<html> <head> <title>Rule 74:27:15:02 Performance standard.</title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="Administrative Rules 74:27:15:02"> <META NAME="Description" Content="Administrative Rules 74:27:15:02 Performance standard."> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Office HTML Filter 2.0"> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"> <meta name=Originator content="Microsoft Word 10"> <style> <!-- --> </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US> <div> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>74:27:15:02.&nbsp;&nbsp;Performance standard.</b> The owner or operator of a facility must close the facility and each landfill unit in conformance with §&nbsp;74:27:15:03 to minimize the need for further maintenance and minimize the postclosure formation and release of leachate and explosive gases to groundwater, surface water, air, and soils in order to protect human health, to prevent degradation of the environment, and to provide productive postclosure land use. The owner or operator shall perform postclosure care activities to ensure that the closure of the facility and of each landfill unit of the facility meet the performance standard. Postclosure use of the property may not disturb the integrity of the final cover, liners, or any other components of the containment system or the functioning of the monitoring systems, unless, upon demonstration by the owner or operator, the secretary determines that the activities will not increase the potential threat to human health or safety and will not degrade the environment.</font></p> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Source:</b> 17 SDR 8, effective July 26, 1990; 19 SDR 186, effective June 10, 1993.</font></p> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>General Authority:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=34A-6-1.6">34A-6-1.6.</A></font></p> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Law Implemented:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=34A-6-1.6">34A-6-1.6</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=34A-6-1.8">34A-6-1.8.</A></font></p> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p> </div> </body> </html>