§ 66264.254. Monitoring and Inspection.

(a) During construction or installation, liners (except as exempted from section 66264.251(a)) and cover systems (e.g., membranes, sheets, or coatings) shall be inspected for uniformity, damage, and imperfections (e.g., holes, cracks, thin spots, or foreign materials). Immediately after construction or installation:

(1) synthetic liners and covers shall be inspected to ensure tight seams and joints and the absence of tears, punctures, or blisters; and

(2) soil-based and admixed liners and covers shall be inspected for imperfections including lenses, cracks, channels, root holes, or other structural non-uniformities that may cause an increase in the permeability of the liner or cover.

(b) While a waste pile is in operation, it shall be inspected weekly and after storms to detect evidence of any of the following:

(1) deterioration, malfunctions, or improper operation of run-on and run-off control systems;

(2) proper functioning of wind dispersal control systems, where present; and

(3) the presence of liquids in leak detection systems, where installed to comply with section 66264.251(k);

(4) the presence of leachate in and proper functioning of leachate collection and removal systems, where present.

(c) An owner or operator required to have a leak detection system under section 66264.251(c) shall record the amount of liquids removed from each leak detection system sump at least once each week during the active life and closure period.

HISTORY

1. New section filed 5-24-91; operative 7-1-91 (Register 91, No. 22).

2. New subsection (c) and amendment of Note filed 7-19-95; operative 8-18-95 (Register 95, No. 29).

Note

Note: Authority cited: Sections 25150 and 25159, Health and Safety Code; and Governor's Reorganization Plan Number 1 of 1991. Reference: Sections 25159 and 25159.5, Health and Safety Code.