Minnesota Administrative Rules
Agency 167 - Pollution Control Agency
Chapter 7045 - HAZARDOUS WASTE
FACILITY STANDARDS
Part 7045.0461 - CONSTRUCTION QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAM
Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 27, December 30, 2024
Subpart 1. Construction quality assurance program.
A construction quality assurance program is required for all surface impoundment, waste pile, and landfill units that are required to comply with parts 7045.0532, subpart 3, items C and H; 7045.0534, subpart 3, items C and D; and 7045.0538, subpart 3, items C and K. The program must ensure that the constructed unit meets or exceeds all design criteria and specifications in the permit. The program must be developed and implemented under the direction of a construction quality assurance officer who is a registered professional engineer.
The construction quality assurance program must address the following physical components, where applicable:
Subp. 2. Written construction quality assurance plan.
The owner or operator of units subject to the construction quality assurance program under subpart 1 must develop and implement a written construction quality assurance plan. The plan must identify steps that will be used to monitor and document the quality of materials and the condition and manner of their installation. The construction quality assurance plan must include:
Subp. 3. Contents of program.
Subp. 4. Certification.
Waste shall not be received in a unit subject to part 7045.0461 until the owner or operator has submitted to the commissioner by certified mail or hand delivery a certification signed by the construction quality assurance officer that the approved construction quality assurance plan has been successfully carried out and that the unit meets the requirements of parts 7045.0532, subpart 3, items C and H; 7045.0534, subpart 3, items C and D; and 7045.0538, subpart 3, items C and K; and the procedure in part 7001.0150, subpart 3, item M, has been completed. Documentation supporting the construction quality assurance officer's certification must be furnished to the commissioner upon request.
Statutory Authority: MS s 116.07; 116.37