Regulating the Public Disposal garbage and Rubbish within the Corporate Limits of the City of South Bend

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proposed disposal site and surrounding area within 800 feet of the site as prepared by an engineer registered in Indiana, at a scale of not over 100 feet to the inch with 2 feet contour intervals, shall be submitted with the initial application and for any, major — proposed changes in the operation. This map shall also include fencing, drainage provisions, adjacent property and road grades and final grade of area. Where necessary to facilitate a propar evaluation of the proposed operation, the topographic maps shall be supplemented by detailed plans and specifications and engineering studies. The maps and supplementary documents des- cribed herein under Section V (a) shall be subject to review and approval by the Indiana State Board of Health. (b) The area selected for the disposal of refuse shall be con- trolled by established hours of operation, and have an adequate perimeter fence on all exposed sides. Entrance gates shall be locked to prevent entrance of unauthorized personnel when attendants are not on duty. (c) Adequate supervision shall be provided during the operational hours established under SectionV AOX (b) (d) Suitable sanitary facilities shall be provided for employees where operations continue for four -hour periods or longer per day. (e) All material delivered to the site shall be compacted and covered with six inches of earth at the close of each working day. Final cover when establishing grade shall consist of at least two feet of compacted earth. The earth cover material shall be inert and relatively free of organic matter, tree roots, branches, stone more than 6 inches in diameter, bulky building materials, and have a low clay content. (f) The face of the working fill shall be kept as narrow as possible and protection shall be afforded to control blowing papers and other debris. (g) Fills exceeding a six foot lift shall require special approval from the health officer. (h) The location and operation of any refuse disposal site shall be in such a manner as not to contribute to the pollution of surface or underground waters where such pollution shall be deemed by the health officer as a hazard to the public health. (i) The finished area shall be sloped to provide drainage and be seeded to preve n t erosion. Said area surface shall be maintained for a period of two years after being completed to correct any erosion or settling that may develop. (j) In operations where dust on the site and approaches thereto becomes a nuisance to adjacent property owners, the health officer shall require that dust control measures be provided.