R315-308-1. Applicability

  (1) Each existing landfill, pile, or land treatment disposal facility that is required to perform ground water monitoring shall comply with the ground water monitoring requirements according to the compliance schedule as established by the Director during the permitting or the permit renewal process.

  (2) Prior to the acceptance of waste, each new landfill, pile, or land treatment disposal facility that is required to perform ground water monitoring shall have:

  (a) a site specific ground water monitoring plan approved by the Director; and

  (b) the ground water monitoring system complete and operational.

  (3) Ground water monitoring requirements may be waived by the Director if the owner or operator of a solid waste disposal facility can demonstrate that there is no potential for migration of hazardous constituents from the facility to the ground water during the active life of the facility and the post-closure care period. This demonstration must be certified by a qualified ground-water scientist and approved by the Director, and must be based upon:

  (a) site-specific field collected measurements, sampling, and analysis of physical, chemical, and biological processes affecting contaminant fate and transport; and

  (b) contaminant fate and transport predictions that maximize contaminant migration and consider impacts on human health and the environment.

  (4) Once a ground water monitoring system and program has been established at a disposal facility, ground water monitoring shall continue to be conducted throughout the active life, closure, and post-closure care periods as specified by the Director.

  (5) A facility that has a ground water monitoring alternative approved under Subsection R315-302-1(2)(e)(vi) is subject to the standards specified in Subsection R315-303-2(1) and the approved alternative shall be revoked by the Director if the operation of the facility impacts groundwater.