Section Env-Sw 1006.02 - General Closure Requirements A facility shall be closed in accordance with the following provisions:
(a) All waste deliveries to the facility shall be terminated;(b) All waste not permitted to remain at the facility following closure, including processed recyclable materials and all surface debris and litter, shall be removed from the facility to an authorized facility;(c) If the facility is a landfill, all waste permitted to remain at the facility shall be contained and covered as necessary to protect the environment, public health, and safety, and to achieve and maintain compliance with all universal facility performance requirements in Env-Sw 1002;(d) Waste management equipment shall be removed or decommissioned, except for equipment needed to meet post-closure monitoring and maintenance obligations, if any;(e) If the facility is not a land disposal facility, the facility site shall be cleaned to its original condition of cleanliness;(f) If it is impracticable to return the facility site to its original condition of cleanliness pursuant to (e) above, whether because the character of the surrounding land use has changed, the original condition was in violation of state or federal environmental or public health laws, rules or regulations, or for any other reason, the permittee shall clean the facility site so as to render it suitable for an alternate use consistent with local land use and zoning regulations or plans; and(g) Post-closure monitoring and maintenance shall be undertaken as required to assure the facility is closed in a manner to not adversely affect the environment, public health, or safety.N.H. Admin. Code § Env-Sw 1006.02
#5172, eff 7-1-91; ss by #6535, INTERIM, eff 7-1-97, EXPIRES: 10-29-97; ss by #6619-B, eff 10-29-97; (See Revision Note at chapter heading for Env-Sw 1000) ss by #8459, eff 10-28-05 (formerly Env-Wm 2706.02 )
Amended byVolume XXXIV Number 24, Filed June 12, 2014, Proposed by #10598, Effective 7/1/2014, Expires7/1/2024.Amended by Number 10, Filed March 7, 2024, Proposed by #13864, Effective 2/6/2024, Expires 2/6/2034.