1. (1) Each Class III Landfill shall meet the following applicable requirements, as determined by the director:

   1. (a) the plan of operation requirements of Subsections R315-302-2(2)(a), R315-302-2(2)(b), R315-302-2(2)(c), R315-302-2(2)(d), R315-302-2(2)(g), R315-302-2(2)(i), R315-302-2(2)(j), R315-302-2(2)(k), R315-302-2(2)(l), R315-302-2(2)(m), R315-302-2(2)(n), and R315-302-2(2)(o);
   2. (b) the recordkeeping requirements of Subsections R315-302-2(3)(a), R315-302-2(3)(b)(i), R315-302-2(3)(b)(iii), R315-302-2(3)(b)(iv), and R315-302-2(3)(b)(vi);
   3. (c) the reporting requirements of Subsection R315-302-2(4); and
   4. (d) the inspection requirements of Subsection R315-302-2(5).

2. (2) Each Class III Landfill shall meet the applicable general requirements for closure and post-closure care found in Subsections R315-302-2(6), R315-302-3(2), R315-302-3(3), R315-302-3(4)(a) and R315-302-3(4)(b), R315-302-3(5), R315-302-3(6)(a)(iv) through R315-302-3(6)(a)(vi), R315-302-3(6)(b) and R315-302-3(6)(c), and R315-302-3(7)(a) as determined by the director.

   1. (a) Each Class IIIa Landfill shall meet the closure requirements of Subsection R315-303-3(5).
   2. (b) Each Class IIIb Landfill shall meet the closure requirements of Subsection R315-305-5(5)(b).
   3. (c) If a Class III Landfill is already subject to the closure and post-closure requirements of another federal or state agency that are as stringent as specified in Subsection R315-304-5(2)(a) or R315-304-5(2)(b), the landfill may be exempt, upon approval of the director, from the closure requirements of Subsection R315-304-5(2)(a) or R315-304-5(2)(b).

3. (3) Standards for Design.

   1. (a) The owner or operator of a Class III Landfill shall design the landfill to minimize the acceptance of liquids and control storm water run or onrunoff as specified in Subsections R315-303-3(1)(b), R315-303-3(1)(c), and R315-303-3(1)(d).
   2. (b) The owner or operator of a Class III Landfill shall design the landfill to meet the requirements of Subsections R315-303-3(8)(a), R315-303-3(8)(c), R315-303-3(8)(e), R315-303-3(8)(f), R315-303-3(8)(g), R315-303-3(8)(h), and R315-303-3(8)(i) as determined by the director.

4. (4) Ground Water Monitoring.

   1. (a) The owner or operator of a Class IIIa Landfill shall monitor the ground water beneath the landfill as specified in Rule R315-308.
   2. (b) Subject to the performance standard of Subsection R315-303-2(1), if the owner or operator of a Class IIIa Landfill is monitoring the ground water beneath the landfill and otherwise meeting the requirements of a discharge permit as issued by the Utah Division of Water Quality, the landfill may be exempt, upon approval of the director, from the ground water monitoring requirements of Rule R315-308.
   3. (c) A Class IIIb Landfill is exempt from the ground water monitoring requirements of Rule R315-308.

5. (5) Standards for Operation.

   1. (a) Each Class IIIa Landfill shall meet the standards of Section R315-303-4 except:

      1. (i) for the requirements of Subsections R315-303-4(2)(f) and R315-303-4(6); and
      2. (ii) may be exempt from the daily cover requirements of Subsection R315-303-4(4) upon the demonstration that an alternate schedule for the covering of waste at the landfill will not present a threat to human health or the environment.
   2. (b) Each Class IIIb Landfill shall meet the requirements for operation in Subsections R315-305-4(7) and R315-305-5(2) through R315-305-5(4) as determined by the director.

6. (6) Financial Assurance.

   1. (a) The owner or operator of each Class III Landfill shall establish financial assurance as required by Rule R315-309.
   2. (b) If the owner or operator of a Class III Landfill has financial assurance, in effect and active, that covers the costs of closure and post-closure care of the landfill as required by another federal or state agency that is as stringent as the requirements of Rule R315-309, the landfill may be exempt, upon approval of the director, from the financial assurance requirements of Rule R315-309.

7. (7) Permit Requirements.

   Each Class III Landfill shall apply for and get a permit to operate by meeting the applicable requirements of Rule R315-310.

KEY: solid waste management, solid waste disposal

Date of Last Change: October 15, 2024

Notice of Continuation: November 30, 2022

Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 19-6-105; 19-6-108; 40 CFR 257