La. Admin. Code tit. 33 § VII-407

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 5, May 20, 2024

Section VII-407 - Inspection Types and Procedures [Formerly section 509]

A. Classification Inspection. A classification inspection is required for all facilities not previously classified, and each facility's initial classification is based on this inspection. It is performed after the department receives notification of operations (LAC 33:VII.401.A).

B. Compliance Inspections. The department shall inspect each facility and each facility's records periodically to determine the facility's compliance with the terms of standard or temporary permits and these regulations.

C. Initial Start-Up Inspection

1. Upon issuance of a permit or modification requiring upgrades to an existing unit, or construction of a newly permitted unit, a start up inspection may be made after the permit holder submits a construction certification to the Office of Environmental Services, signed by a professional engineer licensed in the state of Louisiana, certifying that the upgrade to an existing unit, or construction of a newly permitted unit or a discrete portion thereof as identified in a construction schedule included in the permit, is constructed and/or upgraded in accordance with the permit or modification, and as specified in the permit or modification application.

2. Upon renewal of an existing permit where no physical changes are required, no construction certification shall be required to be submitted, and no start-up inspection shall be initiated. The permit holder may continue use of the unit(s) upon the effective date of the renewal permit.

3. If the administrative authority determines a start-up inspection is required pursuant to Paragraph 1 of this Subsection, the start-up inspection shall be initiated within 15 working days of receipt of certification by the Office of Environmental Services unless a longer time period is set by mutual agreement.

4. Within 15 working days after a new, existing, or modified facility has undergone an initial start-up inspection, or within 30 days of receipt of the construction certification, the administrative authority shall issue a notice of deficiency or an approval of the construction and/or upgrade, unless a longer time period is set by mutual agreement.

D. Construction Inspections. At least 10 days prior to commencing construction of a liner, leak-detection system, leachate-collection system, or monitoring well at a Type I or Type II facility, the permit holder shall notify the Office of Environmental Services, in writing, of the date on which construction will begin, in order to allow a representative of the department the opportunity to witness the construction. Written notification under this Subsection is not required if the construction notification is included in a report required by LAC 33:VII.527.

E. Closure Inspections. Closure inspections will be conducted within 30 days after the Office of Environmental Services has received written notice from the permit holder that closure requirements have been met in accordance with the approved closure permit or closure plan for those facilities that began closure activities in accordance with an approved closure plan prior to November 20, 2011, and the permit holder has submitted a request for a closure inspection. Closure inspections shall be conducted before backfilling of a facility takes place. The administrative authority reserves the right to determine if a facility has been closed properly.

La. Admin. Code tit. 33, § VII-407

Promulgated by the Department of Environmental Quality, Office of Solid and Hazardous Waste, Solid Waste Division, LR 19:187 (February 1993), amended by the Office of Environmental Assessment, Environmental Planning Division, LR 26:2517 (November 2000), amended by the Office of the Secretary, Legal Affairs Division, LR 31:2487 (October 2005), LR 33:1032 (June 2007), LR 33:2142 (October 2007), LR 37:3235 (November 2011), repromulgated LR 37:3508 (December 2011), amended by the Office of the Secretary, Legal Division, LR 40:293 (February 2014).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 30:2001 et seq.