R 299.9505 Operating license application for new facilities; and expansion, enlargement, or alteration of existing facilities; liner systems for landfills, surface impoundments, and waste piles.

Rule 505. (1) Applicants proposing a landfill, surface impoundment, or waste pile shall submit the following information in the engineering report for the liner, leachate collection system, and leak detection, collection, and removal system: (a) Information concerning the vertical and horizontal isolation distance from groundwater and any dewatering system necessary to meet the isolation requirements of R 299.9603(5). All the following information must be submitted for dewatering systems: (i) Design calculations for drain pipe diameter and spacing. (ii) Design features that allow cleaning of drainage pipes to prevent clogging within the system. (iii) Evaluation of corrosive resistance and structural suitability of underdrain pipe under both static and dynamic loadings. (b) Information concerning soils to be used for any compacted soil liner, including, at a minimum, all the following: (i) Source of the soils. (ii) Uniformity of the soil source. (iii) Classification of the soil under the unified soil classification system, according to ASTM standard D2487-11, which is adopted by reference in R 299.11001. (iv) Particle size distribution according to both sieve and hydrometer testing. (v) The moisture-density relationship of the soil according to the modified proctor test, ASTM standard D155712, or the standard proctor test ASTM standard D698-12, which are adopted by reference in R 299.11001. (vi) The compaction necessary to achieve a permeability with water not greater than 1.0 x 10-7centimeters per second, and the permeability of the soil under a compaction of 90% of the maximum dry density, as determined by the modified proctor test, ASTM standard D1557-12, or 95% of the maximum dry density, as determined by the standard proctor test, ASTM standard D698-12. (vii) The permeability of the soil under the conditions of paragraph (vi) of this subdivision utilizing liquid similar to the leachate that would be expected from the proposed facility. (viii) Procedures for complying with the quality control requirements of R 299.9621. (c) Information on any synthetic liner to be used, including all the following: (i) Methods of storage, handling, and installation, including any written instructions from the manufacturer and procedures for complying with the quality control requirements of R 299.9621. (ii) Physical properties of the liner material, such as the following: (A) Thickness. (B) Resiliency. (C) Elongation. (D) Tensile strength. (E) Breaking strength. (F) Tear strength. (G) Dimensional stability. (H) Bonded seam strength. (I) Hydrostatic resistance. (J) Ply adhesion. (K) Volatile loss. (L) Water extraction. (M) Water absorption. (iii) Ability of liner material to maintain physical properties under all the following prolonged and varying conditions expected at the proposed facility: (A) Temperature. (B) pH. (C) Ultraviolet radiation. (D) Biological attack. (E) Leachate composition. (d) Information on the characteristics of soils underlying any compacted or synthetic liner. This information must include all the following: (i) Settlement analysis that estimates total and differential settlement, including immediate settlement, primary consolidation, and secondary consolidation based on maximum loading. (ii) Strength analysis that determines the bearing capacity and stability of the underlying soils. (iii) Slope stability analysis, including all the following information: (A) Side slope stability under excavation. (B) Liner system stability under construction. (C) Waste mass stability during filling sequence. (D) Final cover stability. (E) Long-term postclosure stability. (iv) Performance under varying groundwater conditions. (v) Potential for bottom heave or blowout. (e) Information on the design of the leachate collection system and the leak detection, collection, and removal system, including, at a minimum, all the following: (i) Calculations to determine the anticipated volume of leachate to be generated. (ii) The granular material to be used to allow adequate flow and removal of liquid and to provide an aggregate envelope for collection pipe. (iii) The design of collection pipe, including all the following information: (A) Diameter. (B) Perforations. (C) Slope. (D) Spacing. (E) Chemical resistance. (F) Structural integrity under static and dynamic loadings. (iv) Procedures to prevent clogging. (v) The design of the leachate removal system, including all the following information: (A) Leachate inflow. (B) Sump dimensions. (C) Pump on and off levels. (D) Effective storage volume of sump. (E) Riser pipe. (F) Total discharge head of pump. (G) Pump selection. (H) Pump cycle time. (vi) Calculations that demonstrate that the leachate head will be 12 inches, 30 centimeters, or less above the liner at any point, except the sump. (f) Information on stormwater management, including, at a minimum, all the following: (i) Run-on volumes, systems, and management plans. (ii) Runoff volumes, systems, and management plans. (iii) Stormwater discharge system to collect and control not less than the water volume resulting from a 24-hour, 25-year storm. (2) Applicants proposing a landfill, surface impoundment, or waste pile shall submit a construction quality assurance plan that includes a description of all the following: (a) The responsibility and authority of all organizations and key personnel involved in licensing, designing, and constructing the hazardous waste land disposal facility. (b) The qualifications of inspection personnel to demonstrate that they possess the training and experience necessary to fulfill their identified responsibilities. (c) The observations, tests, and sampling that will be used to monitor the installation of the hazardous waste disposal facility in accordance with R 299.9621, including a description of all the following: (i) Sampling activities. (ii) Sample size. (iii) Frequency of testing. (iv) Acceptance and rejection criteria. (v) Plans for implementing corrective measures. (d) A description of how construction quality assurance data will be recorded.