18 AAC 60.815. Corrective action for problems discovered during visual and surface water monitoring or during an inspection

(a) If a structural change in or damage to the facility or a monitoring device, or if a violation of a permit condition is observed during visual or surface water monitoring or during a department inspection, the owner or operator shall take action to correct the change, damage, or violation, to prevent the escape of waste or leachate, and to clean up waste that was disposed of in an unauthorized manner.

(b) If a statistically significant change in water quality is detected at the point of compliance as a result of the surface water monitoring program, the owner or operator shall

(1) determine the extent of contamination;

(2) determine if migration from the facility is the cause of the change in water quality;

(3) evaluate whether the water quality standards in 18 AAC 70 are threatened or exceeded at the point of compliance selected under 18 AAC 60.810; and

(4) submit written notification to the department within 30 days after detecting a violation of the applicable water quality standards unless the violation occurs in a water body known by the owner or operator to be in use as a drinking water supply, in which case the written notification to the department must take place immediately after the owner or operator discovers the violation.

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

Authority: AS 44.46.020

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