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. 4. (a) Unless the commissioner denies operational approval under 329 IAC 10-27-1, any newly constructed restricted waste site Type I or Type II or nonmunicipal solid waste landfill holding a valid permit under this article may begin accepting solid waste twenty-one (21) days after it has notified the commissioner in writing that the following have been accomplished:

1. (1) Installation of any required water quality monitoring devices.
2. (2) Submission to the commissioner of a plot plan indicating location, mean sea level elevation, and numbering system of all water quality monitoring devices.
3. (3) Submission to the commissioner of a copy of well logs, including construction details.
4. (4) Submission to the commissioner of results of the first round of water level measurements and water sampling analyses to determine background water quality in accordance with the monitoring parameters in section 6(b) or 6(c) of this rule, the secondary standards in section 7(c) of this rule, and the constituents in section 10 of this rule. A minimum of four (4) samples taken from each upgradient monitoring device, one (1) every three (3) months for a one (1) year period, must be used to determine initial background water quality.

(b) All existing solid waste land disposal facilities required to have ground water monitoring must comply with the requirement of subsection (a)(4) upon institution of their ground water monitoring program under this rule and with submission of their first regular sampling under section 2(f) of this rule.

(Solid Waste Management Division; 329 IAC 10-29-4; filed Mar 14, 1996, 5:00 p.m.: 19 IR 1901; readopted filed Jan 10, 2001, 3:25 p.m.: 24 IR 1535; readopted filed May 14, 2007, 1:53 p.m.: 20070523-IR-329070138BFA; readopted filed Jul 29, 2013, 9:20 a.m.: 20130828-IR-329130179BFA; readopted filed Jun 14, 2019, 2:00 p.m.: 20190710-IR-329190249BFA; readopted filed Oct 16, 2024, 11:58 a.m.: 20241113-IR-329230812RFA)