Sec.22a-209-13. Closing of solid waste facilities

(a) If an owner or permittee intends to close any solid waste facility without an order from the Commissioner to do so, he or she must notify the Commissioner of his or her intention to do so at least sixty (60) days prior to closing.

(b) The Commissioner may require any action or the submission of any information which he deems necessary to insure the proper closing of any facility so as to preserve and protect the natural resources and environment of the State of Connecticut.

(c) The Commissioner shall inspect or cause to be inspected all solid waste facilities that have been closed to determine if the closing is satisfactory. He or she shall notify the owner of a closed solid waste facility if the closing is satisfactory and shall order necessary construction or other steps to be taken to bring unsatisfactory sites into compliance with applicable regulations.

(d) Detailed information concerning the use of the site following closing shall be submitted to the Commissioner for approval and such approval shall be obtained before any use is made of the site. Upon approval, such plan shall become part of the facility plan.

(e) The regulations governing the closing of solid or special waste disposal areas voluntarily or under order of the Commissioner are 22a-209-7 (c) (3) concerning grading, 22a-209-7 (e) concerning fire protection, 22a-209-7 (l) (4) concerning final cover and seeding, 22a-209-7 (m) concerning vector control, 22a-209-7 (n) concerning decomposition gases, and 22a-209-7 (u) concerning disruption.

(f) Within ninety (90) days of the closing of a solid waste or special waste disposal area, the owner or operator shall furnish the Department with a complete set of as-built drawings of the area. Such drawings shall become part of the facility plan.

(g) Upon closing a solid or special waste disposal area, the owner or operator shall record a detailed description of the disposal area in the appropriate municipal land records, and shall send the following to the Commissioner: A copy of such description, certified by the municipal clerk as a true copy, along with a notation of the volume and page reference to the deed to the property on which the disposal area is located, a description of the general types and locations of wastes on the site, the depth of fill, the depth and type of cover material, the dates the disposal area was in use, area of potential impacted ground water as defined in the facility plan submitted with the application for permit to construct, and other information which the Commissioner deems necessary.

(h) Responsibility for post-closure maintenance and monitoring of solid waste or special waste disposal areas shall rest with the property owner of record unless the assignment of those responsibilities to other persons is approved in writing by the Commissioner.

(Effective February 21, 1985)