SANITARY LANDFILL INSPECTION CHECKLIST

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1 SANITARY LANDFILL INSPECTION CHECKLIST DATE OF INSPECTION December 10 th, 2014 TIME IN 9:30am TIME OUT 11:00am FACILITY NAME Ameren Missouri Sioux Power Plant Utility Waste Landfill DAYS AND HOURS OPEN M-F (06:00 17:30) FACILITY STREET ADDRESS South side of Hwy 94 North, East of Dwiggins Rd. Unincorporated OWNER NAME AND MAILING ADDRESS Union Electric Company DBA: Ameren Missouri One Ameren Plaza 1901 Chouteau Avenue St. Louis, MO OPERATOR NAME AND MAILING ADDRESS (if different than owner) ESTABLISHMENT NUMBER TELEPHONE NUMBER TELEPHONE NUMBER TELEPHONE NUMBER ESTIMATED QUANTITY OF WASTE PROCESSED PER DAY: 257 TONS AREA SERVED: COUNTIES, CITIES, AND TOWNS St. Charles County, St. Louis County, FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE PRESENT Mike Tomasovic PROCESSED SOLID WASTE IS TAKEN TO OR DISPOSED OF AT: NAME OF FACILITY OR DISPOSAL AREA Ameren Missouri Sioux Power Plant Utility Waste Landfill OWNER OR OPERATOR ADDRESS Union Electric Company One Ameren Plaza 1901 Chouteau Avenue TYPE OF FACILITY Sanitary Landfill CITY St. Louis Check all sections: S = Satisfactory U = Unsatisfactory NB = Not Observed AC = Area of Concern NA = Not Applicable STATE MO TELEPHONE ZIP CODE PERMIT ISSUANCE, CONSTRUCTION PERMITS, OPERATING PERMITS, EMERGENCY PERMITS, AND EXEMPTIONS 1. S Site constructed and operated per permit SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL AREA DESIGN AND OPERATION Solid Waste Accepted 2. NA (1) Incoming waste shall not exceed 2 feet and be compacted 3. NA (2) Waste shall be confined to the smallest practical area on the working face 4. S Sign posted at entrance listing accepted & non-accepted items Daily Procedures 5. NA (3) Six inches of daily cover applied and 15 day stockpile maintained 6. S (4) Responsible supervisor present; monitors the receipt of waste 7. NA (5) Bulky waste crushed on solid ground and pushed onto working face 8. NA (6) C & D waste, tree stumps, and timber are pushed onto working face 9. NA (7) Dead animals <40# s placed on working face and covered immediately 10. NA (8) Dead animals >40# s placed in an excavated pit and covered with 4ft of soil 11. NA (9) Water treatment plant sludge placed on working face and covered immediately 12. S Deposited material not scavenged, excavated or disrupted without prior approval Air / Water Quality 13. Incinerator and air pollution control residues are incorporated into the working face and NA (10) covered frequently enough to preclude residues from becoming airborne 14. S (11) Surface water diverted away from landfill; without excessive erosion; proper slope 15. S (12) Not operated if separation between cell and water table is 15 ft or less 16. Not operated if bedrock or engineered protection is deemed not to provide water quality S (13) protection as determined by investigations and evaluations 17. Leachate collection and treatment system designed, installed and operated where S (14) necessary to protect ground and surface water resources Page 1 of 6

2 18. S (15) Waters discharged are monitored and in compliance with all water quality standards 19. S (16) No ground or surface water is in contact with waste 20. S (17) No open burning 21. NA (18) Decomposition gas control plan designed and implemented to control methane 22. NA (19) Gases vented to prohibit explosive or toxic accumulations within structures Vectors 23. S (20) Vector control programs implemented to prevent or rectify vector problems 24. NA (21) Litter control devices used to prevent blowing and accumulation of litter Aesthetics 25. NA (22) Waste is covered promptly to prevent it from becoming airborne and scattered 26. S (23) Vegetation and natural windbreaks used to improve appearance and operation 27. NA (24) Materials salvaged are removed daily or stored in aesthetically acceptable containers Safety 28. S (25) Adequate equipment maintained on site; preventative maintenance 29. NB (26) Fire extinguishers provided on all equipment and maintained operable 30. NB (27) Provisions made for extinguishing fires in waste, equipment and structures 31. S (28) Communications equipment available and operable 32. S (29) Scavenging prohibited 33. S (30) Access limited to designated roadways and hours when operating personnel are on duty 34. NB (31) Fire extinguishers provided on all equipment 35. S (32) Dust is controlled for safety purposes and to prevent nuisances Cover 36. NA (33) 1 foot of cover applied to areas left idle for more than 60 days 37. NA (34) Final cover applied immediately after designated complete per approved plans 38. NA (35) Vegetation planted and established after final cover; maximize surface runoff Records 39. NB (36) (a) Records maintained on site documenting major problems and complaints 40. All environmental media sampling/testing data are reported to County Department of S (36) (b) Community Health and the Environment using same protocol and submission interval as MDNR 41. In the event of documented exceedence of MDNR standards, operator submits S (36) (c) corrective action plan (CAP) within 30 days 42. S (37) Upon closure, all drinking water sources within ¼ mile sampled annually 43. S Operating and closure bond adequate 44. Minimum levels of insurance including public liability, auto liability and workers S compensation insurance Comments All boxes marked U and AC require a written explanation Inspection was conducted by the following St. Charles County Staff: Michelle E. Watkins Inspection included the following facility staff: Mike Tomasovic Discussed: Vegetative species planted on slopes of Cell4A. Future provisions for water runoff control to minimize infiltration and erosion of cover. The following pictures are not violations, but are pictures of the landfill on the day inspected. Page 2 of 6

3 Picture 1. Sign at entry to gate to Cell4A. Picture 2. Entry gate to landfill. Picture 3. Cell4A sump line. Picture 4. Cell1 sump line connection. Page 3 of 6

4 Picture 5. Designated roadway and slope along Cell4A. Picture 6. Cell4A slope with runoff channeling. Picture 7. Perimeter fencing. Picture 8. Cell4A side slope. Page 4 of 6

5 Picture 9. Cell4A side slope runoff channel. Picture 10. Smoke stack from Cell4. Picture 11. Recycle pond from Cell4A. Picture 12. Gypsum deposition in Cell1. Page 5 of 6

6 Picture 13. Sluice pipe extension in Cell1. Picture 14. Deposition of gypsum from sluice pipe. Picture 15. Groundwater monitoring well. Picture 16. Fence perimeter of Cell1. SIGNATURE OF INSPECTOR Michelle Watkins, REHS Environmental Public Health Specialist CONTACT 1650 Boone s Lick Road St. Charles, MO Page 6 of 6