NAC444.704. Minimum requirements; operating records; contamination of groundwater.

     1. All Class II sites must comply with the minimum requirements set forth in this section and NAC 444.706 to 444.728, inclusive. A Class II site which fails to satisfy the minimum requirements shall be deemed to be an open dump for the purpose of the disposal of solid waste and is prohibited.

     2. The owner or operator of a new or existing municipal solid waste landfill unit or a lateral expansion which meets the criteria for a Class II site pursuant to NAC 444.571 shall place in the operating records of the unit such information as necessary to demonstrate how the unit or lateral expansion meets the criteria.

     3. An owner or operator of a new or existing municipal solid waste landfill unit or a lateral expansion which meets the criteria for a Class II site who has knowledge that the unit or lateral expansion has contaminated the groundwater shall:

     (a) Notify the solid waste management authority of the contamination; and

     (b) Comply with the requirements for a Class I site set forth in NAC 444.645, 444.6665 to 444.6678, inclusive, 444.6765 to 444.7025, inclusive, and 444.7481 to 444.7499, inclusive.

     [Environmental Comm’n, Solid Waste Mgt Reg. § 5.2, eff. 9-21-77]—(NAC A 9-2-92; 11-8-93)