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TITLE 35: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
SUBTITLE G: WASTE DISPOSAL
CHAPTER I: POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
SUBCHAPTER i: SOLID WASTE AND SPECIAL WASTE HAULING
PART 815
PROCEDURAL REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL LANDFILLS EXEMPT FROM PERMITS
SUBPART A: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
Section
815.101 |
Scope and Applicability |
815.102 |
Required Signatures |
SUBPART B: INITIAL FACILITY REPORT
Section
815.201 |
Scope and Applicability |
815.202 |
Filing Deadline |
815.203 |
Information to be Filed |
815.204 |
Required Signatures |
SUBPART C: ANNUAL REPORTS
Section
815.301 |
Scope and Applicability |
815.302 |
Reporting Period |
815.303 |
Information to be Submitted |
SUBPART D: QUARTERLY GROUNDWATER REPORTS
Section
815.401 |
Scope and Applicability |
815.402 |
Filing Schedule |
SUBPART E: INFORMATION TO BE RETAINED ON-SITE
Section
815.501 |
Scope and Applicability |
815.502 |
Acceptance Reports |
815.503 |
Other Information |
AUTHORITY: Implementing Sections 5, 21, 21.1, 22, 22.17, 28.1, and authorized by Section 27 of the Environmental Protection Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1991, ch. 111 1/2, pars. 1005, 1021, 1021.1, 1022, 1022.17, 1028.1 and 1027 [415 ILCS 5/5, 21, 21.1, 22, 22.17, 28.1 and 27]).
SOURCE: Adopted in R88-7 at 14 Ill. Reg. 15807, effective September 18, 1990; amended in R90-26 at 18 Ill. Reg. 12384, effective August 1, 1994.
SUBPART A: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
Section 815.101 Scope and Applicability
a) | The requirements of this Part are applicable to all landfills exempt from permits pursuant to Section 21(d) of the Environmental Protection Act (Act) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. 111 1/2, par. 1021(d)). All reports and information required under this Part shall be filed with the Agency or retained on site in accordance with the requirements set forth in each Subpart. |
b) | All general provisions in 35 Ill. Adm. Code 810 apply to this Part. |
Section 815.102 Required Signatures
All reports shall be signed by a duly authorized agent. The following persons are considered duly authorized agents:
a) | For Corporations, a principal executive officer of at least the level of vice president; |
b) | For a sole proprietorship or partnership, a proprietor or general partner, respectively; |
c) | For a municipality, state, federal or other public agency, by the head of the agency or ranking elected official. |
SUBPART B: INITIAL FACILITY REPORT
Section 815.201 Scope and Applicability
All landfills regulated under this Part shall file an initial facility report with the Agency as specified in this Subpart to provide information concerning location and disposal practices of the facility.
Section 815.202 Filing Deadline
a) | Existing Facilities |
The initial facility report was to have been filed with the Agency by September 18, 1992. | |
b) | Existing Steel and Foundry Landfills Regulated Pursuant to 35 Ill. Adm. Code 814.Subparts F, G, H, and I |
An amended initial facility report shall be filed within one year of August 1, 1994.
c) | New Facilities |
The initial facility report shall be filed with the Agency before any waste is accepted.
(Source: Amended at 18 Ill. Reg. 12384, effective August 1, 1994)
Section 815.203 Information to be Filed
a) | New Units |
All of the information required by 35 Ill. Adm. Code 812 except 35 Ill. Adm. Code 812.101, 812.103, 812.104, 812.105, and 812.116 shall be filed with the Agency.
b) | Existing Units |
All of the information required by 35 Ill. Adm. Code 812, except 35 Ill. Adm. Code 812.101, 812.103, 812.104, 812.105, and 812.116, that is applicable to an existing unit, as described in 35 Ill. Adm. Code 814, shall be filed with the Agency.
Section 815.204 Required Signatures
a) | All initial facility reports shall contain the name, address, and telephone number of a duly authorized agent to whom all inquiries and correspondence shall be addressed. |
b) | All initial facility reports shall be signed by a duly authorized agent and shall be accompanied by evidence of authority to sign the report and shall be notarized. |
SUBPART C: ANNUAL REPORTS
Section 815.301 Scope and Applicability
All landfills regulated under this Part shall file an annual report with the Agency. The first annual report shall be filed on the first of January that follows the year in which the initial facility report is filed, unless the Agency specifies in writing an alternative filing date no later than one year after the initial facility report has been filed.
Section 815.302 Reporting Period
Annual reports shall be filed during operation of the facility and for the entire postclosure monitoring period.
Section 815.303 Information to be Submitted
All annual reports shall contain the following information:
a) | A waste volume summary which includes: |
1) | Total amount of solid waste accepted at the facility; |
2) | Remaining capacity in each unit; and |
3) | A copy of all identification reports required under 35 Ill. Adm. Code 811.404. |
b) | All raw monitoring data collected at the facility from the leachate collection system, groundwater monitoring network, and gas monitoring system, and in addition shall include: |
1) | Graphical results of monitoring efforts; |
2) | Statistical summaries and analysis of trends in the collected data; |
3) | Changes to the monitoring program; and |
4) | Discussion of error analysis, detection limits, observed trends. |
c) | Proposed activities for the year |
1) | Amount of waste expected in the next year; |
2) | Structures to be built within the next year; and |
3) | New monitoring stations to be installed within the next year. |
d) | A summary of all modifications including significant modifications made to the operation during the course of the year. |
e) | Signature of the operator or duly authorized agent. |
SUBPART D: QUARTERLY GROUNDWATER REPORTS
Section 815.401 Scope and Applicability
All landfills regulated under this Part shall file all groundwater monitoring data with the Agency in accordance with the filing schedule of this Subpart, and file modifications, since the last quarterly report, to any list of background concentrations prepared in accordance with 35 Ill. Adm. Code 811.320(d) (1) or 817.416(d) (1), as applicable.
(Source: Amended at 18 Ill. Reg. 12384, effective August 1, 1994)
Section 815.402 Filing Schedule
The reports shall be submitted to the Agency on a quarterly basis, in accordance with the following schedule:
a) | May 15 for activities in January, February and March; |
b) | August 15 for activities during April, May and June; |
c) | November 15 for activities during July, August and September; and |
d) | February 15 for activities during October, November and December. |
SUBPART E: INFORMATION TO BE RETAINED ON-SITE
Section 815.501 Scope and Applicability
All facilities exempt from permits pursuant to Section 21(d) of the Act shall retain, for Agency inspection, the information required to be collected by the operator pursuant to this Subpart, at the facility for the entire postclosure care period. If there is no active office for maintenance of records at the facility during the postclosure care period, then an alternate active operation site in the state, owned or operated by the same facility operator, may be specified. The Agency must be notified of the address and telephone number of the operator at the alternative facility where the information will be retained.
Section 815.502 Acceptance Reports
At the end of each major phase of construction, as determined by the operator, and prior to placing a structure into use, the construction quality assurance officer shall prepare an acceptance report in accordance with the requirements of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 811.505(d). All acceptance reports shall be retained at the site in accordance with this Subpart.
Section 815.503 Other Information
Information developed by the operator but not yet filed with the Agency in a quarterly or annual report shall be kept at or near the facility for inspection by the Agency upon request during normal working hours.