Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Part V - Hazardous Wastes and Hazardous Materials
Subpart 1 - Department of Environmental Quality-Hazardous Waste
Chapter 43 - Interim Status
Subchapter K - Waste Piles
Section V-4469 - Containment
Universal Citation: LA Admin Code V-4469
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. If collected leachate or run-off is discharged through a point source to waters of the United States, it is subject to the requirements of Section 402 of the Clean Water Act, as amended. If a leachate or run-off from a pile is a hazardous waste, then either:
1. the pile must be
placed on an impermeable base that is compatible with the waste under the
conditions of treatment or storage;
2. the owner or operator must design,
construct, operate, and maintain a run-on control system capable of preventing
flow onto the active portion of the pile during peak discharge from at least a
25-year storm;
3. the owner or
operator must design, construct, operate, and maintain a run-off management
system to collect and control at least the water volume resulting from a
24-hour, 25-year storm; and
4.
empty, or otherwise expeditiously manage, collection and holding facilities
(e.g., tanks or basins) associated with run-on and run-off control systems to
maintain design capacity of the system; or
5. the pile must be protected from
precipitation and run-on by some other means and no liquids or waste containing
free liquids may be placed in the pile.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 30:2180 et seq.
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