Section 327IAC6.1-8-7. Operational requirements for storage structures

   (a) The storage structure must be maintained and operated to prevent any nuisance or health hazards as follows:

(1) Unauthorized access to the storage structure must be prevented by locks or the facility must be adequately fenced and posted.

(2) Storage structures must be maintained such that there is no discharge or seepage of biosolid, industrial waste product, or pollutant-bearing water from the storage structure other than controlled removal for final disposal or land application of the biosolid, industrial waste product, or pollutant-bearing water.

(3) Storage structures must be maintained to prevent nuisance conditions, safety hazards, or the harborage and breeding of vectors.

(4) Storage structures must be maintained such that there is no discharge of pollutants into the surface waters or ground water.

  (b) The lagoon must be maintained and operated in accordance with the following:

(1) Earthen dikes must be maintained free of weeds, burrowing animals, and other conditions that may undermine the integrity of the dikes.

(2) Earthen dikes and banks must be seeded with grass to provide cover to prevent erosion.

(3) The lagoon location must be posted, fenced, or otherwise secured to prevent access by unauthorized persons and livestock.

(4) The minimum freeboard must be eighteen (18) inches at all times.

(Water Pollution Control Division; 327 IAC 6.1-8-7; filed May 15, 1998, 10:20 a.m.: 21 IR 3813; readopted filed Jan 10, 2001, 3:23 p.m.: 24 IR 1518; filed Jul 7, 2003, 4:25 p.m.: 26 IR 3632; readopted filed Sep 17, 2009, 3:49 p.m.: 20091014-IR-327090595BFA; readopted filed Jul 29, 2013, 9:21 a.m.: 20130828-IR-327130176BFA)