La. Admin. Code tit. 33 § V-2309

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

Section V-2309 - Monitoring and Inspection

A. During construction or installation, liners (except in the case of existing portions of piles exempt from LAC 33:V.2303.A), and cover systems (e.g., membranes, sheets, or coatings) must be inspected for uniformity, damage, 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;

3. the presence of leachate in and proper functioning of leachate collection and removal systems, where present. Leachate must be disposed of properly; and

4. the presence of liquids in leak detection system.

C. An owner or operator required to have a leak detection system under LAC 33:V.2303.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.

La. Admin. Code tit. 33, § V-2309

Promulgated by the Department of Environmental Quality, Office of Solid and Hazardous Waste, Hazardous Waste Division, LR 10:200 (March 1984), amended LR 10:496 (July 1984), LR 18:1256 (November 1992), LR 20:1000 (September 1994), LR 21:266 (March 1995), amended by the Office of the Secretary, Legal Affairs Division, LR 33:1626 (August 2007).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 30:2180 et seq.