NAC444.6892. Notice of intent to close; general requirements concerning closure.

     1. At least 15 days before beginning the closure of a municipal solid waste landfill unit at a Class I site pursuant to subsection 2, an owner or operator shall provide notice to the solid waste management authority of the intent to close the unit.

     2. The owner or operator shall begin activities for the closure of the municipal solid waste landfill unit no later than 30 days after the date on which the unit receives the final receipt of wastes or, if the unit has remaining capacity and there is a reasonable likelihood that the unit will receive additional wastes, no later than 1 year after the most recent receipt of wastes. Extensions beyond the 1-year deadline may be granted by the solid waste management authority if the owner or operator demonstrates that the unit has the capacity to receive additional wastes and the owner or operator has taken and will continue to take all actions necessary to prevent threats to public health and safety and the environment from the open unit.

     3. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 4 and 5, the owner or operator of a Class I site shall complete activities for the closure of each municipal solid waste landfill unit at the site in accordance with the plan for closure within 180 days after the beginning the closure. Extensions of the period for closure may be granted by the solid waste management authority if the owner or operator demonstrates that closure will, of necessity, take longer than 180 days and that the owner or operator has taken and will continue to take all actions to prevent threats to public health and safety and the environment from the open unit.

     4. The owner or operator of a Class I site which stopped receiving waste before November 8, 1993, shall:

     (a) Comply with the requirements for a final cover set forth in NAC 444.6891; and

     (b) Complete activities for the closure of each municipal solid waste landfill unit at the site by May 8, 1994.

     5. The owner or operator of an existing municipal solid waste landfill unit or lateral expansion at a Class I site which accepts less than 100 tons of solid waste per day shall, if the site stops receiving waste before April 9, 1994:

     (a) Comply with the requirements for a final cover set forth in NAC 444.6891; and

     (b) Complete activities for the closure of each municipal solid waste landfill unit at the site within 180 days after the last receipt of waste.

     6. After the closure of each municipal solid waste landfill unit, the owner or operator of the site shall notify the solid waste management authority that a certification, signed by an independent licensed professional engineer and approved by the solid waste management authority verifying that closure has been completed in accordance with the plan for closure, has been placed in the operating record of the site.

     (Added to NAC by Environmental Comm’n, eff. 11-8-93; A 3-1-94)