Utah Admin. Code R315-264-1086 - Standards: Containers
(a) The provisions
of Section R315-264-1086 apply to the control of air pollutant emissions from
containers for which Subsection
R315-264-1082(b)
references the use of Section R315-264-1086 for such air emission
control.
(b) General requirements.
(1) The owner or operator shall control air
pollutant emissions from each container subject to Section R315-264-1086 in
accordance with the following requirements, as applicable to the container,
except when the special provisions for waste stabilization processes specified
in Subsection R315-264-1086(b)(2) apply to the container.
(i) For a container having a design capacity
greater than 0.1 cubic meters and less than or equal to 0.46 cubic meters, the
owner or operator shall control air pollutant emissions from the container in
accordance with the Container Level 1 standards specified in Subsection
R315-264-1086(c).
(ii) For a
container having a design capacity greater than 0.46 cubic meters that is not
in light material service, the owner or operator shall control air pollutant
emissions from the container in accordance with the Container Level 1 standards
specified in Subsection R315-264-1086(c).
(iii) For a container having a design
capacity greater than 0.46 cubic meters that is in light material service, the
owner or operator shall control air pollutant emissions from the container in
accordance with the Container Level 2 standards specified in Subsection
R315-264-1086(d).
(2)
When a container having a design capacity greater than 0.1 cubic meters is used
for treatment of a hazardous waste by a waste stabilization process, the owner
or operator shall control air pollutant emissions from the container in
accordance with the Container Level 3 standards specified in Subsection
R315-264-1086(e) at those times during the waste stabilization process when the
hazardous waste in the container is exposed to the atmosphere.
(c) Container Level 1 standards.
(1) A container using Container Level 1
controls is one of the following:
(i) A
container that meets the applicable U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)
regulations on packaging hazardous materials for transportation as specified in
Subsection R315-264-1086(f).
(ii) A
container equipped with a cover and closure devices that form a continuous
barrier over the container openings such that when the cover and closure
devices are secured in the closed position there are no visible holes, gaps, or
other open spaces into the interior of the container. The cover may be a
separate cover installed on the container, e.g., a lid on a drum or a suitably
secured tarp on a roll-off box, or may be an integral part of the container
structural design, e.g., a "portable tank" or bulk cargo container equipped
with a screw-type cap.
(iii) An
open-top container in which an organic-vapor suppressing barrier is placed on
or over the hazardous waste in the container such that no hazardous waste is
exposed to the atmosphere. One example of such a barrier is application of a
suitable organic-vapor suppressing foam.
(2) A container used to meet the requirements
of Subsections R315-264-1086(c)(1)(ii) or (c)(1)(iii) shall be equipped with
covers and closure devices, as applicable to the container, that are composed
of suitable materials to minimize exposure of the hazardous waste to the
atmosphere and to maintain the equipment integrity, for as long as the
container is in service. Factors to be considered in selecting the materials of
construction and designing the cover and closure devices shall include: Organic
vapor permeability; the effects of contact with the hazardous waste or its
vapor managed in the container; the effects of outdoor exposure of the closure
device or cover material to wind, moisture, and sunlight; and the operating
practices for which the container is intended to be used.
(3) Whenever a hazardous waste is in a
container using Container Level 1 controls, the owner or operator shall install
all covers and closure devices for the container, as applicable to the
container, and secure and maintain each closure device in the closed position
except as follows:
(i) Opening of a closure
device or cover is allowed for the purpose of adding hazardous waste or other
material to the container as follows:
(A) In
the case when the container is filled to the intended final level in one
continuous operation, the owner or operator shall promptly secure the closure
devices in the closed position and install the covers, as applicable to the
container, upon conclusion of the filling operation.
(B) In the case when discrete quantities or
batches of material intermittently are added to the container over a period of
time, the owner or operator shall promptly secure the closure devices in the
closed position and install covers, as applicable to the container, upon either
the container being filled to the intended final level; the completion of a
batch loading after which no additional material will be added to the container
within 15 minutes; the person performing the loading operation leaving the
immediate vicinity of the container; or the shutdown of the process generating
the material being added to the container, whichever condition occurs
first.
(ii) Opening of a
closure device or cover is allowed for the purpose of removing hazardous waste
from the container as follows:
(A) For the
purpose of meeting the requirements of Section R315-264-1086, an empty
container as defined in Subsection
R315-261-7(b)
may be open to the atmosphere at any time, i.e., covers and closure devices are
not required to be secured in the closed position on an empty
container.
(B) In the case when
discrete quantities or batches of material are removed from the container but
the container does not meet the conditions to be an empty container as defined
in Subsection
R315-261-7(b),
the owner or operator shall promptly secure the closure devices in the closed
position and install covers, as applicable to the container, upon the
completion of a batch removal after which no additional material will be
removed from the container within 15 minutes or the person performing the
unloading operation leaves the immediate vicinity of the container, whichever
condition occurs first.
(iii) Opening of a closure device or cover is
allowed when access inside the container is needed to perform routine
activities other than transfer of hazardous waste . Examples of such activities
include those times when a worker needs to open a port to measure the depth of
or sample the material in the container, or when a worker needs to open a
manhole hatch to access equipment inside the container. Following completion of
the activity , the owner or operator shall promptly secure the closure device in
the closed position or reinstall the cover, as applicable to the container.
(iv) Opening of a spring-loaded
pressure-vacuum relief valve, conservation vent, or similar type of pressure
relief device which vents to the atmosphere is allowed during normal operations
for the purpose of maintaining the internal pressure of the container in
accordance with the container design specifications. The device shall be
designed to operate with no detectable organic emissions when the device is
secured in the closed position. The settings at which the device opens shall be
established such that the device remains in the closed position whenever the
internal pressure of the container is within the internal pressure operating
range determined by the owner or operator based on container manufacturer
recommendations, applicable regulations, fire protection and prevention codes,
standard engineering codes and practices, or other requirements for the safe
handling of flammable, ignitable, explosive, reactive, or hazardous materials.
Examples of normal operating conditions that may require these devices to open
are during those times when the internal pressure of the container exceeds the
internal pressure operating range for the container as a result of loading
operations or diurnal ambient temperature fluctuations.
(v) Opening of a safety device, as defined in
Section R315-265-1081 is allowed at any time conditions require doing so to
avoid an unsafe condition.
(4) The owner or operator of containers using
Container Level 1 controls shall inspect the containers and their covers and
closure devices as follows:
(i) In the case
when a hazardous waste already is in the container at the time the owner or
operator first accepts possession of the container at the facility and the
container is not emptied within 24 hours after the container is accepted at the
facility , i.e., does not meet the conditions for an empty container as
specified in Subsection
R315-261-7(b),
the owner or operator shall visually inspect the container and its cover and
closure devices to check for visible cracks, holes, gaps, or other open spaces
into the interior of the container when the cover and closure devices are
secured in the closed position. The container visual inspection shall be
conducted on or before the date that the container is accepted at the facility ,
i.e., the date the container becomes subject to container standards of Sections
R315-264-1080
through 1090. For purposes of this requirement, the date of acceptance is the
date of signature that the facility owner or operator enters on Item 20 of the
Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifest, EPA Forms 8700-22 and 8700-22A, as required
under Section
R315-264-71.
If a defect is detected, the owner or operator shall repair the defect in
accordance with the requirements of Subsection
R315-264-1086(c)(4)(iii).
(ii) In
the case when a container used for managing hazardous waste remains at the
facility for a period of 1 year or more, the owner or operator shall visually
inspect the container and its cover and closure devices initially and
thereafter, at least once every 12 months, to check for visible cracks, holes,
gaps, or other open spaces into the interior of the container when the cover
and closure devices are secured in the closed position. If a defect is
detected, the owner or operator shall repair the defect in accordance with the
requirements of Subsection R315-264-1086(c)(4)(iii).
(iii) When a defect is detected for the
container, cover, or closure devices, the owner or operator shall make first
efforts at repair of the defect no later than 24 hours after detection and
repair shall be completed as soon as possible but no later than 5 calendar days
after detection. If repair of a defect cannot be completed within 5 calendar
days, then the hazardous waste shall be removed from the container and the
container shall not be used to manage hazardous waste until the defect is
repaired.
(5) The owner
or operator shall maintain at the facility a copy of the procedure used to
determine that containers with capacity of 0.46 cubic meters or greater, which
do not meet applicable DOT regulations as specified in Subsection
R315-264-1086(f), are not managing hazardous waste in light material
service.
(d) Container
Level 2 standards.
(1) A container using
Container Level 2 controls is one of the following:
(i) A container that meets the applicable
U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations on packaging hazardous
materials for transportation as specified in Subsection
R315-264-1086(f).
(ii) A container
that operates with no detectable organic emissions as defined in Section
R315-265-1081 and determined in accordance with the procedure specified in
Subsection R315-264-1086(g).
(iii)
A container that has been demonstrated within the preceding 12 months to be
vapor-tight by using 40 CFR part 60, appendix A, Method 27 in accordance with
the procedure specified in Subsection R315-264-1086(h).
(2) Transfer of hazardous waste in or out of
a container using Container Level 2 controls shall be conducted in such a
manner as to minimize exposure of the hazardous waste to the atmosphere, to the
extent practical, considering the physical properties of the hazardous waste
and good engineering and safety practices for handling flammable, ignitable,
explosive, reactive, or other hazardous materials. Examples of container
loading procedures that the Director considers to meet the requirements of
Subsection R315-264-1086(d) include using any one of the following: A
submerged-fill pipe or other submerged-fill method to load liquids into the
container; a vapor-balancing system or a vapor-recovery system to collect and
control the vapors displaced from the container during filling operations; or a
fitted opening in the top of a container through which the hazardous waste is
filled and subsequently purging the transfer line before removing it from the
container opening.
(3) Whenever a
hazardous waste is in a container using Container Level 2 controls, the owner
or operator shall install all covers and closure devices for the container, and
secure and maintain each closure device in the closed position except as
follows:
(i) Opening of a closure device or
cover is allowed for the purpose of adding hazardous waste or other material to
the container as follows:
(A) In the case
when the container is filled to the intended final level in one continuous
operation, the owner or operator shall promptly secure the closure devices in
the closed position and install the covers, as applicable to the container,
upon conclusion of the filling operation.
(B) In the case when discrete quantities or
batches of material intermittently are added to the container over a period of
time, the owner or operator shall promptly secure the closure devices in the
closed position and install covers, as applicable to the container, upon either
the container being filled to the intended final level; the completion of a
batch loading after which no additional material will be added to the container
within 15 minutes; the person performing the loading operation leaving the
immediate vicinity of the container; or the shutdown of the process generating
the material being added to the container, whichever condition occurs
first.
(ii) Opening of a
closure device or cover is allowed for the purpose of removing hazardous waste
from the container as follows:
(A) For the
purpose of meeting the requirements of Section R315-264-1086, an empty
container as defined in Subsection
R315-261-7(b)
may be open to the atmosphere at any time, i.e., covers and closure devices are
not required to be secured in the closed position on an empty
container.
(B) In the case when
discrete quantities or batches of material are removed from the container but
the container does not meet the conditions to be an empty container as defined
in Subsection
R315-261-7(b),
the owner or operator shall promptly secure the closure devices in the closed
position and install covers, as applicable to the container, upon the
completion of a batch removal after which no additional material will be
removed from the container within 15 minutes or the person performing the
unloading operation leaves the immediate vicinity of the container, whichever
condition occurs first.
(iii) Opening of a closure device or cover is
allowed when access inside the container is needed to perform routine
activities other than transfer of hazardous waste . Examples of such activities
include those times when a worker needs to open a port to measure the depth of
or sample the material in the container, or when a worker needs to open a
manhole hatch to access equipment inside the container. Following completion of
the activity , the owner or operator shall promptly secure the closure device in
the closed position or reinstall the cover, as applicable to the
container.
(iv) Opening of a
spring-loaded, pressure-vacuum relief valve, conservation vent, or similar type
of pressure relief device which vents to the atmosphere is allowed during
normal operations for the purpose of maintaining the internal pressure of the
container in accordance with the container design specifications. The device
shall be designed to operate with no detectable organic emission when the
device is secured in the closed position. The settings at which the device
opens shall be established such that the device remains in the closed position
whenever the internal pressure of the container is within the internal pressure
operating range determined by the owner or operator based on container
manufacturer recommendations, applicable regulations, fire protection and
prevention codes, standard engineering codes and practices, or other
requirements for the safe handling of flammable, ignitable, explosive,
reactive, or hazardous materials. Examples of normal operating conditions that
may require these devices to open are during those times when the internal
pressure of the container exceeds the internal pressure operating range for the
container as a result of loading operations or diurnal ambient temperature
fluctuations.
(v) Opening of a
safety device, as defined in Section R315-265-1081 is allowed at any time
conditions require doing so to avoid an unsafe condition.
(4) The owner or operator of containers using
Container Level 2 controls shall inspect the containers and their covers and
closure devices as follows:
(i) In the case
when a hazardous waste already is in the container at the time the owner or
operator first accepts possession of the container at the facility and the
container is not emptied within 24 hours after the container is accepted at the
facility , i.e., does not meet the conditions for an empty container as
specified in Subsection R35-261-7(b), the owner or operator shall visually
inspect the container and its cover and closure devices to check for visible
cracks, holes, gaps, or other open spaces into the interior of the container
when the cover and closure devices are secured in the closed position. The
container visual inspection shall be conducted on or before the date that the
container is accepted at the facility , i.e., the date the container becomes
subject to the container standards of Sections
R315-264-1080
through. For purposes of this requirement, the date of acceptance is the date
of signature that the facility owner or operator enters on Item 20 of the
Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifest, EPA Forms 8700-22 and 8700-22A, as required
under Section
R315-264-71.
If a defect is detected, the owner or operator shall repair the defect in
accordance with the requirements of Subsection R315-264-1086(d)(4)(iii).
(ii) In the case when a container
used for managing hazardous waste remains at the facility for a period of 1
year or more, the owner or operator shall visually inspect the container and
its cover and closure devices initially and thereafter, at least once every 12
months, to check for visible cracks, holes, gaps, or other open spaces into the
interior of the container when the cover and closure devices are secured in the
closed position. If a defect is detected, the owner or operator shall repair
the defect in accordance with the requirements of Subsection
R315-264-1086(d)(4)(iii).
(iii)
When a defect is detected for the container, cover, or closure devices, the
owner or operator shall make first efforts at repair of the defect no later
than 24 hours after detection, and repair shall be completed as soon as
possible but no later than 5 calendar days after detection. If repair of a
defect cannot be completed within 5 calendar days, then the hazardous waste
shall be removed from the container and the container shall not be used to
manage hazardous waste until the defect is repaired.
(e) Container Level 3 standards.
(1) A container using Container Level 3
controls is one of the following:
(i) A
container that is vented directly through a closed-vent system to a control
device in accordance with the requirements of Subsection
R315-264-1086(e)(2)(ii).
(ii) A
container that is vented inside an enclosure which is exhausted through a
closed-vent system to a control device in accordance with the requirements of
Subsections R315-264-1086(e)(2)(i) and (e)(2)(ii).
(2) The owner or operator shall meet the
following requirements, as applicable to the type of air emission control
equipment selected by the owner or operator:
(i) The container enclosure shall be designed
and operated in accordance with the criteria for a permanent total enclosure as
specified in "Procedure T-Criteria for and Verification of a Permanent or
Temporary Total Enclosure" under
40
CFR 52.741, appendix B. The enclosure may
have permanent or temporary openings to allow worker access; passage of
containers through the enclosure by conveyor or other mechanical means; entry
of permanent mechanical or electrical equipment; or direct airflow into the
enclosure. The owner or operator shall perform the verification procedure for
the enclosure as specified in Section 5.0 to "Procedure T-Criteria for and
Verification of a Permanent or Temporary Total Enclosure" initially when the
enclosure is first installed and, thereafter, annually.
(ii) The closed-vent system and control
device shall be designed and operated in accordance with the requirements of
Section
R315-264-1087.
(3) Safety devices, as defined in
Section R315-265-1081 may be installed and operated as necessary on any
container, enclosure, closed-vent system, or control device used to comply with
the requirements of Subsection R315-264-1086(e)(1).
(4) Owners and operators using Container
Level 3 controls in accordance with the provisions of Sections R315-264-1086
through 1090 shall inspect and monitor the closed-vent systems and control
devices as specified in Subsection
R315-264-1087.
(5) Owners and operators that use Container
Level 3 controls in accordance with the provisions of Sections R315-264-1086
through 1090 shall prepare and maintain the records specified in Subsection
R315-264-1089(d).
(6) Transfer of hazardous waste in or out of
a container using Container Level 3 controls shall be conducted in such a
manner as to minimize exposure of the hazardous waste to the atmosphere, to the
extent practical, considering the physical properties of the hazardous waste
and good engineering and safety practices for handling flammable, ignitable,
explosive, reactive, or other hazardous materials. Examples of container
loading procedures that the Director considers to meet the requirements of
Subsection R315-264-1086(e) include using any one of the following: A
submerged-fill pipe or other submerged-fill method to load liquids into the
container; a vapor-balancing system or a vapor-recovery system to collect and
control the vapors displaced from the container during filling operations; or a
fitted opening in the top of a container through which the hazardous waste is
filled and subsequently purging the transfer line before removing it from the
container opening.
(f)
For the purpose of compliance with Subsection R315-264-1086(c)(1)(i) or
(d)(1)(i), containers shall be used that meet the applicable U.S. Department of
Transportation (DOT) regulations on packaging hazardous materials for
transportation as follows:
(1) The container
meets the applicable requirements specified in 49 CFR part 178-Specifications
for Packaging or 49 CFR part 179-Specifications for Tank Cars.
(2) Hazardous waste is managed in the
container in accordance with the applicable requirements specified in 49 CFR
part 107, subpart B-Exemptions; 49 CFR part 172-Hazardous Materials Table,
Special Provisions, Hazardous Materials Communications, Emergency Response
Information, and Training Requirements; 49 CFR part 173-Shippers-General
Requirements for Shipments and Packages; and 49 CFR part 180-Continuing
Qualification and Maintenance of Packagings.
(3) For the purpose of complying with
Sections R315-264-1086 through 1090, no exceptions to the 49 CFR part 178 or
part 179 regulations are allowed except as provided for in Subsection
R315-264-1086(f)(4).
(g) To determine compliance with
the no detectable organic emissions requirement of Subsection
R315-264-1086(d)(1)(ii), the procedure specified in Subsection
R315-264-1083(d)
shall be used.
(1) Each potential leak
interface, i.e., a location where organic vapor leakage could occur, on the
container, its cover, and associated closure devices, as applicable to the
container, shall be checked. Potential leak interfaces that are associated with
containers include, but are not limited to: The interface of the cover rim and
the container wall; the periphery of any opening on the container or container
cover and its associated closure device; and the sealing seat interface on a
spring-loaded pressure-relief valve.
(2) The test shall be performed when the
container is filled with a material having a volatile organic concentration
representative of the range of volatile organic concentrations for the
hazardous wastes expected to be managed in this type of container. During the
test , the container cover and closure devices shall be secured in the closed
position.
(h) Procedure
for determining a container to be vapor-tight using Method 27 of 40 CFR part
60, appendix A for the purpose of complying with Subsection
R315-264-1086(d)(1)(iii).
(1) The test shall
be performed in accordance with Method 27 of 40 CFR part 60, appendix A of this
chapter.
(2) A pressure measurement
device shall be used that has a precision of +/- 2.5 mm water and that is
capable of measuring above the pressure at which the container is to be tested
for vapor tightness.
(3) If the
test results determined by Method 27 indicate that the container sustains a
pressure change less than or equal to 750 Pascals within 5 minutes after it is
pressurized to a minimum of 4,500 Pascals, then the container is determined to
be vapor-tight.
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