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• • (3)prevent landfill gas explosions. (b)The site design shall consider one or more proposed uses of the site toward which the operator will direct its efforts,or shall show development as open space,graded to harmonize with the setting and landscaped with native shrubbery or low maintenance ground cover. (c)All proposed postclosure land uses,other than non-irrigated open space,on sites implementing closure or on closed sites shall be submitted to the EA,RWQCB,local air district and local land use agency.The EA shall review and approve proposed postclosure land uses if the project involves structures within 1,000 feet of the disposal area,structures on top of waste,modification of the low permeability layer,or irrigation over waste. (d)Construction on the site shall maintain the integrity of the final cover,drainage and erosion control systems,and gas monitoring and control systems.The owner or operator shall demonstrate to the satisfaction of the EA that the activities will not pose a threat to public health and safety and the environment.Any proposed modification or replacement of the low permeability layer of the final cover shall begin upon approval by the EA,and the RWQCB. Therefore, as the regulations support, if the operator can demonstrate that no threat to public health and safety and the environment is posed, the modification may be approved by EHD. If the project demonstrates a threat to public health and safety for any of the above listed concerns, these regulations provide guidelines for approval which include an impermeable barrier or lining: (e)Construction of structural improvements on top of landfilled areas during the postclosure period shall meet the following conditions: (1)automatic methane gas sensors,designed to trigger an audible alarm when methane concentrations are detected, shall be installed in all buildings; (2)enclosed basement construction is prohibited; (3)buildings shall be constructed to mitigate the effects of gas accumulation,which may include an active gas collection or passive vent systems; (4)buildings and utilities shall be constructed to mitigate the effects of differential settlement.All utility connections shall be designed with flexible connections and utility collars; (5)utilities shall not be installed in or below any low permeability layer of final cover; (6)pilings shall not be installed in or through any bottom liner unless approved by the RWQCB; (7)if pilings are installed in or through the low permeability layer of final cover,then the low permeability layer must be replaced or repaired;and (8)periodic methane gas monitoring shall be conducted inside all buildings and underground utilities in accordance with section 20933 of Article 6,of Subchapter 4 of this Chapter. (f)The EA may require that an additional soil layer or building pad be placed on the final cover prior to construction to protect the integrity and function of the various layers of final cover. (g)All on site construction within 1,000 feet of the boundary of any disposal area shall be designed and constructed in accordance with the following,or in accordance with an equivalent design which will prevent gas migration into the building, unless an exemption has been issued: (1)a geomembrane or equivalent system with low permeability to landfill gas shall be installed between the concrete floor slab of the building and subgrade; (2)a permeable layer of open graded material of clean aggregate with a minimum thickness of 12 inches shall be installed between the geomembrane and the subgrade or slab; (3)a geotextile filter shall be utilized to prevent the introduction of fines into the permeable layer; (4)perforated venting pipes shall be installed within the permeable layer,and shall be designed to operate without clogging;