Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. Hazardous waste munitions and explosives
storage units must be designed and operated with containment systems, controls,
and monitoring that:
1. minimize the
potential for detonation or other means of release of hazardous waste,
hazardous constituents, hazardous decomposition products, or contaminated
runoff to the soil, groundwater, surface water, and atmosphere;
2. provide a primary barrier, which may be a
container (including a shell) or tank, designed to contain the hazardous
waste;
3. for wastes stored
outdoors, provide that the waste and containers will not be in standing
precipitation;
4. for liquid
wastes, provide a secondary containment system that assures that any released
liquids are contained and promptly detected and removed from the waste area or
vapor detection system that assures that any released liquids or vapors are
promptly detected and an appropriate response taken (e.g., additional
containment, such as overpacking or removal from the waste area); and
5. provide monitoring and inspection
procedures that assure the controls and containment systems are working as
designed and that releases that may adversely impact human health or the
environment are not escaping from the unit.
B. Hazardous waste munitions and explosives
stored under this Chapter may be stored in one of the following.
1. Earth-covered magazines, must be:
a. constructed of waterproofed, reinforced
concrete or structural steel arches, with steel doors that are kept closed when
not being accessed;
b. designed and
constructed as follows:
i. to be of
sufficient strength and thickness to support the weight of any explosives or
munitions stored and any equipment used in the unit;
ii. to provide working space for personnel
and equipment in the unit; and
iii.
to withstand movement activities that occur in the unit; and
c. located and designed, with
walls and earthen covers that direct an explosion in the unit in a safe
direction, so as to minimize the propagation of an explosion to adjacent units
and to minimize other effects of any explosion.
2. Above-ground magazines must be located and
designed so as to minimize the propagation of an explosion to adjacent units
and to minimize other effects of any explosion.
3. Outdoor or open storage areas must be
located and designed so as to minimize the propagation of an explosion to
adjacent units and to minimize other effects of any explosion.
C. Hazardous waste munitions and
explosives must be stored in accordance with a standard operating procedure
specifying procedures to ensure safety, security, and environmental protection.
If these procedures serve the same purpose as the security and inspection
requirements of LAC 33:V.1507, the preparedness and prevention procedures of
LAC 33:V.1511, and the contingency plan and emergency procedures requirements
of LAC 33:V.1513, then these procedures will be used to fulfill those
requirements.
D. Hazardous waste
munitions and explosives must be packaged to ensure safety in handling and
storage.
E. Hazardous waste
munitions and explosives must be inventoried at least annually.
F. Hazardous waste munitions and explosives
and their storage units must be inspected and monitored as necessary to ensure
the explosives' safety and to ensure that there is no migration of contaminants
out of the unit.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
Promulgated in accordance with
R.S.
30:2180 et
seq.
