NAC459.8205. Application to amend license for closure.

     1. A licensee who desires to close a disposal area or is directed to do so by the Division shall submit an application to amend the license for closure. An application for closure must be filed at least 90 days before the date proposed for closure.

     2. The application for closure must include a final revision and specific details of the plan for closure of the disposal area which was a part of the application for a license. The final revision of the plan for closure must include:

     (a) Any additional geologic, hydrologic or other data concerning the disposal area which is pertinent to the long-term containment of wastes emplaced during the operation of the disposal area;

     (b) The results of tests or any other analyses relating to back-filling of excavated areas, closure and sealing, migration of waste and interaction with emplaced media, and any other tests or analysis pertinent to the long-term containment of emplaced waste within the disposal area;

     (c) Any proposed revision of plans for:

          (1) Decontamination or dismantling of facilities above the ground;

          (2) Backfilling of excavated areas; or

          (3) Stabilization of the disposal area for care after closure; and

     (d) Any significant new information regarding the environmental effect of the activities of closure and the long-term performance of the disposal area.

     3. Upon review and consideration of an application to amend the license for closure, the Division will amend the license to authorize closure if there is a reasonable assurance that the long-term objectives after closure will be met.

     4. Information contained in applications, reports or other documents previously filed with the Division may be incorporated by reference in the application for closure if the reference is clear and specific.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Health, eff. 4-27-84)