Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Environmental Quality
Title R315 - Waste Management and Radiation Control, Waste Management
Rule R315-304 - Industrial Solid Waste Landfill Requirements
Section R315-304-4 - Industrial Landfill Location Standards
Universal Citation: UT Admin Code R 315-304-4
Current through Bulletin 2024-06, March 15, 2024
(1) Class IIIa Landfills.
(a) A new Class IIIa Landfill shall
meet the location standards of Subsection R315-302-1(2).
(b) A new Class IIIa Landfill that is
proposed on the site of generation of the industrial solid waste or a lateral
expansion of an existing Class IIIa Landfill, shall meet the location standards
of Subsections R315-302-1(2)(b), R315-302-1(2)(c), R315-302-1(2)(d), and
R315-302-1(2)(e) with respect to geology, surface water, wetlands, and
groundwater.
(c) An existing Class
IIIa Landfill may not be subject to the location standards of Subsection
R315-302-1(2).
(d) An exemption
from any location standard of Subsection R315-302-1(2), except the standards
for floodplains and wetlands, may be granted by the director on a site specific
basis if it is determined that the exemption will cause no adverse impacts to
human health or the environment.
(i) No
exemption may be granted without application to the director.
(ii) If an exemption is granted, the landfill
may be required to have more stringent design, construction, monitoring
program, or operational practice to protect human health or the
environment.
(2) Class IIIb Landfills.
(a) A new Class IIIb Landfill or a lateral
expansion of an existing Class IIIb Landfill shall be subject to the following
location standards:
(i) the standards with
respect to floodplains as specified in Subsection
R315-302-1(2)(c)(ii);
(ii) the
standards with respect to wetlands as specified in Subsection
R315-302-1(2)(d);
(iii) the
standards with respect to groundwater as specified in Subsection
R315-302-1(2)(e)(i)(B); and
(iv)
the requirements of Subsection R315-302-1(2)(f).
(b) For a lateral expansion of an existing
Class IIIb Landfill, an exemption from any location standard of Subsection
R315-304-4(2)(a) may be granted by the director on a site specific basis if it
is determined that the exemption will cause no adverse impacts to human health
or the environment.
(i) No exemption may be
granted without application to the director.
(ii) If an exemption is granted, the landfill
may be required to have more stringent design, construction, monitoring, or
operation than the minimum described in Rule R315-304 to protect human health
or the environment.
(c)
An existing Class IIIb Landfill may not be subject to the location standards of
Subsection R315-304-4(2)(a).
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