Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 50, December 14, 2024
Section 289.202 - Certification(a) The operator shall submit a certification by a Pennsylvania registered professional engineer on forms provided by the Department upon completion of each major construction activity identified in the permit for each phase or sequence of construction at the facility. Major construction activities include: (1) Construction of the groundwater monitoring system.(2) Construction of the subbase.(3) Construction of the secondary liner.(4) Construction of the leachate detection zone.(5) Construction of the primary liner.(6) Construction of the protective cover and the collection system within the protective cover.(7) Construction of a leachate treatment facility.(8) Construction of a sedimentation pond.(b) The certification shall describe the construction activity and the phase or sequence of construction being certified, using drawings and plans when appropriate. The certification shall include testing results to prove compliance with the approved quality assurance plan. The certification shall state that the actual construction was observed by the engineer or persons under his direct supervision, and that the supervision was carried out in a manner that is consistent with the approved permit.(c) Upon completion of each construction activity described in subsection (a) other than construction of a leachate treatment facility, the operator shall notify the Department that the construction activity is ready for inspection. Waste may not be disposed in the area subject to the inspection until the Department has conducted an inspection that has transmitted its written approval to the permittee indicating that construction was done according to the permit. The Department may, as part of an approved quality assurance and control plan, authorize a Pennsylvania registered professional engineer who is on the site continuously during construction to certify completion of a construction activity and authorize continuation of the next phase of construction activity prior to written approval from the Department. This section cited in 25 Pa. Code § 299.144 (relating to operating requirements).