AUTHORITY: Implementing Sections 5, 21, 21.1, 22, 22.17, 28.1, and authorized by Section 27 of the Environmental Protection Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1991, ch. 111½, pars. 1005, 1021, 1021.1, 1022, 1022.17, 1028.1 and 1027) [415 ILCS 5/5, 21, 21.1, 22, 22.17, 28.1 and 27].

SOURCE: Adopted in R88-7 at 14 Ill. Reg. 15807, effective September 18, 1990; amended in R90-26 at 18 Ill. Reg. 12384, effective August 1, 1994.

SUBPART A: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

 

Section 815.101  Scope and Applicability

 

a)         The requirements of this Part are applicable to all landfills exempt from permits pursuant to Section 21(d) of the Environmental Protection Act (Act) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. 111½, par. 1021(d)).  All reports and information required under this Part shall be filed with the Agency or retained on site in accordance with the requirements set forth in each Subpart.

 

b)         All general provisions in 35 Ill. Adm. Code 810 apply to this Part.

 

Section 815.102  Required Signatures

 

All reports shall be signed by a duly authorized agent.  The following persons are considered duly authorized agents:

 

a)         For Corporations, a principal executive officer of at least the level of vice president;

 

b)         For a sole proprietorship or partnership, a proprietor or general partner, respectively;

 

c)         For a municipality, state, federal or other public agency, by the head of the agency or ranking elected official.

SUBPART B: INITIAL FACILITY REPORT

 

Section 815.201  Scope and Applicability

 

All landfills regulated under this Part shall file an initial facility report with the Agency as specified in this Subpart to provide information concerning location and disposal practices of the facility.

 

Section 815.202  Filing Deadline

 

a)         Existing Facilities

 

            The initial facility report was to have been filed with the Agency by September 18, 1992.

 

b)         Existing Steel and Foundry Landfills Regulated Pursuant to 35 Ill. Adm. Code 814.Subparts F, G, H, and I

 

            An amended initial facility report shall be filed within one year of August 1, 1994.

 

c)         New Facilities

 

            The initial facility report shall be filed with the Agency before any waste is accepted.

 

(Source:  Amended at 18 Ill. Reg. 12384, effective August 1, 1994)

 

Section 815.203  Information to be Filed

 

a)         New Units

 

            All of the information required by 35 Ill. Adm. Code 812 except 35 Ill. Adm. Code 812.101, 812.103, 812.104, 812.105, and 812.116 shall be filed with the Agency.

 

b)         Existing Units

 

            All of the information required by 35 Ill. Adm. Code 812, except 35 Ill. Adm. Code 812.101, 812.103, 812.104, 812.105, and 812.116, that is applicable to an existing unit, as described in 35 Ill. Adm. Code 814, shall be filed with the Agency.

 

Section 815.204  Required Signatures

 

a)         All initial facility reports shall contain the name, address, and telephone number of a duly authorized agent to whom all inquiries and correspondence shall be addressed.

 

b)         All initial facility reports shall be signed by a duly authorized agent and shall be accompanied by evidence of authority to sign the report and shall be notarized.

SUBPART C: ANNUAL REPORTS

 

Section 815.301  Scope and Applicability

 

All landfills regulated under this Part shall file an annual report with the Agency.  The first annual report shall be filed on the first of January that follows the year in which the initial facility report is filed, unless the Agency specifies in writing an alternative filing date no later than one year after the initial facility report has been filed.

 

Section 815.302  Reporting Period

 

Annual reports shall be filed during operation of the facility and for the entire postclosure monitoring period.

 

Section 815.303  Information to be Submitted

 

All annual reports shall contain the following information:

 

a)         A waste volume summary which includes:

 

1)         Total amount of solid waste accepted at the facility;

 

2)         Remaining capacity in each unit; and

 

3)         A copy of all identification reports required under 35 Ill. Adm. Code 811.404.

 

b)         All raw monitoring data collected at the facility from the leachate collection system, groundwater monitoring network, and gas monitoring system, and in addition shall include:

 

1)         Graphical results of monitoring efforts;

 

2)         Statistical summaries and analysis of trends in the collected data;

 

3)         Changes to the monitoring program; and

 

4)         Discussion of error analysis, detection limits, observed trends.

 

c)         Proposed activities for the year

 

1)         Amount of waste expected in the next year;

 

2)         Structures to be built within the next year; and

 

3)         New monitoring stations to be installed within the next year.

 

d)         A summary of all modifications including significant modifications made to the operations during the course of the year.

 

e)         Signature of the operator or duly authorized agent.

SUBPART D: QUARTERLY GROUNDWATER REPORTS

 

Section 815.401  Scope and Applicability

 

All landfills regulated under this Part shall file all groundwater monitoring data with the Agency in accordance with the filing schedule of this Subpart, and file modifications, since the last quarterly report, to any list of background concentrations prepared in accordance with 35 Ill. Adm. Code 811.320(d)(1) or 817.416(d)(1), as applicable.

 

(Source:  Amended at 18 Ill. Reg. 12384, effective August 1, 1994)

 

Section 815.402  Filing Schedule

 

The reports shall be submitted to the Agency on a quarterly basis, in accordance with the following schedule:

 

a)         May 15 for activities in January, February and March;

 

b)         August 15 for activities during April, May and June;

 

c)         November 15 for activities during July, August and September; and

 

d)         February 15 for activities during October, November and December.

SUBPART E: INFORMATION TO BE RETAINED ON-SITE

 

Section 815.501  Scope and Applicability

 

All facilities exempt from permits pursuant to Section 21(d) of the Act shall retain, for Agency inspection, the information required to be collected by the operator pursuant to this Subpart, at the facility for the entire postclosure care period. If there is no active office for maintenance of records at the facility during the postclosure care period, then an alternate active operation site in the state, owned or operated by the same facility operator, may be specified. The Agency must be notified of the address and telephone number of the operator at the alternative facility where the information will be retained.

 

Section 815.502  Acceptance Reports

 

At the end of each major phase of construction, as determined by the operator, and prior to placing a structure into use, the construction quality assurance officer shall prepare an acceptance report in accordance with the requirements of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 811.505(d).  All acceptance reports shall be retained at the site in accordance with this Subpart.

 

Section 815.503  Other Information

 

Information developed by the operator but not yet filed with the Agency in quarterly or annual report shall be kept at or near the facility for inspection by the Agency upon request during normal working hours.