§ 273.203. Certification.
(a) The operator shall submit a certification by a registered professional engineer on forms provided by the Department upon completion of each major construction activity identified in the permit for each phase or sequence of construction at the facility. Major construction activities include:
(1) Construction of the groundwater monitoring system.
(2) Construction of the subbase.
(3) Construction of the secondary liner.
(4) Construction of the leachate detection zone.
(5) Construction of the primary liner.
(6) Construction of the protective cover and the collection system within the protective cover.
(7) Construction of a leachate treatment facility.
(8) Construction of sedimentation pond.
(9) Construction of the landfill gas extraction system.
(10) Closure.
(11) Final closure.
(b) The certification shall describe construction activity and the phase or sequence of construction being certificated, using drawings and plans where appropriate. The certification shall state that the actual construction was observed by the engineer or persons under his direct supervision, and that the supervision was carried out in a manner that is consistent with the approved permit.
(c) Upon completion of each construction activity described in subsection (a) other than construction of a leachate treatment facility, the operator shall notify the Department that the construction activity is ready for inspection. No waste may be disposed in the area subject to the inspection until the Department has conducted an inspection and has transmitted its written approval to the permittee indicating that construction was done according to the permit.
(d) The closure and final closure activities will not be deemed complete until the Department has certified completion of closure and final closure activities.
Source The provisions of this § 273.203 amended December 22, 2000, effective December 23, 2000, 30 Pa.B. 6685. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (234812) and (226195).
Cross References This section cited in 25 Pa. Code § 271.343 (relating to withdrawals from municipal trust); and 25 Pa. Code § 272.104 (relating to operator withdrawals from trust fund).
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