Okla. Stat. tit. 27A, § 27A-2-10-801.2
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Solid waste landfill - Exterior and interior
Official statutory text
slopes.
A. Except as provided in subsection B of this section, the
owner and operator of a solid waste landfill shall ensure the
following:
1. Exterior slopes, to the edge of the permitted footprint, are
maintained at all times to be no steeper overall than four (4)
horizontal to one (1) vertical (4:1), except as otherwise provided
in a plan approved by the Department of Environmental Quality; and
2. All interior slopes are maintained at all times to be no
steeper overall than three (3) horizontal to one (1) vertical (3:1),
except as otherwise provided in a plan approved by the Department.
B. The working face slopes of a solid waste landfill may vary
during daily placement of waste but shall be graded to meet the
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applicable interior or exterior slope grades prior to placement of
the daily cover of soil or approved alternate daily cover material.
C. The Environmental Quality Board is authorized to promulgate
rules recommended by the Solid Waste Management Advisory Council as
needed to implement the provisions of this section.
A. Except as provided in subsection B of this section, the
owner and operator of a solid waste landfill shall ensure the
following:
1. Exterior slopes, to the edge of the permitted footprint, are
maintained at all times to be no steeper overall than four (4)
horizontal to one (1) vertical (4:1), except as otherwise provided
in a plan approved by the Department of Environmental Quality; and
2. All interior slopes are maintained at all times to be no
steeper overall than three (3) horizontal to one (1) vertical (3:1),
except as otherwise provided in a plan approved by the Department.
B. The working face slopes of a solid waste landfill may vary
during daily placement of waste but shall be graded to meet the
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 27A. Environment and Natural Resources Page 249
applicable interior or exterior slope grades prior to placement of
the daily cover of soil or approved alternate daily cover material.
C. The Environmental Quality Board is authorized to promulgate
rules recommended by the Solid Waste Management Advisory Council as
needed to implement the provisions of this section.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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