Authority: IC 13-14-8-7; IC 13-15-2-1; IC 13-19-3-1

Affected: IC 13-30-2; IC 36-9-30

Sec. 20. (a) The owner, operator, or permittee of an MSWLF shall have a leachate contingency plan. At a minimum, the plan must address all the requirements listed in 329 IAC 10-15-11.

(b) The owner, operator, or permittee shall:

1. (1) operate the leachate collection or leachate removal system in compliance with the design standards and plans specified in 329 IAC 10-15 and 329 IAC 10-17-8 through 329 IAC 10-17-9;
2. (2) monitor and maintain the leachate collection or leachate removal system as required in the leachate contingency plan under 329 IAC 10-15-11(1) through 329 IAC 10-15-11(2) or subsection (a); and
3. (3) implement the leachate contingency plan required under 329 IAC 10-15-11(4) or subsection (a), if the leachate collection or leachate removal system is not operational or leachate levels are exceeded.

(c) Any discharge or disposal of collected leachate must be accomplished in accordance with all applicable local, state, and federal laws.

(d) The leachate contingency plans required by 329 IAC 10-15-11 and subsection (a) must be retained in the operating record on-site at the MSWLF as required by section 8(a) of this rule and be made available to representatives of the department upon request.

(Solid Waste Management Division; 329 IAC 10-20-20; filed Mar 14, 1996, 5:00 p.m.: 19 IR 1852; filed Aug 2, 1999, 11:50 a.m.: 22 IR 3832; readopted filed Jan 10, 2001, 3:25 p.m.: 24 IR 1535; filed Feb 9, 2004, 4:51 p.m.: 27 IR 1824, eff Apr 1, 2004; readopted filed Oct 16, 2024, 11:58 a.m.: 20241113-IR-329230812RFA)