Closure of existing landfill units
Arkansas Code § 8-6-207; Arkansas Code § 8-6-602; Arkansas Code § 8-6-610
- (a) Applicability. Existing Class 1 units that cannot make the demonstrations specified in 8 CAR § 60-402, pertaining to airports, 8 CAR § 60-403, pertaining to floodplains, or 8 CAR § 60-407, pertaining to unstable areas, must close by October 9, 1996, in accordance with the requirements of 8 CAR § 60-1301 and conduct post-closure activities in accordance with 8 CAR § 60-1302.
(b) Closure deadline extension. The deadline for closure of existing units required by subsection (a) of this section may be extended for up to two (2) years if the owner or operator demonstrates to the Director of the Division of Environmental Quality that:
- (1) There is no available alternative disposal capacity; and
- (2) There is no immediate threat to human health and the environment.
- (c) Permit denial for noncompliance. New units and lateral expansions of Class 1 facilities that cannot meet the requirements of this subpart will not be permitted by the Division of Environmental Quality.