(6) Selmet, Inc, or its
corporate successor (Selmet). The following wastes are excluded under OAR
340-100-0020 and
340-100-0022:
(a) Wastewater
treatment sludge, EPA Hazardous Waste No. F006, generated at Selmet's facility
in, Albany, Oregon, and contained in an on-site surface impoundment, as
described in the delisting petition Selmet, Inc. provided on May 22, 2018. This
is a one-time exclusion. [Note: The petition is attached as Appendix 1 to this
rule.]
(b) Wastewater treatment
sludge, EPA Hazardous Waste No. F006, generated at Selmet's facility in Albany,
Oregon, as described in the delisting petition Selmet, Inc. provided on May 22,
2018. The exemption is limited to a maximum annual rate of 3120 cubic yards per
year. Selmet must have the sludge disposed of in a Subtitle D landfill the
department licenses, permits, or otherwise authorizes to accept the delisted
wastewater treatment sludge. [Note: The petition is attached as Appendix 1 to
this rule.]
(c) The exemption
described in subsection 6(b) of this rule remains in effect only as long as
Selmet meets the following conditions:
(A)
Delisting Levels: The constituent concentrations measured in a leachate extract
may not exceed the following concentrations (mg/l): cadmium-0.2; chromium-4.9;
nickel-32.7; cyanide-7.5 and fluoride-94.8.
(B) Annual Verification Testing: To verify
that the waste does not exceed the specified delisting concentrations, Selmet,
Inc. must collect and analyze one waste sample annually using methods with
appropriate detection concentrations and elements of quality control. Selmet
may use a total analysis of the waste to estimate the Toxicity Characteristic
Leaching Procedure concentration as provided for in section 1.2 of Method 1311
as described in EPA SW 846. The Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure is
attached to this rule as Appendix 3.]
(d) Changes in Operation Conditions:
(A) If Selmet significantly changes the
manufacturing process or the chemicals used in the manufacturing process, or
both, Selmet must notify DEQ not more than 30 days after making the
change.
(B) Selmet must handle the
wastes generated after the process change as hazardous until DEQ notifies
Selmet in writing that DEQ has determined the wastes continue to meet the
delisting concentrations in subparagraph (6)(c)(A), that Selmet has
demonstrated that no new hazardous constituents listed in appendix VIII of 40
C.F.R. part
261 have been introduced, and that the department approves Selmet's
not handling the wastes as hazardous.
(e) Data Submittals: Selmet must submit the
data obtained through verification testing, or as required by other conditions
of this rule, to DEQ. Selmet must submit the annual verification data and
certification of proper disposal on the anniversary of the effective date of
this exclusion. Selmet must compile, summarize, and maintain on site, for a
minimum of five years, records of operating conditions and analytical data.
Selmet must make these records available to DEQ for inspection. Selmet must
submit with all data a signed copy of the certification statement described in
40
C.F.R. §
260.22(i)(12).
(f) Reopener Language:
(A) If, at any time after the delisted waste
is disposed of, Selmet possesses, or is otherwise made aware of, any data,
including but not limited to leachate data, about the delisted waste,
indicating that any constituent is at a concentration in the leachate higher
than the specified delisting concentration in subparagraph 6(c)(A), then Selmet
must report such data, in writing, to DEQ, within 10 days of first possessing
or being made aware of that data.
(B) Based on the information described in
subsections (6)(d) and (6)(e), and any other information received from any
source, DEQ will make a preliminary determination as to whether the reported
information requires department action to protect human health or the
environment. Further action may include suspending or revoking the exclusion,
or other appropriate response necessary to protect human health and the
environment.
(C) If DEQ determines
that the reported information does require DEQ action, DEQ will notify Selmet
in writing, of the actions DEQ believes are necessary to protect human health
and the environment. The notice will include a statement of the proposed action
and a statement providing Selmet with an opportunity to present information as
to why the proposed DEQ action is not necessary or to suggest an alternative
action. Selmet must provide to DEQ in writing its information in response to
the notice within 30 days from the date DEQ mails its notice requesting the
information.
(D) DEQ will issue a
final written determination. DEQ will issue the written determination no sooner
than 30 days after DEQ mailed its notice to Selmet. Before issuing its
determination, DEQ will consider any additional information Selmet submitted to
DEQ within 30 days after DEQ issued its notice. The written determination will
describe DEQ's actions that are necessary to protect human health and the
environment. Any required action described in DEQ's determination is effective
immediately, unless DEQ provides otherwise.
(7) Pacific Cast Technologies, Inc., or its
corporate successor (PCT). The following wastes are excluded under OAR
340-100-0020 and
340-100-0022:
(a) Wastewater
treatment sludge, EPA Hazardous Waste No. F006, generated at PCT's, Albany,
Oregon facility as described in the delisting petition PCT provided on April
11, 2019. The exemption is limited to a maximum annual rate of 9,000 cubic
yards per year. PCT must have the sludge disposed of in a Subtitle D landfill
that DEQ licenses, permits, or otherwise authorizes to accept the delisted
wastewater treatment sludge. [Note: The petition is attached to this rule as
Appendix 2.]
(b) The exemption
described in OAR
340-101-0004(7)(a) remains in effect only as long as PCT meets
the following conditions:
(A) Delisting
Levels: The constituent concentrations measured in a leachate extract may not
exceed the following concentrations (mg/l): cadmium-0.0911; chromium-2.27;
nickel-13.5; and cyanide-3.08.
(B)
Annual Verification Testing: To verify that the waste does not exceed the
specified delisting concentrations, PCT must collect and analyze one waste
sample annually using methods with appropriate detection limits and elements of
quality control (similar to those in the delisting petition). PCT may use a
total analysis of the waste to estimate the Toxicity Characteristic Leaching
Procedure concentration as provided for in section 1.2 of Method 1311.
(b) Changes in
Operation Conditions:
(A) If PCT
significantly changes the manufacturing process or the chemicals used in the
manufacturing process, or both, PCT must notify DEQ not more than 30 days after
making the change.
(B) PCT must
handle the wastes generated after the process change as hazardous until DEQ
notifies PCT in writing DEQ has determined that the waste continues to meet the
delisting concentrations in OAR
340-101-0004(7)(b)(A), that PCT has
demonstrated that no new hazardous constituents listed in appendix VIII of 40
CFR part
261 have been introduced, and that the department approves PCT's not
handling the wastes as hazardous.
(c) Data Submittals: PCT must submit the data
obtained through verification testing, or as required by other conditions of
this rule, to DEQ. PCT must submit the annual verification data and
certification of proper disposal on the anniversary of the effective date of
this exclusion. PCT must compile, summarize, and maintain on site, for a
minimum of five years, records of operating conditions and analytical data. PCT
must make these records available to DEQ for inspection. PCT must submit with
all data a signed copy of the certification statement described in
40
C.F.R. §
260.22(i)(12).
(d) Reopener Language:
(A) If, at any time after the delisted waste
is disposed of, PCT possesses, or is otherwise made aware of, any data,
including but not limited to leachate data, about the delisted waste,
indicating that any constituent is at a concentration in the leachate higher
than the specified delisting concentration in paragraph 7(b)(A), then PCT must
report such data, in writing, to DEQ, within 10 days of first possessing or
being made aware of that data.
(B)
Based on the information described in subsections (7)(b) and (7)(c), and any
other information received from any source, DEQ will make a preliminary
determination as to whether the reported information requires DEQ action to
protect human health or the environment. Further action may include suspending
or revoking the exclusion, or other appropriate response necessary to protect
human health and the environment.
(C) If DEQ determines that the reported
information does require DEQ action, DEQ will notify PCT in writing, of the
actions DEQ believes are necessary to protect human health and the environment.
The notice will include a statement of the proposed action and a statement
providing PCT with an opportunity to present information as to why the proposed
DEQ action is not necessary or to suggest an alternative action. PCT must
provide to DEQ in writing its information in response to the notice within 30
days from the date the department mails its notice requesting the
information.
(D) DEQ will issue a
final written determination. DEQ may issue the determination at the later of
either 30 days after it mailed notice to PCT, if PCT presented no additional
information during that interval, or after reviewing any information Pacific
submitted during the 30-day interval. The written determination will describe
DEQ actions that are necessary to protect human health and the environment. Any
required action described in DEQ's determination is effective immediately,
unless the DEQ provides otherwise.
[NOTE: View a PDF of Appendices by clicking on "Tables" link
below.]