Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 39, March 25, 2024
Subpart 1.
Term of permit.
Except as provided in part
7001.0712, subpart
3, a hazardous waste facility
permit is effective for a fixed term not to exceed five years.
Subp. 2.
Additional general
conditions.
Each draft and final hazardous waste facility permit issued
by the agency must contain all of the general conditions in part
7001.0150, subpart
3 except the condition in
part
7001.0150, subpart
3, item K. In addition, each
permit must contain the following general conditions:
A. The permittee need not comply with the
conditions of this permit to the extent and for the duration this noncompliance
is authorized in an emergency permit in accordance with part
7001.0690.
B. The permittee shall maintain records from
all groundwater monitoring wells and associated groundwater surface elevations
for the active life of the facilities and, for disposal facilities, for the
post closure care period. The permittee shall also maintain an operating record
in accordance with part
7045.0478 until closure of the
facility.
C. The permittee shall
not commence treatment, storage, or disposal of hazardous waste in a new
hazardous waste facility or in a modified portion of an existing hazardous
waste facility until:
(1) the permittee has
submitted to the commissioner by certified mail or hand delivery a letter
signed by the permittee and by a registered professional engineer stating that
the facility has been constructed or modified in compliance with the conditions
of the permit; and
(2) the
commissioner has inspected the new or modified facility and has provided the
permittee with a letter stating that, based on information available to the
commissioner, the facility appears to have been constructed in compliance with
the conditions of the permit.
D. If the permittee discovers a release or
discharge of hazardous waste which could be a danger to public drinking water
supplies or threaten human health or the environment or discovers a fire or
explosion at a hazardous waste facility which could threaten human health or
the environment outside the facility, the permittee shall, within 24 hours of
the discovery of the incident, orally notify the commissioner of the incident
and its description. Within 15 days after the incident the permittee shall
submit a written report describing the incident. The oral and written
descriptions of the incident shall include at a minimum:
(1) the name, address, and telephone number
of the owner or operator;
(2) the
name, address, and telephone number of the facility;
(3) the date, time, and type of
incident;
(4) the name and quantity
of materials involved;
(5) the
extent of injuries, if any;
(6) an
assessment of actual or potential hazards to the environment and human health
outside the facility; and
(7) the
estimated quantity and disposition of recovered hazardous materials.
E. In addition to the reports
required by part
7001.0150, the permittee shall
submit the following reports in accordance with parts
7045.0450 to
7045.0551:
(1) If the permittee discovers a significant
discrepancy in a manifest, the permittee shall attempt to reconcile the
discrepancy. If the permittee is unable to reconcile the discrepancy within ten
days, the permittee shall submit to the commissioner a letter report and a copy
of the manifest in accordance with part
7045.0476, subpart
3, item A.
(2) If a shipment of hazardous waste is
delivered to the permittee without the required manifest or shipping paper, the
permittee shall attempt to reconcile the discrepancy. If the permittee is
unable to reconcile the discrepancy, the permittee shall, prior to the
acceptance of the waste, notify the commissioner of the delivery of the waste
and shall submit to the commissioner a follow-up report within ten days of
receipt of the waste, in accordance with part
7045.0482, subpart
3.
(3) In accordance with part
7045.0482, subpart
2, the permittee shall submit
an annual report concerning the activities at the facility during the previous
calendar year.
(4) If the permittee
receives hazardous waste which the permittee is not authorized by the permit to
manage, the permittee shall immediately notify the commissioner of the receipt
of the waste in accordance with part
7045.0476, subpart
3, item C.
F. The permittee may allow an
authorized representative to sign reports submitted in accordance with the
requirements of this permit if:
(1) the
authorization is made in writing by persons identified in part
7001.0060 except that for a
corporation the written authorization must be made by a principal executive
officer of at least the level of vice-president;
(2) the authorization specifies either an
individual or a position having responsibility for the overall operation of the
regulated facility or activity, such as the position of plant manager,
superintendent, or a person of equivalent responsibility; and
(3) the written authorization is submitted to
the commissioner.
If authorization is no longer accurate, a new authorization
must be submitted to the commissioner prior to or together with any reports or
permit applications to be signed by an authorized representative.
Subp. 3.
Additional condition for surface impoundments.
Each draft and final hazardous waste facility permit issued
by the agency for a surface impoundment must contain the following condition:
The permittee shall not commence treatment, storage, or disposal of hazardous
waste in a surface impoundment which has been repaired under part
7045.0532, subpart 6, item D,
until:
A. the permittee has submitted
to the commissioner by certified mail or hand delivery a letter signed by the
permittee and by a registered professional engineer stating that the surface
impoundment has been repaired in compliance with the conditions of the permit;
and
B. the commissioner has
inspected the repaired surface impoundment and has provided the permittee with
a letter stating that, based on information available to the commissioner, the
surface impoundment appears to have been repaired in compliance with the
conditions of the permit.