R315-304-5. Industrial Landfill Requirements

  (1) Each Class III Landfill shall meet the following applicable requirements, as determined by the Director:

  (a) the plan of operation requirements of Subsections R315-302-2(2)(a), (b), (c), (d), (g), (i), (j), (k), (l), (m), (n), and (o);

  (b) the recordkeeping requirements of Subsections R315-302-2(3)(a), (b)(i), (iii), (iv), and (vi);

  (c) the reporting requirements of Subsection R315-302-2(4); and

  (d) the inspection requirements of Subsection R315-302-2(5).

  (2) Each Class III Landfill shall meet the applicable general requirements for closure and post-closure care of Subsections R315-302-2(6); R315-302-3(2); (3); (4)(a), and (b); (5); (6)(a)(iv) through (vi), (6)(b), and (c); and (7)(a) as determined by the Director.

  (a) Each Class IIIa Landfill shall meet the closure requirements of Subsection R315-303-3(4).

  (b) Each Class IIIb Landfill shall meet the closure requirements of Subsection R315-305-5(5)(b).

  (c) If a Class III Landfill is already subject to the closure and post-closure requirements of another Federal or state agency which are as stringent as specified in Subsections R315-304-5(2)(a) or (b), the landfill may be exempt, upon approval of the Director, from the closure requirements of Subsections R315-304-5(2)(a) or (b).

  (3) Standards for Design.

  (a) The owner or operator of a Class III Landfill shall design the landfill to minimize the acceptance of liquids and control storm water run-on/run-off as specified in Subsections R315-303-3(1)(b), (c), and (d).

  (b) The owner or operator of a Class III Landfill shall design the landfill to meet the requirements of Subsections R315-303-3(7)(a), (c), (e), (f), (g), (h), and (i) as determined by the Director.

  (4) Ground Water Monitoring.

  (a) The owner or operator of a Class IIIa Landfill shall monitor the ground water beneath the landfill as specified in Rule R315-308.

  (b) Subject to the performance standard of Subsection R315-303-2(1), if the owner or operator of a Class IIIa Landfill is monitoring the ground water beneath the landfill and otherwise meeting the requirements of a discharge permit as issued by the Utah Division of Water Quality, the landfill may be exempt, upon approval of the Director, from the ground water monitoring requirements of Rule R315-308.

  (c) A Class IIIb Landfill is exempt from the ground water monitoring requirements of Rule R315-308.

  (5) Standards for Operation.

  (a) Each Class IIIa Landfill shall meet the standards of Section R315-303-4 except:

  (i) for the requirements of Subsections R315-303-4(2)(f) and R315-303-4(6); and

  (ii) may be exempt from the daily cover requirements of Subsection R315-303-4(4) upon the demonstration that an alternate schedule for the covering of waste at the landfill will not present a threat to human health or the environment.

  (b) Each Class IIIb Landfill shall meet the requirements for operation in Subsections R315-305-4(7) and R315-305-5(2) through (4) as determined by the Director.

  (6) Financial Assurance.

  (a) The owner or operator of each Class III Landfill shall establish financial assurance as required by Rule R315-309.

  (b) If the owner or operator of a Class III Landfill has financial assurance, in effect and active, that covers the costs of closure and post-closure care of the landfill as required by another Federal or state agency which is as stringent as the requirements of Rule R315-309, the landfill may be exempt, upon approval of the Director, from the financial assurance requirements of Rule R315-309.

  (7) Permit Requirements.

  Each Class III Landfill shall apply for and obtain a permit to operate by meeting the applicable requirements of Rule R315-310.