Nebraska Administrative Code
Topic - ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY
Title 132 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Chapter 5 - CRITERIA FOR CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION WASTE DISPOSAL AREAS
Section 132-5-006 - Post-closure Criteria

Universal Citation: 132 NE Admin Rules and Regs ch 5 ยง 006

Current through March 20, 2024

The owners or operators of all construction and demolition waste disposal areas shall comply with post-closure rules and regulations for a period of five (5) years. The length of the post-closure period may be increased, if the Department determines that the lengthened period is necessary to protect human health and the environment. The length of the post-closure period may be reduced, if the Department determines that the reduced period is sufficient to protect human health and the environment.

006.01 Post-closure care shall include, at a minimum, the performance of each of the following activities:

006.01A Annual inspection and maintenance of the cover to ensure integrity and effectiveness, including making repairs to the cover as necessary to correct the effects of settlement, subsidence, erosion, or other events, and preventing run-on and run-off from eroding or otherwise damaging the final cover;

006.01B Annual inspection and maintenance of any access control structures and posted signs; and

006.01C Maintenance and operation of any environmental control features which are included in the design and operation of the construction and demolition waste disposal area or required by the Department to protect human health and the environment.

006.02 Post-closure plan

Each permit application shall include a post-closure plan. Any revisions shall be forwarded to the Department for approval. The post-closure plan shall include, but not be limited to the following:

006.02A A description of the monitoring and maintenance activities required in section 006.01 for each construction and demolition waste disposal area and the frequency at which these activities will be performed;

006.02B Name, address, and telephone number of the person or office to contact about the closed construction and demolition waste disposal area during the post-closure period; and

006.02C A description of the planned uses of the property during the post-closure period and a description of the period of time during which access to the facility will be controlled. Post-closure use of the property shall not disturb the integrity of the final cover, or any other components of the containment system.

006.03 The owner or operator shall begin implementing the post-closure plan required in this section immediately after final closure of the construction and demolition waste disposal area is completed and continue implementing the plan over the entire post-closure period.

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