(a) General Requirements. All landfills are subject to the general requirements governing solid waste management facilities provided in this chapter and as specified herein. The application of these requirements shall be consistent with the Virginia Solid Waste Management Regulations. The County may accept an application as submitted to the DEQ to address the provisions of this chapter. Applications submitted to the DEQ shall be submitted concurrently to the County. The review and approval of permit applications for these facilities shall occur concurrently with the review and approval by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality. A permit shall not be issued until all permitting conditions of the VSWMRs are met.
(b) Specific Design and Performance Standards. Proposals for landfills shall contain the following:
(1) Site-analysis and facility siting information in accordance with the VSWMRs.
(2) Design plans in accordance with the VSWMRs.
(3) A groundwater monitoring plan in accordance with the VSWMRs.
(4) A surface water monitoring plan in accordance with the VSWMRs.
(5) A leachate control plan in accordance with the VSWMRs.
(6) An erosion control and storm water management plan in accordance with the VSWMRs.
(7) An operation and maintenance plan in accordance with the VSWMRs.
(8) A gas monitoring and control plan in accordance with the VSWMRs.
(c) Operational Standards. All landfills shall operate in accordance with the approved operations and maintenance plans. Operations and maintenance plans shall include necessary provisions to ensure compliance with the following standards:
(1) The landfill will be operated and maintained in accordance with approved design and construction plans and specifications and the operations manual.
(2) Before commencing operation of a landfill, the permittee shall have completed the site preparation in accordance with the approved comprehensive construction plan, site plan and plan of operation.
(3) No landfilling may occur prior to the issuance of a CTO in accordance with this chapter.
(4) No landfilling may occur prior to occupancy approval by the Director of Building and Development.
(5) Maximum compactive effort during the course of construction and operations will be made to support the eventual use of the site.
(6) A groundwater monitoring program shall be conducted in accordance with the VSWMRs.
(7) A surface water monitoring program shall be conducted in accordance with the VSWMRs.
(8) A gas monitoring program shall be conducted in accordance with the VSWMRs.
(9) A leachate monitoring program shall be conducted in accordance with the VSWMRs.
(d) Closure. All landfills are subject to closure requirements in accordance with the VSWMRs.
(e) Surety. All landfill facilities are required to provide the County an environmental impairment surety in accordance with Section 1080.07. The amount of the surety shall be calculated as the independent third party cost to remove all waste from the permitted site, pay transportation and disposal fees, conduct long term environmental monitoring and post-closure site maintenance, and include reasonable administrative costs to oversee the site restoration and post-closure care.
(Ord. 99-06. Passed 5-19-99.)