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. 2. (a) A person who applies for a permit to operate a transfer station shall establish financial responsibility for the costs of closure and post-closure monitoring and maintenance of the transfer station.

(b) The financial responsibility must cover the costs of the following:

1. (1) Properly closing the transfer station in an environmentally sound manner.
2. (2) Monitoring and maintaining the transfer station site during post-closure.

(c) Financial responsibility may be established through the mechanisms under 329 IAC 10-39.

(d) The amount of financial responsibility a person shall establish for a transfer station must be the greater of one (1) of the following:

1. (1) Four thousand dollars ($4,000) for each acre or part of an acre covered by the transfer station.
2. (2) An amount determined by the commissioner that is sufficient to close the transfer station in a manner that minimizes the need for further maintenance, and provides reasonable, foreseeable, and necessary maintenance during post-closure.

(e) The amount of financial responsibility a person shall establish for a transfer station must provide assurance of proper post-closure maintenance for one (1) year after the transfer station has ceased operations.

(Solid Waste Management Division; 329 IAC 11-16-2; filed Mar 14, 1996, 5:00 p.m.: 19 IR 1946; 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 6, 2016, 11:52 a.m.: 20160706-IR-329160144BFA; readopted filed Jun 8, 2022, 11:40 a.m.: 20220706-IR- 329220122BFA; readopted filed Oct 16, 2024, 11:58 a.m.: 20241113-IR-329230812RFA)