Section 18.78.274. Storage, movement, and disposal of soil and groundwater.

	(a)  Unless the department approves the activity in question as protective of human health and safety, and of the environment, the owner or operator may not blend contaminated soil with uncontaminated soil, and shall  
		(1) segregate contaminated soil based on  
			(A) the intended corrective action techniques; and  
			(B) the specific contaminants present;  
		(2) store contaminated soil  
			(A) 100 feet or more from surface water, a private water system as defined in 18 AAC 80.1990, a Class C public water system as defined in 18 AAC 80.1990, or a fresh water supply system that uses groundwater for a use designated in 18 AAC 70.020(a)(1)(A) and 18 AAC 70.050(a)(2); and  
			(B) 200 feet or more from a water source serving a Class A or Class B public water system, as defined in 18 AAC 80.1990;  
		(3) place petroleum-contaminated soil on a liner that meets the minimum specifications for the testing methods set out in Table B of this section;  
TABLE B. BOTTOM LINER SPECIFICIATIONS   
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		(4) cover and protect the contaminated soil stockpile from weather with no less than a six-mil, reinforced polyethylene liner or its equivalent, with the edge of the cover lapped over the bottom liner to prevent water running through the soil; and  
		(5) inspect and maintain the contaminated soil stockpile regularly to ensure that the cover remains intact and that the soil and any liquid leachate derived from the soil is contained.  
	(b)  An owner or operator shall obtain approval before moving or disposing of contaminated soil or groundwater subject to the requirements under this chapter.  

Authorities

46.03.020;46.03.050;46.03.365;46.03.710;46.03.740;46.03.745;46.04.020;46.04.070;46.09.020;44.62.125

Notes

Reference

18 AAC 78.230
18 AAC 78.250
18 AAC 78.271

Authority

AS 46.03.020 AS 46.03.050 AS 46.03.365 AS 46.03.710 AS 46.03.740 AS 46.03.745 AS 46.04.020 AS 46.04.070 AS 46.09.020 Editor's note: The ASTM International methods adopted by reference in Table B of 18 AAC 78.274(a) may be reviewed at the department's Anchorage, Fairbanks, Juneau, and Soldotna offices, or may be obtained from ASTM International, Publications Department, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, P.O. Box C700, West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania 19428-2959; telephone [phone]; fax [phone], or at www.astm.org. As of Register 215 (October 2015), the regulations attorney made technical corrections under AS 44.62.125(b)(6), to 18 AAC 78.274(a), Table B.

History

Eff. 1/22/99, Register 149; am 6/25/99, Register 150; am 4/16/2000, Register 154; am 6/17/2015, Register 214

References

18.78.274