Part 60. Solid Waste Management Rules

8 CAR § 60-308. Modification of permits. (a) Procedures for permit modification. (1) The permittee may at any time request a modification to the permit. (2) Submittal of an application for modification of permit shall be on forms made available by the Division of Environmental Qu…

8 CAR § 60-309. Duration of permits. (a)(1) Landfill permits regulate active fill operations, closure, and post-closure phases of activities at a facility. (2) The active fill operations phase shall cease if the facility places waste beyond the permitted boundaries, or exceeds th…

8 CAR § 60-401. Location restrictions — Responsibilities. (a) Applicants for a permit for a Class 1 landfill shall be responsible for selection of the proposed site subject to the provisions of this section. (b) Solid waste disposal facilities or practices which violate any of th…

8 CAR § 60-402. Airport safety. (a) Location prohibition for new facilities. New permitted Class 1 landfills shall not be located within ten thousand feet (10,000’) (three thousand forty-eight meters (3,048 m)) of any airport runway end used by turbojet aircraft or within five th…

8 CAR § 60-403. Floodplains. (a) Applicability. Owners or operators of new Class 1 landfill units, existing units, and lateral expansions located in one hundred-year floodplains must demonstrate that the unit will not: (1) Restrict the flow of the base flood; (2) Reduce the tempo…

8 CAR § 60-404. Wetlands. (a) Applicability. New Class 1 municipal solid waste landfill units and lateral expansions and other facilities identified in this part shall not be located in wetlands, unless the owner or operator can make the following demonstrations to the Director o…

8 CAR § 60-405. Fault areas. Applicability. New units and lateral expansions shall not be located within two hundred feet (200’) (sixty meters (60 m)) of a fault that has had displacement in Holocene time unless the owner or operator demonstrates to the Director of the Division o…

8 CAR § 60-406. Seismic impact zones. (a) Applicability. New units and lateral expansions shall not be located in seismic impact zones unless the owner or operator demonstrates to the Director of the Division of Environmental Quality that all containment structures, including lin…

8 CAR § 60-407. Unstable areas. (a) Applicability. (1) Owners or operators of new units, existing units, and lateral expansions located in an unstable area must demonstrate that engineering measures have been incorporated into the unit's design to ensure that the integrity of the…

8 CAR § 60-408. Separation distances and buffer zones. (a) New facilities and expansions. Applicants for new Class 1 landfills and expansions to the permitted area shall comply with the following minimum separation distances and buffer zones as measured from the proposed active p…

8 CAR § 60-409. Closure of existing landfill units. (a) Applicability. Existing Class 1 units that cannot make the demonstrations specified in 8 CAR § 60-402, pertaining to airports, 8 CAR § 60-403, pertaining to floodplains, or 8 CAR § 60-407, pertaining to unstable areas, must …

8 CAR § 60-410. Endangered species. (a) Prohibition against taking. Solid waste facilities and practices shall not cause or contribute to the taking of any endangered or threatened species of: (1) Plants; (2) Fish; or (3) Wildlife. (b) Destruction of habitat. The facility or prac…

8 CAR § 60-411. General operating requirements. (a) Conformance with permit documents. All operations at the landfill shall be in accordance with the approved plans and operating plan and narrative. (b) Operator licensing requirements. All operations shall be performed by license…

8 CAR § 60-412. Procedures for excluding the receipt of hazardous waste and unauthorized waste. (a) Applicability. (1) Owners or operators must implement a program at the facility for detecting and preventing the disposal of: (A) Regulated hazardous wastes as defined in 40 C.F.R.…

8 CAR § 60-413. Cover material requirements. (a) Daily cover. Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section, the owners or operators of all Class 1 landfills must cover disposed solid waste with six inches (6”) of earthen material at the end of each operating day, or at mo…

8 CAR § 60-414. Disease vector control. Applicability. As provided in 40 C.F.R. § 258.22, owners or operators must prevent or control on-site populations of disease vectors using techniques appropriate for the protection of human health and the environment.

8 CAR § 60-415. Explosive gases control. (a) Applicability. As provided in 40 C.F.R § 258.22, owners or operators of all permitted landfills shall ensure that: (1) The concentration of methane gas generated by the facility does not exceed twenty-five percent (25%) of the lower ex…

8 CAR § 60-416. Air criteria. (a) Applicability. As provided in 40 C.F.R. § 258.24, owners or operators must ensure that the units do not violate any applicable requirements developed under a State Implementation Plan (SIP) approved or promulgated by the Administrator of the Unit…

8 CAR § 60-417. Access requirements. (a) Applicability. As provided in 40 C.F.R. § 258.15 and this section, owners or operators must control public access and prevent unauthorized vehicular traffic and illegal dumping of wastes by using artificial barriers, natural barriers, or b…

8 CAR § 60-418. Run-on/run-off control systems. (a) Applicability. As provided in 40 C.F.R. § 258.15, owners or operators must design, construct, and maintain: (1) A run-on control system to prevent flow onto the active portion of the landfill during the peak discharge from a twe…

8 CAR § 60-419. Surface water requirements. (a) General requirements. As provided in 40 C.F.R. § 258.27, all Class 1 landfills shall not: (1) Cause a discharge of pollutants into waters of the United States, including wetlands, that violates any requirements of the Clean Water Ac…

8 CAR § 60-420. Liquids restrictions. (a) Applicability. As provided in 40 C.F.R. § 258.28, bulk or noncontainerized liquid waste may not be placed in Class 1 landfills unless: (1) The waste is household waste other than septic waste; or (2)(A) The waste is leachate or gas conden…

8 CAR § 60-421. Recordkeeping requirements. (a) Applicability. As provided in 40 C.F.R. § 258.29 and provisions herein, the owner or operator must record and retain at the facility in an operating record or in an alternative location approved by the Director of the Division of En…

8 CAR § 60-422. Operating plan and narrative. (a) Applicability. (1) Each facility shall develop and implement an operating plan and narrative. (2) The purpose of the operating plan and narrative shall be to develop and present site-specific methods and procedures by which the fa…

8 CAR § 60-423. Annual engineering inspection reports. (a) Applicability. This section applies to all permitted Class 1 landfills. (b) Report requirements. (1) A professional engineer registered in the State of Arkansas shall inspect the landfill site at least annually and prepar…

8 CAR § 60-424. Minimum design criteria. (a) Applicability. New Class 1 landfills and lateral expansions shall be constructed: (1)(A) In accordance with a design approved by the Director of the Division of Environmental Quality. (B) The design must ensure that the concentration v…

8 CAR § 60-425. Landfills in Boone and St. Joe Formations. (a) Applicability. (1) The following are minimum design standards for Class 1 landfills that are located within the outcrop area of the Boone and St. Joe Formations. (2) The design phase of a project must neutralize all l…

8 CAR § 60-426. Survey control. (a) Applicability. (1) Each facility shall develop and maintain a method of survey control as a means of ensuring and documenting that the facility is developed in accordance with the permit drawings. (2) Specifically, the site shall develop a grid…

8 CAR § 60-427. Surface water control. (a) Applicability. Each landfill shall design and implement a system to control surface water at the facility in accordance with the minimum standards set forth in this section. (b) Surface water control requirements. (1) Design of permanent…

8 CAR § 60-428. Liner and final cover design and construction. (a) Quality assurance plans. (1) Bottom, sidewall liners, and final covers, both synthetic and clay components, shall be constructed in accordance with written quality assurance plans. (2) The plan or plans shall be m…

8 CAR § 60-429. Leachate collection system design and construction. (a) System requirements. (1) Leachate collection systems shall be designed and installed to facilitate dewatering of the waste mass and disposal area. (2) The systems shall be designed to limit the maximum leacha…

8 CAR § 60-430. Earthwork balance. (a) Quantity summaries. (1) The narrative shall include a tabulation of excavation and material quantities required to construct the facility as designed. (2) The tabulation descriptions shall correlate with plan cross sections, e.g., clay liner…

8 CAR § 60-431. Landfill configuration. (a) Applicability. This section applies to the design and operation of all landfills. (b) Slopes. (1) Finished grades of the landfill cap shall be selected to minimize standing water and erosion. (2) The design shall at a minimum consider t…

Chapter references. Applicants, permittees, owners, or operators shall also refer to applicable provisions of Subpart 11 of this part, Geotechnical and Hydrogeological Investigations, Subpart 12 of this part, Ground Water Monitoring and Corrective Action, Subpart 13 of this part,…

8 CAR § 60-501. Location restrictions. Responsibility of applicant. Applicants for a permit for a solid waste disposal, collection, and processing facility shall be responsible for selection of the proposed site subject to the provisions of 8 CAR §§ 60-502 – 60-509.

8 CAR § 60-502. Airport safety. (a) Putrescible waste facilities. (1) This section applies only to Class 3 landfills that dispose of or propose to dispose of putrescible wastes. (2) A facility or practice disposing of putrescible wastes that may attract birds and which occurs wit…

8 CAR § 60-503. Floodplains. (a) Applicability. Solid waste facilities shall be designed and operated in a manner that will not: (1) Restrict the flow of the base flood; (2) Reduce the temporary water storage capacity of the floodplain; or (3) Result in washout of solid waste so …

8 CAR § 60-504. Wetlands. Applicability. New Class 3 landfills, expansions to the area permitted for waste disposal, and portions of the permitted area which have not been constructed shall not be located in wetlands unless the owner or operator can make the demonstration in 8 CA…

8 CAR § 60-505. Fault areas. Applicability. New Class 3 landfills and expansions to the area permitted for waste disposal shall not be located within two hundred feet (200’) (sixty meters (60 m)) of a fault that has had displacement in Holocene time unless the owner or operator d…

8 CAR § 60-506. Seismic impact zones. Applicability. New Class 3 landfills and expansions to the area permitted for waste disposal shall not be located in seismic impact zones unless the owner or operator demonstrates to the Director of the Division of Environmental Quality that …

8 CAR § 60-507. Unstable areas. Applicability. Owners or operators of new Class 3 landfills and expansions of the area permitted for waste disposal must demonstrate that engineering measures have been incorporated into the unit's design to ensure that the integrity of the structu…

8 CAR § 60-508. Separation distances and buffer zones. (a) New facilities and expansions. Applicants for new Class 3 landfills and expansions to the permitted area shall comply with the following minimum separation distances and buffer zones as measured from the proposed active p…

8 CAR § 60-509. Endangered species. (a) Applicability. This section applies to: (1) Existing landfills; (2) New landfills; and (3) Expansions to permitted facilities. (b) Species threat. Solid waste facilities and practices shall not cause or contribute to the taking of any endan…

8 CAR § 60-510. General operating requirements. (a) Conformance with permit documents. All operations at the landfill shall be in accordance with the requirements of this subpart, the permit, and the approved plans and operating plan and narrative. (b) Operator licensing requirem…

8 CAR § 60-511. Procedures for excluding the receipt of hazardous and unauthorized waste. (a) Program requirements. (1) Owners or operators shall implement a program at the facility for detecting and preventing the disposal of regulated hazardous wastes and polychlorinated biphen…

8 CAR § 60-512. Cover material requirements. (a) Daily cover. The owners or operators of all Class 3 landfills must cover disposed solid waste with six inches (6”) of earthen material at the end of each operating day, or at more frequent intervals if necessary, to control disease…

8 CAR § 60-513. Disease vector control. Applicability. Owners or operators of all permitted facilities must prevent or control on-site populations of disease vectors using techniques appropriate for the protection of human health and the environment.