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St. Charles County, MO
 
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[Ord. No. 01-061 §§1—8, 5-30-2001]
The operator shall notify the Division Director three (3) months prior to permanent or planned closure of his intent to close a landfill, waste processing facility or transfer station.
[Ord. No. 01-061 §§1—8, 5-30-2001]
A. 
In addition to the provisions of the waste facility plan covering closure of a sanitary landfill, the following criteria shall be complied with:
1. 
Two (2) feet of compacted final cover plus six (6) inches of top soil, mulch, compost, or other material capable of supporting vegetation is required. An additional one (1) foot of compacted final cover (for a total of three (3) feet compacted final cover) may be substituted by the operator for the six (6) inches of top soil provided that adequate vegetation cover can be established.
2. 
Vegetative cover shall be established as soon as possible following closure. Repeated seedings shall be undertaken if required to secure permanent vegetative cover.
3. 
All public and private water wells within one-quarter (¼) mile of the sanitary landfill shall be sampled for the contaminant parameters specified by the Division Director annually for twenty (20) years and as specified in the approved plan for closure.
4. 
On-site downstream gradient ground water monitoring wells shall be sampled quarterly for indicator contaminants and annually for all contaminants as specified by the Division Director and delineated in the waste facility plan.
5. 
The operator shall file with the Recorder of Deeds within two (2) months of closure a metes and bounds description or licensed surveyor's plat which includes the types of waste disposed of at the site, the location of wastes, depth of the fill, and location and description of any leachate, gas control, or other monitoring systems which are to be maintained and a designation of the party responsible for maintaining such systems.
B. 
Facilities other than sanitary landfills shall be closed in accordance with the methods and procedures shown in their waste facility plans.