Exclusions.
(a) "Materials which are not
solid wastes". The following materials are not solid wastes for the purpose of
335-14-2:
1.
(i) Domestic sewage; and
(ii) Any mixture of domestic sewage and other
wastes that passes through a sewer system to a publicly-owned treatment works
for treatment, except as prohibited by 335-14-7-.16(5) and Clean Water Act
requirements at
40 CFR
403.5(b);
2. Industrial wastewater
discharges that are point source discharges subject to regulation under Section
402 of the federal Clean Water Act, as amended. This exclusion applies only to
the actual point source discharge. It does not exclude industrial wastewaters
while they are being collected, stored, or treated before discharge, nor does
it exclude sludges that are generated by industrial wastewater
treatment;
3. Irrigation return
flows;
4. Source, special nuclear
or by-product material as defined by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended,
42 U.S.C.
2011 et seq.;
5. Materials subjected to in-situ mining
techniques which are not removed from the ground as part of the extraction
process;
6. Pulping liquors (i.e.,
black liquor) that are reclaimed in a pulping liquor recovery furnace and then
reused in the pulping process, unless it is accumulated speculatively as
defined in
335-14-1-.02;
7. Spent sulfuric acid used to produce virgin
sulfuric acid, provided it is not accumulated speculatively as defined in
335-14-1-.02;
8. Secondary materials that are reclaimed and
returned to the original process or processes in which they were generated
where they are reused in the production process provided:
(i) Only tank storage is involved, and the
entire process through completion of reclamation is closed by being entirely
connected with pipes or other comparable enclosed means of
conveyance;
(ii) Reclamation does
not involve controlled flame combustion (such as occurs in boilers, industrial
furnaces, or incinerators):
(iii)
The secondary materials are never accumulated in such tanks for over twelve
months without being reclaimed; and
(iv) The reclaimed material is not used to
produce a fuel, or used to produce products that are used in a manner
constituting disposal.
9.
(i) Spent wood preserving solutions that have
been reclaimed and are reused for their original intended purpose;
and
(ii) Wastewaters from the wood
preserving process that have been reclaimed and are reused to treat
wood.
(iii) Prior to reuse, the
wood preserving wastewaters and spent wood preserving solutions described in
335-14-2-.01(4)(a)9.(i) and (a)9.(ii), so long as they meet all of the
following conditions:
(I) The wood preserving
wastewaters and spent wood preserving solutions are reused on-site at water
borne plants in the production process for their original intended
purpose;
(II) Prior to reuse, the
wastewaters and spent wood preserving solutions are managed to prevent release
to either land or ground water or both;
(III) Any unit used to manage wastewaters
and/or spent wood preserving solutions prior to reuse can be visually or
otherwise determined to prevent such releases;
(IV) Any drip pad used to manage the
wastewaters and/or spent wood preserving solutions prior to reuse complies with
the standards in
335-14-6-.23,
regardless of whether the plant generates a total of less than 100 kg/month of
hazardous waste; and
(V) Prior to
operating pursuant to this exclusion, the facility owner or operator prepares a
one-time notification stating that the facility intends to claim the exclusion,
giving the date on which the facility intends to begin operating under the
exclusion, and containing the following language: "I have read the applicable
regulation establishing an exclusion for wood preserving wastewaters and spent
wood preserving solutions and understand it requires me to comply at all times
with the conditions set out in the regulation." The facility must maintain a
copy of that document in its on-site records until closure of the facility. The
exclusion applies so long as the facility meets all of the conditions. If the
facility goes out of compliance with any condition, it may apply to the
Director for reinstatement. Director may reinstate the exclusion upon finding
that the facility has returned to compliance with all conditions and that the
violations are not likely to recur.
10. EPA Hazardous Waste Nos. K060, K087,
K141, K142, K143, K144, K145, K147, and K148 and any wastes from the coke
by-products processes that are hazardous only because they exhibit the Toxicity
Characteristic specified in
335-14-2-.03(5),
when, subsequent to generation, these materials are recycled to coke ovens, to
the tar recovery process as a feedstock to produce coal tar or are mixed with
coal tar prior to the tar's sale or refining. This exclusion is conditioned on
there being no land disposal of the wastes from the point they are generated to
the point they are recycled to coke ovens or tar recovery or refining
processes, or mixed with coal tar.
11. Nonwastewater splash condenser dross
residue from the treatment of K061 in high temperature metals recovery units,
provided it is shipped in drums (if shipped) and not land disposed before
recovery.
12.
(i) Oil-bearing hazardous secondary materials
(i.e., sludges, by-products, or spent materials) that are generated at a
petroleum refinery (SIC code 2 911) and are inserted into the petroleum
refining process (SIC code 2911-including, but not limited to, distillation,
catalytic cracking, fractionation, or thermal cracking units (i.e., cokers))
unless the material is placed on the land, or speculatively accumulated before
being so recycled. Materials inserted into thermal cracking units are excluded
under 335-14-2-.01(4), provided that the coke product also does not exhibit a
characteristic of hazardous waste. Oil-bearing hazardous secondary materials
may be inserted into the same petroleum refinery where they are generated, or
sent directly to another petroleum refinery, and still be excluded under this
provision. Except as provided in 335-14-2-.01(4)(a)12.(ii), oil-bearing
hazardous secondary materials generated elsewhere in the petroleum industry
(i.e., from sources other than petroleum refineries) are not excluded under
335-14-2-.01(4). Residuals generated from processing or recycling materials
excluded under 335-14-2-.01(4)(a)12.(i), where such materials as generated
would have otherwise met a listing under
335-14-2-.04,
are designated as F037 listed wastes when disposed of or intended for
disposal.
(ii) Recovered oil that
is recycled in the same manner and with the same conditions as described in
335-14-2-.01(4)(a)12.(i). Recovered oil is oil that has been reclaimed from
secondary materials (including wastewater) generated from normal petroleum
industry practices, including refining, exploration and production, bulk
storage, and transportation incident thereto (SIC codes 1311, 1321, 1381, 1382,
1389, 2911, 4612, 4613, 4922, 4923, 4789, 5171, and 5172.) Recovered oil does
not include oil-bearing hazardous wastes listed in
335-14-2-.04;
however, oil recovered from such wastes may be considered recovered oil.
Recovered oil does not include used oil as defined in
335-14-1-.02.
13. Excluded scrap metal (processed scrap
metal, unprocessed home scrap metal, and unprocessed prompt scrap metal) being
recycled.
14. Shredded circuit
boards being recycled provided that they are:
(i) Stored in containers sufficient to
prevent a release to the environment prior to recovery; and
(ii) Free of mercury switches, mercury relays
and nickel-cadmium batteries and lithium batteries.
15. Condensates derived from the overhead
gases from kraft mill steam strippers that are used to comply with
40 CFR
63.446(e). The exemption
applies only to combustion at the mill generating the condensates.
16. [Reserved].
17. Spent materials (as defined in
335-14-2-.01(1) ) (other than hazardous wastes listed in
335-14-2-.04
) generated within the primary mineral processing industry from which minerals,
acids, cyanide, water, or other values are recovered by mineral processing or
by beneficiation, provided that:
(i) The
spent material is legitimately recycled to recover minerals, acids, cyanide,
water or other values;
(ii) The
spent material is not accumulated speculatively;
(iii) Except as provided in 335-14-2-.01(4)
(a)17. (iv), the spent material is stored in tanks, containers, or buildings
meeting the following minimum integrity standards: a building must be an
engineered structure with a floor, walls, and a roof all of which are made of
non-earthen materials providing structural support (except smelter buildings
may have partially earthen floors provided the spent material is stored on the
non-earthen portion), and have a roof suitable for diverting rainwater away
from the foundation; a tank must be free standing, not be a surface impoundment
(as defined
335-14-1-.02
), and be manufactured of a material suitable for containment of its contents;
a container must be free standing and be manufactured of a material suitable
for containment of its contents. If tanks or containers contain any particulate
which may be subject to wind dispersal, the owner/operator must operate these
units in a manner which controls fugitive dust. Tanks, containers, and
buildings must be designed, constructed and operated to prevent significant
releases to the environment of these materials.
(iv) The Department may make a site-specific
determination, after public review and comment, that only solid mineral
processing spent materials may be placed on pads rather than in tanks,
containers, or buildings. Solid mineral processing spent materials do not
contain any free liquid. The Department must affirm that pads are designed,
constructed and operated to prevent significant releases of the secondary
material into the environment. Pads must provide the same degree of containment
afforded by the non-RCRA tanks, containers and buildings eligible for
exclusion.
(I) The Department must also
consider if storage on pads poses the potential for significant releases via
groundwater, surface water, and air exposure pathways. Factors to be considered
for assessing the groundwater, surface water, air exposure pathways are: the
volume and physical and chemical properties of the spent material, including
its potential for migration off the pad; the potential for human or
environmental exposure to hazardous constituents migrating from the pad via
each exposure pathway, and the possibility and extent of harm to human and
environmental receptors via each exposure pathway.
(II) Pads must meet the following minimum
standards: be designed of non-earthen material that is compatible with the
chemical nature of the mineral processing spent material, capable of
withstanding physical stresses associated with placement and removal, have run
on/runoff controls, be operated in a manner which controls fugitive dust, and
have integrity assurance through inspections and maintenance
programs.
(III) Before making a
determination under 335-14-2-.01(4), the Department must provide notice and the
opportunity for comment to all persons potentially interested in the
determination. This can be accomplished by placing notice of this action in
major local newspapers, or broadcasting notice over local radio
stations.
(v) The owner
or operator provides a notice to the Department, identifying the following
information: the types of materials to be recycled; the type and location of
the storage units and recycling processes; and the annual quantities expected
to be placed in non land-based units. This notification must be updated when
there is a change in the type of materials recycled or the location of the
recycling process.
(vi) For
purposes of 335-14-2-.01(4)(a)17., mineral processing spent materials must be
the result of mineral processing and may not include any listed hazardous
wastes. Listed hazardous wastes and characteristic hazardous wastes generated
by non-mineral processing industries are not eligible for the conditional
exclusion from the definition of solid waste.
18. Petrochemical recovered oil from an
associated organic chemical manufacturing facility, where the oil is to be
inserted into the petroleum refining process (SIC code 2911) along with normal
petroleum refinery process streams, provided:
(i) The oil is hazardous only because it
exhibits the characteristic of ignitability (as defined in
335-14-2-.03(2)
and/or toxicity for benzene (
335-14-2-.03(5),
hazardous waste number D018); and
(ii) The oil generated by the organic
chemical manufacturing facility is not placed on the land, or speculatively
accumulated before being recycled into the petroleum refining process. An
''associated organic chemical manufacturing facility'' is a facility where the
primary SIC code is 2869, but where operations may also include SIC codes 2821,
2822, and 2865; and is physically co-located with a petroleum refinery; and
where the petroleum refinery to which the oil being recycled is returned also
provides hydrocarbon feedstocks to the organic chemical manufacturing facility.
''Petrochemical recovered oil'' is oil that has been reclaimed from secondary
materials (i.e., sludges, byproducts, or spent materials, including wastewater)
from normal organic chemical manufacturing operations, as well as oil recovered
from organic chemical manufacturing processes.
19. Spent caustic solutions from petroleum
refining liquid treating processes used as a feedstock to produce cresylic or
naphthenic acid unless the material is placed on the land, or accumulated
speculatively as defined in
335-14-1-.02.
20. Hazardous secondary materials used to
make zinc fertilizers, provided that the following conditions specified are
satisfied:
(i) Hazardous secondary materials
used to make zinc micronutrient fertilizers must not be accumulated
speculatively, as defined in
335-14-1-.02.
(ii) Generators and intermediate handlers of
zinc-bearing hazardous secondary materials that are to be incorporated into
zinc fertilizers must:
(I) Submit a one-time
notice to the Department, which contains the name, address and EPA ID number of
the generator or intermediate handler facility, provides a brief description of
the secondary material that will be subject to the exclusion, and identifies
when the manufacturer intends to begin managing excluded, zinc-bearing
hazardous secondary materials under the conditions specified in 335-14-2-.01(4)
(a)20.
(II) Store the excluded
secondary material in tanks, containers, or buildings that are constructed and
maintained in a way that prevents releases of the secondary materials into the
environment. At a minimum, any building used for this purpose must be an
engineered structure made of non-earthen materials that provide structural
support, and must have a floor, walls and a roof that prevent wind dispersal
and contact with rainwater. Tanks used for this purpose must be structurally
sound and, if outdoors, must have roofs or covers that prevent contact with
wind and rain. Containers used for this purpose must be kept closed except when
it is necessary to add or remove material, and must be in sound condition.
Containers that are stored outdoors must be managed within storage areas that:
I. Have containment structures or systems
sufficiently impervious to contain leaks, spills and accumulated precipitation;
and
II. Provide for effective
drainage and removal of leaks, spills and accumulated precipitation;
and
III. Prevent run-on into the
containment system.
(III)
With each off-site shipment of excluded hazardous secondary materials, provide
written notice to the receiving facility that the material is subject to the
conditions of 335-14-2-.01(4) (a)20.
(IV) Maintain at the generator's or
intermediate handler's facility for no less than three years records of all
shipments of excluded hazardous secondary materials. For each shipment these
records must at a minimum contain the following information:
I. Name of the transporter and date of the
shipment;
II. Name and address of
the facility that received the excluded material, and documentation confirming
receipt of the shipment; and
III.
Type and quantity of excluded secondary material in each shipment.
(iii) Manufacturers of
zinc fertilizers or zinc fertilizer ingredients made from excluded hazardous
secondary materials must:
(I) Store excluded
hazardous secondary materials in accordance with the storage requirements for
generators and intermediate handlers, as specified in 335-14-2-.01(4) (a)20(ii)
(II).
(II) Submit a one-time
notification to the Department that, at a minimum, specifies the name, address
and EPA ID number of the manufacturing facility, and identifies when the
manufacturer intends to begin managing excluded, zinc-bearing hazardous
secondary materials under the conditions specified in 335-14-2-.01(4)
(a)20.
(III) Maintain for a minimum
of three years records of all shipments of excluded hazardous secondary
materials received by the manufacturer, which must at a minimum identify for
each shipment the name and address of the generating facility, name of
transporter and date the materials were received, the quantity received, and a
brief description of the industrial process that generated the
material.
(IV) Submit to the
Department an annual report that identifies the total quantities of all
excluded hazardous secondary materials that were used to manufacture zinc
fertilizers or zinc fertilizer ingredients in the previous year, the name and
address of each generating facility, and the industrial process(s) from which
they were generated.
(iv)
Nothing in this section preempts, overrides or otherwise negates the provision
in
335-14-3-.01(2),
which requires any person who generates a solid waste to determine if that
waste is a hazardous waste.
(v)
Interim status and permitted storage units that have been used to store only
zinc-bearing hazardous wastes prior to the submission of the one-time notice
described in 335-14-2-.01(4)(a)20.(ii)(I), and that afterward will be used only
to store hazardous secondary materials excluded under this paragraph, are not
subject to the closure requirements of 335-14-5 or
335-14-6.
21. Zinc
fertilizers made from hazardous wastes, or hazardous secondary materials that
are excluded under 335-14-2-.01(4) (a)20., provided that:
(i) The fertilizers meet the following
contaminant limits:
(I) For metal
contaminants:
Table 1.--Limits on Metal Contaminants
Fertilizer, Constituent (ppm)
|
Maximum Allowable Total Concentration in per
Unit (1%) of Zinc
|
Arsenic........................
|
0.3
|
Cadmium........................
|
1.4
|
Chromium.......................
|
0.6
|
Lead...........................
|
2.8
|
Mercury........................
|
0.3
|
(II)
For dioxin contaminants the fertilizer must contain no more than eight (8)
parts per trillion of dioxin, measured as toxic equivalent (TEQ).
(ii) The manufacturer performs
sampling and analysis of the fertilizer product to determine compliance with
the contaminant limits for metals no less than every six months, and for
dioxins no less than every twelve months. Testing must also be performed
whenever changes occur to manufacturing processes or ingredients that could
significantly affect the amounts of contaminants in the fertilizer product. The
manufacturer may use any reliable analytical method to demonstrate that no
constituent of concern is present in the product at concentrations above the
applicable limits. It is the responsibility of the manufacturer to ensure that
the sampling and analysis are unbiased, precise, and representative of the
product(s) introduced into commerce.
(iii) The manufacturer maintains for no less
than three years records of all sampling and analyses performed for purposes of
determining compliance with the requirements of 335-14-2-.01(4)(a)21(ii). Such
records must at a minimum include:
(I) The
dates and times product samples were taken, and the dates the samples were
analyzed;
(II) The names and
qualifications of the person(s) taking the samples;
(III) A description of the methods and
equipment used to take the samples;
(IV) The name and address of the laboratory
facility at which analyses of the samples were performed;
(V) A description of the analytical methods
used, including any cleanup and sample preparation methods; and
(VI) All laboratory analytical results used
to determine compliance with the contaminant limits specified in
335-14-2-.01(4) (a)21.
22. Used cathode ray tubes (CRTs).
(i) Used, intact CRTs as described in
335-14-1-.02
are not solid wastes within the United States unless they are disposed, or
unless they are speculatively accumulated as defined in
335-14-1-.02
by CRT collectors or glass processors.
(ii) Used, intact CRTs as described in
335-14-1-.02
are not solid wastes when exported for recycling provided that they meet the
requirements of
335-14-2-.05(2).
(iii) Used, broken CRTs as described in
335-14-1-.02
are not solid wastes provided that they meet the requirements of
335-14-2-.05(1).
(iv) Glass removed from CRTs is not a solid
waste provided that it meets the requirements of
335-14-2-.05(1)(c).
23. Hazardous secondary material generated
and legitimately reclaimed within the United States or its territories and
under the control of the generator, provided that the material complies with
paragraphs 335-14-2-.01(4)(a)23.(i) and (ii) of this section:
(i)
(I) The
hazardous secondary material is generated and reclaimed at the generating
facility (for purposes of this definition, generating facility means all
contiguous property owned, leased, or otherwise controlled by the hazardous
secondary material generator); or
(II) The hazardous secondary material is
generated and reclaimed at different facilities, if the reclaiming facility is
controlled by the generator or if both the generating facility and the
reclaiming facility are controlled by a person as defined in
335-14-1-.02,
and if the generator provides one of the following certifications: "on behalf
of [insert generator facility name], I certify that this facility will send the
indicated hazardous secondary material to [insert reclaimer facility name],
which is controlled by [insert generator facility name] and that [insert name
of either facility] has acknowledged full responsibility for the safe
management of the hazardous secondary material," or "on behalf of [insert
generator facility name], I certify that this facility will send the indicated
hazardous secondary material to [insert reclaimer facility name], that both
facilities are under common control, and that [insert name of either facility]
has acknowledged full responsibility for the safe management of the hazardous
secondary material." For purposes of this paragraph, "control" means the power
to direct the policies of the facility, whether by the ownership of stock,
voting rights, or otherwise, except that contractors who operate facilities on
behalf of a different person as defined in
335-14-1-.02
shall not be deemed to "control" such facilities. The generating and receiving
facilities must both maintain at their facilities for no less than three years
records of hazardous secondary materials sent or received under this exclusion.
In both cases, the records must contain the name of the transporter, the date
of the shipment, and the type and quantity of the hazardous secondary material
shipped or received under the exclusion. These requirements may be satisfied by
routine business records (e.g., financial records, bills of lading, copies of
DOT shipping papers, or electronic confirmations); or
(III) The hazardous secondary material is
generated pursuant to a written contract between a tolling contractor and a
toll manufacturer and is reclaimed by the tolling contractor, if the tolling
contractor certifies the following: "On behalf of [insert tolling contractor
name], I certify that [insert tolling contractor name] has a written contract
with [insert toll manufacturer name] to manufacture [insert name of product or
intermediate] which is made from specified unused materials, and that [insert
tolling contractor name] will reclaim the hazardous secondary materials
generated during this manufacture. On behalf of [insert tolling contractor
name], I also certify that [insert tolling contractor name] retains ownership
of, and responsibility for, the hazardous secondary materials that are
generated during the course of the manufacture, including any releases of
hazardous secondary materials that occur during the manufacturing process". The
tolling contractor must maintain at its facility for no less than three years
records of hazardous secondary materials received pursuant to its written
contract with the tolling manufacturer, and the tolling manufacturer must
maintain at its facility for no less than three years records of hazardous
secondary materials shipped pursuant to its written contract with the tolling
contractor. In both cases, the records must contain the name of the
transporter, the date of the shipment, and the type and quantity of the
hazardous secondary material shipped or received pursuant to the written
contract. These requirements may be satisfied by routine business records
(e.g., financial records, bills of lading, copies of DOT shipping papers, or
electronic confirmations). For purposes of this paragraph, tolling contractor
means a person who arranges for the production of a product or intermediate
made from specified unused materials through a written contract with a toll
manufacturer. Toll manufacturer means a person who produces a product or
intermediate made from specified unused materials pursuant to a written
contract with a tolling contractor.
(ii)
(I)
The hazardous secondary material is contained as defined in
335-14-1-.02.
A hazardous secondary material released to the environment is discarded and a
solid waste unless it is immediately recovered for the purpose of reclamation.
Hazardous secondary material managed in a unit with leaks or other continuing
or intermittent unpermitted releases is discarded and a solid waste.
(II) The hazardous secondary material is not
speculatively accumulated, as defined in
335-14-1-.02.
(IV) The material is not otherwise subject to
material-specific management conditions under paragraph (a) of this section
when reclaimed, and it is not a spent lead-acid battery (see
335-14-7-.07(1)
and
335-14-11-.01(2)
).
(V) Persons performing the
recycling of hazardous secondary materials under this exclusion must maintain
documentation of their legitimacy determination on-site. Documentation must be
a written description of how the recycling meets all four factors in
335-14-1-.03(23).
Documentation must be maintained for three years after the recycling operation
has ceased.
(VI) The emergency
preparedness and response requirements found in
335-14-2-.13
are met.
24.
Hazardous secondary material that is generated and then transferred to another
person for the purpose of reclamation is not a solid waste, provided that:
(i) The material is not speculatively
accumulated, as defined in
335-14-1-.02;
(ii) The material is not handled by any
person or facility other than the hazardous secondary material generator, the
transporter, an intermediate facility or a reclaimer, and, while in transport,
is not stored for more than 10 days at a transfer facility, as defined in
335-14-1-.02(1),
and is packaged according to applicable Department of Transportation
regulations at 49 CFR parts
173,
178, and
179 while in transport;
(iii) The material is not otherwise subject
to material-specific management conditions under this paragraph (a) when
reclaimed, and it is not a spent lead-acid battery (see
335-14-7-.07(1)
and
335-14-11-.01(2)
);
(iv) The reclamation of the
material is legitimate, as specified under
335-14-1-.03(23);
(v) The hazardous secondary material
generator satisfies all of the following conditions:
(I) The material must be contained as defined
in
335-14-1-.02(1).
A hazardous secondary material released to the environment is discarded and a
solid waste unless it is immediately recovered for the purpose of recycling.
Hazardous secondary material managed in a unit with leaks or other continuing
releases is discarded and a solid waste.
(II) Prior to arranging for transport of
hazardous secondary materials to a reclamation facility (or facilities) where
the management of the hazardous secondary materials is not addressed under a
RCRA Part B permit or interim status standards, the hazardous secondary
material generator must make reasonable efforts to ensure that each reclaimer
intends to properly and legitimately reclaim the hazardous secondary material
and not discard it, and that each reclaimer will manage the hazardous secondary
material in a manner that is protective of human health and the environment. If
the hazardous secondary material will be passing through an intermediate
facility where the management of the hazardous secondary materials is not
addressed under a RCRA Part B permit or interim status standards, the hazardous
secondary material generator must make contractual arrangements with the
intermediate facility to ensure that the hazardous secondary material is sent
to the reclamation facility identified by the hazardous secondary material
generator, and the hazardous secondary material generator must perform
reasonable efforts to ensure that the intermediate facility will manage the
hazardous secondary material in a manner that is protective of human health and
the environment. Reasonable efforts must be repeated at a minimum of every
three years for the hazardous secondary material generator to claim the
exclusion and to send the hazardous secondary materials to each reclaimer and
any intermediate facility. In making these reasonable efforts, the generator
may use any credible evidence available, including information gathered by the
hazardous secondary material generator, provided by the reclaimer or
intermediate facility, and/or provided by a third party. The hazardous
secondary material generator must affirmatively answer all of the following
questions for each reclamation facility and any intermediate facility:
I. Does the available information indicate
that the reclamation process is legitimate pursuant to
335-14-1-.03(23).
In answering this question, the hazardous secondary material generator can rely
on their existing knowledge of the physical and chemical properties of the
hazardous secondary material, as well as information from other sources (e.g.,
the reclamation facility, audit reports, etc.) about the reclamation
process.
II. Does the publicly
available information indicate that the reclamation facility and any
intermediate facility that is used by the hazardous secondary material
generator notified the appropriate authorities of hazardous secondary materials
reclamation activities pursuant to
335-14-1-.03(22)
of this chapter and have they notified the appropriate authorities that the
financial assurance condition is satisfied
335-14-2-.08
? In answering these questions, the hazardous secondary material generator can
rely on the available information documenting the reclamation facility's and
any intermediate facility's compliance with the notification requirements per
335-14-1-.03(22),
including the requirement in
335-14-1-.03(22)(a)(5)
to notify the Department whether the reclaimer or intermediate facility has
financial assurance.
III. Does
publicly available information indicate that the reclamation facility or any
intermediate facility that is used by the hazardous secondary material
generator has not had any formal enforcement actions taken against the facility
in the previous three years for violations of RCRA or state hazardous waste
regulations and has not been classified as a significant non-complier with RCRA
Subtitle C or equivalent State regulations? In answering this question, the
hazardous secondary material generator can rely on the publicly available
information from EPA or the state. If the reclamation facility or any
intermediate facility that is used by the hazardous secondary material
generator has had a formal enforcement action taken against the facility in the
previous three years for violations of RCRA or state hazardous waste
regulations and has been classified as a significant non-complier with RCRA
Subtitle C or equivalent state regulations, does the hazardous secondary
material generator have credible evidence that the facilities will manage the
hazardous secondary materials properly? In answering this question, the
hazardous secondary material generator can obtain additional information from
EPA, the state, or the facility itself that the facility has addressed the
violations, taken remedial steps to address the violations and prevent future
violations, or that the violations are not relevant to the proper management of
the hazardous secondary materials.
IV. Does the available information indicate
that the reclamation facility and any intermediate facility that is used by the
hazardous secondary material generator have the equipment and trained personnel
to safely recycle the hazardous secondary material? In answering this question,
the generator may rely on a description by the reclamation facility or by an
independent third party of the equipment and trained personnel to be used to
recycle the generator's hazardous secondary material.
V. If residuals are generated from the
reclamation of the excluded hazardous secondary materials, does the reclamation
facility have the permits required (if any) to manage the residuals? If not,
does the reclamation facility have a contract with an appropriately permitted
facility to dispose of the residuals? If not, does the hazardous secondary
material generator have credible evidence that the residuals will be managed in
a manner that is protective of human health and the environment? In answering
these questions, the hazardous secondary material generator can rely on
publicly available information from EPA or the state, or information provided
by the facility itself.
(Ill) The hazardous secondary material
generator must maintain for a minimum of three years documentation and
certification that reasonable efforts were made for each reclamation facility
and, if applicable, intermediate facility where the management of the hazardous
secondary materials is not addressed under a RCRA Part B permit or interim
status standards prior to transferring hazardous secondary material.
Documentation and certification must be made available upon request by a
regulatory authority within 72 hours, or within a longer period of time as
specified by the regulatory authority. The certification statement must:
I. Include the printed name and official
title of an authorized representative of the hazardous secondary material
generator company, the authorized representative's signature, and the date
signed;
II. Incorporate the
following language: "I hereby certify in good faith and to the best of my
knowledge that, prior to arranging for transport of excluded hazardous
secondary materials to [insert name(s) of reclamation facility and any
intermediate facility], reasonable efforts were made in accordance with
335-14-2-.01(4)(a)24.(v)(II) to ensure that the hazardous secondary materials
would be recycled legitimately, and otherwise managed in a manner that is
protective of human health and the environment, and that such efforts were
based on current and accurate information."
(IV) The hazardous secondary material
generator must maintain at the generating facility for no less than three (3)
years records of all off-site shipments of hazardous secondary materials. For
each shipment, these records must, at a minimum, contain the following
information:
I. Name of the transporter and
date of the shipment;
II. Name and
address of each reclaimer and, if applicable, the name and address of each
intermediate facility to which the hazardous secondary material was
sent;
III. The type and quantity of
hazardous secondary material in the shipment.
(V) The hazardous secondary material
generator must maintain at the generating facility for no less than three (3)
years confirmations of receipt from each reclaimer and, if applicable, each
intermediate facility for all off-site shipments of hazardous secondary
materials. Confirmations of receipt must include the name and address of the
reclaimer (or intermediate facility), the type and quantity of the hazardous
secondary materials received and the date which the hazardous secondary
materials were received. This requirement may be satisfied by routine business
records (e.g., financial records, bills of lading, copies of DOT shipping
papers, or electronic confirmations of receipt);
(VI) The hazardous secondary material
generator must comply with the emergency preparedness and response conditions
in
335-14-2-.13.
(vi) Reclaimers of hazardous secondary
material excluded from regulation under this exclusion and intermediate
facilities as defined in
335-14-1-.02(1)
satisfy all of the following conditions:
(I)
The reclaimer and intermediate facility must maintain at its facility for no
less than three (3) years records of all shipments of hazardous secondary
material that were received at the facility and, if applicable, for all
shipments of hazardous secondary materials that were received and subsequently
sent off-site from the facility for further reclamation. For each shipment,
these records must at a minimum contain the following information:
I. Name of the transporter and date of the
shipment;
II. Name and address of
the hazardous secondary material generator and, if applicable, the name and
address of the reclaimer or intermediate facility which the hazardous secondary
materials were received from;
III.
The type and quantity of hazardous secondary material in the shipment;
and
IV. For hazardous secondary
materials that, after being received by the reclaimer or intermediate facility,
were subsequently transferred off-site for further reclamation, the name and
address of the (subsequent) reclaimer and, if applicable, the name and address
of each intermediate facility to which the hazardous secondary material was
sent.
(II) The
intermediate facility must send the hazardous secondary material to the
reclaimer(s) designated by the hazardous secondary materials
generator.
(III) The reclaimer and
intermediate facility must send to the hazardous secondary material generator
confirmations of receipt for all off-site shipments of hazardous secondary
materials. Confirmations of receipt must include the name and address of the
reclaimer (or intermediate facility), the type and quantity of the hazardous
secondary materials received and the date which the hazardous secondary
materials were received. This requirement may be satisfied by routine business
records (e.g., financial records, bills of lading, copies of DOT shipping
papers, or electronic confirmations of receipt).
(IV) The reclaimer and intermediate facility
must manage the hazardous secondary material in a manner that is at least as
protective as that employed for analogous raw material and must be contained.
An "analogous raw material" is a raw material for which a hazardous secondary
material is a substitute and serves the same function and has similar physical
and chemical properties as the hazardous secondary material.
(V) Any residuals that are generated from
reclamation processes will be managed in a manner that is protective of human
health and the environment. If any residuals exhibit a hazardous characteristic
according to
335-14-2-.03,
or if they themselves are specifically listed in
335-14-2-.04,
such residuals are hazardous wastes and must be managed in accordance with the
applicable requirements of 335-14-1 through 9.
(VI) The reclaimer and intermediate facility
have financial assurance as required under
335-14-2-.08,
(vii) All persons claiming the exclusion
under 335-14-2-.01(4)(a)24. of this section provide notification as required
under
335-14-1-.03(22).
25. The Environmental Protection Agency
Regulations as they exist as set forth in
40
CFR §
261.4(a)(25) (as
published on May 30, 2018) are incorporated herein by reference.
26. Solvent-contaminated reusable wipes that
are sent for cleaning and reuse are not solid wastes from the point of
generation, provided that:
(i) The
solvent-contaminated wipes, when accumulated, stored, and transported, are
contained in non-leaking, closed containers that are labeled "Excluded
Solvent-Contaminated Wipes." The containers must be able to contain free
liquids, should free liquids occur. During accumulation, a container should be
closed in accordance with
335-14-1-.02,
except when necessary to add or remove solvent-contamimated wipes;
(ii) The solvent-contaminated wipes may be
accumulated by the generator for up to 180 days from the start date of
accumulation for each container prior to being sent for cleaning;
(iii) At the point of being sent for cleaning
on-site or at the point of being transported off-site for cleaning, the
solvent-contaminated wipes must contain no free liquids as defined in
335-14-1-.02.
(iv) Free liquids removed from the
solvent-contaminated wipes or from the container holding the wipes must be
managed according to the applicable regulations found in the ADEM Division 14
Administrative Code; 335-14-1 through 335-14-9
(v) Generators must maintain at their site
the following documentation:
(I) Name and
address of the laundry or dry cleaner that is receiving the
solvent-contaminated wipes;
(II)
Documentation that the 180-day accumulation time limit in
335-14-2-.01(4)(a)26(ii) is being met;
(III) Description of the process the
generator is using to ensure the solvent-contaminated wipes contain no free
liquids at the point of being laundered or dry cleaned on-site or at the point
of being transported off-site for laundering or dry cleaning;
(IV) The generator must maintain in their
onsite records, documentation Documentation that verifies that "no free
liquids" were present in the container, prior to shipment. These records must
be kept for at least three years from the date of shipment. At a minimum, these
records must include the date and time of the verification, the name of the
person verifying and a notation of the volume of free liquids removed from the
container, if present.
(vi) The solvent-contaminated wipes are sent
to a laundry or dry cleaner whose discharge, if any, is regulated under
sections 301 and 402 or section 307 of the Clean Water Act.
27. Hazardous secondary material
that is generated and then transferred to another person for the purpose of
remanufacturing is not a solid waste, provided that:
(i) The hazardous secondary material consists
of one or more of the following spent solvents: toluene, xylenes, ethylbenzene,
1,2,4-trimethylbenzene, chlorobenzene, n-hexane, cyclohexane, methyl tert-butyl
ether, acetonitrile, chloroform, chloromethane, dichloromethane, methyl
isobutyl ketone, NN-dimethylformamide, tetrahydrofuran, n-butyl alcohol,
ethanol, and/or methanol;
(ii) The
hazardous secondary material originated from using one or more of the solvents
listed in 335-14-2-.01(4)(a)27.(i) of this section in a commercial grade for
reacting, extracting, purifying, or blending chemicals (or for rinsing out the
process lines associated with these functions) in the pharmaceutical
manufacturing (NAICS 325412), basic organic chemical manufacturing (NAICS
325199), plastics and resins manufacturing (NAICS 325211), and/or the paints
and coatings manufacturing sectors (NAICS 325510).
(iii) The hazardous secondary material
generator sends the hazardous secondary material spent solvents listed in
335-14-2-.01(4)(a)27.(i) of this section to a remanufacturer in the
pharmaceutical manufacturing (NAICS 325412), basic organic chemical
manufacturing (NAICS 325199), plastics and resins manufacturing (NAICS 325211),
and/or the paints and coatings manufacturing sectors (NAICS 325510).
(iv) After remanufacturing one or more of the
solvents listed in 335-14-2-.01(4)(a)27.(i) of this section, the use of the
remanufactured solvent shall be limited to reacting, extracting, purifying, or
blending chemicals (or for rinsing out the process lines associated with these
functions) in the pharmaceutical manufacturing (NAICS 325412), basic organic
chemical manufacturing (NAICS 325199), plastics and resins manufacturing (NAICS
325211), and the paints and coatings manufacturing sectors (NAICS 325510) or to
using them as ingredients in a product. These allowed uses correspond to
chemical functional uses enumerated under the Chemical Data Reporting Rule of
the Toxic Substances Control Act ( 40 CFR Parts
704,
710-711 ), including
Industrial Function Codes U015 (solvents consumed in a reaction to produce
other chemicals) and U030 (solvents become part of the mixture);
(v) After remanufacturing one or more of the
solvents listed in 335-14-2-.01(4)(a)27.(i) of this section, the use of the
remanufactured solvent does not involve cleaning or degreasing oil, grease, or
similar material from textiles, glassware, metal surfaces, or other articles.
(These disallowed continuing uses correspond to chemical functional uses in
Industrial Function Code U029 under the Chemical Data Reporting Rule of the
Toxics Substances Control Act.); and
(vi) Both the hazardous secondary material
generator and the remanufacturer must:
(I)
Notify the Director and update the notification annually in accordance with
335-14-1-.03(22);
(II) Develop and maintain an up-to-date
remanufacturing plan which identifies:
I. The
name, address and EPA ID number of the generator(s) and the
remanufacturer(s),
II. The types
and estimated annual volumes of spent solvents to be remanufactured,
III. The processes and industry sectors that
generate the spent solvents,
IV.
The specific uses and industry sectors for the remanufactured solvents,
and
V. A certification from the
remanufacturer stating "on behalf of [insert remanufacturer facility name], I
certify that this facility is a remanufacturer under pharmaceutical
manufacturing (NAICS 325412), basic organic chemical manufacturing (NAICS
325199), plastics and resins manufacturing (NAICS 325211), and/or the paints
and coatings manufacturing sectors (NAICS 325510), and will accept the spent
solvent(s) for the sole purpose of remanufacturing into commercial-grade
solvent(s) that will be used for reacting, extracting, purifying, or blending
chemicals (or for rinsing out the process lines associated with these
functions) or for use as product ingredient(s). I also certify that the
remanufacturing equipment, vents, and tanks are equipped with and are operating
air emission controls in compliance with the appropriate Clean Air Act
regulations under 40 CFR part
60, part 61 or part 63, or, absent such Clean Air
Act standards for the particular operation or piece of equipment covered by the
remanufacturing exclusion, are in compliance with the appropriate standards in
335-14-6-.27
(vents),
335-14-6-.28
(equipment) and
335-14-6-.29
(tank storage)";
(III)
Maintain records of shipments and confirmations of receipts for a period of
three years from the dates of the shipments;
(IV) Prior to remanufacturing, store the
hazardous spent solvents in tanks or containers that meet technical standards
found in
335-14-2-.09
and
335-14-2-.10, with
the tanks and containers being labeled or otherwise having an immediately
available record of the material being stored;
(V) During remanufacturing, and during
storage of the hazardous secondary materials prior to remanufacturing, the
remanufacturer certifies that the remanufacturing equipment, vents, and tanks
are equipped with and are operating air emission controls in compliance with
the appropriate Clean Air Act regulations under 40 CFR part
60, part 61 or part
63; or, absent such Clean Air Act standards for the particular operation or
piece of equipment covered by the remanufacturing exclusion, are in compliance
with the appropriate standards in
335-14-6-.27
(vents),
335-14-6-.28
(equipment) and
335-14-6-.29
(tank storage); and
(VI) Ensure
that no hazardous secondary materials are speculatively
accumulated.
(b) "Solid wastes which are not hazardous
wastes". The following solid wastes are not hazardous wastes:
1. Household waste, including household waste
that has been collected, transported, stored, treated, disposed, recovered
(e.g., refuse-derived fuel), or reused. "Household waste" means any material
(including garbage, trash, and sanitary wastes in septic tanks) derived from
households (including single and multiple residences, hotels and motels,
bunkhouses, ranger stations, crew quarters, campgrounds, picnic grounds, and
day-use recreation areas). A resource recovery facility managing municipal
solid waste shall not be deemed to be treating, storing, disposing of, or
otherwise managing hazardous waste for the purposes of regulation under
335-14-2-.01, if:
(i) Such facility receives
and burns only:
(I) Household waste (from
single and multiple dwellings, hotels, motels, and other residential sources);
and
(II) Solid waste from
commercial or industrial sources that does not contain hazardous
waste.
(ii) Such facility
does not accept hazardous wastes and the owner or operator of such facility has
established contractual requirements or other appropriate notification or
inspection procedures to assure that hazardous wastes are not received at or
burned in such facility.
2. Solid wastes generated by the following
and which are returned to the soils as fertilizers:
(i) The growing and harvesting of
agricultural crops;
(ii) The
raising of animals, including animal manures;
3. Mining overburden returned to the mine
site;
4. Fly ash waste, bottom ash
waste, slag waste, and flue gas emission control waste generated primarily from
the combustion of coal or other fossil fuels, except as provided by
335-14-7-.08(13)
for facilities that burn or process hazardous waste.
5. Drilling fluids, produced waters, and
other wastes associated with the exploration, development, or production of
crude oil, natural gas, or geothermal energy;
6.
(i)
Wastes which fail the test for the characteristic of toxicity because chromium
is present or are listed in
335-14-2-.04
due to the presence of chromium, which do not fail the test for the
characteristic of toxicity for any other constituent or are not listed due to
the presence of any other constituent, and which do not fail the test for any
other characteristic, if it is shown by a waste generator or by waste
generators that:
(I) The chromium in the
waste is exclusively (or nearly exclusively) trivalent chromium; and
(II) The waste is generated from an
industrial process which uses trivalent chromium exclusively (or nearly
exclusively) and the process does not generate hexavalent chromium; and
(Ill) The waste is typically and
frequently managed in non-oxidizing environments.
(ii) Specific wastes which meet the standard
in 335-14-2-.01(4)(b)6.(i)(I) through (III) (so long as they do not fail the
test for the toxicity characteristic for any other constituent, and do not
exhibit any other characteristic) are:
(I)
Chrome (blue) trimmings generated by the following subcategories of the leather
tanning and finishing industry: hair pulp/chrome tan/retan/wet finish; hair
save/chrome tan/retan/wet finish; retan/wet finish; no beamhouse;
through-the-blue; and shearling.
(II) Chrome (blue) shavings generated by the
following subcategories of the leather tanning and finishing industry: hair
pulp/chrome tan/retan/wet finish; hair save/chrome tan/retan/wet finish;
retan/wet finish; no beamhouse; through-the-blue; and shearling.
(III) Buffing dust generated by the following
subcategories of the leather tanning and finishing industry: hair pulp/chrome
tan/retan/wet finish; hair save/chrome tan/retan/wet finish; retan/wet finish;
no beamhouse; through-the-blue; and shearling.
(IV) Sewer screenings generated by the
following subcategories of the leather tanning and finishing industry: hair
pulp/chrome tan/retan/wet finish; hair save/chrome tan/retan/wet finish;
retan/wet finish; no beamhouse; through-the-blue; and shearling.
(V) Wastewater treatment sludges generated by
the following subcategories of the leather tanning and finishing industry: hair
pulp/chrome tan/retan/wet finish; hair save/chrome tan/retan/wet finish;
retan/wet finish; no beamhouse; through-the-blue; and shearling.
(VI) Waste scrap leather from the leather
tanning industry, the shoe manufacturing industry and other leather product
manufacturing industries.
(VII)
Wastewater treatment sludges from the production of TiCh pigment using
chromium-bearing ores by the chloride process.
(iii) For waste meeting the criteria
described in 335-14-2-.01(4)(b)6.(i) but not specifically listed in
335-14-2-.01(4)(b)6.(ii), the generator may petition the Department in
accordance with
335-14-1-.03(2)(f)
to have the waste excluded from regulation as a hazardous
waste.
7. Solid waste
from the extraction, beneficiation, and processing of ores and minerals
(including coal, phosphate rock and overburden from the mining of uranium ore),
except as provided by
335-14-7-.08(13)
for facilities that burn or process hazardous waste.
(i) For the purposes 335-14-2-.01(4) (b)7.,
beneficiation of ores and minerals is restricted to the following activities:
crushing; grinding; washing; dissolution; crystallization; filtration; sorting;
sizing; drying; sintering; pelletizing; briquetting; calcining to remove water
and/or carbon dioxide; roasting, autoclaving, and/or chlorination in
preparation for leaching (except where the roasting (and/or autoclaving and/or
chlorination)/leaching sequence produces a final or intermediate product that
does not undergo further beneficiation or processing); gravity concentration;
magnetic separation; electrostatic separation; flotation; ion exchange; solvent
extraction; electrowinning; precipitation; amalgamation; and heap, dump, vat,
tank, and in-situ leaching.
(ii)
For the purposes of 335-14-2-.01(4) (b)7., solid waste from the processing of
ores and minerals includes only the following wastes as generated:
(I) Slag from primary copper
processing;
(II) Slag from primary
lead processing;
(III) Red and
brown muds from bauxite refining;
(IV) Phosphogypsum from phosphoric acid
production;
(V) Slag from elemental
phosphorus production;
(VI)
Gasifier ash from coal gasification;
(VII) Process wastewater from coal
gasification;
(VIII) Calcium
sulfate wastewater treatment plant sludge from primary copper
processing;
(IX) Slag tailings from
primary copper processing;
(X)
Fluorogypsum from hydrofluoric acid production;
(XI) Process wastewater from hydrofluoric
acid production;
(XII) Air
pollution control dust/sludge from iron blast furnaces;
(XIII) Iron blast furnace slag;
(XIV) Treated residue from roasting/leaching
of chrome ore;
(XV) Process
wastewater from primary magnesium processing by the anhydrous
process;
(XVI) Process wastewater
from phosphoric acid production;
(XVII) Basic oxygen furnace and open hearth
furnace air pollution control dust/sludge from carbon steel
production;
(XVIII) Basic oxygen
furnace and open hearth furnace slag from carbon steel production;
(XIX) Chloride process waste solids from
titanium tetrachloride production;
(XX) Slag from primary zinc
processing.
(iii) A
residue derived from co-processing mineral processing secondary materials with
normal beneficiation raw materials or with normal mineral processing raw
materials remains excluded under 335-14-2-.01(4)(b) if the owner or operator:
(I) Processes at least 50 percent by weight
normal beneficiation raw materials or normal mineral processing raw materials;
and,
(II) Legitimately reclaims the
secondary mineral processing materials.
8. Cement kiln dust waste, except as provided
by
335-14-7-.08(13)
for facilities that burn or process hazardous waste.
9. Solid waste which consists of discarded
arsenical-treated wood or wood products which fails the test for the
Characteristic of Toxicity for Hazardous Waste Codes D004 through D017 and
which is not a hazardous waste for any other reason or reasons, if the waste is
generated by persons who utilize the arsenical-treated wood and wood products
for these materials' intended end use.
10. Petroleum-contaminated media and debris
that fail the test for the Characteristic of Toxicity of
335-14-2-.03(5)
(Hazardous Waste Codes D018 through D043
only) and are subject to the corrective action regulations under Part 280 of
40
CFR.
11. Injected groundwater that
is hazardous only because it exhibits the Toxicity Characteristic (Hazardous
Waste Codes D018 through D043 only) in
335-14-2-.03(5)
that is reinjected through an underground injection well pursuant to free phase
hydrocarbon recovery operations undertaken at petroleum refineries, petroleum
marketing terminals, petroleum bulk plants, petroleum pipelines, and petroleum
transportation spill sites until January 25, 1993. This extension applies to
recovery operations in existence, or for which contracts have been issued, on
or before March 25, 1991. For groundwater returned through infiltration
galleries from such operations at petroleum refineries, marketing terminals,
and bulk plants, until October 2, 1991. New operations involving injection
wells (beginning after March 25, 1991) will qualify for this compliance date
extension (until January 25, 1993) only if:
(i) Operations are performed pursuant to a
written State of Alabama agreement that includes a provision to assess the
groundwater and the need for further remediation once the free phase recovery
is completed; and
(ii) A copy of
the written agreement has been submitted to: Waste Identification Branch
(5304), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.,
Washington, DC 20460.
12.
Used chlorofluorocarbon refrigerants from totally enclosed heat transfer
equipment, including mobile air conditioning systems, mobile refrigeration, and
commercial and industrial air conditioning and refrigeration systems that use
chlorofluorocarbons as the heat transfer fluid in a refrigeration cycle,
provided the refrigerant is reclaimed for further use.
13. Non-terne plated used oil filters that
are not mixed with wastes listed in
335-14-2-.04
if these oil filters have been gravity hot-drained using one of the following
methods:
(i) Puncturing the filter anti-drain
back valve or the filter dome end and hot-draining;
(ii) Hot-draining and crushing;
(iii) Dismantling and hot-draining;
or
(iv) Any other equivalent
hot-draining method which will remove the free-flowing used oil.
14. Used oil re-refining
distillation bottoms that are used as feedstock to manufacture asphalt
products.
15. Leachate or gas
condensate collected from landfills where certain solid wastes have been
disposed, provided that:
(i) The solid wastes
disposed would meet one or more of the listing descriptions for Hazardous Waste
Codes K169, K170, K171, K172, K174, K175, K176, K177, K178, and K181, if these
wastes had been generated after the effective date of the listing;
(ii) The solid wastes described in
335-14-2-.01(4)(b)15.(i) of this section were disposed prior to the effective
date of the listing;
(iii) The
leachate or gas condensate does not exhibit any characteristic of hazardous
waste nor are derived from any other listed hazardous waste;
(iv) Discharge of the leachate or gas
condensate, including leachate or gas condensate transferred from the landfill
to a POTW by truck, rail, or dedicated pipe, is subject to regulation under
sections 307(b) or 402 of the Clean Water Act.
(v) After February 13, 2001, leachate or gas
condensate derived from K169-K172 will no longer be exempt if it is stored or
managed in a surface impoundment prior to discharge. After February 26, 2007,
leachate or gas condensate derived from K181 will no longer be exempt if it is
stored or managed in a surface impoundment prior to discharge. After November
21, 2003, leachate or gas condensate derived from K176, K177, and K178 will no
longer be exempt if it is stored or managed in a surface impoundment prior to
discharge. There is one exception: if the surface impoundment is used to
temporarily store leachate or gas condensate in response to an emergency
situation (e.g., shutdown of wastewater treatment system), provided the
impoundment has a double liner, and provided the leachate or gas condensate is
removed from the impoundment and continues to be managed in compliance with the
conditions of 335-14-2-.01(4)(b)15.(v) after the emergency ends.
16. [Reserved]
17. [Reserved]
18. Solvent-contaminated disposable wipes,
except for wipes that are hazardous waste due to the presence of
trichloroethylene, that are sent for disposal are not hazardous wastes from the
point of generation provided that:
(i) The
solvent-contaminated wipes, when accumulated, stored, and transported, are
contained in non-leaking, closed containers that are labeled "Excluded
Solvent-Contaminated Wipes." The containers must be able to contain free
liquids, should free liquids occur. During accumulation, a container should be
closed in accordance with
335-14-1-.02,
except when necessary to add or remove solvent-contamimated wipes;
(ii) The solvent-contaminated wipes may be
accumulated by the generator for up to 180 days from the start date of
accumulation for each container prior to being sent for disposal;
(iii) At the point of being transported for
disposal, the solvent-contaminated wipes must contain no free liquids as
defined in
335-14-1-.02.
(iv) Free liquids removed from the
solvent-contaminated wipes or from the container holding the wipes must be
managed according to the applicable regulations found in the ADEM Division 14
Administrative Code 335-14-1 through 335-14-9;
(v) Generators must maintain at their site
the following documentation:
(I) Name and
address of the landfill or combustor that is receiving the solvent-contaminated
wipes;
(II) Documentation that the
180 day accumulation time limit in accordance with 335-14-2-.01(4)(b)18.(ii) is
being met;
(III) Description of the
process the generator is using to ensure solvent-contaminated wipes contain no
free liquids at the point of being transported for disposal;
(IV) The generator must maintain in their
onsite records, Documentation that verifies that "no free liquids" were present
in the container, prior to shipment. These records must be kept for at least
three years from the date of shipment. At a minimum, these records must include
the date and time of the verification, the name of the person verifying and a
notation of the volume of free liquids removed from the container, if
present.
(vi) The
solvent-contaminated wipes are sent for disposal:
(I) To a municipal solid waste landfill
regulated under Division 335-13 rules including
335-13-4-.11
and meets the municipal solid waste landfill standards of 40 CFR
258, or to a
hazardous waste landfill regulated under Chapters 335-14-5, 335-14-6, and
335-14-8; or
(II) To a municipal
waste combustor or other combustion facility regulated under section 12 9 of
the Clean Air Act or to a hazardous waste combustor, boiler, or industrial
furnace regulated under Chapters 335-14-5, 335-14-6, and
335-14-7.
(e) "Treatability Study Samples".
1. Except as provided in 335-14-2-.01(4)
(e)2., persons who generate or collect samples for the purpose of conducting
treatability studies as defined in
335-14-1-.02(1),
are not subject to any requirement of 335-14-2 through 335-14-4 or to the
notification requirements of Section 3010 of RCRA, nor are such samples
included in the quantity determinations of
335-14-3-.01(3)
when:
(i) The sample is being collected and
prepared for transportation by the generator or sample collector; or
(ii) The sample is being accumulated or
stored by the generator or sample collector prior to transportation to a
laboratory or testing facility; or
(iii) The sample is being transported to the
laboratory or testing facility for the purpose of conducting a treatability
study.
2. The exemption
in 335-14-2-.01(4) (e)1. is applicable to samples of hazardous waste being
collected and shipped for the purpose of conducting treatability studies
provided that:
(i) The generator or sample
collector uses (in "treatability studies") no more than 10,000 kg of media
contaminated with non-acute hazardous waste, 1000 kg of non-acute hazardous
waste other than contaminated media, 1 kg of acute hazardous waste, or 2500 kg
of media contaminated with acute hazardous waste for each process being
evaluated for each generated waste stream; and
(ii) The mass of each sample shipment does
not exceed 10,000 kg; the 10,000 kg quantity may be all media contaminated with
non-acute hazardous waste, or may include 2500 kg of media contaminated with
acute hazardous waste, 1000 kg of hazardous waste, and 1 kg of acute hazardous
waste; and
(iii) The sample must be
packaged so that it will not leak, spill, or vaporize from its packaging during
shipment and the requirements of 335-14-2-.01(4)(e)2.(iii)(I) or (II) are met.
(I) The transportation of each sample
shipment complies with U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), U.S. Postal
Service (USPS), or any other applicable shipping requirements; or
(II) If the DOT, USPS, or other shipping
requirements do not apply to the shipment of the sample, the following
information must accompany the sample:
I. The
name, mailing address, and telephone number of the originator of the
sample;
II. The name, address, and
telephone number of the facility that will perform the treatability
study;
III. The quantity of the
sample;
IV. The date of shipment;
and
V. A description of the sample,
including its EPA Hazardous Waste Number.
(iv) The sample is shipped to a laboratory or
testing facility which is exempt under 335-14-2-.01(4) (f) or has an
appropriate RCRA permit or interim status.
(v) The generator or sample collector
maintains the following records for a period ending 3 years after completion of
the treatability study:
(I) Copies of the
shipping documents;
(II) A copy of
the contract with the facility conducting the treatability study;
(III) Documentation showing:
I. The amount of waste shipped under this
exemption;
II. The name, address,
and EPA identification number of the laboratory or testing facility that
received the waste;
III. The date
the shipment was made; and
IV.
Whether or not unused samples and residues were returned to the
generator.
(vi)
The generator reports the information required under
335-14-2-.01(4)(e)2.(v)(III) in its biennial report.
3. The Department may grant requests on a
case-by-case basis for up to an additional two years for treatability studies
involving bioremediation. The Department may grant requests on a case-by-case
basis for quantity limits in excess of those specified in
335-14-2-.01(4)(e)2.(i) and (ii) and 335-14-2-.01(4)(f)4., for up to an
additional 5000 kg of media contaminated with non-acute hazardous waste, 500 kg
of non-acute hazardous waste, 2500 kg of media contaminated with acute
hazardous waste and 1 kg of acute hazardous waste:
(i) In response to requests for authorization
to ship, store and conduct treatability studies on additional quantities in
advance of commencing treatability studies. Factors to be considered in
reviewing such requests include the nature of the technology, the type of
process (e.g., batch versus continuous), size of unit undergoing testing
(particularly in relation to scale-up considerations), the time/quantity of
material required to reach steady state operating conditions, or test design
considerations such as mass balance calculations.
(ii) In response to requests for
authorization to ship, store and conduct treatability studies on additional
quantities after initiation or completion of initial treatability studies,
when: There has been an equipment or mechanical failure during the conduct of a
treatability study; there is a need to verify the results of a previously
conducted treatability study; there is a need to study and analyze alternative
techniques within a previously evaluated treatment process; or there is a need
to do further evaluation of an ongoing treatability study to determine final
specifications for treatment.
(iii)
The additional quantities and timeframes allowed in 335-14-2-.01(4)(e)3.(i) and
(ii) are subject to all the provisions in 335-14-2-.01(4)(e) l. and 2.(iii)
through (vi). The generator or sample collector must apply to the Department
and provide in writing the following information:
(I) The reason why the generator or sample
collector requires additional time or quantity of sample for the treatability
study evaluation and the additional quantity needed;
(II) Documentation accounting for all samples
of hazardous waste from the waste stream which have been sent for or undergone
treatability studies including the date each previous sample from the waste
stream was shipped, the quantity of each previous shipment, the laboratory or
testing facility to which it was shipped, what treatability study processes
were conducted on each sample shipped, and the available results of each
treatability study;
(III) A
description of the technical modifications or change in specifications which
will be evaluated and the expected results;
(IV) If such further study is being required
due to equipment or mechanical failure, the applicant must include information
regarding the reason for the failure or breakdown and also include what
procedures or equipment improvements have been made to protect against further
breakdowns; and
(V) Such other
information that the Department considers necessary.
(f) Samples Undergoing
Treatability Studies at Laboratories and Testing Facilities. Samples undergoing
treatability studies and the laboratory or testing facility conducting such
treatability studies (to the extent such facilities are not otherwise subject
to AHWMMA or RCRA requirements) are not subject to any requirement of 335-14-2,
and 335-14-3 through 335-14-9, or to the notification requirements of Section
3010 of RCRA provided that the conditions of 335-14-2-.01(4)(f)1. through 11.
are met. A mobile treatment unit (MTU) may qualify as a testing facility
subject to 335-14-2-.01(4)(f)1. through (f)11. Where a group of MTUs are
located at the same site, the limitations specified in 335-14-2-.01(4)(f)1.
through 11. apply to the entire group of MTUs collectively as if the group were
one MTU.
1. No less than 45 days before
conducting treatability studies, the facility notifies the State Director in
writing that it intends to conduct treatability studies under
335-14-2-.01(4)(f).
2. The
laboratory or testing facility conducting the treatability study has an EPA
identification number.
3. No more
than a total of 10,000 kg of "as received" media contaminated with non-acute
hazardous waste, 2500 kg of media contaminated with acute hazardous waste or
250 kg of other "as received" hazardous waste is subjected to initiation of
treatment in all treatability studies in any single day. "As received" waste
refers to the waste as received in the shipment from the generator or sample
collector.
4. The quantity of "as
received" hazardous waste stored at the facility for the purpose of evaluation
in treatability studies does not exceed 10,000 kg, the total of which can
include 10,000 kg of media contaminated with non-acute hazardous waste, 2500 kg
of media contaminated with acute hazardous waste, 1000 kg of non-acute
hazardous wastes other than contaminated media, and 1 kg of acute hazardous
waste. This quantity limitation does not include treatment materials (including
nonhazardous solid waste) added to "as received" hazardous waste.
5. No more than 90 days have elapsed since
the treatability study for the sample was completed, or no more than one year
(two years for treatability studies involving bioremediation) has elapsed since
the generator or sample collector shipped the sample to the laboratory or
testing facility, whichever date first occurs. Up to 500 kg of treated material
from a particular waste stream from treatability studies may be archived for
future evaluation up to five years from the date of initial receipt. Quantities
of materials archived are counted against the total storage limit for the
facility.
6. The treatability study
does not involve the placement of hazardous waste on the land or open burning
of hazardous waste.
7. The facility
maintains records for 3 years following completion of each study that show
compliance with the treatment rate limits and the storage time and quantity
limits. The following specific information must be included for each
treatability study conducted:
(i) The name,
address, and EPA identification number of the generator or sample collector of
each waste sample;
(ii) The date
the shipment was received;
(iii)
The quantity of waste accepted;
(iv) The quantity of "as received" waste in
storage each day;
(v) The date the
treatment study was initiated and the amount of "as received" waste introduced
to treatment each day;
(vi) The
date the treatability study was concluded;
(vii) The date any unused sample or residues
generated from the treatability study were returned to the generator or sample
collector or, if sent to a designated facility, the name of the facility and
the EPA identification number.
8. The facility keeps, on-site, a copy of the
treatability study contract and all shipping papers associated with the
transport of treatability study samples to and from the facility for a period
ending 3 years from the completion date of each treatability study.
9. The facility prepares and submits a report
to the Director by March 15 of each year that includes the following
information for the previous calendar year:
(i) The name, address, and EPA identification
number of the facility conducting the treatability studies;
(ii) The types (by process) of treatability
studies conducted;
(iii) The names
and addresses of persons for whom studies have been conducted (including their
EPA identification numbers);
(iv)
The total quantity of waste in storage each day;
(v) The quantity and types of waste subjected
to treatability studies;
(vi) When
each treatability study was conducted;
(vii) The final disposition of residues and
unused sample from each treatability study.
10. The facility determines whether any
unused sample or residues generated by the treatability study are hazardous
waste under 335-14-2-.01(3) and, if so, are subject to 335-14-2 through
335-14-9, unless the residues and unused samples are returned to the sample
originator under the 335-14-2-.01(4) (e) exemption.
11. The facility notifies the State Director
by letter when the facility is no longer planning to conduct any treatability
studies at the site.