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Document Citation:
CRIR 12-030-022
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CODE OF RHODE ISLAND RULES
AGENCY 12. DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
SUB-AGENCY 030. OFFICE OF WASTE MANAGEMENT
CHAPTER 022. SOLID WASTE REGULATION NO. 2 - SOLID WASTE LANDFILLS
Date:
08/31/2009
Document:
12 030 022 SOLID WASTE REGULATION NO. 2 - SOLID WASTE LANDFILLS
2.1.03 Operating Plan
(a) An operating plan shall be submitted including information on all of the areas listed below. The duration of the operating plan shall equal that of the license. The operating plan shall be reviewed by the applicant prior to the license renewal and any changes to such plan shall be submitted to the Department for approval at that time.
(b) The applicant must demonstrate an ability to comply with all General Operating Standards and with the Sanitary Landfill Operating Standards listed in Rules 1.7.00 and 2.3.00, respectively. The following information shall be included in the plan:
(1) Type of landfill method to be used (trench, area, etc.)
(2) Proposed sequence of filling operation
(3) Fire control and prevention provisions
(4) Operating hours
(5) All types of refuse to be accepted with corresponding approximate percentages of the total refuse
(6) Personnel and duties, including a description of all personnel that will receive training in order to become knowledgeable of the procedure, equipment, and process at the facility, relative to the position in which they are employed
(7) Projected use of completed site
(8) Dust control program
(9) Vector control program
(10) Litter control program
(11) Odor control program
(12) Procedures to promote vegetative growth on completed areas
(13) Equipment to be on site during operating hours
(14) Substitute equipment arrangement
(15) Communications equipment available
(16) Population and service area
(17) Winter operations
(18) Provisions for limited access
(19) Weighing facilities
(20) Estimated life of landfill
(21) Salvaging operations and handling procedures for source segregated recyclable materials or other recyclables to be stored for recycling
(22) Handling procedures for special wastes as listed in Rule 1.7.04 and 2.3.06 (d) and procedures for SWLF units to exclude regulated hazardous wastes and PCB wastes, per Rule 2.3.06 (e).
(23) Leachate collection removal and disposal operations and schedule
(24) Leachate treatment operations (if any)
(25) Groundwater monitoring operations and schedule
(26) Air monitoring operation and schedule including gas monitoring program
(27) Surface drainage control methods
(28) If applicable, a description of the operation of a convenience station at the landfill for smaller private vehicles to unload refuse at an area other than the landfill's working face
(29) Outline of the records to be kept, location of records, and retention period of records.
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2.1.07 Contingency Plan
The contingency plan must discuss an organized, planned and coordinated, technically and financially feasible course of action to be taken in responding to contingencies during the construction and operation of a landfill. The plan must address, at a minimum:
(a) Actions to be taken with respect to personnel and user safety
(b) On-site personal injury
(c) Fires
(d) Explosive landfill gases detected on site
(e) Equipment breakdown
(f) Unusual traffic conditions
(g) Deposition or receipt of waste not authorized by the Department to be disposed of at the facility
(h) Releases of hazardous or toxic materials
(i) Groundwater and surface water contamination including public and private water supply contamination
(j) Presence of leachate in the secondary leachate collection and removal system, including:
(1) Establishing limits for Action Leakage Rates (ALR) and Rapid and Large Leakages (RLL)
(2) Description of Response Action Plan (RAP) if ALR and RLL are exceeded
(k) The leachate storage facility being at or above capacity
(l) Leachate tank and surface impoundment spills or leakage (including removal of the waste and repair of such structures)
(m) The inability of the approved leachate treatment facility to accept leachate from the landfill for an indefinite period of time
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2.3.09 Fire Protection: A facility shall not pose a hazard to the safety of persons or property from fires. In addition, the following requirements must be met:
(a) All sanitary landfills shall arrange in writing for a nearby fire department to provide emergency service whenever called.
(b) There shall be within 1,000 feet of the working face, either an adequate supply of water under pressure or a stockpile of the equivalent of four days cover material for use exclusively in fighting fires.
(c) All landfill equipment (dozer, front end loaders and landfill compactors) shall be supplied with fire extinguishers.
**Note: Only the section analyzed by the PHASYS team is included here as the entire regulation exceeded ~100 pages.
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