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Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article IX - Residual Waste Management › Chapter 288 - RESIDUAL WASTE LANDFILLS › Subchapter C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS › COVER AND REVEGETATION › Section 288.236 - Revegetation

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(a) Vegetation
						  shall be established on land affected by a residual waste landfill.
(b) Revegetation shall provide for an
						  effective and permanent vegetative cover of the same seasonal variety as
						  vegetation native to the site and capable of self-regeneration and plant
						  succession. Introduced species may be used when desirable and necessary to
						  achieve the approved postclosure land use. Vegetative cover shall be considered
						  of the same seasonal variety when it consists of a mixture of species that is
						  of equal or superior utility to native vegetation during each season of the
						  year.
(c) Revegetation shall
						  provide a quick-germinating, fast-growing vegetative cover capable of
						  stabilizing the soil surface from erosion.
(d) Disturbed areas shall be seeded and
						  planted when weather and planting conditions permit, but the seeding and
						  planting of disturbed areas shall be performed no later than the first normal
						  period for favorable planting after final grading.
(e) Fertilizer and lime shall be applied to
						  disturbed areas as necessary to maintain plant growth.
(f) Mulch shall be applied to regraded areas
						  where necessary to control erosion, promote germination of seeds and increase
						  the moisture retention of the soil.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
															288.142 (relating to revegetation
								plan); 25 Pa. Code §
															288.233 (relating to intermediate
								cover and slopes); 25 Pa. Code §
															288.234 (relating to final cover
								and grading); and 25 Pa. Code §
															288.242 (relating to soil erosion
								and sedimentation control).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article IX - Residual Waste Management › Chapter 288 - RESIDUAL WASTE LANDFILLS › Subchapter C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS › COVER AND REVEGETATION › Section 288.237 - Standards for successful revegetation

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(a) The standard for successful revegetation
						  shall be the percent of groundcover of the vegetation which exists on the site.
						  The Department will not approve less than a 70% groundcover of permanent plant
						  species. No more than 1% of the total area may have less than 30% groundcover.
						  A single or contiguous area exceeding 3,000 square feet may not have less than
						  30% groundcover.
(b) Trees, woody
						  shrubs or deep-rooted plants may not be planted or allowed to grow on the
						  revegetated area of capped sites, unless otherwise allowed by the Department in
						  the permit based on a demonstration that roots will not penetrate the cap or
						  drainage layer.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
															288.142 (relating to revegetation
								plan); 25 Pa. Code §
															288.233 (relating to intermediate
								cover and slopes); 25 Pa. Code §
															288.234 (relating to final cover
								and grading); and 25 Pa. Code §
															288.242 (relating to soil erosion
								and sedimentation control).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article IX - Residual Waste Management › Chapter 288 - RESIDUAL WASTE LANDFILLS › Subchapter C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS › WATER QUALITY PROTECTION › Section 288.241 - General requirements

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(a) The
						  operator may not cause or allow a point or nonpoint source discharge in
						  violation of The Clean Streams Law from or on the facility to surface waters of
						  this Commonwealth.
(b) A residual
						  waste landfill shall be operated to prevent and control water pollution. An
						  operator shall operate and maintain necessary water treatment facilities until
						  water pollution from the facility has been permanently abated.
(c) The operator may not cause or allow water
						  pollution within or outside the site.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
															288.243 (relating to sedimentation
								ponds).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article IX - Residual Waste Management › Chapter 288 - RESIDUAL WASTE LANDFILLS › Subchapter C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS › WATER QUALITY PROTECTION › Section 288.242 - Soil erosion and sedimentation control

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(a) The operator shall manage surface water
						  and control soil erosion and sedimentation, based on the 24-hour precipitation
						  event in inches to be expected once in 25 years.
(b) The operator shall do the following:
(1) Prevent or minimize surface water
						  percolation into the solid waste deposited at the facility.
(2) Meet the requirements of Chapter 102
						  (relating to erosion and sediment control).
(3) Prevent soil erosion and sedimentation to
						  the maximum extent possible.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article IX - Residual Waste Management › Chapter 288 - RESIDUAL WASTE LANDFILLS › Subchapter C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS › WATER QUALITY PROTECTION › Section 288.243 - Sedimentation ponds

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(a) Surface
						  drainage from the disturbed area, including areas that have been graded, seeded
						  or planted, shall be passed through a sedimentation pond or a series of
						  sedimentation ponds before leaving the site. The Department may, in the permit,
						  waive the required use of sedimentation ponds when a person or municipality
						  demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Department that sedimentation ponds are
						  not necessary to meet the requirements of §
													288.241 (relating to general
						  requirements).
(b) Sedimentation
						  ponds shall be constructed, operated and maintained under this section and
						  Chapters 102 and 105 (relating to erosion and sediment control; and dam safety
						  and waterway management) and the minimum design criteria contained in the
						  United States Soil Conservation Service's Engineering Standard 378, 'Pond'
						  Pa.
(c) Sedimentation ponds and
						  other treatment facilities shall be maintained until removal of the ponds and
						  facilities is approved by the Department.
(d) Ponds shall include a nonclogging
						  dewatering device approved by the Department that will permit the draining of
						  the water from the pond. The dewatering device may not be located at a lower
						  elevation than the maximum elevation of the sedimentation storage
						  volume.
(e) Ponds shall be
						  designed, constructed and maintained to prevent short circuiting to the maximum
						  extent possible.
(f) The design,
						  construction and maintenance of a sediment pond under this section does not
						  relieve the person or municipality that operates a facility of the
						  responsibility for complying with the applicable treatment requirements and
						  effluent limitations established under § 288.241.
(g) At a minimum, sedimentation ponds shall
						  be capable of managing the runoff resulting from a 25-year, 24-hour
						  precipitation event.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
															288.151 (relating to soil erosion
								and sedimentation control plan).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article IX - Residual Waste Management › Chapter 288 - RESIDUAL WASTE LANDFILLS › Subchapter C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS › WATER QUALITY PROTECTION › Section 288.244 - Discharge structures

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Discharges from dams, ponds, embankments,
							 impoundments and diversions shall be controlled by energy dissipators, riprap
							 channels or other devices when necessary to reduce erosion, to prevent
							 deepening or enlargement of stream channels, and to minimize disturbance to
							 surface water and groundwater. Discharge structures shall be designed and
							 maintained according to standard engineering-design procedures, and shall meet
							 the requirements of Chapter 105 (relating to dam safety and waterway
							 management).
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
															288.151 (relating to soil erosion
								and sedimentation control plan).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article IX - Residual Waste Management › Chapter 288 - RESIDUAL WASTE LANDFILLS › Subchapter C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS › WATER QUALITY PROTECTION › Section 288.245 - Water supply replacement

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(a) A
						  person or municipality operating a residual waste landfill which adversely
						  affects a water supply by degradation, pollution or other means shall restore
						  the affected supply at no additional cost to the owner or replace the affected
						  water supply with an alternate source that is of like quantity and quality to
						  the original supply at no additional cost to the owner.
(b) A temporary water supply shall be
						  provided as soon as practicable but not later than 48 hours after one of the
						  following:
(1) Receipt of information showing
						  that the operator is responsible for adversely affecting the water
						  supply.
(2) Receipt of notice from
						  the Department that the operator is responsible for adversely affecting the
						  water supply.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article IX - Residual Waste Management › Chapter 288 - RESIDUAL WASTE LANDFILLS › Subchapter C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS › WATER QUALITY MONITORING › Section 288.251 - General requirements

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(a) A
						  person or municipality that operates a residual waste landfill shall install,
						  operate and maintain a monitoring system that can detect the entry of solid
						  waste, solid waste constituents, leachate, contaminants, degradation or
						  constituents of decomposition into the groundwater or surface water. The
						  monitoring system shall comply with this section and §§
						  288.252-288.258.
(b) A person may
						  not construct, install or use a monitoring system for a residual waste landfill
						  until that system has first been approved by the Department in
						  writing.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
															288.123 (relating to groundwater
								quality description); 25 Pa. Code §
															288.152 (relating to water quality
								monitoring plan); and 25 Pa. Code §
															299.131 (relating to general
								requirements).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article IX - Residual Waste Management › Chapter 288 - RESIDUAL WASTE LANDFILLS › Subchapter C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS › WATER QUALITY MONITORING › Section 288.252 - Number, location and depth of monitoring points

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(a) The water quality monitoring system shall
						  accurately characterize groundwater flow, groundwater chemistry and flow
						  systems on the site and adjacent area. The system shall consist of the
						  following:
(1) At least one monitoring well
						  at a point hydraulically upgradient from the disposal area in the direction of
						  increasing static head that is capable of providing representative data of
						  groundwater not affected by the facility, except when the facility occupies the
						  most upgradient position in the flow system. In that case, sufficient
						  downgradient monitoring wells shall be placed to determine the extent of
						  adverse effects on groundwater from the facility.
(2) At least three monitoring wells at points
						  hydraulically downgradient in the direction of decreasing static head from the
						  area in which solid waste has been or will be disposed. In addition to the
						  downgradient wells, the Department may allow one or more springs for monitoring
						  points if the springs are hydraulically downgradient from the area in which
						  solid waste has been or will be disposed, if the springs are developed and
						  protected in a manner approved by the Department and if the springs otherwise
						  meet the requirements of this subchapter.
(3) A leachate detection system for the
						  disposal area, when required for the facility.
(4) A leachate collection system for the
						  disposal area, when required for the facility.
(5) Surface water monitoring points approved
						  by the Department.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article IX - Residual Waste Management › Chapter 288 - RESIDUAL WASTE LANDFILLS › Subchapter C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS › WATER QUALITY MONITORING › Section 288.253 - Standards for wells and casing of wells

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(a) A monitoring well shall be cased as
						  follows:
(1) The casing shall maintain the
						  integrity of the monitoring well borehole and shall be constructed of material
						  that will not react with the groundwater being monitored.
(2) The minimum casing diameter shall be 4
						  inches unless otherwise approved by the Department in writing.
(3) The well shall be constructed with a
						  screen that meets the following requirements:
(i) The screen shall be
						  factory-made.
(ii) The screen may
						  not react with the groundwater being monitored.
(iii) The screen shall maximize open area to
						  minimize entrance velocities and allow rapid sample recovery.
(4) The well shall be
						  filter-packed with chemically inert clean quartz sand, silica or glass beads.
						  The material shall be well-rounded and dimensionally stable.
(5) The casing shall be clearly visible and
						  protrude at least 1 foot aboveground, unless the Department has approved flush
						  mount wells.
(6) The annular space
						  above the sampling depth shall be sealed to prevent contamination of samples
						  and the groundwater.
(7) The casing
						  shall be designed and constructed to prevent cross contamination between
						  surface water and groundwater.
(8)
						  Alternative casing designs for wells in stable formations may be approved by
						  the Department.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article IX - Residual Waste Management › Chapter 288 - RESIDUAL WASTE LANDFILLS › Subchapter C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS › WATER QUALITY MONITORING › Section 288.254 - Sampling and analysis

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(a) A
						  person or municipality operating a residual waste landfill shall conduct
						  sampling and analysis from each monitoring point for the following parameters
						  at the following frequencies:
(1) Quarterly,
						  for ammonia-nitrogen, bicarbonate, calcium, chloride, fluoride, chemical oxygen
						  demand, nitrate-nitrogen, pH, specific conductance, sulfate, total alkalinity,
						  total organic carbon, total dissolved solids, turbidity, iron, manganese,
						  magnesium, potassium and sodium.
(2) Quarterly, for groundwater elevations in
						  monitoring wells recorded as a distance from the elevation at the well head
						  referenced to mean sea level based on United States Geological Survey
						  datum.
(3) Annually, for total and
						  dissolved concentrations of each of the following: arsenic, barium, cadmium,
						  chromium, copper, lead, mercury, selenium, silver and zinc.
(4) Annually, for the following volatile
						  organic compounds: tetrachloroethene, trichloroethene, 1,1,1-trichloroethane,
						  1,2-dibromoethane, 1,1-dichloroethene, 1,2-dichloroethene (cis and trans
						  isomers), vinyl chloride, 1,1-dichloroethane, 1,2-dichloroethane, methylene
						  chloride, toluene, ethylbenzene, benzene and xylene.
(5) Other constituents contained in the waste
						  that may leach into the environment, as determined under §
														287.132 (relating to chemical
						  analysis of waste). For facilities with leachate collection and treatment, the
						  quarterly analysis shall be adjusted to reflect parameters detected from
						  leachate analysis under §
														288.456 or §
														288.556 (relating to leachate
						  analysis and sludge handling; and leachate analysis and sludge
						  handling).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article IX - Residual Waste Management › Chapter 288 - RESIDUAL WASTE LANDFILLS › Subchapter C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS › WATER QUALITY MONITORING › Section 288.255 - Reporting of analysis results and data evaluation

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Analyses of data required by this subchapter shall be
							 submitted, on a form provided by the Department, within 60 days of sampling or
							 15 days after completion of analyses, whichever is sooner, unless the
							 Department approves another time period in the permit. The data analyses shall
							 be accompanied by a data evaluation as required in §
													288.152(b)(4) 
							 (relating to water quality monitoring plan).
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
															288.152 (relating to water quality
								monitoring plan); 25 Pa. Code §
															288.251 (relating to general
								requirements); 25 Pa. Code §
															291.315 (relating to water quality
								monitoring); 25 Pa. Code §
															291.416 (relating to water quality
								monitoring); 25 Pa. Code §
															293.233 (relating to soil and
								groundwater monitoring); 25 Pa. Code §
															295.254 (relating to soil and
								groundwater monitoring); 25 Pa. Code §
															297.233 (relating to soil and
								groundwater monitoring); and 25 Pa. Code §
															299.131 (relating to general
								requirements).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article IX - Residual Waste Management › Chapter 288 - RESIDUAL WASTE LANDFILLS › Subchapter C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS › WATER QUALITY MONITORING › Section 288.256 - Groundwater assessment plan

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(a)
Requirement.
A person or municipality operating a residual
						  waste landfill shall prepare and submit to the Department a groundwater
						  assessment plan within 60 days after one of the following occurs:
(1) Data obtained from monitoring by the
						  Department or the operator indicates groundwater degradation at any monitoring
						  point.
(2) Laboratory analysis of
						  one or more pubic or private water supplies indicates groundwater degradation
						  that could reasonably be attributed to the facility.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article IX - Residual Waste Management › Chapter 288 - RESIDUAL WASTE LANDFILLS › Subchapter C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS › WATER QUALITY MONITORING › Section 288.257 - Abatement plan

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(a) The
						  operator of a residual waste landfill shall prepare and submit to the
						  Department an abatement plan whenever one of the following occurs:
(1) The groundwater assessment plan prepared
						  and implemented under §
														288.256 (relating to groundwater
						  assessment plan) shows the presence of groundwater degradation for one or more
						  contaminants at one or more monitoring points and the analysis under §
														288.256(c) 
						  indicates that an abatement standard under subsection (c) will not be
						  met.
(2) Monitoring by the
						  Department or operator shows the presence of an abatement standard exceedance
						  from one or more compliance points as indicated in subsection (c) even if a
						  groundwater assessment plan has not been completed. The operator is not
						  required to implement an abatement plan under this paragraph if the following
						  apply:
(i) Within 10 days after receipt of
						  sample results showing an exceedance of an abatement standard at a point of
						  compliance described in subsection (c), the operator resamples the affected
						  wells.
(ii) Analysis from
						  resampling shows to the Department's satisfaction that an exceedance of an
						  abatement standard has not occurred.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article IX - Residual Waste Management › Chapter 288 - RESIDUAL WASTE LANDFILLS › Subchapter C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS › WATER QUALITY MONITORING › Section 288.258 - Recordkeeping

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A person or municipality subject to the requirements
							 of this subchapter shall retain records of analyses and evaluations of
							 monitoring data and groundwater elevations required under this subchapter until
							 release of the bonds, and shall make the records available to the Department
							 upon request.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
															288.152 (relating to water quality
								monitoring plan); 25 Pa. Code §
															288.251 (relating to general
								requirements); 25 Pa. Code §
															291.315 (relating to water quality
								monitoring); 25 Pa. Code §
															291.416 (relating to water quality
								monitoring); 25 Pa. Code §
															293.233 (relating to soil and
								groundwater monitoring); 25 Pa. Code §
															295.254 (relating to soil and
								groundwater monitoring); and 25 Pa. Code §
															297.233 (relating to soil and
								groundwater monitoring).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article IX - Residual Waste Management › Chapter 288 - RESIDUAL WASTE LANDFILLS › Subchapter C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS › MINERALS AND GAS › Section 288.261 - Mineral resources

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(a) The
						  operator shall isolate coal seams, coal outcrops and coal refuse from
						  combustible waste deposits to prevent the combustion of the waste and that
						  prevents damage to the liner system.
(b) Mine openings within the site shall be
						  sealed in a manner approved by the Department.
(c) The operator shall implement a plan for
						  controlling potential for damage from subsidence that was submitted and
						  approved under §
													288.127 (relating to mineral
						  deposits information).
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
															288.439 (relating to surface mined
								areas); and 25 Pa. Code §
															288.538 (relating to surface mined
								areas).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article IX - Residual Waste Management › Chapter 288 - RESIDUAL WASTE LANDFILLS › Subchapter C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS › MINERALS AND GAS › Section 288.262 - Gas control and monitoring

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(a) If
						  the waste disposed at the facility generates, or is likely to generate gas, the
						  operator shall establish and implement a gas control and monitoring program
						  plan under §
													288.161 (relating to gas
						  monitoring and control plan).
(b)
						  The operator shall control decomposition gases generated within the site to
						  prevent danger to workers, structures and to occupants of adjacent
						  property.
(c) Gas venting and
						  monitoring systems shall be installed during construction at
						  facilities.
(d) Gas monitoring
						  shall be conducted in accordance with the approved plan. Gas monitoring shall
						  be conducted quarterly by the operator during active operations and after
						  closure until the Department determines in writing that gas monitoring is not
						  necessary to ensure compliance with the act, the environmental protection acts,
						  regulations promulgated thereunder and the terms and conditions of the
						  permit.
(e) Combustible gas levels
						  may not equal or exceed:
(1) Twenty-five
						  percent of the lower explosive limit in a structure within the site.
(2) The lower explosive limit at the
						  boundaries of the site.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article IX - Residual Waste Management › Chapter 288 - RESIDUAL WASTE LANDFILLS › Subchapter C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS › MINERALS AND GAS › Section 288.263 - Gas recovery

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(a) Gas
						  recovery shall be conducted as follows:
(1) In
						  a manner that does not interfere or conflict with activities on the site or
						  required control measures.
(2)
						  Without creating or causing danger to persons or property.
(3) According to the plan approved by the
						  Department under §
														288.161 (relating to gas
						  monitoring and control plan).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article IX - Residual Waste Management › Chapter 288 - RESIDUAL WASTE LANDFILLS › Subchapter C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS › EMERGENCY PROCEDURES › Section 288.271 - Hazard prevention

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A residual waste landfill shall be designed,
							 constructed, maintained and operated to prevent and minimize the potential for
							 fire, explosion or release of solid waste constituents to the air, water or
							 soil of this Commonwealth that could threaten public health or safety, public
							 welfare or the environment.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article IX - Residual Waste Management › Chapter 288 - RESIDUAL WASTE LANDFILLS › Subchapter C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS › EMERGENCY PROCEDURES › Section 288.272 - Emergency equipment

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(a) Except
						  as provided in subsection (b), the operator shall have available, in proper
						  working condition, the following equipment at the immediate operating area of
						  the facility:
(1) An internal communications
						  or alarm system capable of providing immediate emergency instruction by voice
						  or signal to facility personnel.
(2) A communications system capable of
						  summoning emergency assistance from local police, fire departments, emergency
						  medical services and from State and local emergency response
						  agencies.
(3) Portable fire
						  extinguishers, fire control equipment, spill control equipment, self contained
						  breathing apparatus and decontamination equipment. For fire control equipment
						  requiring water, the facility shall have a water supply of adequate quantity
						  and pressure to supply the equipment.
(4) Portable gas explosimeters and gas
						  monitoring equipment.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article IX - Residual Waste Management › Chapter 288 - RESIDUAL WASTE LANDFILLS › Subchapter C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS › EMERGENCY PROCEDURES › Section 288.273 - Implementation of contingency plan

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(a) The operator of the facility shall
						  immediately implement the applicable provisions of the approved contingency
						  plan if there is an emergency. For the purposes of this section, the term
						  "emergency" includes a fire, spill or other event that threatens public health
						  and safety, public welfare or the environment, and personal injury.
(b) During an emergency, the operator shall
						  do the following:
(1) Assess actual or
						  potential hazards to public health and safety, public welfare and the
						  environment that are occurring or may occur.
(2) Ensure that fires, spills or other
						  hazards do not occur, reoccur or spread to other solid waste at the
						  facility.
(3) Immediately telephone
						  the Department and county emergency management agency and report the following
						  information:
(i) The name of the person
						  reporting the incident and telephone number where that person can be
						  reached.
(ii) The name, address and
						  permit number of the facility.
(iii) The date, time and location of the
						  emergency.
(iv) A brief description
						  of the nature of the emergency, the type and quantity of the solid waste
						  involved, and what dangers to public health and safety, public welfare and the
						  environment exist or may occur.
(v)
						  The nature of injuries.
(vi) The
						  parts of the contingency plan being implemented to alleviate the
						  emergency.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article IX - Residual Waste Management › Chapter 288 - RESIDUAL WASTE LANDFILLS › Subchapter C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS › RECORDKEEPING AND REPORTING › Section 288.282 - Reserved

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Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article IX - Residual Waste Management › Chapter 288 - RESIDUAL WASTE LANDFILLS › Subchapter C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS › CLOSURE PROVISIONS › Section 288.291 - Postclosure land use

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The operator shall implement the postclosure land use
							 plan approved by the Department under §
													288.181 (relating to postclosure
							 land use plan).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article IX - Residual Waste Management › Chapter 288 - RESIDUAL WASTE LANDFILLS › Subchapter C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS › CLOSURE PROVISIONS › Section 288.292 - Closure

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(a) The operator
						  shall implement the closure plan approved by the Department under §
													288.182 (relating to closure
						  plan).
(b) At least 180 days before
						  implementation of a closure plan, the operator shall review its approved
						  closure plan to determine whether the plan requires modification, and shall
						  submit proposed changes to the Department for approval under §
													287.222 (relating to permit
						  modification).
(c) If groundwater
						  degradation exists at closure or occurs after closure, a person shall meet one
						  of the following:
(1) Continue to implement
						  an approved abatement plan.
(2)
						  Submit an application for a closure plan modification in accordance with the
						  procedures for a major permit modification. The operator shall select one or
						  more remediation standards that will be met in accordance with the final
						  closure certification requirements in §
														287.342 (relating to final closure
						  certification).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article IX - Residual Waste Management › Chapter 288 - RESIDUAL WASTE LANDFILLS › Subchapter C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS › ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN WASTES › Section 288.301 - PCBs

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(a) Solid waste
						  containing PCBs may not be disposed at a residual waste landfill if the
						  disposal of the waste at a municipal waste landfill is prohibited by the Toxic
						  Substances Control Act (15
						  U.S.C.A. §§
														2601-2629).
(b) Electrical transformers that contain or
						  previously contained between 50 and 500 p.p.m. of PCBs may not be disposed
						  until the equipment has been treated to meet either of the following:
(1) The transformer has been drained and
						  rinsed.
(2) Free liquids have been
						  removed from the transformer utilizing oil absorbent materials.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article IX - Residual Waste Management › Chapter 288 - RESIDUAL WASTE LANDFILLS › Subchapter C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS › ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN WASTES › Section 288.302 - Disposal of friable asbestos-containing waste

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(a) Friable asbestos-containing waste shall
						  be covered immediately after deposition with at least 12 inches of nonasbestos
						  containing cover material and compacted in accordance with the permit.
						  Nonfriable asbestos-containing waste shall be covered within 24 hours of
						  placement with at least 6 inches of nonasbestos containing cover material and
						  compacted in accordance with the permit.
(b) Friable asbestos-containing waste may not
						  be stored where residual waste landfill operations are being conducted. If
						  insufficient cover material is available to meet the requirements of subsection
						  (a), friable asbestos-containing waste may not be accepted or received at the
						  facility.
(c) Friable
						  asbestos-containing waste may not be mixed with other waste at the facility
						  prior to being covered.
(d) The
						  operator may not cause or allow visible emissions from areas where friable
						  asbestos-containing waste is handled or disposed.
(e) The operator shall comply with the
						  applicable provisions of 40
						  CFR 61.140-61.156 (relating to
						  National emission standard for asbestos).
(f) Friable asbestos-containing waste may not
						  be placed within 10 feet of the base of final cover.
(g) The operator shall establish a three
						  dimensional grid or alternate system which can identify the disposal location
						  of the friable asbestos-containing waste. These locations shall be recorded on
						  a log and topographic map.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
															273.515 (relating to PCBs, friable
								asbestos-containing waste and other special handling wastes); and 25 Pa. Code
								§
															288.192 (relating to plan for the
								disposal of friable asbestos containing
								waste).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article IX - Residual Waste Management › Chapter 288 - RESIDUAL WASTE LANDFILLS › Subchapter C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS › ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN WASTES › Section 288.303 - Other special handling wastes

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The Department may impose other additional
							 requirements on the storage or disposal of special handling wastes at a
							 residual waste landfill that are necessary to protect public health, safety,
							 welfare or the environment.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
															288.193 (relating to plan for
								other special handling wastes).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article IX - Residual Waste Management › Chapter 288 - RESIDUAL WASTE LANDFILLS › Subchapter D - ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR CLASS I RESIDUAL WASTE LANDFILLS › SCOPE › Section 288.401 - Scope

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This subchapter sets forth additional application and
							 operating requirements for Class I residual waste landfills.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article IX - Residual Waste Management › Chapter 288 - RESIDUAL WASTE LANDFILLS › Subchapter D - ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR CLASS I RESIDUAL WASTE LANDFILLS › ADDITIONAL APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 288.411 - General requirements

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In addition to the application requirements in
							 Subchapter B (relating to application requirements), an application for a
							 permit to operate a Class I residual waste landfill shall comply with
							 §§
													288.412-288.414 (relating to liner system
							 and leachate control plan; leachate treatment plan; and modification of
							 leachate treatment plan). These requirements shall be part of the Phase II
							 permit application.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article IX - Residual Waste Management › Chapter 288 - RESIDUAL WASTE LANDFILLS › Subchapter D - ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR CLASS I RESIDUAL WASTE LANDFILLS › ADDITIONAL APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 288.412 - Liner system and leachate control plan

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(a) The application shall contain plans,
						  drawings, cross sections and specifications for a liner system to demonstrate
						  compliance with §§
													288.431-288.440 (relating to additional
						  operating requirements-liner system), including the following:
(1) The design of the liner system, including
						  thickness and characteristics of the subbase, the thickness and characteristics
						  of the leachate detection zone, the design for the leachate monitoring system
						  in the leachate detection zone, the nature and thickness of the liner material,
						  the thickness and characteristics of the protective cover and leachate
						  collection zone, and the design for the leachate collection system in the
						  collection zone.
(2) A plan for
						  installing the liner system.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article IX - Residual Waste Management › Chapter 288 - RESIDUAL WASTE LANDFILLS › Subchapter D - ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR CLASS I RESIDUAL WASTE LANDFILLS › ADDITIONAL APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 288.413 - Leachate treatment plan

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(a) An
						  application shall contain a plan for leachate treatment from the proposed
						  facility in a manner that complies with §§
													288.451-288.457 (relating to additional
						  operating requirements-leachate treatment). The plan shall include the
						  following:
(1) An estimate of the quality and
						  quantity of leachate to be produced annually by the facility, based on the
						  water balance method set forth in "Use of Water Balance Method for Predicting
						  Leachate Generation from Solid Waste Disposal Sites" United States EPA SW-168
						  (1975), or another method of accurately projecting leachate flows that is
						  approved by the Department, in writing. The estimate shall include the 30-day
						  leachate volume and average flow rate for each month of the year. A separate
						  estimate shall be submitted for anticipated leachate generation at the end of
						  5-year increments of operation for 20 years, or until closure, whichever date
						  is earlier. For existing facilities, current leachate generation shall be
						  included with this separate estimate.
(2) Plans, designs and cross sections for the
						  proposed collection and handling system.
(3) Plans, designs and cross sections for
						  onsite leachate treatment or disposal systems, including tanks and impoundments
						  that are proposed to be used or constructed for storage, pretreatment or
						  treatment of leachate from the facility.
(4) If an onsite treatment system already in
						  operation is proposed to treat leachate from the facility, a description of the
						  system, including its NPDES permit number, its capability to treat leachate
						  from the facility and its compliance status under The Clean Streams Law and
						  regulations thereunder.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article IX - Residual Waste Management › Chapter 288 - RESIDUAL WASTE LANDFILLS › Subchapter D - ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR CLASS I RESIDUAL WASTE LANDFILLS › ADDITIONAL APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 288.414 - Modification of leachate treatment plan

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(a) If a problem identified in §
													288.457 (relating to Departmental
						  notice and remedial action) occurs, the operator shall submit to the
						  Department, within 60 days, a permit modification application under §
													287.222 (relating to permit
						  modification), with plans, designs and cross sections to modify its leachate
						  treatment plan.
(b) The Department
						  may approve permit modification applications under §
													287.222 to extend, by 1 year at a
						  time, the 3-year limitation for leachate transportation in §
													288.453(a)
						  (relating to leachate transportation), if the following apply:
(1) The applicant complies with §
														288.413(b)
						  (relating to leachate treatment plan).
(2) The applicant has obtained necessary
						  permits to construct and operate a leachate treatment system under §
														288.452 (relating to basic
						  treatment methods).
(3) Leachate
						  transportation from the facility has not caused or contributed to violations of
						  the terms or conditions of the permit.
(4) The applicant has a valid contract for
						  the treatment of leachate at an offsite treatment facility for the 1-year term
						  of the proposed permit modification.
(5) The offsite treatment facility to which
						  leachate would be transported is operating in compliance with The Clean Streams
						  Law and regulations thereunder, and is otherwise capable of accepting and
						  treating leachate from the landfill.
(6) The landfill has a remaining permitted
						  life, based on permitted capacity, of at least 3 years.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article IX - Residual Waste Management › Chapter 288 - RESIDUAL WASTE LANDFILLS › Subchapter D - ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR CLASS I RESIDUAL WASTE LANDFILLS › ADDITIONAL APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 288.415 - Waste classification plan

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In addition to the application requirements in
							 Subchapter B (relating to application requirements), the application shall
							 demonstrate that any waste that is proposed to be disposed of at the facility
							 complies with §
													288.423 (relating to minimum
							 requirements for acceptable waste).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article IX - Residual Waste Management › Chapter 288 - RESIDUAL WASTE LANDFILLS › Subchapter D - ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR CLASS I RESIDUAL WASTE LANDFILLS › ADDITIONAL OPERATING REQUIREMENTS-GENERAL › Section 288.421 - Basic limitations

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In addition to the operating requirements in
							 Subchapter C (relating to operating requirements), a person or municipality
							 that operates a Class I residual waste landfill shall comply with §§
							 288.422, 288.423, 288.431-288.440 and 288.451-288.457.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article IX - Residual Waste Management › Chapter 288 - RESIDUAL WASTE LANDFILLS › Subchapter D - ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR CLASS I RESIDUAL WASTE LANDFILLS › ADDITIONAL OPERATING REQUIREMENTS-GENERAL › Section 288.423 - Minimum requirements for acceptable waste

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(a) A person or municipality may not dispose
						  of residual waste at a Class I residual waste landfill unless the waste meets
						  the following criteria:
(1) Neither the
						  residual waste nor leachate from the waste will adversely affect the ability of
						  the liner system to prevent groundwater degradation.
(2) Leachate generated from the residual
						  waste will be treated by the facility's leachate treatment system under
						  applicable laws and in a manner that will protect public health, safety and the
						  environment.
(3) The residual waste
						  will not react, combine or otherwise interact with other waste that is or will
						  be disposed at the facility in a manner that will adversely affect the ability
						  of the liner system to prevent groundwater degradation.
(4) Except to the extent that leachate
						  recirculation is allowed in the permit, residual waste may not be bulk or
						  noncontainerized liquid waste. Containers holding free liquids may not be
						  accepted unless the container is less than 1 gallon in size, except as
						  otherwise provided in the permit.
(5) The residual waste may not be allowed to
						  react, combine or otherwise interact with other waste or materials in a way
						  that endangers public health, safety and welfare or the environment by
						  generating extreme heat or pressure, fire or explosion, or toxic mists, fumes,
						  dusts or vapors. The potential for interaction shall be determined using the
						  procedure in the EPA's "
A Method for Determining the Compatibility of
						  Hazardous Wastes
" (EPA-600/2-80-076)-available through the Department
						  or the National Technical Information Service (NTIS), United States Department
						  of Commerce, Springfield, VA. 22161-or another equivalent method approved by
						  the Department in the permit.
(6)
						  The physical characteristics of this waste will not cause or contribute to
						  structural instability or other operating problems at the site.