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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 B - APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS › PHASE II APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS-GENERAL › Section 288.133 - Map and grid requirements

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(a) An
						  application shall contain a topographic map of the proposed permit and adjacent
						  areas showing the following:
(1) The
						  boundaries of lands proposed to be affected over the estimated total life of
						  the proposed operation and the sequence of landfilling and closure.
(2) A change in a component of the facility
						  or a feature within the proposed permit area to be caused by the proposed
						  operation.
(3) The buildings,
						  utility corridors and facilities which will be used in the operation.
(4) The areas of land for which a bond will
						  be posted under Chapter 287, Subchapter E (relating to bonding and insurance
						  requirements).
(5) The solid waste
						  storage, processing or unloading areas.
(6) The water diversion, collection,
						  conveyance, erosion and sedimentation control, treatment, storage and discharge
						  facilities to be used.
(7) The
						  location and elevation of the permanent physical markers for the grid
						  coordinate system under subsection (b).
(8) The gas management, collection and
						  control facilities, if required.
(9) The boundaries of construction
						  activities.
(10) The location of
						  barriers, fences and similar structures required by §
														288.212 (relating to access
						  control).
(11) The location of each
						  sedimentation pond, permanent water impoundment or similar facility.
(12) The location of access roads to the
						  site, including slopes, grades and lengths of the roads.
(13) The location and identity of monitoring
						  wells.
(14) For noncaptive residual
						  waste landfills, a designated area for vehicles for use in the event of the
						  detection of waste containing radioactive material. The designated area shall,
						  by location or shielding, protect the environment, facility staff and public
						  from radiation originating in the vehicle. The Department's "
Guidance
						  Document on Radioactivity Monitoring at Solid Waste Processing and Disposal
						  Facilities
," Document Number 250-3100-001, describes various factors
						  to consider in determining an appropriate designated area.
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 B - APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS › PHASE II APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS-GENERAL › Section 288.134 - Plan for access roads

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The application shall contain designs, cross sections
							 and specifications for access roads, including load limits, under §
							 288.213 (relating to access roads).
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
															288.131 (relating to basic
								requirements); and 25 Pa. Code §
															288.213 (relating to access
								roads).
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 B - APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS › PHASE II APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS-GENERAL › Section 288.135 - Access control plan

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The application shall contain plans sufficient to
							 demonstrate compliance with §
													288.212 (relating to access
							 control), including plans showing fencing and barriers to be constructed at the
							 proposed facility in full elevation, fully dimensioned and with the type of
							 construction materials specified.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
															288.131 (relating to basic
								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 B - APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS › PHASE II APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS-GENERAL › Section 288.136 - Nuisance minimization and control plan

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(a) The application shall contain a plan in
						  accordance with §
													288.218 (relating to nuisance
						  minimization and control) to minimize and control hazards or nuisances from
						  vectors, odors, noise, dust, unsightliness and other nuisances not otherwise
						  provided for in the permit application.
(b) The plan shall include the following:
(1) Provisions for the routine assessment and
						  control of vector infestation.
(2)
						  Methods to minimize and control nuisances from odors, dustfall and noise off
						  the property boundary from the facility.
(3) For odors, the determination of normal
						  and adverse weather conditions based on site-specific meteorological data.
						  Prior to the installation of equipment and collection of meteorological data, a
						  protocol for the installation and data collection shall 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 B - APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS › PHASE II APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS-GENERAL › Section 288.137 - Litter control plan

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The application shall contain a plan in accordance
							 with §
													288.220 (relating to litter) to
							 control litter.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
															288.131 (relating to basic
								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 B - APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS › PHASE II APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS-GENERAL › Section 288.138 - Daily volume

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The application shall contain proposed average and
							 maximum daily volumes for the facility, and a detailed justification for these
							 volumes, based on §§
													287.126 and
							 287.127 (relating to requirements
							 for environmental assessment; and environmental assessment).
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
															288.131 (relating to basic
								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 B - APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS › PHASE II APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS-GENERAL › Section 288.139 - Radiation protection action plan

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(a) An application for a noncaptive residual
						  waste landfill shall contain an action plan specifying procedures for
						  monitoring for and responding to radioactive material entering the facility, as
						  well as related procedures for training, notification, recordkeeping and
						  reporting.
(b) The action plan
						  shall be prepared in accordance with the Department's "
Guidance
						  Document on Radioactivity Monitoring at Solid Waste Processing and Disposal
						  Facilities
," Document Number 250-3100-001, or in a manner at least as
						  protective of the environment, facility staff and public health and safety and
						  which meets all statutory and regulatory requirements.
(c) The action plan shall be incorporated
						  into the landfill's approved waste analysis plan under §
													287.134 (relating to waste
						  analysis plan).
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
															287.135 (relating to transition
								period for radiation monitoring); 25 Pa. Code §
															288.131 (relating to basic
								requirements); and 25 Pa. Code §
															288.222 (relating to radiation
								monitoring and response for noncaptive
								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 B - APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS › PHASE II APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS-COVER AND REVEGETATION › Section 288.141 - Compaction and cover plan

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An application shall contain a plan for compaction
							 and cover at the proposed facility under §§
													288.216 and
							 288.232-288.234 and shall include the
							 following information:
(1) The
						  procedures for placement and compaction of solid waste and the degree of
						  compaction of solid waste.
(2) The
						  number and thickness of lifts.
(3)
						  The materials and procedures for application of daily, intermediate and final
						  cover material, that meet the standards in §§
													288.232-288.234 (relating to daily cover;
						  intermediate cover and slopes; and final cover and grading).
(4) The procedures to establish elevation and
						  grade of final cover.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
															288.131 (relating to basic
								requirements); and 25 Pa. Code §
															288.216 (relating to unloading and
								compaction).
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 B - APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS › PHASE II APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS-COVER AND REVEGETATION › Section 288.142 - Revegetation plan

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An application shall contain a plan for revegetation
							 of affected areas in accordance with §§
													288.236 and
							 288.237 (relating to revegetation;
							 and standards for successful revegetation). The plan shall identify the species
							 that are proposed to be planted, seeding rates and method of
							 revegetation.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
															288.131 (relating to basic
								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 B - APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS › PHASE II APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS-WATER QUALITY PROTECTION AND MONITORING › Section 288.151 - Soil erosion and sedimentation control plan

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(a) The applicant shall submit a plan to
						  manage surface water and control erosion during all phases of construction and
						  operation at the proposed facility. The plan shall be based on the requirements
						  of Chapter 102 (relating to erosion and sediment control), §§
													288.242-288.244 (relating to soil erosion
						  and sedimentation control; sedimentation ponds; and discharge structures) and
						  other applicable State and Federal requirements. Calculations indicating water
						  quantities shall be based on the 24-hour precipitation event by inches to be
						  expected once in 25 years.
(b) The
						  plan shall include fully dimensioned diversion ditches, indicating length,
						  gradient and cross section for configuration by reach and capacities for ditch
						  volume by reach. Calculations which are necessary to support design and siting
						  shall be included in the plan.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
															288.131 (relating to basic
								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 B - APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS › PHASE II APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS-WATER QUALITY PROTECTION AND MONITORING › Section 288.152 - Water quality monitoring plan

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(a) An
						  application shall contain a water quality monitoring plan showing how the
						  operator intends to comply with §§
													288.251-288.258 (relating to water quality
						  monitoring). The plan shall include the following:
(1) The number, location and design of
						  proposed monitoring points.
(2) For
						  new facilities, preoperational data showing existing groundwater quality, as
						  required by §
														288.123 (relating to groundwater
						  quality description), and a procedure to establish this groundwater quality.
						  For existing facilities, adequate monitoring data as required by §
														288.123 to characterize background
						  groundwater quality and a procedure to establish this groundwater
						  quality.
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 B - APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS › PHASE II APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS-GAS MANAGEMENT › Section 288.161 - Gas monitoring and control plan

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(a)
						  When the decomposition of the waste that is proposed to be disposed at the
						  facility may generate gas, the application shall include a plan under §
													288.262 (relating to gas control
						  and monitoring) that is sufficient to detect and control gas emanating from the
						  facility. The plan shall include the following:
(1) A plan to monitor and record offsite gas
						  migration and gas accumulation on and off the site, including
						  structures.
(2) Designs for a gas
						  control system, indicating the location and scheduling of construction, and the
						  design of vents, barriers, collection pipes, manifolds or other control
						  measures that will be put in place.
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 B - APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS › PHASE II APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS-EMERGENCY PLANNING › Section 288.171 - Contingency plan

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An application shall contain a contingency plan
							 consistent with this section and §§
													288.272 and
							 288.273 (relating to emergency
							 equipment; and implementation of contingency plan). The plan shall include a
							 Preparedness, Prevention and Contingency (PPC) Plan that is consistent with the
							 Department's most recent guidelines fo the development and implementation of
							 PPC plans.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
															288.131 (relating to basic
								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 B - APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS › PHASE II APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS-CLOSURE PROVISIONS › Section 288.181 - Postclosure land use plan

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An application shall contain a detailed description
							 of the proposed use following closure of the proposed facility, including a
							 discussion of the utility and capacity of the revegetated land to support a
							 variety of alternative uses, and the relationship of the use to existing land
							 use policies and plans. The description shall explain the following:
(1) How the proposed postclosure land use is
						  to be achieved and the necessary support activities which may be needed to
						  achieve the proposed land use.
(2)
						  The consideration which has been given to making the proposed postclosure land
						  use consistent with landowner plans and applicable State and local land use
						  plans and programs.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
															288.131 (relating to basic
								requirements); and 25 Pa. Code §
															288.291 (relating to postclosure
								land use).
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 B - APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS › PHASE II APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS-CLOSURE PROVISIONS › Section 288.182 - Closure plan

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(a) The
						  application shall contain a plan describing the activities that are proposed to
						  occur in preparation for closure and after closure to ensure compliance with
						  this chapter.
(b) The closure plan
						  shall include:
(1) A plan for the
						  decontamination and removal of equipment, structures and related material from
						  the facility.
(2) An estimate of
						  the year in which final closure will occur, including an explanation of the
						  basis for the estimate.
(3) A
						  description of the steps necessary for closure if the facility closes
						  prematurely.
(4) A narrative
						  description, including a schedule, of measures that are proposed to be carried
						  out in preparation for closure and after closure at the facility, including
						  measures relating to the following:
(i) Water
						  quality monitoring.
(ii) Gas
						  control and monitoring.
(iii)
						  Leachate collection and treatment.
(iv) Erosion and sedimentation
						  control.
(v) Revegetation and
						  regrading, including maintenance of the final cover.
(vi) Access control, including maintenance of
						  access control.
(5) A
						  description of the means by which funds will be made available to cover the
						  cost of postclosure operations, which shall include an assessment of project
						  postclosure maintenance costs, a description of how the necessary funds will be
						  raised, a description of where the funds will be deposited, copies of relevant
						  legal documents and a description of how the funds will be managed prior to
						  closure.
(6) The name, address and
						  telephone number at which the operator can be reached during the postclosure
						  period.
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 B - APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS › PHASE II APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS-ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS FOR CERTAIN WASTES › Section 288.191 - Plan for disposal of PCBs

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(a) An
						  application for the disposal of electrical transformers that previously
						  contained between 50 and 500 ppm of PCBs shall contain a narrative description
						  and necessary plans and drawings to show how the applicant plans to comply with
						  § 288.301 (relating to PCBs).
(b) For other PCB-containing wastes which are
						  proposed to be disposed at a Class I or Class II residual waste landfill, the
						  applicant shall provide the information the Department states in writing is
						  necessary to protect public health, safety, welfare and the
						  environment.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
															273.414 (relating to plan for
								disposal of PCBs, friable asbestos containing waste and other special handling
								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 B - APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS › PHASE II APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS-ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS FOR CERTAIN WASTES › Section 288.192 - Plan for the disposal of friable asbestos containing waste

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An application for the disposal of friable asbestos
							 containing waste shall contain a narrative description and necessary plans and
							 drawings to show how the applicant proposes to comply with §
													288.302 (relating to disposal of
							 friable asbestos containing waste).
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
															273.414 (relating to plan for
								disposal of PCBs, friable asbestos containing waste and other special handling
								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 B - APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS › PHASE II APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS-ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS FOR CERTAIN WASTES › Section 288.193 - Plan for other special handling wastes

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An application for the disposal of other special
							 handling wastes shall include plans showing how the applicant will comply with
							 additional requirements imposed under §
													288.303 (relating to 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 C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 288.201 - Basic limitations

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(a) Except
						  as provided in subsection (b), a person or municipality may not own or operate
						  a residual waste landfill unless the Department has first issued a permit to
						  that person or municipality for the facility under this chapter.
(b) A person or municipality may conduct
						  monitoring under §
													288.123 (relating to groundwater
						  quality description) without a permit from the Department if the Department has
						  given written approval for the monitoring based on written plans that are
						  consistent with this chapter.
(c) A
						  person or municipality that operates a residual waste landfill shall comply
						  with the following:
(1) The act, this article
						  and other applicable regulations promulgated under the act.
(2) The plans and specifications in the
						  permit, the terms and conditions of the permit, the environmental protection
						  acts, this title and orders issued 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 › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 288.202 - Certification

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(a) The operator
						  shall submit a certification by a Pennsylvania registered professional engineer
						  on forms provided by the Department upon completion of each major construction
						  activity identified in the permit for each phase or sequence of construction at
						  the facility. Major construction activities include the following:
(1) Construction of the groundwater
						  monitoring system.
(2) Construction
						  of the subbase.
(3) Construction of
						  secondary liner.
(4) Construction
						  of the leachate detection zone.
(5)
						  Construction of the primary liner.
(6) Construction of the protective cover and
						  the collection system within the protection cover.
(7) Placement of attenuating soil at natural
						  attenuation facilities.
(8)
						  Construction of a leachate treatment facility.
(9) Construction of a sedimentation
						  pond.
(10) Closure.
(11) Final closure.
(12) Construction of the landfill gas
						  extraction 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 C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 288.203 - Waste analysis

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(a) The
						  operator shall inspect each load in accordance with its approved plan under
						  §
													287.134 (relating to waste
						  analysis plan) to ensure compliance with that section §
													288.201 (relating to basic
						  limitations) and the following sections, as applicable: §
													288.423, §
													288.523 or §
													288.623 (relating to minimum
						  requirements for acceptable waste; minimum requirements for acceptable waste;
						  and minimum requirements for acceptable waste).
(b) The operator shall maintain analyses of
						  the waste in accordance with §
													287.134 on site for a minimum of 5
						  years after the analyses are performed. These records shall be made available
						  to a representative of the Department upon request.
(c) A person or municipality shall
						  immediately notify the Department if analysis under §
													287.134 indicates that there is a
						  significant change in the quality of the 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 › DAILY OPERATIONS › Section 288.211 - Signs and markers

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(a) Permanent
						  physical markers for the grid coordinate system and permit area markers shall
						  be:
(1) Posted and maintained for the
						  duration of the operations to which they pertain.
(2) Clearly visible, readable and uniform
						  throughout the operation.
(3)
						  Permanently fixed and made of a durable material.
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 › DAILY OPERATIONS › Section 288.212 - Access control

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(a) The
						  following conditions apply at all facilities except local captive facilities:
(1) A gate or other barrier shall be
						  maintained at potential vehicular access points to block unauthorized access to
						  the site when an attendant is not on duty.
(2) The operator shall maintain a fence or
						  other suitable barrier around the site, including impoundments, lagoons,
						  leachate collection and treatment systems and gas processing facilities,
						  sufficient to prevent unauthorized access.
(3) Access to the site shall be limited to
						  times when an attendant is on duty.
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 › DAILY OPERATIONS › Section 288.213 - Access roads

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(a) An access
						  road shall be designed, constructed and maintained to prevent erosion to the
						  maximum extent possible and to prevent contributions of sediment to streams or
						  runoff outside the site.
(b)
						  Crossing of a perennial or intermittent stream or a wetland shall be made using
						  bridges, culverts or similar structures. Bridges, culverts or other
						  encroachments or water obstructions shall meet the requirements of Chapter 105
						  (relating to dam safety and waterway management).
(c) An access road shall have a drainage
						  system that is compatible with the natural drainage system, structurally stable
						  and which will pass safely the peak flow from a 25-year, 24-hour precipitation
						  event. For roads that are used or in existence for more than 30 days, the
						  drainage system shall include sloped or crowned road surfaces, cross drains or
						  culverts, stabilized ditches, erosion resistant surfacing, sediment traps and
						  other appropriate sediment control measures as required by §
													288.242 (relating to soil erosion
						  and sedimentation control).
(d) An
						  access road shall be paved or surfaced with asphalt, gravel, cinders or other
						  equivalent material approved by the Department in the permit. An access road
						  shall be capable of withstanding the load limits projected by the applicant
						  under §
													288.134 (relating to plan for
						  access roads). The maximum sustained grade of an access road may not exceed 12%
						  unless otherwise approved by the Department for local captive
						  facilities.
(e) Except for local
						  captive facilities where the Department has set forth alternate requirements in
						  the permit, and except for roads not leading to the disposal area, the landfill
						  shall maintain a minimum cartway width of one of the following:
(1) Twenty-two feet for two-way
						  traffic.
(2) Twelve feet for
						  one-way traffic with pull-off intervals every 100 yards or a greater distance
						  where there is a clear view of approaching vehicles.
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 › DAILY OPERATIONS › Section 288.214 - Measurement and inspection of waste

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(a) For a noncaptive facility that has
						  received, is receiving or will receive 30,000 or more cubic yards of solid
						  waste in a calendar year, the following apply:
(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the
						  operator shall weigh solid waste when it is received. The scale used to weigh
						  solid waste shall conform to 3 Pa.C.S. Chapter 41 (relating to Consolidated
						  Weights and Measures Act) and 70 Pa. Code Part I (relating to weighmaster). The
						  operator of the scale shall be a licensed public weighmaster under 3 Pa.C.S.
						  Chapter 41 and 70 Pa. Code Part I.
(2) The Department may approve, in the
						  permit, an alternative method of accurately measuring waste when it is
						  received.
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 › DAILY OPERATIONS › Section 288.215 - Equipment

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(a) The operators
						  shall maintain on the site equipment necessary for the operation of the
						  facility in accordance with the permit. The equipment shall be maintained in an
						  operable condition.
(b) If a
						  breakdown of the operator's equipment occurs, the operator shall utilize
						  standby equipment as necessary to comply with the act, the environmental
						  protection acts, this subchapter and permit conditions.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
															288.132 (relating to operation
								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 › DAILY OPERATIONS › Section 288.216 - Unloading and compaction

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(a) Solid
						  waste shall be spread and compacted in accordance with §
													288.141 (relating to compaction
						  and cover plan).
(b) The working
						  face shall be kept to a size which can be easily compacted and covered daily,
						  if daily cover is required, with available equipment.
(c) The following apply at each facility
						  other than a local captive facility:
(1) An
						  attendant or clearly marked signs shall direct vehicles to the unloading
						  area.
(2) The operator shall ensure
						  that collection vehicles unload waste promptly in unloading 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 › DAILY OPERATIONS › Section 288.217 - Air resources protection

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(a) The
						  operator shall implement fugitive air contaminant control measures and
						  otherwise prevent and control air pollution in accordance with the Air
						  Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§
														4001-4015), Article III (relating to air
						  resources) and §
													288.218 (relating to nuisance
						  minimization and control). Minimization and control measures shall include the
						  following:
(1) Ensuring that operation of the
						  facility will not cause or contribute to an exceedance of an ambient air
						  quality standard under §
														131.3 (relating to ambient air
						  quality standards).
(2) Ensuring
						  that no open burning occurs at the facility.
(3) Minimizing the generation of fugitive
						  dust emissions from 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 › DAILY OPERATIONS › Section 288.218 - Nuisance minimization and control

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(a)
Vectors
. An operator may
						  not cause or allow the attraction, harborage or breeding of vectors.
(b)
Odors.
(1) An operator shall implement the plan
						  approved under §
														288.136 (relating to nuisance
						  minimization and control plan) to minimize and control public nuisances from
						  odors. If the Department determines during operation of the facility that the
						  plan is inadequate to minimize or control public nuisances, the Department may
						  modify the plan or require the operator to modify the plan and obtain
						  Department approval.
(2) An
						  operator shall perform regular, frequent and comprehensive site inspections to
						  evaluate the effectiveness of cover, capping, gas collection and destruction,
						  waste acceptance and all other waste management practices in reducing the
						  potential for offsite odor creation.
(3) An operator shall promptly address and
						  correct problems and deficiencies discovered in the course of inspections
						  performed under paragraph (2).
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 › DAILY OPERATIONS › Section 288.219 - Salvaging

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(a) Salvaging of
						  materials shall be controlled by the operator to prevent interference with
						  prompt and sanitary operations and conducted to prevent a health hazard or
						  nuisance.
(b) Salvaged material
						  shall be promptly moved from the unloading area and either stored in an
						  approved area under Chapter 299 (relating to storage and transportation of
						  residual waste) or transported offsite.
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 › DAILY OPERATIONS › Section 288.220 - Litter

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(a) The operator
						  may not allow litter to be blown or otherwise deposited offsite.
(b) Fences or other barriers sufficient to
						  control blowing litter shall be located in the immediate operating area
						  downwind from the working face. Fences or other barriers shall be constructed
						  of mesh, snow fencing or other material approved by the Department as part of
						  the permit.
(c) At least weekly,
						  litter shall be collected from fences, roadways, treeline barriers and other
						  barriers, and disposed or stored in accordance with the act and regulations
						  thereunder, unless a greater frequency is set forth in the permit.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
															288.137 (relating to litter
								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 › DAILY OPERATIONS › Section 288.221 - Daily volume

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(a) A person or
						  municipality operating a residual waste landfill may not receive solid waste at
						  the landfill in excess of the maximum or average daily volume approved in the
						  permit.
(b) The average daily
						  volume is a limit on the volume of solid waste that is permitted to be received
						  at the facility, and shall be computed annually by averaging the total volume
						  received over the year.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
															288.283 (relating to annual
								operation report).
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 › DAILY OPERATIONS › Section 288.222 - Radiation monitoring and response for noncaptive landfills

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(a) An operator
						  shall implement the action plan approved under §
													288.139 (relating to radiation
						  protection action plan).
(b) An
						  operator shall monitor incoming waste in accordance with the Department's
						  "
Guidance Document on Radioactivity Monitoring at Solid Waste
						  Processing and Disposal Facilities
," Document Number 250-3100-001, or
						  in a manner at least as protective of the environment, the facility staff and
						  the public health and safety. Monitoring shall meet the requirements of this
						  section and the facility's approved radiation protection action plan.
(c) Radiation detector elements shall be as
						  close as practical to the waste load and in an appropriate geometry to monitor
						  the waste. The radiation monitoring system shall be set to alarm at a level no
						  higher than 10 microroentgen per hour (uR/hr) above the average background at
						  the facility when any of the radiation detector elements is exposed to a
						  Cesium-137 gamma radiation field. Radiation detector elements shall be shielded
						  to maintain the average background below 10 uR/hr. If capable of energy
						  discrimination, the radiation monitoring system shall be set to detect gamma
						  rays of a 50 kiloelectron volt (keV) energy and higher.
(d) An operator shall have portable radiation
						  monitors capable of determining the radiation dose rate and presence of
						  contamination on a vehicle that has caused an alarm. Upon a confirmed
						  exceedance of the alarm level in subsection (c), a radiological survey of the
						  vehicle shall be performed.
(e) An
						  operator shall notify the Department immediately and isolate the vehicle when
						  radiation dose rates of 20 µSv/hr (2 mrem/hr) or greater are detected in
						  the cab of a vehicle, 500 µSv/hr (50 mrem/hr) or greater are detected
						  from any other surface, or contamination is detected on the outside of the
						  vehicle.
(f) Monitoring equipment
						  shall be calibrated at a frequency specified by the manufacturer, but not less
						  than once a year.
(g) If
						  radioactive material is detected, the vehicle containing the radioactive
						  material may not leave the facility without written Department approval and an
						  authorized United States Department of Transportation exemption form.
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 288.231 - 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 › COVER AND REVEGETATION › Section 288.232 - Daily cover

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(a) Except as
						  provided in subsection (b), a uniform cover of the approved daily cover
						  material shall be placed on exposed solid waste at the end of each working day,
						  at the end of every 24 hours, or at the completion of every lift, whichever
						  interval is less.
(b) The
						  Department may waive the daily cover material requirements of this section in
						  the permit if the operator demonstrates that the composition of solid waste
						  disposed at the facility prevents vectors, odors, blowing litter and other
						  nuisances, is noncombustible and allows loaded vehicles to successfully
						  maneuver over it after placement without change in its properties and without
						  regard to weather.
(c) The
						  composition of the daily cover material shall meet the following performance
						  standards. The daily cover shall:
(1) Prevent
						  vectors, odors, blowing litter and other nuisances.
(2) Cover solid waste after it is placed
						  without change in its properties and without regard to weather.
(3) Be capable of allowing loaded vehicles to
						  successfully maneuver over it after placement.
(4) Be capable of controlling
						  fires.
(5) Be consistent with the
						  waste acceptance plan for 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 › COVER AND REVEGETATION › Section 288.233 - Intermediate cover and slopes

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(a)
						  Except as provided in subsection (b), a uniform intermediate cover shall be
						  placed within 7 days of waste disposal on the following:
(1) A partial lift for which the operator
						  intends to place no additional waste for 6 months.
(2) A partial or completed lift that
						  represents final permitted elevations for that part of 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 › COVER AND REVEGETATION › Section 288.234 - Final cover and grading

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(a) Except
						  as provided in subsection (b), the operator shall provide final cover in the
						  following manner:
(1) A cap shall be placed
						  and graded over the entire surface of each final lift. The cap may be no more
						  permeable than 1.0 x 10-7 cm/sec. The following
						  performance standards for the cap shall be met:
(i) The cap shall minimize the migration of
						  precipitation into the landfill.
(ii) The cap shall be resistant to physical
						  and chemical failure.
(iii) The cap
						  shall cover all areas where waste is disposed.
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 288.235 - Noncontiguous borrow areas

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Extraction and removal of cover and related material
							 from offsite borrow areas shall be subject to a permit from the Department
							 under the Noncoal Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act
							 (52
							 P. S. §§
														3301-3326), The Clean
							 Streams Law and regulations promulgated thereunder, including Chapter 102
							 (relating to erosion and sediment control). Borrow areas located less than 300
							 feet from the disposal area shall be included in the permit area for the
							 disposal facility as part of the permit application under this
							 article.