(A) No person shall cause or allow the operation of a sanitary landfill without a valid operating permit issued by the County Health Officer.
(B) No application for a local operating permit for a new sanitary landfill will be accepted unless that sanitary landfill holds a valid construction plan permit and a valid operating permit from the state as specified by 329 I.A.C. 10-11-1 et seq. A copy of all plans and specifications approved by the state shall accompany all local permit applications.
(C) No application for a local operating permit for a sanitary landfill will be accepted unless the facility has received all appropriate zoning approvals from the County Plan Commission and/or Board of Zoning Appeals.
(D) Complete application for operating permits for sanitary landfill must be made on forms provided by the Health Officer at least 30 days prior to proposed initial date of operation unless a shorter time is approved in advance by the Health Officer.
(E) Application for an operating permit for a sanitary landfill must be signed by the owner and the person who shall be responsible for the quality of operation, affirming that such person shall adhere to the method of operation specified in the plan, specifications and description of project, and shall maintain operational quality at or above the standards set by this section.
(F) General standards: sanitary landfill operations must conform to the following minimum general standards of operation.
(1) All on-site roads shall be passable by vehicles, including automobiles, regardless of weather.
(2) Any shelter or sanitary facilities provided shall be constructed in accordance with the requirements of the Indiana State Board of Health for such construction.
(3) Feeding of cattle, hogs, poultry or other animals at the landfill site is prohibited.
(4) No refuse deposit shall be made nearer than 600 feet to any dwelling without written consent of the occupant and owner of the dwelling.
(G) Water quality: sanitary landfill operations must conform to the following minimum water quality standards.
(1) Where groundwater monitoring wells are deemed necessary by the Board, the sampling frequency will be specified. Tests performed on groundwater samples shall include COD, ph, FE, Cl conductivity and other tests deemed necessary by the Board.
(2) Surface watercourses and runoff shall be diverted from the sanitary landfill by trenches and proper grading. The sanitary landfill shall be constructed and cover material graded and seeded so as to promote rapid surface water runoff without excessive erosion. Regrading shall be done as required during operation and after completion to avoid ponding and to maintain cover thickness.
(3) In no case shall solid waste be deposited within an aquifer. A barrier of undisturbed soil shall be maintained between the lowest portion of deposited refuse and the aquifer of a thickness to be determined by the Board based upon permeability and on exchange properties.
(H) Air quality: open burning of solid wastes is prohibited.
(I) Aesthetics: a sanitary landfill shall at all times be operated in an aesthetically acceptable manner.
(1) Portable litter fences or other devices shall be used in the immediate vicinity of the working face and other locations to control blowing litter. Windblown materials must be collected and buried daily.
(2) Access to the site shall be controlled and shall be by established roadways only. The sanitary landfill shall be accessible only when operating personnel are on duty. Large containers may be placed outside the site entrance so that users can deposit waste after hours; the large containers and areas around them shall be maintained in a sanitary and litter-free condition.
(3) Vegetation shall be cleared only as necessary. Natural windbreaks such as greenbelts, shall be maintained where they will be kept in a sanitary and litter-free condition.
(4) A sign of at least 16 square feet shall be erected at the side entrance identifying the operation, stating operating schedule and fees.
(5) Salvaged materials must be stored in transportable containers or in buildings while awaiting removal from the site. In no instance shall salvaged materials be allowed to accumulate on the ground.
(6) On-site roads shall be constructed in such a way as to minimize the tracking of mud or soil material onto public highways, or the operator shall maintain the equipment required to remove any mud or soil materials which are tracked onto the public highway. Policing of litter on roads upon the site shall be the responsibility of the owner and operator of that landfill.
(J) Gases: decomposition gases generated within a sanitary landfill shall be controlled on-site. Decomposition gases shall not be allowed to migrate laterally from the sanitary landfill site, nor allowed to concentrate in a manner that will pose an explosion or toxicity hazard.
(K) Vectors: effective means shall be taken to prevent the harboring, feeding or breeding of vectors. The presence of adult flies, roaches, mosquitoes, rodents and the immature stages of these and other vectors is inimical to public health. Effective control shall be indicated by the absence of fly larvae, nymphs of roaches, larval mosquitoes and all other immature stages of vectors, as well as by the absence of mature or adult stages of vectors.
(L) Safety: a sanitary landfill shall be operated and maintained in such a manner as to protect the health and safety of personnel associated with the operation.
(1) Safety devices, including, but not limited to, roll bars and fire extinguishers shall be provided on all rolling equipment to protect the health and safety of operators.
(2) Provision shall be made to extinguish any fires in wastes being delivered to the site or which occur at the working face or within equipment or personnel facilities. Communication equipment shall be available for emergency situations.
(3) Scavenging shall be prohibited to avoid injury and to prevent interference with operations.
(4) Traffic signs shall be provided to promote an orderly traffic pattern to and from the discharge area and, if necessary, to restrict access to hazardous areas or to maintain efficient operating conditions. Manually discharged vehicles shall not hinder operation of mechanically discharged vehicles. No vehicle shall be left unattended at the working face or along traffic routes.
(M) Operator instructions: an operating manual describing the various tasks that must be performed during a typical shift, as well as safety precautions and procedures, shall be available to employees for reference. Employees shall be instructed as to these tasks and safety precautions and procedures.
(N) Cover applications: a cover of compacted soil shall be applied and compacted over all exposed solid waste by the end of each area’s completion.
(1) Equipment shall spread all solid waste in layers, compact the waste, and place, spread and compact the cover material. These operations shall be on a working face slope maintained at three to one or steeper.
(2) All solid waste shall be covered by the end of each operating day. Daily cover shall be applied regardless of weather. The thickness of the compacted daily cover shall not be less than six inches.
(3) When any portion of a site reaches within two feet of final elevation, compacted final cover shall be applied, not less than two feet in depth. At the termination of operations at a site, final grading shall be done, and the area seeded with suitable vegetation to control erosion. Final cover shall have a slope of not less than 2% and be without depressions that will cause ponding of water.
(O) Hazardous and special wastes: special wastes and wastes which by definition are considered hazardous waste but have been evaluated by the Indiana State Board of Health and found to be non-hazardous. The disposal of hazardous and special wastes must conform to the following.
(1) Under no circumstances shall hazardous and/or special wastes be accepted and disposed of at a sanitary landfill unless the disposal is authorized in writing by the Indiana State Board of Health and by the local Health Officer.
(2) (a) Certain bulky wastes, such as automobile bodies, furniture and appliances shall be crushed on solid ground and then pushed onto the working face near the bottom of the cell or into a separate disposal area.
(b) The special areas used only for bulky wastes shall be identified on the plan for the completed site.
(3) Procedures for disposing of dead animals have been established by law, I.C. 15-17-11. Any operation accepting carcasses shall comply accordingly. The soil shall be regraded periodically to keep waste from ponding as a result of settlement.
(P) Equipment: at all times the equipment available shall be capable of spreading and compacting the solid waste and the cover material required for the most severe combination of solid waste delivery and weather conditions expected during any one operating day. Equipment manuals, catalogs and spare parts lists shall be available at the equipment maintenance facility.
(Q) Records: a set of approved plans shall be maintained on site. An up-to-date plot plan of the landfill site shall be maintained on site, with areas marked as they are filled or excavated.
(Ord. 1992-9-8, passed 9-8-1992) Penalty, see § 50.99