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LEA Advisory 54—October 26, 1998

1998 Inspection Guide for Solid Waste Landfills

Table of Contents

Introduction
Assembly Bill 1220
Inspection Requirements

Local Requirements
State Requirements
Federal (Subtitle D) Requirements

Preinspection Procedures
Inspection Procedures

Arriving at the Facility
Gaining Access
Site Personnel
Denial of Access
Health and Safety Considerations
Landfill Gas
Landfill Areas
Working Face
Site Perimeter
Access Road/Gatehouse/Office Area
Exit Interview

Documentation
Enforcement Agency Approvals
Operating Record
Other Records
Inspection Report
Follow-Up Inspections
Interagency Coordination
Statutes/Regulations Guidance

Permits
Report of Disposal Site Information
Airport Safety
Records
Signs
Security
Roads
Sanitation
Communications
Lighting
Personnel
Confined Unloading
Spreading and Compacting
Cover
Scavenging/Salvaging/Processing
Equipment
Maintenance
Nuisance
Leachate
Dust
Vectors/Birds
Drainage/Erosion
Litter
Noise
Traffic
Special Wastes
Gas
Closure
Waste Tire Storage and Disposal at Landfills

Index of Appendices:

  • Appendix A: Recommended Health and Safety Gear for Inspections of Municipal Solid Waste Landfills
  • Appendix B: Title 27 SWIS Form for Disposal Sites: Excel (97, 20 KB) or PDF (Adobe Acrobat, 9 KB)
  • Appendix C (PDF--Adobe Acrobat, 999 KB): Conversion Factors for Individual Material Types (Tellus Study)
  • Appendix D: California Penal Code, §402(b)—Requirement to remove doors on discarded white goods
  • Appendix E: Public Resources Code §§4371–§4376—Fire clearance requirements at active solid waste facilities
  • Appendix F: Title 22, California Code of Regulations §§66261.2, 66261.3, and 66261.4—Excluded hazardous wastes
  • Appendix G: Title 40, Code of Federal Regulations §261.5—Special requirements for hazardous waste generated by conditionally exempt small quantity generators
  • Appendix H: Title 22, California Code of Regulations §66265.193—Storage of used oil and Title 22, California Code of Regulations §66262.34—Storage of used oil
  • Appendix I: Title 22, California Code of Regulations §66266.130—Proper disposal of used oil filters
  • Appendix J: Health and Safety Code §25218.8—Storage requirements of spent lead-acid batteries
  • Appendix K: Health and Safety Code §117635—Medical waste definitions
  • Appendix L: Federal Clean Air Act §110—SIP requirements
  • Appendix M: Prevalent Trace Gases from Class III Municipal Solid Waste Landfills
  • Appendix N: Title 40, Code of Federal Regulations §258.1(e)(4) and (f)—Small municipal solid waste landfill unit exemption; Title 40, Code of Federal Regulations §258.21—Daily cover and; Title 40, Code of Federal Regulations §258.23—Explosive gases control

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