N.M. Admin. Code § 20.9.3.9

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 17, September 10, 2024

Section 20.9.3.9 - ADDITIONAL PERMIT APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR MUNICIPAL, MONOFILL OR SPECIAL WASTE LANDFILL FACILITIES

A. Prior to the submission of a permit application or an application for a modification resulting in a lateral or vertical expansion for a municipal, monofill or special waste landfill, the applicant shall:

(1) meet with department representatives to discuss the proposed facility or modification; and

(2) submit a site assessment boring plan for departmental approval, including a demonstration that the installation of any monitoring well will comply with 20.9.9.9 NMAC:

(a) an applicant for approval of a site assessment boring plan shall submit a notice of intent to the secretary at least 14 days prior to the installation or decommissioning of any borings; and

(b) borings may be converted into piezometers or ground water monitoring wells provided they are constructed in accordance with 20.9.9.9 NMAC, and the conversion is consistent with the ground water monitoring plan and system plan approved by the department.

B. Any person seeking a permit for a municipal or special waste landfill shall submit the following information in addition to that required under 20.9.3.8 NMAC:

(1) a schedule of filling and methods of compaction of solid waste;

(2) a soil balance calculation and types and sources of daily, intermediate and final cover;

(3) site plans and cross-sections of the facility, drawn to scale, indicating the location of any:

(a) ground water monitoring wells and landfill gas monitoring points;

(b) materials recovery operation(s);

(c) borrow and fill areas;

(d) fire protection equipment;

(e) barriers for concealing the site from public view and noise abatement;

(f) surface drainage;

(g) water supply, including lines, tanks and wells;

(h) buildings, roads, utilities, storage ponds, fences and other site improvements;

(i) electric power transmission and distribution lines, pipelines, railroads, water, gas, oil wells, and public and private roads within 300 feet of the facility; and

(j) access roads to and within the landfill, including description, slopes, grades, length, load limits and points of entrance and exit;

(4) a topographic map of the site at a scale of 1"=200 feet, with a contour interval of two feet or less where relief is less than 50 feet; and five feet or less where relief exceeds 50 feet, with property boundaries of the landfill indicated;

(5) the most recent full size United States geological survey topographic map of the area, showing the waste facility boundary and existing utilities and structures within 500 feet of the boundary of the facility site;

(6) if available, the most recent federal emergency management agency 100-year frequency floodplain map, and if not available, the applicant shall otherwise demonstrate the site is not located in a 100-year frequency floodplain;

(7) a description of site geology and hydrology including:

(a) characterization of the uppermost aquifer including depth, estimated thickness, estimated sustainable yield, water quality (including all constituents referenced in Subsection A of 20.9.9.20 NMAC, flow direction, gradient and velocity unless the application includes a petition for suspension of ground water monitoring requirements in accordance with Subsection C of 20.9.9.8 NMAC;

(b) characterization of the geology, including:

(i) the results of the site assessment borings conducted in accordance with the approved boring plan;

(ii) a site plan showing the location, surface elevation and total depth of each boring;

(iii) lithologic log results of each boring, drawn to a scale of 1"=10' (except that borings of greater than 200 feet may be drawn to a scale of 1"=20'), graphically depicting the soil and/or rock strata penetrated and describing each layer; a) if soil: color, degree of compaction, moisture content, and any additional information necessary for an adequate description and visual classification of each stratum based on the unified soils classification system; and b) if rock: a detailed lithologic description, including rock type, degree of induration, presence of fractures, fissility, porosity (including vugs), and any other information necessary for an adequate description; the descriptions shall be certified by a qualified ground water scientist who shall be on-site at all times during drilling operations (all field notes of the ground water scientist shall be made available upon request of the department); and

(iv) if ground water was encountered, the initial depth it was encountered shall be indicated on the lithologic log;

(8) a demonstration that run-off from the landfill will not discharge contaminants in violation of the New Mexico Water Quality Act, commission regulations or standards, or the Federal Clean Water Act, including an analysis of proposed run-on and run-off flow and control systems;

(9) a groundwater monitoring plan in conformance with 20.9.9.10 NMAC;

(10) plans and specifications for ground water monitoring systems in accordance with 20.9.9.9 NMAC;

(11) plans and specifications for liner and leachate collection systems in accordance with 20.9.4.13 NMAC and 20.9.4.15 NMAC;

(12) plans and specifications for landfill gas monitoring and management programs in accordance with 20.9.4.16 NMAC; and

(13) provide proof the applicant has notified the federal aviation administration and the affected airport if the facility is to be located within six miles of an airport used by the public and that the federal aviation administration does not object to the site being operated as a solid waste facility.

C. Applicants shall include disposal management plans for all types of special waste proposed to be disposed at the landfill. Such disposal management plans shall include, at a minimum:

(1) a description of methods to identify the various special wastes, including the use of test parameters in 20.9.8.11 NMAC;

(2) disposition procedures for incoming special wastes;

(3) procedures for notifying the department in the event wastes either fail the tests listed in 20.9.8.11 NMAC or prove not to be one of the listed special wastes;

(4) the tracking system to be used to:

(a) compile and record the amounts and types of wastes received;

(b) identify the area or disposal coordinates where the waste was placed in the disposal cell; and

(c) complete the manifest requirements of 20.9.8.19 NMAC;

(5) emergency and mitigation measures in case of a spill or leak; and

(6) a description of procedures to meet applicable requirements in 20.9.8.12-17 NMAC.

D. Applicants shall identify any types of material not within the definition of solid waste that the owner or operator seeks to dispose.

N.M. Admin. Code § 20.9.3.9

20.9.3.9 NMAC - Rp, 20 NMAC 9.1.II.202, 08/02/07