Hawaii Administrative Rules
Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Subtitle 1 - GENERAL DEPARTMENTAL PROVISIONS
Chapter 264 - HAZADOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT STANDARDS FOR OWNERS AND OPERATERS OF HAZADOUS WASTE TREATMENT, STORAGE, AND DISPOSAL FACILITIES
Subchapter I - USE AND MANAGEMENT OF CONTAINERS
Section 11-264-175 - Containment
Universal Citation: HI Admin Rules 11-264-175
Current through February, 2024
(a) Container storage areas must have a containment system is designed and operated in accordance with subsection (b), except as otherwise provided by subsection (c).
(b) A containment system must be designed and operated as follows:
(1) A base must underly
the containers which is free of cracks or gaps and is sufficiently impervious
to contain leaks, spills, and accumulated precipitation until the collected
material is detected and removed;
(2) The base must be sloped or the
containment system must be otherwise designed and operated to drain and remove
liquids resulting from leaks, spills, or precipitation, unless the containers
are elevated or are otherwise protected from contact with accumulated
liquids;
(3) The containment system
must have sufficient capacity to contain 10% of the volume of containers or the
volume of the largest container, whichever is greater. Containers that do not
contain free liquids need not be considered in this determination;
(4) Run-on into the containment system must
be prevented unless the collection system has sufficient excess capacity in
addition to that required in paragraph (b)(3) to contain any run-on which might
enter the system; and
(5) Spilled
or leaked waste and accumulated precipitation must be removed from the sump or
collection area in as timely a manner as is necessary to prevent overflow of
the collection system.
(c) Storage areas that store containers holding only wastes that do not contain free liquids need not have a containment system defined by subsection (b), except as provided by subsection (d) or provided that:
(1) The storage area is
sloped or is otherwise designed and operated to drain and remove liquid
resulting from precipitation, or
(2) The containers are elevated or are
otherwise protected from contact with accumulated liquid.
(d) Storage areas that store containers holding the wastes listed below that do not contain free liquids must have a containment system defined by subsection (b):
(1) FO20, FO21, FO22, FO23, FO26, and
FO27.
(2) [Reserved]
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