Illinois Administrative Code
Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Part 817 - REQUIREMENTS FOR NEW STEEL AND FOUNDRY INDUSTRY WASTES LANDFILLS
Subpart D - NEW STEEL AND FOUNDRY INDUSTRY LOW RISK WASTE LANDFILLS
Section 817.417 - Waste Placement
Universal Citation: 35 IL Admin Code ยง 817.417
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 38, September 20, 2024
a) Phasing of operations:
1) Waste disposal operations
shall move from the lowest portions of the unit to the highest portions. Except
as provided in subsection (a)(2) of this Section, the placement of waste shall
begin in the lowest part of the active face of the unit, located in the part of
the facility most downgradient with respect to groundwater flow.
2) The operator may dispose of wastes in
areas other than those specified in subsection (a)(1) above only under any of
the following conditions:
A) Climatic
conditions, such as wind and precipitation, are such that the placement of
waste in the bottom of the unit would cause water pollution, litter, damage to
any part of the liner or damage to equipment;
B) The topography of the land surrounding the
unit makes the procedure of subsection (a)(1) environmentally unsound, for
example, because steep slopes surround the unit;
C) When groundwater monitoring wells,
constructed in accordance with the requirements of 35 Ill. Adm. Code
811.319,
are placed 50 feet or less down gradient from the filled portions of the unit;
or
D) Equipment required for
placement is temporarily unavailable.
b) Initial waste placement:
1) Construction, compaction and earth moving
equipment shall be prohibited from operating directly on the leachate
collection piping system until a minimum of five feet of waste has been placed
over system.
2) Construction,
compaction and earth moving equipment shall be prohibited from operating
directly on the leachate drainage blanket. Waste disposal operations shall
begin at the edge of the drainage layer by carefully pushing waste out over the
drainage layer.
3) An initial layer
of waste, a minimum of five feet thick, shall be placed over the entire liner
as soon as is practicable after construction, but prior to the onset of weather
conditions that may cause the compacted earth liner to freeze.
4) Waste shall not be placed over areas that
are subject to freezing conditions until the liner has been inspected, tested,
and reconstructed (if necessary) to meet the requirement of 35 Ill. Adm. Code
811.306.
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