La. Admin. Code tit. 33 § VII-515

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 8, August 20, 2024

Section VII-515 - Permit Process for Existing Facilities Classified for Closure

A. Closure Plan Review and Evaluation. LAC 33:VII.403 and Chapters 7 and 8 establish the criteria used by the Office of Environmental Services in evaluating closure plans.

B. Submittal of Closure Plans

1. Permit holders for facilities classified for closure shall submit to the Office of Environmental Services three paper copies and three electronic copies in a format acceptable to the department, of a closure plan within 60 days after issuance of the temporary permit for the facility. All attachments shall be marked with appropriate tabs.

2. The following Sections of the regulations shall be addressed and incorporated in the closure plan for all solid waste processing and disposal facilities. All responses and exhibits shall be identified in the following sequence to facilitate the evaluation. All applicable Sections of LAC 33:VII.Chapters 5, 7, and 8 shall be addressed and incorporated into the closure plan:

a. LAC 33:VII.519.B;

b. a map clearly delineating the location of the facility;

c. LAC 33:VII.709.A.10.a and b, Wells and Faults, respectively (only required for Type I and II facilities with on-site closure);

d. those portions of LAC 33:VII.Chapter 7 pertaining to facility characteristics;

e. LAC 33:VII.519.B.2, Facility Surface Hydrology;

f. LAC 33:VII.801.A, General Facility Geology (only required for Type I and II facilities that have not undergone clean closure);

g. LAC 33:VII.803, Subsurface Characterization (only required for Type I and II facilities that have not undergone clean closure);

h. LAC 33:VII.519.B.10, Facility Groundwater Monitoring (only required for Type I and II facilities that have not undergone clean closure);

i. LAC 33:VII.519.B.3, Facility Plans and Specifications (only required for Type I and II facilities with on-site closure and with a potential to produce gases);

j. the types (including chemical and physical characteristics) and sources of waste processed or disposed of at the facility;

k. LAC 33:VII.519.B.6, Facility Closure;

l. LAC 33:VII.519.B.7.a, Facility Post-Closure;

m. LAC 33:VII.519.B.7.b, Facility Post-Closure (only required for Type I and II facilities that have not undergone clean closure);

n. the name of the person who currently owns the land;

o. LAC 33:VII.519.B.8, Financial Responsibility; and

p. a detailed implementation schedule for closure of the facility with built-in flexibility to coincide with the date of approval of the closure plan.

3. Each closure plan for which a closure fee is prescribed shall be accompanied by a remittance in the full amount of the closure plans review fee. No closure plans shall be accepted or processed prior to payment of the full amount specified.

C. Closure Plans Determined Unacceptable or Deficient

1. Closure plans that are determined unacceptable for a technical review will be rejected. The permit holder shall be required to resubmit the entire application to the Office of Environmental Services, including the review fee, by a date set by the administrative authority.

2. Permit holders submitting closure plans that lack the information contained in Paragraph B.2 of this Section and the applicable standards of LAC 33:VII.Chapters 7 and 8 shall be informed of such in a closure plan deficiency letter; these shall be corrected by submission of supplementary information within 30 days after receipt of the closure plan deficiency letter.

D. Closure Plans Deemed Technically Complete. Closure plans that have been deemed technically complete shall be approved by issuance of a closure permit. The facility shall comply with the closure permit for all closure activities performed for closing the facility. If the facility received approval of a closure plan prior to November 20, 2011, the facility shall comply with the approved closure plan.

La. Admin. Code tit. 33, § VII-515

Promulgated by the Department of Environmental Quality, Office of Solid and Hazardous Waste, Solid Waste Division, LR 19:187 (February 1993), amended by the Office of Environmental Assessment, Environmental Planning Division, LR 26:2520 (November 2000), amended by the Office of the Secretary, Legal Affairs Division, LR 31:2489 (October 2005), LR 33:1038 (June 2007), LR 33:2144 (October 2007), LR 37:3240 (November 2011), repromulgated LR 37:3510 (December 2011).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 30:2001 et seq.