1. (a) General requirements. As provided in 40 C.F.R. § 258.27, all Class 1 landfills shall not:

   1. (1) Cause a discharge of pollutants into waters of the United States, including wetlands, that violates any requirements of the Clean Water Act, including, but not limited to, the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) requirements, pursuant to Section 402 of the Clean Water Act;
   2. (2) Cause the discharge of a nonpoint source of pollution to waters of the United States, including wetlands, that violates any requirement of an area-wide or state-wide water quality management plan that has been approved under Section 208 or 319 of the Clean Water Act, as amended;
   3. (3) Cause a discharge of dredged material or fill material to waters of the United States that is in violation of the requirements under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act, as amended;
   4. (4) Deposit waste in standing water; and
   5. (5) Allow the discharge of leachate from the landfill unit unless the discharge is permitted under the NPDES system.

2. (b) Control systems required.

   1. (1) Run-on and run-off control systems shall be designed, constructed, and operated as necessary to meet the requirements of this section.

   2. (2) Upon Division of Environmental Quality approval, run-on and run-off control systems may be removed from service at such time as:

      1. (A) Closure activities have been completed;
      2. (B) A permanent vegetation cover has been established; and
      3. (C) There is no evidence of leachate seepage or other point and nonpoint discharges from the landfill unit.

Codification Notes: The Clean Water Act, Pub. L. No. 92-500, is codified generally at 33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq.