Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3745 - Ohio Environmental Protection Agency › Chapter 3745-580 - Scrap tire › Section 3745-580-726 - Post-closure care of a scrap tire monofill facility

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								The post-closure
			 care period begins when the owner or operator submits the certification
			 pursuant to paragraph (H) of rule
			 3745-580-725 of the
			 Administrative Code to Ohio EPA for the scrap tire monofill facility. The owner
			 or operator shall conduct post-closure care activities at the scrap tire
			 monofill facility, other than a scrap tire submergence facility, for a minimum
			 of fifteen years.
(B)
								Post-closure care activities for the scrap tire
			 monofill facility shall include but are not limited to the following:
(1)
									Continuing
			 operation and maintenance of the leachate management system, the surface water
			 management system, and any other monitoring system.
(2)
									Maintaining the
			 integrity and effectiveness of the access road, cap system, and stability of
			 the scrap tire monofill facility including making repairs to the cap system as
			 necessary to correct the effects of slope failure, settling, subsidence,
			 ponding, erosion, or other events, and preventing run-on and runoff from
			 eroding or otherwise damaging the access road or cap system. If vegetation
			 covers less than seventy-five per cent of the cap system, the owner or operator
			 shall reseed and if appropriate, amend the soil.
(3)
									Maintaining the
			 sign stating that the scrap tire monofill no longer accepts scrap tires for two
			 years after final closure activities have been completed.
(4)
									Repairing any
			 leachate outbreaks detected at the scrap tire monofill facility by doing the
			 following:
(a)
										Containing and properly managing the leachate at the scrap
			 tire monofill facility.
(b)
										Collecting, treating, and disposing of the leachate
			 including following the contingency plan for leachate storage and disposal
			 prepared pursuant to rule
			 3745-580-710 of the
			 Administrative Code, as necessary.
(c)
										Taking action to
			 minimize, control, or eliminate the conditions that contribute to the
			 production of leachate.
(5)
									Conducting a
			 quarterly inspection of the scrap tire monofill facility during each year of
			 the post-closure care period and submitting of a written summary to the
			 appropriate Ohio EPA district office not later than fifteen days after the
			 inspection date detailing the results of the inspection and a schedule of any
			 actions to be taken to maintain compliance with paragraphs (B)(1) to (B)(4) of
			 this rule.
(6)
									Submitting a report to the appropriate Ohio EPA
			 district office and approved board of health not later than the first day of
			 April of each year that contains the following:
(a)
										A summary of the
			 quantity of leachate collected for treatment and disposal on a monthly basis
			 during the year, and the location of leachate treatment or
			 disposal.
(b)
										Results of analytical testing of an annual grab sample
			 of leachate obtained from the leachate management system for the parameters
			 specified in rule
			 3745-580-08 of the
			 Administrative Code.
(c)
										A summary of any maintenance performed on the leachate
			 management system and any other monitoring and control system installed at the
			 scrap tire monofill facility.
(d)
										Results of any
			 monitoring conducted pursuant to any orders or authorizing documents, if the
			 orders or authorizing documents do not specify a schedule for
			 submittal.
(e)
										The most recent updated post-closure care cost estimate
			 in accordance with rule
			 3745-580-22 of the
			 Administrative Code.
(f)
										A signed statement that, to the best of the knowledge
			 of the owner or operator, the information contained in the annual report is
			 true and accurate.
(7)
									Retaining records
			 and reports generated by paragraphs (B)(5) and (B)(6) of this rule for the
			 duration of the post-closure care period at a location where the records and
			 reports are available for inspection by Ohio EPA or the approved health
			 department during normal operating hours.
(8)
									Maintaining
			 financial assurance for post-closure care activities in accordance with rule
			 3745-580-22 of the
			 Administrative Code.