South Carolina Code of Regulations
Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL
Subchapter 61-107 - Solid Waste Management
Subchapter 61-107.19 - SOLID WASTE. MANAGEMENT: SOLID WASTE LANDFILLS AND STRUCTURAL FILL
Part II - Permit-by-rule: Short Term Structural Fill
Section 61-107.19.II.F - Closure
Universal Citation: SC Code Regs 61-107.19.II.F
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 9, September 27, 2024
1. Within 12 months of the Department's issuance of approval to operate under the Permit-by-rule, the owner/agent of the filled area shall:
a.
Apply a minimum two-foot thick final earth cover with at least a 1%, but not
greater than 4% surface slope, graded to promote positive drainage. The side
slope cover shall not exceed three horizontal feet to one vertical foot, i.e.,
a 3:1 slope;
b. Either:
(1) Begin construction of the foundation of a
building project; or,
(2) Seed the
finished surface of the filled area with native grasses or other suitable
ground cover to establish and maintain into the second growing season a 75% or
greater permanent vegetative cover with no substantial bare spots;
c. Using a form approved by the
Department, record with the appropriate Register of Deeds a notation in the
record of ownership of the property - or some other instrument which is
normally examined during title search - that will in perpetuity notify any
potential purchaser of the property that the land or a portion thereof has been
structurally filled and list the specific items used for filling, e.g., clean
brick; and,
d. Submit to the
Department a copy of the document in which the notation required by Section
F.1.c. above was placed.
2. Upon the Department's receipt of the document defined in Section F.1.c. above, the owner/agent's approval to fill under the Permit-by-rule for this site shall be terminated.
3. If the Department has sufficient reason to believe that there are environmental problems associated with the fill area, the owner/agent shall submit for Department review and approval, a corrective action plan and a schedule of compliance for implementing the plan.
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