Section 616.302  Closure Performance Standard

The owner or operator must close the unit in a manner that:

a)         Controls, minimizes, or eliminates, to the extent necessary to protect human health and the environment, post-closure escape of waste, waste constituents, leachate, contaminated runoff, or waste decomposition products to soils, groundwaters, surface waters, or the atmosphere;

b)         Minimizes the need for maintenance during and beyond the post-closure care period; and

c)         Complies with the closure requirements of 35 Ill. Adm. Code:  Subtitles C and G.

(Source:  Amended at 47 Ill. Reg. 7631, effective May 16, 2023)