South Carolina Code of Regulations
Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL
Subchapter 61-107 - Solid Waste Management
Subchapter 61-107.279 - SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT: USED OIL
Subpart D - STANDARDS FOR USED OIL COLLECTION CENTERS AND AGGREGATION POINTS
Section 61-107.279.D.31 - Used Oil Collection Centers

Universal Citation: SC Code Regs 61-107.279.D.31

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 9, September 27, 2024

a. This section applies to owners or operators of used oil collection centers. A used oil collection center is any site or facility that accepts/aggregates and stores used oil collected from used oil generators regulated under Subpart C of this regulation who bring used oil to the collection center in shipments of no more than 55 gallons under the provisions of 279.24.a. Used oil collection centers may also accept used oil from household do-it-yourselfers.

b. Owners or operators of all used oil collection centers must:

(1) Comply with the generator standards in Subpart C of this regulation;

(2) Be registered by the Department to manage used oil;

(3) Obtain a registration from the Department prior to first accepting used oil at the site. All used oil collection centers in operation at the effective date of this regulation shall submit an application for a registration from the Department within ninety (90) days; and,

(4) Submit to the Department on or before March 15, an annual report for the previous year which contains at a minimum the following information:

(a) if the collection facility is accepting used oil from the public;

(b) the quantities of used oil collected in the previous year;

(d) where the used oil is being recycled or processed.

c. All used oil collection facilities shall notify the Department in writing if they intend to cease the collection of used oil. Closure shall consist of, at a minimum, the removal of all oil collected at the site, dismantling and removal or proper cleaning and capping of all collection equipment and ancillary equipment, and removal and proper disposal or treatment of any oil stained soils. Further assessment and remediation, if necessary, shall be directed by the Department.

d. Containers and tanks used to store used oil at collection centers must be equipped with a secondary containment system capable of retaining the volumetric contents of the largest tank or container.

(1) The secondary containment system must consist of, at a minimum:

(a) Dikes, berms or retaining walls; and

(b) A floor. The floor must cover the entire area within the dikes, berms, or retaining walls.

(2) The entire containment system, including walls and floor, must be sufficiently impervious to used oil to prevent any used oil released into the containment system from migrating out of the system to the soil, groundwater, or surface water.

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