1. (a) A facility closure plan shall provide sufficient detail to allow a third party to implement and complete all required facility closure tasks in compliance with RSA 149-M, the permit, and the solid waste rules without further explanation or guidance or as provided by (b) below.
2. (b) For a landfill closure plan prepared before the facility reaches final grades, the design plans and specifications for the capping system and related appurtenances shall be considered preliminary and need not provide final design detail sufficient to allow third party implementation without further explanation or guidance. However, any closure plan approved on the basis of preliminary plans shall include, in the list of closure tasks, provisions for preparing final design plans and specifications for the capping system and related appurtenances, as specified in Env-Sw 807.
3. (c) The closure plan shall be prepared as a loose-leaf document to facilitate amendment.
4. (d) Each page of the closure plan shall bear the page number, the date of preparation or last revision, as applicable, and the facility name and permit number if a permit is issued for the facility at the time that the closure plan or a modification thereto is prepared.

5. (e) The closure plan shall be organized and prepared as follows:

   1. (1) Section 1, titled “facility identification,” shall provide:

      1. a. The facility name, telephone number, mailing address, location by street address and municipality, and permit number;
      2. b. The type of facility; and
      3. c. The name, address, and telephone number of the permittee, property owner, and facility operator;
   2. (2) Section 2, titled “closure schedule,” shall provide the anticipated date of closure and a closure schedule that sets forth each discrete activity that will be undertaken to complete facility closure, the order in which the activities will be undertaken and the estimated length of time the activity will take;
   3. (3) Section 3, titled “waste identification,” shall identify all types of waste received or intended to be received by the facility during its active life;
   4. (4) Section 4, titled “notifications,” shall provide a description of how notice will be given to facility users prior to terminating receipt of waste;

   5. (5) Section 5, titled “closure requirements,” shall provide:

      1. a. A list of each major closure work task required to implement and complete closure of the facility;
      2. b. A description of the procedures for completing all required closure work tasks; and
      3. c. Design plans and specifications for construction of required closure systems;

   6. (6) Section 6, titled “post-closure requirements,” shall:

      1. a. Describe all required post-closure testing, inspection, maintenance, and monitoring that will be performed at the facility pursuant to the provisions of the solid waste rules and the permit;
      2. b. Identify any activity not regulated by the solid waste rules but involving a waste listed in Env-Sw 101.03, and any activity that is permit-exempt in Env-Sw 302.03; and
      3. c. For a landfill, identify any activity approved in accordance with Env-Sw 807.

   7. (7) Section 7, titled “recordkeeping and reporting,” shall identify and describe:

      1. a. All recordkeeping and reporting obligations required of the facility following completion of the closure work identified in section 5 of the closure plan; and
      2. b. Locations and provisions for storing facility records, including the operating records, following facility closure;

   8. (8) Section 8, titled “other permits and approvals,” shall:

      1. a. Identify all other existing local, state, and federal permits and approvals anticipated to be in effect at the time of closure;
      2. b. Identify all other local, state, and federal permits and approvals required to implement facility closure, including the implementation of all post-closure monitoring and maintenance requirements;
      3. c. Identify the status of each permit and approval identified pursuant to a. above; and
      4. d. For a landfill located on property not owned by the permittee, include a copy of the written executed access agreement required by Env-Sw 1003.03; and
   9. (9) Section 9, titled “closure cost estimate,” shall provide a closure cost estimate prepared in accordance with the criteria in Env-Sw 1403.02.

Source. #6619-B, eff 10-29-97; (See Revision Note at chapter heading for Env-Sw 1100); ss by #8459, eff 10-28-05 (formerly Env-Wm 2806.04); ss by #10598, eff 7-1-14; ss by #14108, eff 11-13-24, EXPIRES: 11-13-34 (formerly Env-Sw 1106.04)