Minnesota Administrative Rules
Agency 167 - Pollution Control Agency
Chapter 7045 - HAZARDOUS WASTE
FACILITY STANDARDS
Part 7045.0492 - POSTCLOSURE CARE AND USE OF PROPERTY
Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 27, December 30, 2024
Subpart 1. Postclosure care requirements.
Postclosure care requirements are as follows:
Subp. 2. Continuation of security requirements.
The commissioner may require, at partial and final closure, continuation of any of the security requirements during part of or all of the postclosure period after the date of completing closure when hazardous wastes may remain exposed after completion of partial or final closure or when access by the public or domestic livestock may pose a hazard to human health.
Subp. 3. Postclosure use of property.
Postclosure use of property on or in which hazardous wastes remain after partial or final closure shall never be allowed by the owner or operator to disturb the integrity of the final cover, liners, or any other components of any containment system or the function of the facility's monitoring systems, unless the owner or operator can demonstrate to the commissioner either in the postclosure plan or by petition that the disturbance:
Subp. 4. Certification of completion of postclosure care.
Within 60 days after completion of the established postclosure care period for each hazardous waste disposal unit, the owner or operator shall submit to the commissioner, by registered mail, certification by the owner or operator and by an independent registered professional engineer that the postclosure care period for the hazardous waste disposal unit was performed in accordance with the approved postclosure plan. Documentation supporting the independent registered professional engineer's certification must be furnished to the commissioner upon request until the commissioner releases the owner or operator from the financial assurance requirements for postclosure care under part 7045.0508, subpart 10.
Statutory Authority: MS s 14.07; 116.07