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 Alaska Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 12, 2017)
 Title 18. Environmental Conservation.
 Chapter 18.60. Solid Waste Management.
 Article 18.60.4. Monofills.

  Section 18.60.800. Visual and air monitoring.  

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  • 	(a)  For a facility required to have a permit under 18 AAC 60.200, the permittee shall design a visual monitoring program to detect and document  
		(1) signs of damage or potential damage to any component of the facility from settlement, ponding, leakage, thermal instability, frost action, erosion, thawing of the waste, or operations at the facility;  
		(2) damage to the above-grade portions of groundwater monitoring devices or thermistors;  
		(3) violations of permit conditions or requirements of this chapter, specifically including the requirements in 18 AAC 60.225(a) that are readily observable;  
		(4) escape of waste or leachate or any unauthorized waste disposal;  
		(5) slippage of a flexible liner or damage to its anchor;  
		(6) erosion, a tear, a crack, or other damage to the visible portion of a liner;   
		(7) damage to the structural integrity of a containment structure, retaining wall, erosion control, or diversion structure;   
		(8) fire or combustion in the waste; and  
		(9) evidence of death or stress to fish, wildlife, or  vegetation that might be caused by the facility.  
	(b)  The department will require air pollution monitoring if there is credible evidence that the facility is causing or contributing to a violation of 18 AAC 50.  
	(c)  The permittee shall ensure that a person who is familiar with permit requirements, with the applicable requirements of this chapter, and with the visual monitoring plan, conducts a visual inspection of the facility once each month, or at a frequency appropriate to facility operations as determined by the department and specified in the permit.  
	(d)  The owner or operator shall keep records of visual monitoring conducted under this section with the operating record of the facility for at least five years after the visual monitoring was conducted.

Authorities

44.46.020;46.03.010;46.03.020;46.03.100;46.03.110;46.03.800;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 46.03.800 AS 46.03.810 AS 46.06.080
History
Eff. 1/28/96, Register 137; am 10/29/98, Register 148