Section 329IAC10-19-1. Preoperational requirements and operational approval

   (a) A new MSWLF or lateral expansion that is permitted under this article must not accept solid waste before the owner, operator, or permittee submits to the commissioner a certification of completion. The certification of completion is a written statement by the owner, operator, or permittee that certifies the following:

(1) A construction certification report (CCR) has been prepared by a registered professional engineer and has been submitted to the commissioner. In the CCR, the registered professional engineer shall certify that the construction of the liner system components proceeded in accordance with the approved construction plans. The CCR must also include the following items:

(A) The following information for all components of the liner system:

(i) Documentation provided by the manufacturer that describes quality control and quality assurance tests conducted on raw materials and products used in the construction of the liner system component, including a description of methods for sample selection and the frequency with which tests were conducted.

(ii) Certification that the CQA/CQC tests were conducted in accordance with the approved construction plan.

(iii) A summary of the results of all testing, including documentation of any failed test results.

(iv) A description of corrective measures taken in response to failed tests.

(v) A description of all retesting conducted and the results of those tests.

(vi) A description of the previous relevant work experience and qualifications of the field crew foreman in charge of liner installation.

(B) The following information for the soil component of the liner system:

(i) All measures taken to prevent or remedy soil liner damage from either desiccation or freezing, both during and after construction.

(ii) The results of all testing required in Table 1 and Table 2 of 329 IAC 10-17-5(a), including:

(AA) description of steps taken to correct any improperly constructed soil material; and

(BB) test frequencies.

(iii) Certification that construction quality control testing indicated the soil liner material met the applicable hydraulic conductivity requirements.

(C) The following information for the geomembrane component of the liner system:

(i) Certification that the test seams were made:

(AA) at the start of work for each seaming crew;

(BB) after every four (4) hours of continuous seaming;

(CC) every time seam equipment is changed;

(DD) when significant changes in geomembrane temperature are observed; and

(EE) as additionally required in the approved construction plans.

(ii) Certification that field seams were nondestructively tested using a method in accordance with construction plans and specifications.

(iii) Certification that all seams that could not be nondestructively tested were overlain with geomembrane material of the same type.

(iv) Certification that a registered professional engineer monitored all nondestructive testing, informed the installer of any required repairs, and inspected the seaming and patching operation for uniformity and completeness.

(v) Records of:

(AA) the locations where samples were taken;

(BB) the name of the person conducting the tests; and

(CC) the results of all tests.

(D) If an optional drainage layer filter is used in the liner system design, an assessment of the geotextile filter that includes the following information:

(i) Polymer property density.

(ii) Polymer type.

(iii) Ultraviolet stability.

(iv) Mechanical properties.

(v) Tensile strength.

(vi) Permitivity.

(vii) Apparent opening size.

(viii) Puncture strength.

(E) Test results documenting the following:

(i) The chemical compatibility of the geomembrane and leachate collection pipes with waste and leachate. Relevant compatibility test results may be obtained from the manufacturer. If deemed necessary by the commissioner, additional compatibility testing may be required.

(ii) Adequate transmissivity upon the maximum compressive load for any geosynthetic material used in a drainage layer.

(2) Certifications by a registered professional engineer or a licensed professional geologist, whichever is appropriate, have been submitted to the commissioner to certify the following:

(A) Initial site development and construction, including all permanent storm water control measures, has been completed in accordance with the plot plans specified under 329 IAC 10-15-2 and in accordance with any preoperational conditions imposed as conditions in the facility permit.

(B) Identifiable boundary markers have been established that delineate the approved facility boundaries and the solid waste boundary.

(C) Permanent on-site benchmarks have been established with latitude and longitude and Universal Transverse Mercator coordinates, where available, and with vertical (mean sea level elevation) and horizontal control, such that no portion of the constructed solid waste disposal area is further than one thousand (1,000) feet from a benchmark, unless a greater distance is:

(i) necessary to avoid placement of benchmarks on filled areas; and

(ii) approved by the commissioner.

(D) The installation of all required ground water monitoring wells and piezometers and any required road leading to a monitoring well or piezometer has been completed.

(3) The following items have been submitted to the commissioner:

(A) A plot plan indicating location, mean sea level elevations, and identification of all ground water monitoring wells and piezometers.

(B) A copy of all ground water monitoring well and piezometer logs, including diagrammatical drilling logs and diagrammatical design and construction logs.

(C) From each ground water monitoring well in the monitoring system, the results of the first of the four (4) required water level measurements and four (4) independent ground water sampling analyses for the constituents in 329 IAC 10-21-15(a) (Table 1A). Piezometers must be included to collect static water level measurements if part of the ground water monitoring system. The remaining water level measurements and sampling analyses must be submitted no later than six (6) months after the initial receipt of waste at the MSWLF unit.

(D) A ground water potentiometric surface map or a flow map, as described under 329 IAC 10-21-1(p).

(E) All financial responsibility documents have been executed and delivered to the department in the form and amount specified.

(4) All applicable post construction care procedures were followed.

  (b) Upon satisfying all the requirements of subsection (a), a new MSWLF or lateral expansion permitted under this article may begin accepting waste in accordance with this article and with any additional permit conditions, unless the commissioner denies operational approval within twenty-one (21) days of receipt of the certification of completion. (Solid Waste Management Division; 329 IAC 10-19-1; filed Mar 14, 1996, 5:00 p.m.: 19 IR 1843; filed Mar 19, 1998, 11:07 a.m.: 21 IR 2782; filed Aug 2, 1999, 11:50 a.m.: 22 IR 3822; filed Feb 9, 2004, 4:51 p.m.: 27 IR 1819, eff Apr 1, 2004)