Indiana Administrative Code
Title 329 - SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT DIVISION
Article 10 - SOLID WASTE LAND DISPOSAL FACILITIES
Rule 22 - Municipal Solid Waste Landfills; Closure Requirements
Section 22-5 - Completion of closure and final cover

Universal Citation: 329 IN Admin Code 22-5

Current through March 20, 2024

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

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

Sec. 5.

(a) The owner, operator, or permittee of an MSWLF shall complete closure activities and complete application of final cover within one hundred eighty (180) days on any area in the MSWLF as approved in the closure plan that:

(1) has received the area's final waste volume; or

(2) is filled to the area's final approved waste elevation.

(b) Upon application for an extension by the owner, operator, or permittee, a one (1) time extension of the closure period may be granted by the commissioner if the owner, operator, or permittee demonstrates that closure will, by necessity, take longer than one hundred eighty (180) days and the owner, operator, or permittee has taken and will continue to take all steps to prevent threats to human health or the environment. The extension of the closure period must not be longer than three hundred sixty-five (365) days immediately following the one hundred eighty (180) days of the original closure period.

Disclaimer: These regulations may not be the most recent version. Indiana may have more current or accurate information. We make no warranties or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the information contained on this site or the information linked to on the state site. Please check official sources.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.