Regulation 14 Control and monitoring of operational landfillsI1

The following requirements shall apply to landfills from the start of the operational phase until definitive closure.

The operator shall carry out the control and monitoring procedures set out in Schedule 3.

Where the procedures required by paragraph (2) reveal any significant adverse environmental effects, the operator shall notify the Chief Inspector as soon as reasonably possible.

When it receives a notification of significant adverse environmental effects in accordance with paragraph (3), the Chief Inspector shall determine the nature and timing of corrective measures that are necessary and shall require the operator to carry them out.

The operator shall report at intervals specified by the Chief Inspector, on the basis of aggregated data, the results of monitoring and on such other matters which the Chief Inspector requires to demonstrate compliance with the conditions of the landfill permit or to increase his knowledge of the behaviour of waste in landfill.

The operator shall ensure that quality control of –

is carried out by competent laboratories.