North Dakota Administrative Code
Title 33.1 - Department of Environmental Quality
Article 33.1-24 - Hazardous Waste Management
Chapter 33.1-24-03 - Standards for Generators
Section 33.1-24-03-29 - Conditions for exemption for a large quantity generator that accumulates hazardous waste

Universal Citation: ND Admin Code ยง 33.1-24-03-29

Current through Supplement No. 394, October, 2024

A large quantity generator may accumulate hazardous waste onsite without a permit or interim status, and without complying with the requirements of sections 33.1-24-05-01 through 33.1-24-05-249, sections 33.1-24-05-300 through 33.1-24-05-599, 33.1-24-06, and 33.1-24-07, provided that all of the following conditions for exemption are met:

1. Accumulation. A large quantity generator accumulates hazardous waste onsite for no more than ninety days, unless in compliance with the accumulation time limit extension in subsection 2 or F006 accumulation conditions for exemption in subsection 3. The following accumulation conditions also apply:

a. Accumulation of hazardous waste in containers. If the hazardous waste is placed in containers, the large quantity generator must comply with the following:
(1) Air emission standards. The applicable requirements of sections 33.1-24-05-400 through 33.1-24-05-474;

(2) Condition of containers. If a container holding hazardous waste is not in good condition, or if it begins to leak, the large quantity generator must immediately transfer the hazardous waste from this container to a container that is in good condition, or immediately manage the waste in some other way that complies with the conditions for exemption of this section;

(3) Compatibility of waste with container. The large quantity generator must use a container made of or lined with materials that will not react with, and are otherwise compatible with, the hazardous waste to be stored, so that the ability of the container to contain the waste is not impaired;

(4) Management of containers.
(a) A container holding hazardous waste always must be closed during accumulation, except when it is necessary to add or remove waste.

(b) A container holding hazardous waste may not be opened, handled, or stored in a manner that may rupture the container or cause it to leak.

(5) Inspections. At least weekly, the large quantity generator shall inspect central accumulation areas. The large quantity generator shall look for leaking containers and for deterioration of containers caused by corrosion or other factors. See paragraph 2 of subdivision a of subsection 1 of section 33.1-24-03-29 of this section for remedial action required if deterioration or leaks are detected.

(6) Special conditions for accumulation of ignitable and reactive wastes.
(a) Containers holding ignitable or reactive waste must be located at least fifteen meters [50 feet] from the facility's property line unless a written approval is obtained from the authority having jurisdiction over the local fire code allowing hazardous waste accumulation to occur within this restricted area. A record of the written approval must be maintained as long as ignitable or reactive hazardous waste is accumulated in this area.

(b) The large quantity generator shall take precautions to prevent accidental ignition or reaction of ignitable or reactive waste. This waste must be separated and protected from sources of ignition or reaction, including the following: Open flames, smoking, cutting and welding, hot surfaces, frictional heat, sparks (static, electrical, or mechanical), spontaneous ignition (e.g., from heat-producing chemical reactions), and radiant heat. While ignitable or reactive waste is being handled, the large quantity generator shall confine smoking and open flame to specially designated locations. "No Smoking" signs must be conspicuously placed wherever there is a hazard from ignitable or reactive waste.

(7) Special conditions for accumulation of incompatible wastes.
(a) Incompatible wastes, or incompatible wastes and materials, (see appendix III of 33.1-24-05 for examples) may not be placed in the same container, unless subsection 2 of section 33.1-24-05-08 is complied with.

(b) Hazardous waste may not be placed in an unwashed container that previously held an incompatible waste or material (see appendix III of 33.1-24-05 for examples), unless subsection 2 of section 33.1-24-05-08 is complied with.

(c) A container holding a hazardous waste that is incompatible with any waste or other materials accumulated or stored nearby in other containers, piles, open tanks, or surface impoundments must be separated from the other materials or protected from them by means of a dike, berm, wall, or other device.

b. Accumulation of hazardous waste in tanks. If the waste is placed in tanks, the large quantity generator shall comply with the applicable requirements of sections 33.1-24-05-103 through subsection 3 of section 33.1-24-05-110 of closure and postclosure care and section 33.1-24-05-113 - Waste analysis and trial tests, as well as the applicable requirements of sections 33.1-24-05-400 through 33.1-24-05-474.

c. Accumulation of hazardous waste on drip pads. If the hazardous waste is placed on drip pads, the large quantity generator shall comply with the following:
(1) The applicable drip pad requirements of sections 33.1-24-05-501 through 33.1-24-05-524;

(2) The large quantity generator shall remove all wastes from the drip pad at least once every ninety days. Any hazardous wastes that are removed from the drip pad are then subject to the ninety-day accumulation limit in subsection 1 of this section and section 33.1-24-03-27, if the hazardous wastes are being managed in satellite accumulation areas prior to being moved to a central accumulation area; and

(3) The large quantity generator shall maintain onsite at the facility the following records readily available for inspection:
(a) A written description of procedures that are followed to ensure that all wastes are removed from the drip pad and associated collection system at least once every ninety days; and

(b) Documentation of each waste removal, including the quantity of waste removed from the drip pad and the sump or collection system and the date and time of removal.

d. Accumulation of hazardous waste in containment buildings. If the waste is placed in containment buildings, the large quantity generator shall comply with sections 33.1-24-05-475 through 33.1-24-05-500. The generator shall label its containment building with the words "hazardous waste" in a conspicuous place easily visible to employees, visitors, emergency responders, waste handlers, or other persons onsite, and also in a conspicuous place provide an indication of the hazards of the contents (examples include the applicable hazardous waste characteristic (i.e., ignitable, corrosive, reactive, toxic); hazard communication consistent with the department of transportation requirements at 49 CFR part 172 subpart E (labeling) or subpart F (placarding); a hazard statement or pictogram consistent with the occupational safety and health administration hazard communication standard at 29 CFR 1910.1200; or a chemical hazard label consistent with the National Fire Protection Association Code 704). The generator must also maintain:
(1) The professional engineer certification that the building complies with the design standards specified in section 33.1-24-05-476. This certification must be in the generator's files prior to operation of the unit; and

(2) The following records by use of inventory logs, monitoring equipment, or any other effective means:
(a) A written description of procedures to ensure that each waste volume remains in the unit for no more than ninety days, a written description of the waste generation and management practices for the facility showing that the generator is consistent with respecting the ninety-day limit, and documentation that the procedures are complied with; or

(b) Documentation that the unit is emptied at least once every ninety days.

(c) Inventory logs or records with the above information must be maintained onsite and readily available for inspection.

e. Labeling and marking of containers and tanks.
(1) Containers. A large quantity generator shall mark or label its containers with the following:
(a) The words "hazardous waste";

(b) An indication of the hazards of the contents (examples include the applicable hazardous waste characteristic (i.e., ignitable, corrosive, reactive, toxic); hazard communication consistent with the department of transportation requirements at 49 CFR part 172 subpart E (labeling) or subpart F (placarding); a hazard statement or pictogram consistent with the occupational safety and health administration hazard communication standard at 29 CFR 1910.1200; or a chemical hazard label consistent with the National Fire Protection Association Code 704); and

(c) The date upon which each period of accumulation begins clearly visible for inspection on each container.

(2) Tanks. A large quantity generator accumulating hazardous waste in tanks shall do the following:
(a) Mark or label its tanks with the words "hazardous waste";

(b) Mark or label its tanks with an indication of the hazards of the contents (examples include the applicable hazardous waste characteristic (i.e., ignitable, corrosive, reactive, toxic); hazard communication consistent with the department of transportation requirements at 49 CFR part 172 subpart E (labeling) or subpart F (placarding); a hazard statement or pictogram consistent with the occupational safety and health administration hazard communication standard at 29 CFR 1910.1200; or a chemical hazard label consistent with the National Fire Protection Association Code 704);

(c) Use inventory logs, monitoring equipment or other records to demonstrate that hazardous waste has been emptied within ninety days of first entering the tank if using a batch process, or in the case of a tank with a continuous flow process, demonstrate that estimated volumes of hazardous waste entering the tank daily exit the tank within ninety days of first entering; and

(d) Keep inventory logs or records with the above information onsite and readily available for inspection.

f. Emergency procedures. The large quantity generator complies with the standards in sections 33.1-24-05-15 through 33.1-24-05-36.

g. Personnel training.
(1) Facility personnel must successfully complete a program of classroom instruction, online training (e.g., computer-based or electronic), or on-the-job training that teaches them to perform their duties in a way that ensures compliance with this part. The large quantity generator shall ensure that this program includes all the elements described subparagraph b.
(a) This program must be directed by a person trained in hazardous waste management procedures, and must include instruction which teaches facility personnel hazardous waste management procedures, including contingency plan implementation, relevant to the positions in which they are employed.

(b) At a minimum, the training program must be designed to ensure that facility personnel are able to respond effectively to emergencies by familiarizing them with emergency procedures, emergency equipment, and emergency systems, including where applicable:
[1] Procedures for using, inspecting, repairing, and replacing facility emergency and monitoring equipment;

[2] Key parameters for automatic waste feed cut-off systems;

[3] Communications or alarm systems;

[4] Response to fires or explosions;

[5] Response to ground-water contamination incidents; and

[6] Shutdown of operations.

(2) For facility employees that receive emergency response training pursuant to Occupational Safety and Health Administration regulations 29 CFR 1910.120(p)(8) and 1910.120(q), the large quantity generator is not required to provide separate emergency response training pursuant to this section, provided that the overall facility training meets all the conditions of exemption in this section.

(3) Facility personnel successfully shall complete the program required in subdivision g of subsection 1 of section 33.1-24-03-29 within six months after the date of their employment or assignment to the facility, or to a new position at the facility, whichever is later. Employees may not work in unsupervised positions until they have completed the training standards of subdivision g of subsection 1 of section 33.1-24-03-29.

(4) Facility personnel shall take part in an annual review of the initial training required in subdivision g of subsection 1 of section 33.1-24-03-28.

(5) The large quantity generator shall maintain the following documents and records at the facility:
(a) The job title for each position at the facility related to hazardous waste management, and the name of the employee filling each job;

(b) A written job description for each position listed under subparagraph a. This description may be consistent in its degree of specificity with descriptions for other similar positions in the same company location or bargaining unit, but must include the requisite skill, education, or other qualifications, and duties of facility personnel assigned to each position;

(c) A written description of the type and amount of both introductory and continuing training that will be given to each person filling a position listed under subparagraph a;

(d) Records that document that the required training or job experience has been given to, and completed by, facility personnel.

(6) Training records on current personnel must be kept until closure of the facility. Training records on former employees must be kept for at least three years from the date the employee last worked at the facility. Personnel training records may accompany personnel transferred within the same company.

h. Closure. A large quantity generator accumulating hazardous wastes in containers, tanks, drip pads, and containment buildings, prior to closing a unit at the facility, or prior to closing the facility, shall meet the following conditions:
(1) Notification for closure of a waste accumulation unit. A large quantity generator shall perform one of the following when closing a waste accumulation unit:
(a) Place a notice in the operating record within thirty days after closure identifying the location of the unit within the facility; or

(b) Meet the closure performance standards of paragraph 3 for container, tank, and containment building waste accumulation units or paragraph 4 for drip pads and notify environmental protection agency following the procedures in paragraph 2 for the waste accumulation unit. If the waste accumulation unit is subsequently reopened, the generator may remove the notice from the operating record.

(2) Notification for closure of the facility.
(a) Notify the department using form 8700-12 no later than thirty days prior to closing the facility.

(b) Notify the department using form 8700-12 within ninety days after closing the facility that it has complied with the closure performance standards of paragraph 3 or 4. If the facility cannot meet the closure performance standards of paragraph 3 or 4, notify the department using form 8700-12 that it will close as a landfill under the standards of section 33.1-24-05-180 in the case of a container, tank, or containment building unit, or for a facility with drip pads, notify using form 8700-12 that it will close under the standards of subsection 3 of section 33.1-24-05-506.

(c) A large quantity generator may request additional time to close, but it must notify the department using form 8700-12 within seventy-five days after the date provided in subparagraph a to request an extension and provide an explanation as to why the additional time is required.

(3) Closure performance standards for container, tank systems, and containment building waste accumulation units. At closure, the generator shall close the waste accumulation unit or facility in a manner that:
(a) Minimizes the need for further maintenance by controlling, minimizing, or eliminating, to the extent necessary to protect human health and the environment, the postclosure escape of hazardous waste, hazardous constituents, leachate, contaminated run-off, or hazardous waste decomposition products to the ground or surface waters or to the atmosphere.

(b) Removes or decontaminates all contaminated equipment, structures and soil and any remaining hazardous waste residues from waste accumulation units, including containment system components (pads, liners, etc.), contaminated soils and subsoils, bases, and structures and equipment contaminated with waste, unless subsection 4 of section 33.1-24-02-03 applies.

(c) Any hazardous waste generated in the process of closing either the generator's facility or unit accumulating hazardous waste must be managed in accordance with all applicable standards of 33.1-24-03 and 33.1-24-04, and sections 33.1-24-05-250 through 33.1-24-05-399, including removing any hazardous waste contained in these units within ninety days of generating it and managing these wastes in a Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Subtitle C hazardous waste permitted treatment, storage and disposal facility or interim status facility.

(d) If the generator demonstrates that any contaminated soils and wastes cannot be practicably removed or decontaminated as required in subparagraph b of paragraph 3 of subdivision h of subsection 1 of section 33.1-24-03-29, then the waste accumulation unit is considered to be a landfill and the generator shall close the waste accumulation unit and perform postclosure care in accordance with the closure and post-closure care requirements that apply to landfills (section 33.1-24-05-180). In addition, for the purposes of closure, postclosure, and financial responsibility, such a waste accumulation unit is then considered to be a landfill, and the generator shall meet all of the requirements for landfills specified in sections 33.1-24-05-59 through 33.1-24-05-88.

(4) Closure performance standards for drip pad waste accumulation units. At closure, the generator shall comply with the closure requirements of paragraph 2 of subdivision h of subsection 1 of section 33.1-24-03-29 and subparagraphs a and c of paragraph 3 of subdivision h of subsection 1 of section 33.1-24-03-29, and sections 33.1-24-05-505 and 33.1-24-05-506.

(5) The closure requirements of paragraph subdivision h of this subsection do not apply to satellite accumulation areas.

i. Land disposal restrictions. The large quantity generator complies with all applicable requirements in sections 33.1-24-05-250 through 33.1-24-05-399.

2. Accumulation time limit extension. A large quantity generator who accumulates hazardous waste for more than ninety days is subject to the permit requirements of 33.1-24-06 and 33.1-24-07, and the notification requirements of section 33.1-24-03-03, unless it has been granted an extension to the ninety-day period. Such extension may be granted by the department if hazardous wastes must remain onsite for longer than ninety days due to unforeseen, temporary, and uncontrollable circumstances. An extension of up to thirty days may be granted at the discretion of the department on a case-by-case basis.

3. Accumulation of F006. A large quantity generator that also generates wastewater treatment sludges from electroplating operations that meet the listing description for the environmental protection agency hazardous waste number F006, may accumulate F006 waste onsite for more than ninety days, but not more than one hundred eighty days without being subject to 33.1-24-06 and 33.1-24-07, and the notification requirements of section 33.1-24-03-03, provided that it complies with all of the following additional conditions for exemption:

a. The large quantity generator has implemented pollution prevention practices that reduce the amount of any hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants entering F006 or otherwise released to the environment prior to its recycling;

b. The F006 waste is legitimately recycled through metals recovery;

c. No more than twenty thousand kilograms of F006 waste is accumulated onsite at any one time; and

d. The F006 waste is managed in accordance with the following:
(1) If the F006 waste is placed in containers, the large quantity generator must comply with the applicable conditions for exemption in subdivision a of subsection 1 of section 33.1-24-03-29;

(2) If the F006 is placed in tanks, the large quantity generator must comply with the applicable conditions for exemption of subdivision b of subsection 1 of section 33.1-24-03-29;

(3) If the F006 is placed in containment buildings, the large quantity generator must comply with sections 33.1-24-05-475 through 33.1-24-05-477 and has placed its professional engineer certification that the building complies with the design standards specified in section 33.1-24-05-476 in the facility's files prior to operation of the unit. The large quantity generator must maintain the following records:
(a) A written description of procedures to ensure that the F006 waste remains in the unit for no more than one hundred eighty days, a written description of the waste generation and management practices for the facility showing that they are consistent with the one hundred eighty-day limit, and documentation that the large quantity generator is complying with the procedures; or

(b) Documentation that the unit is emptied at least once every one hundred eighty days.

(4) The large quantity generator is exempt from all the requirements in sections 33.1-24-05-57 through 33.1-24-05-88, except for those referenced in subdivision h of subsection 1 of section 33.1-24-05-29.

(5) The date upon which each period of accumulation begins is clearly marked and must be clearly visible for inspection on each container;

(6) While being accumulated onsite, each container and tank is labeled or marked clearly with:
(a) The words "hazardous waste"; and

(b) An indication of the hazards of the contents (examples include the applicable hazardous waste characteristic (i.e., ignitable, corrosive, reactive, toxic); hazard communication consistent with the department of transportation requirements at 49 CFR part 172 subpart E (labeling) or subpart F (placarding); a hazard statement or pictogram consistent with the occupational safety and health administration hazard communication standard at 29 CFR 1910.1200; or a chemical hazard label consistent with the National Fire Protection Association Code 704).

(7) The large quantity generator complies with the requirements in subdivisions e and f .

e. F006 transported over two hundred miles. A large quantity generator that also generates wastewater treatment sludges from electroplating operations that meet the listing description for the environmental protection agency hazardous waste number F006, and who must transport this waste, or offer this waste for transportation, over a distance of two hundred miles or more for offsite metals recovery, may accumulate F006 waste onsite for more than ninety days, but not more than two hundred seventy days without being subject to 33.1-24-06 and 33.1-24-07, and the notification requirements of section 33.1-24-03-03, if the large quantity generator complies with all of the conditions for exemption in subdivisions a through d of subsection 3 of section 33.1-24-03-29.

f. F006 accumulation time extension. A large quantity generator accumulating F006 in accordance with subdivisions a through d of subsection 3 of section 33.1-24-03-29 that accumulates F006 waste onsite for more than one hundred eighty days (or for more than two hundred seventy days if the generator must transport this waste, or offer this waste for transportation, over a distance of two hundred miles or more), or who accumulates more than twenty thousand kilograms of F006 waste onsite is an operator of a storage facility and is subject to the requirements of 33.1-24-06 and 33.1-24-07, and the notification requirements of section 33.1-24-03-03, unless the generator has been granted an extension to the one hundred-day (or two hundred seventy-day if applicable) period or an exception to the twenty thousand kilogram accumulation limit. Such extensions and exceptions may be granted by environmental protection agency if F006 waste must remain onsite for longer than one hundred eighty days (or two hundred seventy days if applicable) or if more than twenty thousand kilograms of F006 waste must remain onsite due to unforeseen, temporary, and uncontrollable circumstances. An extension of up to thirty days or an exception to the accumulation limit may be granted at the discretion of the regional administrator on a case-by-case basis.

4. Consolidation of hazardous waste received from very small quantity generators. Large quantity generators may accumulate onsite hazardous waste received from very small quantity generators under control of the same person (as defined in section 33.1-24-01-04), without a storage permit or interim status and without complying with the requirements of 33.1-24-06 and 33.1-24-07, and the notification requirements of section 33.1-24-03-03, provided that they comply with the following conditions. "Control," for the purposes of this section, means the power to direct the policies of the generator, whether by the ownership of stock, voting rights, or otherwise, except that contractors who operate generator facilities on behalf of a different person shall not be deemed to "control" such generators.

a. The large quantity generator notifies the department at least thirty days prior to receiving the first shipment from a very small quantity generator using environmental protection agency form 8700-12;

b. Identifies on the form the name and site address for the very small quantity generator as well as the name and business telephone number for a contact person for the very small quantity generator; and

c. Submits an updated Site identification form (environmental protection agency form 8700-12) within thirty days after a change in the name or site address for the very small quantity generator.

d. The large quantity generator maintains records of shipments for three years from the date the hazardous waste was received from the very small quantity generator. These records must identify the name, site address, and contact information for the very small quantity generator and include a description of the hazardous waste received, including the quantity and the date the waste was received.

e. The large quantity generator complies with the independent requirements identified in subdivision c of subsection 1 of section 33.1-24-03-01 and the conditions for exemption in this section for all hazardous waste received from a very small quantity generator. For purposes of the labeling and marking regulations in subdivision e of subsection 1 of section 33.1-24-03-29, the large quantity generator shall label the container or unit with the date accumulation started (i.e., the date the hazardous waste was received from the very small quantity generator). If the large quantity generator is consolidating incoming hazardous waste from a very small quantity generator with either its own hazardous waste or with hazardous waste from other very small quantity generators, the large quantity generator shall label each container or unit with the earliest date any hazardous waste in the container was accumulated onsite.

5. Rejected load. A large quantity generator that sends a shipment of hazardous waste to a designated facility with the understanding that the designated facility can accept and manage the waste and later receives that shipment back as a rejected load or residue in accordance with the manifest discrepancy provisions of section 33.1-24-05-39 may accumulate the returned waste onsite in accordance with subsections 1 through 4. Upon receipt of the returned shipment, the generator must:

a. Sign item 18c of the manifest, if the transporter returned the shipment using the original manifest; or

b. Sign item 20 of the manifest, if the transporter returned the shipment using a new manifest.

General Authority: NDCC 23.1-04-03; S.L. 2017, ch. 199, § 1

Law Implemented: NDCC 23.1-04-03, 23.1-04-05; S.L. 2017, ch. 199, § 19

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