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5,000 feet of any airport runway end used by only piston type aircraft must demonstrate that the MSWLF units are designed and operated in such a way as not to pose a bird hazard to the aircraft. The owners or operators must place this demonstration in the operating record and notify the board and the LEA that it has been placed in the operating record. Austin Road and Forward landfills will be affected by this regulation. Existing MSWLF units that cannot make this demonstration must close by October 9, 1996 in accordance with Section 17258.60. This deadline for closure may be extended up to two years if the owner or operator demonstrate to the board that there is no available alternative disposal capacity and that there is no immediate threat to human health and the environment. Owners or operators proposing to site new MSWLF units within a 5 mile radius of any airport runway end used by turbojet or piston type aircraft must notify the affected airport and the Federal Aviation Administration - (Section 17258.10) 3) Owners or operators of all MSWLF units must implement a program at the facility for detecting and preventing the disposal of regulated hazardous waste as defined in 40 CFR Part 261 and polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) waste as defined in 40 CFR Part 761. This program must include : a. Random inspection • all incoming •.r unless the owner or operator implements • measures to ensure that the incoming •,r •• • contain any regulate,,YJ hazardous waste • PCB. �111� �Ipi�;I;�Iig I C. Training of facility personal to recognize regulated hazardous waste or PCB wastes. d. Notification of the Director of California Department of Toxic Substance Control if a regulated hazardous waste or PCB waste is discovered in the facility. 4) Owners or operators of all MSWLF units must implement a routine methane gas monitoring program (Section 17258.23). All facility structures and the landfill property boundary (subsurface testing) shall be monitored at least quarterly. Owners and/or operators of all MSWLF units must ensure that the concentration of methane gas generated by the facility does not exceed 25% of the lower explosive limit for methane in facility structures excluding gas control or recovery systems components and does not exceed the lower explosive limit for methane at the facility property boundary. 5) The owner or operator of MSWLF unit must record and retain near the facility in an operating record or in an alternative location approved by the board all the records required by Section 17258.29.