hazard, or a safety hazard.
(d) Solid waste must be confined to an area
				that can be effectively maintained, operated, and controlled. Fences or other
				effective barriers must be utilized to control windblown materials and litter
				so that they do not constitute or contribute to a nuisance.
(e) Windblown materials and litter within the
				facility boundaries must be collected and buried daily. Debris blown off the
				facility boundaries must be cleaned up immediately.
(f) Disposal of dead animals must be
				accomplished in accordance with IC 15-17-11
[IC 15-2.1 was repealed by
				P.L.
				2-2008,
				SECTION
				83, effective July 1, 2008. See IC
				15-17-11.]
.
(g) Collection
				containers must be maintained and operated in the following manner:
(1) Collection containers placed outside the
				MSWLF entrance for the collection of solid waste after hours must be emptied
				and the solid waste properly disposed of at a frequency that will minimize
				odors and control disease vectors, but in any event, no less than once in every
				twenty-four (24) hours for MSWLFs open twenty-four (24) hours a day, or at the
				end of each working day for those MSWLFs not open twenty-four (24) hours a day.
				Areas around the containers must be maintained in a sanitary and litter-free
				condition.
(2) Collection
				containers placed within the MSWLF for the collection of solid waste must be
				emptied and the solid waste properly disposed of at a frequency that will
				minimize odors and control disease vectors, but in no event, less than once in
				every twenty-four (24) hours for MSWLFs open twenty-four (24) hours a day, or
				at the end of each working day for those MSWLFs not open twenty-four (24) hours
				a day. Areas around the containers must be maintained in a sanitary and
				litter-free condition.
(3)
				Collection containers placed at the MSWLF for the collection of recyclables
				must be emptied at a frequency that will minimize odors and control disease
				vectors. Areas around the container must be maintained in a sanitary and
				litter-free condition. Containers for the collection of recyclables that may
				become windblown must be equipped with a cover.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 329 - SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT DIVISION › Article 10 - SOLID WASTE LAND DISPOSAL FACILITIES › Rule 20 - Municipal Solid Waste Landfills; Operational Requirements › Section 20-6 - Salvaging

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 13-14-8-7; IC 13-15; IC 13-19-3
Affected: IC 13-18; IC 13-20; IC 36-9-30
Sec. 6.
(a) Salvaging
				on-site at a MSWLF must be done only under the supervision of the owner,
				operator, or permittee and must not interfere with the MSWLF
				operations.
(b) Salvaged or
				recycled materials must be stored in buildings or transportable containers
				while awaiting removal from the MSWLF. Recyclable materials that are baled in a
				manner that protects the contents from the weather while awaiting removal from
				the MSWLF are also acceptable. Salvaged and recycled material must be stored in
				a manner that does not create litter, fire, or nuisance. Alternative methods of
				storing salvaged materials must have prior approval from the commissioner.
				Approval may be granted at the request of the owner, operator, or permittee if
				the owner, operator, or permittee can demonstrate to the commissioner that the
				alternative method will provide a comparable level of environmental
				protection.
(c) Scavenging is
				prohibited.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 329 - SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT DIVISION › Article 10 - SOLID WASTE LAND DISPOSAL FACILITIES › Rule 20 - Municipal Solid Waste Landfills; Operational Requirements › Section 20-7 - Safety requirements

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 13-14-8-7; IC 13-15; IC 13-19-3
Affected: IC 13-18; IC 13-20; IC 36-9-30
Sec. 7.
(a) Safety
				devices must be provided on all rolling equipment, including the following:
(1) Roll over protection must be on all
				rolling equipment that:
(A) is used for the
				construction of the site;
(B) is
				used for soil stabilization;
(C) is
				used for maintenance;
(D) is used
				for vegetative maintenance on filled areas;
(E) comes directly in contact with solid
				waste; or
(F) comes directly in
				contact with the operations involved in covering the solid waste.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 329 - SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT DIVISION › Article 10 - SOLID WASTE LAND DISPOSAL FACILITIES › Rule 20 - Municipal Solid Waste Landfills; Operational Requirements › Section 20-9 - Open burning

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 13-14-8-7; IC 13-15-2-1; IC 13-19-3-1
Affected: IC 13-30-2; IC 36-9-30
Sec. 9.
Open burning of solid waste is prohibited at all
				  MSWLFs.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 329 - SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT DIVISION › Article 10 - SOLID WASTE LAND DISPOSAL FACILITIES › Rule 20 - Municipal Solid Waste Landfills; Operational Requirements › Section 20-10 - Waste deposit and compaction

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 13-14-8-7; IC 13-15-2-1; IC 13-19-3-1
Affected: IC 13-30-2; IC 36-9-30
Sec. 10.
(a) The
				first layer of waste placed in the MSWLF unit must be:
(1) placed directly above the protective
				cover of the liner system;
(2) free
				of large debris that may puncture or tear the liner; and
(3) a minimum of four (4) feet in
				depth.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 329 - SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT DIVISION › Article 10 - SOLID WASTE LAND DISPOSAL FACILITIES › Rule 20 - Municipal Solid Waste Landfills; Operational Requirements › Section 20-11 - Diversion of surface water, run-on and run-off control systems, and monitoring

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 13-14-8-7; IC 13-15-2-1; IC 13-19-3-1
Affected: IC 13-30-2; IC 36-9-30
Sec. 11.
(a) The
				owner, operator, or permittee of MSWLFs shall design, construct, and maintain
				the following:
(1) A run-on control system to
				prevent flow onto the active portion of the MSWLF during the peak discharge
				from a twenty-five (25) year storm.
(2) A run-off control system from the active
				portion of the MSWLF to collect and control at least the water volume resulting
				from a twenty-five (25) year, twenty-four (24) hour precipitation
				event.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 329 - SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT DIVISION › Article 10 - SOLID WASTE LAND DISPOSAL FACILITIES › Rule 20 - Municipal Solid Waste Landfills; Operational Requirements › Section 20-12 - Erosion and sedimentation control measures; general requirements

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 13-14-8-7; IC 13-15; IC 13-19-3
Affected: IC 13-20; IC 36-9-30
Sec. 12.
(a) Erosion
				and sedimentation control measures must be instituted to minimize the off-site
				migration of any sediment. All run-off from disturbed acreage must pass through
				a sedimentation basin or an approved alternative sediment control practice. The
				commissioner may require additional erosion and sediment control measures based
				on site-specific conditions.
(b) A
				storm water or sedimentation basin or series of basins permitted and
				constructed under this article must be constructed in accordance with the
				following:
(1) Be designed to handle,
				simultaneously, the run-off resulting from the ten (10) year, twenty-four (24)
				hour precipitation event and the sediment storage volume required by
				subdivision (3).
(2) An appropriate
				combination of principal and emergency spillways shall be provided to discharge
				safely the run-off from a twenty-five (25) year, twenty-four (24) hour
				precipitation event with a minimum of two (2) feet of freeboard.
(3) Provide a minimum of three (3) years of
				sediment storage volume. The following requirements apply:
(A) Sediment must be removed from
				sedimentation basins when the volume of sediment accumulates to fifty percent
				(50%) or more of the designed sediment storage volume.
(B) A sediment storage volume of less than
				three (3) years may be approved by the commissioner if an annual approved
				maintenance program will be performed.
(4) Provide a detention time of at least
				twenty-four (24) hours for the ten (10) year, twenty-four (24) hour
				precipitation event. A detention time of less than twenty-four (24) hours may
				be approved by the commissioner if the following is demonstrated by the owner,
				operator, or permittee:
(A) The discharge will
				not result in the release of a significant quantity of sediment from the
				MSWLF.
(B) Will not violate any
				local, state, or federal laws pertaining to discharges.
(5) The principal spillway must be located at
				a height above the maximum elevation of the designed sediment storage volume
				required by subdivision (3).
(6)
				Discharge in compliance with all applicable state and federal laws.
(7) The length-to-width ratio of the flow
				path shall be 2:1 or greater from the inflow to the outflow. Baffles may be
				used within the basin to achieve this ratio.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 329 - SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT DIVISION › Article 10 - SOLID WASTE LAND DISPOSAL FACILITIES › Rule 20 - Municipal Solid Waste Landfills; Operational Requirements › Section 20-13 - Cover; general provisions

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 13-14-8-7; IC 13-15-2-1; IC 13-19-3-1
Affected: IC 13-30-2; IC 36-9-30
Sec. 13.
(a) Except
				as provided in subsection (c), daily cover for MSWLFs must be earthen material
				or an alternative daily cover as allowed under section 14.1 of this rule.
				Intermediate cover for MSWLFs must be earthen material or other suitable
				material approved by the commissioner to provide an adequate level of
				environmental protection. Final cover must be as specified in
				329
				IAC 10-22-6 or
				329
				IAC 10-22-7, whichever is applicable.
(b) Cover must be applied and maintained at
				MSWLFs in accordance with the applicable requirements of this rule and 329 IAC
				10-22. Other provisions for cover may be approved by the commissioner if it can
				be demonstrated that an alternate cover or site design will provide an adequate
				level of environmental protection.
(c) Daily and intermediate cover for MSWLFs
				without a:
(1) leachate collection system;
				and
(2) composite liner;
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 329 - SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT DIVISION › Article 10 - SOLID WASTE LAND DISPOSAL FACILITIES › Rule 20 - Municipal Solid Waste Landfills; Operational Requirements › Section 20-14 - Daily and intermediate cover requirements

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 13-14-8-7; IC 13-15; IC 13-19-3
Affected: IC 13-18; IC 13-20; IC 36-9-30
Sec. 14.
(a) The
				owner, operator, or permittee of MSWLFs shall limit the size of the working
				face to an area that can be covered daily.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), the
				owner, operator, or permittee of all MSWLFs shall apply and compact no less
				than six (6) inches of soil over all disposed solid waste at the end of each
				operating day, regardless of weather conditions, or at more frequent intervals
				if necessary, to control disease vectors, fires, odors, blowing litter, and
				scavenging.
(c) Alternative daily
				cover must be applied in accordance with section 14.1 of this rule.
(d) The owner, operator, or permittee of
				MSWLFs that are open continuously shall apply daily cover at least once in
				every twenty-four (24) hour period as specified in the permit.
(e) A supply of daily cover must be readily
				available so that the requirements in this section can be met.
(f) The owner, operator, or permittee shall
				apply and compact intermediate cover of not less than one (1) foot over any
				point in the fill that has not received solid waste for ninety (90) days or
				more.
(g) Intermediate cover must
				be graded to promote surface water drainage and prevent ponding of
				water.
(h) For any MSWLF areas with
				intermediate cover, additional erosion and sediment control measures must be
				implemented within fifteen (15) days after placement of the intermediate
				cover.
(i) The erosion and
				sedimentation control measures in subsection (h) may include the following:
(1) Establishment of vegetation.
(2) Covering with alternative synthetic cover
				or liner.
(3) Other applicable
				erosion and sedimentation control measures.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 329 - SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT DIVISION › Article 10 - SOLID WASTE LAND DISPOSAL FACILITIES › Rule 20 - Municipal Solid Waste Landfills; Operational Requirements › Section 20-14.1 - Alternative daily cover

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 13-14-8-7; IC 13-15; IC 13-19-3
Affected: IC 13-19-3; IC 13-20; IC 36-9-30
Sec. 14.1.
(a) The
				owner, operator, or permittee of an MSWLF unit that is constructed with a
				leachate collection system and composite liner in accordance with
				329
				IAC 10-17 may apply a material as alternative daily
				cover only in accordance with this section and any requirements in the facility
				permit. The following materials must not be applied as alternative daily cover:
(1) A solid waste that contains a toxicity
				characteristic contaminant listed in
				40 CFR
				261.24, Table 1*, at a level equal to or
				greater than seventy-five percent (75%) of the regulatory level for that
				contaminant, determined in accordance with 329 IAC 3.1.
(2) Putrescible waste.
(3) Infectious waste.
(4) Baghouse dust.
(5) Biosolid that does not meet Class A
				criteria described in
				327 IAC
				6.1-4-13(c).
(6) Material containing PCB that is not
				listed in subsection (c) or (e).
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 329 - SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT DIVISION › Article 10 - SOLID WASTE LAND DISPOSAL FACILITIES › Rule 20 - Municipal Solid Waste Landfills; Operational Requirements › Section 20-15 - Cover storage sites and borrow pits requirements

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 13-14-8-7; IC 13-15; IC 13-19-3
Affected: IC 13-18; IC 13-20; IC 36-9-30
Sec. 15.
(a) This
				section applies to cover storage sites and borrow pits located within real
				property boundaries of the MSWLF.
(b) The owner, operator, or permittee shall
				grade cover storage sites and borrow pits to:
(1) minimize erosion;
(2) minimize sedimentation off of the
				property boundaries;
(3) promote
				surface water drainage;
(4)
				minimize the ponding of water, unless ponding in a borrow pit is done for
				sedimentation purposes or planned construction of a lake; and
(5) minimize blowing soil.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 329 - SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT DIVISION › Article 10 - SOLID WASTE LAND DISPOSAL FACILITIES › Rule 20 - Municipal Solid Waste Landfills; Operational Requirements › Section 20-16 - Grading and soil stabilization for intermediate cover and final cover

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 13-14-8-7; IC 13-15-2-1; IC 13-19-3
Affected: IC 13-30-2; IC 36-9-30
Sec. 16.
(a) Cover
				materials applied as required by section 14(f) of this rule for intermediate
				cover and 329 IAC 10-22 for final cover must be continuously maintained,
				including application and compaction of additional cover as needed to maintain
				required depth.
(b) All MSWLFs must
				be graded to promote surface water drainage and to prevent the ponding of water
				on previously filled areas.
(c)
				Vegetation must be cleared only as necessary.
(d) Final cover must be vegetated as follows:
(1) A grass or a diverse, effective, and
				permanent vegetative cover of the same seasonal variety that supports the
				approved post-closure land use must be established and maintained continuously
				on any portion of the MSWLF that has received final cover under 329 IAC 10-22,
				except where other provisions for land use have been approved by the
				commissioner.
(2) No trees, woody
				shrubs, or deep rooted plants may be planted or allowed to grow on the
				vegetated final cover unless approved by the commissioner based on a
				demonstration that the roots will not penetrate the final cover cap.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 329 - SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT DIVISION › Article 10 - SOLID WASTE LAND DISPOSAL FACILITIES › Rule 20 - Municipal Solid Waste Landfills; Operational Requirements › Section 20-17 - Explosive gases

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 13-14-8-7; IC 13-15; IC 13-19-3
Affected: IC 13-18; IC 13-20; IC 36-9-30
Sec. 17.
(a) The
				owner, operator, or permittee of all MSWLFs shall ensure that:
(1) the concentration of methane gas
				generated by the MSWLF does not exceed twenty-five percent (25%) of the lower
				explosive limit for methane in MSWLF structures, excluding gas control,
				leachate collection manholes, or recovery system components; and
(2) the concentration of methane gas does not
				exceed the lower explosive limit for methane at the facility
				boundary.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 329 - SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT DIVISION › Article 10 - SOLID WASTE LAND DISPOSAL FACILITIES › Rule 20 - Municipal Solid Waste Landfills; Operational Requirements › Section 20-18 - Surface leachate control

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 13-14-8-7; IC 13-15; IC 13-19-3
Affected: IC 13-18; IC 13-20-2; IC 36-9-30
Sec. 18.
(a) Any
				surface movement of leachate outside of the solid waste boundary, which is not
				being immediately and effectively managed, controlled, and contained, is
				prohibited, except as specified in the MSWLF permit.
(b) Any leachate on the surface of the MSWLF
				must be immediately managed or controlled.
(c) Leachate is prohibited from entering any
				surface water drainage systems.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 329 - SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT DIVISION › Article 10 - SOLID WASTE LAND DISPOSAL FACILITIES › Rule 20 - Municipal Solid Waste Landfills; Operational Requirements › Section 20-19 - Liner leak detection program

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 13-14-8-7; IC 13-15; IC 13-19-3
Affected: IC 13-18; IC 13-20; IC 36-9-30
Sec. 19.
(a) The
				owner, operator, or permittee must implement a program as specified in
				329 IAC 10-15-1(14)
				 and in accordance with
				329 IAC
				10-15-10 to detect and assess liquids that have leaked
				through the liner system into the leak detection zone.
(b) If the flow rate into the leak detection
				zone exceeds the action leakage rate for any sump, the owner, operator, or
				permittee must:
(1) notify the commissioner in
				writing of the exceedance within seven (7) days of the determination;
(2) obtain and analyze samples from the leak
				detection zone and arrange for analyses of the samples in accordance with the
				leak detection plan as specified in
				329 IAC
				10-15-10(3);
(3) submit a written assessment to the
				commissioner within fourteen (14) days of the determination that includes:
(A) the magnitude of the leakage;
(B) the likely source of the
				liquids;
(C) the possible location,
				size, and cause of the leak; and
(D) short term response measures that have
				been taken and that are planned;
(4) determine any additional short term or
				longer term response measures that will be taken; and
(5) within sixty (60) days of the
				notification that the action leakage rate was exceeded, submit to the
				commissioner:
(A) the results of the chemical
				analyses of the samples specified in subdivision (2); and
(B) an assessment of the potential for
				additional leakage and the potential for release of the liquids into the
				environment.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 329 - SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT DIVISION › Article 10 - SOLID WASTE LAND DISPOSAL FACILITIES › Rule 20 - Municipal Solid Waste Landfills; Operational Requirements › Section 20-20 - Leachate collection, removal, and disposal

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 13-14-8-7; IC 13-15-2-1; IC 13-19-3-1
Affected: IC 13-30-2; IC 36-9-30
Sec. 20.
(a) The
				owner, operator, or permittee of an MSWLF shall have a leachate contingency
				plan. At a minimum, the plan must address all the requirements listed in
				329 IAC
				10-15-11.
(b) The owner, operator, or permittee shall:
(1) operate the leachate collection or
				leachate removal system in compliance with the design standards and plans
				specified in 329 IAC 10-15 and
				329
				IAC 10-17-8 through
				329
				IAC 10-17-9;
(2) monitor and maintain the leachate
				collection or leachate removal system as required in the leachate contingency
				plan under
				329 IAC 10-15-11(1)
				 through
				329 IAC 10-15-11(2)
				 or subsection (a); and
(3) implement the leachate contingency plan
				required under
				329 IAC 10-15-11(4)
				 or subsection (a), if the leachate
				collection or leachate removal system is not operational or leachate levels are
				exceeded.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 329 - SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT DIVISION › Article 10 - SOLID WASTE LAND DISPOSAL FACILITIES › Rule 20 - Municipal Solid Waste Landfills; Operational Requirements › Section 20-21 - Leachate recycling

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 13-14-8-7; IC 13-15; IC 13-19-3
Affected: IC 13-18; IC 13-20; IC 36-9-30
Sec. 21.
(a) Provided
				prior approval from the commissioner is obtained, leachate generated by an
				MSWLF may be recycled into portions of an MSWLF unit that is designed with
				either of the following:
(1) A composite
				liner and a leachate collection system that meet the requirements of 329 IAC
				10-17.
(2) An alternative design
				that is permitted under either:
(A)
											329
				IAC 10-17-15; or
(B) 329 IAC 2, which was repealed in 1996,
				provided the design is demonstrated to be at least as stringent as the design
				standards described in
				40 CFR
				258.40.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 329 - SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT DIVISION › Article 10 - SOLID WASTE LAND DISPOSAL FACILITIES › Rule 20 - Municipal Solid Waste Landfills; Operational Requirements › Section 20-23 - Control program for regulated hazardous waste, PCB waste, and unauthorized solid waste

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 13-14-8-7; IC 13-15-2-1; IC 13-19-3-1
Affected: IC 13-30-2; IC 36-9-30
Sec. 23.
(a) The
				owner, operator, or permittee of an MSWLF shall implement a program at the
				MSWLF for detecting and preventing the disposal of regulated hazardous waste as
				determined by
				40 CFR
				261.3 or 329 IAC 3.1, polychlorinated
				biphenyls (PCB) waste as defined in 40 CFR 761, and unauthorized solid waste.
				This program must include, at a minimum, the following:
(1) Random inspections of incoming loads
				unless the owner, operator, or permittee takes other steps to ensure that
				incoming loads do not contain regulated hazardous waste, PCB waste, or
				unauthorized solid waste. A random inspection program must include the
				following:
(A) An inspection conducted by an
				individual, or individuals, trained to identify regulated hazardous waste, PCB
				waste, or unauthorized solid waste that would not be acceptable for disposal at
				the MSWLF.
(B) Loads must be
				inspected prior to actual disposal of the waste at the working face to provide
				the owner, operator, or permittee the opportunity to refuse to accept the
				waste.
(C) Loads must be inspected
				in a manner that does not present a threat to human health and the
				environment.
(D) The frequency must
				result in screening at least two percent (2%) of all waste loads.
(E) The commissioner may require additional
				inspections or steps be taken to adequately control the receipt of regulated
				hazardous waste, PCB waste, and unauthorized solid waste.
(F) This program may be modified to increase
				the frequency based on results of the initial program.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 329 - SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT DIVISION › Article 10 - SOLID WASTE LAND DISPOSAL FACILITIES › Rule 20 - Municipal Solid Waste Landfills; Operational Requirements › Section 20-24 - Survey requirements

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 13-14-8-7; IC 13-15; IC 13-19-3
Affected: IC 13-20; IC 36-9-30
Sec. 24.
(a) The
				owner, operator, or permittee of an MSWLF shall maintain the series of
				identifiable boundary markers required under
				329
				IAC 10-19-1(a)(2)(B)  to delineate
				the approved solid waste land disposal facility boundary and approved solid
				waste boundaries for the life of the MSWLF.
(b) The owner, operator, or permittee shall
				maintain the on-site benchmarks required under
				329
				IAC 10-19-1(a)(2)(c)  so that no
				portion of the proposed solid waste disposal area is further than one thousand
				(1,000) feet from a benchmark unless a greater distance is:
(1) necessary to avoid the placement of
				benchmarks on filled areas; and
(2)
				approved by the commissioner.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 329 - SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT DIVISION › Article 10 - SOLID WASTE LAND DISPOSAL FACILITIES › Rule 20 - Municipal Solid Waste Landfills; Operational Requirements › Section 20-25 - Air criteria

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 13-14-8-7; IC 13-15-2-1; IC 13-19-3-1
Affected: IC 13-30-2; IC 36-9-30
Sec. 25.
The owner, operator, or permittee of an MSWLF shall do the
				  following:
(1) Ensure that the MSWLF
				does not violate any applicable requirements developed under Indiana's state
				implementation plan (SIP) approved or promulgated by the United States
				Environmental Protection Agency administrator under Section 110 of the Clean
				Air Act,
				42 U.S.C.
				7401 et seq., as amended November 15,
				1990.
(2) Comply with the new
				source performance standards and emission guidelines at
				326 IAC 12-1-1(b)(1)
				 (40 CFR Part 60 Subpart WWW), as
				applicable.
(3) Not cause or allow
				the storage, containment, processing, or disposal of solid waste in a manner
				that creates a threat to human health or the environment, including the
				creation of a fire hazard or air pollution.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 329 - SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT DIVISION › Article 10 - SOLID WASTE LAND DISPOSAL FACILITIES › Rule 20 - Municipal Solid Waste Landfills; Operational Requirements › Section 20-26 - Surface water requirements

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 13-14-8-7; IC 13-15-2-1; IC 13-19-3-3 -1
Affected: IC 13-30-2; IC 36-9-30
Sec. 26.
(a) The
				owner, operator, or permittee of an MSWLF shall not cause a discharge of
				pollutants into waters of the state, including wetlands, that violates any
				requirements of rules of the water pollution control board at 327 IAC and the
				Clean Water Act, including the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
				requirements, under Section 402 of the Clean Water Act,
				33 U.S.C.
				1342, as amended October 31, 1992.
(b) The owner, operator, or permittee of an
				MSWLF shall not cause the discharge of a nonpoint source of pollution to waters
				of the United States, including wetlands, that violates any requirement of an
				area wide or statewide water quality management plan that has been approved
				under Section 208,
				33 U.S.C.
				1288, as amended February 4, 1987, or Section
				319,
				33 U.S.C.
				1329, as added February 4, 1987, of the Clean
				Water Act.
(c) Proper storage and
				handling of materials, such as fuels or hazardous wastes, and spill prevention
				and cleanup measures shall be implemented to minimize the potential for
				pollutants to contaminate surface or ground water or degrade soil
				quality.
(d) Storage piles of sand
				and salt or other commercial or industrial material must be managed in a manner
				to reduce the potential for polluted storm water run-off and in accordance with
				the SWP3.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 329 - SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT DIVISION › Article 10 - SOLID WASTE LAND DISPOSAL FACILITIES › Rule 20 - Municipal Solid Waste Landfills; Operational Requirements › Section 20-27 - Liquids restrictions

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 13-14-8-7; IC 13-15; IC 13-19-3
Affected: IC 13-18; IC 13-20; IC 36-9-30
Sec. 27.
(a) Bulk or
				noncontainerized liquid waste must not be placed in a MSWLF unless either of
				the following is established:
(1) The liquid
				is an incidental liquid or rainwater normally associated with routine solid
				waste disposal.
(2) The waste is
				leachate or gas condensate derived from the MSWLF and the MSWLF unit receiving
				such waste, whether it is a new or existing MSWLF or lateral expansion, is
				designed with a composite liner and leachate collection system. The owner,
				operator, or permittee shall place the demonstration specified in section 21 of
				this rule in the operating record and notify the commissioner that it has been
				placed in the operating record.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 329 - SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT DIVISION › Article 10 - SOLID WASTE LAND DISPOSAL FACILITIES › Rule 20 - Municipal Solid Waste Landfills; Operational Requirements › Section 20-28 - Self-inspections

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 13-14-8-7; IC 13-15-2-1; IC 13-19-3-1
Affected: IC 13-30-2; IC 36-9-30
Sec. 28.
(a) The
				owner, operator, or permittee of an MSWLF shall monitor and inspect the MSWLF a
				minimum of at least twice each month for malfunctions, deteriorations, operator
				errors, discharges, and leachate outcroppings that may cause a release of
				pollutants to the environment or a threat to human health. Inspections shall
				include erosion and sedimentation control measures.
(b) The owner, operator, or permittee shall
				promptly correct any deterioration or malfunction of equipment or structures or
				any other problems revealed by the inspections to comply with the MSWLF's
				permit and this article and to ensure that no environmental or human health
				hazard develops. Where a hazard is imminent or has already occurred, remedial
				action must be taken immediately to correct or repair the hazard.
(c) The owner, operator, or permittee shall
				record inspections on an inspection form provided by the department or at a
				minimum, on a form that includes the following:
(1) The date and time of the
				inspection.
(2) The name of the
				inspector.
(3) A description of the
				inspection, including an identification of the specific equipment and
				structures inspected.
(4) The
				observations recorded.
(5) The date
				and nature of any remedial actions implemented or repairs made as a result of
				the inspection.
These records must be retained at the MSWLF for at least
				  three (3) years from the date of inspection.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 329 - SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT DIVISION › Article 10 - SOLID WASTE LAND DISPOSAL FACILITIES › Rule 20 - Municipal Solid Waste Landfills; Operational Requirements › Section 20-30 - Manifest requirements for waste received from transfer stations

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 13-14-8-7; IC 13-15; IC 13-19-3
Affected: IC 13-18; IC 13-20-4; IC 13-20-6; IC 36-9-30
Sec. 30.
(a) As used
				in this section, "manifest", "municipal waste", "operator", and "waste transfer
				activities" have the meanings set forth in
				329 IAC
				11-15-1.
(b) Prior to accepting a shipment of
				municipal waste from a transfer station located inside or outside of Indiana, a
				MSWLF must receive a copy of the manifest and must review the manifest to
				determine whether the items listed under
				329 IAC
				11-15-3 are included on the manifest.
(c) A MSWLF must not knowingly accept a
				shipment of municipal waste from a transfer station located inside or outside
				of Indiana if:
(1) the municipal waste is not
				accompanied by a manifest that contains the information required under
				329 IAC
				11-15-3; or
(2) the MSWLF has received notice from the
				department that the commissioner has issued an order under IC 13-20-6 -3
[IC
				13-20-6-3 was
				repealed by P.L. 154-2005,
				SECTION
				17, effective July 1, 2005.]
or IC
				13-20-6-4
				that suspends the waste transfer activities within Indiana of the transfer
				station or operator listed on the manifest accompanying the shipment of
				municipal waste.