Section 724.114  Security

a)         The owner or operator must prevent the unknowing entry, and minimize the possibility for the unauthorized entry, of persons or livestock onto the active portion of the facility, unless the owner or operator demonstrates the following to the Agency:

1)         That physical contact with the waste, structures or equipment within the active portion of the facility will not injure unknowing or unauthorized persons or livestock that may enter the active portion of a facility; and

2)         That disturbance of the waste or equipment, by the unknowing or unauthorized entry of persons or livestock onto the active portion of a facility, will not cause a violation of the requirements of this Part.

BOARD NOTE:  35 Ill. Adm. Code 703 requires that an owner or operator who wishes to make the demonstration referred to above must do so with Part B of the permit application.

b)         Unless the owner or operator has made a successful demonstration under subsections (a)(1) and (a)(2), a facility must have the following:

1)         A 24-hour surveillance system (e.g., television monitoring or surveillance by guards or facility personnel) that continuously monitors and controls entry onto the active portion of the facility; or

2)         Physical Barriers

A)        An artificial or natural barrier (e.g., a fence in good repair or a fence combined with a cliff), which completely surrounds the active portion of the facility; and

B)        A means to control entry, at all times, through the gates or other entrances to the active portion of the facility (e.g., an attendant, television monitors, locked entrance, or controlled roadway access to the facility).

BOARD NOTE:  The requirements of subsection (b) are satisfied if the facility or plant within which the active portion is located itself has a surveillance system, or a barrier and a means to control entry, that complies with the requirements of subsection (b)(1) or (b)(2).

c)         Unless the owner or operator has made a successful demonstration under subsections (a)(1) and (a)(2), a sign with the legend, "Danger − Unauthorized Personnel Keep Out", must be posted at each entrance to the active portion of a facility, and at other locations, in sufficient numbers to be seen from any approach to this active portion.  The sign must be legible from a distance of at least 25 feet.  Existing signs with a legend other than "Danger − Unauthorized Personnel Keep Out" may be used if the legend on the sign indicates that only authorized personnel are allowed to enter the active portion, and that entry onto the active portion can be dangerous.

BOARD NOTE:  See Section 724.217(b) for discussion of security requirements at disposal facilities during the post-closure care period.

(Source:  Amended at 42 Ill. Reg. 22614, effective November 19, 2018)