La. Admin. Code tit. 33 § V-2508

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024

Section V-2508 - Response Actions

A. The owner or operator of landfill units subject to LAC 33:V.2503.L or M must have an approved response action plan before receipt of waste. The response action plan must set forth the actions to be taken if the action leakage rate has been exceeded. At a minimum, the response action plan must describe the actions specified in LAC 33:V.2508.B.

B. If the flow rate into the leak detection system exceeds the action leakage rate for any sump, the owner or operator must:

1. notify the Office of Environmental Services in writing of the exceedance within seven days of the determination;

2. submit a preliminary written assessment to the Office of Environmental Services, within 14 days of the determination, as to the amount of liquids, likely sources of liquids, possible location, size, and cause of any leaks, and short-term actions taken and planned;

3. determine to the extent practicable the location, size, and cause of any leak;

4. determine whether waste receipt should cease or be curtailed, whether any waste should be removed from the unit for inspection, repairs, or controls, and whether or not the unit should be closed;

5. determine any other short-term and long-term actions to be taken to mitigate or stop any leaks; and

6. within 30 days after the notification that the action leakage rate has been exceeded, submit to the Office of Environmental Services the results of the analyses specified in LAC 33:V.2508.B.3-5, the results of actions taken, and actions planned. Monthly thereafter, as long as the flow rate in the leak detection system exceeds the action leakage rate, the owner or operator must submit to the administrative authority a report summarizing the results of any remedial actions taken and remedial actions planned.

C. To make the leak and/or remediation determinations in LAC 33:V.2508.B.3-5, the owner or operator must:

1. assess the sources of liquids and amounts of liquids by source;

2. conduct a fingerprint, hazardous constituent, or other analyses of the liquids in the leak detection system to identify the sources of liquids and possible location of any leaks, and the hazard and mobility of the liquid; and

3. assess the seriousness of any leaks in terms of potential for escaping into the environment; or

4. document why such assessments are not needed.

La. Admin. Code tit. 33, § V-2508

Promulgated by the Department of Environmental Quality, Office of Solid and Hazardous Waste, Hazardous Waste Division, LR 21:266 (March 1995), amended by the Office of Environmental Assessment, Environmental Planning Division, LR 26:2481 (November 2000), amended by the Office of the Secretary, Legal Affairs Division, LR 31:2461 (October 2005), LR 33:2111 (October 2007), LR 34:1898 (September 2008).

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