18 AAC 78.274. Storage, movement, and disposal of soil and groundwater

(a) Unless the department approves the activity in question as protective of human health and safety, and of the environment, the owner or operator may not blend contaminated soil with uncontaminated soil, and shall

(1) segregate contaminated soil based on

(A) the intended corrective action techniques; and

(B) the specific contaminants present;

(2) store contaminated soil

(A) 100 feet or more from surface water, a private water system as defined in 18 AAC 80.1990, a Class C public water system as defined in 18 AAC 80.1990, or a fresh water supply system that uses groundwater for a use designated in 18 AAC 70.020(a) (1)(A) and 18 AAC 70.050(a) (2); and

(B) 200 feet or more from a water source serving a Class A or Class B public water system, as defined in 18 AAC 80.1990;

(3) place contaminated soil on a liner or on or within another impermeable surface that prevents soil and groundwater beneath the liner from becoming contaminated; in addition, the owner or operator shall ensure that, for petroleum-contaminated soil, liners meet the minimum specifications for the testing methods set out in Table B of this section;

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(4) cover and protect the contaminated soil stockpile from weather with no less than a six-mil, reinforced polyethylene liner or its equivalent, with the edge of the cover lapped over the bottom liner to prevent water running through the soil; and

(5) inspect and maintain the contaminated soil stockpile regularly to ensure that the cover remains intact and that the soil and any liquid leachate derived from the soil is contained.

(b) An owner or operator shall obtain approval before moving or disposing of contaminated soil or groundwater subject to the requirements under this chapter.

History: Eff. 1/22/99, Register 149; am 6/25/99, Register 150; am 4/16/2000, Register 154

Authority: AS 46.03.020

Editor's note: As of Register 164 (January 2003), the regulations attorney made a technical revision under AS 44.62.125 (b)(6), to Table B in 18 AAC 78.274.

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