License Required

Section 601.40  License Required a)         Each applicant shall file an application with the Agency pursuant to 32 Ill. Adm. Code 330.240 and obtain a license as provided in this Part before commencing construction of a disposal facility. b)         Prior to submitting a license application, the applicant shall have conducted a monitoring program to obtain basic environmental data on the site characteristics. The applicant shall obtain information about the ecology, meteorology, climate, hydrology, geology, geochemistry and seismology of the disposal site.  For those characteristics that are subject to seasonal variation, data must cover at least a 12 month period.  The monitoring program shall be conducted under a quality assurance program. c)         No person may receive, possess and dispose of waste at a disposal facility unless authorized by a license issued by the Agency pursuant to this Part and 32 Ill. Adm. Code 330.