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Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 273 - MUNICIPAL WASTE LANDFILLS › Subchapter B - APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS › PHASE II APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS-GAS MANAGEMENT › Section 273.171 - Gas monitoring and control plan

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(a) An
						  application shall include a gas monitoring and control plan under §
													273.292 (relating to gas control
						  and monitoring). 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 VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 273 - MUNICIPAL WASTE LANDFILLS › Subchapter B - APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS › PHASE II APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS-EMERGENCY PLANNING › Section 273.181 - Contingency plan

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An application shall contain a contingency plan
							 consistent with §§
													273.301-273.303 (relating to emergency
							 procedures). The plan shall include a Preparedness, Prevention and Contingency
							 (PPC) Plan that is consistent with the Department's most recent guidelines for
							 the development and implementation of PPC plans.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
															273.131 (relating to basic
								requirements).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 273 - MUNICIPAL WASTE LANDFILLS › Subchapter B - APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS › PHASE II APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS-CLOSURE PROVISIONS › Section 273.191 - 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 §
															273.131 (relating to basic
								requirements); and 25 Pa. Code §
															273.321 (relating to postclosure
								land use).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 273 - MUNICIPAL WASTE LANDFILLS › Subchapter B - APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS › PHASE II APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS-CLOSURE PROVISIONS › Section 273.192 - 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:
(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 projected
						  post-closure 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 VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 273 - MUNICIPAL WASTE LANDFILLS › Subchapter B - APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS › PHASE II APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS-CLOSURE PROVISIONS › Section 273.196 - Recycling plan

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An application shall contain a plan for salvaging and
							 recycling waste materials received at the facility for which recycling is cost
							 effective, including proposed salvage areas, salvaging methods and anticipated
							 markets for salvaged materials under §
													273.331 (relating to salvaging of
							 materials).
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
															273.331 (relating to salvaging of
								materials).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 273 - MUNICIPAL WASTE LANDFILLS › Subchapter B - APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS › PHASE II APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS-CLOSURE PROVISIONS › Section 273.197 - Plan for recycled materials collection center

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An application shall include a plan consistent with
							 §
													273.332 (relating to recycled
							 materials collection center).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 273 - MUNICIPAL WASTE LANDFILLS › Subchapter C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 273.201 - Basic limitations

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(a) Except
						  as provided in subsection (b), a person or municipality may not own or operate
						  a municipial waste landfill unless the Department has first issued a permit to
						  the person or municipality for the facility under this chapter.
(b) A person or municipality may conduct
						  monitoring under §
													273.116 (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. The monitoring information may be used for a
						  permit application for the proposed facility.
(c) A person or municipality that operates a
						  municipal 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 VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 273 - MUNICIPAL WASTE LANDFILLS › Subchapter C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 273.203 - Certification

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(a) The operator
						  shall submit a certification by a 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:
(1) Construction of the groundwater
						  monitoring system.
(2) Construction
						  of the subbase.
(3) Construction of
						  the 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 protective
						  cover.
(7) Construction of a
						  leachate treatment facility.
(8)
						  Construction of sedimentation pond.
(9) Construction of the landfill gas
						  extraction system.
(10)
						  Closure.
(11) Final
						  closure.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 273 - MUNICIPAL WASTE LANDFILLS › Subchapter C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS › DAILY OPERATIONS › Section 273.211 - Signs and markers

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(a) A person or
						  municipality that operates a municipal waste landfill shall identify the
						  facility and the recycling drop-off center required under §
													273.332 (relating to recycled
						  materials collection center) for the duration of operations by posting and
						  maintaining a sign which is clearly visible and can be easily seen and read at
						  the junction of each access road and public road. The sign shall be constructed
						  of a durable, weather-resistant material. The sign shall show the name,
						  business address and telephone number of the person or municipality that
						  operates the facility, the operating hours of the facility and the number of
						  the current permit authorizing operation of the facility.
(b) 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 VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 273 - MUNICIPAL WASTE LANDFILLS › Subchapter C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS › DAILY OPERATIONS › Section 273.212 - Access control

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(a) 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.
(b) The operator shall maintain a fence or
						  other suitable barrier around the site, including impoundments, leachate
						  collection and treatment systems and gas processing facilities, sufficient to
						  prevent unauthorized access.
(c)
						  Access to the site shall be limited to those times when an attendant is on
						  duty.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
															273.133 (relating to map and grid
								requirements); and 25 Pa. Code §
															273.135 (relating to access
								control plan).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 273 - MUNICIPAL WASTE LANDFILLS › Subchapter C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS › DAILY OPERATIONS › Section 273.213 - 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) A
						  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 measures as required by §
													273.242 (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 §
													273.134 (relating to plan for
						  access roads). The maximum sustained grade of an access road may not exceed
						  12%.
(e) For roads leading to the
						  waste disposal area, a 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 VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 273 - MUNICIPAL WASTE LANDFILLS › Subchapter C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS › DAILY OPERATIONS › Section 273.214 - Measurement and inspection of waste

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(a) An operator of a municipal waste landfill
						  that has received, is receiving or will receive 30,000 or more cubic yards of
						  solid waste in a calendar year 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 the Consolidated Weights and Measures Act) and 70 Pa. Code Part I (relating
						  to weighmasters). The operator of the scale shall be a licensed public
						  weighmaster under 3 Pa.C.S. Chapter 41 and 70 Pa. Code Part I.
(b) The operator of a facility that is not
						  required by subsection (a) to weigh waste when it is received shall accurately
						  measure waste by volume or weight prior to unloading.
(c) The operator of a facility shall inspect
						  and monitor incoming waste to insure that the receipt of waste is consistent
						  with this article.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
															273.132 (relating to operation
								plan).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 273 - MUNICIPAL WASTE LANDFILLS › Subchapter C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS › DAILY OPERATIONS › Section 273.215 - Equipment

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(a) The operator
						  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 §
															273.132 (relating to operation
								plan).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 273 - MUNICIPAL WASTE LANDFILLS › Subchapter C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS › DAILY OPERATIONS › Section 273.216 - Unloading and compaction

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(a) An
						  attendant or clearly marked signs shall direct vehicles to the unloading
						  area.
(b) The operator shall ensure
						  that collection vehicles unload waste promptly in unloading areas.
(c) Solid waste shall be spread and compacted
						  as approved by the Department as part of the permit.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
															273.141 (relating to compaction
								and cover plan).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 273 - MUNICIPAL WASTE LANDFILLS › Subchapter C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS › DAILY OPERATIONS › Section 273.217 - 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. §§
														4001-4014), Article III (relating to air
						  resources) and §
													273.218 (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 exceeding ambient air quality
						  standards 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 VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 273 - MUNICIPAL WASTE LANDFILLS › Subchapter C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS › DAILY OPERATIONS › Section 273.218 - 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 §
														273.136 (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 VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 273 - MUNICIPAL WASTE LANDFILLS › Subchapter C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS › DAILY OPERATIONS › Section 273.220 - 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, tree line 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 §
															273.137 (relating to litter
								control plan).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 273 - MUNICIPAL WASTE LANDFILLS › Subchapter C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS › DAILY OPERATIONS › Section 273.221 - Daily volume

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(a) A person or
						  municipality operating a municipal 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 quarterly by averaging the total volume
						  received over the quarter.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 273 - MUNICIPAL WASTE LANDFILLS › Subchapter C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS › DAILY OPERATIONS › Section 273.222 - Protection of capacity

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
A person or municipality operating a municipal waste
							 landfill may not receive solid waste at the landfill contrary to the terms and
							 conditions approved by the Department under §
													273.138 (relating to plan for
							 protection of capacity).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 273 - MUNICIPAL WASTE LANDFILLS › Subchapter C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS › DAILY OPERATIONS › Section 273.223 - Radiation monitoring and response

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(a) An operator shall implement the action
						  plan approved under §
													273.140a (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, facility staff and
						  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 (µR/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 µR/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 VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 273 - MUNICIPAL WASTE LANDFILLS › Subchapter C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS › COVER AND REVEGETATION › Section 273.232 - 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
						  or at the end of every 24 hours, whichever interval is less.
(b) 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 VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 273 - MUNICIPAL WASTE LANDFILLS › Subchapter C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS › COVER AND REVEGETATION › Section 273.233 - Intermediate cover and slopes

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(a) A
						  uniform and compacted intermediate cover shall be placed within 7 days of waste
						  disposal on the following:
(1) Each partial
						  lift for which the operator intends to place no additional waste for 6
						  months.
(2) Each 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 VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 273 - MUNICIPAL WASTE LANDFILLS › Subchapter C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS › COVER AND REVEGETATION › Section 273.234 - Final cover and grading

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(a) The
						  operator shall provide final cover in the following manner:
(1) A cap shall be placed over the entire
						  surface of each final lift. The following performance standards for the cap
						  shall be met:
(i) The cap shall have a
						  permeability less than or equal to the permeability of the primary liner or a
						  permeability no greater than 1 x 10-7 cm/sec,
						  whichever is less.
(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 VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 273 - MUNICIPAL WASTE LANDFILLS › Subchapter C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS › COVER AND REVEGETATION › Section 273.235 - Revegetation

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(a) Vegetation
						  shall be established on land affected by a municipal 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 post closure 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 by the first normal period for
						  favorable planting after final grading.
(e) 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 §
															271.113 (relating to closure
								plan); 25 Pa. Code §
															273.142 (relating to revegetation
								plan); 25 Pa. Code §
															273.233 (relating to intermediate
								cover and slopes); 25 Pa. Code §
															273.234 (relating to final cover
								and grading); and 25 Pa. Code §
															273.242 (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 VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 273 - MUNICIPAL WASTE LANDFILLS › Subchapter C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS › COVER AND REVEGETATION › Section 273.236 - 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.
						  No single or contiguous area exceeding 3,000 square feet may have less than 30%
						  groundcover.
(b) No trees, woody
						  shrubs or deep rooted plants shall be planted or allowed to grow on the
						  revegetated area, 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 §
															271.113 (relating to closure
								plan); 25 Pa. Code §
															273.142 (relating to revegetation
								plan); 25 Pa. Code §
															273.233 (relating to intermediate
								cover and slopes); 25 Pa. Code §
															273.234 (relating to final cover
								and grading); and 25 Pa. Code §
															273.242 (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 VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 273 - MUNICIPAL WASTE LANDFILLS › Subchapter C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS › WATER QUALITY PROTECTION › Section 273.241 - General requirements

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(a) The
						  operator may not cause or allow a point or nonpoint source discharge of
						  pollution from or on the facility to surface waters of this
						  Commonwealth.
(b) A municipal waste
						  landfill shall be operated to prevent and control surface and groundwater
						  pollution. An operator shall operate and maintain necessary surface and
						  groundwater treatment facilities until surface or groundwater pollution from
						  the facility has been permanently abated.
(c) The operator may not cause or allow water
						  pollution within or outside the site from operation of the facility.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
															273.243 (relating to sedimentation
								ponds).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 273 - MUNICIPAL WASTE LANDFILLS › Subchapter C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS › WATER QUALITY PROTECTION › Section 273.242 - 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:
(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 VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 273 - MUNICIPAL WASTE LANDFILLS › Subchapter C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS › WATER QUALITY PROTECTION › Section 273.243 - 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 §
													273.241 (relating to general
						  requirements).
(b) A sedimentation
						  pond shall be constructed, operated, and maintained under this section,
						  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.,
						  as amended.
(c) A sedimentation
						  pond and other treatment facility shall be maintained until removal of the
						  ponds and facilities is approved by the Department.
(d) A pond shall include a nonclogging
						  dewatering device approved by the Department that will permit the draining of
						  the water from the inflow. The dewatering device may not be located at a lower
						  elevation than the maximum elevation of the sedimentation storage
						  volume.
(e) A pond 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 § 273.241.
(g) At a minimum, a sedimentation pond shall
						  be capable of managing the runoff resulting from a 25-year, 24-hour
						  precipitation event.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
															273.151 (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 VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 273 - MUNICIPAL WASTE LANDFILLS › Subchapter C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS › WATER QUALITY PROTECTION › Section 273.244 - Discharge structures

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Discharges from dams, ponds, embankments,
							 impoundments and diversions shall be controlled by energy dissipaters, riprap
							 channels or other devices when necessary to reduce erosion, to prevent
							 deepening or enlargement of stream channels and to minimize disturbance to
							 surface 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 §
															273.151 (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 VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 273 - MUNICIPAL WASTE LANDFILLS › Subchapter C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS › WATER QUALITY PROTECTION › Section 273.245 - Water supply replacement

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(a) A
						  person or municipality operating a municipal waste landfill which adversely
						  affects a water supply by degradation, pollution or other means shall restore
						  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.
						  For purposes of this section, the term "water supply" includes existing or
						  currently designated or currently planned sources of water or facilities or
						  systems for the supply of water for human consumption or for agricultural,
						  commercial, industrial or other legitimate use, including the uses protected by
						  Chapter 93 (relating to water quality standards).
(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 VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 273 - MUNICIPAL WASTE LANDFILLS › Subchapter C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS › LINER SYSTEM › Section 273.251 - Scope and requirements

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(a) A
						  person or municipality shall design, construct, operate and maintain a liner
						  system for disposal areas of a municipal waste landfill or components of it
						  under this section and §§
													273.252-273.260 if one of the following
						  applies:
(1) The person or municipality
						  receives a permit to operate a municipal waste landfill after April 9, 1988
						  including a permit that results in an expansion of a facility permitted prior
						  to April 9, 1988.
(2) The person or
						  municipality disposes of waste on a permitted or unpermitted component thereof
						  where waste was not disposed prior to April 9, 1988.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 273 - MUNICIPAL WASTE LANDFILLS › Subchapter C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS › LINER SYSTEM › Section 273.252 - General limitations

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(a) The
						  bottom of the subbase of the liner system cannot be in contact with the
						  seasonal high water table or perched water table without the use of groundwater
						  pumping systems.
(1) Soil mottling may
						  indicate the presence of a seasonal high water table.
(2) Drainage systems may be utilized to
						  prevent contact between the bottom of the subbase of the liner system and the
						  seasonal high water table or perched water table. The operator may not use a
						  drainage system if the system is likely to adversely affect the quality or
						  quantity of water provided by a public or private water supply, even if a
						  replacement supply is available under §
														273.245 (relating to water supply
						  replacement). The drainage system shall be limited to drain tile, piping,
						  french drains or equivalent methods.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 273 - MUNICIPAL WASTE LANDFILLS › Subchapter C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS › LINER SYSTEM › Section 273.253 - Subbase

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(a) The subbase
						  shall meet the following performance standards. The subbase shall:
(1) Bear the weight of the liner system,
						  waste, waste cover material and equipment operating on the facility without
						  causing or allowing a failure of the liner system.
(2) Accommodate potential settlement without
						  damage to the liner system.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 273 - MUNICIPAL WASTE LANDFILLS › Subchapter C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS › LINER SYSTEM › Section 273.254 - Secondary liner

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(a)
Performance standards
. The secondary liner shall meet the
						  following requirements:
(1) It shall prevent
						  the migration of leachate through the liner to the greatest degree that is
						  technologically possible.
(2) The
						  effectiveness of it in preventing the migration of leachate may not be
						  adversely affected by the physical or chemical characteristics of solid waste,
						  solid waste constituents or leachate from the facility.
(3) It shall be resistant to physical
						  failure, chemical failure and other failure from the sources identified under
						  §
														273.161(d)
						  (relating to liner system and leachate control plan).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 273 - MUNICIPAL WASTE LANDFILLS › Subchapter C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS › LINER SYSTEM › Section 273.255 - Leachate detection zone

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(a)
						  The leachate detection zone shall meet the following performance standards. The
						  leachate detection zone shall:
(1) Rapidly
						  detect and collect liquid entering the leachate detection zone, and rapidly
						  transmit the liquid to the leachate treatment system.
(2) Withstand chemical attack from waste or
						  leachate.
(3) Withstand anticipated
						  loads, stresses and disturbances from overlying waste, waste cover materials
						  and equipment operation.
(4)
						  Function without clogging.
(5)
						  Prevent the liner from cracking, tearing, stretching or otherwise losing its
						  physical integrity.
(6) Cover the
						  bottom and sidewalls of the facility.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 273 - MUNICIPAL WASTE LANDFILLS › Subchapter C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS › LINER SYSTEM › Section 273.256 - Primary liner

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(a)
General
. The primary liner shall meet the following
						  requirements:
(1) The primary liner shall
						  prevent the migration of leachate through the liner to the greatest degree that
						  is technologically possible.
(2)
						  The effectiveness of the primary liner in preventing the migration of leachate
						  may not be adversely affected by the physical or chemical characteristics of
						  solid waste, solid waste constituents or leachate from the facility.
(3) The primary liner shall be resistant to
						  physical failure, chemical failure and other failure from the properties
						  identified in §
														273.161(d)
						  (relating to liner system and leachate control plan).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 273 - MUNICIPAL WASTE LANDFILLS › Subchapter C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS › LINER SYSTEM › Section 273.257 - Protective cover

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(a) The
						  protective cover shall meet the following performance standards. The protective
						  cover shall:
(1) Protect the primary liner
						  from physical damage from stresses and disturbances from overlying wastes,
						  waste cover materials and equipment operation.
(2) Protect the leachate collection system
						  within the protective cover from stresses and disturbances from overlying
						  wastes, waste cover materials and equipment operation.
(3) Allow the continuous and free flow of
						  leachate into the leachate collection system within the protective
						  cover.
(4) Cover the bottom and
						  sidewalls of the disposal area.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 273 - MUNICIPAL WASTE LANDFILLS › Subchapter C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS › LINER SYSTEM › Section 273.258 - Leachate collection system within protective cover

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(a) The leachate collection system within the
						  protective cover shall meet the following performance standards. The leachate
						  collection system shall:
(1) Ensure that free
						  flowing liquids and leachate will drain continuously from the protective cover
						  to the leachate treatment system without ponding or accumulating on the
						  liner.
(2) Ensure that the depth of
						  leachate on or above the primary liner does not exceed 1 foot.
(3) Withstand chemical attack from
						  leachate.
(4) Withstand anticipated
						  loads, stresses and disturbances from overlying waste, waste cover materials
						  and equipment operation.
(5)
						  Function without clogging.
(6)
						  Cover the bottom and sidewalls of the facility.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 273 - MUNICIPAL WASTE LANDFILLS › Subchapter C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS › LINER SYSTEM › Section 273.259 - Surface mined areas

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(a) For
						  municipal waste landfills in surface mined areas in which the disposal area
						  abuts a highwall, the operator shall design, construct and maintain a barrier
						  between the highwall and the disposal area that meets the following performance
						  standards:
(1) The barrier shall prevent the
						  lateral migration of leachate from the disposal area.
(2) The effectiveness of the barrier in
						  preventing the lateral migration of leachate may not be adversely affected by
						  solid waste, solid waste constituents or leachate from the facility.
(3) The barrier shall meet the requirements
						  of §
														273.291(a)
						  (relating to mineral resources).