Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Part V - Hazardous Wastes and Hazardous Materials
Subpart 1 - Department of Environmental Quality-Hazardous Waste
Chapter 23 - Waste Piles
Section V-2301 - Applicability

Universal Citation: LA Admin Code V-2301

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

A. The regulations in this Subpart apply to owners and operators of facilities that store or treat hazardous waste in piles, except as specified in LAC 33:V.1501.

B. The regulations in this Subpart do not apply to owners or operators of waste piles that are closed with wastes left in place. Such waste piles are subject to regulations as specified in LAC 33:V.Chapter 25 (Landfills).

C. The owner or operator of any waste pile that is inside or under a structure that provides protection from precipitation so that neither run-off nor leachate is generated is in compliance with LAC 33:V.Chapter 33 (Groundwater Protection) provided that:

1. the waste pile is designed as specified in LAC 33:V.2303.A and is inspected as required by LAC 33:V.2307 on a quarterly basis (or less often with the approval of the administrative authority);

2. liquids or materials containing free liquids are not placed in the pile;

3. the pile is protected from surface water run-off by the structure or in some other manner;

4. the pile, where necessary, is designed and operated to control dispersal of the waste by wind or by means other than wetting; and

5. the pile will not generate leachate through decomposition or other reactions.

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 30:2180 et seq.

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