Section 42Republic Act No. 7611., Sec./Art. 42

Operating Criteria for Sanitary Landfills - In the operation of a sanitary land fill, each site operator shall maintain the following minimum operating equipments:

(a) Disposal site records of, but not limited to:

(1) Records of weights or volumes accepted in a form and manner approved by the Department. Such records shall be submitted to the Department upon request, accurate to within ten percent (10%) and adequate for overall planning purposes and forecasting the rate of site filling;

(2) Records of excavations which may affect the safe and proper operation of the site or cause damage to adjoining properties;

(3) Daily log book or file of the following information: fires, landslides, earthquake damage, unusual and sudden settlement, injury and property damage, accidents, explosions, receipts or rejection of unpermitted wastes, flooding and other unusual occurrences;

(4) Record of personnel training; and

(5) Copy of written notification to the Department, local health agency, and fire authority of names, addresses and telephone numbers of the operator or responsible party of the site;

(b) Water quality monitoring of surface and ground waters and effluent, and gas emissions;

(c) Documentation of approvals, determinations and other requirements by the Department;

(d) Signs:

(1) Each point of access from a public road shall be posted with an easily visible sigh indicating the facility name and other pertinent information as required by the Department;

(2) If the site is open to the public, there shall be an easily visible sign at the primary entrance of the site indicating the name of the site operator, the operator's telephone number, and hours of operation; an easily visible sign at an appropriate point shall indicate the schedule of changes and the general types of materials which will either be accepted or not;

(3) If the site is open to the public, there shall be an easily visible road sign and/or traffic control measures which direct traffic to the active face and other areas where wastes or recyclable materials will be deposited; and

(4) Additional signs and/or measures may be required at a disposal site by the Department to protect personnel and public health and safety;

(e) Monitoring of quality of surface, ground and effluent waters, and gas emissions;

(f) The site shall be designed to discourage unauthorized access by persons and vehicles by using a perimeter barrier or topographic constraints. Areas within the site where open storage, or pounding of hazardous materials occurs shall be separately fenced or otherwise secured as determined by the Department. The Department may also require that other areas of the site be fenced to create an appropriate level of security;

(g) Roads within the permitted facility boundary shall be designed to minimize the generation of dust and the tracking of material onto adjacent public roads. Such roads shall be kept in safe condition and maintained such that vehicle access and unloading can be conducted during inclement weather;

(h) Sanitary facilities consisting of adequate number of toilets and handwashing facilities, shall be available to personnel at or in the immediate vicinity of the site;

(i) Safe and adequate drinking water supply for the site personnel shall be available;

(j) The site shall have communication facilities available to site personnel to allow quick response to emergencies;

(k) Where operations are conducted during hours of darkness, the site and/or equipment shall be equipped with adequate lighting as approved by the Department to ensure safety and to monitor the effectiveness of operations;

(l) Operating and maintenance personnel shall wear and use appropriate safety equipment as required by the Department;

(m) Personnel assigned to operate the site shall be adequately trained in subject pertinent to the site operation and maintenance, hazardous materials recognition and screening, and heavy equipment operations, with emphasis on safety, health, environmental controls and emergency procedures. A record of such training shall be placed in the operating record;

(n) The site operator shall provide adequate supervision of a sufficient number of qualified personnel to ensure proper operation of the site in compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, permit conditions and other requirements. The operator shall notify the Department and local health agency in writing of the names, addresses, and telephone number of the operator or responsible party. A copy of the written notification shall be placed in the operation record;

(o) Any disposal site open to the public shall have an attendant present during public operating hours or the site shall be inspected by the operator on a regularly scheduled basis, as determined by the Department;

(p) Unloading of solid wastes shall be confined to a small area as possible to accommodate the number of vehicles using the area without resulting in traffic, personnel, or public safety hazards. Waste materials shall normally be deposited at the toe of the fill, or as otherwise approved by the Department;

(q) Solid waste shall be spread and compacted in layers with repeated passages of the landfill equipment to minimize voids within the cell and maximize compaction. The loose layer shall not exceed a depth approximately two feet before compaction. Spreading and compacting shall be accomplished as rapidly as practicable, unless otherwise approved by the Department;

(r) Covered surfaces of the disposal area shall be graded to promote lateral runoff of precipitation and to prevent pounding. Grades shall be established of sufficient slopes to account for future settlement of the fill surface. Other effective maintenance methods may be allowed by the Department; and

(s) Cover material or native material unsuitable for cover, stockpiled on the site for use or removal, shall be placed so as not to cause problems or interfere with unloading, spreading, compacting, access, safety drainage, or other operations.

Article 7

Local Government Solid Waste Management