NAC444.6765. Closure of existing municipal solid waste landfill unit for failure to prove compliance with certain provisions.

     1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, an existing municipal solid waste landfill unit which does not file the proof required by NAC 444.6783, 444.6785 and 444.6795 must close by October 9, 1996, in accordance with NAC 444.6891, 444.6892 and 444.6893, and must conduct postclosure activities in accordance with NAC 444.6894.

     2. The deadline for closure required by this section may be extended for not more than 2 years if the owner or operator demonstrates to the solid waste management authority that there is:

     (a) No available alternative for the disposal of waste; and

     (b) No immediate threat to public health and safety and the environment.

     (Added to NAC by Environmental Comm’n, eff. 11-8-93)