Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 38, September 20, 2024
An LQG may accumulate hazardous waste on site without a
permit or interim status, and without complying with the requirements of 35
Ill. Adm. Code 702, 703 and 724 through 727 and the notification requirements
of section 3010 of RCRA (42 USC 6930),
provided that the LQG meets all of the following conditions for
exemption:
a) Accumulation. The LQG
may accumulate hazardous waste on site for no more than 90 days, unless in
compliance with the accumulation time limit extension or F006 accumulation
conditions for exemption in subsections (b) through (e). The following
accumulation conditions also apply:
1)
Accumulation of Hazardous Waste in Containers. If the hazardous waste is placed
in containers, the LQG must comply with the following requirements:
A) Air Emission Standards. The LQG must
comply with the applicable requirements of Subparts AA, BB, and CC of 35 Ill.
Adm. Code 725;
B) Condition of
Containers. If a container holding hazardous waste is not in good condition, or
if the container begins to leak, the LQG must immediately transfer the
hazardous waste from the leaking container to a container that is in good
condition or otherwise immediately manage the waste in some other way that
complies with the conditions for exemption of this Section;
C) Compatibility of Waste with Container. The
LQG must use a container made of or lined with materials that will not react
with and are otherwise compatible with the hazardous waste to be stored, so
that the ability of the container to contain the waste is not
impaired;
D) Management of
Containers
i) The LQG must always keep a
container holding hazardous waste closed during accumulation, except when it is
necessary to add or remove waste.
ii) The LQG must not open, handle, or store a
container holding hazardous waste in a manner that may rupture the container or
cause the container to leak.
E) Inspections. At least weekly, the LQG must
inspect central accumulation areas. The LQG must look for leaking containers
and for deterioration of containers caused by corrosion or other factors. See
subsection (a)(1)(B) for remedial action required if the LQG detects
deterioration or leaks.
F) Special
Conditions for Accumulation of Ignitable and Reactive Wastes
i) The LQG must locate containers holding
ignitable or reactive waste at least 15 meters (50 feet) from the facility's
property line, unless the LQG obtains a written approval from the authority
having jurisdiction over the local fire code that allows hazardous waste
accumulation to occur within this restricted area. The LQG must maintain a
record of the written approval as long as the LQG accumulates ignitable or
reactive hazardous waste in this area.
ii) The LQG must take precautions to prevent
accidental ignition or reaction of ignitable or reactive waste. The LQG must
separate and protect this waste from sources of ignition or reaction,
including, but not limited to, the following: open flames, smoking, cutting and
welding, hot surfaces, frictional heat, sparks (static, electrical, or
mechanical), spontaneous ignition (e.g., from heat-producing chemical
reactions), or radiant heat. While handling ignitable or reactive waste, the
LQG must confine smoking and open flame to specially designated locations. The
LQG must conspicuously place "No Smoking" signs wherever there is a hazard from
ignitable or reactive waste.
G) Special Conditions for Accumulation of
Incompatible Wastes
i) The LQG must not place
incompatible wastes or incompatible wastes and materials (for examples, see
appendix V to 40 CFR 265, incorporated by reference in 35 Ill. Adm. Code
720.111) in the same
container, unless the LQG complies with 35 Ill. Adm. Code
725.117(b).
ii) The LQG must not place hazardous waste in
an unwashed container that previously held an incompatible waste or material
(for examples, see appendix V to 40 CFR 265, incorporated by reference in 35
Ill. Adm. Code 720.111), unless the LQG complies with 35 Ill. Adm. Code
725.117(b).
iii) The LQG must separate a container
holding hazardous waste or otherwise protect it by means of a dike, berm, wall,
or other device from any other incompatible waste or other materials
accumulated or stored nearby in other containers, piles, open tanks, or surface
impoundments.
2) Accumulation of Hazardous Waste in Tanks.
If the LQG places the waste in tanks, the LQG must comply with the applicable
requirements of Subpart J, except 35 Ill. Adm. Code
725.297(c)
(Closure and Post-Closure Care) and 35 Ill. Adm. Code
725.300
(Waste Analysis and Trial Tests) and the applicable requirements of Subparts
AA, BB, and CC of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 725.
3) Accumulation of Hazardous Waste on Drip
Pads. If the LQG places hazardous waste on drip pads, the LQG must comply with
the following:
A) Subpart W of 35 Ill. Adm.
Code 725;
B) The LQG must remove
all wastes from the drip pad at least once every 90 days. Any hazardous wastes
that the LQG removes from the drip pad are subject to the 90-day accumulation
limit in subsection (a) and Section
722.115,
if the LQG manages the hazardous wastes in satellite accumulation areas prior
to moving them to a central accumulation area; and
C) The LQG must maintain on site at the
facility the following records readily available for inspection:
i) A written description of procedures that
the LQG follows to ensure that it removes all wastes from the drip pad and
associated collection system at least once every 90 days; and
ii) Documentation of each waste removal,
including the quantity of waste that the LQG removed from the drip pad and the
sump or collection system and the date and time of removal.
4) Accumulation of
Hazardous Waste in Containment Buildings. If the LQG places the waste in
containment buildings, the LQG must comply with Subpart DD of 35 Ill. Adm. Code
725. The LQG must label its containment building with the words "Hazardous
Waste" in a conspicuous place easily visible to employees, visitors, emergency
responders, waste handlers, or other persons on site. The LQG must also provide
in a conspicuous place 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); 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. The LQG must also maintain both of the following:
A) The professional engineer certification
that the building complies with the design standards specified in 35 Ill. Adm.
Code
725.1101.
This certification must be in the LQG's files prior to operation of the unit;
and
B) The following records, by
use of inventory logs, monitoring equipment, or any other effective means:
i) A written description of procedures to
ensure that each waste volume remains in the unit for no more than 90 days, a
written description of the waste generation and management practices for the
facility showing that the generator is consistent with respecting the 90-day
limit, and documentation that the LQG complies with the procedures
ii) Documentation that the LQG empties the
unit at least once every 90 days.
iii) The LQG must maintain inventory logs or
records with the above information on site and readily available for
inspection.
5) Labeling and Marking of Containers and
Tanks
A) Containers. An LQG must mark or
label its containers with the following:
i)
The words "Hazardous Waste";
ii) 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); 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; and
iii) The date upon
which each period of accumulation begins clearly visible for inspection on each
container.
B) Tanks. An
LQG accumulating hazardous waste in tanks must do the following:
i) Mark or label its tanks with the words
"Hazardous Waste";
ii) Mark or
label its tanks with 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); 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;
iii) Use inventory logs,
monitoring equipment or other records to demonstrate that hazardous waste has
been emptied within 90 days of first entering the tank if using a batch process
or, in the case of a tank with a continuous flow process, demonstrate that
estimated volumes of hazardous waste entering the tank daily exit the tank
within 90 days of first entering; and
iv) Keep inventory logs or records with the
above information on site and readily available for inspection.
6) Emergency
Procedures. The LQG must comply with the standards in Subpart M (Preparedness,
Prevention and Emergency Procedures for Large Quantity Generators).
7) Personnel Training
A) Personnel Training Program
i) Facility personnel must successfully
complete a program of classroom instruction, online training (e.g.,
computer-based or electronic) or on-the-job training that teaches them to
perform their duties in a way that ensures compliance with this Part. The LQG
must ensure that this program includes all the elements described in the
document required under subsection (a)(7)(D).
ii) A person trained in hazardous waste
management procedures must direct the program, and the program must include
instruction that teaches facility personnel hazardous waste management
procedures (including contingency plan implementation) relevant to the
positions in which the LQG employs them.
iii) At a minimum, the design of the training
program must ensure that facility personnel can respond effectively to
emergencies by familiarizing them with emergency procedures, emergency
equipment, and emergency systems, including, if applicable, procedures for
using, inspecting, repairing, and replacing facility emergency and monitoring
equipment; key parameters for automatic waste feed cut-off systems;
communications or alarm systems; response to fires or explosions; response to
ground-water contamination incidents; and shutdown of operations.
iv) For facility employees that receive
emergency response training under
29 CFR
1910.120(p)(8) (Emergency
response program) and
1910.120(q)
(Emergency response to hazardous substance releases), incorporated by reference
in 35 Ill. Adm. Code 720.111, the LQG is not required to provide separate
emergency response training under this Section, provided that the overall
facility training meets all the conditions of exemption in this
Section.
B) Facility
personnel must successfully complete the program required in subsection
(a)(7)(A) within six months after the date of their employment, assignment to
the facility, or assignment to a new position at the facility, whichever is
later. An employee must not work in unsupervised positions until he or she has
completed the training standards of subsection (a)(7)(A).
C) Facility personnel must take part in an
annual review of the initial training required in subsection
(a)(7)(A).
D) The LQG must maintain
the following documents and records at the facility:
i) The job title for each position at the
facility related to hazardous waste management and the name of the employee
filling each job;
ii) A written job
description for each position listed under subsection (a)(7)(D)(i). This
description may be consistent in its degree of specificity with descriptions
for other similar positions in the same company location or bargaining unit,
but the description must include the requisite skill, education, other
qualifications, and duties of facility personnel assigned to each
position;
iii) A written
description of the type and amount of both introductory and continuing training
that the LQG will give to each person filling a position listed under
subsection (a)(7)(D)(i);
iv)
Records documenting that the LQG has given and facility personnel has completed
the training or job experience required by subsections (a)(7)(A), (B), and
(C).
E) The LQG must
keep training records on current personnel until closure of the facility. The
LQG must keep training records on former employees for at least three years
from the date the employee last worked at the facility. Personnel training
records may accompany personnel transferred within the same company.
8) Closure. An LQG accumulating
hazardous wastes in containers, tanks, drip pads, and containment buildings,
prior to closing the facility or a unit at the facility, must meet the
following conditions:
A) Notification for
Closure of a Waste Accumulation Unit. An LQG must perform one of the following
when closing a waste accumulation unit:
i)
Place a notice in the operating record within 30 days after closure identifying
the location of the unit within the facility; or
ii) Meet the closure performance standards of
subsection (a)(8)(C) for container, tank, and containment building waste
accumulation units or subsection (a)(8)(D) for drip pads and notify USEPA and
the Agency following the procedures in subsection (a)(8)(B)(ii) for the waste
accumulation unit. If the waste accumulation unit is subsequently reopened, the
LQG may remove the notice from the operating record.
B) Notification for Closure of the Facility
i) Notify the Agency using Notification of
RCRA Subtitle C Activities (Site Identification Form) (USEPA Form 8700-12) no
later than 30 days prior to closing the facility.
ii) Notify the Agency using USEPA Form
8700-12 within 90 days after closing the facility that it has complied with the
closure performance standards of subsection (a)(8)(C) or (a)(8)(D). If the
facility cannot meet the closure performance standards of subsection (a)(8)(C)
or (a)(8)(D), notify the Agency using USEPA Form 8700-12 that it will close as
a landfill under 35 Ill. Adm. Code
725.410
in the case of a container, tank, or containment building units. If the
facility cannot meet the closure performance standards of subsection (a)(8)(C)
or (a)(8)(D), notify using USEPA Form 8700-12 that it will close under the
standards of 35 Ill. Adm. Code
725.545(b)
for a facility with drip pads.
iii)
An LQG may request additional time to clean close, but it must notify the
Agency using USEPA Form 8700-12 within 75 days after the date provided in
subsection (a)(8)(B)(i) to request an extension and provide an explanation as
to why the additional time is required.
BOARD NOTE: USEPA Form 8700-12 is available from the Agency,
Bureau of Land (217-782-6762). It is also available on-line for download in PDF
file format:
www.epa.gov/hwgenerators/instructions-and-form-hazardous-waste-generators-transporters-and-treatment-storage-and.
C) Closure Performance
Standards for Container, Tank Systems, and Containment Building Waste
Accumulation Units
i) At closure, the LQG must
close the waste accumulation unit or facility in a manner that minimizes the
need for further maintenance by controlling, minimizing, or eliminating the
post-closure escape of hazardous waste, hazardous constituents, leachate,
contaminated run-off, or hazardous waste decomposition products to the ground
or surface waters or to the atmosphere to the extent necessary to protect human
health and the environment.
ii) The
LQG must remove or decontaminate all contaminated equipment, structures, soil,
and any remaining hazardous waste residues from waste accumulation units,
including containment system components (pads, liners, etc.), contaminated
soils and subsoils, bases, and structures and equipment contaminated with
waste, unless 35 Ill. Adm. Code
721.103(d)
applies.
iii) The LQG must manage
any hazardous waste generated in the process of closing the LQG's facility or
units accumulating hazardous waste in accordance with all applicable standards
of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 722, 723, 725, and 728, including removing any hazardous
waste contained in these units within 90 days of generating the waste and
managing these wastes in a permitted or interim status hazardous waste
treatment, storage, and disposal facility.
iv) If the LQG demonstrates that it cannot
practicably remove or decontaminate any contaminated soils and wastes, as
required in subsection (a)(8)(B)(ii), then the waste accumulation unit is a
landfill, and the LQG must close the waste accumulation unit and perform
post-closure care in accordance with the closure and post-closure care
requirements that apply to landfills (35 Ill. Adm. Code 725.410). In addition,
the LQG must meet all of the requirements for landfills specified in Subparts G
and H of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 725 for the purposes of closure, post-closure, and
financial responsibility, for a waste accumulation unit that is a
landfill.
D) Closure
Performance Standards for Drip Pad Waste Accumulation Units. At closure, the
LQG must comply with the closure requirements of subsections (a)(8)(B) and
(a)(8)(C)(i), and (a)(8)(C)(iii) and 35 Ill. Adm. Code
725.545(a) and
(b).
E) The closure requirements of this
subsection (a)(8) do not apply to satellite accumulation areas.
9) Land Disposal Restrictions. The
LQG must comply with all applicable requirements of 35 Ill. Adm. Code
728.
b) Accumulation
Time Limit Extension. An LQG that accumulates hazardous waste for more than 90
days is subject to the requirements of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 702, 703, and 724
through 728 and the notification requirements of section 3010 of RCRA (
42 USC 6930),
unless the Agency has granted the LQG an extension to the 90-day period. The
Agency may grant an extension if hazardous wastes must remain on site for
longer than 90 days due to unforeseen, temporary, and uncontrollable
circumstances. The Agency may grant an extension of up to 30 days on a
case-by-case basis.
BOARD NOTE: The Agency may grant a provisional variance that
extends the permissible accumulation period under sections 35(b) and 36(c) of
the Act. This subsection provides the basis for granting and maximum duration
of an extension.
c)
Accumulation of F006 Waste. An LQG also generating wastewater treatment sludges
from electroplating operations that meet the listing description for USEPA
hazardous waste number F006 may accumulate F006 waste on site for more than 90
days but not more than 180 days without being subject to 35 Ill. Adm. Code 702,
703, and 724 through 727 and the notification requirements of section 3010 of
RCRA (
42 USC 6930),
provided that the LQG complies with all of the following additional conditions
for exemption:
1) The LQG has implemented
pollution prevention practices that reduce the amount of any hazardous
substances, pollutants, or contaminants entering F006 waste or otherwise being
released to the environment prior to recycling of the waste;
2) The F006 waste is legitimately recycled
through metals recovery;
3) The LQG
accumulates no more than 20,000 kg of F006 waste on site at any one time;
and
4) The LQG manages the F006
waste in accordance with the following requirements:
A) Requirements for Managing F006 Waste
i) If the LQG places the F006 waste in
containers, the LQG must comply with the applicable conditions for exemption in
subsection (a)(1).
ii) If the LQG
places the F006 waste in tanks, the LQG must comply with the applicable
conditions for exemption in subsection (a)(2).
iii) If the LQG places the F006 waste in
containment buildings, the LQG must comply with Subpart DD of 35 Ill. Adm. Code
725. Prior to operation of the unit, the LQG must place in the operating record
of the facility the certification of a professional engineer that the
containment building complies with the design standards specified in 35 Ill.
Adm. Code 725.1101. The LQG must also place in the operating record either
documentation that the LQG empties the unit is at least once every 180 days or
all three of the following items: a written description of procedures to ensure
that the F006 waste remains in the unit for no more than 180 days, a written
description of the facility waste generation and management practices showing
that the practices are consistent with the 180-day limit, and documentation
that the LQG is complying with the procedures.
B) The LQG is exempt from all requirements of
Subparts G and H of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 725, except for those referenced in
subsection (a)(8).
C) The LQG must
clearly mark the date upon which each period of accumulation begins, and the
date must be clearly visible for inspection on each container.
D) While accumulating waste on site, the LQG
must clearly labeled or mark each container and tank is with the following:
i) The words "Hazardous Waste"; and
ii) 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); hazard
communication consistent with subpart E (Labeling) and subpart F (Placarding)
of 49 CFR 172; a hazard statement or pictogram consistent with
29 CFR
1910.1200; or a chemical hazard label
consistent with NFPA 704, each incorporated by reference in 35 Ill. Adm. Code
720.111.
E) The LQG must
comply with the requirements in subsections (a)(6) and (a)(7).
d) F006 Waste
Transported over 200 Miles. An LQG also generating wastewater treatment sludges
from electroplating operations that meet the listing description for the USEPA
hazardous waste number F006 may accumulate F006 waste on site for more than 90
days but not more than 270 days without being subject to 35 Ill. Adm. Code 702,
703, and 724 through 727 and the notification requirements of section 3010 of
RCRA (
42 USC 6930), if
the LQG must transport this waste or offer this waste for transportation over a
distance of 200 miles or more for off-site metals recovery and the LQG complies
with all of the conditions for exemption of subsections (c)(1) through
(c)(4).
e) F006 Waste Accumulation
Time Extension. An LQG accumulating F006 waste in accordance with subsections
(c) and (d) that either accumulates F006 waste on site for more than 180 days
(or for more than 270 days if the LQG must transport this waste or offer this
waste for transportation over a distance of 200 miles or more) or accumulates
more than 20,000 kg (44,000 lbs) of F006 waste on site is an operator of a
storage facility and is subject to the requirements of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 702,
703, 724, 725, 727 and the notification requirements of section 3010 of RCRA (
42 USC 6930),
unless the Agency has granted the LQG an extension to the 180-day period (or
270-day period, if applicable) or an exception to the 20,000-kg (44,000-lb)
accumulation limit. The Agency may grant an extension of the accumulation
period or an exception to the accumulation limit if F006 waste must remain on
site for longer than 180 days (or 270 days, if applicable) or if more than
20,000 kg (44,000 lbs) of F006 waste must remain on site due to unforeseen,
temporary, and uncontrollable circumstances. The Agency may grant an extension
of up to 30 days or an exception to the accumulation limit on a case-by-case
basis.
BOARD NOTE: The Agency may grant a provisional variance that
extends the permissible accumulation period or accumulation amount limit under
sections 35(b) and 36(c) of the Act. This subsection provides the basis for
granting and maximum duration of an extension.
f) Consolidation of Hazardous Waste Received
from VSQGs. An LQG may accumulate on site hazardous waste received from a VSQG
under control of the same person (as defined in 35 Ill. Adm. Code
720.110), without
a storage facility permit or interim status and without complying with the
requirements of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 702, 703, and 724 through 728 and the
notification requirements of section 3010 of RCRA (
42 USC 6930),
provided that the LQG complies with the following conditions. "Control", for
the purposes of this Section, means the power to direct the policies of the LQG
and VSQG, whether by the ownership of stock, voting rights, or otherwise,
except that a contractor that operates a LQG or VSQG facility on behalf of a
different person is not be deemed to "control" the LQG or VSQG.
1) The LQG must notify the Agency at least 30
days prior to receiving the first shipment from a VSQG using Notification of
RCRA Subtitle C Activities (Site Identification Form) (USEPA Form 8700-12); and
A) The LQG must identify on the form the
names and site addresses for the VSQG as well as the name and business
telephone number for a contact person for the VSQG; and
B) The LQG must submit an updated USEPA Form
8700-12 within 30 days after a change in the name or site address for the VSQG.
BOARD NOTE: USEPA Form 8700-12 is available from the Agency,
Bureau of Land (217-782-6762). It is also available on-line for download in PDF
file format:
www.epa.gov/hwgenerators/instructions-and-form-hazardous-waste-generators-transporters-and-treatment-storage-and.
2) The LQG maintains
records of shipments for three years from the date the LQG receives the
hazardous waste from the VSQG. These records must identify the name, site
address, and contact information for the VSQG and include a description of the
hazardous waste received, including the quantity and the date the LQG received
the waste.
3) The LQG must comply
with the independent requirements identified in Section
722.110(a)(1)(C)
and the conditions for exemption in this Section for all hazardous waste
received from a VSQG. For purposes of the labeling and marking regulations in
subsection (a)(5), the LQG must label the container or unit with the date
accumulation started (i.e., the date the LQG received the hazardous waste from
the VSQG). If the LQG is consolidating incoming hazardous waste from a VSQG
with either its own hazardous waste or with hazardous waste from other VSQGs,
the LQG must label each container or unit with the earliest date when the VSQG
first accumulated on site any hazardous waste in the container.
g) Rejected Load. An LQG may
accumulate the returned waste on site in accordance with subsections (a) and
(b) if the LQG sent the shipment of hazardous waste to a designated facility
believing that the designated facility can accept and manage the waste and
later received that shipment back as a rejected load or residue in accordance
with the manifest discrepancy provisions of 35 Ill. Adm. Code
724.172 or
725.172.
Upon receipt of the returned shipment, the LQG must do either of the following:
1) Sign Item 18c of the manifest, if the
transporter returned the shipment using the original manifest; or
2) Sign Item 20 of the manifest, if the
transporter returned the shipment using a new manifest.
