Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 38, September 20, 2024
A miscellaneous unit must be located, designed, constructed,
operated, maintained, and closed in a manner that will ensure adequate
protection of human health and the environment. Permits for miscellaneous units
are to contain such terms and provisions as are necessary to adequately protect
human health and the environment, including, but not limited to, as
appropriate, design and operating requirements, detection and monitoring
requirements, and requirements for responses to releases of hazardous waste or
hazardous constituents from the unit. Permit terms and provisions must include
those requirements of Subparts I through O and AA through CC; 35 Ill. Adm. Code
702, 703, and 730; and federal subpart EEE of 40 CFR 63, incorporated by
reference in 35 Ill. Adm. Code
720.111(b),
that are appropriate for the miscellaneous unit being permitted. Adequate
protection of human health and the environment includes, but is not limited to
the following:
a) Preventing any
releases that may have adverse effects on human health or the environment due
to migration of waste constituents in the groundwater or subsurface
environment, considering the following:
1)
The volume and physical and chemical characteristics of the waste in the unit,
including its potential for migration through soil, liners, or other containing
structures;
2) The hydrologic and
geologic characteristics of the unit and the surrounding area;
3) The existing quality of groundwater,
including other sources of contamination and their cumulative impact on the
groundwater;
4) The quantity and
direction of groundwater flow;
5)
The proximity to and withdrawal rates of current and potential groundwater
users;
6) The patterns of land use
in the region;
7) The potential for
deposition or migration of waste constituents into subsurface physical
structures and the root zone of food-chain crops and other
vegetation;
8) The potential for
health risks caused by human exposure to waste constituents; and
9) The potential for damage to domestic
animals, wildlife, crops, vegetation, and physical structures caused by
exposure to waste constituents.
b) Preventing any releases that may have
adverse effects on human health or the environment due to migration of waste
constituents in surface water, in wetlands, or on the soil surface, considering
the following:
1) The volume and physical and
chemical characteristics of the waste in the unit;
2) The effectiveness and reliability of
containing, confining, and collecting systems and structures in preventing
migration;
3) The hydrologic
characteristics of the unit and surrounding area, including the topography of
the land around the unit;
4) The
patterns of precipitation in the region;
5) The quantity, quality, and direction of
groundwater flow;
6) The proximity
of the unit to surface waters;
7)
The current and potential uses of the nearby surface waters and any water
quality standards in 35 Ill. Adm. Code 302 or 303;
8) The existing quality of surface waters and
surface soils, including other sources of contamination and their cumulative
impact on surface waters and surface soils;
9) The patterns of land use in the
region;
10) The potential for
health risks caused by human exposure to waste constituents; and
11) The potential for damage to domestic
animals, wildlife, crops, vegetation, and physical structures caused by
exposure to waste constituents.
c) Preventing any release that may have
adverse effects on human health or the environment due to migration of waste
constituents in the air, considering the following:
1) The volume and physical and chemical
characteristics of the waste in the unit, including its potential for the
emission and dispersal of gases, aerosols, and particulates;
2) The effectiveness and reliability of
systems and structures to reduce or prevent emissions of hazardous constituents
to the air;
3) The operating
characteristics of the unit;
4) The
atmospheric, meteorologic, and topographic characteristics of the unit and the
surrounding area;
5) The existing
quality of the air, including other sources of contamination and their
cumulative impact on the air;
6)
The potential for health risks caused by human exposure to waste constituents;
and
7) The potential for damage to
domestic animals, wildlife, crops, vegetation, and physical structures caused
by waste constituents.
