Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Part V - Hazardous Wastes and Hazardous Materials
Subpart 1 - Department of Environmental Quality-Hazardous Waste
Chapter 15 - Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facilities
Section V-1521 - Chemical, Physical, and Biological Treatment Facilities (Wastes Only)

A. Below-surface basins are governed by LAC 33:V.2903.A.

B. Above-ground and mixing and other facilities in basins shall be certified by the designing engineer or manufacturer.

C. Treatment techniques shall include proper chemical analysis or data collecting such as is necessary to determine compatibility with existing treatment facilities, prevention of the release of toxic gases, and provisions for bacterial control and for safety of operating personnel.

D. Pilot or bench-scale tests or reliable operating data must be obtained for any new or altered hazardous waste prior to introduction into an existing or new treatment sequence.

E. Storage and handling procedures insuring protection of human health and the environment must be observed for all treatment chemicals or reagents.

F. Proper design and operation of all equipment must be maintained to insure minimum spillage, foaming, or misting.

G. Reserve emergency storage must be maintained for critical process areas to insure against operational mishaps and inadvertent volumetric surges.

H. Flow safeguards and cut-offs must be included in the flow system to avoid improper operation, overflow, or treatment defects.

I. Residual sludges or by-products shall be analyzed before disposition within the treatment sequence.

J. An air monitoring system is required under LAC 33:V.3305.E.