OAR 340-238-0100: Municipal Solid Waste Landfills

(1) Applicability. The following small and large municipal solid waste landfills must comply with 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart WWW: (a) Landfills constructed after 5/30/91; (b) Existing landfills with modifications after 5/30/91; (c) Landfills that closed after 11/08/87 with modifications after 5/30/91. (2) Permitting requirements. Landfills subject to 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart WWW must comply with Oregon Title V Operating Permit Requirements as specified in OAR 340 divisions 218 and 220: (a) Existing large landfills with modifications after 5/30/91 must submit a complete Federal Operating Permit application by 3/12/97; (b) Existing large landfills with modifications after 3/12/97 must submit a complete Federal Operating Permit application the earliest of one year from the date EPA approves the 111(d) State Plan for this rule, or within one year of the modification; (c) New large landfills, which includes newly constructed large landfills after 3/12/96 and existing small landfills that become large landfills after 3/12/96 must submit a complete Federal Operating Permit application within one year of becoming subject to this requirement; (d) New and modified existing small landfills that are major sources as defined in OAR 340-200-0020 must submit a complete Federal Operating Permit application within one year of becoming a major source. (3) Reporting requirements. Landfills subject to 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart WWW must comply with the following: (a) Large landfills listed in subsection (1)(a)–(c) of this rule must: (A) Submit an Initial Design Capacity Report and an Initial Non-methane Organic Compound Report within 30 days of the effective date of this rule; and (B) Submit an annual Non-methane Organic Compound Report until nonmethane emissions are 50 mg/yr. (b) Small landfills listed in subsection (1)(a)–(c) of this rule must submit an Initial Design Capacity Report and an Initial Non-methane Organic Compound Report within 30 days of the effective date of this rule; (c) Landfills subject to this rule after the effective date of this rule must submit an Initial Design Capacity Report and an Initial Non-methane Organic Compound Report within 30 days of becoming subject to this rule.