Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 38, September 20, 2024
a) A
generator may accumulate as much as 55 gallons (208 l) of non-acute hazardous
waste or either one quart (0.94 l) of liquid acute hazardous waste listed in 35
Ill. Adm. Code
721.131
or
721.133(e)
or 1 kg (2.2 lbs) of solid acute hazardous waste listed in 35 Ill. Adm. Code
721.131
or
721.133(e)
in containers at or near any point of generation where wastes initially
accumulate that is under the control of the operator of the process generating
the waste, without a permit or interim status and without complying with the
requirements of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 702, 703, 705, and 724 through 727, provided
that the generator complies with all of the conditions for exemption in this
Section. A generator may comply with the conditions for exemption in this
Section instead of complying with the conditions for exemption in Section
722.116(b)
or
722.117(a),
except as required in Section 722.115(a)(7) and (a)(8). The conditions for
exemption for satellite accumulation are the following:
1) If a container holding hazardous waste is
not in good condition, or if the container begins to leak, the generator must
immediately transfer the hazardous waste from the leaking container to a
container that is in good condition and not leaking, or immediately transfer
and manage the waste in a central accumulation area operated in compliance with
Section
722.116(b)
or
722.117(a).
2) The generator must use a container made of
or lined with materials that will not react with and that are otherwise
compatible with the hazardous waste to be accumulated, so that the ability of
the container to contain the waste is not impaired.
3) Special Standards for Incompatible Wastes
A) The generator must not place incompatible
wastes or incompatible wastes and materials (see appendix V of 40 C.F.R. 265,
incorporated by reference in 35 Ill. Adm. Code
720.111, for examples)
in the same container, unless the generator complies with Section
725.117(b).
B) The generator must not place hazardous
waste in an unwashed container that previously held an incompatible waste or
material (see appendix V of 40 C.F.R. 265, incorporated by reference in 35 Ill.
Adm. Code 720.111, for examples), unless the generator complies with Section
725.117(b).
C) The generator must separate a container
holding hazardous waste or otherwise protect it by any practical means from any
other incompatible waste or other materials accumulated nearby in other
containers.
4) A
container holding hazardous waste must be closed at all times during
accumulation, except at the following times:
A) When the generator is adding, removing, or
consolidating waste; or
B) When the
generator is engaged in necessary temporary venting of a container for either
of the following reasons:
i) For the proper
operation of equipment; or
ii) To
prevent dangerous situations, such as build-up of extreme pressure.
5) A generator must
mark or label its container with the following:
A) The words "Hazardous Waste"; and
B) An indication of the hazards of the
contents. Examples include, but are not limited to, the applicable hazardous
waste characteristics (i.e., ignitable, corrosive, reactive, or toxic) listed
in Subpart C or D of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 721; hazard communication consistent
with subpart E (Labeling) and subpart F (Placarding) of 49 CFR 172,
incorporated by reference in 35 Ill. Adm. Code 720.111; a hazard statement or
pictogram consistent with
29 CFR
1910.1200 (Hazard Communication),
incorporated by reference in 35 Ill. Adm. Code 720.111; or a chemical hazard
label consistent with NFPA 704, incorporated by reference in 35 Ill. Adm. Code
720.111.
6) A generator
who accumulates either acute hazardous waste listed in 35 Ill. Adm. Code
721.131
or
721.133(e)
or non-acute hazardous waste in excess of the amounts listed in subsection (a)
at or near any point of generation must do the following:
A) Either:
i) Comply within three consecutive calendar
days with the applicable central accumulation area regulations in Section
722.116(b)
or
722.117(a);
or
ii) Remove the excess from the
satellite accumulation area within three consecutive calendar days to any of a
central accumulation area operated in accordance with the applicable
regulations in Section
722.116(b)
or
722.117(a),
an on-site interim status or permitted treatment, storage, or disposal
facility; or an off-site designated facility.
B) During the three-consecutive-calendar-day
period provided by subsection (a)(6)(A)(ii), the generator must continue to
comply with subsections (a)(1) through (a)(5). The generator must mark or label
the containers holding the excess accumulation of hazardous waste with the date
the excess amount began accumulating.
7) All satellite accumulation areas operated
by an SQG must meet the preparedness and prevention regulations of Section
722.116(b)(8)
and emergency procedures at Section
722.116(b)(9).
8) All satellite accumulation areas operated
by an LQG must meet the Preparedness, Prevention and Emergency Procedures in
Subpart M.
b) This
subsection (b) corresponds with 40 CFR 262.115(b), which USEPA has marked
"reserved". This statement maintains structural consistency with the
corresponding federal regulation.
