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 15-2 - Plot plan requirements

Universal Citation: 329 IN Admin Code 15-2

Current through March 20, 2024

Authority: IC 13-14-8-7; IC 13-15-2-1; IC 13-19-3-1

Affected: IC 13-30-2; IC 36-9-30

Sec. 2.

(a) Plot plans required by subsections (b) through (d) must:

(1) use a scale of at least one (1) inch per one hundred (100) feet for a MSWLF of less than eighty (80) acres;

(2) use a scale of at least one (1) inch per two hundred (200) feet, for a MSWLF of eighty (80) acres to and including one hundred fifty (150) acres;

(3) use a scale of at least one (1) inch per three hundred (300) feet for an MSWLF greater than one hundred fifty (150) acres;

(4) include a bar scale on each drawing;

(5) include elevations that correlate with United States Geological Survey (USGS) mean sea level data;

(6) include a north arrow; and

(7) include a map legend.

(b) A permit application for a new MSWLF or a lateral expansion must be accompanied by an existing features plot plan that includes the facility boundary, and the solid waste boundary and indicates the presence or absence of each of the following features within the facility boundary. The presence or absence of features listed in subdivisions (1) through (9) must also be indicated to three hundred (300) feet outside of the facility boundary:

(1) Location and elevations of all existing boreholes.

(2) Rock outcroppings.

(3) Surface water run-off directions.

(4) Fences.

(5) Utility easements and rights-of-way.

(6) Existing structures.

(7) Benchmark descriptions.

(8) Surface contours with intervals of no more than:
(A) two (2) feet if the MSWLF is less than eighty (80) acres; or

(B) five (5) feet if the MSWLF is equal to or greater than eighty (80) acres.

(9) Real property boundary.

(10) All existing and historical underground or aboveground storage tank locations.

(11) All existing and historical outdoor storage areas for fuels, processing equipment, and other containerized materials, such as drums and totes.

(c) The proposed final contour plot plan required by subsection (d)(1) must indicate surface contours of the MSWLF and three hundred (300) feet beyond the facility boundary. The contour intervals must be no more than:

(1) two (2) feet if the MSWLF is less than eighty (80) acres; or

(2) five (5) feet if the MSWLF is equal to or greater than eighty (80) acres.

(d) A permit application for a new MSWLF or a lateral expansion must be accompanied by plot plans showing the following:

(1) Proposed final contours, indicating the following features that would remain after closure:
(A) Any buildings.

(B) Proposed drainage.

(C) Proposed sedimentation and erosion control structures.

(D) Proposed vegetation, fencing, and visual screening.

(E) Proposed roadways providing access to and around the site that are necessary for post-closure care and monitoring.

(F) Proposed berms, flood protection dikes, and surface water diversion structures.

(G) Proposed explosive gas monitoring and management system.

(H) Proposed solid waste boundary.

(I) Proposed monitoring wells.

(2) Proposed leachate collection system, indicating the following:
(A) Proposed uppermost contour of the soil liner.

(B) Piping layout.

(C) Cleanout and riser locations.

(D) Sump contours or elevations if applicable.

(E) Lift station locations if applicable.

(F) Leachate storage areas if applicable.

(3) Initial facility development plan and details, indicating the following:
(A) Proposed benchmarks.

(B) Proposed buildings and on-site transfer.

(C) Proposed drainage, including permanent sedimentation and erosion control structures, including typical details for temporary erosion structures.

(D) Proposed explosive gas monitoring and management system.

(E) Proposed fencing and visual screening.

(F) Proposed on-site roads.

(G) Proposed uppermost contour of the soil liner.

(H) Borrow area for soil liner material and daily cover if applicable.

(I) Delineation of other construction activities within the real property boundary of the landfill.

(4) Operational plot plan indicating the sequence of cell development, and indicating the following:
(A) Additional proposed benchmarks, if applicable.

(B) Additional proposed buildings, if applicable.

(C) Additional drainage features and permanent erosion and sediment control features, including typical details for temporary erosion structures.

(D) Additional fencing and visual screening.

(E) Proposed on-site roads.

(F) Direction of fill progression.

(G) An outline of impervious surfaces, which includes pavement and buildings.

(H) All permanently designated plowed or snow storage locations.

(I) All loading and unloading areas for solid and liquid bulk materials.

(J) All proposed outdoor storage areas for fuels, processing equipment, and other containerized materials, such as drums and totes.

(K) Outdoor processing areas.

(L) Outdoor waste storage areas.

(5) Any other plot plan that the commissioner may require based on particular site or facility conditions.

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