Section 18.60.227. Landfills located on permafrost.

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	(a)  The department will not approve the construction of a landfill on a site underlain by permafrost unless the owner or operator can demonstrate that a practical alternative to the site chosen does not exist.  
	(b)  Landfills on permafrost must be designed and operated so that the permafrost remains frozen to the greatest extent practical, and water does not pool anywhere on the site.  
	(c)  If a landfill underlain by permafrost begins to settle so that water is pooling on the site, the owner or operator shall take corrective action to eliminate all water pooling or close the landfill within 90 days after the pooling begins.

Authorities

44.46.020;46.03.010;46.03.020;46.03.100;46.03.110;46.03.810;46.06.080

Notes

Authority
 AS 44.46.020  
AS 46.03.010  
AS 46.03.020  
AS 46.03.100  
AS 46.03.110  
AS 46.03.810  
AS 46.06.080  
History Eff. 9/7/2002, Register 163

                    
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