Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. All existing commercial facilities and
transfer stations must maintain an E and P Waste management and operations plan
(WMOP, Plan) on file with the Office of Conservation.
B. The plan must be updated as necessary or
at the request of the commissioner to take into consideration any changes or
modifications made at the facility.
C. The plan must describe the methods by
which activities at the facility are monitored to insure compliance with the
applicable requirements of this Chapter and Chapters 1, 3 and 4 of LAC 43:XIX,
Subpart 1, Statewide Order No. 29-B.
D. For existing commercial facilities and
transfer stations, a WMOP shall be submitted to the Office of Conservation
within 180 days of promulgation of this requirement.
E. For new commercial facilities and transfer
stations, a WMOP must be submitted with the application.
F. At a minimum, a WMOP shall contain the
following information:
1. volume, rate of
application/treatment and types of E and P Wastes to be received, stored,
treated and/or disposed at each commercial facility or transfer station; a
complete explanation of procedures for witnessing the receipt, sampling, and
testing of E and P Wastes (E and P Waste acceptance policy) to assure that only
permitted E and P Wastes are accepted, in compliance with the requirements of
§545; and a detailed explanation of the storage, treatment and disposal system
and related equipment to be utilized;
2. a contingency plan for reporting,
responding to and cleaning up spills, leaks, and releases of E and P Wastes or
treatment byproducts, including provisions for notifying applicable local,
state and federal emergency response authorities and for taking
operator-initiated emergency response actions;
3. a plan for routine inspection and
maintenance of monitoring equipment (e.g., gauges, monitor wells, etc.) to
ensure and demonstrate compliance with permit and regulatory
requirements;
4. commercial land
treatment facilities must provide the following information:
a. a groundwater and facility monitoring plan
to comply with the applicable requirements of this Chapter;
b. specific plans for preventing or
minimizing air emissions from sources such as the volatilization of organic
materials (e.g., benzene) and/or hydrogen sulfide in E and P Waste, particulate
matter (dust) carried by the wind, periodic removal and subsequent handling of
free oil, and chemical reactions (e.g., production of hydrogen sulfide from
sulfur-bearing E and P Wastes);
c.
the plan shall address short-term and long-term distribution of Waste Type 06
on land treatment cells to prevent excessive 'same cell' loading of this E and
P Waste Type;
d. a reuse stockpile
management plan (see
§565 G);
e. plans to comply with the location criteria
of §507.
A.3 for land treatment of E and P
Waste;
5. a security
plan for the facility;
6. a
community relations or public information plan; and
7. an environmental, health, and safety plan
which describes site sampling methods and procedures to determine the potential
risks to public health, safety and welfare or the environment posed by the
site. Such plan shall indicate how the facility will comply with the applicable
environmental monitoring requirements of this Chapter.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
Promulgated in accordance with
R.S.
30:4 et
seq.
