S.C. Code Regs. § § 61-79.264.L.258

Current through Register Vol. 48, 12, December 27, 2024

Section 61-79.264.L.258 - Closure and post-closure care

(a) At closure, the owner or operator must remove or decontaminate all waste residues, contaminated containment system components (liners, etc.), contaminated subsoils, and structures and equipment contaminated with waste and leachate, and manage them as hazardous waste unless R.61-79.261.3(d)(d)applies.

(b) If, after removing or decontaminating all residues and making all reasonable efforts to effect removal or decontamination of contaminated components, subsoils, structures, and equipment as required in paragraph (a) of this section, the owner or operator finds that not all contaminated subsoils can be practicably removed or decontaminated, he must close the facility and perform post-closure care in accordance with the closure and post-closure care requirements that apply to landfills (Section264.310).

(c)

(1) The owner or operator of a waste pile that does not comply with the liner requirements of Section264.251(a)(1)(a)(1) and is not exempt from them in accordance with Sections264.250(c)(c) or 264.251(b), must:

(i) Include in the closure plan for the pile under Section264.112 both a plan for complying with paragraph (a) of this section and a contingent plan for complying with paragraph (b) of this section in case not all contaminated subsoils can be practicably removed at closure; and,

(ii) Prepare a contingent post-closure plan under Section264.118 for complying with paragraph (b) of this section in case not all contaminated subsoils can be practicably removed at closure.

(2) The cost estimates calculated under Sections264.142 and 264.144 for closure and post-closure care of a pile subject to this paragraph must include the cost of complying with the contingent closure plan and the contingent post-closure plan, but are not required to include the cost of expected closure under paragraph (a) of this section.

S.C. Code Regs. § 61-79.264.L.258

Amended by State Register Volume 14, Issue No. 11, eff November 23, 1990.