Illinois Administrative Code
Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Part 727 - STANDARDS FOR OWNERS AND OPERATORS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE FACILITIES OPERATING UNDER A RCRA STANDARDIZED PERMIT
Section 727.210 - Closure
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 38, September 20, 2024
a) Applicability of This Section. This Section applies to the facility owner or operator of a facility that treats or stores hazardous waste under a RCRA standardized permit pursuant to Subpart J of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 703, except as provided in Section 727.100(a)(2).
BOARD NOTE: Subsection (a) is derived from 40 CFR 267.110 (2017).
b) Required General Standards When Operations Cease. The facility owner or operator must close the storage and treatment units in a manner that fulfills the following conditions:
BOARD NOTE: Subsection (b) is derived from 40 CFR 267.111 (2017).
c) Closure Procedures
BOARD NOTE: Subsection (c) is derived from 40 CFR 267.112 (2017).
d) Opportunity for Public Comment on the Plan
BOARD NOTE: Subsection (d) is derived from 40 CFR 267.113 (2017).
e) This subsection (e) corresponds with 40 CFR 267.114, which USEPA has marked "Reserved". This statement maintains structural consistency with the corresponding federal rules.
f) Time Allowed for Closure
BOARD NOTE: Subsection (f) is derived from 40 CFR 267.115 (2017).
g) Disposition of Contaminated Equipment, Structure, and Soils. The facility owner or operator must properly dispose of or decontaminate all contaminated equipment, structures, and soils during the partial and final closure periods. By removing any hazardous wastes or hazardous constituents during partial and final closure, the owner or operator may become a generator of hazardous waste and must handle that waste following all applicable requirements of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 722.
BOARD NOTE: Subsection (g) is derived from 40 CFR 267.116 (2017).
h) Certification of Closure. Within 60 days after the completion of final closure of each unit under a RCRA standardized permit pursuant to Subpart J of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 705, the facility owner or operator must submit to the Agency, by registered mail, a certification that each hazardous waste management unit or facility, as applicable, has been closed following the specifications in the closure plan. Both the owner or operator and an independent registered professional engineer must sign the certification. The owner or operator must furnish documentation supporting the independent registered professional engineer's certification to the Agency upon request until the Agency releases the owner or operator from the financial assurance requirements for closure pursuant to Section 727.240(d)(10).
BOARD NOTE: Subsection (h) is derived from 40 CFR 267.117 (2017).