Compliance Period

Section 616 Section 616.202  Compliance Period The compliance period is the active life of the unit, including closure and post-closure care periods. a)         The active life begins when the unit first begins operation or one year after the date of first applicability, whichever occurs later, and ends when the post-closure care period ends. b)         The post-closure care period for units other than pesticide storage and handling units subject to Subpart I and fertilizer storage and handling units subject to Subpart J is five years after closure, except as provided in Section 616.211(e). c)         The post-closure care period for pesticide storage and handling units subject to Subpart I and for fertilizer storage and handling units subject to Subpart J is three years after closure, except as provided in Section 616.211(e). d)         Despite subsections (a), (b), and (c), no post-closure care period is required if all waste, waste residues, contaminated containment system components, and contaminated subsoils are removed or decontaminated at closure, and no ongoing corrective action is required under Section 616.211.