Section 11-264-254 - Monitoring and inspection(a) During construction or installation, liners (except in the case of existing portions of piles exempt from subsection 11-264-251(a)) and cover systems (e.g., membranes, sheets, or coatings) must be inspected for uniformity, damage, and imperfections (e.g., holes, cracks, thin spots, or foreign materials). Immediately after construction or installation: (1) Synthetic liners and covers must be inspected to ensure tight seams and joints and the absence of tears, punctures, or blisters; and(2) Soil-based and admixed liners and covers must be inspected for imperfections including lenses, cracks, channels, root holes, or other structural non-uniformities that may cause an increase in the permeability of the liner or cover.(b) While a waste pile is in operation, it must be inspected weekly and after storms to detect evidence of any of the following: (1) Deterioration, malfunctions, or improper operation of run-on and run-off control systems;(2) Proper functioning of wind dispersal control systems, where present; and(3) The presence of leachate in and proper functioning of leachate collection and removal systems, where present.(c) An owner or operator required to have a leak detection system under subsection 11-264-251(c) must record the amount of liquids removed from each leak detection system sump at least once each week during the active life and closure period.Haw. Code R. § 11-264-254
[Eff 6/18/94; comp] (Auth: HRS §§ 342J-4, 342J-31, 342J-34, 342J-35) (Imp: 40 C.F.R. §264.254 )