N.H. Admin. Code § Env-Sw 806.03

Current through Register No. 45, November 7, 2024

Section Env-Sw 806.03 - Landfill Cover During Operations

(a) An approved cover material shall be applied over all sides and working faces of the landfill in a manner and at a frequency required to achieve the following performance objectives:

(1) Minimize the dispersal of offensive odors;

(2) Minimize the potential to attract and harbor vectors;

(3) Control drainage in accordance with Env-Sw 805.06, Env-Sw 805.09, Env-Sw 806.05, and Env-Sw 806.06;

(4) Control unsightly conditions and windblown waste;

(5) Reduce the potential for fire;

(6) Provide stability; and

(7) Assist in the proper development of final grades, as set forth in the facility's approved fill sequencing plans.

(b) A material shall not be approved or used as cover material unless:

(1) The material exhibits characteristics required to achieve the performance objectives in (a) above;

(2) Use of the material will not:

a.Cause equipment or operational problems;

b.Contribute to the deterioration of leachate quality at lined landfills;

c.Cause groundwater contamination at unlined landfills; or

d.Pose a hazard to human health through skin contact or respiration; and

(3) The material itself:

a.Is not a hazardous waste;

b.Is physically and chemically consistent in nature; and

c.Contains no free liquids.

(c) At landfills receiving MSW, cover material shall be placed over all exposed waste no less frequently than at the end of each operating day.

(d) Subject to the requirements in (b) above, the following materials shall be approved as working face cover material:

(1) Natural soils; and

(2) The following alternate materials, provided that use of the material is approved as part of the facility operating plan or approved as a type III permit modification pursuant to Env-Sw 315:

a.Geosynthetic tarps;

b.Casting sands;

c.A waste certified for distribution and use as landfill cover pursuant to the provisions of Env-Sw 1500; and

d.Contaminated soil, subject to the requirements of Env-Sw 903.05.

N.H. Admin. Code § Env-Sw 806.03

#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; ss by #6894-B, eff 12-1-98; (See Revision Note at chapter heading for Env-Sw 800) ss by #8459, eff 10-28-05 (formerly Env-Wm 2506.03)

Amended byVolume XXXIV Number 24, Filed June 12, 2014, Proposed by #10597, Effective 7/1/2014, Expires7/1/2024.