New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Chapter 26 - SOLID WASTE
Subchapter 2A - ADDITIONAL, SPECIFIC DISPOSAL REGULATIONS FOR SANITARY LANDFILLS
Section 7:26-2A.5 - Additional engineering design submittal requirements for sanitary landfills

i. Location of all public community water supply wells and all wells permitted to pump over 100,000 gallons per day or 70 gallons per minute within one and one-half miles of the property line of the landfill. The service areas, if any, of the public community water systems, as defined in 7:10-1.3, within one and one-half miles of the property line of the sanitary landfill; and

ii. Location of all water wells within one-half mile of the property line of the sanitary landfill;

i. Delineation of the area-wide modular development of the sanitary landfill's construction and operations and, where applicable, the lateral limits of previously filled areas;

ii. Delineation of the vertical and horizontal control monuments and property corner markers. The North American Datum of 1983 is required for mapping in the horizontal plane. The North American Vertical Datum of 1988 should be used when possible rather than the National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 (Mean Sea Level 1929) for elevations;

iii. Location of all monitoring devices including, but not limited to, all groundwater monitoring wells, lysimeters, gas monitoring wells, gas vents, piezometers, inclinometers and bore hole extensometers. Elevations of the monitoring wells and piezometers shall be determined to the top of the outercasing and for the adjacent ground surface. The horizontal and vertical location shall be represented as required by 7:26-2.10(b)6 i. In areas, as dictated by the site geology, the vertical location accuracy may be required to be accurate to the nearest 0.01 foot; and

iv. Location of all borings, excavations and test pits. The horizontal and vertical location of all borings shall be represented as required by 7:26-2.10(b)6 i. In areas, as dictated by the site geology, the vertical location accuracy may be required to be accurate to the nearest 0.01 foot;

i. The initial elevations of the proposed sanitary landfill showing all grades of the liner and, where applicable, the subgrade;

ii. The final elevations of any excavation showing all grades of the excavation and, where applicable, all grades of the subgrade;

iii. The leachate collection system showing all grades of the collection pipe, pipe envelope drainage layer, filter manhole/clean-out risers and sumps;

iv. All berms, dikes, ditches, swales or other protection devices as needed to divert or collect surface water run-on or run-off;

v. The system utilized for venting and monitoring the gases generated within the sanitary landfill and, if applicable, from beneath the liner;

vi. The final elevations and grades of the capping system including the subgrade for the impervious cap, the drainage and vegetative layers, the drainage pipes and drainage envelope;

vii. All grades of leachate treatment and disposal systems including the leachate removal pipes, the equalization pond, treatment or pre-treatment ponds or storage facilities; and

viii. All proposed landscaping and screening techniques to be utilized to minimize the visual impact of the sanitary landfill.

i. Subgrade;

ii. Liner/cut-off wall;

iii. Drainage layer and filter;

iv. Collection pipe and drain envelope;

v. Inlet/outlet structures;

vi. Manholes, sumps, pumps, and pump station;

vii. Leachate storage tanks;

viii. Leachate treatment impoundments or tanks;

ix. Leachate disposal systems;

x. Gas vents, manifolds and pump station;

xi. Monitoring wells/devices;

xii. Surface drainage and erosion controls; and

xiii. Cap.

i. A description of the general installation methods and procedures for construction of the facility including materials required, equipment utilized, and scheduling of construction events and phases. To insure that the construction requirements of this subchapter are properly implemented, the description shall include, but not be limited to, the following:

ii. A description of the estimated solid waste capacity of the site in tons and cubic yards. Projection shall be made to determine the life expectancy of the site based on current and anticipated loading;

iii. The results with sufficient, clearly noted, calculations to verify the results, of the material testing required by this subchapter including, but not limited to, where applicable, the following:

iv. A description of how the sanitary landfill will meet the environmental performance standards required by 7:26-2A.6 and the design standards and construction requirements in N.J.A.C. 7:26-2A.7. The description shall provide sufficient, clearly notated design calculations to verify the results, including, but not limited to, the following:

v. A delineation of the environmentally sensitive areas listed in 7:26-2A.6(g) that are impacted by the sanitary landfill and a description of the additional design and construction measures that will be implemented at the sanitary landfill to increase performance of the environmental control systems of the sanitary landfill that will be utilized to minimize and control the potential adverse impacts and prevent pollution in accordance with 7:26-2A.6(h).

i. A narrative section which contains:

ii. A soils map shall be provided for the area including the sanitary landfill and vicinity. The soils map provided shall be a copy of the map published by the United States Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service or by the State soils or geologic agencies;

iii. A generalized geologic map and geologic cross sections, based on published or unpublished material and mapping available from the United States Geological Survey and New Jersey Geological Survey or unpublished mapping acceptable to the New Jersey Geological Survey, shall be provided for the area including the sanitary landfill and region, and should include, but not be limited to, the following information:

iv. A generalized potentiometric map shall be provided for the area, including the sanitary landfill and the region, based upon available data including, but not limited to, existing topography, surface drainage and existing well data;

v. A well report describing the use, depth, and yield of all wells located on the regional map required by 1i and ii above and the diversion allocation for all public community water supply wells and wells yielding 100,000 gallons per day or greater;

vi. In preparing the site specific report, required by (a)6i(2) above and the site specific geological maps and detailed cross sections required by (a)6vii and viii below, sufficient borings shall be made of the proposed landfill site to characterize and verify the geology and groundwater conditions beneath the site with respect to the types of material, uniformity, hydraulic conductivity, porosity, and depth to groundwater. Borings of the proposed sanitary landfill site shall be provided at a minimum, in accordance with Table I below:

TABLE I

BORINGS

vii. Geologic maps of the proposed sanitary landfill area, based on the site specific geologic investigation required by (a)6vi above or literature review, prepared at a scale of one inch equals 200 feet (1'=200') and with contour intervals which sufficiently define the ground surface contours, and various geologic formations and aquifers beneath the proposed landfill;

viii. Detailed site specific cross sections which shall sufficiently describe the geologic formations identified by the geologic maps prepared in accordance with (a)6vii above prepared at a scale which clearly defines the geologic formations; and

ix. Potentiometric maps prepared at a scale of one inch equals 200 feet (1'= 200') with contour intervals which sufficiently define the groundwater conditions in all aquifers encountered below the proposed sanitary landfill area based upon stabilized groundwater elevations developed as part of the site specific geologic investigation required by (a)6vi above. It is recommended that two seasonal contour maps based on stabilized water levels in the wells be developed, one representing the yearly low flow condition and the other representing yearly high flow condition.

i. A delineation of the QA and QC management structures, including the chain of command of the QA and QC inspectors and describing the quality control and corrective action implementation responsibilities of the QA and QC inspectors and the contractors;

ii. A description of the required level of experience for the contractor and the contractor's crew for every major phase of construction which shall be sufficient to insure that the installation methods and procedures as required in (a)5i above are property implemented;

iii. A description of the required level of experience of the QA and QC inspectors for every major phase of construction to insure that the QA and QC testing as required by (a)7vi below is properly implemented;

iv. A description of the required level of training, if necessary, to be provided for the contractor's personnel and the inspectors, to insure that the installation methods and procedures and the contingency methods, as required by (a)5i and ii above, are properly implemented and that corrective action will be properly employed, when necessary;

v. A description of the QA and QC testing and inspections for every major phase of construction, which shall include but not be limited to the following:

vi. The QC testing and inspections shall include, but not limited to, the following:

vii. The QA and QC plan shall include a report listing technical specifications for all materials to be used in the construction of the sanitary landfill. The report shall describe the product specifications for the materials used, and state the acceptable range of tolerances, if any. The QA and QC plan shall contain a construction contingency plan for the construction phase which shall describe procedures for responding to construction deficiencies resulting from circumstances including, but not limited to, inclement weather, defective materials or construction inconsistent with specifications as demonstrated by quality control testing. The plan shall provide a description of the criteria to be utilized in evaluating deficiencies, selecting corrective action methodology and implementing corrective action.

viii. For liner systems using a geomembrane, the QA and QC plan shall provide for an electrical leak location test of the primary geomembrane, or other equivalent post-construction test method, required at 7:26-2A.7(a)19.

i. A description of how the operations and maintenance of the sanitary landfill will meet the requirements set forth in 7:26-2A.8;

ii. An occupational health and safety plan established in conformance with the safety and health standards of the Federal Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration pursuant to 29 CFR 1926 and 1910 Safety and Health Standards and Industrial Standards;

iii. A community relations plan for facilities with a design capacity of 500 tons per day or greater, identifying the steps that the owner and/or operator will take to transfer information and solicit input from the community in which the facility is located. The community relations plan should contain the following:

iv. A facility staffing plan containing the following:

v. A written training plan which shall include the type and amount of both the initial and annual followup training to be provided to facility personnel;

vi. An emergency contingency plan which delineates procedures for responding to fire, explosions or any unplanned sudden or non-sudden releases of harmful constituents to the air, soil or surface water. The emergency contingency plan shall be submitted to the local police and fire departments, and to the local and county health departments or other offices of emergency management. The emergency contingency plan shall contain:

vii. A table that summarizes all inspection and maintenance programs, frequencies and reporting requirements for the landfill.