(A) The owner or operator of waste pile units
subject to paragraph (C) or (D) of rule
3745-56-51
of the Administrative Code must have an approved response action plan before
receipt of waste. The response action plan must set forth the actions to be
taken if the action leakage rate has been exceeded. At a minimum, the response
action plan must describe the actions specified in paragraph (B) of this rule.
(B) If the flow rate into the leak
detection system exceeds the action leakage rate for any sump, the owner or
operator must:
(1) Notify the director in
writing of the exceedance within seven days of the determination;
(2) Submit a preliminary written assessment
to the director within fourteen days of the determination, as to the amount of
liquids, likely sources of liquids, possible location, size, and cause of any
leaks, and short-term actions taken and planned;
(3) Determine to the extent practicable the
location, size, and cause of any leak;
(4) Determine whether waste receipt should
cease or be curtailed, whether any waste should be removed from the unit for
inspection, repairs, or controls, and whether or not the unit should be closed;
(5) Determine any other short-term
and long-term actions to be taken to mitigate or stop any leaks; and
(6) Within thirty days after the notification
that the action leakage rate has been exceeded, submit to the director the
results of the analyses specified in paragraphs (B)(3), (B)(4), and (B)(5) of
this rule, the results of actions taken, and actions planned. Monthly
thereafter, as long as the flow rate in the leak detection system exceeds the
action leakage rate, the owner or operator must submit to the director a report
summarizing the results of any remedial actions taken and actions planned.
(C) To make the leak
and/or remediation determinations in paragraphs (B)(3), (B)(4), and (B)(5) of
this rule, the owner or operator must:
(1)
(a) Assess the source of liquids and amounts
of liquids by source;
(b) Conduct a
fingerprint, hazardous constituent, or other analyses of the liquids in the
leak detection system to identify the source of liquids and possible location
of any leaks, and the hazard and mobility of the liquid; and
(c) Assess the seriousness of any leaks in
terms of potential for escaping into the environment; or
(2) Document why such assessments are not
needed.
