Section 814.901  Scope and Applicability

a)         The standards in this Subpart I are applicable to all existing units of landfills, including those exempt from permit requirements in accordance with Section 21(d) of the Act, that accept only potentially usable waste and are classified as potentially usable waste landfills in accordance with subsection (c) of this Section. Based on an evaluation of the information submitted pursuant to Subpart A of this Part and any Agency site inspection, units that meet the requirements of this Subpart I may remain open for an indefinite period of time after August 1, 1994.

b)         Based on an evaluation of the information submitted pursuant to Subpart A of this Part and any Agency site inspection, units which are unable to comply with the requirements of this Section are subject to the requirements of Subpart H of this Part.

c)         An owner or operator must demonstrate that the existing landfill unit is a potentially usable waste landfill unit pursuant to 35 Ill. Adm. Code 817.105 and 817.106 as follows:

1)         Collecting a representative sample of undiluted and unattenuated landfill leachate obtained in accordance 35 Ill. Adm. Code 817.103(b)(3); or

2)         Extracting leachate from representative core samples obtained from the existing unit.  The core samples must be individually extracted by using ASTM method D3987-85, incorporated by reference in 35 Ill. Adm. Code 810.104, and the resulting leachate must be used for waste classification purposes.

(Source:  Amended at 38 Ill. Reg. 7294, effective March 13, 2014)