Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Environmental Quality
Title R315 - Waste Management and Radiation Control, Waste Management
Rule R315-315 - Special Waste Requirements
Section R315-315-2 - Asbestos Waste
Universal Citation: UT Admin Code R 315-315-2
Current through Bulletin 2024-06, March 15, 2024
(1) Regulated asbestos-containing material to be disposed of shall be handled, transported, and disposed in a manner that will not permit the release of asbestos fibers into the air and must otherwise comply with Code of Federal Regulations, Title 40, Part 61, Section 154.
(2) No transporter or disposal facility shall accept regulated asbestos-containing material unless the waste has been adequately wetted and containerized.
(a) Regulated asbestos-containing material is
adequately wetted when its moisture content prevents fiber release.
(b) Regulated asbestos-containing material is
properly containerized when it is placed in double plastic bags of 6-mil or
thicker, sealed in such a way to be leak-proof and air-tight, and the amount of
void space or air in the bags is minimized. Regulated asbestos-containing
material slurries must be packaged in leak-proof and air-tight rigid containers
if such slurries are too heavy for the plastic bag containers. Upon submittal
of a request, including documentation demonstrating safety, the Director may
authorize other proper methods of containment which may include double bagging,
plastic-lined cardboard containers, plastic-lined metal containers, or the use
of vacuum trucks for the transport of slurry.
(c) All containers holding regulated
asbestos-containing material shall be labeled with the name of the waste
generator, the location where the waste was generated, and tagged with a
warning label indicating that the containers hold regulated asbestos-containing
material.
(3) The following standards apply to the disposal of Regulated Asbestos-Containing Material;
(a) upon entering the disposal
site, the transporter of the regulated asbestos-containing material shall
notify the landfill operator that the load contains regulated
asbestos-containing material by presenting the waste shipment record. The
landfill operator will verify quantities received, sign off on the waste
shipment record, and send a copy of the waste shipment record to the generator
within 30 days;
(b) upon receipt of
the regulated asbestos-containing material, the landfill operator shall inspect
the loads to verify that the regulated asbestos-containing material is properly
contained in leak-proof containers and labeled appropriately. The operator
shall notify the local health department and the Director if the operator
believes that the regulated asbestos-containing material is in a condition that
may cause fiber release during disposal. If the wastes are not properly
containerized, and the landfill operator accepts the load, the operator shall
thoroughly soak the regulated asbestos-containing material with a water spray
prior to unloading, rinse out the truck, and immediately cover the regulated
asbestos-containing material with material which prevents fiber release prior
to compacting the regulated asbestos- containing material in the
landfill.
(c) During deposition and
covering of the regulated asbestos-containing material, the operator:
(i) may prepare a separate trench or separate
area of the landfill to receive only regulated asbestos-containing material, or
may dispose of the regulated asbestos-containing material at the working face
of the landfill;
(ii) shall place
the regulated asbestos-containing material containers into the trench, separate
area, or at the bottom of the landfill working face with sufficient care to
avoid breaking the containers;
(iii) within 18 hours or at the end of the
operating day, shall completely cover the containerized regulated
asbestos-containing material with sufficient care to avoid breaking the
containers with a minimum of six inches of material containing no regulated
asbestos-containing material. If the regulated asbestos-containing material is
improperly containerized, it must be completely covered immediately with six
inches of material containing no regulated asbestos-containing material;
and
(iv) shall not compact
regulated asbestos-containing material until completely covered with a minimum
of six inches of material containing no regulated asbestos-containing
material.
(d) The
operator shall provide barriers adequate to control public access. At a
minimum, the operator shall:
(i) limit access
to the regulated asbestos-containing material management site to no more than
two entrances by gates that can be locked when left unattended and by fencing
adequate to restrict access by the general public; and
(ii) place warning signs at the entrances and
at intervals no greater than 330 feet along the perimeter of the sections where
regulated asbestos-containing material is deposited that comply with the
requirements of
40 CFR
61.154(b); and
(e) close the separate trenches,
if constructed, according to the requirements of Subsection
R315-303-3(4)
with the required signs in place.
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