Idaho Statutes Title 39. Health and Safety § 39-7419. Modifications to sites approved under this chapter

(a) Lateral expansion;

(b) Unpredictable change affecting any environmental monitoring program;

(c) Change of liner design, if not equivalent to the approved preliminary design's liner design;  

(d) A modification of the design or operation due to initiation of corrective action and remediation;  or

(e) Any change to operation or design that, as determined by a qualified professional and affirmed by the director, may appear to result in an increased risk to human health or the environment.

(a) Waste processing methodologies;

(b) Installation or decommissioning of landfill gas extraction or ground water monitoring wells;

(c) Alternative daily cover practices;

(d) Solid waste diversion programs;  or

(e) Other actions or modifications that, as determined by a qualified professional and affirmed by the director, will not result in an increased risk to human health or the environment.

(5)(a) An applicant may request, in writing, that the director provide a preliminary determination on whether a modification is major or minor.  Such preliminary determination shall not prohibit the director from making a different determination after reviewing a formal major or minor modification application.

(b) The director shall provide a preliminary decision within fourteen (14) days of receiving the request if the request is submitted with a summary of the proposed changes.  If no such summary is provided, the director shall provide a preliminary decision within twenty-eight (28) days of receiving the request.

(a) Notice of a rejected minor modification application shall be sent with empirical evidence that the modification will increase the risk to human health or the environment.

(b) An applicant may appeal any rejection or condition of modification pursuant to the procedures provided in this chapter.