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Design, Implementation, and Approval of Evapotranspiration Covers in Puerto Rico
Citation:
McCleary, E., T. Abichou, AND S. Rock. Design, Implementation, and Approval of Evapotranspiration Covers in Puerto Rico. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC, EPA/600/R-21/269, 2022.
Impact/Purpose:
This guidance is intended to serve as technical and regulatory assistance as it relates to the allowance of evapotranspiration covers (ET covers) as final covers under 40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part (§)258 and any other applicable regulations and policies. This guidance shows how to demonstrate technical equivalence to accepted compacted clay covers with ET covers. The document aims to give regulators, municipal representatives, and contractors in Puerto Rico a way to achieve regulatory acceptance and closure at landfills for which an ET cover is appropriate. These ET cover design guidelines are provided for regulatory agencies, consultants, contractors, local governments, citizens, and owners and operators who are involved in the permitting, design, operation, monitoring, and closure of solid waste facilities. These guidelines are designed to help ensure the protection of public health and the environment by providing a protective, low-cost, and low-maintenance final alternative cover solution throughout Puerto Rico.
Description:
This guidance is intended to serve as technical and regulatory assistance as it relates to the allowance of evapotranspiration covers (ET covers) as final covers under 40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part (§)258 and any other applicable regulations and policies. This guidance shows how to demonstrate technical equivalence to accepted compacted clay covers with ET covers. The document aims to give regulators, municipal representatives, and contractors in Puerto Rico a way to achieve regulatory acceptance and closure at landfills for which an ET cover is appropriate. These ET cover design guidelines are provided for regulatory agencies, consultants, contractors, local governments, citizens, and owners and operators who are involved in the permitting, design, operation, monitoring, and closure of solid waste facilities. These guidelines are designed to help ensure the protection of public health and the environment by providing a protective, low-cost, and low-maintenance final alternative cover solution throughout Puerto Rico.
URLs/Downloads:
DOCUMENTO GUIA- DISENO IMPLEMENTACION Y APROBACION DE CUBIERTAS DE EVAPOTRANSPIRACION EN PUERTO RICO.PDF (PDF, 102 pp, 7127 KB, about PDF)GUIDANCE DOCUMENT - DESIGN IMPLEMENTATION AND APPROVAL OF EVAPOTRANSPIRATION COVERS IN PUERTO RICO.PDF (PDF, 98 pp, 9138 KB, about PDF)