Section 18 AAC 60.800 - Visual monitoring(a) For a facility required to have a permit or authorization under 18 AAC 60.200, the permittee shall design a visual monitoring program, as appropriate to the facility, to detect and document the following: (1) signs of damage or potential damage to any component of the facility from settlement, ponding, leakage, thermal instability, frost action, erosion, thawing of the waste, or operations at the facility;(2) damage to surface water sampling locations and the above-grade portions of groundwater monitoring devices, gas monitoring probes, thermistors, and all other monitoring devices;(3) violations of. (A) the facility design approved under 18 AAC 60.203; (B) the operations plan approved as part of a permit issued under 18 AAC 60.215;(C) conditions of the permit or authorization for the facility; and(D) any regulations applicable to the facility'(4) escape of waste or leachate or any unauthorized waste disposal;(5) slippage of a flexible liner or damage to its anchor;(6) erosion, a tear, a crack, or other damage to the visible portion of a liner;(7) damage to the structural integrity of a containment structure, retaining wall, erosion control, or diversion structure;(8) fire or combustion in the waste; and(9) evidence of death or stress to fish, wildlife, or vegetation that might be caused by the facility.(c) The permittee shall ensure that a person familiar with the permit or authorization requirements, the applicable requirements of this chapter, and the visual monitoring program, conducts a visual inspection of the facility once each month, or at a frequency appropriate to facility operations as determined by the department and specified in the permit.(d) The owner or operator shall keep records of visual monitoring conducted under this section with the operating record of the facility for at least five years after the visual monitoring was conducted.(e) If the visual monitoring program identifies a deficiency in any of the items in (a) of this section, the facility's owner or operator shall take prompt action to correct the deficiency and place a written record of the completed corrective action in the operating record of the facility. The owner or operator shall provide written notification to the department at the time the deficiency is identified and at the time the corrective action is completed. Eff. 1/28/96, Register 137; am 10/29/98, Register 148; am 2/25/2022, Register 241, April 2022 Authority:AS 44.46.020
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