Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Environmental Quality
Title R315 - Waste Management and Radiation Control, Waste Management
Rule R315-319 - Coal Combustion Residuals Requirements
Section R315-319-101 - Closure and Post-Closure Care - Closure or Retrofit of CCR Units
Universal Citation: UT Admin Code R 315-319-101
Current through Bulletin 2024-06, March 15, 2024
(a) The owner or operator of an existing unlined CCR surface impoundment, as determined under Subsection R315-319-71(a), is subject to the requirements of Subsection R315-319-101(a)(1).
(1) Except as provided by Subsection
R315-319-101(a)(3), if at any time after October 19, 2015 an owner or operator
of an existing unlined CCR surface impoundment determines in any sampling event
that the concentrations of one or more constituents listed in appendix IV to
Rule R315-319 are detected at statistically significant levels above the
groundwater protection standard established under Subsection R315-319-95(h) for
such CCR unit, within six months of making such determination, the owner or
operator of the existing unlined CCR surface impoundment shall cease placing
CCR and non-CCR wastestreams into such CCR surface impoundment and either
retrofit or close the CCR unit in accordance with the requirements of
Subsection R315-319-102.
(2) An
owner or operator of an existing unlined CCR surface impoundment that closes in
accordance with Subsection R315-319-101(a)(1) shall include a statement in the
notification required under Subsection R315-319-102(g) or (k)(5) that the CCR
surface impoundment is closing or retrofitting under the requirements of
Subsection R315-319-101(a)(1).
(3)
The timeframe specified in Subsection R315-319-101(a)(1) does not apply if the
owner or operator complies with the alternative closure procedures specified in
Subsection R315-319-103.
(4) At any
time after the initiation of closure under Subsection R315-319-101(a)(1), the
owner or operator may cease closure activities and initiate a retrofit of the
CCR unit in accordance with the requirements of Subsection
R315-319-102(k).
(b) The owner or operator of an existing CCR surface impoundment is subject to the requirements of Subsection R315-319-101(b)(1).
(1) Except as provided by Subsection
R315-319-101(b)(4), within six months of determining that an existing CCR
surface impoundment has not demonstrated compliance with any location standard
specified in Subsections R315-319-60(a), 61(a), 62(a), 63(a), and 64(a), the
owner or operator of the CCR surface impoundment shall cease placing CCR and
non-CCR wastestreams into such CCR unit and close the CCR unit in accordance
with the requirements of Subsection R315-319-102.
(2) Within six months of either failing to
complete the initial or any subsequent periodic safety factor assessment
required by Subsection R315-319-73(e) by the deadlines specified in Subsections
R315-319-73(f)(1) through (3) or failing to document that the calculated
factors of safety for the existing CCR surface impoundment achieve the minimum
safety factors specified in Subsections R315-319-73(e)(1)(i) through (iv), the
owner or operator of the CCR surface impoundment shall cease placing CCR and
non-CCR waste streams into such CCR unit and close the CCR unit in accordance
with the requirements of Subsection R315-319-102.
(3) An owner or operator of an existing CCR
surface impoundment that closes in accordance with Subsection
R315-319-101(b)(1) or (2) shall include a statement in the notification
required under Subsection R315-319-102(g) that the CCR surface impoundment is
closing under the requirements of Subsection R315-319-101(b)(1) or
(2).
(4) The timeframe specified in
Subsection R315-319-101(b)(1) does not apply if the owner or operator complies
with the alternative closure procedures specified in Subsection
R315-319-103.
(c) The owner or operator of a new CCR surface impoundment is subject to the requirements of Subsection R315-319-101(c)(1).
(1) Within six months of either failing to
complete the initial or any subsequent periodic safety factor assessment
required by Subsection R315-319-74(e) by the deadlines specified in Subsections
R315-319-74(f)(1) through (3) or failing to document that the calculated
factors of safety for the new CCR surface impoundment achieve the minimum
safety factors specified in Subsections R315-319-74(e)(1)(i) through (v), the
owner or operator of the CCR surface impoundment shall cease placing CCR and
non-CCR wastestreams into such CCR unit and close the CCR unit in accordance
with the requirements of Section R315-319-102.
(2) An owner or operator of an new CCR
surface impoundment that closes in accordance with Subsection
R315-319-101(c)(1) shall include a statement in the notification required under
Subsection R315-319-102(g) that the CCR surface impoundment is closing under
the requirements of Subsection R315-319-101(c)(1).
(d) The owner or operator of an existing CCR landfill is subject to the requirements of Subsection R315-319-101(d)(1).
(1) Except as provided by Subsection
R315-319-101(d)(3), within six months of determining that an existing CCR
landfill has not demonstrated compliance with the location restriction for
unstable areas specified in Subsection R315-319-64(a), the owner or operator of
the CCR unit shall cease placing CCR and non-CCR waste streams into such CCR
landfill and close the CCR unit in accordance with the requirements of Section
R315-319-102.
(2) An owner or
operator of an existing CCR landfill that closes in accordance with Subsection
R315-319-101(d)(1) shall include a statement in the notification required under
Subsection R315-319-102(g) that the CCR landfill is closing under the
requirements of Subsection R315-319-101(d)(1).
(3) The timeframe specified in Subsection
R315-319-101(d)(1) does not apply if the owner or operator complies with the
alternative closure procedures specified in Section R315-319-103.
Disclaimer: These regulations may not be the most recent version. Utah may have more current or accurate information. We make no warranties or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the information contained on this site or the information linked to on the state site. Please check official sources.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google
Privacy Policy and
Terms of Service apply.