Section 329IAC10-21-12. Public notice for corrective action

   (a) This section applies to owners, operators and permittees of MSWLFs.

  (b) Any owner, operator, or permittee required to conduct an assessment of corrective measures, as described under section 13(d) of this rule, shall conduct a public meeting as follows:

(1) The meeting must be held within sixty (60) days after the owner, operator, or permittee has completed an approved assessment of corrective measures.

(2) The meeting must be held in the county where the MSWLF requiring the assessment of corrective measures is located.

(3) The meeting must be open to all persons.

(4) At least ten (10) days prior to the meeting, the owner, operator, or permittee shall publish notice of the public meeting in a newspaper of general circulation in the county where the public meeting will be held.

(5) The meeting must be transcribed by a court reporter.

(6) At the public meeting, the owner, operator, or permittee shall:

(A) present a brief description of the location and operation of the MSWLF;

(B) review the assessment of potential corrective measures, including:

(i) an analysis of the effectiveness of potential corrective measures in meeting all remedy requirements and objectives, as described under section 13(e) of this rule;

(ii) the performance, reliability, ease of implementation, and potential impacts of appropriate potential remedies, including safety impacts, cross-media impacts, and control of exposure to any residual contamination;

(iii) the time required to begin and complete the remedy; and

(iv) the costs of remedy implementation;

(C) offer the opportunity for public comments and questions; and

(D) attempt to answer the public's questions.

(7) The owner, operator, or permittee shall submit to the department within thirty (30) days after the date of the meeting:

(A) a complete transcript of the public meeting; and

(B) a copy of the newspaper notice announcing the public meeting.

  (c) The owner, operator, or permittee shall pay the costs of complying with this section. (Solid Waste Management Division; 329 IAC 10-21-12; filed Mar 14, 1996, 5:00 p.m.: 19 IR 1873; filed Aug 2, 1999, 11:50 a.m.: 22 IR 3855)