Utah Admin. Code R315-262-213 - Alternative Requirements for Hazardous Waste Determination and Accumulation of Unwanted Material for Laboratories Owned by Eligible Academic Entities - Laboratory Clean-outs

(a) One time per 12-month period for each laboratory, an eligible academic entity may opt to conduct a laboratory clean-out that is subject to the applicable requirements of Sections R315-262-200 through R315-262-216, except that:

(1) if the volume of unwanted material in the laboratory exceeds 55 gallons, or 1 quart of liquid reactive acutely hazardous unwanted material or 1 kg of solid reactive acutely hazardous unwanted material, the eligible academic entity is not required to remove any unwanted materials from the laboratory within ten calendar days of exceeding 55 gallons, or 1 quart of liquid reactive acutely hazardous unwanted material or 1 kg of solid reactive acutely hazardous unwanted material, as required by Section R315-262-208. Instead, the eligible academic entity shall remove the unwanted materials from the laboratory within 30 calendar days from the start of the laboratory clean-out; and

(2) for on-site accumulation, an eligible academic entity is not required to count a hazardous waste that is an unused commercial chemical product, listed in Sections R315-261-30 through R315-261-35 or exhibiting one or more characteristics in Sections R315-261-20 through R315-261-24, generated solely during the laboratory clean-out toward its hazardous waste generator category, pursuant to Section R315-262-13. An unwanted material that is generated before the beginning of the laboratory clean-out and is still in the laboratory when the laboratory clean-out begins shall be counted toward hazardous waste generator category, pursuant to Section R315-262-13, if it is determined to be hazardous waste; and

(3) for off-site management, an eligible academic entity shall count its hazardous waste, regardless of whether the hazardous waste was counted toward generator category under Subsection R315-262-213(a)(2), and if it generates more than 1 kg per month of acute hazardous waste or more than 100 kg per month of non-acute hazardous waste, that is, the very small quantity generator limits as defined in Section R315-260-10, the hazardous waste is subject to the applicable hazardous waste rules if it is transported off site; and

(4) an eligible academic entity shall document the activities of the laboratory clean-out. The documentation shall, at a minimum, identify the laboratory being cleaned out, the date the laboratory clean-out begins and ends, and the volume of hazardous waste generated during the laboratory clean-out. The eligible academic entity shall maintain the records for a period of three years from the date the clean-out ends.

(b) For any other laboratory clean-outs conducted during the 12-month period, an eligible academic entity is subject to the applicable requirements of Sections R315-262-200 through R315-262-216, including:

(1) The requirement to remove unwanted materials from the laboratory within ten calendar days of exceeding 55 gallons, or 1 quart of reactive acutely hazardous unwanted material, as required by Section R315-262-208; and

(2) The requirement to count each hazardous waste, including unused hazardous waste, generated during the laboratory clean-out toward its hazardous waste generator category, pursuant to Section R315-262-13.

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Utah Admin. Code R315-262-213

Adopted by Utah State Bulletin Number 2016-9, effective 4/15/2016 Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2017-17, effective 8/31/2017 Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2025-02, effective 1/13/2025