Wherever proposed, a special use approval is required; however, no hazardous or liquid materials shall be placed or allowed to be placed within a disposal site or sanitary landfill by any individual(s), corporation, partnership, municipal corporation or other entity unless the provisions of §§ 93.20 and 93.21 of this code of ordinances are met and also the following requirements are met.
(A) There are no existing residential structures within 660 feet of the storage or disposal site.
(B) There is a uniform two to one by volume mix of sand to hazardous or liquid material prior to cover and the mix must be completed the same day the liquid or hazardous material is received.
(C) One hour before sundown each day, the hazardous or liquid material shall be covered with a four-inch dirt cover. Said cover must remain intact, and may not be used for later mix or any other purpose.
(D) The area in which the hazardous material is located must be completely surrounded by a six-foot high fence with a 12-inch barb wire barrier on the top and must be equipped with gates that can be locked.
(E) Hazardous or liquid materials may only be received at a sanitary landfill between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
(F) The gate to the area designated for liquid or hazardous wastes shall be locked at all times when the area is not open to receive such materials.
(G) The area in which the liquid or hazardous material is placed shall have watchmen or supervisors present 24 hours a day and shall be within said fenced area at all times and shall directly supervise the dumping of all such materials.
(H) There must be a layer of clay of a minimal thickness of five feet designed in such a way that all hazardous or liquid material are unable to escape beyond this barrier into surrounding ground. This barrier must also be of a bowl type design with sides of the thickness herein stated completely surrounding the hazardous material or liquid material mass on all sides. The liquid material and/or hazardous material mass may not be closer to the original ground level as existing prior to the construction of landfill than four feet. Said barrier shall be of such a low permeability so as to maintain integrity of the barrier for 500 years.
(I) There must be a PVC liner of 20 mil thickness between the barrier above provided for and the hazardous or liquid wastes.
(J) There must be a separation of at least 12 feet from the liquid or hazardous material mass and the highest point the water table has been within the last 50 years.
(K) (1) Two test wells shall be drilled within 75 feet of area used directly for the placement of hazardous and liquid wastes, and shall be monitored and tested monthly for purity and copies of those tests shall be filed with the Township Clerk within 30 days of taking the samples.
(2) The monitoring and testing of these wells and filing of tests shall continue even after the site is no longer used.
(L) When the area is no longer used for the disposal of liquid and hazardous materials, the area must be covered with at least four feet of cover and must be graded and planted with grass and must be in such a state as to be walked on without any sinking and usable for at least recreational activities.
(M) The hazardous or liquid materials shall not be placed or stored within 500 feet of any natural or artificial body of water or wetlands.
(N) Samples of all liquid or hazardous wastes shall be obtained before disposal and kept and their origin, date of receipt by landfill, quantity, pH level and chemical composition shall be disclosed along with the name of the material and this information shall be recorded and be compiled each month and a copy filed with the Clerk of the township.
(Ord. passed 7-12-2012, § 8.11) Penalty, see § 154.999