(A) The issuance of any permit to a person for the operation of a proposed disposal site shall be subject to the approval of the Health Officer who shall inspect the proposed site prior to the issuance of a permit.
(B) Sanitary landfill operations shall be so designed and executed that conditions of pollution will not be created and injury to ground and surface water shall be avoided which might interfere with legitimate water uses. Water-filled areas not directly connected to natural lakes, rivers or streams shall be drained or may be filled with specific inert material not detrimental to legitimate water uses and which will not create a nuisance or hazard to health. Special approval of the drainage method or of the inert material to be used in such fill is required in writing from the Health Officer.
(C) (1) Salvaging, if permitted, shall be organized so that it will not interfere with prompt sanitary disposal of refuse or create unsightliness or health hazards. This provision in no way precludes the right of a landfill operator to prevent salvaging as a part of his or her operational standards. Scavenging shall not be permitted.
(2) All salvage materials must be removed from the disposal area at least once each week; except that, any and all materials containing food or rodents and insects, including tin cans, shall be disposed of daily in a sanitary manner.
(D) No refuse shall be burned at a refuse disposal site after the effective date of this chapter.
(E) Any person engaged in public refuse disposal by sanitary landfill shall have available at all times earth moving equipment of adequate size and capacity to satisfactorily operate such sanitary landfill. An all-weather road shall be provided to the sanitary landfill site and site of operation.
(F) Domestic animals shall be excluded from any public refuse disposal site.
(G) Infestation of rodents and insects on the premises of a public refuse disposal site shall constitute a violation of this chapter and such violation shall be determined by the County Health Officer.
(H) Hazardous materials, including liquids and sewage, shall not be disposed of in a sanitary landfill unless special provisions are made for such disposal through the Health Officer, the State Board of Health and/or the Stream Pollution Control Board.
(I) The entire site, including the fill surface, shall be graded and provided with drainage facilities to minimize runoff onto and into the fill to prevent erosion, or washing of the fill, to drain off rain water falling on the fill and to prevent the collection of standing water.
(J) Measures shall be provided to control dust and blowing paper. The entire area shall be kept clean and orderly.
(K) Modification of the rules on sanitary landfills as applicable to existing disposal areas may be made by the Health Officer. These modifications must be approved in writing.
(L) Refuse shall be spread so that it can be compacted in layers not exceeding a depth of two feet. Large and bulky items, when not excluded from the site, shall be disposed of in a manner approved by the Health Officer.
(M) At the end of each day’s operation, the surface of the thoroughly compacted refuse shall be covered with several inches of dirt. A final layer of suitable cover material compacted to a minimum thickness of two feet shall be placed over the entire surface of each portion not later than one week following the placement of refuse within that portion.
(N) An inspection of the entire site shall be made by the Health Officer at the completion of the landfill project to determine compliance with approved plans and specifications before the earth moving equipment is removed from the site. Any necessary corrective work shall be performed before the landfill project is accepted as completed. The permit holder shall be responsible for the repair of all cracked, eroded and uneven areas in the final cover during the first two years following completion of the landfill.
(O) Any other method of solid waste disposal not covered by these rules shall be reviewed by the Health Department for the purposes of evaluating the design and operational methods with reference to: the nuisance factor; the safety of employees; and protection of the public health. Such disposal methods shall be subject to the evaluation and approval of the Health Officer.
(1982 Code, § 94.08) (Ord. passed 1-12-1970) Penalty, see § 52.99