South Carolina Code of Regulations
Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL
Subchapter 61-107 - Solid Waste Management
Subchapter 61-107.18 - Solid Waste Management: Off-site Treatment of Contaminated Soil
Section 61-107.18.A - Applicability

1. This regulation establishes minimum standards for the procedures, documentation, and other requirements which must be met for the proper site selection, design, operation, and closure of facilities treating contaminated soil and soil-like materials, here in after referred to as soil, which is not hazardous waste as defined by Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), Public Law 94-580, and R.61-79, Hazardous Waste Management Regulations promulgated pursuant to the South Carolina Hazardous Waste Management Act, (SCHWMA), as amended, S.C. Code Ann. Section 44-56-10 et seq., and that has been excavated and is being treated off-site. Off-site treatment processes include, but are not limited to: biological, low-temperature thermal desorption, composting, prepared beds, bioreactors, soil slurry reactors, chemical oxidation, soil washing, incineration, and biopile technology. Other Department or other agency laws and regulations may apply to the treatment or handling of soil not addressed in this regulation and to other entities who might handle the soil before or after treatment.

2. This regulation is not applicable to on-site treatment of contaminated soil of any kind.

3. A research, development, and demonstration (RD&D) permit, pursuant to R.61-107.10, Solid Waste Management: Research, Development, and Demonstration Permit Criteria, may be required for the treatment of soil based on the contaminant and the proposed treatment technology, and at the discretion of the Department.