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5. Cover – two (2) forms of cover consisting of soil and geosynthetic materials toprotect the waste from long-term contact with the environment:a. A daily cover placed over the waste at the close of the day’s operations, andb. A final cover, or cap, which is the material placed over the completed landfillto control infiltration of water, gas emission to the atmosphere, and erosion.6. Closure Procedure – with the objectives of establishing low maintenance coversystems and final cover that minimizes the infiltration of precipitation into the waste.Installation of the final cover must be completed within six (6) months of the lastreceipt of wastes; and7. Post-closure procedure – During this period, the landfill owner shall be responsiblefor providing for the general upkeep of the landfill, maintaining all of the landfill’senvironmental protection features, operating monitoring equipment, remediatinggroundwater should it become contaminated and controlling landfill gas migration oremission.SECTION 60. Operating Criteria for Sanitary Landfills. <strong>The</strong> following are theminimum operating requirements for landfill site operators:a. Disposal site records of, but not limited to:1. Records accurate to within ten percent (10%) of weights or volumes andadequate for overall planning purposes and forecasting the rate of site filling.Such records shall be submitted to the DENR upon request.2. Records of excavations which may affect the safe and proper operation of thesite or cause damage to adjoining properties;3. Daily logbook or file of the following information: fires, landslides, earthquakedamage, unusual and sudden settlement, injury and property damage, accidents,explosions, receipt or rejection of unpermitted wastes, flooding, and otherunusual occurrences;4. Record of personnel training; and5. Copy of written notification to the DENR, local health agency, and fire authority ofnames, addresses and telephone numbers of site operators;b. Water quality monitoring of surface and ground waters and effluent, and gasemissions;c. Documentation of approvals, determinations and other requirements by the DENR;d. Signs1. Each point of access from a public road shall be posted with an easily visiblesign indicating the facility name and other pertinent information;2. If the site is open to the public, there shall be an easily visible road sign whichdirect traffic to the proper area where wastes will be deposited and the scheduleof charges.3. Signs to protect personnel and public health should be posted.e. Monitoring of quality of surface, ground and effluent waters, and gas emissions;f. <strong>The</strong> site shall be designed to discourage unauthorized access by persons andvehicles by using perimeter barriers. Areas within the site where open storage orpounding of hazardous materials shall be separately fenced.g. Roads within the permitted facility boundary shall be designed to minimize thegeneration of dust and trucking of materials onto adjacent roads. Such roads shall bewell maintained that vehicle access and unloading can be conducted duringinclement weather;h. Sanitary facilities such as toilet and hand washing facilities shall be available topersonnel at or in the immediate vicinity of the site;i. Safe and adequate drinking water supply for site personnel shall be available;256