Section 724.278  Closure

At closure, all hazardous waste and hazardous waste residues must be removed from the containment system.  Remaining containers, liners, bases, and soil containing or contaminated with hazardous waste or hazardous waste residues must be decontaminated or removed.

BOARD NOTE:   At closure, as throughout the operating period, unless the owner or operator can demonstrate in accordance with 35 Ill. Adm. Code 721.103(d) that the solid waste removed from the containment system is not a hazardous waste, the owner or operator becomes a generator of hazardous waste and must manage it in accordance with all applicable requirements of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 722 through 725.

(Source:  Amended at 27 Ill. Reg. 3725, effective February 14, 2003)