Minnesota Administrative Rules

9215.0640 LAND DISPOSAL OF MIXED MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE.

Subpart 1.

Content.

Counties, districts, and multicounty areas proposing to develop, implement, or use land disposal facilities must include in the plan information on land disposal facilities described in this part.

Subp. 2.

Policies and goals.

The plan must describe the county's, district's, or multicounty area's goals and policies on land disposal.

Subp. 3.

Existing land disposal facilities.

The plan must:

A.

identify and discuss the status of closed landfills within the county, district, or multicounty area and whether the county, district, or multicounty area is implementing any programs for mitigating the environmental effects of past disposal practices;

B.

describe the land disposal facility or facilities where the county's, district's, or multicounty area's mixed municipal solid waste is managed;

C.

include a table indicating the amount received, processed, and disposed during the previous five years; and

D.

include information on the operational history, removal of problem wastes, and facility management.

Subp. 4.

Environmental and public health impacts.

The plan must evaluate known and potential environmental and public health impacts of operating and proposed disposal facilities and propose a course of action to alleviate those impacts. The plan must include information summarizing the results of recent inspections by the appropriate state agency, report on the results of ground and surface water monitoring at the facilities, and assess operational safety at each facility during the past five years.

Subp. 5.

Specific programs to be developed.

The plan must describe any new or existing land disposal facilities and programs that the county, district, or multicounty area proposes to maintain, expand, implement, or participate in during the next ten years, including:

A.

the annual amount or quantity of waste to be landfilled;

B.

the responsible persons and estimated staff time necessary to implement and manage each program; and

C.

the following information about mixed municipal solid waste land disposal programs and practices in the county, district, or multicounty area:

(1)

permitting schedule;

(2)

schedule of phase development;

(3)

status of financial assurance; and

(4)

status of leachate treatment.

Subp. 6.

Program budget.

The plan must estimate the annual costs that will be incurred by the county, district, or multicounty area in implementing and managing the land disposal programs during the next ten years, including itemized capital and operating costs.

Subp. 7.

Schedule of implementation.

The plan must include a schedule for the implementation of the proposed land disposal programs described in this part.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 115A.06; 115A.42; 115A.45; 115A.46; 116.07

History:

17 SR 1405; 33 SR 1141

Published Electronically:

January 16, 2009