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Chapter 1. General Provisions and Definitions ......................................................................................... 1 §101. Authority ..................................................................................................................................... 1 §103. Purpose ....................................................................................................................................... 1 §105. Program Scope ............................................................................................................................ 1 §106. Hazardous Waste Determination for Contaminated Media ...................................................... 26
§107. Enforcement ............................................................................................................................. 28 §109. Definitions ................................................................................................................................ 29
§110. Incorporation by Reference ...................................................................................................... 50
§111. Use of Number and Gender in These Regulations ................................................................... 52
§199. Appendices—Appendices A and B .......................................................................................... 52 Chapter 3. General Conditions for Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facility Permits ......................... 55
§301. Authority ................................................................................................................................... 55 §303. Overview of the Permit Program .............................................................................................. 56 §305. Scope of the Permit .................................................................................................................. 58
§307. Effect of a Permit ...................................................................................................................... 61 §309. Conditions Applicable to All Permits ....................................................................................... 61
§311. Establishing Permit Conditions ................................................................................................ 63 §313. Requirements for Recording and Reporting of Monitoring Results ........................................ 64 §315. Duration of Permit .................................................................................................................... 64
§317. Availability and Retention of Records ..................................................................................... 65
§319. Confidentiality .......................................................................................................................... 65 §321. Modification of Permits ............................................................................................................ 65 §322. Classification of Permit Modifications ..................................................................................... 70
§323. Suspension, Modification or Revocation and Reissuance, and Termination of Permits .......... 75 §325. Compliance Schedule for Facilities Existing on the Effective Date of These Regulations ..... 77
§327. Fees ........................................................................................................................................... 77 §329. Research, Development, and Demonstration Permits .............................................................. 78
Chapter 4. Requirements for Commercial Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facility Permits .............. 78 §401. Applicability ............................................................................................................................. 78 §403. Definitions ................................................................................................................................ 78
§405. Requirements for Commercial TSD Facilities ......................................................................... 79 §407. Guidelines for the Infrastructure Assessment Report Prepared by Local Government ........... 80
§409. Departmental Action on Commercial Hazardous Waste TSD Permit Applications ................ 81 Chapter 5. Permit Application Contents ................................................................................................. 81 Subchapter A. General Requirements for Permit Applications .................................................................... 81
§501. Permit Application .................................................................................................................... 81 §503. Completeness ............................................................................................................................ 82
§505. Recordkeeping .......................................................................................................................... 82 Subchapter B. Signatories to Permit Applications and Reports, Changes of Authorizations, and
Certifications ......................................................................................................................... 82
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Subchapter C. Permit Applications: Parts I and II ........................................................................................ 83
§515. Part I Information Requirements .............................................................................................. 83 Subchapter D. Part II General Permit Information Requirements ................................................................ 84
§516. Information Requirements for Solid Waste Management Units .............................................. 84 §517. Part II Information Requirements (the Formal Permit Application) ........................................ 85
Subchapter E. Specific Information Requirements ....................................................................................... 89
§519. Contents of Part II: General Requirements .............................................................................. 89 §520. Specific Part II Information Requirements for Groundwater Protection ................................. 89 §521. Specific Part II Information Requirements for Containers ....................................................... 91 §523. Specific Part II Information Requirements for Tanks .............................................................. 91 §525. Specific Part II Information Requirements for Surface Impoundments ................................... 92
§526. Specific Part II Information Requirements for Air Emission Controls for Tanks,
Surface Impoundments, and Containers ................................................................................... 93
§527. Specific Part II Information Requirements for Waste Piles ..................................................... 93
§528. Part II Information Requirements for Post-Closure Permits .................................................... 94
§529. Specific Part II Information Requirements for Incinerators ..................................................... 94 §530. Specific Part II Information Requirements for Process Vents ................................................. 96
§531. Specific Part II Information Requirements for Land Treatment Facilities ............................... 97 §532. Special Part II Information Requirements for Drip Pads ......................................................... 98 §533. Specific Part II Information Requirements for Landfills ......................................................... 99
§534. Specific Part II Information Requirements for Miscellaneous Units ....................................... 99 §535. Specific Part II Information Requirements for Boilers and Industrial Furnaces
Burning Hazardous Waste for Energy or Material Recovery and Not for Destruction ......... 100 §536. Specific Part II Information Requirements for Equipment .................................................... 102
Subchapter F. Special Forms of Permits ..................................................................................................... 103
§537. Permits for Boiler and Industrial Furnaces Burning Hazardous Waste for Recycling
Purposes Only (Boilers and industrial furnaces burning hazardous waste for destruction
are subject to permit requirements for incinerators.) .............................................................. 103 §540. Remedial Action Plans (RAPs) .............................................................................................. 107
Subchapter G. Remedial Action Plans (RAPs)General Information ...................................................... 107 §545. Why is this Subchapter written in a special format? .............................................................. 107
§550. What is a RAP? ...................................................................................................................... 107 §555. When do I need a RAP? ......................................................................................................... 107 §560. Does my RAP grant me any rights or relieve me of any obligations? ................................... 107 §565. How do I apply for a RAP? .................................................................................................... 108 §570. Who must obtain a RAP? ....................................................................................................... 108
§575. Who must sign the application and any required reports for a RAP? .................................... 108 §580. What must I include in my application for a RAP? ................................................................ 108
§585. What if I want to keep this information confidential? ............................................................ 108 §590. To whom must I submit my RAP application? ...................................................................... 108 §595. If I submit my RAP application as part of another document, what must I do? .................... 109 §600. What is the process for approving or denying my application for a RAP? ............................ 109 §605. What must the administrative authority include in a draft RAP? ........................................... 109
§610. What else must the administrative authority prepare in addition to the draft RAP or
Notice of Intent to Deny? ....................................................................................................... 109 §615. What are the procedures for public comment on the draft RAP or Notice of
Intent to Deny? ....................................................................................................................... 110 §620. How will the administrative authority make a final decision on my RAP application? ........ 110
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§625. May the decision to approve or deny my RAP application be administratively appealed? ... 111 §630. When does my RAP become effective? ................................................................................. 111
§635. When may I begin physical construction of new units permitted under the RAP? ................ 111
§640. After my RAP is issued, how may it be modified, revoked and reissued, or terminated? ..... 111 §645. For what reasons may the administrative authority choose to modify my final RAP? .......... 111 §650. For what reasons may the administrative authority choose to revoke and reissue
my final RAP? ........................................................................................................................ 112 §655. For what reasons may the administrative authority choose to terminate my final RAP,
or deny my renewal application? ............................................................................................ 112 §660. May the decision to approve or deny a modification, revocation and reissuance, or
termination of my RAP be administratively appealed? .......................................................... 112 §665. When will my RAP expire? .................................................................................................... 112 §670. How may I renew my RAP if it is expiring? .......................................................................... 113
§675. What happens if I have applied correctly for a RAP renewal but have not received
approval by the time my old RAP expires? ............................................................................ 113
§680. What records must I maintain concerning my RAP? ............................................................. 113
§685. How are time periods in the requirements in this Subchapter and my RAP computed? ........ 113
§690. How may I transfer my RAP to a new owner or operator? .................................................... 113 §695. What must the state or EPA region report about noncompliance with RAPs? ...................... 113
§699. May I perform remediation waste management activities under a RAP at a location
removed from the area where the remediation wastes originated? ........................................ 114 Chapter 7. Administrative Procedures for Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facility Permits ............ 114
Subchapter A. Permits ................................................................................................................................. 114 §701. Emergency Permits ................................................................................................................. 114
§703. Permit Evaluation ................................................................................................................... 114 §705. Issuance and Effective Date of Permit ................................................................................... 116 §706. Permit Denial .......................................................................................................................... 116
Subchapter B. Hearings ............................................................................................................................... 116
§707. Public Comments and Requests for Public Hearings ............................................................. 116 §708. Preapplication Public Meeting and Notice, Public Notice Requirements at the
Application Stage, and Information Repository ..................................................................... 117
§709. Evidentiary Hearings on Operating Permit Applications for Commercial Hazardous
Waste Treatment, Storage, Disposal, or Recycling Facilities ................................................ 118
§711. Public Hearings ...................................................................................................................... 119 Subchapter C. Public Notice of Permit Actions and Public Comment Period ............................................ 120
§713. Scope ...................................................................................................................................... 120 §715. Timing .................................................................................................................................... 120 §717. Methods .................................................................................................................................. 120
§719. Contents .................................................................................................................................. 121 §721. Additional Information ........................................................................................................... 121
Chapter 10. Generators of Hazardous Waste .......................................................................................... 121 Subchapter A. General ................................................................................................................................ 121
§1001. Definitions Used in Chapter ................................................................................................... 121 §1003. Purpose, Scope and Applicability ........................................................................................... 121 §1005. Hazardous Waste Determination and Recordkeeping ............................................................ 123
§1007. Generator Category Determination ........................................................................................ 124 §1009. Conditions for Exemption for Very Small Quantity Generators ............................................ 125 §1011. Satellite Accumulation Area Regulations for Small Quantity Generators and Large
Quantity Generators ................................................................................................................ 126 §1013. Conditions for Exemption for Small Quantity Generators ..................................................... 127
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§1015. Conditions for Exemption for Large Quantity Generators ..................................................... 132 §1017. EPA Identification Numbers and Notification of Hazardous Waste Activities for
Generators ............................................................................................................................... 142
Subchapter B. Recordkeeping and Reporting for Small Quantity Generators and Large Quantity
Generators ............................................................................................................................ 142 §1019. Recordkeeping ........................................................................................................................ 142 §1021. Annual Report for Large Quantity Generators ....................................................................... 143 §1023. Exception Reporting ............................................................................................................... 143
§1025. Additional Reporting .............................................................................................................. 144 §1027. Recordkeeping and Reporting for Small Quantity Generators ............................................... 144
Subchapter C. Alternative Standards for Episodic Generation ................................................................... 144 §1029. Applicability ........................................................................................................................... 144 §1031. Definitions for this Subchapter ............................................................................................... 144
§1033. Conditions for Generators Managing Hazardous Waste from an Episodic Event ................. 144 §1035. Petition to Manage One Additional Episodic Event per Calendar Year ................................ 146
Subchapter D. Preparedness, Prevention and Emergency Procedures for Large Quantity Generators ...... 147
§1037. Applicability ........................................................................................................................... 147
§1039. Maintenance and Operation of Facility .................................................................................. 147 §1041. Required Equipment ............................................................................................................... 147
§1043. Testing and Maintenance of Equipment ................................................................................. 147 §1045. Access to Communication or Alarm Systems ........................................................................ 147 §1047. Required Aisle Space ............................................................................................................. 147
§1049. Arrangements with Local Authorities .................................................................................... 148 §1051. Purpose and Implementation of Contingency Plan ................................................................ 148
§1053. Content of Contingency Plan .................................................................................................. 148 §1055. Copies of Contingency Plan ................................................................................................... 149 §1057. Amendment of Contingency Plan .......................................................................................... 149
§1059. Emergency Coordinator .......................................................................................................... 149
Generators ............................................................................................................................ 151
§1063. Packaging, Labeling, Marking, and Placarding ...................................................................... 151 §1065. Liquids in Landfills Prohibition ............................................................................................. 152
§1067. Spills ....................................................................................................................................... 152 Chapter 11. Manifest, Import and Export Requirements ........................................................................ 152 Subchapter A. General ................................................................................................................................ 152
§1101. Applicability ........................................................................................................................... 152 §1107. Manifest Requirements ........................................................................................................... 152
§1108. Manifest Tracking Numbers, Manifest Printing, and Obtaining Manifests ........................... 155 §1113. Exports of Hazardous Waste .................................................................................................. 155
§1123. Imports of Foreign Hazardous Waste ..................................................................................... 158 §1125. Unmanifested Foreign Hazardous Waste ............................................................................... 159
Subchapter B. Transboundary Shipments of Hazardous Waste .................................................................. 159 §1127. Transboundary Shipments of Hazardous Waste for Recovery within the OECD .................. 159
Chapter 13. Transporters ......................................................................................................................... 167
§1301. Applicability ........................................................................................................................... 167 §1303. EPA Identification Number .................................................................................................... 167 §1305. Transfer Facility Requirements .............................................................................................. 167
§1307. The Manifest System .............................................................................................................. 168 §1309. Compliance with the Manifest ................................................................................................ 170
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§1315. Spills ....................................................................................................................................... 171
§1317. Discharge Cleanup .................................................................................................................. 172 §1319. Use of Containers ................................................................................................................... 172 §1321. Hazardous Waste That Is Also a Hazardous Material ............................................................ 172 §1323. Vehicle Markings and Placards .............................................................................................. 172
Chapter 15. Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facilities ........................................................................ 173
§1501. Applicability ........................................................................................................................... 173 §1503. Site Requirements ................................................................................................................... 175 §1504. Construction Quality Assurance Program .............................................................................. 176 §1505. Discharges from the Site ........................................................................................................ 177 §1507. Security ................................................................................................................................... 177
§1509. General Inspection Requirements ........................................................................................... 178 §1511. Preparedness and Prevention .................................................................................................. 179
§1513. Contingency Plan and Emergency Procedures ....................................................................... 180
§1515. Personnel Training .................................................................................................................. 182
§1516. Manifest System for Treatment, Storage, and Disposal (TSD) Facilities .............................. 183 §1517. General Requirements for Ignitable, Reactive, or Incompatible Wastes ............................... 187
§1519. General Waste Analysis ......................................................................................................... 187 §1521. Chemical, Physical, and Biological Treatment Facilities (Wastes Only) .............................. 188 §1523. Surveillance and Monitoring .................................................................................................. 189
§1525. Emergency Response .............................................................................................................. 189 §1527. Receiving and Monitoring Incoming Waste ........................................................................... 189
§1529. Operating Record and Reporting Requirements ..................................................................... 190 §1531. Required Notices .................................................................................................................... 193 §1533. Relationship to Interim Status Standards ............................................................................... 193
§1535. Imminent Hazard Action ........................................................................................................ 193
Chapter 17. Air Emission Standards ....................................................................................................... 193 §1701. Applicability ........................................................................................................................... 193 §1703. Definitions .............................................................................................................................. 194
Subchapter A. Process Vents ....................................................................................................................... 197 §1705. Applicability ........................................................................................................................... 197
§1707. Standards: Process Vents ........................................................................................................ 197 §1709. Standards: Closed-Vent Systems and Control Devices .......................................................... 198 §1711. Test Methods and Procedures ................................................................................................. 202 §1713. Recordkeeping Requirements ................................................................................................. 204 §1715. Reporting Requirements ......................................................................................................... 207
Subchapter B. Equipment Leaks ................................................................................................................. 207 §1717. Applicability ........................................................................................................................... 207
§1719. Standards: Pumps in Light Liquid Service ............................................................................. 208 §1721. Standards: Compressors ......................................................................................................... 209 §1723. Standards: Pressure Relief Devices in Gas/Vapor Service ..................................................... 209 §1725. Standards: Sampling Connection Systems ............................................................................. 210 §1727. Standards: Open-Ended Valves or Lines ................................................................................ 210
§1729. Standards: Valves in Gas/Vapor Service or in Light Liquid Service ..................................... 210 §1731. Standards: Pumps and Valves in Heavy Liquid Service, Pressure Relief Devices in
Light Liquid or Heavy Liquid Service, and Flanges and Other Connectors .......................... 211
§1733. Standards: Delay of Repair ..................................................................................................... 211 §1735. Standards: Closed-Vent Systems and Control Devices .......................................................... 212
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§1737. Alternative Standards for Valves in Gas/Vapor Service or in Light Liquid Service:
Percentage of Valves Allowed to Leak .................................................................................. 212
§1739. Alternative Standards for Valves in Gas/Vapor Service or in Light Liquid Service:
Skip Period Leak Detection and Repair ................................................................................. 212 §1741. Test Methods and Procedures ................................................................................................. 213 §1743. Recordkeeping Requirements ................................................................................................. 214 §1745. Reporting Requirements ......................................................................................................... 216
Subchapter C. Air Emission Standards for Tanks, Surface Impoundments, and Containers ..................... 216
§1747. Applicability ........................................................................................................................... 216 §1749. Definitions .............................................................................................................................. 217 §1751. Standards: General .................................................................................................................. 217 §1753. Waste Determination Procedures ........................................................................................... 220 §1755. Standards: Tanks .................................................................................................................... 220
§1757. Standards: Surface Impoundments ......................................................................................... 227 §1759. Standards: Containers ............................................................................................................. 230
§1761. Standards: Closed-Vent Systems and Control Devices .......................................................... 234
§1763. Inspection and Monitoring Requirements .............................................................................. 236
§1765. Recordkeeping Requirements ................................................................................................. 236 §1767. Reporting Requirements ......................................................................................................... 239
§1799. AppendixTable 1, Compounds with Henry’s Law Constant Less than 0.1 Y/X
[At 25°C] ................................................................................................................................ 239 Chapter 18. Containment Buildings ........................................................................................................ 241
§1801. Applicability ........................................................................................................................... 241 §1802. Design and Operating Standards ............................................................................................ 242
§1803. Closure and Post-Closure Care ............................................................................................... 244 Chapter 19. Tanks ................................................................................................................................... 244
§1901. Applicability ........................................................................................................................... 244
§1903. Assessment of Existing Tank System’s Integrity ................................................................... 244
§1905. Design and Installation of New Tank Systems or Components ............................................. 245 §1907. Containment and Detection of Releases ................................................................................. 246 §1909. General Operating Requirements ........................................................................................... 251
§1911. Inspections .............................................................................................................................. 252 §1913. Response to Leaks or Spills and Disposition of Leaking or Unfit-for-Use Tank Systems .... 253
§1915. Closure and Post-Closure Care ............................................................................................... 254 §1917. Special Requirements for Ignitable or Reactive Wastes ........................................................ 255 §1919. Special Requirements for Incompatible Wastes ..................................................................... 255 §1921. Air Emission Standards .......................................................................................................... 255
Chapter 20. Integration with Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) Standards ............. 255
§2001. Options for Incinerators, Cement and Lightweight Aggregate Kilns, Solid Fuel and
Liquid Fuel Boilers, and Hydrochloric Acid Production Furnaces to Minimize
Emissions from Startup, Shutdown, and Malfunction Events ................................................ 255 Chapter 21. Containers ............................................................................................................................ 257
§2101. Applicability ........................................................................................................................... 257 §2103. Condition of Containers ......................................................................................................... 257 §2105. Compatibility of Waste with Containers ................................................................................ 257
§2107. Management of Containers ..................................................................................................... 257 §2109. Inspections .............................................................................................................................. 258 §2111. Containment ........................................................................................................................... 258
§2113. Special Requirements for Ignitable or Reactive Wastes ........................................................ 258 §2115. Special Requirements for Incompatible Wastes ..................................................................... 258
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Chapter 22. Prohibitions on Land Disposal ............................................................................................ 259
Subchapter A. Land Disposal Restrictions .................................................................................................. 259 §2201. Purpose, Scope, and Applicability .......................................................................................... 259 §2203. Definitions Applicable to This Chapter .................................................................................. 260 §2205. Storage of Prohibited Wastes ................................................................................................. 262 §2207. Dilution Prohibited as a Substitute for Treatment .................................................................. 263
§2208. Waste-Specific ProhibitionsDyes and/or Pigments Production Wastes ............................. 263 §2209. Waste-Specific ProhibitionsWood Preserving Wastes ....................................................... 264
§2211. Waste-Specific ProhibitionsDioxin-Containing Wastes .................................................... 264 §2213. Waste-Specific Prohibitions—Chlorinated Aliphatic Wastes ................................................ 265 §2215. Waste Specific Prohibitions—Soils Exhibiting the Toxicity Characteristic for Metals
and Containing PCBs ............................................................................................................. 265 §2216. Waste-Specific ProhibitionsToxicity Characteristic Metal Wastes ................................... 265
§2218. Waste-Specific ProhibitionsPetroleum Refining Wastes ................................................... 266 §2219. Waste Specific ProhibitionsInorganic Chemical Wastes ................................................... 266
§2221. Schedule of Wastes Identified or Listed after November 8, 1984 ......................................... 267 §2223. Applicability of Treatment Standards .................................................................................... 268
§2227. Treatment Standards Expressed as Specified Technologies .................................................. 270 §2230. Treatment Standards for Hazardous Debris ........................................................................... 270 §2231. Variance from a Treatment Standard ..................................................................................... 271
§2233. Universal Treatment Standards .............................................................................................. 272 §2236. Alternative Land Disposal Restriction (LDR) Treatment Standards for Contaminated
Soil .......................................................................................................................................... 272 §2237. Exemption for Surface Impoundments Treating Hazardous Waste ....................................... 273 §2239. Procedures for Case-by-Case Extensions of an Effective Date .............................................. 274
§2241. Exemptions to Allow Land Disposal of a Prohibited Waste Except by Deep Well
Injection .................................................................................................................................. 275 §2243. Administrative Procedures for Exemptions under LAC 33:V.2271 and No-Alternative
Determinations under LAC 33:V.2273 .................................................................................. 275
§2245. Generators’ Waste Analysis, Recordkeeping, and Notice Requirements .............................. 275 §2246. Special Rules Regarding Wastes That Exhibit a Characteristic ............................................. 278 §2247. Owners or Operators of Treatment or Disposal Facilities: Testing, Waste Minimization,
Recordkeeping and Notice Requirements .............................................................................. 279 Subchapter B. Hazardous Waste Injection Restrictions .............................................................................. 281
§2249. Purpose, Scope, and Applicability .......................................................................................... 281 §2251. Dilution Prohibited as a Substitute for Treatment .................................................................. 281 §2253. Procedures for Case-by-Case Extensions to an Effective Date .............................................. 281
§2255. Waste Analysis ....................................................................................................................... 281
§2259. Waste-Specific ProhibitionsDioxin-Containing Wastes .................................................... 282 §2261. Waste-Specific ProhibitionsCalifornia List Wastes ........................................................... 282 §2263. Waste-Specific ProhibitionsFirst Third Wastes ................................................................. 283 §2265. Waste-Specific ProhibitionsSecond Third Wastes ............................................................. 283 §2267. Waste-Specific ProhibitionsThird Third Wastes ................................................................ 284 §2269. Waste-Specific ProhibitionsNewly Listed Wastes ............................................................. 284 §2271. Exemptions to Allow Land Disposal of a Prohibited Waste by Deep Well Injections .......... 285 §2273. Petition for Determinations Concerning No Alternatives to Land Disposal of a
Prohibited Waste by Deep Well Injection .............................................................................. 289
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§2299. AppendixTables 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 ................................................................. 291 Chapter 23. Waste Piles .......................................................................................................................... 335
§2301. Applicability ........................................................................................................................... 335
§2303. Design and Operating Requirements ...................................................................................... 335 §2304. Action Leakage Rate .............................................................................................................. 337 §2305. Exemptions ............................................................................................................................. 338 §2306. Response Actions ................................................................................................................... 338 §2307. Inspection of Synthetic Liners ................................................................................................ 338
§2309. Monitoring and Inspection ..................................................................................................... 339 §2311. Special Requirements for Ignitable or Reactive Waste .......................................................... 339 §2313. Special Requirements for Incompatible Wastes ..................................................................... 339 §2315. Closure and Post-Closure Care ............................................................................................... 339 §2317. Special Requirements for Hazardous Wastes F020, F021, F022, F023, F026, and F027 ...... 340
Chapter 24. Hazardous Waste Munitions and Explosives Storage ......................................................... 340 §2401. Applicability ........................................................................................................................... 340
§2403. Design and Operating Standards ............................................................................................ 340
§2405. Closure and Post-Closure Care ............................................................................................... 341
Chapter 25. Landfills ............................................................................................................................... 341 §2501. Applicability ........................................................................................................................... 341
§2503. Design and Operating Requirements ...................................................................................... 341 §2504. Action Leakage Rate .............................................................................................................. 344 §2505. Exemption ............................................................................................................................... 344
§2507. Monitoring and Inspection ..................................................................................................... 344 §2508. Response Actions ................................................................................................................... 345
§2509. Surveying and Recordkeeping ................................................................................................ 345 §2511. Special Requirements for Ignitable or Reactive Waste .......................................................... 346 §2513. Special Requirements for Incompatible Wastes ..................................................................... 346
§2515. Special Requirements for Bulk and Containerized Liquids ................................................... 346
§2517. Special Requirements for Containers ..................................................................................... 347 §2519. Disposal of Small Containers of Hazardous Waste in Overpacked Drums (Lab Packs) ....... 347 §2521. Closure and Post-Closure Care ............................................................................................... 347
§2523. Special Requirements for Hazardous Wastes F020, F021, F022, F023, F026, and F027 ...... 348 Chapter 26. Corrective Action Management Units and Special Provisions for Cleanup ....................... 348
§2601. Applicability of Corrective Action Management Unit (CAMU) Regulations ....................... 348 §2602. Grandfathered Corrective Action Management Units (CAMUs) .......................................... 348 §2603. Corrective Action Management Units (CAMUs) ................................................................... 350 §2604. Temporary Units (TU) ............................................................................................................ 354 §2605. Staging Piles ........................................................................................................................... 355
§2607. Disposal of CAMU-Eligible Wastes in Permitted Hazardous Waste Landfills ..................... 357 Chapter 27. Land Treatment ................................................................................................................... 358
§2701. Applicability ........................................................................................................................... 358 §2703. Design and Operating Requirements ...................................................................................... 358 §2705. Treatment Program ................................................................................................................. 359 §2707. Treatment Demonstration ....................................................................................................... 359 §2709. Food-Chain Crops .................................................................................................................. 361
§2711. Unsaturated Zone Monitoring ................................................................................................ 361 §2713. Recordkeeping ........................................................................................................................ 362 §2715. Special Requirements for Ignitable or Reactive Waste .......................................................... 362
§2717. Special Requirements for Incompatible Wastes ..................................................................... 363
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§2719. Closure and Post-Closure Care ............................................................................................... 363 §2723. Special Requirements for Hazardous Wastes F020, F021, F022, F023, F026 and F027 ....... 364
Chapter 28. Drip Pads ............................................................................................................................. 364
§2801. Applicability ........................................................................................................................... 364 §2803. Assessment of Existing Drip Pad Integrity ............................................................................ 364 §2804. Design and Installation of New Drip Pads ............................................................................. 365 §2805. Design and Operating Requirements ...................................................................................... 365 §2807. Inspections .............................................................................................................................. 367
§2809. Closure .................................................................................................................................... 367 Chapter 29. Surface Impoundments ........................................................................................................ 367
§2901. Applicability ........................................................................................................................... 367 §2903. Design and Operating Requirements ...................................................................................... 368 §2904. Action Leakage Rate .............................................................................................................. 370
§2905. Exemption ............................................................................................................................... 370 §2906. Response Actions ................................................................................................................... 371
§2907. Monitoring and Inspection ..................................................................................................... 371
§2909. Emergency Repairs; Contingency Plans ................................................................................ 372
§2911. Closure and Post-Closure Care ............................................................................................... 372 §2913. Special Requirements for Ignitable or Reactive Waste .......................................................... 373
§2915. Special Requirements for Incompatible Wastes ..................................................................... 373 §2917. Special Requirements for Hazardous Wastes F020, F021, F022, F023, F026, and F027 ...... 373 §2919. Air Emission Standards .......................................................................................................... 374
Chapter 30. Hazardous Waste Burned in Boilers and Industrial Furnaces ............................................. 374 §3001. Applicability ........................................................................................................................... 374
§3003. Management Prior to Burning ................................................................................................ 377 §3005. Permit Standards for Burners ................................................................................................. 377 §3007. Interim Status Standards for Burners ..................................................................................... 382
§3009. Standards to Control Organic Emissions ................................................................................ 393
§3011. Standards to Control Particulate Matter ................................................................................. 395 §3013. Standards to Control Metals Emissions .................................................................................. 395 §3015. Standards to Control Hydrogen Chloride (HCl) and Chlorine Gas (Cl2) Emissions ............. 398
§3017. Small Quantity On-Site Burner Exemption ............................................................................ 399 §3019. Low Risk Waste Exemption ................................................................................................... 400
§3021. Waiver of DRE Trial Burn for Boilers ................................................................................... 401 §3023. Standards for Direct Transfer ................................................................................................. 402 §3025. Regulation of Residues ........................................................................................................... 403 §3099. AppendicesAppendix A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, and L .............................................. 405
Chapter 31. Incinerators .......................................................................................................................... 406
§3105. Applicability ........................................................................................................................... 406 §3107. Waste Analysis ....................................................................................................................... 413 §3109. Principal Organic Hazardous Constituents (POHCs) ............................................................. 413 §3111. Performance Standards ........................................................................................................... 414 §3113. Hazardous Waste Permits ....................................................................................................... 414
§3115. Incinerator Permits for New or Modified Facilities ............................................................... 415 §3117. Operating Requirements ......................................................................................................... 417 §3119. Monitoring and Inspections .................................................................................................... 418
§3121. Closure .................................................................................................................................... 418
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§3203. Environmental Performance Standards .................................................................................. 419
§3205. Monitoring, Analysis, Inspection, Response, Reporting, and Corrective Action .................. 420 §3207. Closure and Post-Closure Care ............................................................................................... 420
Chapter 33. Groundwater Protection ....................................................................................................... 420 §3301. Applicability ........................................................................................................................... 420 §3303. Required Programs ................................................................................................................. 421
§3305. Groundwater Protection Standard .......................................................................................... 422 §3307. Hazardous Constituents .......................................................................................................... 422 §3309. Concentration Limits .............................................................................................................. 423 §3311. Point of Compliance ............................................................................................................... 424 §3313. Compliance Period ................................................................................................................. 424
§3315. General Groundwater Monitoring Requirements ................................................................... 425 §3317. Detection Monitoring Program ............................................................................................... 426
§3319. Compliance Monitoring Program ........................................................................................... 428
§3321. Corrective Action Program ..................................................................................................... 429
§3322. Corrective Action ................................................................................................................... 430 §3323. Monitoring Well Abandonment and Sealing of Bore Holes .................................................. 431
§3325. Groundwater Monitoring List ................................................................................................. 431 Chapter 35. Closure and Post-Closure .................................................................................................... 434
§3501. Applicability ........................................................................................................................... 434
§3503. Notification of Intention to Close a Facility ........................................................................... 435 Subchapter A. Closure Requirements ......................................................................................................... 435
§3505. Closure Procedures ................................................................................................................. 435 §3507. Closure Performance Standards ............................................................................................. 435 §3509. Closure Financial Responsibility ............................................................................................ 435
§3511. Closure Plan; Amendment of Plan ......................................................................................... 436
§3513. Closure; Time Allowed for Closure ....................................................................................... 437 §3515. Disposal or Decontamination of Equipment, Structures and Soils ........................................ 440 §3517. Certification of Closure .......................................................................................................... 440
Subchapter B. Post-Closure Requirements ................................................................................................. 440 §3519. Post-Closure Procedures ......................................................................................................... 440
§3521. Post-Closure Care and Use of Property .................................................................................. 440 §3523. Post-Closure Plan, Amendment of Plan ................................................................................. 441 §3525. Post-Closure Notices .............................................................................................................. 442 §3527. Certification of Completion of Post-Closure Care ................................................................. 443
Chapter 37. Financial Requirements ....................................................................................................... 443
§3701. Applicability ........................................................................................................................... 443 §3703. Definitions of Terms as Used in This Chapter ....................................................................... 443
Subchapter A. Closure Requirements ......................................................................................................... 444 §3705. Cost Estimate for Closure ....................................................................................................... 444 §3707. Financial Assurance for Closure ............................................................................................ 445
Subchapter B. Post-Closure Requirements ................................................................................................. 452 §3709. Cost Estimate for Post-Closure Care ...................................................................................... 452
§3711. Financial Assurance for Post-Closure Care ............................................................................ 452 Subchapter C. Common Closure and Post-Closure Requirements ............................................................. 460
§3713. Use of a Mechanism for Financial Assurance of Both Closure and Post-Closure Care ........ 460
Subchapter D. Insurance Requirements ...................................................................................................... 460 §3715. Liability Requirements ........................................................................................................... 460
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Subchapter E. Incapacity Regulations ........................................................................................................ 464 §3717. Incapacity of Owners or Operators, Guarantors, or Financial Institutions ............................. 464
Subchapter F. Financial and Insurance Instruments ................................................................................... 465
§3719. Wording of the Instruments .................................................................................................... 465 Chapter 38. Universal Wastes ................................................................................................................... 483 Subchapter A. General ............................................................................................................................... 483
§3801. Scope and Applicability ......................................................................................................... 483 §3803. ApplicabilityBatteries ......................................................................................................... 484
§3805. ApplicabilityPesticides ....................................................................................................... 484 §3807. ApplicabilityMercury Containing Equipment .................................................................... 485 §3809. ApplicabilityLamps ............................................................................................................ 485 §3810. ApplicabilityElectronics ..................................................................................................... 485 §3811. ApplicabilityAntifreeze ...................................................................................................... 486
§3813. Definitions .............................................................................................................................. 486 Subchapter B. Standards for Small Quantity Handlers of Universal Waste ............................................... 487
§3815. Applicability ........................................................................................................................... 487
§3817. Prohibitions ............................................................................................................................. 487
§3823. Labeling/Marking ................................................................................................................... 490 §3825. Accumulation Time Limits ..................................................................................................... 490 §3827. Employee Training ................................................................................................................. 491
§3829. Response to Releases .............................................................................................................. 491 §3831. Off-Site Shipments ................................................................................................................. 491
§3833. Tracking Universal Waste Shipments .................................................................................... 491 §3835. Exports .................................................................................................................................... 492
Subchapter C. Standards for Large Quantity Handlers of Universal Waste ............................................... 492
§3837. Applicability ........................................................................................................................... 492
§3839. Prohibitions ............................................................................................................................. 492 §3841. Notification ............................................................................................................................. 492 §3843. Waste Management ................................................................................................................ 492
§3845. Labeling/Marking ................................................................................................................... 494 §3847. Accumulation Time Limits ..................................................................................................... 495
§3849. Employee Training ................................................................................................................. 496 §3851. Response to Releases .............................................................................................................. 496 §3853. Off-Site Shipments ................................................................................................................. 496 §3855. Tracking Universal Waste Shipments .................................................................................... 496 §3857. Exports .................................................................................................................................... 497
Subchapter D. Standards for Universal Waste Transporters ....................................................................... 497 §3859. Applicability ........................................................................................................................... 497
§3861. Prohibitions ............................................................................................................................. 497 §3863. Waste Management ................................................................................................................ 497 §3865. Storage Time Limits ............................................................................................................... 497 §3867. Response to Releases .............................................................................................................. 498 §3869. Off-Site Shipments ................................................................................................................. 498
§3871. Exports .................................................................................................................................... 498 Subchapter E. Standards for Destination Facilities ..................................................................................... 498
§3873. Applicability ........................................................................................................................... 498
§3875. Off-Site Shipments ................................................................................................................. 498 §3877. Tracking Universal Waste Shipments .................................................................................... 499
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Subchapter F. Import Requirements ........................................................................................................... 499 §3879. Imports .................................................................................................................................... 499
Subchapter G. Petitions to Include Other Wastes under This Chapter ....................................................... 499
§3881. General ................................................................................................................................... 499 §3883. Factors for Petitions to Include Other Wastes under This Chapter ........................................ 499
Chapter 40. Used Oil ............................................................................................................................... 500 §4001. Definitions .............................................................................................................................. 500
Subchapter A. Materials Regulated as Used Oil ......................................................................................... 501
§4003. Applicability ........................................................................................................................... 501 §4005. Used Oil Specifications .......................................................................................................... 503 §4007. Prohibitions ............................................................................................................................. 503
Subchapter B. Standards for Used Oil Generators ...................................................................................... 504 §4009. Applicability ........................................................................................................................... 504
§4011. Hazardous Waste Mixing ....................................................................................................... 504 §4013. Used Oil Storage ..................................................................................................................... 505
§4015. On-Site Burning in Space Heaters .......................................................................................... 505
§4017. Off-Site Shipments ................................................................................................................. 505
Subchapter C. Standards for Used Oil Collection Centers and Aggregation Points ................................... 506 §4019. Do-It-Yourselfer Used Oil Collection Centers ....................................................................... 506
§4021. Used Oil Collection Centers ................................................................................................... 506 §4023. Used Oil Aggregation Points Owned by the Generator ......................................................... 506
Subchapter D. Standards for Used Oil Transporter and Transfer Facilities ................................................ 506
§4025. Applicability ........................................................................................................................... 506 §4027. Restrictions on Transporters Who Are Not Also Processors or Re-Refiners ......................... 507
§4029. Notification ............................................................................................................................. 507 §4031. Used Oil Transportation ......................................................................................................... 507 §4033. Rebuttable Presumption for Used Oil ..................................................................................... 508
§4035. Used Oil Storage at Transfer Facilities .................................................................................. 508
§4037. Tracking .................................................................................................................................. 509 §4039. Management of Residues ....................................................................................................... 510
Subchapter E. Standards for Used Oil Processors and Re-Refiners ........................................................... 510
§4041. Applicability ........................................................................................................................... 510 §4043. Notification ............................................................................................................................. 510
§4045. General Facility Standards ..................................................................................................... 510 §4047. Rebuttable Presumption for Used Oil ..................................................................................... 513 §4049. Used Oil Management ............................................................................................................ 513 §4051. Analysis Plan .......................................................................................................................... 515 §4053. Tracking .................................................................................................................................. 515
§4055. Operating Record and Reporting ............................................................................................ 516 §4057. Off-Site Shipments of Used Oil ............................................................................................. 516
§4059. Management of Residues ....................................................................................................... 516 Subchapter F. Standards for Used Oil Burners That Burn Off-Specification Used Oil for Energy
Recovery .............................................................................................................................. 516 §4061. Applicability ........................................................................................................................... 516 §4063. Restrictions on Burning .......................................................................................................... 517
§4065. Notification ............................................................................................................................. 517 §4067. Rebuttable Presumption for Used Oil ..................................................................................... 517 §4069. Used Oil Storage ..................................................................................................................... 517
§4071. Tracking .................................................................................................................................. 518
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Subchapter G. Standards for Used Oil Fuel Marketers ............................................................................... 519
§4077. Applicability ........................................................................................................................... 519 §4079. Prohibitions ............................................................................................................................. 519 §4081. On-Specification Used Oil Fuel ............................................................................................. 519 §4083. Notification ............................................................................................................................. 520 §4085. Tracking .................................................................................................................................. 520
§4087. Notices .................................................................................................................................... 520 Subchapter H. Standards for Disposal of Used Oil and Use as a Dust Suppressant ................................... 520
§4089. Applicability ........................................................................................................................... 520 §4091. Disposal .................................................................................................................................. 521 §4093. Use as a Dust Suppressant ...................................................................................................... 521
Chapter 41. Recyclable Materials ........................................................................................................... 521 §4101. Applicability ........................................................................................................................... 521
§4105. Requirements for Recyclable Material ................................................................................... 521
§4139. Recyclable Materials Used in a Manner Constituting Disposal ............................................. 522
§4141. General Requirements for Recyclable Materials Used in a Manner Constituting Disposal .. 523 §4143. Recyclable Materials Utilized for Precious Metal Recovery ................................................. 523
§4145. Spent Lead-Acid Batteries Being Reclaimed ......................................................................... 524 Chapter 42. Conditional Exemption for Low-Level Mixed Waste Storage, Treatment,
Transportation, and Disposal ............................................................................................... 525
§4201. What definitions apply to this Chapter? ................................................................................. 525 §4203. What does a storage and treatment conditional exemption do? ............................................. 526
§4205. What wastes are eligible for the storage and treatment conditional exemption? ................... 526 §4207. What conditions must you meet for your LLMW to qualify for and maintain a
storage and treatment exemption? .......................................................................................... 526
§4209. What waste treatment does the storage and treatment conditional exemption allow? ........... 526
§4211. How could you lose the conditional exemption for your LLMW and what action
must you take? ........................................................................................................................ 526 §4213. If you lose the storage and treatment conditional exemption for your LLMW,
can the exemption be reclaimed? ........................................................................................... 527 §4215. What records must you keep at your facility and for how long? ............................................ 527
§4217. When is your LLMW no longer eligible for the storage and treatment conditional
exemption? ............................................................................................................................. 528 §4219. Do closure requirements apply to units that stored LLMW prior to the effective
date of this Chapter? ............................................................................................................... 528 §4221. What does the transportation and disposal conditional exemption do? ................................. 528
§4223. What wastes are eligible for the transportation and disposal conditional exemption? ........... 528 §4225. What are the conditions you must meet for your waste to qualify for and maintain
the transportation and disposal conditional exemption? ........................................................ 528 §4227. What treatment standards must your eligible waste meet? .................................................... 528 §4229. Are you subject to the manifest and transportation condition in LAC 33:V.4225.A.2? ........ 528 §4231. When does the transportation and disposal exemption take effect? ....................................... 529 §4233. Where must your exempted waste be disposed of? ................................................................ 529
§4235. What type of container must be used for disposal of exempted waste? ................................. 529 §4237. Whom must you notify? ......................................................................................................... 529 §4239. What records must you keep at your facility and for how long? ............................................ 529
§4241. How could you lose the transportation and disposal conditional exemption for
your waste and what actions must you take? .......................................................................... 530
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§4243. If you lose the transportation and disposal conditional exemption for a waste,
can the exemption be reclaimed? ........................................................................................... 530
Chapter 43. Interim Status ....................................................................................................................... 530
§4301. Purpose and Applicability ...................................................................................................... 530 §4302. Operation during Interim Status ............................................................................................. 533 §4303. Changes during Interim Status ............................................................................................... 533 §4305. Termination of Interim Status ................................................................................................ 534 §4306. Imminent Hazard Action ........................................................................................................ 534
Subchapter A. General Facility Standards .................................................................................................. 535 §4307. Applicability ........................................................................................................................... 535 §4309. Identification Number ............................................................................................................ 535 §4311. Required Notices .................................................................................................................... 535 §4313. General Waste Analysis ......................................................................................................... 535
§4315. Security ................................................................................................................................... 536 §4317. General Inspection Requirements ........................................................................................... 536
§4319. Personnel Training .................................................................................................................. 537
§4321. General Requirements for Ignitable, Reactive, or Incompatible Wastes ............................... 538 §4322. Location Standards ................................................................................................................. 538
Subchapter B. Preparedness and Prevention ............................................................................................... 538 §4323. Applicability ........................................................................................................................... 538 §4325. Maintenance and Operation of Facility .................................................................................. 538
§4327. Required Equipment ............................................................................................................... 538 §4329. Testing and Maintenance of Equipment ................................................................................. 538
§4331. Access to Communications or Alarm Systems ...................................................................... 539 §4333. Required Aisle Space ............................................................................................................. 539 §4335. Arrangements with Local Authorities .................................................................................... 539
Subchapter C. Contingency Plan and Emergency Procedures .................................................................... 539
§4337. Applicability ........................................................................................................................... 539 §4339. Purpose and Implementation of Contingency Plan ................................................................ 539 §4341. Content of Contingency Plan .................................................................................................. 539
§4343. Copies of Contingency Plan ................................................................................................... 539 §4345. Amendment of Contingency Plan .......................................................................................... 539
§4347. Emergency Coordinator .......................................................................................................... 539 §4349. Emergency Procedures ..........................