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2.10

CLOSURE PLANS

Each holder of a landfill operational certificate shall develop a closure plan for each landfill under their control. These closure plans shall include, as a minimum, the following:

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currently anticipated date of closure a description of the work required to physically close the site the final shape of the landfill complete with contour and cross-section drawings the proposed final use of the landfill site after closure the long term leachate monitoring, site settlement and erosion control monitoring plans the estimated cost of closure and post-closure

REPORTING

Each holder of a landfill operational certificate shall prepare and submit an annual report for the MELP office. This report will include information regarding:

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weights or volumes of waste (by category, if possible) accepted at the landfill in the reporting year a record of the cover material volumes applied during the reporting year the weights or volumes of any recyclable materials that were stockpiled on site at the end of the reporting year the weights or volumes of any recyclable materials that were shipped off-site to materials users or brokers during the reporting year the total volume of landfill remaining and revised anticipated closure date the results of any leachate andlor landfill gas monitoring conducted in the previous year

Reporting for closed landfills will continue for a period of time appropriate for that site, up to a maximum of 25 years after closure

3.0

SITE SPECIFIC ACTIONS

3.1

SITE SUPERVISION

Each landfill owner, in conjunction with its landfill operator, will decide on the appropriate level of site supervision for their landfill. In general, each site will have restricted days or hours of operation and their will be site supervision during times that the landfill is opened. Some small landfills may or may not have site supervisors, depending on the situation and success of the owner to remain in compliance with their operational certikate without site supervision. 3.2

WASTE MEASUREMENT

The owners of the landfills realize that the best means of measuring the quantity of waste coming into the landfill is through the use of weigh scales. However, in many cases, the cost of such


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