017419_constr_waste_management_disposal.pdf

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WATER SYSTEM CONSTRUCTION WASTE MANAGEMENT

AND DISPOSAL

SECTION 017419

CONSTRUCTION WASTE MANAGEMENT AND DISPOSAL

PART 1 - GENERAL

1.1 SUMMARY

A. The work of this section includes clean up and disposal of waste and hazardous waste materials generated or encountered as a result of the work of this contract.

1.2 CLEAN UP

A. The Contractor shall keep the work site free from accumulation of waste materials and rubbish resulting from the work.

B. Before final acceptance of the project by the Government, the Contractor shall remove from Government land and properly dispose of all waste materials and rubbish resulting from this work.

C. If work is stopped or delayed for an extended period of time, the Contractor shall clean up the site as determined by the Contracting Officer.

1.3 DISPOSAL

A. Bear-proof Dumpsters and Garbage Containers:

1. This area is a heavily populated with black bears. All trash or garbage containers including dumpsters shall be secured and made bear-proof for the duration of contract work.

B. Excavated material:

1. Excavated material that is excess to needs and reasonably free of muck, roots, and debris shall be disposed of on site as approved by the Contracting Officer.

C. Debris, Trash and Garbage:

1. Brush, wood, packaging and other trash shall be hauled to a State-approved sanitary landfill. The nearest landfill is the Adobe Buttes Landfill, 1221 Trap

Club Road, Phone (970) 835-7999, The landfill is located approximately 45 miles from Lost Lake just west of Eckert, Colorado. The landfill is operated by the Delta County Solid Waste Manager. Contact the manager for fees, hours and load requirements. There is a trailer transfer station located at: North Fork

Transfer Station, 36577 K50 Road, Hotchkiss, Colorado. A second landfill option is: Gunnison County Landfill, 45800 US Highway 50, Gunnison, CO.

81230, Phone (970) 641-5522 or FAX (970) 641-8120.

D. Unusable Excavated Material:

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AND DISPOSAL

1. Unusable Excavated Material (such as muck and roots) shall be hauled off of government land.

E. Washing waste material into waterways will not be permitted.

1.4 HAZARDOUS WASTE MATERIALS

A. Storage, Transportation, and Disposal:

1. The Contractor shall remove, within forty-eight (48) hours, all waste materials from the site in compliance with applicable waste requirements.

2. The Contractor shall be responsible for determining whether any of the waste materials are hazardous waste according to the regulations defined in 40 CFR

Part 261, "Identification and Listing of Hazardous Waste." This includes solid waste and wastewater generated from the project.

3. Containers used for shipping and disposal shall be appropriate for the type of waste material and shall comply with all governing regulations.

4. Hazardous waste shipments must be accompanied by the "Uniform Hazardous

Waste Manifest." The Contractor shall obtain and prepare all manifests. The pick-up manifest will be reviewed and given to the Contracting Officer for signature by an appropriate Government official. Completed copies of all manifests shall be furnished to the Contracting Officer and shall be submitted in such a manner as to comply with the timeliness prescribed by the State and

Environmental Protection Agency regulations.

5. The Contractor shall arrange to have hazardous waste collected and transported to an EPA-approved treatment, storage, and disposal facility (TSD). The

Contractor shall obtain from the TSD, an EPA I.D. number. The disposal facility selected must not have any currently outstanding permit violations that are relevant to the prevention of releases to the environment or involve an active or historic release.

PART 2 – PRODUCTS (NOT APPLICABLE)

PART 3 – EXECUTION (NOT APPLICABLE)

END OF SECTION