Section 329IAC11-16-2. Financial responsibility and post-closure requirements for transfer stations

   (a) A person who applies for a permit to operate a transfer station shall establish financial responsibility for the costs of closure and post-closure monitoring and maintenance of the transfer station.

  (b) The financial responsibility must cover the costs of the following:

(1) Properly closing the transfer station in an environmentally sound manner.

(2) Monitoring and maintaining the transfer station site during post-closure.

  (c) Financial responsibility may be established through the mechanisms under 329 IAC 10-39.

  (d) The amount of financial responsibility a person shall establish for a transfer station must be the greater of one (1) of the following:

(1) Four thousand dollars ($4,000) for each acre or part of an acre covered by the transfer station.

(2) An amount determined by the commissioner that is sufficient to close the transfer station in a manner that minimizes the need for further maintenance, and provides reasonable, foreseeable, and necessary maintenance during post-closure.

  (e) The amount of financial responsibility a person shall establish for a transfer station must provide assurance of proper post-closure maintenance for one (1) year after the transfer station has ceased operations. (Solid Waste Management Division; 329 IAC 11-16-2; filed Mar 14, 1996, 5:00 p.m.: 19 IR 1946; readopted filed Jan 10, 2001, 3:25 p.m.: 24 IR 1535; readopted filed May 14, 2007, 1:53 p.m.: 20070523-IR-329070138BFA; readopted filed Jul 29, 2013, 9:20 a.m.: 20130828-IR-329130179BFA; readopted filed Jun 6, 2016, 11:52 a.m.: 20160706-IR-329160144BFA.1)