18 AAC 60.340. Cover material requirements for a Class I or Class II MSWLF

(a) Except as provided in (b) - (d) of this section, the owner or operator of a Class I or Class II MSWLF shall cover solid waste with six inches of earthen material at the end of each operating day, or at more frequent intervals if necessary to control disease vectors, fire, odor, blowing litter, animals, or scavenging.

(b) A solid waste management unit at a Class I or Class II MSWLF that is being filled with municipal waste combustion ash need not be covered unless blowing dust causes or contributes to a nuisance or a violation of the air quality standards of 18 AAC 50, or unless animals are feeding on unburned scraps in the waste. A municipal waste combustion ash monofill must be graded so that the surface will shed water.

(c) The department will approve an alternative material of an alternative thickness, other than that specified in (a) of this section, if the owner or operator demonstrates that the alternative material and thickness will control disease vectors, wildlife attraction, fire, odor, blowing litter, and scavenging, without posing a threat to public health or the environment.

(d) The department will waive the requirements of this section if the owner or operator demonstrates that there are extreme seasonal climatic conditions that make meeting the requirements impractical and that public health and the environment will not be adversely affected.

(e) The vertical face of a bale fill may remain uncovered unless the face exceeds 200 linear feet, has been inactive for at least seven days, or is causing animal attraction problems.

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

Authority: AS 44.46.020

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