Washington Administrative Code
Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508)
Chapter 173-350 - Solid waste handling standards
Section 173-350-360 - Moderate risk waste handling
Current through Register Vol. 24-06, March 15, 2024
(1) Moderate risk waste handling - Applicability.
(2) Moderate risk waste handling - Permit exemptions. In accordance with RCW 70.95.305, the operation of mobile systems, collection events, limited MRW facilities and product take-back centers managed in accordance with the terms and conditions in Table 360-A of this section are exempt from solid waste handling permitting. If a facility does not operate in compliance with the terms and conditions established for an exemption under this subsection, the facility may be subject to the permitting requirements for solid waste handling under this chapter. In addition, violations of the terms and conditions of Table 360-A and this subsection may be subject to the enforcement provisions of RCW 70.95.315.
Table 360-A
Terms and Conditions for Solid Waste Permit Exemptions
Terms and Conditions for Permit Exemption |
Mobile System |
Collection Event |
Limited MRW Facility |
Product Take-Back Center |
(a) Notify the department and jurisdictional health department of the intent to operate at least thirty days prior to commencing operations. The notification must include a description of the types and quantities of MRW to be handled; |
X |
X |
X |
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(b) Manage MRW in compliance with the performance standards of WAC 173-350-040; |
X |
X |
X |
X |
(c) Maintain records of the amount and type of MRW received, number of households and/or conditionally exempt small quantity generators served, and the type of final disposition (e.g., reuse, recycled, treatment, energy recovery, incineration, or landfilling). Records must be maintained for five years and must be made available to the department or jurisdictional health department on request; |
X |
X |
X* |
|
(d) Ensure MRW is handled in a manner that: (i) Prevents a spill or release of hazardous substances to the environment; (ii) Prevents exposure of the public to hazardous substances; and (iii) Results in delivery to a facility that meets the performance standards of WAC 173-350-040; |
X |
X |
X |
X |
(e) Ensure that incompatible wastes are not allowed to come into contact with each other; |
X |
X |
X |
|
(f) Ensure that containers holding MRW remain closed except when adding or removing waste in order to prevent a release of MRW through evaporation or spillage if overturned; |
X |
X |
X |
|
(g) Ensure that containers holding MRW have legible labels and markings that identify the waste type; |
X |
X |
X |
X |
(h) Ensure that containers holding MRW are maintained in good condition (e.g.. no severe rusting or apparent structural defects); |
X |
X |
X |
X |
(i) Ensure that designated persormel are familiar with the chemical nature of the materials and the appropriate mitigating action necessary in the event of fire, leak, or spill; |
X |
X |
X |
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(j) Control pubhc access and prevent unauthorized entry; |
X |
X |
X |
X |
(k) Prepare and submit an ainnual report to the department and the jurisdictional health department by April 1st on forms supplied by the department. The ainnual report must detail the collection activities during the previous calendar year and must include the following: (i) Name and addresses of all collection sites; (ii) Calendar year covered by the report; (iii) Annual quantity and type of MRW collected, in pounds or gallons, by waste type; (iv) Number of households and CESOGs served annually; (v) Type of final disposition (for example, reuse, recycled, treatment, energy recovery, incineration, or landfiling) by waste type of MRW; and (vi) Any additional information required by the department; |
X |
X |
X* |
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(1) Allow inspections by the department or jurisdictional health department at reasonable times; |
X |
X |
X |
X |
(m) Notify the jurisdictional health department and the department of any spills or discharges of MRW to the environment within twenty-four hours of knowledge of an incident; |
X |
X |
X |
X |
(n) Mobile collection systems using trucks or trailers with concealed construction, permanently attached to a chassis may require a commercial coach insignia if subject to chapter 296-150C WAC, Commercial coaches, administered by the department of labor and industries; and |
X |
X |
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(o) Provide secondary contairmient for containers and tanks capable of storing fifty-five gallons or more of liquid MRW. |
X |
X |
X |
X |
* Limited MRW facilities are NOT required to keep track of number of households and CESOGs served annually.
(3) Moderate risk waste facilities - Permit requirements - Location. There are no specific location standards for moderate risk waste facilities subject to this chapter; however, moderate risk waste facilities must meet the performance standards of WAC 173-350-040.
(4) Moderate risk waste facilities - Permit requirements - Design. Moderate risk waste facilities (MRW) must be designed and constructed so that the facility can be operated to meet the performance standards of WAC 173-350-040, and the following design standards:
(5) Moderate risk waste facilities - Permit requirements - Documentation.
(6) Moderate risk waste facilities - Permit requirements - Operating. The owner or operator of an MRW facility must:
(7) Moderate risk waste facilities - Permit requirements - Groundwater monitoring. There are no specific groundwater monitoring requirements for MRW facilities subject to this chapter; however, moderate risk waste facilities must meet the performance standards of WAC 173-350-040.
(8) Moderate risk waste facilities - Permit requirements - Closure.
(9) Moderate risk waste facilities - Permit requirements - Financial assurance.
(10) Moderate risk waste facilities - Permit application contents. The owner or operator of an MRW facility must obtain a solid waste permit from the jurisdictional health department. All applications for permits must be submitted in accordance with the requirements established in WAC 173-350-710. In addition to the requirements of WAC 173-350-710 and 173-350-715, each application for a permit must contain:
Statutory Authority: Chapter 70.95 RCW. 03-03-043 (Order 99-24), § 173-350-360, filed 1/10/03, effective 2/10/03.