NAC444.7045. Provisions for employees; compliance with certain provisions; deviations.

     1. The owner or operator of a Class II site shall provide suitable shelter, drinking water and sanitary facilities for the employees who work at the Class II site.

     2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, the owner or operator of a Class II site shall comply with:

     (a) NAC 444.6895, for the closure of the municipal solid waste landfill units;

     (b) NAC 444.6894 and 444.6896, for the postclosure maintenance of municipal solid waste landfill units;

     (c) NAC 444.685 to 444.6859, inclusive;

     (d) NAC 444.6665 to 444.6678, inclusive, 444.6885, 444.6887, 444.692, 444.698 and 444.7025, if the Class II site contains at least one municipal solid waste landfill unit;

     (e) NAC 444.6765 and 444.678 to 444.6795, inclusive; and

     (f) NAC 444.6891, 444.6892 and 444.6893.

     3. The solid waste management authority may, after public review and comment, allow the owner or operator to deviate from the provisions concerning the infiltration barrier set forth in NAC 444.6891. In deciding whether to allow the deviation, the solid waste management authority shall consider:

     (a) The unique characteristics of small communities;

     (b) Climatic and hydrogeologic conditions; and

     (c) Whether allowing the deviation would have an adverse effect on human health or the environment.

     (Added to NAC by Environmental Comm’n, 11-8-93, eff. 10-9-95; A 3-1-94; 11-9-95, eff. 10-9-97; R034-98, 4-17-98)