18 AAC 60.240. Procedures to exclude receipt of hazardous waste

(a) The owner or operator of a landfill shall

(1) post a clearly legible sign at the entrance to the landfill notifying users that disposal of regulated hazardous waste and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) waste is prohibited; and

(2) provide written notification to the department and EPA if a regulated hazardous waste or PCB waste is found at the facility.

(b) Except for a Class III MSWLF, the owner or operator of a landfill shall implement a program at the facility to detect and prevent the disposal of regulated hazardous waste and PCB waste as defined in 40 C.F.R. 761.3, revised as of July 1, 1998, adopted by reference. The program must include the following items at a minimum:

(1) random inspections of incoming loads or other methods to minimize the risk that incoming loads will contain a regulated hazardous waste or PCB waste;

(2) maintenance of records of any inspections performed under (1) of this paragraph; and

(3) training of appropriate facility personnel to recognize regulated hazardous waste and PCB waste; for purposes of this paragraph, training may include that described in the EPA's technical manual entitled Solid Waste Disposal Facility Criteria, Subpart C Operating Criteria, EPA 530-R-93-017, November 1993, as amended through April 13, 1998.

(c) The requirements of this section do not apply to a facility that treats or disposes of biosolids and is subject to 18 AAC 60.500 - 18 AAC 60.510.

History: Eff. 1/28/96, Register 137; am 10/29/98, Register 148; am 7/11/99, Register 151

Authority: AS 44.46.020

Editor's note: The United States Environmental Protection Agency manual referred to in 18 AAC 60.240 may be reviewed at the department's offices in Anchorage, Fairbanks, and Juneau. Copies may be obtained from National Technical Information Services, 5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield, Virginia 22161.

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