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Title 18 . Environmental Conservation
Chapter 60 . Administrative Enforcement
Section 7. Solid wastes used as fill

18 AAC 60.007. Solid wastes used as fill

(a) A person may place the following solid wastes on the land for a fill project that meets the conditions in this section:

(1) wood waste;

(2) inert waste;

(3) coal ash;

(4) crushed pavement;

(5) other similar solid wastes approved by the department.

(b) person may not use the following wastes as fill:

(1) animal waste;

(2) asbestos;

(3) biosolids;

(4) commercial solid waste;

(5) drilling waste;

(6) hazardous waste;

(7) household waste;

(8) industrial solid waste;

(9) medical waste;

(10) mining waste;

(11) pathological waste;

(12) PCB waste;

(13) putrescible waste;

(14) selected isolation waste;

(15) sewage solids;

(16) tires;

(17) vehicles and construction equipment.

(c) A person may not place solid waste on the land until the person has submitted a proposal to the department, and the proposal has been approved. A proposal submitted under this section must include the following:

(1) an appraisal or assessment showing the current value of the property where the solid waste is to be placed;

(2) a list of each waste to be placed at the site, including the expected volume and the source of each waste type;

(3) the proposed future use of the site;

(4) an estimate of the value the property will have after the solid waste is in place;

(5) an operations plan explaining where and when the various wastes will be placed on the land;

(6) an estimate of the expected compaction density and load bearing capacity of the finished fill;

(7) a list of each permit and approval issued or expected to be issued by other government agencies;

(8) construction drawings showing

(A) surface contours of the existing site;

(B) surface contours of the finished site;

(C) the location and details for all drainage ditches and culverts to be installed;

(D) the location of any temporary or permanent road or ramp; and

(E) any pavement, sewer, plumbing, or electrical installation.

(d) The department will approve a proposal for solid waste disposal under this section within 30 working days after receipt of the request, if the waste meets the conditions listed in (b) of this section, the person requesting permission has submitted the information required under (c) of this section, and the department finds that the project will

(1) increase the market value of the property;

(2) not shift, erode, or settle in a way that will preclude proposed future use of the site;

(3) not create any harmful leachate;

(4) not undergo combustion; and

(5) not cause a threat to the public health, safety, or welfare, or to the environment.

History: Eff. 9/7/2002, Register 163

Authority: AS 44.46.020

AS 46.03.010

AS 46.03.020

AS 46.03.100

AS 46.03.110

AS 46.03.810

AS 46.06.080


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