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118.01.22.607. General Operating Requirements

AR ADC 118.01.22.607Arkansas Administrative CodeEffective: December 25, 2021

West's Arkansas Administrative Code
Title 118. Department of Energy and Environment
Division 01. Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission
Rule 22. Rule NO. 22: Solid Waste Management Rules
Chapter 6. Class 4 Landfills
Effective: December 25, 2021
Ark. Admin. Code 118.01.22.607
Formerly cited as AR ADC 014.03.4-6
118.01.22.607. General Operating Requirements
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(a) Conformance with Permit Documents -- All operations at the landfill shall be in accordance with the permit, approved plans and operating plan and narrative and all other applicable rules.
(b) Operator Licensing -- All operations shall be performed by licensed on-site operators at all times who are certified in accordance with Rule Number 27 of the Pollution Control and Ecology Commission.
(c) Working Face Size -- Dumping shall be confined to the smallest practical area. Multiple working faces shall not be allowed unless specifically approved in the facility operating plan.
(d) Waste Spreading and Compacting -- As rapidly as solid waste is unloaded for disposal it shall be spread and compacted in the smallest practical area and covered in accordance with the requirements of Rule 22.609.
(e) Salvage Operations -- Salvage operations shall not be permitted at the operating face of the fill. A salvage operation may be approved by the Division under the following conditions:
(1) An area has been designated by the permittee for the recovery of salvageable material.
(2) The operations shall not interfere with or otherwise delay the activities of the work face.
(3) The recovery of salvageable material must be conducted in an orderly manner.
(4) All salvaged materials shall be removed from the landfill site daily, or properly stored so that they will not create a nuisance or unsightly appearance.
(f) Prohibited Activities -- The following activities shall be prohibited in conjunction with or upon the site of the landfill:
(1) Any scavenging of materials as defined herein;
(2) Any feeding of farm or domestic animals;
(3) Depositing waste in standing water; and
(4) Open burning as defined herein.
(g) Litter Control -- If weekly cover does not control on and off site litter, other methods may be required, such as, but not limited to, litter fences and litter crews and the application of more frequent cover.
(h) Additional Surface Water Controls and Best Management Practices -- In conjunction with and in addition to the requirements of Rule 22.614 and Rule 22.615, the owner or operator shall:
(1) Contour the surface of the working portion of the landfill to minimize surface water run-on or flow into or through the working face; and
(2) Install, construct, repair and maintain controls to prevent off-site sediment accumulation at all landfill, soil stockpile, and borrow site areas. Temporary and permanent seeding, grading, diking, terracing, diversion ditches, silt fencing, silt traps, vegetation filter strips, mulching, erosion control blankets and matting, gravel filter berms, check dams, riprap, sediment ponds and other best management practices for erosion and sediment control shall be provided as necessary. Best management practices for the site shall be in accordance with any stormwater permit issued for the site, shall be described in the operating narrative, and shall be included in the permit plans as appropriate.
(3) Final and interim slope stabilization must conform with Rule 22.427(f).
(i) Final Cover Vegetation and Maintenance -- Immediately after permitted final grades have been attained and a final cover system installed, a cover of suitable perennial vegetation shall be established to prevent erosion of cover soils. The vegetative cover shall be mowed at least annually or as needed to control the growth of undesirable annual weeds and woody vegetation, and to allow for inspection of the integrity of the cover system.
(j) Equipment Requirements -- The owner or operator shall have provisions for the routine maintenance of equipment at the landfill. Adequate backup equipment shall be available within 24 hours in the event of breakdowns.
(k) Communications and Emergency Response -- The owner or operator shall have an adequate telephone communication system in the event of fire or other emergency situations that may arise at the landfill and a written emergency response plan shall be maintained at the site.
(l) Employee Facilities -- The owner or operator shall have an on site building/office with a potable water supply and sanitary facilities for site personnel.
(m) Operation to Prevent Bird Hazard -- Owners or operators of all solid waste disposal and processing facilities and practices located within 10,000 feet (3,048 meters) of any airport runway end used by turbojet aircraft or within 5,000 feet (1,524 meters) of any airport runway end used by only piston-type aircraft shall be operated in a manner that does not pose a bird hazard to aircraft.
(n) Nuisance Avoidance -- The owner or operator shall operate the landfill in a manner to avoid creating a public nuisance or public health hazard. The Division may require any additional information or action deemed necessary to assure an environmentally safe operation of the facility.
(o) Cover Maintenance -- The owner or operator shall be responsible for maintaining the cover system integrity and shall promptly repair erosion, washout, tracking, or other defects that result in exposed or flagging refuse in either daily, intermediate, or final cover. Areas of leachate seepage, or areas exhibiting evidence of leachate seepage such as staining and discoloration of the cover system shall also be promptly repaired.
(p) Wet Weather Repairs -- Due care shall be exercised in performing repairs during wet weather conditions to prevent the creation of additional cover defects. Prompt temporary measures shall be implemented in such cases until permanent repairs and remedies can be implemented.

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Amended Dec. 25, 2021.
Current with amendments received through May 15, 2024. Some sections may be more current, see credit for details.
Ark. Admin. Code 118.01.22.607, AR ADC 118.01.22.607
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