Indiana Administrative Code
Title 329 - SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT DIVISION
Article 10 - SOLID WASTE LAND DISPOSAL FACILITIES
Rule 15 - Municipal Solid Waste Landfills; Plans and Documentation to be Submitted with Permit Application
Section 15-12 - Storm water pollution prevention plan

Universal Citation: 329 IN Admin Code 15-12

Current through September 18, 2024

Authority: IC 13-14-8-7; IC 13-15; IC 13-19-3

Affected: IC 13-20; IC 36-9-30

Sec. 12.

(a) This section applies to the requirements of implementing a storm water pollution prevention plan (SWP3) at an MSWLF.

(b) The SWP3 must:

(1) identify potential sources of pollution that may reasonably be expected to affect the quality of storm water discharges from the facility;

(2) describe implementation of practices and measures that will be used to reduce pollutants in storm water discharges from the facility; and

(3) assure compliance with this article.

(c) The SWP3 must, at a minimum, contain the following information:

(1) Identification, by title, of staff on the facility's storm water pollution prevention team and their responsibilities.

(2) A site description and map of the facility describing or showing a description of the planned construction and landfill operational activities.

(d) The SWP3 must include a written spill response program to include the following information:

(1) Location, description, and quantity of all response materials and equipment.

(2) Response procedures for facility personnel to respond to a release.

(3) Contact information for reporting spills, both for facility staff and external emergency response entities.

(4) All corrective actions that will be taken for spills found during inspections, testing, and maintenance must be documented and included in the SWP3.

(e) The SWP3 must include a narrative description of potential pollutant sources, including descriptions for any existing or historical areas, and any other areas thought to be a potential source of storm water exposure to pollutants. The narrative descriptions for the facility must include the following:

(1) Type and typical quantity of materials that are potential pollutant sources present at the facility.

(2) Methods of storage, including presence of any secondary containment measures.

(3) Any remedial actions undertaken at the facility to eliminate pollutant sources or exposure of storm water to those sources. If a corrective action plan has been developed, the type of remedial action and plan date shall be referenced.

(4) Any release or spill history, at the facility, dating back a period of three (3) years from the date of the pollution prevention plan for materials spilled outside of secondary containment structures and impervious surfaces in excess of the materials' reportable quantity or twenty-five (25) gallons, whichever is less, including the following:
(A) The date and type of material released or spilled.

(B) The estimated volume released or spilled.

(C) A description of the remedial actions undertaken, including disposal or treatment.

Depending on the adequacy or completeness of the remedial actions, the spill history shall be used to determine additional pollutant sources that may be exposed to storm water.

(5) The descriptions for the facility must include a risk identification analysis of chemicals or materials that are potential pollutant sources and stored or used within the facility. The analysis must include the following:
(A) Toxicity data of chemicals or materials used within the facility, referencing appropriate Material Safety Data Sheet information locations.

(B) The frequency and typical quantity of listed chemicals or materials being stored on site.

(C) Potential ways in which storm water discharges may be exposed to listed chemicals and materials.

(D) The likelihood of the listed chemicals and materials coming into contact with storm water.

(6) A narrative description of existing and planned management practices and measures to improve the quality of storm water run-off, impacted by activities at the facility, that leaves the facility boundary or enters waters of the state. Descriptions must be created for existing or historical areas and any other areas that could generate storm water discharges that have been exposed to facility activity and therefore be a potential source of storm water exposure to pollutants. The description must include the following:
(A) Any existing or planned structural and nonstructural control practices and measures.

(B) Any treatment the storm water receives prior to leaving the facility boundary or entering waters of the state.

(C) The ultimate disposal of any solid or fluid wastes collected in structural control measures other than by discharge.

(7) A mapped or narrative description of any such management practice or measure must be added to the SWP3.

(f) The owner, operator, or permittee shall submit with the SWP3 the following:

(1) The results of monitoring required in 329 IAC 10-20-11(f) of this article. For new facilities and lateral expansions, the results of monitoring shall be submitted one (1) year after the issuance of the MSWLF permit.

(2) The monitoring data must include:
(A) completed field data sheets;

(B) chain-of-custody forms; and

(C) laboratory results.

If the monitoring data is not placed into the facility's SWP3, the on-site location for storage of the information must be referenced in the SWP3.

(3) If the evaluation of monitoring data, as required by 329 IAC 10-20-11(g)(2), indicates that the SWP3 has been ineffective in controlling pollutants in storm water discharges from the facility, the commissioner may require modifications to the SWP3. The source of the pollutant parameter must be investigated and either eliminated or reduced via a management practice or measure to the extent technologically practicable. Insufficient reductions may be used to identify facilities that would be more appropriately covered under an individual storm water NPDES permit.

(4) A mapped or narrative description of any management practice or measure pursuant to subdivision (3) must be included in the SWP3.

(g) The SWP3 must include a written preventative maintenance program in order to minimize storm water exposure to pollutants. The program must include the following:

(1) Implementation of good housekeeping practices to ensure the facility will be operated in a clean and orderly manner and that pollutants will not have the potential to be exposed to storm water via vehicular tracking or other means.

(2) Maintenance of storm water management measures, for example, catch basins or the cleaning of oil/water separators. All maintenance must be documented and contained in the SWP3.

(3) Inspection and testing results of facility equipment and systems, including spill response equipment as required by subsection (d), to ensure appropriate maintenance of such equipment and systems and to uncover conditions that could cause breakdowns or failures resulting in discharges of pollutants to surface water.

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