Section 329 IAC 11-16-2 - Financial responsibility and post-closure requirements for transfer stationsAuthority: IC 13-14-8-7; IC 13-15-2-1; IC 13-19-3-1
Affected: IC 13-30-2; IC 36-9-30
Sec. 2.
(a) A person who applies for a permit to operate a transfer station shall establish financial responsibility for the costs of closure and post-closure monitoring and maintenance of the transfer station.(b) The financial responsibility must cover the costs of the following:(1) Properly closing the transfer station in an environmentally sound manner.(2) Monitoring and maintaining the transfer station site during post-closure.(c) Financial responsibility may be established through the mechanisms under 329 IAC 10-39.(d) The amount of financial responsibility a person shall establish for a transfer station must be the greater of one (1) of the following:(1) Four thousand dollars ($4,000) for each acre or part of an acre covered by the transfer station.(2) An amount determined by the commissioner that is sufficient to close the transfer station in a manner that minimizes the need for further maintenance, and provides reasonable, foreseeable, and necessary maintenance during post-closure.(e) The amount of financial responsibility a person shall establish for a transfer station must provide assurance of proper post-closure maintenance for one (1) year after the transfer station has ceased operations. Solid Waste Management Board; 329 IAC 11-16-2; filed Mar 14, 1996, 5:00 p.m.: 19 IR 1946; readopted filed Jan 10, 2001, 3:25 p.m.: 24 IR 1535; readopted filed May 14, 2007, 1:53 p.m.: 20070523-IR-329070138BFA; readopted filed Jul 29, 2013, 9:20 a.m.: 20130828-IR-329130179BFAReadopted filed Jun 6, 2016, 11:52 a.m.: 20160706-IR-329160144BFA