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● Geomembranes
● Leachate collection and removal systems and leak detection systems
● Final cover systems

The facility-written CQA plan must identify steps that will be used to monitor the quality of
construction materials and the manner of their installation. It must also include the identification of
applicable units and a description of how they will be constructed. The plan identifies key person-
nel in the development and implementation of the CQA plan. It also provides a description of
inspection and sampling activities for all unit components to ensure that the construction materials
and components meet design specifications. The description covers:
● Sampling size and locations
● Frequency of testing
● Data evaluation procedures
● Acceptance and rejection criteria for construction materials
● Plans for implementing corrective measures

The CQA program includes inspections, tests, and measurements sufficient to ensure the structural
stability and integrity of all components of the unit. The program must also ensure proper construction
of all components of the liners, leachate collection and removal system, leak detection system, and final
cover system according to permit specifications.

14.4.1 FACILITY DESIGN AND OPERATION
Facilities must be designed, constructed, and operated to minimize the possibility of a fire, explo-
sion, or any unplanned release of hazardous wastes to air, soil, or surface water. With limited excep-
tions, all TSDFs must be equipped with the following (40 CFR Part 264.32):

● An internal communications or alarm system capable of providing immediate emergency
instruction (voice or signal) to facility personnel
● A telephone or hand-held two-way radio, capable of summoning emergency assistance
from local police departments, fire departments, or state or local emergency response teams
● Portable fire extinguishers, fire control equipment (including special extinguishing
equipment, such as that using foam, inert gas, or dry chemicals), spill control equipment,
and decontamination equipment
● Water at adequate volume and pressure to supply water hose streams, foam-producing
equipment, automatic sprinklers, or water spray systems

All facility communications or alarm systems, fire protection equipment, spill control equip-
ment, and decontamination equipment must be tested and maintained as necessary to assure their
proper operation in time of emergency. The facility must maintain aisle space to allow the unob-
structed movement of personnel, fire protection equipment, spill control equipment, and deconta-
mination equipment to any area of facility operation in an emergency (40 CFR Part 264.35).

14.4.2 ARRANGEMENTS WITH LOCAL AUTHORITIES
The facility must make several arrangements with local authorities in preparation for any site emer-
gency. The facility is to familiarize police, fire departments, and emergency response teams with the
layout of the facility, properties of hazardous waste handled at the facility and associated hazards,
places where facility personnel normally work, entrances to and roads inside the facility, and pos-
sible evacuation routes. Where more than one police and fire department might respond to an emer-
gency, agreements are made designating primary emergency authority to a specific police and a