Current through all regulations passed and filed through September 16, 2024
(A)
The post-closure
care period begins when the owner or operator submits the certification
pursuant to paragraph (H) of rule
3745-580-725 of the
Administrative Code to Ohio EPA for the scrap tire monofill facility. The owner
or operator shall conduct post-closure care activities at the scrap tire
monofill facility, other than a scrap tire submergence facility, for a minimum
of fifteen years.
(B)
Post-closure care activities for the scrap tire
monofill facility shall include but are not limited to the following:
(1)
Continuing
operation and maintenance of the leachate management system, the surface water
management system, and any other monitoring system.
(2)
Maintaining the
integrity and effectiveness of the access road, cap system, and stability of
the scrap tire monofill facility including making repairs to the cap system as
necessary to correct the effects of slope failure, settling, subsidence,
ponding, erosion, or other events, and preventing run-on and runoff from
eroding or otherwise damaging the access road or cap system. If vegetation
covers less than seventy-five per cent of the cap system, the owner or operator
shall reseed and if appropriate, amend the soil.
(3)
Maintaining the
sign stating that the scrap tire monofill no longer accepts scrap tires for two
years after final closure activities have been completed.
(4)
Repairing any
leachate outbreaks detected at the scrap tire monofill facility by doing the
following:
(a)
Containing and properly managing the leachate at the scrap
tire monofill facility.
(b)
Collecting, treating, and disposing of the leachate
including following the contingency plan for leachate storage and disposal
prepared pursuant to rule
3745-580-710 of the
Administrative Code, as necessary.
(c)
Taking action to
minimize, control, or eliminate the conditions that contribute to the
production of leachate.
(5)
Conducting a
quarterly inspection of the scrap tire monofill facility during each year of
the post-closure care period and submitting of a written summary to the
appropriate Ohio EPA district office not later than fifteen days after the
inspection date detailing the results of the inspection and a schedule of any
actions to be taken to maintain compliance with paragraphs (B)(1) to (B)(4) of
this rule.
(6)
Submitting a report to the appropriate Ohio EPA
district office and approved board of health not later than the first day of
April of each year that contains the following:
(a)
A summary of the
quantity of leachate collected for treatment and disposal on a monthly basis
during the year, and the location of leachate treatment or
disposal.
(b)
Results of analytical testing of an annual grab sample
of leachate obtained from the leachate management system for the parameters
specified in rule
3745-580-08 of the
Administrative Code.
(c)
A summary of any maintenance performed on the leachate
management system and any other monitoring and control system installed at the
scrap tire monofill facility.
(d)
Results of any
monitoring conducted pursuant to any orders or authorizing documents, if the
orders or authorizing documents do not specify a schedule for
submittal.
(e)
The most recent updated post-closure care cost estimate
in accordance with rule
3745-580-22 of the
Administrative Code.
(f)
A signed statement that, to the best of the knowledge
of the owner or operator, the information contained in the annual report is
true and accurate.
(7)
Retaining records
and reports generated by paragraphs (B)(5) and (B)(6) of this rule for the
duration of the post-closure care period at a location where the records and
reports are available for inspection by Ohio EPA or the approved health
department during normal operating hours.
(8)
Maintaining
financial assurance for post-closure care activities in accordance with rule
3745-580-22 of the
Administrative Code.
(C)
Upon completion
of the post-closure care period, the owner or operator shall submit to Ohio EPA
written certification that the scrap tire monofill facility has completed
post-closure activities in accordance with this rule and the final
closure/post-closure plan. The certification shall include a certification
statement and signature in accordance with rule
3745-500-50 of the
Administrative Code, be accompanied by documentation that demonstrates all
post-closure care activities have been completed, and be signed and sealed by a
professional engineer registered in Ohio. The documentation shall include the
following:
(1)
A
summary of changes to leachate quality and quantity.
(2)
A summary of any
on-going ground water assessment or corrective measures.
(3)
An assessment of
the integrity and stability of the cap system if post-closure care activities
cease.
(D)
Based on such factors as human health or safety or the
environment is or will be protected, the director may either discontinue or
extend the post-closure care period.
(E)
The board of
health, the director, or an authorized representative, upon proper
identification, may enter any closed scrap tire monofill facility at any time
during the post-closure care period for the purpose of determining compliance
with this rule.
