WSR 98-03-018
PERMANENT RULES
DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY
[Order 97-03--Filed January 12, 1998, 1:20 p.m.]
Date of Adoption: January 8, 1998.
Purpose: These amendments will update the dangerous waste regulations by incorporating several federal hazardous waste requirements. Also, a conditional exclusion for recycled antifreeze is being adopted.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending chapter 173-303 WAC.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: Chapters 70.105 and 70.105D RCW.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 97-16-074 on August 4, 1997.
Changes Other than Editing from Proposed to Adopted Version: 1. WAC 173-303-040 Designation, "designation" is the process of determining whether a waste is regulated under the dangerous waste lists, WAC 173-303-080 through 173-303-082; or characteristics, WAC 173-303-090; or criteria, WAC 173-303-100. A waste that has been designated as a dangerous waste may be either DW or EHW. The procedures for designating wastes are in WAC 173-303-070.
2. WAC 173-303-040 Large quantity handler of universal waste, "large
quantity handler of universal waste" means a universal waste handler (as
defined in this section) who accumulates 11,000 pounds or more total of
universal waste (batteries or thermostats, calculated collectively) at
any time. This designation as a large quantity handler of universal
waste is retained through the end of the calendar year in which 5,000
kilograms 11,000 pounds or more total of universal waste is accumulated.
3. WAC 173-303-040 Persistence, "persistence" means the quality of
a material which that retains more than half of its initial activity
after one year (365 days) in either a dark anaerobic or dark aerobic
environment at ambient conditions. Persistence Persistent compounds are
either halogenated organic compounds (HOC) or polycyclic aromatic
hydrocarbons (PAH) as defined in this section.
4. WAC 173-303-045(2), references to EPA's hazardous waste and permit regulations.
(1) Any references in this chapter to any parts, subparts, or sections from EPA's hazardous waste regulations, including 40 CFR Parts 260 through 280 and Part 124, are in reference to those rules as they existed on July 1, 1996, except for the following: (a) Update III to SW 846 is incorporated in accordance with the June 13, 1997 Federal Register Volume 62, Number 114; and (b) The Land Disposal Restriction requirements for carbamate wastes are those that appeared at 40 CFR 268.39 and 268.40 in the June 17, 1997 Federal Register Volume 62, Number 116. Copies of the appropriate referenced federal requirements are available upon request from the department.
(2) The following sections and any cross-reference to these sections are not incorporated or adopted by reference:
(a) 40 CFR Parts 260.1 (b)(4)-(6) and 260.20-22.
(b) 40 CFR Parts 264.1 (d) and (f); 265.1 (c)(4); 264.149-150 and 265.149-150; 264.301(k); and 265.430.
(c) 40 CFR Parts 268.5 and 268.6; 268 Subpart B; and 268.42(b).
(d) 40 CFR Parts 270.1 (c)(1)(i); 270.60(b); and 270.64.
(e) 40 CFR Parts 124.1 (b)-(e); 124.4; 124.5(e); 124.9; 124.10 (a)(1)(iv); 124.12(e); 124.14(d); 124.15 (b)(2); 124.16; 124.17(b); 124.18; 124.19; and 124.21.
5. WAC 173-303-070 (7)(d)(ii), withdrawn counting provision.
(ii) Dangerous waste produced by on-site treatment (including
reclamation) of their dangerous waste, as long as the dangerous waste
that is treated was counted once (Note: If after treatment or
reclamation a residue is generated with a different waste code(s), that
residue is counted) Reserve;
6. WAC 173-303-071 (3)(c), household dangerous waste exclusion.
(c) Household wastes, including household waste that has been
collected, transported, stored, or disposed. Wastes which that are
residues from or are generated by the management of household wastes
(e.g., leachate, ash from burning of refuse-derived fuel) are not
excluded by this provision. "Household wastes" means any waste material
(including, but not limited to, 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 will not be
deemed to be treating, storing, disposing of, or otherwise managing
hazardous dangerous wastes for the purposes of regulation under this
chapter, if such facility:
7. WAC 173-303-100 (5)(b)(ii), Example 1.
Example 1. A person's waste contains: Aldrin (A Category) - .01%;
Endrin (A Category) - 1%; Benzene (D Category) - 4%; Phenol (C Category)
- 2%; Dinoseb (B Category) - 5%; Water (nontoxic) - 87%. The equivalent
concentration (E.C.) would be:
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E.C. (%) =
1.01% + 5% + 2% + 4% + 0% 0% + (0.01% + 1.0%) + 5.0% + 2.0% + 4.0%
10 100 1000 10,000 1 10 100 1000 10,000
= 0% + 0.101% + 0.05% + 0.002% + 0.0004% + 0% = 0.1534%
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So the equivalent concentration equals 0.1534%.
8. WAC 173-303-100(6) and 173-303-110 (3)(c).
WAC 173-303-100(6), persistence criteria, for the purposes of this
section, persistent constituents are chemical compounds which are either
halogenated organic compounds (HOC), or polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
(PAH), as defined under WAC 173-303-040. Except as provided in WAC 173-303-070 (4) or (5), a person may determine the identity and concentration
of persistent constituents by either applying knowledge of the waste or
by testing the waste according to WAC 173-303-110 (3)(c) Chemical Testing
Methods for Designating Dangerous Waste, September 1997 February 1998.
WAC 173-303-110 (3)(c) Chemical Testing Methods for Designating
Dangerous Waste, September 1997 February 1998 describing methods for
testing:
(i) Ignitability;
(ii) Corrosivity;
(iii) Reactivity;
(iv) Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure;
(v) Halogenated organic compounds; and
(vi) Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.
9. WAC 173-303-110.
(1) Purpose, this section sets forth the testing methods to be used to comply with the requirements of this chapter. Quality control procedures specified by the testing method or an approved equivalent method must be followed for the analytical result to be considered valid for designation. All methods and publications listed in this section are incorporated by reference.
(2) Representative samples.
(a)(vi) Containerized liquid wastes - "COLIWASA" described in Test
Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, Physical/Chemical Methods, SW-846,
revised July 1982, as amended by Update 1 (April 1984) and Update 2
(April 1985) as incorporated by reference at WAC 173-303-110 (3)(a); and,
(vii) Liquid waste in pits, ponds, lagoons, and similar reservoirs
- "Pond Sampler" described in Test Methods for the Evaluation of Solid
Waste, Physical/Chemical Methods, SW-846, revised July 1982, as amended
by Update 1 (April 1984) and Update 2 (April 1985) as incorporated by
reference at WAC 173-303-110 (3)(a).
(3) Test procedures, for copies of SW-846, including updates, and 40 CFR Part 261: Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402, (202) 512-1800.
The document titles and included test procedures are as follows:
(a) Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, Physical/Chemical Methods, EPA Publication, SW-846 (Third Edition (November 1986) as amended by Updates I (July 1992), II (September 1994), IIA (August 1993), IIB (January 1995), and III (December 1996)). The Third Edition of SW-846 and its Updates (document number 955-001-00000-1) are available from the Superintendent of Documents;
(b) Biological Testing Methods, Department of Ecology Publication #80-12, the latest revision, describing procedures for:
(c) Chemical Testing Methods for Designating Dangerous Waste, Department of Ecology Publication #97-407, February 1998 describing methods for testing:
(f) 40 CFR Part 261 Appendix III Chemical Analysis Test Methods,
which refers to appropriate analytical procedures to determine whether
a sample contains a given toxic constituent in Test Methods for
Evaluating Solid Waste, Physical/Chemical Methods, EPA Publication SW-846, and 40 CFR Part 261 Appendix II, which refers to Method 1311
Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure are adopted by reference.
(g) The following publications for air emission standards are
incorporated by reference.
(h) When used in this chapter, the The following publications are
incorporated by reference:
10. WAC 173-303-145(3).
(b)(i) Where immediate removal, temporary storage, or treatment of
spilled or discharged dangerous wastes or hazardous substances is
necessary to protect human health or the environment, the department may
direct that persons to:
(i) Removal be accomplished (A) Remove it without a manifest, by
transporters who do not have EPA/state identification numbers;
(ii) The wastes may be temporarily stored (B) Temporarily store it
at sites that are protective of human health and the environment and are
secure from access by the public; and/or
(iii) That the wastes may be treated (C) Treat it to reduce or
control the hazards, under WAC 173-303-170.
(ii) When the department seeks to direct persons who are not responsible for a spill or discharge to carry out actions pursuant to this section, it will obtain their concurrence. It is the intent of the department that persons who provide these services may be deemed "Good Samaritans" under the provisions of chapter 70.136 RCW.
11. WAC 173-303-335(5) and 173-303-400 (3)(a).
WAC 173-303-335(5) Construction quality assurance program for
interim status facilities. Interim status facilities must comply with
the construction quality assurance program requirements at 40 CFR 265.19
which are incorporated by reference at WAC 173-303-400 (3)(a).
WAC 173-303-400(3) Standards.
(a) Interim status standards are the standards set forth by the Environmental Protection Agency in 40 CFR Part 265 Section 265.19 of Subpart B, Subparts F through R, Subpart W, and Subparts AA, BB, and DD which are incorporated by reference into this regulation (including, by reference, any EPA requirements specified in those subparts which are not otherwise explicitly described in this chapter), and:
(i) The land disposal restrictions of WAC 173-303-140; the facility requirements of WAC 173-303-280 through 173-303-440 except WAC 173-303-335; and the corrective action requirements of WAC 173-303-646;
12. WAC 173-303-505.
(2)(d) The use of waste or oil, used oil, or other material which
that is contaminated with dioxin or any other dangerous waste (other than
a waste identified solely on the basis of ignitability), for dust
suppression or road treatment is prohibited.
13. WAC 173-303-573 (35)(a).
(a) The owner or operator of a destination facility (as defined in WAC 173-303-040) is subject to all applicable requirements of WAC 173-303-140 and 173-303-141, 173-303-280 through 173-303-525, 173-303-600 through 173-303-695, 173-303-800 through 173-303-840, and the notification requirement at WAC 173-303-060:
14. WAC 173-303-573 (40)(f).
(f) Regulation of the waste or category of waste under this section
will increase the likelihood that the waste will be diverted from
nondangerous waste management systems (e.g., the municipal waste stream,
nondangerous industrial or commercial waste stream, municipal sewer or
stormwater systems) to recycling, treatment, or disposal in compliance
with the Hazardous Waste Management Act chapter 70.105 RCW, and this
chapter, and RCRA Subtitle C.
15. WAC 173-303-655(12).
(13) Existing and newly regulated surface impoundments. The
requirements of 3005 (j)(1) and (6) of the Resource Conservation and
Recovery Act (RCRA) of 1976, as amended, are incorporated by reference.
Surface impoundments regulated for the first time by a listing or
characteristic promulgated after November 8, 1984, must comply with new
unit requirements or stop hazardous waste activity by four years after
the date of promulgation of the new listing or characteristic.
16. WAC 173-303-815 (2)(b).
(b)(i) Each permit must include permit conditions necessary to
achieve compliance with the Hazardous Waste Management Act and, this
chapter, and RCRA Subtitle C. In satisfying this provision, the director
may incorporate applicable requirements of this chapter directly into the
permit or establish other permit conditions that are based on this
chapter.
17. WAC 173-303-815 (2)(b)(iii).
(iii) For a state-issued permit, an applicable requirement is a
state statutory or regulatory requirement that takes effect prior to
final administrative disposition of a permit. (Note: For a permit
issued by EPA, an applicable requirement is a statutory or regulatory
requirement (including any interim final regulation) which takes effect
prior to the issuance of the permit (except as provided in 40 CFR
Section 124.86(c) for RCRA permits being processed under Subpart E or F
of part 124). 40 CFR Section 124.14 (reopening of comment period)
provides a means for reopening EPA permit proceedings at the discretion
of the director where new requirements become effective during the
permitting process and are of sufficient magnitude to make additional
proceedings desirable). For state and EPA administered programs, an
applicable requirement is also any requirement that takes effect prior
to the modification or revocation and reissuance of a permit, to the
extent allowed in WAC 173-303-830(3).
18. WAC 173-303-910 (6)(b)(iv).
(iv) Petition for organic/carbonaceous waste exemption. Petitions
for exemption of organic/carbonaceous wastes, as allowed under WAC 173-303-140 (6)(d)(c), must:
19. WAC 173-303-830 Appendix I F. Containers.
4. Storage of or treatment of different wastes in containers:
a. That require addition of units or change in treatment process or management standards, provided that the wastes are restricted from land disposal and are to be treated to meet some or all of the applicable treatment standards, or that are to be treated to satisfy (in whole or in part) the standard of "use of practically available technology that yields the greatest environmental benefit" contained in 40 CFR 268.8 (a)(2)(ii). This modification is not applicable to dioxin-containing wastes (F020, 021, 022, 023, 026, 027, and 028) 11
b. That do not require the addition of units or a change in the
treatment process or management standards, and provided that the units
have previously received wastes of the same type (e.g., incinerator
scrubber water). This modification is not applicable to dioxin-containing wastes (F020, 021, 022, 023, 026, 027, and 028) 11
20. WAC 173-303-9903 U Wastes.
U387 52888-80-9 Prosulfocarb
For the rationale for the changes, a copy of the concise explanatory statement is available from Patricia Hervieux, P.O. Box 47600, Olympia, WA 98504-7600.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 3, amended 35, repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 1, amended 16, repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.
Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.
January 8, 1998
Tom Fitzsimmons
Director
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending Order 94-30, filed 10/19/95, effective
11/19/95)
WAC 173-303-017 Recycling processes involving solid waste. (1) The purpose of this section is to identify those materials that are and are not solid wastes when recycled. Certain materials, as described in subsection (2) of this section, would not typically be considered to involve waste management and are exempt from the requirements of this chapter. All recycling processes not exempted by subsection (2) of this section are subject to the recycling requirements of WAC 173-303-120.
(2) General categories of materials that are not solid waste when recycled.
(a) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, materials are not solid wastes when they can be shown to be recycled by being:
(i) Used or reused as ingredients in an industrial process to make a product provided the materials are not being reclaimed; or
(ii) Used or reused as effective substitutes for commercial products; or
(iii) Returned to the original process from which they are generated, without first being reclaimed or land disposed. The material must be returned as a substitute for feedstock materials. In cases where the original process to which the material is returned is a secondary process, the materials must be managed such that there is no placement on the land.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, the department has determined that the following materials when used as described are not solid wastes:
(i) Pulping liquors (((i.e.)) e.g., black liquor) that are reclaimed
in a pulping liquor recovery furnace and then reused in the pulping
process;
(ii) Spent pickle liquor which is reused in wastewater treatment at a facility holding a national pollutant discharge elimination system (NPDES) permit, or which is being accumulated, stored, or treated before such reuse;
(iii) Spent sulfuric acid used to produce virgin sulfuric acid.
(3) The following materials are solid wastes, even if the recycling involves use, reuse, or return to the original process (as described in subsection (2)(a) of this section):
(a) Materials used in a manner constituting disposal, or used to produce products that are applied to the land; or
(b) Materials burned for energy recovery, used to produce a fuel, or contained in fuels; or
(c) Materials accumulated speculatively as defined in WAC 173-303-016 (5)(d)(ii); or
(d) Materials listed in WAC 173-303-016(6); or
(e) Any materials that the department determines are being accumulated, used, reused or handled in a manner that poses a threat to public health or the environment.
(4) Documentation of claims that materials are not solid wastes or are conditionally exempt from regulation. Respondents in actions to enforce regulations implementing chapter 70.105 RCW who raise a claim that a certain material is not a solid waste, or is conditionally exempt from regulation, must demonstrate that there is a known market or disposition for the material, and that they meet the terms of the exclusion or exemption. In doing so, they must provide appropriate documentation (such as contracts showing that a second person uses the material as an ingredient in a production process) to demonstrate that the material is not a waste, or is exempt from regulation. In addition, owners or operators of facilities claiming that they actually are recycling materials must show that they have the necessary equipment to do so.
(5) Variances from classification as a solid waste.
(a) In accordance with the standards and criteria in (b) of this subsection and the procedures in subsection (7) of this section, the department may determine on a case-by-case basis that the following recycled materials are not solid wastes:
(i) Materials that are accumulated speculatively without sufficient amounts being recycled (as defined in WAC 173-303-016 (5)(d)(ii));
(ii) Materials that are reclaimed and then reused within the original production process in which they were generated;
(iii) Materials that have been reclaimed but must be reclaimed further before the materials are completely recovered;
(iv) State-only dangerous materials (not regulated as hazardous wastes (defined in WAC 173-303-040) by EPA) which serve as an effective substitute for a commercial product or raw material.
(b) Standards and criteria for variances from classification as a solid waste.
(i) The department may grant requests for a variance from
classifying as a solid waste those materials that are accumulated
speculatively without sufficient amounts being recycled if the applicant
demonstrates that sufficient amounts of the material will be recycled or
transferred for recycling in the following year. If a variance is
granted, it is valid only for the following year, but can be renewed, on
an annual basis, by filing a new application. The department's decision
will be based on the following ((standards and)) criteria:
(A) The manner in which the material is expected to be recycled, when the material is expected to be recycled, and whether this expected disposition is likely to occur (for example, because of past practice, market factors, the nature of the material, or contractual arrangements for recycling);
(B) The reason that the applicant has accumulated the material for one or more years without recycling seventy-five percent of the volume accumulated at the beginning of the year;
(C) The quantity of material already accumulated and the quantity expected to be generated and accumulated before the material is recycled;
(D) The extent to which the material is handled to minimize loss;
(E) Other relevant factors.
(ii) The department may grant requests for a variance from classifying as a solid waste those materials that are reclaimed and then reused as feedstock within the original production process in which the materials were generated if the reclamation operation is an essential part of the production process. This determination will be based on the following criteria:
(A) How economically viable the production process would be if it were to use virgin materials, rather than reclaimed materials;
(B) The prevalence of the practice on an industry-wide basis;
(C) The extent to which the material is handled before reclamation to minimize loss;
(D) The time periods between generating the material and its reclamation, and between reclamation and return to the original primary production process;
(E) The location of the reclamation operation in relation to the production process;
(F) Whether the reclaimed material is used for the purpose for which it was originally produced when it is returned to the original process, and whether it is returned to the process in substantially its original form;
(G) Whether the person who generates the material also reclaims it;
(H) Other relevant factors.
(iii) The department may grant requests for a variance from classifying as a solid waste those materials that have been reclaimed but must be reclaimed further before recovery is completed if, after initial reclamation, the resulting material is commodity-like (even though it is not yet a commercial product, and has to be reclaimed further). This determination will be based on the following factors:
(A) The degree of processing the material has undergone and the degree of further processing that is required;
(B) The value of the material after it has been reclaimed;
(C) The degree to which the reclaimed material is like an analogous raw material;
(D) The extent to which an end market for the reclaimed material is guaranteed;
(E) The extent to which the reclaimed material is handled to minimize loss;
(F) Other relevant factors.
(iv) The department may grant requests for a variance from classifying as a solid waste those materials that serve as an effective substitute for a commercial product or raw material, when such material is not regulated as hazardous waste (defined in WAC 173-303-040) by EPA, if the materials are recycled in a manner such that they more closely resemble products or raw materials rather than wastes. This determination will be based on the following factors:
(A) The effectiveness of the material for the claimed use;
(B) The degree to which the material is like an analogous raw material or product;
(C) The extent to which the material is handled to minimize loss or escape to the environment;
(D) The extent to which an end market for the reclaimed material is guaranteed;
(E) The time period between generating the material and its recycling;
(F) Other factors as appropriate.
(6) Variance to be classified as a boiler.
In accordance with the standards and criteria in WAC 173-303-040 (definition of "boiler"), and the procedures in subsection (7) of this section, the department may determine on a case-by-case basis that certain enclosed devices using controlled flame combustion are boilers, even though they do not otherwise meet the definition of boiler contained in WAC 173-303-040, after considering the following criteria:
(a) The extent to which the unit has provisions for recovering and exporting thermal energy in the form of steam, heated fluids, or heated gases; and
(b) The extent to which the combustion chamber and energy recovery equipment are of integral design; and
(c) The efficiency of energy recovery, calculated in terms of the recovered energy compared with the thermal value of the fuel; and
(d) The extent to which exported energy is utilized; and
(e) The extent to which the device is in common and customary use as a "boiler" functioning primarily to produce steam, heated fluids, or heated gases; and
(f) Other factors, as appropriate.
(7) Procedures for variances from classification as a solid waste or to be classified as a boiler.
The department will use the following procedures in evaluating applications for variances from classification as a solid waste or applications to classify particular enclosed controlled flame combustion devices as boilers:
(a) The applicant must apply to the department for the variance. The application must address the relevant criteria contained in subsections (5)(b) or (6) of this section.
(b) The department will evaluate the application and issue a draft
public notice tentatively granting or denying the application.
Notification of this tentative decision will be provided by newspaper
advertisement and radio broadcast in the locality where the recycler is
located. The department will accept comment on the tentative decision
for thirty days, and may also hold a public hearing upon request or at
its discretion. The department will issue a final decision after receipt
of comments and after the hearing (if any)((, and this decision may not
be appealed to the department)).
[Statutory Authority: Chapters 70.105 and 70.105D RCW. 95-22-008 (Order
94-30), 173-303-017, filed 10/19/95, effective 11/19/95. Statutory
Authority: Chapters 70.105 and 70.105D RCW, 40 CFR Part 271.3 and RCRA
3006 (42 U.S.C. 3251). 91-07-005 (Order 90-42), 173-303-017, filed
3/7/91, effective 4/7/91. Statutory Authority: Chapter 70.105 RCW. 87-14-029 (Order DE-87-4), 173-303-017, filed 6/26/87; 86-12-057 (Order
DE-85-10), 173-303-017, filed 6/3/86; 84-14-031 (Order DE 84-22),
173-303-017, filed 6/27/84.]
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending Order 94-30, filed 10/19/95, effective
11/19/95)
WAC 173-303-040 Definitions. When used in this chapter, the following terms have the meanings given below.
"Aboveground tank" means a device meeting the definition of "tank" in this section and that is situated in such a way that the entire surface area of the tank is completely above the plane of the adjacent surrounding surface and the entire surface area of the tank (including the tank bottom) is able to be visually inspected.
"Active life" of a facility means the period from the initial receipt of dangerous waste at the facility until the department receives certification of final closure.
"Active portion" means that portion of a facility which is not a closed portion, and where dangerous waste recycling, reuse, reclamation, transfer, treatment, storage or disposal operations are being or have been conducted after:
The effective date of the waste's designation by 40 CFR Part 261; and
March 10, 1982, for wastes designated only by this chapter and not designated by 40 CFR Part 261. (See also "closed portion" and "inactive portion.")
"Acute hazardous waste" means dangerous waste sources (listed in WAC 173-303-9904) F020, F021, F022, F023, F026, or F027, and discarded chemical products (listed in WAC 173-303-9903) that are identified with a dangerous waste number beginning with a "P", including those wastes mixed with source, special nuclear, or by-product material subject to the Atomic Energy Act of 1954. The abbreviation "AHW" will be used in this chapter to refer to those dangerous and mixed wastes which are acute hazardous wastes. Note - the terms acute and acutely are used interchangeably.
"Ancillary equipment" means any device including, but not limited to, such devices as piping, fittings, flanges, valves, and pumps, that is used to distribute, meter, or control the flow of dangerous waste from its point of generation to a storage or treatment tank(s), between dangerous waste storage and treatment tanks to a point of disposal on-site, or to a point of shipment for disposal off-site.
"Aquifer" means a geologic formation, group of formations, or part of a formation capable of yielding a significant amount of ground water to wells or springs.
(("Asbestos containing waste material" means any waste that contains
more than one percent asbestos by weight and that can be crumbled,
pulverized, or reduced to powder when dry, by hand pressure.))
"Batch" means any waste which is generated less frequently than once a month.
"Battery" means a device consisting of one or more electrically connected electrochemical cells which is designed to receive, store, and deliver electric energy. An electrochemical cell is a system consisting of an anode, cathode, and an electrolyte, plus such connections (electrical and mechanical) as may be needed to allow the cell to deliver or receive electrical energy. The term battery also includes an intact, unbroken battery from which the electrolyte has been removed.
"Berm" means the shoulder of a dike.
"Boiler" means an enclosed device using controlled flame combustion and having the following characteristics:
The unit must have physical provisions for recovering and exporting thermal energy in the form of steam, heated fluids, or heated gases; and
The unit's combustion chamber and primary energy recovery section(s) must be of integral design. To be of integral design, the combustion chamber and the primary energy recovery section(s) (such as waterwalls and superheaters) must be physically formed into one manufactured or assembled unit. A unit in which the combustion chamber and the primary energy recovery section(s) are joined only by ducts or connections carrying flue gas is not integrally designed; however, secondary energy recovery equipment (such as economizers or air preheaters) need not be physically formed into the same unit as the combustion chamber and the primary energy recovery section. The following units are not precluded from being boilers solely because they are not of integral design: Process heaters (units that transfer energy directly to a process stream), and fluidized bed combustion units; and
While in operation, the unit must maintain a thermal energy recovery efficiency of at least sixty percent, calculated in terms of the recovered energy compared with the thermal value of the fuel; and
The unit must export and utilize at least seventy-five percent of the recovered energy, calculated on an annual basis. In this calculation, no credit will be given for recovered heat used internally in the same unit. (Examples of internal use are the preheating of fuel or combustion air, and the driving of induced or forced draft fans or feedwater pumps); or
The unit is one which the department has determined, on a case-by-case basis, to be a boiler, after considering the standards in WAC 173-303-017(6).
"By-product" means a material that is not one of the primary products of a production process and is not solely or separately produced by the production process. Examples are process residues such as slags or distillation column bottoms. The term does not include a co-product that is produced for the general public's use and is ordinarily used in the form it is produced by the process.
"Carbon regeneration unit" means any enclosed thermal treatment device used to regenerate spent activated carbon.
"Carcinogenic" means a material known to contain a substance which has sufficient or limited evidence as a human or animal carcinogen as listed in both IARC and either IRIS or HEAST.
"Closed portion" means that portion of a facility which an owner or operator has closed, in accordance with the approved facility closure plan and all applicable closure requirements.
"Closure" means the requirements placed upon all TSD facilities to ensure that all such facilities are closed in an acceptable manner (see also "post-closure").
"Commercial chemical product or manufacturing chemical intermediate" refers to a chemical substance which is manufactured or formulated for commercial or manufacturing use which consists of the commercially pure grade of the chemical, any technical grades of the chemical that are produced or marketed, and all formulations in which the chemical is the sole active ingredient.
"Commercial fertilizer" means any substance containing one or more recognized plant nutrients and which is used for its plant nutrient content and/or which is designated for use or claimed to have value in promoting plant growth, and includes, but is not limited to, limes, gypsum, and manipulated animal manures and vegetable compost. The commercial fertilizer must be registered with the state or local agency regulating the fertilizer in the locale in which the fertilizer is being sold or applied.
"Compliance procedure" means any proceedings instituted pursuant to the Hazardous Waste Management Act as amended in 1980 and 1983, and chapter 70.105A RCW, or regulations issued under authority of state law, which seeks to require compliance, or which is in the nature of an enforcement action or an action to cure a violation. A compliance procedure includes a notice of intention to terminate a permit pursuant to WAC 173-303-830(5), or an application in the state superior court for appropriate relief under the Hazardous Waste Management Act. A compliance procedure is considered to be pending from the time a notice of violation or of intent to terminate a permit is issued or judicial proceedings are begun, until the department notifies the owner or operator in writing that the violation has been corrected or that the procedure has been withdrawn or discontinued.
"Component" means either the tank or ancillary equipment of a tank system.
"Constituent" or "dangerous waste constituent" means a chemically distinct component of a dangerous waste stream or mixture.
"Container" means any portable device in which a material is stored, transported, treated, disposed of, or otherwise handled.
"Containment building" means a hazardous waste management unit that is used to store or treat hazardous waste under the provisions of WAC 173-303-695.
"Contingency plan" means a document setting out an organized,
planned, and coordinated course of action to be followed in case of a
fire, explosion, or release of dangerous waste or dangerous waste
constituents which could threaten ((the public)) human health or
environment.
"Contract" means the written agreement signed by the department and the state operator.
"Corrective action management unit" or "CAMU" means an area within a facility that is designated by the director pursuant to WAC 173-303-646 (4), (5), and (6) for the purpose of implementing the corrective action requirements of WAC 173-303-646(2). A CAMU may be used only for the management of remediation wastes pursuant to implementing such corrective action requirements at the facility.
"Corrosion expert" means a person who, by reason of his knowledge of the physical sciences and the principles of engineering and mathematics, acquired by a professional education and related practical experience, is qualified to engage in the practice of corrosion control on buried or submerged metal piping systems and metal tanks. Such a person must be certified as being qualified by the National Association of Corrosion Engineers (NACE) or be a registered professional engineer who has certification or licensing that includes education and experience in corrosion control on buried or submerged metal piping systems and metal tanks.
"Dangerous waste constituents" means those constituents listed in WAC 173-303-9905 and any other constituents that have caused a waste to be a dangerous waste under this chapter.
"Dangerous waste management unit" is a contiguous area of land on or in which dangerous waste is placed, or the largest area in which there is a significant likelihood of mixing dangerous waste constituents in the same area. Examples of dangerous waste management units include a surface impoundment, a waste pile, a land treatment area, a landfill cell, an incinerator, a tank and its associated piping and underlying containment system and a container storage area. A container alone does not constitute a unit; the unit includes containers and the land or pad upon which they are placed.
"Dangerous wastes" means those solid wastes designated in WAC 173-303-070 through 173-303-100 as dangerous, or extremely hazardous or mixed waste. As used in this chapter, the words "dangerous waste" will refer to the full universe of wastes regulated by this chapter. The abbreviation "DW" will refer only to that part of the regulated universe which is not extremely hazardous waste. (See also "extremely hazardous waste," "hazardous waste," and "mixed waste" definitions.)
"Debris" means solid material exceeding a 60 mm particle size that is intended for disposal and that is: A manufactured object; or plant or animal matter; or natural geologic material. However, the following materials are not debris: Any material for which a specific treatment standard is provided in 40 CFR Part 268 Subpart D (incorporated by reference in WAC 173-303-140 (2)(a)); process residuals such as smelter slag and residues from the treatment of waste, wastewater, sludges, or air emission residues; and intact containers of hazardous waste that are not ruptured and that retain at least seventy-five percent of their original volume. A mixture of debris that has not been treated to the standards provided by 40 CFR 268.45 and other material is subject to regulation as debris if the mixture is comprised primarily of debris, by volume, based on visual inspection.
"Department" means the department of ecology.
"Dermal LD50" means the single dosage in milligrams per kilogram (mg/kg) body weight which, when dermally (skin) applied for 24 hours, within 14 days kills half of a group of ten rabbits each weighing between 2.0 and 3.0 kilograms.
"Designated facility" means ((the facility designated by the
generator on the manifest to receive a dangerous waste shipment and which
is authorized pursuant to this chapter or RCRA to recycle or manage
dangerous waste)) a dangerous waste treatment, storage, or disposal
facility that has received a permit (or interim status) in accordance
with the requirements of this chapter, has received a permit (or interim
status) from another state authorized in accordance with 40 CFR Part 271,
has received a permit (or interim status from EPA in accordance with 40
CFR Part 270, or is regulated under WAC 173-303-120 (4)(c) or 173-303-525
when the dangerous waste is to be recycled, and that has been designated
on the manifest pursuant to WAC 173-303-180(1). If a waste is destined
to a facility in an authorized state that has not yet obtained
authorization to regulate that particular waste as dangerous, then the
designated facility must be a facility allowed by the receiving state to
accept such waste. The following are designated facilities only for
receipt of state-only waste; they cannot receive federal hazardous waste
from off-site: Facilities with permit-by-rule under WAC 173-303-802
(5)(a) and facilities operating under WAC 173-303-500 (2)(c).
"Designation" is the process of determining whether a waste is regulated under the dangerous waste lists, WAC 173-303-080 through 173-303-082; or characteristics, WAC 173-303-090; or criteria, WAC 173-303-100. The procedures for designating wastes are in WAC 173-303-070. A waste that has been designated as a dangerous waste may be either DW or EHW.
"Destination facility" means a facility that treats, disposes of, or recycles a particular category of universal waste, except those management activities described in WAC 173-303-573 (9)(a) and (b) and 173-303-573 (20)(a) and (b). A facility at which a particular category of universal waste is only accumulated, is not a destination facility for purposes of managing that category of universal waste.
"Dike" means an embankment or ridge of natural or man-made materials used to prevent the movement of liquids, sludges, solids, or other substances.
"Director" means the director of the department of ecology or his designee.
"Discharge" or "dangerous waste discharge" means the accidental or intentional release of hazardous substances, dangerous waste or dangerous waste constituents such that the substance, waste or a waste constituent may enter or be emitted into the environment.
"Disposal" means the discharging, discarding, or abandoning of dangerous wastes or the treatment, decontamination, or recycling of such wastes once they have been discarded or abandoned. This includes the discharge of any dangerous wastes into or on any land, air, or water.
"Domestic sewage" means untreated sanitary wastes that pass through a sewer system to a publicly owned treatment works (POTW) for treatment.
"Draft permit" means a document prepared under WAC 173-303-840 indicating the department's tentative decision to issue or deny, modify, revoke and reissue, or terminate a permit. A notice of intent to terminate or deny a permit are types of draft permits. A denial of a request for modification, revocation and reissuance, or termination as discussed in WAC 173-303-830 is not a draft permit.
"Drip pad" is an engineered structure consisting of a curbed, free-draining base, constructed of nonearthen materials and designed to convey preservative kick-back or drippage from treated wood, precipitation, and surface water run-on to an associated collection system at wood preserving plants.
"Elementary neutralization unit" means a device which:
Is used for neutralizing wastes which are dangerous wastes only because they exhibit the corrosivity characteristics defined in WAC 173-303-090 or are listed in WAC 173-303-081, or in 173-303-082 only for this reason; and
Meets the definition of tank, tank system, container, transport vehicle, or vessel.
"Environment" means any air, land, water, or ground water.
"EPA/state identification number" or "EPA/state ID#" means the number assigned by EPA or by the department of ecology to each generator, transporter, and TSD facility.
"Existing tank system" or "existing component" means a tank system or component that is used for the storage or treatment of dangerous waste and that is in operation, or for which installation has commenced on or prior to February 3, 1989. Installation will be considered to have commenced if the owner or operator has obtained all federal, state, and local approvals or permits necessary to begin physical construction of the site or installation of the tank system and if either:
A continuous on-site physical construction or installation program has begun; or
The owner or operator has entered into contractual obligations, which cannot be cancelled or modified without substantial loss, for physical construction of the site or installation of the tank system to be completed within a reasonable time.
"Existing TSD facility" means a facility which was in operation or for which construction commenced on or before November 19, 1980, for wastes designated by 40 CFR Part 261, or August 9, 1982, for wastes designated only by this chapter and not designated by 40 CFR Part 261. A facility has commenced construction if the owner or operator has obtained permits and approvals necessary under federal, state, and local statutes, regulations, and ordinances and either:
A continuous on-site, physical construction program has begun; or
The owner or operator has entered into contractual obligation, which cannot be cancelled or modified without substantial loss, for physical construction of the facility to be completed within a reasonable time.
"Extremely hazardous waste" means those dangerous and mixed wastes designated in WAC 173-303-100 as extremely hazardous. The abbreviation "EHW" will be used in this chapter to refer to those dangerous and mixed wastes which are extremely hazardous. (See also "dangerous waste" and "hazardous waste" definitions.)
"Facility" means all contiguous land, and structures, other appurtenances, and improvements on the land used for recycling, reusing, reclaiming, transferring, storing, treating, or disposing of dangerous waste. A facility may consist of several treatment, storage, or disposal operational units (e.g., one or more landfills, surface impoundments, or combination of them). Unless otherwise specified in this chapter, the terms "facility," "treatment, storage, disposal facility," "TSD facility," "dangerous waste facility" or "waste management facility" are used interchangeably. For the purposes of implementing corrective action imposed pursuant to WAC 173-303-646 (2) or (3), the term facility has the following meaning: All contiguous property under the control of an owner or operator seeking or required to have a permit under the provisions of chapter 70.105 RCW or chapter 173-303 WAC, including the definition of facility at RCW 70.105D.020(3).
"Final closure" means the closure of all dangerous waste management units at the facility in accordance with all applicable closure requirements so that dangerous waste management activities under WAC 173-303-400 and 173-303-600 through 173-303-670 are no longer conducted at the facility. Areas only subject to generator standards WAC 173-303-170 through 173-303-230 need not be included in final closure.
"Fish LC50" means the concentration that will kill fifty percent of
the exposed fish in a specified time period. For book designation, LC50
data must be derived from an exposure period greater than or equal to
twenty-four hours. A hierarchy of species LC50 data should be used that
includes (in decreasing order of preference) salmonids, fathead minnows
(Pimephales promelas), and other fish species. For the ninety-six-hour
static acute fish toxicity test, described in WAC 173-303-110 (3)(b)(i),
coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch), rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss),
((and)) or brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) must be used.
"Food chain crops" means tobacco, crops grown for human consumption, and crops grown to feed animals whose products are consumed by humans.
"Freeboard" means the vertical distance between the top of a tank or surface impoundment dike, and the surface of the waste contained therein.
"Fugitive emissions" means the emission of contaminants from sources other than the control system exit point. Material handling, storage piles, doors, windows and vents are typical sources of fugitive emissions.
"Generator" means any person, by site, whose act or process produces dangerous waste or whose act first causes a dangerous waste to become subject to regulation.
"Genetic properties" means those properties which cause or significantly contribute to mutagenic, teratogenic, or carcinogenic effects in man or wildlife.
"Ground water" means water which fills voids below the land surface and in the earth's crust.
"Halogenated ((hydrocarbons" (HH))) organic compounds" (HOC) means
any organic compounds which, as part of their composition, include one
or more atoms of fluorine, chlorine, bromine, or iodine((, or astatine.
The requirements of this chapter apply to only those halogenated
hydrocarbons which can be obtained using the testing method described in
WAC 173-303-110, testing methods, and which are persistent dangerous
wastes.)) which is/are bonded directly to a carbon atom. This definition
does not apply to the federal land disposal restrictions of 40 CFR Part
268 which are incorporated by reference at WAC 173-303-140 (2)(a).
"Hazardous debris" means debris that contains a hazardous waste listed in WAC 173-303-9903 or 173-303-9904, or that exhibits a characteristic of hazardous waste identified in WAC 173-303-090.
"Hazardous substances" means any liquid, solid, gas, or sludge, including any material, substance, product, commodity, or waste, regardless of quantity, that exhibits any of the physical, chemical or biological properties described in WAC 173-303-090 or 173-303-100.
"Hazardous wastes" means those solid wastes designated by 40 CFR Part 261, and regulated as hazardous and/or mixed waste by the United States EPA. This term will never be abbreviated in this chapter to avoid confusion with the abbreviations "DW" and "EHW." (See also "dangerous waste" and "extremely hazardous waste" definitions.)
"Ignitable waste" means a dangerous waste that exhibits the characteristic of ignitability described in WAC 173-303-090(5).
"Inactive portion" means that portion of a facility which has not recycled, treated, stored, or disposed dangerous waste after:
The effective date of the waste's designation, for wastes designated under 40 CFR Part 261; and
March 10, 1982, for wastes designated only by this chapter and not designated by 40 CFR Part 261.
"Incinerator" means any enclosed device that:
Uses controlled flame combustion and neither meets the criteria for classification as a boiler, sludge dryer, or carbon regeneration unit, nor is listed as an industrial furnace; or
Meets the definition of infrared incinerator or plasma arc incinerator.
"Incompatible waste" means a dangerous waste which is unsuitable for placement in a particular device or facility because it may corrode or decay the containment materials, or is unsuitable for mixing with another waste or material because the mixture might produce heat or pressure, fire or explosion, violent reaction, toxic dusts, fumes, mists, or gases, or flammable fumes or gases.
"Independent qualified registered professional engineer" means a person who is licensed by the state of Washington, or a state which has reciprocity with the state of Washington as defined in RCW 18.43.100, and who is not an employee of the owner or operator of the facility for which construction or modification certification is required. A qualified professional engineer is an engineer with expertise in the specific area for which a certification is given.
"Industrial-furnace" means any of the following enclosed devices that are integral components of manufacturing processes and that use thermal treatment to accomplish recovery of materials or energy: Cement kilns; lime kilns; aggregate kilns; phosphate kilns; blast furnaces; smelting, melting, and refining furnaces (including pyrometallurgical devices such as cupolas, reverberator furnaces, sintering machines, roasters and foundry furnaces); titanium dioxide chloride process oxidation reactors; coke ovens; methane reforming furnaces; combustion devices used in the recovery of sulfur values from spent sulfuric acid; pulping liquor recovery furnaces; combustion devices used in the recovery of sulfur values from spent sulfuric acid; and halogen acid furnaces (HAFs) for the production of acid from halogenated dangerous waste generated by chemical production facilities where the furnace is located on the site of a chemical production facility, the acid product has a halogen acid content of at least 3%, the acid product is used in a manufacturing process, and, except for dangerous waste burned as fuel, dangerous waste fed to the furnace has a minimum halogen content of 20% as-generated. The department may decide to add devices to this list on the basis of one or more of the following factors:
The device is designed and used primarily to accomplish recovery of material products;
The device burns or reduces secondary materials as ingredients in an industrial process to make a material product;
The device burns or reduces secondary materials as effective substitutes for raw materials in processes using raw materials as principal feedstocks;
The device burns or reduces raw materials to make a material product;
The device is in common industrial use to produce a material product; and
Other factors, as appropriate.
"Infrared incinerator" means any enclosed device that uses electric powered resistance heaters as a source of radiant heat followed by an afterburner using controlled flame combustion and which is not listed as an industrial furnace.
"Inground tank" means a device meeting the definition of "tank" in this section whereby a portion of the tank wall is situated to any degree within the ground, thereby preventing visual inspection of that external surface area of the tank that is in the ground.
"Inner liner" means a continuous layer of material placed inside a tank or container which protects the construction materials of the tank or container from the waste or reagents used to treat the waste.
"Installation inspector" means a person who, by reason of his knowledge of the physical sciences and the principles of engineering, acquired by a professional education and related practical experience, is qualified to supervise the installation of tank systems.
"Interim status permit" means a temporary permit given to TSD facilities which qualify under WAC 173-303-805.
"Land disposal" means placement on the land, except in a corrective action management unit, and includes, but is not limited to, placement in a: Landfill; surface impoundment; waste pile; injection well; land treatment facility; salt dome or salt bed formation; underground mine or cave; concrete vault; bunker; or miscellaneous unit.
"Landfill" means a disposal facility, or part of a facility, where dangerous waste is placed in or on land and which is not a pile, a land treatment facility, a surface impoundment, or an underground injection well, a salt dome formation, a salt bed formation, an underground mine, a cave, or a corrective action management unit.
"Land treatment" means the practice of applying dangerous waste onto or incorporating dangerous waste into the soil surface so that it will degrade or decompose. If the waste will remain after the facility is closed, this practice is disposal.
"Large quantity handler of universal waste" means a universal waste handler (as defined in this section) who accumulates 11,000 pounds or more total of universal waste (batteries or thermostats, calculated collectively) at any time. This designation as a large quantity handler of universal waste is retained through the end of the calendar year in which 11,000 pounds or more total of universal waste is accumulated.
"Leachable inorganic waste" means solid dangerous waste (i.e., passes paint filter test) that is not an organic/carbonaceous waste and exhibits the toxicity characteristic (dangerous waste numbers D004 to D011, only) under WAC 173-303-090(8).
"Leachate" means any liquid, including any components suspended in the liquid, that has percolated through or drained from dangerous waste.
"Leak-detection system" means a system capable of detecting the failure of either the primary or secondary containment structure or the presence of a release of dangerous waste or accumulated liquid in the secondary containment structure. Such a system must employ operational controls (e.g., daily visual inspections for releases into the secondary containment system of aboveground tanks) or consist of an interstitial monitoring device designed to detect continuously and automatically the failure of the primary or secondary containment structure or the presence of a release of dangerous waste into the secondary containment structure.
"Legal defense costs" means any expenses that an insurer incurs in defending against claims of third parties brought under the terms and conditions of an insurance policy.
"Liner" means a continuous layer of man-made or natural materials which restrict the escape of dangerous waste, dangerous waste constituents, or leachate through the sides, bottom, or berms of a surface impoundment, waste pile, or landfill.
"Major facility" means a facility or activity classified by the department as major.
"Manifest" means the shipping document, prepared in accordance with the requirements of WAC 173-303-180, which is used to identify the quantity, composition, origin, routing, and destination of a dangerous waste while it is being transported to a point of transfer, disposal, treatment, or storage.
"Manufacturing process unit" means a unit which is an integral and inseparable portion of a manufacturing operation, processing a raw material into a manufacturing intermediate or finished product, reclaiming spent materials or reconditioning components.
"Miscellaneous unit" means a dangerous waste management unit where dangerous waste is treated, stored, or disposed of and that is not a container, tank, surface impoundment, pile, land treatment unit, landfill, incinerator, boiler, industrial furnace, containment building, corrective action management unit, temporary unit, underground injection well with appropriate technical standards under 40 CFR Part 146, or unit eligible for a research, development, and demonstration permit under WAC 173-303-809.
"Mixed waste" means a dangerous, extremely hazardous, or acutely hazardous waste that contains both a nonradioactive hazardous component and, as defined by 10 CFR 20.1003, source, special nuclear, or by-product material subject to the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.).
"New tank system" or "new tank component" means a tank system or component that will be used for the storage or treatment of dangerous waste and for which installation has commenced after February 3, 1989; except, however, for purposes of WAC 173-303-640 (4)(g)(ii) and 40 CFR 265.193(g)(2) as adopted by reference in WAC 173-303-400(3), a new tank system is one for which construction commences after February 3, 1989. (See also "existing tank system.")
"New TSD facility" means a facility which began operation or for which construction commenced after November 19, 1980, for wastes designated by 40 CFR Part 261, or August 9, 1982, for wastes designated only by this chapter and not designated by 40 CFR Part 261.
"NIOSH registry" means the registry of toxic effects of chemical substances which is published by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
"Nonsudden accident" or "nonsudden accidental occurrence" means an unforeseen and unexpected occurrence which takes place over time and involves continuous or repeated exposure.
"Occurrence" means an accident, including continuous or repeated exposure to conditions, which results in bodily injury or property damage which the owner or operator neither expected nor intended to occur.
"Off-specification used oil fuel" means used oil fuel that exceeds any specification level described in Table 1 in WAC 173-303-515.
"Onground tank" means a device meeting the definition of "tank" in this section and that is situated in such a way that the bottom of the tank is on the same level as the adjacent surrounding surface so that the external tank bottom cannot be visually inspected.
"On-site" means the same((, geographically contiguous, or bordering
property. Travel between two properties divided by a public right of way
and owned, operated, or controlled by the same person, will be considered
on-site travel if: The travel crosses the right of way at a
perpendicular intersection; or, the right of way is controlled by the
property owner and is inaccessible to the public)) or geographically
contiguous property which may be divided by public or private right of
way, provided that the entrance and exit between the properties is at a
cross-roads intersection, and access is by crossing as opposed to going
along the right of way. Noncontiguous properties owned by the same
person but connected by a right of way which they control and to which
the public does not have access, are also considered on-site property.
"Operator" means the person responsible for the overall operation of a facility. (See also "state operator.")
"Oral LD50" means the single dosage in milligrams per kilogram (mg/kg) body weight, when orally administered, which, within 14 days, kills half a group of ten or more white rats each weighing between 200 and 300 grams.
"Organic/carbonaceous waste" means a dangerous waste that contains combined concentrations of greater than ten percent organic/carbonaceous constituents in the waste; organic/carbonaceous constituents are those substances that contain carbon-hydrogen, carbon-halogen, or carbon-carbon chemical bonding.
"Partial closure" means the closure of a dangerous waste management unit in accordance with the applicable closure requirements of WAC 173-303-400 and 173-303-600 through 173-303-670 at a facility that contains other active dangerous waste management units. For example, partial closure may include the closure of a tank (including its associated piping and underlying containment systems), landfill cell, surface impoundment, waste pile, or other dangerous waste management unit, while other units of the same facility continue to operate.
"Permit" means an authorization which allows a person to perform dangerous waste transfer, storage, treatment, or disposal operations, and which typically will include specific conditions for such facility operations. Permits must be issued by one of the following:
The department, pursuant to this chapter;
United States EPA, pursuant to 40 CFR Part 270; or
Another state authorized by EPA, pursuant to 40 CFR Part 271.
"Permit-by-rule" means a provision of this chapter stating that a facility or activity is deemed to have a dangerous waste permit if it meets the requirements of the provision.
"Persistence" means the quality of a material ((which)) that retains
more than half of its initial activity after one year (365 days) in
either a dark anaerobic or dark aerobic environment at ambient
conditions. Persistent compounds are either halogenated organic
compounds (HOC) or polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) as defined in
this section.
"Person" means any person, firm, association, county, public or municipal or private corporation, agency, or other entity whatsoever.
"Pesticide" means but is not limited to: Any substance or mixture of substances intended to prevent, destroy, control, repel, or mitigate any insect, rodent, nematode, mollusk, fungus, weed, and any other form of plant or animal life, or virus (except virus on or in living man or other animal) which is normally considered to be a pest or which the department of agriculture may declare to be a pest; any substance or mixture of substances intended to be used as a plant regulator, defoliant, or desiccant; any substance or mixture of substances intended to be used as spray adjuvant; and, any other substance intended for such use as may be named by the department of agriculture by regulation. Herbicides, fungicides, insecticides, and rodenticides are pesticides for the purposes of this chapter.
"Pile" means any noncontainerized accumulation of solid, nonflowing dangerous waste that is used for treatment or storage.
"Plasma arc incinerator" means any enclosed device using a high intensity electrical discharge or arc as a source of heat followed by an afterburner using controlled flame combustion and which is not listed as an industrial furnace.
"Point source" means any confined and discrete conveyance from which pollutants are or may be discharged. This term includes, but is not limited to, pipes, ditches, channels, tunnels, wells, cracks, containers, rolling stock, concentrated animal feeding operations, or watercraft, but does not include return flows from irrigated agriculture.
"Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons" (PAH) means those hydrocarbon
molecules composed of two or more fused benzene rings. For purposes of
this chapter, the PAHs of concern for designation are: ((Acenapthene))
Acenaphthene, ((acenapthylene)) acenaphthylene, fluorene, anthracene,
fluoranthene, phenanthrene, benzo(a)anthracene, benzo(b)fluoranthene,
benzo(k)fluoranthene, pyrene, chrysene, benzo(a)pyrene,
dibenz(a,h)anthracene, indeno(1,2,3-c,d)pyrene, benzo(g,h,i)perylene,
dibenzo [(a,e), (a,h), (a,i), and (a,1)] pyrenes, and dibenzo(a,j)
acridine.
"Post-closure" means the requirements placed upon disposal facilities (e.g., landfills, impoundments closed as disposal facilities, etc.) after closure to ensure their environmental safety for a number of years after closure. (See also "closure.")
"Publicly owned treatment works" or "POTW" means any device or system, owned by the state or a municipality, which is used in the treatment, recycling, or reclamation of municipal sewage or liquid industrial wastes. This term includes sewers, pipes, or other conveyances only if they convey wastewater to a POTW.
"Qualified ground water scientist" means a scientist or engineer who has received a baccalaureate or post-graduate degree in the natural sciences or engineering, and has sufficient training and experience in ground water hydrology and related fields to make sound professional judgments regarding ground water monitoring and contaminant fate and transport. Sufficient training and experience may be demonstrated by state registration, professional certifications, or completion of accredited university courses.
"Reactive waste" means a dangerous waste that exhibits the characteristic of reactivity described in WAC 173-303-090(7).
"Reclaim" means to process a material in order to recover useable products, or to regenerate the material. Reclamation is the process of reclaiming.
"Recover" means extract a useable material from a solid or dangerous waste through a physical, chemical, biological, or thermal process. Recovery is the process of recovering.
"Recycle" means to use, reuse, or reclaim a material.
"Regulated unit" means any new or existing surface impoundment, landfill, land treatment area or waste pile that receives any dangerous waste after:
July 26, 1982, for wastes regulated by 40 CFR Part 261;
October 31, 1984 for wastes designated only by this chapter and not regulated by 40 CFR Part 261; or
The date six months after a waste is newly identified by amendments to 40 CFR Part 261 or this chapter which cause the waste to be regulated.
"Release" means any intentional or unintentional spilling, leaking, pouring, emitting, emptying, discharging, injecting, pumping, escaping, leaching, dumping, or disposing of dangerous wastes, or dangerous constituents as defined at WAC 173-303-646 (1)(c), into the environment and includes the abandonment or discarding of barrels, containers, and other receptacles containing dangerous wastes or dangerous constituents and includes the definition of release at RCW 70.105D.020(10).
"Remediation waste" means all solid or dangerous wastes, and all media (including ground water, surface water, soils, and sediments) and debris, which contain listed dangerous wastes, or which themselves exhibit a dangerous waste characteristic or criteria, that are managed for the purpose of implementing corrective action requirements imposed pursuant to WAC 173-303-646 (2) or (3). For a given facility, remediation wastes may originate only from within the facility boundary, except that remediation waste may include wastes managed in implementing corrective action in accordance with WAC 173-303-646 (2)(b) for releases extending beyond the facility boundary.
"Replacement unit" means a landfill, surface impoundment, or waste pile unit from which all or substantially all of the waste is removed, and that is subsequently reused to treat, store, or dispose of dangerous waste. "Replacement unit" does not apply to a unit from which waste is removed during closure, if the subsequent reuse solely involves the disposal of waste from that unit and other closing units or corrective action areas at the facility, in accordance with an approved closure plan or EPA or state approved corrective action.
"Representative sample" means a sample which can be expected to exhibit the average properties of the sample source.
"Reuse or use" means to employ a material either:
As an ingredient (including use as an intermediate) in an industrial process to make a product (for example, distillation bottoms from one process used as feedstock in another process). However, a material will not satisfy this condition if distinct components of the material are recovered as separate end products (as when metals are recovered from metal-containing secondary materials); or
In a particular function or application as an effective substitute for a commercial product (for example, spent pickle liquor used as phosphorous precipitant and sludge conditioner in wastewater treatment).
"Run-off" means any rainwater, leachate, or other liquid which drains over land from any part of a facility.
"Run-on" means any rainwater, leachate, or other liquid which drains over land onto any part of a facility.
"Satellite accumulation area" means a location at or near any point of generation where hazardous waste is initially accumulated in containers (during routine operations) prior to consolidation at a designated ninety-day accumulation area or storage area. The area must be under the control of the operator of the process generating the waste or secured at all times to prevent improper additions of wastes into the satellite containers.
"Schedule of compliance" means a schedule of remedial measures in a permit including an enforceable sequence of interim requirements leading to compliance with this chapter.
"Scrap metal" means bits and pieces of metal parts (e.g., bars, turnings, rods, sheets, wire) or metal pieces that may be combined together with bolts or soldering (e.g., radiators, scrap automobiles, railroad box cars), which when worn or superfluous can be recycled.
"Sludge" means any solid, semisolid, or liquid waste generated from a municipal, commercial, or industrial wastewater treatment plant, water supply treatment plant, or air pollution control facility. This term does not include the treated effluent from a wastewater treatment plant.
"Sludge dryer" means any enclosed thermal treatment device that is used to dehydrate sludge and that has a maximum total thermal input, excluding the heating value of the sludge itself, of 2,500 Btu/lb of sludge treated on a wet-weight basis.
"Small quantity handler of universal waste" means a universal waste handler (as defined in this section) who does not accumulate more than 11,000 pounds total of universal waste (batteries or thermostats, calculated collectively) at any time.
"Solid acid waste" means a dangerous waste that exhibits the
characteristic of low pH under the corrosivity tests of ((either)) WAC
173-303-090 (6)(a)(((ii) or (b))) (iii).
"Solid waste management unit" or "SWMU" means any discernible location at a facility, as defined for the purposes of corrective action, where solid wastes have been placed at any time, irrespective of whether the location was intended for the management of solid or dangerous waste. Such locations include any area at a facility at which solid wastes, including spills, have been routinely and systematically released. Such units include regulated units as defined by chapter 173-303 WAC.
"Sorbent" means a material that is used to soak up free liquids by either adsorption or absorption, or both. Sorb means to either adsorb or absorb, or both.
"Special incinerator ash" means ash residues resulting from the operation of incineration or energy recovery facilities managing municipal solid waste from residential, commercial and industrial establishments, if the ash residues are designated as dangerous waste only by this chapter and not designated as hazardous waste by 40 CFR Part 261.
"Special waste" means any state-only dangerous waste that is solid only (nonliquid, nonaqueous, nongaseous), that is: Corrosive waste (WAC 173-303-090 (6)(b)(ii)), toxic waste that has Category D toxicity (WAC 173-303-100(5)), PCB waste (WAC 173-303-9904 under State Sources), or persistent waste that is not EHW (WAC 173-303-100(6)). Any solid waste that is regulated by the United States EPA as hazardous waste cannot be a special waste.
"Spent material" means any material that has been used and as a result of contamination can no longer serve the purpose for which it was produced without processing.
"Stabilization" and "solidification" means a technique that limits the solubility and mobility of dangerous waste constituents. Solidification immobilizes a waste through physical means and stabilization immobilizes the waste by bonding or chemically reacting with the stabilizing material.
"State-only dangerous waste" means a waste designated only by this chapter, chapter 173-303 WAC, and is not regulated as a hazardous waste under 40 CFR Part 261.
"State operator" means the person responsible for the overall operation of the state's extremely hazardous waste facility on the Hanford Reservation.
"Storage" means the holding of dangerous waste for a temporary period. "Accumulation" of dangerous waste, by the generator on the site of generation, is not storage as long as the generator complies with the applicable requirements of WAC 173-303-200 and 173-303-201.
"Sudden accident" means an unforeseen and unexpected occurrence which is not continuous or repeated in nature.
"Sump" means any pit or reservoir that meets the definition of tank and those troughs/trenches connected to it that serves to collect dangerous waste for transport to dangerous waste storage, treatment, or disposal facilities; except that as used in the landfill, surface impoundment, and waste pile rules, "sump" means any lined pit or reservoir that serves to collect liquids drained from a leachate collection and removal system or leak detection system for subsequent removal from the system.
"Surface impoundment" means a facility or part of a facility which is a natural topographic depression, man-made excavation, or diked area formed primarily of earthen materials (although it may be lined with man-made materials), and which is designed to hold an accumulation of liquid dangerous wastes or dangerous wastes containing free liquids. The term includes holding, storage, settling, and aeration pits, ponds, or lagoons, but does not include injection wells.
"Tank" means a stationary device designed to contain an accumulation of dangerous waste, and which is constructed primarily of nonearthen materials to provide structural support.
"Tank system" means a dangerous waste storage or treatment tank and its associated ancillary equipment and containment system.
"Temporary unit" or "TU" means a tank or container unit used temporarily for the treatment or storage of remediation waste, that is designated by the director pursuant to WAC 173-303-646(7) for the purpose of implementing the corrective action requirements of WAC 173-303-646 (2) or (3).
"Thermal treatment" means the treatment of dangerous waste in a device which uses elevated temperatures as the primary means to change the chemical, physical, or biological character or composition of the dangerous waste. Examples of thermal treatment processes are incineration, molten salt, pyrolysis, calcination, wet air oxidation, and microwave discharge.
"Thermostat" means a temperature control device that contains metallic mercury in an ampule attached to a bimetal sensing element, and mercury-containing ampules that have been removed from these temperature control devices in compliance with the requirements of WAC 173-303-573 (9)(b)(ii) or (20)(b)(ii).
"TLm96" means the same as "Aquatic LC50."
"Totally enclosed treatment facility" means a facility for treating dangerous waste which is directly connected to a production process and which prevents the release of dangerous waste or dangerous waste constituents into the environment during treatment.
"Toxic" means having the properties to cause or to significantly contribute to death, injury, or illness of man or wildlife.
"Transfer facility" means any transportation related facility including loading docks, parking areas, storage areas, and other similar areas where shipments of hazardous waste are held for ten days or less during the normal course of transportation.
"Transport vehicle" means a motor vehicle or rail car used for the transportation of cargo by any mode. Each cargo-carrying body (trailer, railroad freight car, etc.) is a separate transport vehicle.
"Transportation" means the movement of dangerous waste by air, rail, highway, or water.
"Transporter" means a person engaged in the off-site transportation of dangerous waste.
"Travel time" means the period of time necessary for a dangerous waste constituent released to the soil (either by accident or intent) to enter any on-site or off-site aquifer or water supply system.
"Treatability study" means a study in which a dangerous waste is subjected to a treatment process to determine: Whether the waste is amenable to the treatment process; what pretreatment (if any) is required; the optimal process conditions needed to achieve the desired treatment; the efficiency of a treatment process for a specific waste or wastes; or the characteristics and volumes of residuals from a particular treatment process. Also included in this definition for the purpose of the exemptions contained in WAC 173-303-071 (3)(r) and (s), are liner compatibility, corrosion, and other material compatibility studies and toxicological and health effects studies. A "treatability study" is not a means to commercially treat or dispose of dangerous waste.
"Treatment" means the physical, chemical, or biological processing of dangerous waste to make such wastes nondangerous or less dangerous, safer for transport, amenable for energy or material resource recovery, amenable for storage, or reduced in volume, with the exception of compacting, repackaging, and sorting as allowed under WAC 173-303-400(2) and 173-303-600(3).
"Treatment zone" means a soil area of the unsaturated zone of a land treatment unit within which dangerous wastes are degraded, transformed or immobilized.
"Triple rinsing" means the cleaning of containers in accordance with the requirements of WAC 173-303-160 (2)(b), containers.
"Underground injection" means the subsurface emplacement of fluids through a bored, drilled, or driven well, or through a dug well, where the depth of the dug well is greater than the largest surface dimension.
"Underground tank" means a device meeting the definition of "tank" in this section whose entire surface area is totally below the surface of and covered by the ground.
"Unfit-for-use tank system" means a tank system that has been determined through an integrity assessment or other inspection to be no longer capable of storing or treating dangerous waste without posing a threat of release of dangerous waste to the environment.
"Universal waste" means any of the following dangerous wastes that are subject to the universal waste requirements of WAC 173-303-573:
Batteries as described in WAC 173-303-573(2); and
Thermostats as described in WAC 173-303-573(3).
"Universal waste handler":
Means:
A generator (as defined in this section) of universal waste; or
The owner or operator of a facility, including all contiguous property, that receives universal waste from other universal waste handlers, accumulates universal waste, and sends universal waste to another universal waste handler, to a destination facility, or to a foreign destination.
Does not mean:
A person who treats (except under the provisions of WAC 173-303-573 (9)(a) or (b) or (20)(a) or (b)) disposes of, or recycles universal waste; or
A person engaged in the off-site transportation of universal waste by air, rail, highway, or water, including a universal waste transfer facility.
"Universal waste transfer facility" means any transportation-related facility including loading docks, parking areas, storage areas and other similar areas where shipments of universal waste are held during the normal course of transportation for ten days or less.
"Universal waste transporter" means a person engaged in the off-site transportation of universal waste by air, rail, highway, or water.
"Unsaturated zone" means the zone between the land surface and the water table.
"Uppermost aquifer" means the geological formation nearest the natural ground surface that is capable of yielding ground water to wells or springs. It includes lower aquifers that are hydraulically interconnected with this aquifer within the facility property boundary.
"Used oil" means any oil that has been refined from crude oil, or
any synthetic oil, that has been used((,)) and((,)) as a result of such
use((,)) is contaminated by physical or chemical impurities.
"Vessel" includes every description of watercraft, used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on the water.
"Wastewater treatment unit" means a device that:
Is part of a wastewater treatment facility which is subject to regulation under either:
Section 402 or section 307(b) of the Federal Clean Water Act; or
Chapter 90.48 RCW, State Water Pollution Control Act, provided that the waste treated at the facility is a state-only dangerous waste; and
Handles dangerous waste in the following manner:
Receives and treats or stores an influent wastewater; or
Generates and accumulates or treats or stores a wastewater treatment sludge; and
Meets the definition of tank or tank system in this section.
"Water or rail (bulk shipment)" means the bulk transportation of dangerous waste which is loaded or carried on board a vessel or railcar without containers or labels.
"Zone of engineering control" means an area under the control of the owner/operator that, upon detection of a dangerous waste release, can be readily cleaned up prior to the release of dangerous waste or dangerous constituents to ground water or surface water.
Any terms used in this chapter which have not been defined in this section have either the same meaning as set forth in Title 40 CFR Parts 260, 264, 270, and 124 or else have their standard, technical meaning.
As used in this chapter, words in the masculine gender also include
the feminine and neuter genders, words in the singular include the
plural, and words in the plural include the singular.
[Statutory Authority: Chapters 70.105 and 70.105D RCW. 95-22-008 (Order
94-30), 173-303-040, filed 10/19/95, effective 11/19/95; 94-01-060
(Order 92-33), 173-303-040, filed 12/8/93, effective 1/8/94. Statutory
Authority: Chapters 70.105 and 70.105D RCW, 40 CFR Part 271.3 and RCRA
3006 (42 U.S.C. 3251). 91-07-005 (Order 90-42), 173-303-040, filed
3/7/91, effective 4/7/91. Statutory Authority: Chapter 70.105 RCW. 89-02-059 (Order 88-24), 173-303-040, filed 1/4/89; 87-14-029 (Order DE-87-4), 173-303-040, filed 6/26/87; 86-12-057 (Order DE-85-10), 173-303-040, filed 6/3/86; 84-09-088 (Order DE 83-36), 173-303-040, filed
4/18/84. Statutory Authority: RCW 70.95.260 and chapter 70.105 RCW.
82-05-023 (Order DE 81-33), 173-303-040, filed 2/10/82. Formerly WAC
173-302-040.]
Reviser's note: The brackets and enclosed material in the text of
the above section occurred in the copy filed by the agency and appear in
the Register pursuant to the requirements of RCW 34.08.040.
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending Order 94-30, filed 10/19/95, effective
11/19/95)
WAC 173-303-045 References to EPA's hazardous waste and permit
regulations. (1) Any references in this chapter to any parts, subparts,
or sections from EPA's hazardous waste regulations, including 40 CFR
Parts 260 through 280 and Part 124, are in reference to those rules as
they existed on July 1, ((1995)) 1996, except for the following:
(a) Update III to SW 846 is incorporated in accordance with the June 13, 1997, Federal Register Volume 62, Number 114; and
(b) The Land Disposal Restriction requirements for carbamate wastes are those that appeared at 40 CFR 268.39 and 268.40 in the June 17, 1997, Federal Register Volume 62, Number 116. Copies of the appropriate referenced federal requirements are available upon request from the department.
(2) The following sections and any cross-reference to these sections are not incorporated or adopted by reference:
(a) 40 CFR Parts 260.1 (b)(4)-(6) and 260.20-22.
(b) 40 CFR Parts 264.1 (d) and (f); 265.1 (c)(4); 264.149-150 and 265.149-150; 264.301(k); and 265.430.
(c) 40 CFR Parts 268.5 and 268.6; 268 Subpart B; and 268.42(b).
(d) 40 CFR Parts 270.1 (c)(1)(i); 270.60(b); and 270.64.
(e) 40 CFR Parts 124.1 (b)-(e); 124.4; 124.5(e); 124.9; 124.10
(a)(1)(iv); 124.12(e); 124.14(d); 124.15 (b)(2); 124.16; 124.17(b);
124.18; 124.19; and 124.21.
[Statutory Authority: Chapters 70.105 and 70.105D RCW. 95-22-008 (Order
94-30), 173-303-045, filed 10/19/95, effective 11/19/95; 94-01-060
(Order 92-33), 173-303-045, filed 12/8/93, effective 1/8/94. Statutory
Authority: Chapters 70.105 and 70.105D RCW, 40 CFR Part 271.3 and RCRA
3006 (42 U.S.C. 3251). 91-07-005 (Order 90-42), 173-303-045, filed
3/7/91, effective 4/7/91. Statutory Authority: Chapter 70.105 RCW. 89-02-059 (Order 88-24), 173-303-045, filed 1/4/89; 87-14-029 (Order DE-87-4), 173-303-045, filed 6/26/87; 86-12-057 (Order DE-85-10), 173-303-045, filed 6/3/86; 84-09-088 (Order DE 83-36), 173-303-045, filed
4/18/84. Statutory Authority: RCW 70.95.260 and chapter 70.105 RCW.
82-05-023 (Order DE 81-33), 173-303-045, filed 2/10/82.]
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending Order 94-30, filed 10/19/95, effective
11/19/95)
WAC 173-303-070 Designation of dangerous waste. (1) Purpose and applicability.
(a) This section describes the procedures for determining whether or not a solid waste is DW or EHW.
(b) The procedures in this section are applicable to any person who generates a solid waste (including recyclable materials) that is not exempted or excluded by this chapter or by the department. Any person who must determine whether or not their solid waste is designated must follow the procedures set forth in subsection (3) of this section. Any person who determines by these procedures that their waste is designated DW or EHW is subject to all applicable requirements of this chapter.
(c) The requirements for the small quantity generator exemption are found in subsection (8) of this section.
(2)(a) Once a material has been determined to be a dangerous waste, then any solid waste generated from the recycling, treatment, storage, or disposal of that dangerous waste is a dangerous waste unless and until:
(i) The generator has been able to accurately describe the variability or uniformity of the waste over time, and has been able to obtain demonstration samples which are representative of the waste's variability or uniformity; and
(ii)(A) It does not exhibit any of the characteristics of WAC 173-303-090; however, wastes that exhibit a characteristic at the point of generation may still be subject to the requirements of WAC 173-303-140 (2)(a), even if they no longer exhibit a characteristic at the point of land disposal; and
(B) If it was a listed waste under WAC 173-303-080 through 173-303-083, it also has been exempted pursuant to WAC 173-303-910(3); or
(iii) If originally designated only through WAC 173-303-100, it does not meet any of the criteria of WAC 173-303-100.
Such solid waste will include but not be limited to any sludge, spill residue, ash emission control dust, leachate, or precipitation run-off. Precipitation run-off will not be considered a dangerous waste if it can be shown that the run-off has not been contaminated with the dangerous waste, or that the run-off is adequately addressed under existing state laws (e.g. chapter 90.48 RCW), or that the run-off does not exhibit any of the criteria or characteristics described in WAC 173-303-100.
(b) Materials that are reclaimed from solid wastes and that are used beneficially (as provided in WAC 173-303-016 and 173-303-017) are not solid wastes and hence are not dangerous wastes under this section unless the reclaimed material is burned for energy recovery or used in a manner constituting disposal.
(c) Notwithstanding subsections (1) and (2) of this section and provided the debris does not exhibit a characteristic identified in WAC 173-303-090, the following materials are not subject to regulation under this chapter:
(i) Hazardous debris that has been treated using one of the required extraction or destruction technologies specified in Table 1 of 40 CFR section 268.45; persons claiming this exclusion in an enforcement action will have the burden of proving by clear and convincing evidence that the material meets all of the exclusion requirements; or
(ii) Debris that the department, considering the extent of contamination, has determined is no longer contaminated with hazardous waste.
(3) Designation procedures.
(a) To determine whether or not a solid waste is designated as a dangerous waste a person must:
(i) First, determine if the waste is a listed discarded chemical product, WAC 173-303-081;
(ii) Second, determine if the waste is a listed dangerous waste source, WAC 173-303-082;
(iii) Third, if the waste is not listed in WAC 173-303-081 or 173-303-082, or for the purposes of compliance with the federal land disposal restrictions as adopted by reference in WAC 173-303-140, determine if the waste exhibits any dangerous waste characteristics, WAC 173-303-090; and
(iv) Fourth, if the waste is not listed in WAC 173-303-081 or 173-303-082, and does not exhibit a characteristic in WAC 173-303-090, determine if the waste meets any dangerous waste criteria, WAC 173-303-100.
(b) A person must check each section, in the order set forth, until they determine whether the waste is designated as a dangerous waste. Once the waste is determined to be a dangerous waste, further designation is not required except as required by subsection (4) or (5) of this section. If a person has checked the waste against each section and the waste is not designated, then the waste is not subject to the requirements of chapter 173-303 WAC.
Any person who wishes to seek an exemption for a waste which has been designated DW or EHW must comply with the requirements of WAC 173-303-072.
(c) For the purpose of determining if a solid waste is a dangerous waste as identified in WAC 173-303-080 through 173-303-100, a person must either:
(i) Test the waste according to the methods, or an approved equivalent method, set forth in WAC 173-303-110; or
(ii) Apply knowledge of the waste in light of the materials or the process used, when:
(A) Such knowledge can be demonstrated to be sufficient for determining whether or not it designated and/or designated properly; and
(B) All data and records supporting this determination in accordance with WAC 173-303-210(3) are retained on-site.
(4) Testing required. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, the department may require any person to test a waste according to the methods, or an approved equivalent method, set forth in WAC 173-303-110 to determine whether or not the waste is designated under the dangerous waste lists, characteristics, or criteria, WAC 173-303-080 through 173-303-100. Such testing may be required if the department has reason to believe that the waste would be designated DW or EHW by the dangerous waste lists, characteristics, or criteria, or if the department has reason to believe that the waste is designated improperly (e.g., the waste has been designated DW but should actually be designated EHW). If a person, pursuant to the requirements of this subsection, determines that the waste is a dangerous waste or that its designation must be changed, then they are subject to the applicable requirements of this chapter 173-303 WAC. The department will base a requirement to test a waste on evidence that includes, but is not limited to:
(a) Test information indicating that the person's waste may be DW or EHW;
(b) Evidence that the person's waste is very similar to another persons' already designated DW or EHW;
(c) Evidence that the persons' waste has historically been a DW or EHW;
(d) Evidence or information about a person's manufacturing materials or processes which indicate that the wastes may be DW or EHW; or
(e) Evidence that the knowledge or test results a person has regarding a waste is not sufficient for determining whether or not it designated and/or designated properly.
(5) Additional designation required. A generator must manage
dangerous waste under the most stringent management standards that apply.
Subsections (5)(a) ((and)) through (c) of this section describe how waste
that has been designated as DW under the dangerous waste lists, WAC 173-303-080 through 173-303-082, or characteristics, WAC 173-303-090, must
also be designated under the dangerous waste criteria, WAC 173-303-100,
because designation under the criteria may change how the waste must be
managed. Additional designation is required when:
(a) The waste is designated as DW with a QEL of 220 pounds and the generator otherwise qualifies as a small quantity generator. In this case, a generator must determine if their DW is also designated as a toxic EHW, WAC 173-303-100, with a QEL of 2.2 pounds; or
(b) The waste is designated as DW and the waste is to be discharged to a POTW operating under WAC 173-303-802(4) (Permits by rule). In this case, a generator must determine if the waste is also an EHW under WAC 173-303-100; or
(c) The waste is designated as a state-only DW and the waste is to be:
(i) Burned for energy recovery, as used oil, under the provisions of WAC 173-303-515; or
(ii) Land disposed within the state. In this case, a generator must determine if the waste is also an EHW under WAC 173-303-100.
(6) Dangerous waste numbers. When a person is reporting or keeping
records on a dangerous waste, they must use all the dangerous waste
numbers which they know are assignable to the waste from the dangerous
waste lists, characteristics, or criteria. For example, if the waste is
ignitable and contains ((extremely hazardous concentrations of
halogenated hydrocarbons)) more than 5 mg/l leachable lead when tested
for the toxicity characteristic, they must use the dangerous waste
numbers of D001 and ((WP01)) D008. This will not be construed as
requiring a person to designate their waste beyond those designation
requirements set forth in subsections (2), (3), (4), and (5) of this
section.
(7) Quantity exclusion limits; aggregated waste quantities.
(a) Quantity exclusion limits. In each of the designation sections describing the lists, characteristics, and criteria, quantity exclusion limits (QEL) are identified. The QEL are used to distinguish when a dangerous waste is only subject to the small quantity generator provisions, and when a dangerous waste is subject to the full requirements of this chapter. Any solid waste which is not excluded or exempted and which is listed by or exhibits the characteristics or meets the criteria of this chapter is a dangerous waste. Small quantity generators who produce dangerous waste below the QEL are subject to the requirements described in subsection (8) of this section.
(b) Aggregated waste quantities. A person may be generating, accumulating, or storing more than one kind of dangerous waste. In such cases, they must consider the aggregate quantity of their wastes when determining whether or not their waste amounts exceed the specific limits for waste accumulation or the specific quantity exclusion limits (QEL) for waste generation. Waste quantities must be aggregated for all wastes with common QEL's. Example: If a person generates 100 pounds of an ignitable waste and 130 pounds of a persistent waste, then both wastes are regulated because their aggregate waste quantity (230 pounds) exceeds their common QEL of 220 pounds. On the other hand, if a person generates one pound of a toxic EHW and 218 pounds of a corrosive waste, their quantities would not be aggregated because they do not share a common QEL (2.2 pounds and 220 pounds, respective QEL's). (Note: In order to remain a small quantity generator, the total quantity of dangerous waste generated in one month, all DW and EHW regardless of their QELs, must not equal or exceed 220 pounds. Not more than 2.2 pounds of a waste with a 2.2 pound QEL may be part of that total.)
(c) ((For the purposes of this subsection, when aggregating waste
quantities, generators must include in their calculation, dangerous
wastes produced by on-site treatment or recycling of dangerous wastes and
dangerous wastes being accumulated or stored except for the following
categories of waste that are excluded from the quantity determinations.
(i) Dangerous waste that is recycled and that is excluded from
regulation under WAC 173-303-120 (2)(a), (3)(c), (e), or (f) is not
included in the quantity determinations of this section and is not
subject to any requirements of this subsection.
(ii) Spent materials that are generated, reclaimed, and subsequently
reused on-site, so long as such spent materials have been counted once.
(iii) Dangerous waste that is removed from on-site storage.)) When
making the quantity determinations of this subsection and WAC 173-303-170
through 173-303-230, generators must include all dangerous wastes they
generate, except dangerous waste that:
(i) Is exempt from regulation under WAC 173-303-071; or
(ii) Is recycled under WAC 173-303-120 (2)(a), (3)(c), (e), or (h); or
(iii) Is managed immediately upon generation only in on-site elementary neutralization units, wastewater treatment units, or totally enclosed treatment facilities as defined in WAC 173-303-040; or
(iv) Is recycled, without prior storage or accumulation, only in an on-site process subject to regulation under WAC 173-303-120 (4)(a); or
(v) Is spent lead-acid batteries managed under the requirements of WAC 173-303-120 (3)(f) and 173-303-520; or
(vi) Is universal waste managed under WAC 173-303-077 and 173-303-573.
(d) In determining the quantity of dangerous waste generated, a generator need not include:
(i) Dangerous waste when it is removed from on-site storage; or
(ii) Reserve; or
(iii) Spent materials that are generated, reclaimed, and subsequently reused on-site, as long as such spent materials have been counted once (Note: If after treatment or reclamation a residue is generated with a different waste code(s), that residue must be counted); or
(iv) The container holding/containing the dangerous waste as described under WAC 173-303-160(1).
(8) Small quantity generators.
(a) A person is a small quantity generator and subject to the requirements of this subsection if:
(i) Their waste is dangerous waste under subsection (3) of this section, and the quantity of waste generated per month (or the aggregated quantity if more than one kind of waste is generated) does not equal or exceed the quantity exclusion limit (QEL) for such waste (or wastes) as described in WAC 173-303-070(7); and
(ii) The quantity accumulated or stored does not exceed 2200 pounds for wastes with a 220 pound QEL and 2.2 pounds for waste with a 2.2 pound QEL. (Exception: The accumulation limit for the acute hazardous wastes described in WAC 173-303-081 (2)(iv) and 173-303-082 (2)(b) is 220 lbs); and
(iii) The total quantity of dangerous waste generated in one month, all DW and EHW regardless of their QELs, does not equal or exceed 220 pounds. If a person generates any dangerous wastes that exceed the QEL or accumulates or stores waste that exceeds the accumulation limits, then all dangerous waste generated, accumulated, or stored by that person is subject to the requirements of this chapter. A small quantity generator who generates in excess of the quantity exclusion limits or, accumulates, or stores waste in excess of the accumulation limits becomes subject to the full requirements of this chapter and cannot again be a small quantity generator until after all dangerous waste on-site at the time he or she became fully regulated have been removed, treated, or disposed.
Example. If a person generates four pounds of an acute hazardous waste discarded chemical product (QEL is 2.2 pounds) and 200 pounds of an ignitable waste (QEL is 220 pounds), then both wastes are fully regulated, and the person is not a small quantity generator for either waste.
(Comment: If a generator generates acute hazardous waste in a calendar month in quantities greater than the QELs, all quantities of that acute hazardous waste are subject to full regulation under this chapter. "Full regulation" means the regulations applicable to generators of greater than 2200 pounds of dangerous wastes in a calendar month.)
(b) Small quantity generators will not be subject to the requirements of this chapter if they:
(i) Designate their waste in accordance with WAC 173-303-070; and
(ii) Manage their waste in a way that does not pose a potential threat to human health or the environment; and
(iii) Either treat or dispose of their dangerous waste in an on-site facility, or ensure delivery to an off-site facility, either of which, if located in the U.S., is:
(A) Permitted (including permit-by-rule, interim status, or final status) under WAC 173-303-800 through 173-303-840;
(B) Authorized to manage dangerous waste by another state with a hazardous waste program approved under 40 CFR Part 271, or by EPA under 40 CFR Part 270;
(C) Permitted to manage moderate-risk waste under chapter 173-304 WAC (Minimum functional standards for solid waste handling), operated in accordance with state and local regulations, and consistent with the applicable local hazardous waste plan that has been approved by the department;
(D) A facility that beneficially uses or reuses, or legitimately recycles or reclaims the dangerous waste, or that treats the waste prior to such recycling activities;
(E) Permitted to manage municipal or industrial solid waste in
accordance with state or local regulations, or in accordance with another
state's solid waste laws if the waste is sent out-of-state; ((or))
(F) A publicly owned treatment works (POTW) provided that small quantity generator(s) comply with the provisions of the domestic sewage exclusion found in WAC 173-303-071 (3)(a); or
(G) For universal waste managed under WAC 173-303-573, a universal waste handler or destination facility subject to the requirements of WAC 173-303-573; and
(iv) Submit an annual report in accordance with WAC 173-303-220 if they have obtained an EPA/state identification number pursuant to WAC 173-303-060.
(c) If a small quantity generator's wastes are mixed with used oil,
the mixture is subject to WAC 173-303-510 if it is destined to be burned
for energy recovery. Any material produced from such a mixture by
processing, blending, or other treatment is also regulated if it is
destined to be burned for energy recovery.
[Statutory Authority: Chapters 70.105 and 70.105D RCW. 95-22-008 (Order
94-30), 173-303-070, filed 10/19/95, effective 11/19/95; 94-01-060
(Order 92-33), 173-303-070, filed 12/8/93, effective 1/8/94. Statutory
Authority: Chapter 70.105 RCW. 93-02-050 (Order 92-32), 173-303-070,
filed 1/5/93, effective 2/5/93. Statutory Authority: Chapters 70.105
and 70.105D RCW, 40 CFR Part 271.3 and RCRA 3006 (42 U.S.C. 3251). 91-07-005 (Order 90-42), 173-303-070, filed 3/7/91, effective 4/7/91.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 70.105 RCW. 89-02-059 (Order 88-24),
173-303-070, filed 1/4/89; 87-14-029 (Order DE-87-4), 173-303-070,
filed 6/26/87; 86-12-057 (Order DE-85-10), 173-303-070, filed 6/3/86;
84-14-031 (Order DE 84-22), 173-303-070, filed 6/27/84. Statutory
Authority: Chapter 70.105 RCW and RCW 70.95.260. 82-05-023 (Order DE
81-33), 173-303-070, filed 2/10/82.]
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending Order 94-30, filed 10/19/95, effective
11/19/95)
WAC 173-303-071 Excluded categories of waste. (1) Purpose. Certain categories of waste have been excluded from the requirements of chapter 173-303 WAC, except for WAC 173-303-050, because they generally are not dangerous waste, are regulated under other state and federal programs, or are recycled in ways which do not threaten public health or the environment. WAC 173-303-071 describes these excluded categories of waste.
(2) Excluding wastes. Any persons who generate a common class of wastes and who seek to categorically exclude such class of wastes from the requirements of this chapter must comply with the applicable requirements of WAC 173-303-072. No waste class will be excluded if any of the wastes in the class are regulated as hazardous waste under 40 CFR Part 261.
(3) Exclusions. The following categories of waste are excluded from the requirements of chapter 173-303 WAC, except for WAC 173-303-050, 173-303-145, and 173-303-960, and as otherwise specified:
(a)(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 (POTW) for treatment provided:
(A) The generator or owner/operator has obtained a state waste discharge permit issued by the department, a temporary permit obtained pursuant to RCW 90.48.200, or pretreatment permit (or written discharge authorization) from a local sewage utility delegated pretreatment program responsibilities pursuant to RCW 90.48.165;
(B) The waste discharge is specifically authorized in a state waste discharge permit, pretreatment permit or written discharge authorization, or in the case of a temporary permit the waste is accurately described in the permit application;
(C) The waste discharge is not prohibited under 40 CFR Part 403.5; and
(D) The waste prior to mixing with domestic sewage must not exhibit dangerous waste characteristics for ignitability, corrosivity, reactivity, or toxicity as defined in WAC 173-303-090, and must not meet the dangerous waste criteria for toxic dangerous waste or persistent dangerous waste under WAC 173-303-100, unless the waste is treatable in the publicly owned treatment works (POTW) where it will be received. This exclusion does not apply to the generation, treatment, storage, recycling, or other management of dangerous wastes prior to discharge into the sanitary sewage system;
(b) Industrial wastewater discharges that are point-source discharges subject to regulation under Section 402 of the Clean Water Act. This exclusion does not apply to the collection, storage, or treatment of industrial waste-waters prior to discharge, nor to sludges that are generated during industrial wastewater treatment. Owners or operators of certain wastewater treatment facilities managing dangerous wastes may qualify for a permit-by-rule pursuant to WAC 173-303-802(5);
(c) Household wastes, including household waste that has been
collected, transported, stored, or disposed. Wastes ((which)) that are
residues from or are generated by the management of household wastes
(e.g., leachate, ash from burning of refuse-derived fuel) are not
excluded by this provision. "Household wastes" means any waste material
(including, but not limited to, 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 will not be
deemed to be treating, storing, disposing of, or otherwise managing
dangerous wastes for the purposes of regulation under this chapter, if
such facility:
(i) Receives and burns only:
(A) Household waste (from single and multiple dwellings, hotels, motels, and other residential sources); and
(B) Solid waste from commercial or industrial sources that does not contain dangerous waste; and
(ii) Such facility does not accept dangerous wastes and the owner or operator of such facility has established contractual requirements or other appropriate notification or inspection procedures to assure that dangerous wastes are not received at or burned in such facility;
(d) Agricultural crops and animal manures which are returned to the soil as fertilizers;
(e) Asphaltic materials designated only for the presence of PAHs by
WAC 173-303-100(6). For the purposes of this exclusion, asphaltic
materials means materials ((intended and)) that have been used for
structural and construction purposes (e.g., roads, dikes, paving) ((which
are)) that were produced from mixtures of oil and sand, gravel, ash or
similar substances;
(f) Roofing tars and shingles, except that these wastes are not excluded if mixed with wastes listed in WAC 173-303-081 or 173-303-082, or if they exhibit any of the characteristics specified in WAC 173-303-090;
(g) Treated wood waste and wood products including:
(i) Arsenical-treated wood that fails the test for the toxicity characteristic of WAC 173-303-090(8) (dangerous waste numbers D004 through D017 only), or which fails any state criteria, if the waste is generated by persons who utilize the arsenical-treated wood for the materials' intended end use.
(ii) Wood treated with other preservatives provided such treated wood is, within one hundred eighty days after becoming waste:
(A) Disposed of at a landfill that is permitted in accordance with WAC 173-304-460, minimum functional standards for solid waste handling, or chapter 173-351 WAC, criteria for municipal solid waste landfills, and provided that such wood is neither a listed waste under WAC 173-303-9903 and 173-303-9904 nor a TCLP waste under WAC 173-303-090(8); or
(B) Sent to a facility that will legitimately treat or recycle the treated wood waste, and manage any residue in accordance with that state's dangerous waste regulations; or
(C) Sent off-site to a permitted TSD facility or placed in an on-site facility which is permitted by the department under WAC 173-303-800 through WAC 173-303-845. In addition, creosote-treated wood is excluded when burned for energy recovery in an industrial furnace or boiler that has an order of approval issued pursuant to RCW 70.94.152 by ecology or a local air pollution control authority to burn creosote treated wood.
(h) Irrigation return flows;
(i) Materials subjected to in-situ mining techniques which are not removed from the ground during extraction;
(j) Mining overburden returned to the mining site;
(k) Polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) wastes:
(i) PCB wastes whose disposal is regulated by EPA under 40 CFR 761.60 (Toxic Substances Control Act) and that are dangerous either because:
(A) They fail the test for toxicity characteristic (WAC 173-303-090(8), Dangerous waste codes D018 through D043 only); or
(B) Because they are designated only by this chapter and not designated by 40 CFR Part 261, are exempt from regulation under this chapter except for WAC 173-303-505 through 173-303-525, 173-303-960, those sections specified in subsection (3) of this section, and 40 CFR Part 266;
(ii) Wastes that would be designated as dangerous waste under this chapter solely because they are listed as W001 under WAC 173-303-9904 when such wastes are stored and disposed in a manner equivalent to the requirements of 40 CFR Part 761 Subpart D for PCB concentrations of 50 ppm or greater.
(l) Samples:
(i) Except as provided in (l)(ii) of this subsection, a sample of solid waste or a sample of water, soil, or air, which is collected for the sole purpose of testing to determine its characteristics or composition, is not subject to any requirements of this chapter, when:
(A) The sample is being transported to a lab for testing or being transported to the sample collector after testing; or
(B) The sample is being stored by the sample collector before transport, by the laboratory before testing, or by the laboratory after testing prior to return to the sample collector; or
(C) The sample is being stored temporarily in the laboratory after testing for a specific purpose (for example, until conclusion of a court case or enforcement action).
(ii) In order to qualify for the exemptions in (l)(i) of this subsection, a sample collector shipping samples to a laboratory and a laboratory returning samples to a sample collector must:
(A) Comply with United States Department of Transportation (DOT), United States Postal Service (USPS), or any other applicable shipping requirements; or
(B) Comply with the following requirements if the sample collector determines that DOT or USPS, or other shipping requirements do not apply:
(I) Assure that the following information accompanies the sample:
(AA) The sample collector's name, mailing address, and telephone number;
(BB) The laboratory's name, mailing address, and telephone number;
(CC) The quantity of the sample;
(DD) The date of shipment;
(EE) A description of the sample; and
(II) Package the sample so that it does not leak, spill, or vaporize from its packaging.
(iii) This exemption does not apply if the laboratory determines that the waste is dangerous but the laboratory is no longer meeting any of the conditions stated in (l)(i) of this subsection;
(m) ((Asbestos wastes or asbestos containing wastes which would be
designated only as respiratory carcinogens by WAC 173-303-100, and any
other inorganic wastes which are designated only under WAC 173-303-100
because they are respiratory carcinogens, if these wastes are managed in
compliance with or in a manner equivalent to the asbestos management
procedures of 40 CFR Part 61)) Reserve;
(n) Dangerous waste generated in a product or raw material storage tank, a product or raw material transport vehicle or vessel, a product or raw material pipeline, or in a manufacturing process unit or an associated nonwaste-treatment-manufacturing unit until it exits the unit in which it was generated. This exclusion does not apply to surface impoundments, nor does it apply if the dangerous waste remains in the unit more than ninety days after the unit ceases to be operated for manufacturing, or for storage or transportation of product or raw materials;
(o) Waste pickle liquor sludge generated by lime stabilization of spent pickle liquor from the iron and steel industry (SIC codes 331 and 332), except that these wastes are not excluded if they exhibit one or more of the dangerous waste criteria (WAC 173-303-100) or characteristics (WAC 173-303-090);
(p) Wastes from burning any of the materials exempted from
regulation by WAC 173-303-120 (2)(a)(v), (((vi),)) (vii), (viii), or
(ix). These wastes are not excluded if they exhibit one or more of the
dangerous waste characteristics or criteria;
(q) As of January 1, 1987, 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;
(iv) The reclaimed material is not used to produce a fuel, or used to produce products that are used in a manner constituting disposal; and
(v) A generator complies with the requirements of chapter 173-303 WAC for any residues (e.g., sludges, filters, etc.) produced from the collection, reclamation, and reuse of the secondary materials.
(r) Treatability study samples.
(i) Except as provided in (r)(ii) of this subsection, persons who generate or collect samples for the purpose of conducting treatability studies as defined in WAC 173-303-040 are not subject to the requirements of WAC 173-303-180, 173-303-190, and 173-303-200 (1)(a), nor are such samples included in the quantity determinations of WAC 173-303-070 (7) and (8) and 173-303-201 when:
(A) The sample is being collected and prepared for transportation by the generator or sample collector; or
(B) The sample is being accumulated or stored by the generator or sample collector prior to transportation to a laboratory or testing facility; or
(C) The sample is being transported to the laboratory or testing facility for the purpose of conducting a treatability study; or
(D) The sample or waste residue is being transported back to the original generator from the laboratory or testing facility.
(ii) The exemption in (r)(i) of this subsection is applicable to samples of dangerous waste being collected and shipped for the purpose of conducting treatability studies provided that:
(A) The generator or sample collector uses (in "treatability studies") no more than 10,000 kg of media contaminated with nonacute dangerous waste, 1000 kg of nonacute dangerous waste other than contaminated media, 1 kg of acutely hazardous waste, 2500 kg of media contaminated with acutely hazardous waste for each process being evaluated for each generated waste stream; and
(B) The mass of each sample shipment does not exceed 10,000 kg; the 10,000 kg quantity may be all media contaminated with nonacute dangerous waste or may include 2500 kg of media contaminated with acute hazardous waste, 1000 kg of dangerous waste, and 1 kg of acutely hazardous waste; and
(C) The sample must be packaged so that it will not leak, spill, or vaporize from its packaging during shipment and the requirements of (r)(ii)(C)(I) or (II) of this subsection are met.
(I) The transportation of each sample shipment complies with United States Department of Transportation (DOT), United States 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:
(AA) The name, mailing address, and telephone number of the originator of the sample;
(BB) The name, address, and telephone number of the laboratory or testing facility that will perform the treatability study;
(CC) The quantity of the sample;
(DD) The date of shipment; and
(EE) A description of the sample, including its dangerous waste number.
(D) The sample is shipped, within ninety days of being generated or of being taken from a stream of previously generated waste, to a laboratory or testing facility which is exempt under (s) of this subsection or has an appropriate final facility permit or interim status; and
(E) The generator or sample collector maintains the following records for a period ending three 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:
(AA) The amount of waste shipped under this exemption;
(BB) The name, address, and EPA/state identification number of the laboratory or testing facility that received the waste;
(CC) The date the shipment was made; and
(DD) Whether or not unused samples and residues were returned to the generator.
(F) The generator reports the information required under (r)(ii)(E)(III) of this subsection in its annual report.
(iii) 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 (r)(ii)(A) and (B) of this subsection and (s)(iv) of this subsection, for up to an additional 5000 kg of media contaminated with nonacute dangerous waste, 500 kg of nonacute dangerous waste, 1 kg of acute hazardous waste, and 2500 kg of media contaminated with acute hazardous waste or for up to an additional 10,000 kg of wastes regulated only by this chapter and not regulated by 40 CFR Part 261, to conduct further treatability study evaluation:
(A) 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 the 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.
(B) 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 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.
(C) The additional quantities and time frames allowed in (r)(iii)(A) and (B) of this subsection are subject to all the provisions in (r)(i) and (r)(ii)(C) through (F) of this subsection. The generator or sample collector must apply to the department where the sample is collected and provide in writing the following information:
(I) The reason the generator or sample collector requires additional time or quantity of sample for the treatability study evaluation and the additional time or quantity needed;
(II) Documentation accounting for all samples of dangerous 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.
(s) 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 chapter 70.105 RCW) are not subject to the requirements of this chapter, except WAC 173-303-050, 173-303-145, and 173-303-960 provided that the conditions of (s)(i) through (xiii) of this subsection are met. A mobile treatment unit (MTU) may qualify as a testing facility subject to (s)(i) through (xiii) of this subsection. Where a group of MTUs are located at the same site, the limitations specified in (s)(i) through (xiii) of this subsection apply to the entire group of MTUs collectively as if the group were one MTU.
(i) No less than forty-five days before conducting treatability studies the laboratory or testing facility notifies the department in writing that it intends to conduct treatability studies under this subsection.
(ii) The laboratory or testing facility conducting the treatability study has an EPA/state identification number.
(iii) No more than a total of 10,000 kg of "as received" media contaminated with nonacute dangerous waste, 2500 kg of media contaminated with acute hazardous waste or 250 kg of other "as received" dangerous waste is subject 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.
(iv) The quantity of "as received" dangerous 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 nonacute dangerous waste, 2500 kg of media contaminated with acute hazardous waste, 1000 kg of nonacute dangerous wastes other than contaminated media, and 1 kg of acutely hazardous waste. This quantity limitation does not include treatment materials (including nondangerous solid waste) added to "as received" dangerous waste.
(v) No more than ninety 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.
(vi) The treatability study does not involve the placement of dangerous waste on the land or open burning of dangerous waste.
(vii) The laboratory or testing facility maintains records for three 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:
(A) The name, address, and EPA/state identification number of the generator or sample collector of each waste sample;
(B) The date the shipment was received;
(C) The quantity of waste accepted;
(D) The quantity of "as received" waste in storage each day;
(E) The date the treatment study was initiated and the amount of "as received" waste introduced to treatment each day;
(F) The date the treatability study was concluded;
(G) 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 TSD facility, the name of the TSD facility and its EPA/state identification number.
(viii) The laboratory or testing facility keeps, on-site, a copy of the treatability study contract and all shipping paper associated with the transport of treatability study samples to and from the facility for a period ending three years from the completion date of each treatability study.
(ix) The laboratory or testing facility prepares and submits a report to the department by March 15 of each year that estimates the number of studies and the amount of waste expected to be used in treatability studies during the current year, and includes the following information for the previous calendar year:
(A) The name, address, and EPA/state identification number of the laboratory or testing facility conducting the treatability studies;
(B) The types (by process) of treatability studies conducted;
(C) The names and addresses of persons for whom studies have been conducted (including their EPA/state identification numbers);
(D) The total quantity of waste in storage each day;
(E) The quantity and types of waste subjected to treatability studies;
(F) When each treatability study was conducted;
(G) The final disposition of residues and unused sample from each treatability study.
(x) The laboratory or testing facility determines whether any unused sample or residues generated by the treatability study are dangerous waste under WAC 173-303-070 and if so, are subject to the requirements of this chapter, unless the residues and unused samples are returned to the sample originator under the exemption in (r) of this subsection.
(xi) The laboratory or testing facility notifies the department by letter when it is no longer planning to conduct any treatability studies at the site.
(xii) The date the sample was received, or if the treatability study has been completed, the date of the treatability study, is marked and clearly visible for inspection on each container.
(xiii) While being held on site, each container and tank is labeled
or marked clearly with the words "dangerous waste" or "hazardous waste."
Each container or tank must also be marked with a label or sign which
identifies the major risk(s) associated with the waste in the container
or tank for employees, emergency response personnel and the public.
Note: If there is already a system in use that performs this function in accordance with local, state, or federal regulations, then such system will be adequate.
(t) Petroleum-contaminated media and debris that fail the test for the toxicity characteristic of WAC 173-303-090(8) (dangerous waste numbers D018 through D043 only) and are subject to the corrective action regulations under 40 CFR Part 280.
(u) Special incinerator ash (as defined in WAC 173-303-040).
(v) Wood ash that would designate solely for corrosivity by WAC 173-303-090 (6)(a)(iii). For the purpose of this exclusion, wood ash means ash residue and emission control dust generated from the combustion of untreated wood, wood treated solely with creosote, and untreated wood fiber materials including, but not limited to, wood chips, saw dust, tree stumps, paper, cardboard, residuals from waste fiber recycling, deinking rejects, and associated wastewater treatment solids. This exclusion allows for the use of auxiliary fuels including, but not limited to, oils, gas, coal, and other fossil fuels in the combustion process.
(w)(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.
(x) 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.
(y) Used oil filters that are recycled in accordance with WAC 173-303-120, as used oil and scrap metal.
(z) Used oil re-refining distillation bottoms that are used as feedstock to manufacture asphalt products.
(aa) Wastes that fail the test for the toxicity characteristic in WAC 173-303-090 because chromium is present or are listed in WAC 173-303-081 or 173-303-082 due to the presence of chromium. The waste must not designate for any other characteristic under WAC 173-303-090, for any of the criteria specified in WAC 173-303-100, and must not be listed in WAC 173-303-081 or 173-303-082 due to the presence of any constituent from WAC 173-303-9905 other than chromium. The waste generator must be able to demonstrate that:
(i) The chromium in the waste is exclusively (or nearly exclusively) trivalent chromium; and
(ii) The waste is generated from an industrial process that uses trivalent chromium exclusively (or nearly exclusively) and the process does not generate hexavalent chromium; and
(iii) The waste is typically and frequently managed in nonoxidizing environments.
(bb)(i) Nonwastewater residues, such as slag, resulting from high
temperature metals recovery (HTMR) processing of K061, K062 or F006
waste, in units identified as rotary kilns, flame reactors, electric
furnaces, plasma arc furnaces, slag reactors, rotary hearth furnace/electric furnace combinations or industrial furnaces (as defined in WAC
173-303-040 - blast furnaces, smelting, melting and refining furnaces,
and other devices the department may add to the list - of the definition
for "industrial furnace"), that are disposed in subtitle D units,
provided that these residues meet the generic exclusion levels identified
in the tables in this paragraph for all constituents, and exhibit no
characteristics of dangerous waste. Testing requirements must be
incorporated in a facility's waste analysis plan or a generator's self-implementing waste analysis plan; at a minimum, composite samples of
residues must be collected and analyzed quarterly and/or when the process
or operation generating the waste changes. Persons claiming this
exclusion in an enforcement action will have the burden of proving by
clear and convincing evidence that the material meets all of the
exclusion requirements.
Constituent Maximum for any single
composite sample-TCLP (mg/l)
Generic exclusion levels for K061
and K062 nonwastewater HTMR residues
Antimony 0.10
Arsenic 0.50
Barium 7.6
Beryllium 0.010
Cadmium 0.050
Chromium (total) 0.33
(2)Lead 0.15
Mercury 0.009
Nickel 1.0
Selenium 0.16
Silver 0.30
Thallium 0.020
Zinc 70
Generic exclusion levels for
F006 nonwastewater HTMR residues
Antimony 0.10
Arsenic 0.50
Barium 7.6
Beryllium 0.010
Cadmium 0.050
Chromium (total) 0.33
Cyanide (total) (mg/kg) 1.8
Lead 0.15
Mercury 0.009
Nickel 1.0
Selenium 0.16
Silver 0.30
Thallium 0.020
Zinc 70
(ii) A one-time notification and certification must be placed in the facility's files and sent to the department for K061, K062 or F006 HTMR residues that meet the generic exclusion levels for all constituents and do not exhibit any characteristics that are sent to subtitle D units. The notification and certification that is placed in the generator's or treater's files must be updated if the process or operation generating the waste changes and/or if the subtitle D unit receiving the waste changes. However, the generator or treater need only notify the department on an annual basis if such changes occur. Such notification and certification should be sent to the department by the end of the calendar year, but no later than December 31. The notification must include the following information: The name and address of the subtitle D unit receiving the waste shipments; the dangerous waste number(s) and treatability group(s) at the initial point of generation; and, the treatment standards applicable to the waste at the initial point of generation. The certification must be signed by an authorized representative and must state as follows: "I certify under penalty of law that the generic exclusion levels for all constituents have been met without impermissible dilution and that no characteristic of dangerous waste is exhibited. I am aware that there are significant penalties for submitting a false certification, including the possibility of fine and imprisonment." These wastes are not excluded if they exhibit one or more of the dangerous waste characteristics (WAC 173-303-090) or criteria (WAC 173-303-100).
(cc) Recovered oil from petroleum refining, exploration and production, and from transportation incident thereto, which is to be inserted into the petroleum refining process (SIC Code 2911) at or before a point (other than direct insertion into a coker) where contaminants are removed. This exclusion applies to recovered oil stored or transported prior to insertion, except that the oil must not be stored in a manner involving placement on the land, and must not be accumulated speculatively, before being so recycled. Recovered oil is oil that has been reclaimed from secondary materials (such as wastewater) generated from normal petroleum refining, exploration and production, and transportation practices. Recovered oil includes oil that is recovered from refinery wastewater collection and treatment systems, oil recovered from oil and gas drilling operations, and oil recovered from wastes removed from crude oil storage tanks. Recovered oil does not include (among other things) oil-bearing dangerous waste listed in WAC 173-303-9904 (e.g., K048-K052, F037, F038). However, oil recovered from such wastes may be considered recovered oil. Recovered oil also does not include used oil as defined in WAC 173-303-040.
(dd) Dangerous waste Nos. K060, K087, K141, K142, K143, K144, K145, K147, and K148, and any wastes from the coke by-products processes that are dangerous only because they exhibit the Toxicity Characteristic (TC) specified in WAC 173-303-090(8) when, subsequent to generation, these materials are recycled to coke ovens, to the tar recovery process as a feedstock to produce coal tar, or 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.
(ee) Biological treatment sludge from the treatment of one of the
following wastes listed in WAC 173-303-9904 - organic waste (including
heavy ends, still bottoms, light ends, spent solvents, filtrates, and
decantates) from the production of carbamates and carbamoyl oximes
(Dangerous Waste No. K156), and wastewaters from the production of
carbamates and carbamoyl oximes (Dangerous Waste No. K157) unless it
exhibits one or more of the characteristics or criteria of dangerous
waste.
[Statutory Authority: Chapters 70.105 and 70.105D RCW. 95-22-008 (Order
94-30), 173-303-071, filed 10/19/95, effective 11/19/95; 94-12-018
(Order 93-34), 173-303-071, filed 5/23/94, effective 6/23/94; 94-01-060
(Order 92-33), 173-303-071, filed 12/8/93, effective 1/8/94. Statutory
Authority: Chapters 70.105 and 70.105D RCW, 40 CFR Part 271.3 and RCRA
3006 (42 U.S.C. 3251). 91-07-005 (Order 90-42), 173-303-071, filed
3/7/91, effective 4/7/91. Statutory Authority: Chapter 70.105 RCW. 89-02-059 (Order 88-24), 173-303-071, filed 1/4/89; 87-14-029 (Order DE-87-4), 173-303-071, filed 6/26/87; 86-12-057 (Order DE-85-10), 173-303-071, filed 6/3/86; 85-09-042 (Order DE-85-02), 173-303-071, filed
4/15/85; 84-09-088 (Order DE 83-36), 173-303-071, filed 4/18/84.
Statutory Authority: RCW 70.95.260 and chapter 70.105 RCW. 82-05-023
(Order DE 81-33), 173-303-071, filed 2/10/82.]
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending Order 94-30, filed 10/19/95, effective
11/19/95)
WAC 173-303-073 Conditional exclusion of special wastes. (1) Purpose. Special wastes pose a relatively low hazard to human health and the environment. The department believes that special wastes can be safely managed with a level of protection that is intermediate between dangerous and nondangerous solid wastes. This section establishes a conditional exclusion for the management of special wastes.
(2) Exclusion. Special wastes are excluded from the requirements of chapter 173-303 WAC, except for WAC 173-303-050; 173-303-060; 173-303-145; 173-303-960; and 173-303-510 excluding subsections (4)(a), (4)(b)(iii), (5), (6)(c), and (6)(d). In addition, special waste must be treated as dangerous waste for purposes of pollution prevention planning as required in chapters 173-307 and 173-305 WAC. Special wastes will not be considered as dangerous waste, provided they are managed in accordance with the standards in this subsection and provided they are disposed, legitimately recycled, or treated on-site consistent with the requirements of WAC 173-303-170 (3)(c).
(a) Generators may not accumulate special waste on-site for more than one hundred eighty days from the date the quantity of waste exceeds two thousand two hundred pounds. The generator must keep a written record showing the dates when accumulation of the wastes began;
(b) During accumulation, special waste must be stored in a manner to prevent releases to the environment. This includes, but is not limited to, storing wastes in compatible containers, on impermeable surfaces, or in secondary containment structures, etc.;
(c) Facilities that receive special waste for recycling must meet the requirements of (b) of this subsection and store special wastes for no more than one hundred eighty days.
(d) All workers handling special wastes must be informed of the waste's potential hazard, either through worker training, health and safety plans, or notification of workers on a case-by-case basis;
(e) Special wastes must be transported directly from their site of generation to any off-site recycling, treatment, or disposal destination. The wastes must not pass through any intermediate solid waste processing facility, such as a transfer station, unless:
(i) The transfer station operator has made specific provisions for managing special waste by physical segregation, packing, or other means to ensure that workers and the public are not exposed to the waste stream at the transfer station;
(ii) The provisions are reflected in the facilities operating plans;
(iii) The plans have been approved by the transfer station's solid waste permitting authority; and
(iv) The transfer station operator has informed workers of the wastes' potential hazard according to (d) of this subsection;
(f) A document must accompany special waste during transit which identifies the type and amount of special waste, its place of origin, the identity of the generator, and the facility to which it is directed. An example form is provided in WAC 173-303-9906. The generator and the receiving facility must maintain a record of the facilities receipt of the special waste for at least five years;
(g) Disposal of special waste must be in landfill units which:
(i) Are permitted in accordance with chapter 173-351 WAC, provided that an engineered liner is used to meet the requirements of arid landfill design requirements, WAC 173-351-300 (2)(b), or are permitted under WAC 173-303-800 through 173-303-840 or if out-of-state under 40 CFR Part 258 or Part 270; and
(ii) Are not currently undergoing corrective action under WAC 173-351-440(6), 40 CFR 258.56, or a similar requirement in state regulations approved by the United States EPA pursuant to 42 USC 6945(c)(1)(B).
(3) ((Approved facilities. Ecology will issue a list of landfills
and transfer stations that meet the preceding qualifying criteria to aid
generators who wish to dispose of their waste under the exclusion
provided by this section)) Reserve.
[Statutory Authority: Chapters 70.105 and 70.105D RCW. 95-22-008 (Order
94-30), 173-303-073, filed 10/19/95, effective 11/19/95.]
NEW SECTION
WAC 173-303-077 Requirements for universal waste. The wastes listed in this section are exempt from regulation under WAC 173-303-140, 173-303-170 through 173-303-9907 (except for WAC 173-303-960), and except as specified in WAC 173-303-573, and therefore are not fully regulated as dangerous waste. The wastes listed in this section are subject to regulation under WAC 173-303-573:
(1) Batteries as described in WAC 173-303-573(2); and
(2) Thermostats as described in WAC 173-303-573(3).
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AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending Order 94-30, filed 10/19/95, effective
11/19/95)
WAC 173-303-081 Discarded chemical products. (1) A waste will be designated as a dangerous waste if it is handled in any of the manners described in (e) of this subsection, and if it is a residue from the management of:
(a) A commercial chemical product or manufacturing chemical intermediate which has the generic name listed in the discarded chemical products list, WAC 173-303-9903;
(b) An off-specification commercial chemical product or manufacturing chemical intermediate which if it had met specifications would have the generic name listed in the discarded chemical products list, WAC 173-303-9903;
(c) Any containers, inner liners, or residue remaining in a container or in an inner liner removed from a container that has held any commercial chemical product or manufacturing chemical intermediate that has, or any off-specification commercial chemical product or manufacturing chemical intermediate which if it had met specifications would have, the generic name listed on the "P" or "U" discarded chemical products list of WAC 173-303-9903, unless the containers or inner liners are empty as described in WAC 173-303-160(2);
(d) Any residue or contaminated soil, water, or other debris resulting from the cleanup of a spill of a commercial chemical product or manufacturing chemical intermediate which has, or of an off-specification commercial chemical product or manufacturing chemical intermediate which if it had met specifications would have, the generic name listed in the discarded chemical products list, WAC 173-303-9903;
(e) The materials or items described in (a), (b), (c), and (d) of this subsection are dangerous wastes when they are:
(i) Discarded or intended to be discarded as described in WAC 173-303-016 (3)(b)(i);
(ii) Burned for purposes of energy recovery in lieu of their original intended use;
(iii) Used to produce fuels in lieu of their original intended use;
(iv) Applied to the land in lieu of their original intended use; or
(v) Contained in products that are applied to the land in lieu of their original intended use.
(2) Quantity exclusion limits:
(a) A person with a waste or wastes (including residues from the management of wastes) identified in subsection (1) of this section, will be a dangerous waste generator (and may not be considered a small quantity generator as provided in WAC 173-303-070(8)) if the amount of his waste exceeds the following quantity exclusion limits:
(i) For chemicals designated on the "P" discarded chemical products list of WAC 173-303-9903 - 2.2 lbs. (1.0 kg) per month or per batch. Such wastes are designated DW and are identified as acute hazardous wastes;
(ii) For chemicals, and for residues from the cleanup of spills involving chemicals, designated on the "U" discarded chemical products list of WAC 173-303-9903 - 220 lbs. (100 kg) per month or per batch. Such wastes are designated DW;
(iii) For containers or inner liners which held any chemical designated on the "P" discarded chemical products list of WAC 173-303-9903 - 2.2 lbs. (1.0 kg) of residue remaining in the containers or inner liners per month or per batch unless the containers or inner liners meet the definition of empty and have been triple rinsed as described in WAC 173-303-160(2). Such wastes are designated DW and are identified as acute hazardous wastes;
(iv) For residues, contaminated soil, water, or other debris from the cleanup of a spill of any chemical designated on the "P" discarded chemical products list of WAC 173-303-9903 - 220 lbs. (100 kg) per month or per batch. Such wastes are designated DW and are identified as acute hazardous wastes.
(b) A person's total monthly waste quantity is the sum of all their wastes which share a common quantity exclusion limit (e.g., the total quantity of all discarded chemical products with a 2.2 pound QEL, the total quantity of all residues contaminated by discarded chemical products with a 2.2 pound QEL, etc.) which were generated during a month or a batch operation at each specific waste generation site.
(3) Dangerous waste numbers and mixtures. A waste which has been designated as a discarded chemical product dangerous waste must be assigned the dangerous waste number or numbers listed in WAC 173-303-9903 next to the generic chemical or chemicals which caused the waste to be designated. If a person mixes a solid waste with a waste that would be designated as a discarded chemical product under this section, then the entire mixture must be designated. The mixture designation is the same as the designation for the discarded chemical product which was mixed with the solid waste. For example, a mixture containing 2.2 lbs. (1 kg) of Aldrin (dangerous waste number P004, DW designation, QEL of 2.2 lbs.) and 22 lbs. (10 kg) of a solid waste, would be designated DW, and identified as acute hazardous waste. The mixture would have the dangerous waste number P004.
(4) Reserve.
[Statutory Authority: Chapters 70.105 and 70.105D RCW. 95-22-008 (Order
94-30), 173-303-081, filed 10/19/95, effective 11/19/95. Statutory
Authority: Chapters 70.105 and 70.105D RCW, 40 CFR Part 271.3 and RCRA
3006 (42 U.S.C. 3251). 91-07-005 (Order 90-42), 173-303-081, filed
3/7/91, effective 4/7/91. Statutory Authority: Chapter 70.105 RCW. 87-14-029 (Order DE-87-4), 173-303-081, filed 6/26/87; 86-12-057 (Order
DE-85-10), 173-303-081, filed 6/3/86; 84-09-088 (Order DE 83-36),
173-303-081, filed 4/18/84. Statutory Authority: RCW 70.95.260 and
chapter 70.105 RCW. 82-05-023 (Order DE 81-33), 173-303-081, filed
2/10/82.]
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending Order 94-30, filed 10/19/95, effective
11/19/95)
WAC 173-303-082 Dangerous waste sources. (1) The dangerous waste sources list appears in WAC 173-303-9904. Any waste that is listed or is a residue from the management of a waste listed on the dangerous waste sources list must be designated a dangerous waste, and identified as DW.
(2) Quantity exclusion limit. A person whose waste is listed in WAC 173-303-9904 (including residues from the management of such wastes) is a dangerous waste generator (and may not be considered a small quantity generator as provided in WAC 173-303-070(8)) if the amount of his waste exceeds the following quantity exclusion limits:
(a) 2.2 lbs. (1 kg) per month or per batch for wastes listed with the dangerous waste numbers F020, F021, F022, F023, F026, or F027. These wastes are designated DW and identified as acute hazardous wastes;
(b) 220 lbs. (100 kg) per month or per batch of any residue or contaminated soil, waste or other debris resulting from the cleanup of a spill, into or on any land or water of a waste listed in (a) of this subsection, or of an acute hazardous waste listed in WAC 173-303-9904 under specific sources ("K" wastes). Note: Acute hazardous K listed wastes are followed by an "H". These wastes are designated DW and identified as acute hazardous wastes; or
(c) 220 lbs. (100 kg) per month or per batch for all other wastes.
(3) Care should be taken in the proper designation of these wastes and of mixtures of these wastes and solid wastes. If a person mixes a solid waste with a waste that would be designated as a dangerous waste source under this section, then the entire mixture is designated as a dangerous waste source. The mixture has the same designation (DW), and the same dangerous waste number as the dangerous waste source which was mixed with the solid waste.
(4) 40 CFR Part 261 Appendix VII Basis for Listing Hazardous Waste
is adopted by reference.
[Statutory Authority: Chapters 70.105 and 70.105D RCW. 95-22-008 (Order
94-30), 173-303-082, filed 10/19/95, effective 11/19/95; 94-01-060
(Order 92-33), 173-303-082, filed 12/8/93, effective 1/8/94. Statutory
Authority: Chapter 70.105 RCW. 87-14-029 (Order DE-87-4), 173-303-082, filed 6/26/87; 86-12-057 (Order DE-85-10), 173-303-082, filed
6/3/86; 84-09-088 (Order DE 83-36), 173-303-082, filed 4/18/84.
Statutory Authority: RCW 70.95.260 and chapter 70.105 RCW. 82-05-023
(Order DE 81-33), 173-303-082, filed 2/10/82.]
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending Order 94-30, filed 10/19/95, effective
11/19/95)
WAC 173-303-090 Dangerous waste characteristics. (1) Purpose. The purpose of this section is to set forth characteristics which a solid waste might exhibit and which would cause that waste to be a dangerous waste.
(2) Representative samples. The department will consider a sample obtained using any of the applicable sampling methods described in WAC 173-303-110(2), sampling and testing methods, to be a representative sample.
(3) Equivalent test methods. The testing methods specified in this section are the only acceptable methods, unless the department approves an equivalent test method in accordance with WAC 173-303-910(2).
(4) Quantity exclusion limit. A solid waste is a dangerous waste if it exhibits one or more of the dangerous waste characteristics described in subsections (5), (6), (7), and (8) of this section. If a person's solid waste exhibits one or more of these characteristics, then he or she is a dangerous waste generator (and may not be considered a small quantity generator as provided in WAC 173-303-070(8)) if the quantity of their waste exceeds 220 lbs. (100 kg) per month or per batch.
(5) Characteristic of ignitability.
(a) A solid waste exhibits the characteristic of ignitability if a representative sample of the waste has any of the following properties:
(i) It is a liquid, other than an aqueous solution containing less than 24 percent alcohol by volume, and has a flash point less than 60 degrees C (140 degrees F), as determined by a Pensky-Martens Closed Cup Tester, using the test method specified in ASTM Standard D-93-79 or D-93-80, or a Setaflash Closed Cup Tester, using the test method specified in ASTM Standard D-3278-78;
(ii) It is not a liquid and is capable, under standard temperature and pressure, of causing fire through friction, absorption of moisture or spontaneous chemical changes and, when ignited, burns so vigorously and persistently that it creates a hazard;
(iii) It is an ignitable compressed gas ((as)) that is defined in
49 CFR ((173.300)) 173.115 and ((as)) is determined to be flammable by
the test methods described in that regulation; or,
(iv) It is an oxidizer ((as defined)), if it is defined as such in
49 CFR ((173.151)) 173.127 and 173.128.
(b) A solid waste that exhibits the characteristic of ignitability must be designated DW, and assigned the dangerous waste number of D001.
(6) Characteristic of corrosivity.
(a) A solid waste exhibits the characteristic of corrosivity if a representative sample of the waste has any one or more of the following properties:
(i) It is aqueous((,)) and has a pH less than or equal to 2, or
greater than or equal to 12.5, as determined by a pH meter using Method
9040 ((or 9041)) in "Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste (((SW
846))), Physical/Chemical Methods((, available from the department)),"
EPA publication SW-846, as incorporated by reference in WAC 173-303-110
(3)(a);
(ii) It is liquid((,)) and corrodes steel (SAE 1020) at a rate
greater than 0.250 inch (6.35 mm) per year at a test temperature of 55
degrees C (130 degrees F) as determined by the test method specified in
NACE (National Association of Corrosion Engineers) Standard TM-01-69 as
standardized in "Test Methods for ((the Evaluation of)) Evaluating Solid
Waste, Physical/Chemical Methods((. The NACE Standard is available from
the department))," EPA Publication SW-846, as incorporated by reference
in WAC 173-303-110 (3)(a); or
(iii) It is solid or semi-solid((, and when mixed with an equal
weight of water results in a solution, the liquid portion of which has
the property specified in (a)(i) of this subsection. Procedures for
preparing and extracting the solution and liquid are described in the
test procedures of WAC 173-303-110 (3)(a))) which, upon testing using
Method 9045 in "Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste,
Physical/Chemical Methods" (SW 846), results in a pH less than or equal
to 2, or greater than or equal to 12.5.
(b) A solid waste that exhibits the characteristic of corrosivity because:
(i) It has either of the properties described in (a)(i) or (ii) of this subsection will be designated DW, and assigned the dangerous waste number of D002;
(ii) It only has the property described in (a)(iii) of this subsection will be designated DW, and assigned the dangerous waste number of WSC2.
(7) Characteristic of reactivity.
(a) A solid waste exhibits the characteristic of reactivity if a representative sample of the waste has any of the following properties:
(i) It is normally unstable and readily undergoes violent change without detonating;
(ii) It reacts violently with water;
(iii) It forms potentially explosive mixtures with water;
(iv) When mixed with water, it generates toxic gases, vapors or fumes in a quantity sufficient to present a danger to human health or the environment;
(v) It is a cyanide or sulfide bearing waste which, when exposed to pH conditions between 2 and 12.5 can generate toxic gases, vapors or fumes in a quantity sufficient to present a danger to human health or the environment;
(vi) It is capable of detonation or explosive reaction if it is subjected to a strong initiating source or if heated under confinement;
(vii) It is readily capable of detonation or explosive decomposition or reaction at standard temperature and pressure; or
(viii) It is a forbidden explosive as defined in 49 CFR ((173.51,
or a Class A explosive as defined in 49 CFR 173.53, or a Class B
explosive)) 173.54, or a Class 1 explosive, Division 1.1, Division 1.2,
Division 1.3, and Division 1.5, as defined in 49 CFR ((173.88)) 173.50.
(b) A solid waste that exhibits the characteristic of reactivity must be designated DW, and assigned the dangerous waste number of D003.
(8) Toxicity characteristic.
(a) A solid waste exhibits the ((toxicity)) characteristic of
toxicity if, using the Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure (TCLP),
((found in Appendix II of 40 CFR Part 261, which is adopted by reference,
or available upon request from the department) or equivalent methods
approved by the department under WAC 173-303-110(5))) test Method 1311
in "Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, Physical/Chemical Methods,"
EPA Publication SW-846, as incorporated by reference in WAC 173-303-110
(3)(a), the extract from a representative sample of the waste contains
any of the contaminants listed in the toxicity characteristic list in (c)
of this subsection, at concentrations equal to or greater than the
respective value given in the list. When the waste contains less than
0.5 percent filterable solids, the waste itself, after filtering using
the methodology outlined in ((the TCLP)) Method 1311, is considered to
be the extract for the purpose of this subsection.
(b) A solid waste that exhibits the toxicity characteristic has the dangerous waste number specified in the list which corresponds to the toxic contaminant causing it to be dangerous.
(c) Toxicity characteristic list. Any waste that contains
contaminants which occur at concentrations at or above the DW threshold
must be designated DW.
Dangerous (Chemical
Waste Abstracts DW
Number Contaminant Services #) (mg/L)
D004 Arsenic (7440-38-2) 5.0
D005 Barium (7440-39-3) 100.0
D018 Benzene (71-43-2) 0.5
D006 Cadmium (7440-43-9) 1.0
D019 Carbon tetrachloride (56-23-5) 0.5
D020 Chlordane (57-74-9) 0.03
D021 Chlorobenzene (108-90-7) 100.0
D022 Chloroform (67-66-3) 6.0
D007 Chromium (7440-47-3) 5.0
D023 o-Cresol (95-48-7)
/1/ 200.0
D024 m-Cresol (108-39-4)
/1/ 200.0
D025 p-Cresol (106-44-5)
/1/ 200.0
D026 Cresol /1/ 200.0
D016 2,4-D (94-75-7) 10.0
D027 1,4-Dichlorobenzene (106-46-7) 7.5
D028 1,2-Dichloroethane (107-06-2) 0.5
D029 1,1-Dichloroethylene (75-35-4) 0.7
D030 2,4-Dinitrotoluene (121-14-2)
/2/ 0.13
D012 Endrin (72-20-8) 0.02
D031 Heptachlor (and its
epoxide) (76-44-8) 0.008
D032 Hexachlorobenzene (118-74-1)
/2/ 0.13
D033 Hexachlorobutadiene (87-68-3) 0.5
D034 Hexachloroethane (67-72-1) 3.0
D008 Lead (7439-92-1) 5.0
D013 Lindane (58-89-9) 0.4
D009 Mercury (7439-97-6) 0.2
D014 Methoxychlor (72-43-5) 10.0
D035 Methyl ethyl ketone (78-93-3) 200.0
D036 Nitrobenzene (98-95-3) 2.0
D037 Pentachlorophenol (87-86-5) 100.0
D038 Pyridine (110-86-1)
/2/ 5.0
D010 Selenium (7782-49-2) 1.0
D011 Silver (7440-22-4) 5.0
D039 Tetrachloroethylene (127-18-4) 0.7
D015 Toxaphene (8001-35-2) 0.5
D040 Trichloroethylene (79-01-6) 0.5
D041 2,4,5-Trichlorophenol (95-95-4) 400.0
D042 2,4,6-Trichlorophenol (88-06-2) 2.0
D017 2,4,5-TP (Silvex) (93-72-1) 1.0
D043 Vinyl chloride (75-01-4) 0.2
/1/ If 0-, m-, and p-Cresol concentrations cannot be differentiated, the total cresol (D026) concentration is used.
/2/ ((Quantitation limit is)) At the time the TC rule was adopted, the quantitation limit was greater than the calculated regulatory level. The quantitation limit therefore ((becomes)) became
the regulatory level.
[Statutory Authority: Chapters 70.105 and 70.105D RCW. 95-22-008 (Order
94-30), 173-303-090, filed 10/19/95, effective 11/19/95; 94-01-060
(Order 92-33), 173-303-090, filed 12/8/93, effective 1/8/94. Statutory
Authority: Chapters 70.105 and 70.105D RCW, 40 CFR Part 271.3 and RCRA
3006 (42 U.S.C. 3251). 91-07-005 (Order 90-42), 173-303-090, filed
3/7/91, effective 4/7/91. Statutory Authority: Chapter 70.105 RCW. 87-14-029 (Order DE-87-4), 173-303-090, filed 6/26/87; 86-12-057 (Order
DE-85-10), 173-303-090, filed 6/3/86; 84-14-031 (Order DE 84-22),
173-303-090, filed 6/27/84. Statutory Authority: RCW 70.95.260 and
chapter 70.105 RCW. 82-05-023 (Order DE 81-33), 173-303-090, filed
2/10/82.]
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending Order 94-30, filed 10/19/95, effective
11/19/95)
WAC 173-303-100 Dangerous waste criteria. (1) Purpose. The purpose of this section is to describe methods for determining if a solid waste is a dangerous waste by the criteria set forth in this section. The dangerous waste criteria consist of:
(a) Toxic dangerous wastes; and
(b) Persistent dangerous wastes.
(2) References. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health's (NIOSH) Registry of Toxic Effects of Chemical Substances (RTECS), Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402 is adopted by reference.
(3) A person must use data which is available to him, and, when such data is inadequate for the purposes of this section, must refer to the NIOSH RTECS to determine:
(a) Toxicity data or toxic category for each known constituent in the waste;
(b) Whether or not each known constituent of the waste is a
halogenated ((hydrocarbon)) organic compound or a polycyclic aromatic
hydrocarbon as defined in WAC 173-303-040.
(4) Quantity exclusion limit. A solid waste is a dangerous waste if it meets one or more of the dangerous waste criteria described in subsections (5) and (6) of this section. If a person's solid waste meets one or more of these criteria then he or she is a dangerous waste generator (and may not be considered a small quantity generator as provided in WAC 173-303-070(8)) if the quantity of the waste exceeds the following quantity exclusion limits:
(a) For toxic dangerous wastes designated as EHW (WT01), the quantity exclusion limit is 2.2 lbs. per month.
(b) For all other wastes designating under this section the quantity exclusion limit is 220 lbs. (100 kg) per month or per batch.
(5) Toxicity criteria. Except as provided in WAC 173-303-070 (4) or (5), a person must determine if a solid waste meets the toxicity criteria under this section by following either the instructions for book designation, when his knowledge of the waste is sufficient, or by testing the waste using the biological testing methods adopted under WAC 173-303-110(3).
(a) Except as provided in WAC 173-303-070(4), if a person knows only some of the toxic constituents in the waste or only some of the constituent concentrations, and if the waste is undesignated for those known constituents or concentrations, then the waste is not designated for toxicity under this subsection.
(b) Book designation procedure. A person may determine if a waste meets the toxicity criteria by following the book designation instructions as follows:
(i) A person must determine the toxic category for each known
constituent. The toxic category for each constituent may be determined
from available data, or by obtaining data from the NIOSH RTECS and
checking this data against the toxic category table, below. If data is
available for more than one of the toxicity criteria (fish, oral,
inhalation, or dermal), then the data indicating severest toxicity must
be used, and the most acutely toxic category must be assigned to the
constituent. If the NIOSH RTECS or other data sources do not agree on
the same category, then the category arrived at using the NIOSH RTECS
will be used to determine the toxic category. If toxicity data for a
constituent cannot be found in the NIOSH RTECS, or other source
reasonably available to a person, then the toxic category need not be
determined for that constituent.
Inhalation Dermal
Toxic Fish Oral (Rat) (Rat) (Rabbit)
Category LC50(mg/L)* LD50(mg/kg) LC50(mg/L) LD50(mg/kg)
X <0.01 <.5 <.02 < 2
A 0.01 - <0.1 .5 - <5 .02 - <.2 2 - <20
B 0.1 - <1 5 - <50 .2 - <2 20 - <200
C 1 - <10 50 - <500 2 - <20 200 - <2000
D 10 - 100 500 - 5000 20 - 200 2000 - 20,000
* The LC50 data must be from an exposure period greater than or equal to twenty-four hours. LC50 data from any species is acceptable, however, if salmonid LC50 data is
available it will supersede all other fish data. If salmonid data is unavailable but fathead minnow data is available, it will supersede all other fish species data.
Note: "Inhalation LC50" means a concentration in milligrams of substance per liter of air which, when administered to the respiratory tract for four hours or less, kills within
fourteen days half of a group of ten rats each weighing between 200 and 300 grams.
(ii) A person whose waste contains one or more toxic constituents
must determine the equivalent concentration for the waste from the
following formula:
Equivalent X% + A% + B% + C% + D%
Concentration(%) = ((X%)) ---- ---- ---- ----- ------
1 10 100 1000 10,000
where (X,A,B,C, or D)% is the sum of all the concentration percentages
for a particular toxic category.
Example 1. A person's waste contains: Aldrin (((X)) A Category)
- .01%; Endrin (((B)) A Category) - 1%; Benzene (((C)) D Category) - 4%;
Phenol (C Category) - 2%; ((Cyclohexane)) Dinoseb (((C)) B Category) -
5%; Water (nontoxic) - 87%. The equivalent concentration (E.C.) would
be:
E.C. (%) = ((01% + 0% + 1% + (4% + 2% + 5%) + 0%
--- ---- --------------- ------
10 100 1000 10,000))
0% + (0.01% + 1.0%) + 5.0% + 2.0% + 4.0%
--- ------------- ---- ---- ------
1 10 100 1000 10,000
= ((0.01% + 0% + 0.01% + 0.011% + 0% = 0.031%))
0% + 0.101% + 0.05% + 0.002% + 0.0004% = 0.1534%
So the equivalent concentration equals ((.031%)) 0.1534%.
(iii) A person whose waste contains toxic constituents must determine its designation according to the value of the equivalent concentration:
(A) If the equivalent concentration is less than 0.001%, the waste is not a toxic dangerous waste; or
(B) If the equivalent concentration is equal to or greater than 0.001% and less than 1.0%, the person will designate the waste as DW and assign the dangerous waste number WT02; and
(C) If the equivalent concentration is equal to or less than 0.01%, the DW may also be a special waste; or
(D) If the equivalent concentration is equal to or greater than
1.0%, the person will designate the waste as EHW and assign the dangerous
waste number WT01.
Example 1. Continued. The equivalent concentration of ((0.031%))
0.1534% (from Example 1. above) is greater than 0.001% and less than
((0.1%)) 1.0%. The waste is DW and the dangerous waste number WT02 must
be assigned. Since ((0.031%)) 0.1534% is also greater than 0.01%, the
waste is not a special waste.
(iv) Reserve.
(c) Designation from bioassay data. A person may determine if a waste meets the toxicity criteria by following the bioassay designation instructions of either:
(i) The DW bioassay. To determine if a waste is DW, a person must establish the toxicity category range (D category toxicity or greater toxicity) of a waste by means of the 100 mg/L acute static fish test or the 5000 mg/kg oral rat test, as described in the biological testing methods (bioassay) adopted in WAC 173-303-110(3). If data from the test indicates that the waste is DW, then the person will assign the dangerous waste number WT02. Otherwise, the waste is not regulated as toxic dangerous waste. No further testing must be done except as provided in WAC 173-303-070 (4) and (5), or if the person chooses to determine whether the waste is EHW, or in the case of state-only solid dangerous waste, if the person chooses to determine whether the waste is special waste; or
(ii) The EHW and special waste bioassay. To determine if a waste
is EHW, a person must establish the toxicity category range of a waste
by means of the fish bioassay at 10 mg/L or the rat bioassay at 50 mg/L,
as described in the biological testing methods (bioassay) adopted in WAC
173-303-110(3). (NOTE: A fish bioassay at 1 mg/L corresponds with the
((proposed)) definition of EHW, which includes toxic categories X-B.
However, the fish bioassay is not reproducible at these low levels.) If
data from the test indicates that the waste is EHW, then the person will
assign the dangerous waste number WT01. Otherwise, the waste will be
designated DW, and the person will assign the dangerous waste number
WT02. A person with state-only solid waste may choose to test a waste
to determine if it is special waste. Testing levels for special waste
must be at 10 mg/L for the fish bioassay or 500 mg/L for the oral rat
bioassay. No further testing must be done except as provided in WAC 173-303-070 (4) and (5), or if the person chooses to test the waste in
accordance with WAC 173-303-100 (5)(c)(i) to determine if the waste is
not regulated as toxic dangerous waste.
(d) If the designation acquired from book designation and bioassay data do not agree, then bioassay data will be used to designate a waste. If a waste is designated as DW or EHW following the book designation procedure, a person may test the waste by means of the biological testing methods (bioassay) adopted under WAC 173-303-110(3), using either the static acute fish or the acute oral rat method, to demonstrate that the waste is not a dangerous waste or should be designated as DW and not EHW.
(e) A waste designated as DW by toxicity criteria must be assigned the dangerous waste number of WT02. A waste designated as EHW by toxicity criteria must be assigned the dangerous waste number of WT01.
(6) Persistence criteria. For the purposes of this section,
persistent constituents are chemical compounds which are either
halogenated ((hydrocarbons (HH))) organic compounds (HOC), or polycyclic
aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH), as defined under WAC 173-303-040. Except
as provided in WAC 173-303-070 (4) or (5), a person may determine the
identity and concentration of persistent constituents by either applying
knowledge of the waste or by testing the waste according to ((the
chemical testing methods for complying with the dangerous waste
regulation adopted under)) WAC 173-303-110 (3)(c) Chemical Testing
Methods for Designating Dangerous Waste, February 1998.
(a) Except as provided in WAC 173-303-070(4), if a person knows only some of the persistent constituents in the waste, or only some of the constituent concentrations, and if the waste is undesignated for those known constituents or concentrations, then the waste is not designated for persistence under this subsection.
(b) When a waste contains one or more halogenated ((hydrocarbons
(HH))) organic compounds (HOC) for which the concentrations are known,
the total halogenated ((hydrocarbon)) organic compound concentration must
be determined by summing the concentration percentages for all of the
halogenated ((hydrocarbons)) organic compounds for which the
((concentrations are)) concentration is known.
Example 2. A waste contains: Carbon tetrachloride - .009%; DDT -
.012%; 1,1,1 - trichloroethylene - .020%. The total halogenated
((hydrocarbon)) organic compound concentration would be:
Total ((HH)) HOC Concentration (%) = .009% + .012% + .020% = .041%
(c) A person whose waste contains polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) as defined in WAC 173-303-040, must determine the total PAH concentration by summing the concentration percentages of each of the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons for which they know the concentration.
Example 3. A person's waste contains: Chrysene - .08%; 3,4 - benzo(a)pyrene - 1.22%. The total polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon concentration would be:
Total PAH Concentration (%) = .08% + 1.22% = 1.30%
(d) A person whose waste contains halogenated ((hydrocarbons))
organic compounds and/or polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons must determine
its designation from the persistent dangerous waste table or persistent
dangerous waste criteria graph WAC 173-303-9907.
If your waste At a total concent- Then your waste's
contains. . . ration level of. . . designation, and
waste # are. . .
Halogenated 0.01% to 1.0% DW, WP02
((Hydrocarbons (HH))) greater than 1.0% EHW, WP01
Organic Compounds (HOC)
Polycyclic Aromatic greater than 1.0% EHW*, WP03
Hydrocarbons (PAH)
* No DW concentration level for PAH.
(7) Reserve.
[Statutory Authority: Chapters 70.105 and 70.105D RCW. 95-22-008 (Order
94-30), 173-303-100, filed 10/19/95, effective 11/19/95; 94-01-060
(Order 92-33), 173-303-100, filed 12/8/93, effective 1/8/94. Statutory
Authority: Chapter 70.105 RCW. 84-09-088 (Order DE 83-36), 173-303-100, filed 4/18/84. Statutory Authority: Chapter 70.105 RCW and RCW
70.95.260. 82-05-023 (Order DE 81-33), 173-303-100, filed 2/10/82.]
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending Order 94-30, filed 10/19/95, effective
11/19/95)
WAC 173-303-104 Generic dangerous waste numbers. (1) Purpose. This section sets forth the dangerous waste number for each of the dangerous waste criteria designations.
(2) Characteristics. A waste which exhibits any of the dangerous waste characteristics, WAC 173-303-090, must be assigned the dangerous waste number corresponding to the characteristic(s) exhibited by the waste.
(3) Criteria. The following table must be used for assigning
dangerous waste numbers to wastes designated by the dangerous waste
criteria at WAC 173-303-100.
Dangerous Dangerous Waste
Waste# Criteria and Designation
Toxic Dangerous Wastes
WT01------------------ EHW
WT02------------------ DW
Persistent Dangerous Wastes
Halogenated ((Hydrocarbons))
Organic Compounds
WP01------------------ EHW
WP02------------------ DW
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons
WP03------------------ EHW
[Statutory Authority: Chapters 70.105 and 70.105D RCW. 95-22-008 (Order
94-30), 173-303-104, filed 10/19/95, effective 11/19/95; 94-12-018
(Order 93-34), 173-303-104, filed 5/23/94, effective 6/23/94.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 70.105 RCW. 84-14-031 (Order DE 84-22),
173-303-104, filed 6/27/84. Statutory Authority: Chapter 70.105 RCW
and RCW 70.95.260. 82-05-023 (Order DE 81-33), 173-303-104, filed
2/10/82.]
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending Order 94-30, filed 10/19/95, effective
11/19/95)
WAC 173-303-110 Sampling and testing methods. (1) Purpose. This
section sets forth the testing methods to be used ((in the process of
designating a dangerous waste or of complying with the air emission
standards in WAC 173-303-690 and 173-303-691)) to comply with the
requirements of this chapter. Quality control procedures specified by
the testing method or an approved equivalent method must be followed for
the analytical result to be considered valid for designation. All
methods and publications listed in this section are incorporated by
reference.
(2) Representative samples.
(a) The methods and equipment used for obtaining representative samples of a waste will vary with the type and form of the waste. The department will consider samples collected using the sampling methods below or the most recent version of such methods for wastes with properties similar to the indicated materials, to be representative samples of the wastes:
(i) Crushed or powdered material - ASTM Standard D346-75;
(ii) Extremely viscous liquid - ASTM Standard D140-70;
(iii) Fly ash-like material - ASTM Standard D2234-86;
(iv) Soil-like material - ASTM Standard D1452-80 (Reapproved 1990);
(v) Soil or rock-like material - ASTM Standard D420-93;
(vi) Containerized liquid wastes - "COLIWASA" described in ((Test
Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, Physical/Chemical Methods,)) SW-846,
((revised July 1982, as amended by Update 1 (April 1984) and Update 2
(April 1985))) as incorporated by reference at WAC 173-303-110 (3)(a);
and,
(vii) Liquid waste in pits, ponds, lagoons, and similar reservoirs
- "Pond Sampler" described in ((Test Methods for the Evaluation of Solid
Waste, Physical/Chemical Methods,)) SW-846, ((revised July 1982, as
amended by Update 1 (April 1984) and Update 2 (April 1985))) as
incorporated by reference at WAC 173-303-110 (3)(a).
(b) Copies of these representative sampling methods are available
from the department except for the ASTM standards which can be obtained
by writing to:
ASTM
1916 Race Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103.
(3) Test procedures. Copies of the test procedures listed in this
subsection can be obtained by writing to the appropriate address below:
For copies of Department of Ecology test methods:
Attn: Test Procedures
Hazardous Waste Section
Department of Ecology
PO Box 47600
Olympia, Washington 98504-7600
For copies of SW 846, including updates, and 40 CFR Part 261:
Superintendent of Documents
U.S. Government Printing Office
Washington, D.C. 20402
(202) 512-1800
For copies of ASTM methods:
ASTM
1916 Race Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
For copies of APTI methods:
APTI
National Technical Information Service
5285 Port Royal Road
Springfield, VA 22161
The document titles and included test procedures are as follows:
(a) ((Chemical Testing Methods for Complying with the state of
Washington Dangerous Waste Regulation, March 1982, revised July 1983,
March 1984, and May 1993 describing methods for testing:
(i) Ignitability;
(ii) Corrosivity, including the addendum, Test Method for
Determining pH of Solutions in Contact with Solids, March 1984;
(iii) Reactivity;
(iv) Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure;
(v) Halogenated hydrocarbons; and
(vi) Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons;)) Test Methods for Evaluating
Solid Waste, Physical/Chemical Methods, EPA Publication, SW-846 (Third
Edition (November 1986) as amended by Updates I (July 1992), II
(September 1994), IIA (August 1993), IIB (January 1995), and III
(December 1996)). The Third Edition of SW-846 and its Updates (document
number 955-001-00000-1) are available from the Superintendent of
Documents;
(b) Biological Testing Methods, Department of Ecology Publication #80-12, the latest revision, describing procedures for:
(i) Static acute fish toxicity test; and
(ii) Acute oral rat toxicity test;
(c) ((Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, Physical/Chemical
Methods, SW-846 (Third Edition, November, 1986 as amended by Updates I
(July, 1992), II (September, 1994), IIA (August, 1993), IIB (January,
1995), and III) is adopted by reference. This includes, among others:
(i) Method 9095 (Paint Filter Liquids Test), demonstrating the
absence or presence of free liquids in either a containerized or bulk
waste.
(ii) Reserved.)) Chemical Testing Methods for Designating Dangerous
Waste, Department of Ecology Publication #97-407, February 1998
describing methods for testing:
(i) Ignitability;
(ii) Corrosivity;
(iii) Reactivity;
(iv) Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure;
(v) Halogenated organic compounds; and
(vi) Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.
(d) ((40 CFR Part 261 Appendix X is adopted by reference for the
purpose of analysis for chlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and
dibenzofurans;)) Reserve;
(e)(i) The determination of Polychlorinated Biphenyls in Transformer Fluids and Waste Oils, EPA-600/4-81-045; and
(ii) Analysis of Polychlorinated Biphenyls in Mineral Insulating Oils by Gas Chromatography, ASTM Standard D 4059-86.
(f) 40 CFR Part 261 Appendix III Chemical Analysis Test Methods,
((which lists sampling and analysis methods contained)) which refers to
appropriate analytical procedures to determine whether a sample contains
a given toxic constituent in Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste,
Physical/Chemical Methods, EPA Publication SW-846, and 40 CFR Part 261
Appendix II, which refers to Method 1311 Toxicity Characteristic Leaching
Procedure ((are adopted by reference)).
(g) The following publications for air emission standards ((are
incorporated by reference)).
(i) ASTM Standard Method for Analysis of Reformed Gas by Gas Chromatography, ASTM Standard D 1946-82.
(ii) ASTM Standard Test Method for Heat of Combustion of Hydrocarbon Fuels by Bomb Calorimeter (High-Precision Method), ASTM Standard D 2382-83.
(iii) ASTM Standard Practices for General Techniques of Ultraviolet-Visible Quantitative Analysis, ASTM Standard E 169-87.
(iv) ASTM Standard Practices for General Techniques of Infrared Quantitative Analysis, ASTM Standard E 168-88.
(v) ASTM Standard Practice for Packed Column Gas Chromatography, ASTM Standard E 260-85.
(vi) ASTM Standard Test Method for Aromatics in Light Naphthas and Aviation Gasolines by Gas Chromatography, ASTM Standard D 2267-88.
(vii) ASTM Standard Test Method for Vapor Pressure- Temperature Relationship and Initial Decomposition Temperature of Liquids by Isoteriscope, ASTM Standard D 2879-86.
(viii) APTI Course 415: Control of Gaseous Emissions, EPA Publication EPA-450/2-81-005, December 1981.
(h) The following publications:
(i) "Flammable and Combustible Liquids Code" (1977 or 1981), available from the National Fire Protection Association, 470 Atlantic Avenue, Boston, MA 02210.
(ii) U.S. EPA, "Screening Procedures for Estimating the Air Quality Impact of Stationary Sources, Revised," October 1992, EPA Publication No. EPA-450/R-92-019, Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC.
(iii) "ASTM Standard Test Methods for Preparing Refuse-Derived Fuel (RDF) Samples for Analyses of Metals," ASTM Standard E926-88, Test Method C-Bomb, Acid Digestion Method, available from American Society for Testing Materials, 1916 Race Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103.
(4) Substantial changes to the testing methods described above will be made only after the department has provided adequate opportunity for public review and comment on the proposed changes. The department may, at its discretion, schedule a public hearing on the proposed changes.
(5) Equivalent testing methods. Any person may request the
department to approve an equivalent testing method by submitting a
petition, prepared in accordance with WAC 173-303-910(2), to the
department.
[Statutory Authority: Chapters 70.105 and 70.105D RCW. 95-22-008 (Order
94-30), 173-303-110, filed 10/19/95, effective 11/19/95; 94-01-060
(Order 92-33), 173-303-110, filed 12/8/93, effective 1/8/94. Statutory
Authority: Chapters 70.105 and 70.105D RCW, 40 CFR Part 271.3 and RCRA
3006 (42 U.S.C. 3251). 91-07-005 (Order 90-42), 173-303-110, filed
3/7/91, effective 4/7/91. Statutory Authority: Chapter 70.105 RCW. 89-02-059 (Order 88-24), 173-303-110, filed 1/4/89; 86-12-057 (Order DE-85-10), 173-303-110, filed 6/3/86; 84-14-031 (Order DE 84-22), 173-303-110, filed 6/27/84. Statutory Authority: Chapter 70.105 RCW and RCW
70.95.260. 82-05-023 (Order DE 81-33), 173-303-110, filed 2/10/82.]
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending Order 94-30, filed 10/19/95, effective
11/19/95)
WAC 173-303-120 Recycled, reclaimed, and recovered wastes. (1) This section describes the requirements for persons who recycle materials that are solid wastes and dangerous. Except as provided in subsections (2) and (3) of this section, dangerous wastes that are recycled are subject to the requirements for generators, transporters, and storage facilities of subsection (4) of this section. Dangerous wastes that are recycled will be known as "recyclable materials."
(2)(a) The following recyclable materials are solid wastes and sometimes are dangerous wastes. However, they are subject only to the requirements of (b) of this subsection, WAC 173-303-050, 173-303-145 and 173-303-960:
(i) Industrial ethyl alcohol that is reclaimed;
(ii) ((Used batteries (or used battery cells) returned to a battery
manufacturer for regeneration;)) Reserve;
(iii) Used oil that exhibits one or more of the characteristics or criteria of dangerous waste and is recycled in some manner other than:
(A) Being burned for energy recovery; or
(B) Being used in a manner constituting disposal;
(iv) Scrap metal;
(v) Fuels produced from the refining of oil-bearing dangerous wastes along with normal process streams at a petroleum refining facility if such wastes result from normal petroleum refining, production, and transportation practices (this exemption does not apply to fuels produced from oil recovered from oil-bearing dangerous wastes where such recovered oil is already excluded under WAC 173-303-071 (3)(cc));
(vi) ((Oil reclaimed from dangerous waste resulting from normal
petroleum refining, production, and transportation practices, which oil
is to be refined along with normal process streams at a petroleum
refining facility;)) Reserve;
(vii) Coke and coal tar from the iron and steel industry that contains dangerous waste from the iron and steel production process;
(viii)(A) Dangerous waste fuel produced from oil-bearing dangerous wastes from petroleum refining, production, or transportation practices, or produced from oil reclaimed from such dangerous wastes, where such dangerous wastes are reintroduced into a process that does not use distillation or does not produce products from crude oil so long as the resulting fuel meets the used oil specification under WAC 173-303-515 (1)(d) and so long as no other dangerous wastes are used to produce the dangerous waste fuel;
(B) Dangerous waste fuel produced from oil-bearing dangerous waste from petroleum refining production, and transportation practices, where such dangerous wastes are reintroduced into a refining process after a point at which contaminants are removed, so long as the fuel meets the used oil fuel specification under WAC 173-303-515 (1)(d); and
(C) Oil reclaimed from oil-bearing dangerous wastes from petroleum
refining, production, and transportation practices, which reclaimed oil
is burned as a fuel without reintroduction to a refining process, so long
as the reclaimed oil meets the used oil fuel specification under WAC 173-303-515 (1)(((e))) (d); and
(ix) Petroleum coke produced from petroleum refinery dangerous
wastes containing oil ((at the same facility at which such wastes were
generated)) by the same person who generated the waste, unless the
resulting coke product exhibits one or more of the characteristics of
dangerous waste in WAC 173-303-090.
(b) Any recyclable material listed in (a) of this subsection will be subject to the applicable requirements listed in subsection (4) of this section if the department determines, on a case-by-case basis, that:
(i) It is being accumulated, used, reused, or handled in a manner that poses a threat to public health or the environment; or
(ii) Due to the dangerous constituent(s) in it, any use or reuse would pose a threat to public health or the environment. Such recyclable material will be listed in WAC 173-303-016(6).
(3) The following recyclable materials are not subject to the requirements of this section but are subject to the requirements of WAC 173-303-070 through 173-303-110, 173-303-160, 173-303-500 through 173-303-525, and all applicable provisions of WAC 173-303-800 through 173-303-840:
(a) Recycling requirements for state-only dangerous wastes (see WAC 173-303-500);
(b) Recyclable materials used in a manner constituting disposal (see WAC 173-303-505);
(c) Spent CFC or HCFC refrigerants that are recycled on-site or sent to be reclaimed off-site (see WAC 173-303-506);
(d) Dangerous wastes burned for energy recovery in boilers and industrial furnaces that are not regulated under Subpart O of 40 CFR Part 265 or WAC 173-303-670 (see WAC 173-303-510);
(e) Used oil that is burned for energy recovery in boilers and industrial furnaces that are not regulated under Subpart O of 40 CFR Part 265 or WAC 173-303-670, if such used oil:
(i) Exhibits one or more of the characteristics of a dangerous waste; or
(ii) Is designated as DW solely through WAC 173-303-100; or
(iii) Is designated solely as W001, (see WAC 173-303-515);
(f) Spent lead-acid batteries that are being reclaimed (see WAC 173-303-520);
(g) Recyclable materials from which precious metals are reclaimed (see WAC 173-303-525);
(h) Spent antifreeze that is recycled on-site or sent to be recycled off-site (see WAC 173-303-522).
(4) Those recycling processes not specifically discussed in subsections (2) and (3) of this section are generally subject to regulation only up to and including storage prior to recycling. For the purpose of this section, recyclable materials received from off-site will be considered stored unless they are moved into an active recycling process within twenty-four hours after being received. An active recycling process refers to a dynamic recycling operation that occurs within a recycling unit such as a distillation or centrifuge unit. The phrase does not refer to passive storage-like activities that occur, for example, when tanks or containers are used for phase separation or for settling impurities. Passive storage-like activities are not eligible for the recycling exemption under this subsection.
The recycling process itself is generally exempt from permitting unless the department determines, on a case-by-case basis, that the recycling process poses a threat to public health or the environment.
Unless specified otherwise in subsections (2) and (3) of this section:
(a) Generators of recyclable materials are subject to all applicable requirements of this chapter including, but not limited to, WAC 173-303-170 through 173-303-230;
(b) Transporters of recyclable materials are subject to all applicable requirements of this chapter including, but not limited to, WAC 173-303-240 through 173-303-270;
(c) Owners or operators of facilities that receive recyclable materials from off-site and recycle these recyclable materials without storing them before they are recycled are subject to the following requirements:
(i) WAC 173-303-060,
(ii) WAC 173-303-120 (4)(e),
(iii) WAC 173-303-283 through 173-303-290,
(iv) WAC 173-303-310 through 173-303-395,
(v) WAC 173-303-630 (2) through (10), and
(vi) WAC 173-303-640 (2) through (10), except 173-303-640 (8)(c) and the second sentence of WAC 173-303-640 (8)(a) (i.e., a recycler, unless otherwise required to do so, does not have to prepare a closure plan, a cost estimate for closure, or provide financial responsibility for his tank system to satisfy the requirements of this section). In lieu of the dates in WAC 173-303-640 (2) and (4), for existing tank systems regulated under this subsection, owners and operators must complete the assessment of the tank system's integrity by June 1, 1992, and must meet the secondary containment requirements of WAC 173-303-640(4) by January 12, 1993;
(vii) The owner or operator must obtain data, by screening-type analysis if necessary, confirming the designation of each waste stream, such that each dangerous waste received can be effectively recycled without jeopardizing human health or the environment. The owner or operator must verify the waste designation periodically, so that it is accurate and current, but at least once every six months or on a batch basis if shipments of a specific waste stream are less frequent. Copies of all analyses and data must be retained for at least five years and made available to the department upon request.
(d) Owners or operators of facilities that store recyclable materials before they are recycled are subject to the following requirements including, but not limited to:
(i) For all recyclers, the applicable provisions of:
(A) WAC 173-303-280 through 173-303-395,
(B) WAC 173-303-800 through 173-303-840,
(C) WAC 173-303-140 (2)(a),
(D) WAC 173-303-120 (4)(e);
(ii) For recyclers with interim status permits, the applicable storage provisions of WAC 173-303-400 including Subparts F through L of 40 CFR Part 265;
(iii) For recyclers with final facility permits, the applicable storage provisions of:
(A) WAC 173-303-600 through 173-303-650, and
(B) WAC 173-303-660.
(e) Owners and operators of facilities subject to dangerous waste permitting requirements with dangerous waste management units that recycle hazardous wastes are subject to the requirements of WAC 173-303-690 and 173-303-691 (Air emission standards for process vents and equipment leaks) for final status facilities, and 40 CFR Part 265 Subparts AA and BB, incorporated by reference at WAC 173-303-400(3) for interim status facilities.
(5) Use of the used oil recycling statute, chapter 70.95I RCW. This
subsection applies to persons who use or manage used oil as defined under
chapter 70.95I RCW and its implementing regulations, as amended. The
department requires persons who use or manage used oils to do so in
accordance with chapter 70.95I RCW and its implementing regulations, as
amended.
[Statutory Authority: Chapters 70.105 and 70.105D RCW. 95-22-008 (Order
94-30), 173-303-120, filed 10/19/95, effective 11/19/95; 94-01-060
(Order 92-33), 173-303-120, filed 12/8/93, effective 1/8/94. Statutory
Authority: Chapter 70.105 RCW. 93-02-050 (Order 92-32), 173-303-120,
filed 1/5/93, effective 2/5/93. Statutory Authority: Chapters 70.105
and 70.105D RCW, 40 CFR Part 271.3 and RCRA 3006 (42 U.S.C. 3251). 91-07-005 (Order 90-42), 173-303-120, filed 3/7/91, effective 4/7/91.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 70.105 RCW. 88-18-083 (Order 88-29),
173-303-120, filed 9/6/88; 88-07-039 (Order 87-37), 173-303-120, filed
3/11/88; 87-14-029 (Order DE-87-4), 173-303-120, filed 6/26/87; 86-12-057 (Order DE-85-10), 173-303-120, filed 6/3/86; 84-14-031 (Order DE
84-22), 173-303-120, filed 6/27/84. Statutory Authority: Chapter
70.105 RCW and RCW 70.95.260. 82-05-023 (Order DE 81-33), 173-303-120,
filed 2/10/82.]
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending Order 94-30, filed 10/19/95, effective
11/19/95)
WAC 173-303-140 Land disposal restrictions. (1) Purpose.
(a) The purpose of this section is to encourage the best management practices for dangerous wastes according to the priorities of RCW 70.105.150 which are, in order of priority:
(i) Reduction;
(ii) Recycling;
(iii) Physical, chemical, and biological treatment;
(iv) Incineration;
(v) Stabilization and solidification; and
(vi) Landfill.
(b) This section identifies dangerous wastes that are restricted from land disposal, describes requirements for restricted wastes, and defines the circumstances under which a prohibited waste may continue to be land disposed.
(c) For the purposes of this section, the term "landfill," as stated in the priorities of RCW 70.105.150, will be the same as the term "land disposal." Land disposal will be used in this section to identify the lowest waste management priority.
(2) Applicability.
The land disposal restrictions of this section apply to any person who owns or operates a dangerous waste treatment, storage, or disposal facility in Washington state and to any person who generates or transports dangerous waste.
(a) Land disposal restrictions for wastes designated in accordance
with WAC 173-303-070 (3)(a)(i), (ii), and (iii) are the restrictions set
forth by the Environmental Protection Agency in 40 CFR Part 268 which are
incorporated by reference into this regulation and the restrictions set
forth in subsections (3) through (7) of this section. The words
"regional administrator" (in 40 CFR) will mean the "department((.))",
except for 40 CFR Parts 268.5 and 268.6; 268 Subpart B; and 268.42(b).
The authority for implementing these excluded CFR sections remains with
the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The exemption and exception
provisions of subsections (3) through (7) of this section are not
applicable to the federal land disposal restrictions.
(b) Land disposal restrictions for state-only dangerous waste are the restrictions set forth in subsections (3) through (7) of this section.
(3) Definitions.
When used in this section the following terms have the meaning provided in this subsection. All other terms have the meanings given under WAC 173-303-040.
(a) "Dangerous waste constituents" means those constituents listed in WAC 173-303-9905 and any other constituents which have caused a waste to be a dangerous waste under this chapter.
(b) "Land disposal" means placement in a facility or on the land with the intent of leaving the dangerous waste at closure, and includes, but is not limited to, placement for disposal purposes in a: Landfill; surface impoundment; waste pile; injection well; land treatment facility; salt dome or salt bed formation; underground cave or mine; concrete vault or bunker.
(c) "Organic/carbonaceous waste" means a dangerous waste that contains combined concentrations of greater than ten percent organic/carbonaceous constituents in the waste; organic/carbonaceous constituents are those substances that contain carbon-hydrogen, carbon-halogen, or carbon-carbon chemical bonding.
(d) "Solid acid waste" means a dangerous waste that exhibits the
characteristic of low pH under the corrosivity test((s)) of ((either))
WAC 173-303-090 (6)(a)(((ii) or)) (iii).
(e) "Stabilization" and "solidification" mean a technique that limits the solubility and mobility of dangerous waste constituents. Solidification immobilizes a waste through physical means and stabilization immobilizes the waste by bonding or chemically reacting with the stabilizing material.
(4) Land disposal restrictions and prohibitions. The land disposal requirements of this subsection apply to land disposal in Washington state.
(a) Disposal of extremely hazardous waste (EHW). No person may land dispose of EHW, except as provided in subsection (5) of this section, at any land disposal facility in the state. No person may land dispose of EHW at the facility established under RCW 70.105.050, except as provided by subsections (5), (6), and (7) of this section. A person is encouraged to reclaim, recycle, recover, treat, detoxify, neutralize, or otherwise process EHW to remove or reduce its harmful properties or characteristics, provided that such processing is performed in accordance with the requirements of this chapter.
(b) Disposal of liquid waste. Special requirements for bulk and containerized liquids.
(i) Effective May 8, 1985, the placement of bulk or noncontainerized liquid hazardous waste or hazardous waste containing free liquids (whether or not sorbents have been added) in any landfill is prohibited. (40 CFR 264.314(a) which applies prior to May 8, 1985, is incorporated by reference.)
(ii) Containers holding free liquids must not be placed in a landfill unless:
(A) All free-standing liquid:
(I) Has been removed by decanting, or other methods; or
(II) Has been mixed with sorbent or stabilized (solidified) so that free-standing liquid is no longer observed; or
(III) Has been otherwise eliminated; or
(B) The container is very small, such as an ampule; or
(C) The container is designed to hold free liquids for use other than storage, such as a battery or capacitor; or
(D) The container is a labpack and is disposed of in accordance with WAC 173-303-161 and this chapter.
(iii) To demonstrate the absence or presence of free liquids in
either a containerized or a bulk waste, the following tests must be used:
Method 9095 (Paint Filter Liquids Test) as described in "Test Methods for
Evaluating Solid Wastes, Physical/Chemical Methods((.))" ((())EPA
Publication ((No.)) SW-846((.))) as incorporated by reference in WAC 173-303-110 (3)(a).
(iv) Sorbents used to treat free liquids to be disposed of in landfills must be nonbiodegradable. Nonbiodegradable sorbents are: Materials listed or described in (b)(iv)(A) of this subsection; materials that pass one of the tests in (b)(iv)(B) of this subsection; or materials that are determined by the department to be nonbiodegradable through WAC 173-303-910.
(A) Nonbiodegradable sorbents.
(I) Inorganic minerals, other inorganic materials, and elemental carbon (e.g., aluminosilicates, clays, smectites, Fuller's earth, bentonite, calcium bentonite, montmorillonite, calcined montmorillonite, kaolinite, micas (illite), vermiculites, zeolites; calcium carbonate (organic free limestone); oxides/hydroxides, alumina, lime, silica (sand), diatomaceous earth; perlite (volcanic glass); expanded volcanic rock; volcanic ash; cement kiln dust; fly ash; rice hull ash; activated charcoal/activated carbon); or
(II) High molecular weight synthetic polymers (e.g., polyethylene, high density polyethylene (HDPE), polypropylene, polystyrene, polyurethane, polyacrylate, polynorborene, polyisobutylene, ground synthetic rubber, cross-linked allylstyrene and tertiary butyl copolymers). This does not include polymers derived from biological material or polymers specifically designed to be degradable; or
(III) Mixtures of these nonbiodegradable materials.
(B) Tests for nonbiodegradable sorbents.
(I) The sorbent material is determined to be nonbiodegradable under ASTM Method G21-70 (1984a)-Standard Practice for Determining Resistance of Synthetic Polymer Materials to Fungi; or
(II) The sorbent material is determined to be nonbiodegradable under ASTM Method G22-76 (1984b)-Standard Practice for Determining Resistance of Plastics to Bacteria; or
(III) The sorbent material is determined to be nonbiodegradable under OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development) test 301B: [CO2 Evolution (Modified Sturm Test)].
(v) Effective November 8, 1985, the placement of any liquid which is not a hazardous waste in a landfill is prohibited unless the owner or operator of such landfill demonstrates to the department, or the department determines, that:
(A) The only reasonably available alternative to the placement in such landfill is placement in a landfill or unlined surface impoundment, whether or not permitted or operating under interim status, which contains, or may reasonably be anticipated to contain, hazardous waste; and
(B) Placement in such owner or operator's landfill will not present a risk of contamination of any underground source of drinking water (as that term is defined in 40 CFR Section 144.3.)
(c) Disposal of solid acid waste. No person may land dispose solid acid waste, except as provided in subsections (5), (6), or (7) of this section. A person is encouraged to reclaim, recycle, recover, treat, detoxify, neutralize, or otherwise process these wastes to remove or reduce their harmful properties or characteristics, provided that such processing is performed in accordance with the requirements of this chapter.
(d) Disposal of organic/carbonaceous waste.
(i) No person may land dispose organic/carbonaceous waste, except as provided in subsections (5), (6), or (7) of this section. A person is encouraged to reclaim, recycle, recover, treat, detoxify, or otherwise process these wastes to remove or reduce their harmful properties or characteristics, provided that such processing is performed in accordance with the requirements of this chapter. Organic/carbonaceous wastes must be incinerated as a minimum management method according to the dangerous waste management priorities as defined in subsection (1)(a) of this section.
(ii) This prohibition against the land disposal of organic/carbonaceous waste does not apply to black mud generated from the caustic leach recovery of cryolite at primary aluminum smelting plants.
(iii) This prohibition against the land disposal of organic/carbonaceous waste does not apply to any person who certifies to the department that recycling, treatment and incineration facilities are not available within a radius of one thousand miles from Washington state's borders. Such certification must be sent to the department by certified mail and must include: The name, address and telephone number of the person certifying; a brief description of the organic/carbonaceous waste covered by the certification; a discussion of the efforts undertaken to identify available recycling, treatment and incineration facilities; and the signature of the person responsible for the certification and development of information used to support the certification. Records and information supporting the certification must be retained by the certifying person and must be made available to the department upon request.
A certification that has been properly submitted to the department will remain valid until the department determines that a recycling, treatment or incineration facility is available within a radius of one thousand miles from Washington state's borders and the person who submitted the certification is unable to demonstrate otherwise. A recycling, treatment or incineration facility will be considered by the department to be available if such facility: Is operating, and; can safely and legally recycle, treat or incinerate the organic/carbonaceous waste, and; has sufficient capacity to receive and handle significant amounts of the waste, and; agrees to accept the waste.
(5) Treatment in land disposal facilities. The land disposal restrictions in subsection (4) of this section do not apply to persons treating dangerous wastes in surface impoundments, waste piles, or land treatment facilities provided that such treatment is performed in accordance with the requirements of this subsection and this chapter.
(a) Surface impoundment treatment.
Liquid waste, extremely hazardous waste (EHW), solid acid waste, and organic/carbonaceous waste may be placed in surface impoundments for purposes of treatment provided the owner/operator can demonstrate that effective treatment of the dangerous waste constituents will occur and at closure the owner/operator complies with the prohibitions and restrictions of subsection (4) of this section.
(b) Waste pile treatment.
Liquid waste, extremely hazardous waste (EHW), solid acid waste, and organic/carbonaceous waste may be placed in waste piles for purposes of treatment provided the owner/operator can demonstrate that effective treatment of dangerous waste constituents will occur and that at closure the owner/operator will be in compliance with the prohibitions and restrictions of subsection (4) of this section.
(c) Land treatment.
Liquid waste, extremely hazardous waste (EHW), and organic/carbonaceous waste may be land treated provided that the owner/operator can demonstrate that effective treatment of dangerous waste constituents will occur, and at the end of the post-closure care period the owner/operator will be in compliance with subsection (4) of this section.
(6) Case-by-case exemptions to a land disposal prohibition. Any person may petition the department for an exemption from a prohibition in subsection (4) of this section for the land disposal of a dangerous waste. The procedures to submit a petition to the department are specified in WAC 173-303-910(6). The department may deny any petition if it determines that there is a potential for dangerous waste constituents to migrate from the land disposal facility where the waste is to be placed. The department will deny any petition when exemption would result in a substantial or imminent threat to public health or the environment. The department will deny any petition when exemption would result in a violation of applicable state laws.
The department may grant an exemption from the prohibitions and restrictions of subsection (4) of this section based on the demonstrations specified in (a), (b) or (c) of this subsection.
(a) Land disposal exemption for treatment residuals. Any person may request an exemption from a land disposal prohibition in subsection (4) of this section for treatment residuals by demonstrating to the department that:
(i) The person has applied the best achievable management method to the original waste; and
(ii) Application of additional management methods to the treatment residuals would prevent the person from utilizing the best achievable management methods for the original dangerous waste; and
(iii) The land disposal of the treatment residuals does not pose a greater risk to the public health and the environment than land disposal of the original dangerous waste would pose.
(b) Economic hardship exemption. Any person may request an exemption from a prohibition in subsection (4) of this section for the land disposal of a dangerous waste by demonstrating to the department that alternative management of the dangerous waste will impose an unreasonable economic burden in relation to the threat of harm to public health and the environment. It will be solely within the discretion of the department to approve or deny the requests for exemptions based on economic hardship.
(c) Organic/carbonaceous waste exemption. Any person may request an exemption from the requirements in subsection (4) of this section by demonstrating to the department that:
(i) Alternative management methods for organic/carbonaceous waste are less protective of public health and the environment than stabilization or landfilling; or
(ii)(A) The organic/carbonaceous waste has a heat content less than 3,000 BTU/LB or contains greater than sixty-five percent water or other noncombustible moisture; and
(B) Incineration is the only management method available within a radius of one thousand miles from Washington state's border (i.e., recycling or treatment are not available).
(7) Emergency cleanup provision. The department may, on a case-by-case basis, grant an exception to the land disposal restrictions in
subsection (4) of this section for an emergency cleanup where an imminent
threat to public health and the environment exists. Any exception will
require compliance with applicable state law and will require (consistent
with the nature of the emergency and imminent threat) application of the
waste management priorities of RCW 70.105.150.
[Statutory Authority: Chapters 70.105 and 70.105D RCW. 95-22-008 (Order
94-30), 173-303-140, filed 10/19/95, effective 11/19/95; 94-01-060
(Order 92-33), 173-303-140, filed 12/8/93, effective 1/8/94. Statutory
Authority: Chapter 70.105 RCW. 88-02-057 (Order DE 83-36), 173-303-140, filed 1/5/88, effective 2/5/88; 84-09-088 (Order DE 83-36), 173-303-140, filed 4/18/84. Statutory Authority: Chapter 70.105 RCW and RCW
70.95.260. 82-05-023 (Order DE 81-33), 173-303-140, filed 2/10/82.]
Reviser's note: The brackets and enclosed material in the text of
the above section occurred in the copy filed by the agency and appear in
the Register pursuant to the requirements of RCW 34.08.040.
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending Order 94-30, filed 10/19/95, effective
11/19/95)
WAC 173-303-145 Spills and discharges into the environment. (1) Purpose and applicability. This section sets forth the requirements for any person responsible for a spill or discharge of a dangerous waste or hazardous substance into the environment, except when such release is otherwise permitted under state or federal law. For the purposes of complying with this section, a transporter who spills or discharges dangerous waste or hazardous substances during transportation will be considered the responsible person. This section applies when any dangerous waste or hazardous substance is intentionally or accidentally spilled or discharged into the environment (unless otherwise permitted) such that human health or the environment is threatened, regardless of the quantity of dangerous waste or hazardous substance.
(2) Notification. Any person who is responsible for a spill or nonpermitted discharge must immediately notify the individuals and authorities described for the following situations:
(a) For spills or discharges onto the ground or into groundwater or surface water, notify all local authorities in accordance with the local emergency plan. If necessary, check with the local emergency service coordinator and the fire department to determine all notification responsibilities under the local emergency plan. Also, notify the appropriate regional office of the department of ecology;
(b) For spills or discharges which result in emissions to the air, notify all local authorities in accordance with the local emergency plan. If necessary, check with the local emergency service coordinator and the fire department to determine all notification responsibilities under the local emergency plan. Also, in western Washington notify the local air pollution control authority, or in eastern Washington notify the appropriate regional office of the department of ecology.
(3) Mitigation and control. The person responsible for a spill or nonpermitted discharge must take appropriate immediate action to protect human health and the environment (e.g., diking to prevent contamination of state waters, shutting of open valves).
(a) In addition, the person responsible for a spill or discharge must:
(i) Clean up all released dangerous wastes or hazardous substances, or take such actions as may be required or approved by federal, state, or local officials acting within the scope of their official responsibilities. This may include complete or partial removal of released dangerous wastes or hazardous substances as may be justified by the nature of the released dangerous wastes or hazardous substances, the human and environmental circumstances of the incident, and protection required by the Water Pollution Control Act, chapter 90.48 RCW;
(ii) Designate and treat, store or dispose of all soils, waters, or other materials contaminated by the spill or discharge in accordance with this chapter 173-303 WAC. The department may require testing in order to determine the amount or extent of contaminated materials, and the appropriate designation, treatment, storage, or disposal for any materials resulting from clean-up; and
(iii) If the property on which the spill or discharge occurred is not owned or controlled by the person responsible for the incident, restore the area impacted by the spill or discharge, and replenish resources (e.g., fish, plants) in a manner acceptable to the department.
(b)(i) Where immediate removal ((or)), temporary storage, or
treatment of spilled or discharged dangerous wastes or hazardous
substances is necessary to protect human health or the environment, the
department may direct ((that)) persons to:
((Removal be accomplished)) (A) Remove it without a manifest, by
transporters who do not have EPA/state identification numbers;
(B) Temporarily store it at sites that are protective of human health and the environment and are secure from access by the public; and/or
(C) Treat it to reduce or control the hazards, under WAC 173-303-170.
(ii) When the department seeks to direct persons who are not responsible for a spill or discharge to carry out actions pursuant to this section, it will obtain their concurrence. It is the intent of the department that persons who provide these services may be deemed "good samaritans" under the provisions of chapter 70.136 RCW.
(4) Nothing in WAC 173-303-145 eliminates any obligations to comply
with reporting requirements which may exist in a permit or under other
state or federal regulations.
[Statutory Authority: Chapters 70.105 and 70.105D RCW. 95-22-008 (Order
94-30), 173-303-145, filed 10/19/95, effective 11/19/95; 92-15-036
(Order 91-44), 173-303-145, filed 7/8/92, effective 8/8/92. Statutory
Authority: Chapters 70.105 and 70.105D RCW, 40 CFR Part 271.3 and RCRA
3006 (42 U.S.C. 3251). 91-07-005 (Order 90-42), 173-303-145, filed
3/7/91, effective 4/7/91. Statutory Authority: Chapter 70.105 RCW. 84-09-088 (Order DE 83-36), 173-303-145, filed 4/18/84. Statutory
Authority: Chapter 70.105 RCW and RCW 70.95.260. 82-05-023 (Order DE
81-33), 173-303-145, filed 2/10/82.]
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending Order 94-30, filed 10/19/95, effective
11/19/95)
WAC 173-303-160 Containers. (1) Waste quantity. Containers and inner liners will not be considered as a part of the waste when measuring or calculating the quantity of a dangerous waste. Only the weight of the residues in nonempty or nonrinsed containers or inner liners will be considered when determining waste quantities.
(2) A container or inner liner is "empty" when:
(a) All wastes in it have been taken out that can be removed using practices commonly employed to remove materials from that type of container or inner liner (e.g., pouring, pumping, aspirating, etc.) and, no more than one inch of waste remains at the bottom of the container or inner liner, or the volume of waste remaining in the container or inner liner is equal to three percent or less of the container's total capacity, or, if the container's total capacity is greater than one hundred ten gallons, the volume of waste remaining in the container or inner liner is no more than 0.3 percent of the container's total capacity. A container which held compressed gas is empty when the pressure inside the container equals or nearly equals atmospheric pressure; and
(b) If the container or inner liner held acutely hazardous waste, as defined in WAC 173-303-040, toxic EHW as defined in WAC 173-303-100 or pesticides bearing the danger or warning label, the container or inner liner has been rinsed at least three times with an appropriate cleaner or solvent. The volume of cleaner or solvent used for each rinsing must be ten percent or more of the container's or inner liner's capacity or of sufficient quantity to thoroughly decontaminate the container. In lieu of rinsing for containers that might be damaged or made unusable by rinsing with liquids (e.g., fiber or cardboard containers without inner liners), an empty container may be vacuum cleaned, struck, with the open end of the container up, three times (e.g., on the ground, with a hammer or hand) to remove or loosen particles from the inner walls and corners, and vacuum cleaned again. Equipment used for the vacuum cleaning of residues from containers or inner liners must be decontaminated before discarding, in accordance with procedures approved by the department. A container or inner liner is also considered "empty" if the container or inner liner has been cleaned by another method that has been shown in the scientific literature, or by tests conducted by the generator, to achieve equivalent removal.
Any rinsate or vacuumed residue which results from the cleaning of containers or inner liners must, whenever possible, be reused in a manner consistent with the original intended purpose of the substance in the container or inner liner. In the case of a farmer, if the rinsate is a pesticide residue then the rinsate must be managed or reused in a manner consistent with the instructions on the pesticide label, provided that when the label instructions specify disposal or burial, such disposal or burial must be on the farmer's own (including rented, leased or tenanted) property. Otherwise, the rinsate must be checked against the designation requirements (WAC 173-303-070 through 173-303-100) and, if designated, managed according to the requirements of this chapter.
(c) In the case of a container, the inner liner, that prevented the container from contact with the commercial chemical product or manufacturing chemical, has been removed.
(3)(a) Any residues remaining in containers or inner liners that are "empty" as described in subsection (2) of this section will not be subject to the requirements of this chapter, and will not be considered as accumulated wastes for the purposes of calculating waste quantities.
(b) Any dangerous waste in either: A container that is not empty, or an inner liner removed from a container that is not empty (as defined in subsection (2) of this section) is subject to the requirements of this chapter.
(4) A person who cannot meet the provisions in (2)(b) of this
section may petition the department to approve alternative container
rinsing processes in accordance with WAC 173-303-910(1).
[Statutory Authority: Chapters 70.105 and 70.105D RCW. 95-22-008 (Order
94-30), 173-303-160, filed 10/19/95, effective 11/19/95; 94-01-060
(Order 92-33), 173-303-160, filed 12/8/93, effective 1/8/94. Statutory
Authority: Chapters 70.105 and 70.105D RCW, 40 CFR Part 271.3 and RCRA
3006 (42 U.S.C. 3251). 91-07-005 (Order 90-42), 173-303-160, filed
3/7/91, effective 4/7/91. Statutory Authority: Chapter 70.105 RCW. 86-12-057 (Order DE-85-10), 173-303-160, filed 6/3/86; 84-09-088 (Order
DE 83-36), 173-303-160, filed 4/18/84. Statutory Authority: Chapter
70.105 RCW and RCW 70.95.260. 82-05-023 (Order DE 81-33), 173-303-160,
filed 2/10/82. Formerly WAC 173-302-140.]
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending Order 94-30, filed 10/19/95, effective
11/19/95)
WAC 173-303-180 Manifest. Before transporting dangerous waste or offering dangerous waste for transport off the site of generation, the generator must prepare a manifest and must follow all applicable procedures described in this section.
(1) This subsection describes the form and contents of dangerous waste manifests. 40 CFR Part 262 Appendix - Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifest and Instructions (EPA Forms 8700-22 and 8700-22A and Their Instructions) is adopted by reference. The manifest must be EPA Form 8700-22 and, if necessary, EPA Form 8700-22A. The manifest must be prepared in accordance with the instructions for these forms, as described in the uniform manifest Appendix of 40 CFR Part 262, and in addition must contain the following information in the specified shaded items of the uniform manifest:
(a) Item D - The first transporter's telephone number must be provided in this space;
(b) Item F - If a second transporter is used, then the second transporter's telephone number must be provided in this space;
(c) Item H - The designated receiving facility's telephone number must be provided in this space;
(d) Item I, and R if the continuation sheet 8700-22A is used - The
dangerous waste number (e.g., F001, D006, WT02((, P102))) must be
provided in this space for each corresponding waste entered and described
under Item 11, and 28 if the continuation sheet 8700-22A is used. (Note:
The waste code does not have to be entered in this block if it already
appears in the corresponding U.S. DOT Description block.) As discussed
in subsection (5) of this section, dangerous waste numbers WL01 or WL02
may be used in this space for labpacks;
(e) Item O, (on the continuation sheet 8700-22A) - If a third transporter is used, then the third transporter's telephone number must be provided in this space; and
(f) Item Q, (on the continuation sheet 8700-22A) - If a fourth transporter is used, then the fourth transporter's telephone number must be provided in this space.
(2) The manifest must consist of enough copies to provide the generator, transporter(s), and facility owner/operator with a copy, and a copy for return to the generator.
(3) Manifest procedures.
(a) The generator must:
(i) Sign and date the manifest certification by hand;
(ii) Obtain the handwritten signature of the initial transporter and date of acceptance on the manifest; and
(iii) Retain one copy in accordance with WAC 173-303-210, Generator recordkeeping.
(b) The generator must give the remaining manifest copies to the transporter.
(c) If the transporter is unable to deliver the dangerous waste shipment to the designated facility or the alternate facility, the generator must either designate another facility or instruct the transporter to return the waste shipment.
(d) For shipments of dangerous waste within the United States solely by water (bulk shipments only), the generator must send three copies of the manifest dated and signed in accordance with this section to the owner or operator of the designated facility or the last water (bulk shipment) transporter to handle the waste in the United States if exported by water. Copies of the manifest are not required for each transporter.
(e) For rail shipments of dangerous waste within the United States which originate at the site of generation, the generator must send at least three copies of the manifest dated and signed in accordance with this section to:
(i) The next nonrail transporter, if any; or
(ii) The designated facility if transported solely by rail; or
(iii) The last rail transporter to handle the waste in the United States if exported by rail.
(f) For shipments of federally regulated hazardous waste to a designated facility in an authorized state which has not yet obtained authorization to regulate that particular waste as hazardous, the generator must assure that the designated facility agrees to sign and return the manifest to the generator, and that any out-of-state transporter signs and forwards the manifest to the designated facility.
(4) Special requirements for shipments to the Washington EHW facility at Hanford.
(a) All generators planning to ship dangerous waste to the EHW facility at Hanford must notify the facility in writing and by sending a copy of the prepared manifest prior to shipment.
(b) The generator must not ship any dangerous waste without prior approval from the EHW facility. The state operator may exempt classes of waste from the requirements of WAC 173-303-180 (4)(a) and (b) where small quantities or multiple shipments of a previously approved waste are involved, or there exists an emergency and potential threat to public health and safety.
(5) Special instructions for shipment of labpacks. For purposes of
completing the uniform dangerous waste manifest, dangerous waste numbers
WL01 (for labpacks containing wastes designated as EHW) or WL02 (for
labpacks containing wastes designated only as DW) may be used to complete
Items I and R in lieu of the dangerous waste numbers that would otherwise
be assigned to the contents of the labpack.
[Statutory Authority: Chapters 70.105 and 70.105D RCW. 95-22-008 (Order
94-30), 173-303-180, filed 10/19/95, effective 11/19/95; 94-01-060
(Order 92-33), 173-303-180, filed 12/8/93, effective 1/8/94. Statutory
Authority: Chapter 70.105 RCW. 86-12-057 (Order DE-85-10), 173-303-180, filed 6/3/86; 84-14-031 (Order DE 84-22), 173-303-180, filed
6/27/84. Statutory Authority: Chapter 70.105 RCW and RCW 70.95.260.
82-05-023 (Order DE 81-33), 173-303-180, filed 2/10/82. Formerly WAC
173-302-180 and 173-302-190.]
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending Order 94-30, filed 10/19/95, effective
11/19/95)
WAC 173-303-201 Special accumulation standards. (1) This section applies to persons who generate more than 220 pounds but less than 2200 pounds per calendar month and do not accumulate on-site more than 2200 pounds of dangerous waste. The special provisions of this section do not apply to acutely hazardous wastes or Toxic EHW (WT01) that exceed the QEL that are being generated or accumulated by the generator.
(2) For purposes of accumulating dangerous waste on-site, persons who generate per month and accumulate on-site less than 2200 pounds (1000 kg) per month of dangerous waste are subject to all applicable provisions of WAC 173-303-200 except as follows:
(a) In lieu of the ninety-day accumulation period, dangerous wastes may be accumulated for one hundred eighty days or less. The department may, on a case-by-case basis, grant a maximum ninety-day extension to this one hundred eighty-day period if the generator must transport his waste, or offer his waste for transportation, over a distance of two hundred miles or more for off-site treatment, storage, or disposal, and the dangerous wastes must remain on-site due to unforeseen, temporary and uncontrollable circumstances;
(b) The generator need not comply with WAC 173-303-330 (Personnel training);
(c) In lieu of the contingency plan and emergency procedures required by WAC 173-303-350 and 173-303-360, the generator must comply with the following:
(i) At all times there must be at least one employee either on the premises or on call (i.e., available to respond to an emergency by reaching the facility within a short period of time) with the responsibility for coordinating all emergency response measures specified in (c)(iv) of this subsection. This employee is the emergency coordinator.
(ii) The generator must post the following information next to all emergency communication devices (including telephones, two-way radios, etc.):
(A) The name and telephone number of the emergency coordinator;
(B) Location of fire extinguishers and spill control material, and, if present, fire alarm; and
(C) The telephone number of the fire department, unless the facility has a direct alarm.
(iii) The generator must ensure that all employees are thoroughly familiar with proper waste handling and emergency procedures, relevant to their responsibilities during normal facility operations and emergencies;
(iv) The emergency coordinator or his designee must respond to any emergencies that arise. The applicable responses are as follows:
(A) In the event of a fire, call the fire department or attempt to extinguish it using a fire extinguisher;
(B) In the event of a spill, contain the flow of dangerous waste to the extent possible, and as soon as is practicable, clean up the dangerous waste and any contaminated materials or soil;
(C) In the event of a fire, explosion, or other release which could threaten human health outside the facility or when the generator has knowledge that a spill has reached waters of the state, the generator must immediately notify the department and either the government official designated as the on-scene coordinator, or the National Response Center (using their twenty-four hour toll free number 800/424-8802). The report must include the following information:
(I) The name, address, and EPA/state identification number of the generator;
(II) Date, time, and type of incident (e.g., spill or fire);
(III) Quantity and type of hazardous waste involved in the incident;
(IV) Extent of injuries, if any; and
(V) Estimated quantity and disposition of recovered materials, if any;
(d) For waste that is placed in tanks, generators must comply with
WAC 173-303-202 in lieu of WAC 173-303-200 (1)(b).
[Statutory Authority: Chapters 70.105 and 70.105D RCW. 95-22-008 (Order
94-30), 173-303-201, filed 10/19/95, effective 11/19/95; 94-01-060
(Order 92-33), 173-303-201, filed 12/8/93, effective 1/8/94. Statutory
Authority: Chapters 70.105 and 70.105D RCW, 40 CFR Part 271.3 and RCRA
3006 (42 U.S.C. 3251). 91-07-005 (Order 90-42), 173-303-201, filed
3/7/91, effective 4/7/91. Statutory Authority: Chapter 70.105 RCW. 87-14-029 (Order DE-87-4), 173-303-201, filed 6/26/87; 86-12-057 (Order
DE-85-10), 173-303-201, filed 6/3/86.]
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending Order 94-30, filed 10/19/95, effective
11/19/95)
WAC 173-303-210 Generator recordkeeping. (1) The generator must keep a copy of each manifest signed by the initial transporter in accordance with WAC 173-303-180(3), manifest procedures, for three years, or until he receives a signed copy from the designated facility which received the waste. The signed facility copy must be retained for at least five years from the date the waste was accepted by the initial transporter.
(2) The generator must keep a copy of each annual report and exception report as required by WAC 173-303-220 for a period of at least five years from the due date of each report. The generator must keep a copy of his most recent notification (Form 2) until he is no longer defined as a generator under this chapter.
(3) Waste designation records.
(a) The generator must keep records of any test results, waste analyses, or other determinations made in accordance with WAC 173-303-170(1) for designating dangerous waste for at least five years from the date that the waste was last transferred for on-site or off-site treatment, storage, or disposal.
(b) At a minimum, test results must include:
(i) The sample source, sampling date, and sampling procedure used;
(ii) The laboratory performing the test;
(iii) The testing date, and testing method used;
(iv) The analytical result, or the quantitative range of the testing method for analytes not detected.
(4) Any other records required for generators accumulating wastes
on-site as described in WAC ((173-303-170 (4)(b) or)) 173-303-200 or 173-303-201 must be retained for at least five years, including, but not
limited to such items as inspection logs.
(5) The periods of retention for any records described in this section will be automatically extended during the course of any unresolved enforcement action requiring those records or upon request by the director.
(6) All generator records, including plans required by this chapter,
will be made available and furnished upon request by the director.
[Statutory Authority: Chapters 70.105 and 70.105D RCW. 95-22-008 (Order
94-30), 173-303-210, filed 10/19/95, effective 11/19/95; 94-01-060
(Order 92-33), 173-303-210, filed 12/8/93, effective 1/8/94. Statutory
Authority: Chapters 70.105 and 70.105D RCW, 40 CFR Part 271.3 and RCRA
3006 (42 U.S.C. 3251). 91-07-005 (Order 90-42), 173-303-210, filed
3/7/91, effective 4/7/91. Statutory Authority: Chapter 70.105 RCW. 86-12-057 (Order DE-85-10), 173-303-210, filed 6/3/86; 84-09-088 (Order
DE 83-36), 173-303-210, filed 4/18/84. Statutory Authority: Chapter
70.105 RCW and RCW 70.95.260. 82-05-023 (Order DE 81-33), 173-303-210,
filed 2/10/82.]
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending Order 94-30, filed 10/19/95, effective
11/19/95)
WAC 173-303-230 Special conditions. (1) Exporting dangerous waste.
Federal export requirements, administered by EPA, are set forth at 40 CFR 262 Subpart E and 40 CFR 261.5, 261.6, 262.41, and 263.20 and specify the procedures applicable to generators and transporters of hazardous waste (as defined in WAC 173-303-040). These requirements are incorporated by reference. Copies of any forms or reports submitted to the administrator of United States EPA as required by 40 CFR 262 Subpart E must also be submitted to the department.
(2) Importing dangerous waste. When importing dangerous waste from a foreign country into Washington state, the United States importer must comply with all the requirements of this chapter for generators, including the requirements of WAC 173-303-180(1), except that:
(a) In place of the generator's name, address and EPA/state identification number, the name and address of the foreign generator and the importer's name, address and EPA/state identification number must be used; and
(b) In place of the generator's signature on the certification statement, the United States importer or his agent must sign and date the certification and obtain the signature of the initial transporter.
(c) A person who imports hazardous waste must obtain the manifest form from the consignment state if the state supplies the manifest and requires its use. If the consignment state does not supply the manifest form, then the manifest form may be obtained from any source.
(3) Empty containers. For the purposes of this chapter, a person who stores, treats, disposes, transports, or offers for transport empty containers of dangerous waste that were for his own use will not be treated as a generator or as a facility owner/operator if the containers are empty as defined in WAC 173-303-160(2), and either:
(a) The rinsate is not a dangerous waste under this chapter; or
(b) He reuses the rinsate in a manner consistent with the original product or, if he is a farmer and the rinsate contains pesticide residues, he reuses or manages the rinsate in a manner consistent with the instructions on the pesticide label, provided that when the label instructions specify disposal or burial, such disposal or burial must be on the farmer's own (including rented, leased or tenanted) property.
(4) Tank cars. A person rinsing out dangerous waste tote tanks,
truck or railroad tank cars must handle the rinsate according to this
chapter, and according to chapter 90.48 RCW, Water pollution control.
[Statutory Authority: Chapters 70.105 and 70.105D RCW. 95-22-008 (Order
94-30), 173-303-230, filed 10/19/95, effective 11/19/95; 94-01-060
(Order 92-33), 173-303-230, filed 12/8/93, effective 1/8/94. Statutory
Authority: Chapters 70.105 and 70.105D RCW, 40 CFR Part 271.3 and RCRA
3006 (42 U.S.C. 3251). 91-07-005 (Order 90-42), 173-303-230, filed
3/7/91, effective 4/7/91. Statutory Authority: Chapter 70.105 RCW. 87-14-029 (Order DE-87-4), 173-303-230, filed 6/26/87; 86-12-057 (Order
DE-85-10), 173-303-230, filed 6/3/86; 84-09-088 (Order DE 83-36),
173-303-230, filed 4/18/84. Statutory Authority: RCW 70.95.260 and
chapter 70.105 RCW. 82-05-023 (Order DE 81-33), 173-303-230, filed
2/10/82.]
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending Order 94-30, filed 10/19/95, effective
11/19/95)
WAC 173-303-280 General requirements for dangerous waste management facilities. (1) Applicability. The requirements of WAC 173-303-280 through 173-303-395 apply to all owners and operators of facilities which store, treat, or dispose of dangerous wastes and which must be permitted under the requirements of this chapter 173-303 WAC, unless otherwise specified in this chapter. Whenever a shipment of dangerous waste is initiated from a facility, the owner or operator of that facility must comply with the requirements for generators, WAC 173-303-170 through 173-303-230.
(2) Imminent hazard. Notwithstanding any provisions of this chapter, enforcement actions may be brought in the event that the management practices of a facility present an imminent and substantial hazard to the public health and the environment, regardless of the quantity or concentration of a dangerous waste.
(3) Identification numbers. Every facility owner or operator must apply for an EPA/state identification number from the department in accordance with WAC 173-303-060.
(4) The owner or operator must comply with the special land disposal restrictions for certain dangerous wastes in WAC 173-303-140.
(5) Salt dome formations, salt bed formations, underground mines and
caves. The placement of any noncontainerized or bulk liquid dangerous
waste in any salt dome formation, salt bed formation, underground mine
or cave is prohibited.
[Statutory Authority: Chapters 70.105 and 70.105D RCW. 95-22-008 (Order
94-30), 173-303-280, filed 10/19/95, effective 11/19/95. Statutory
Authority: Chapter 70.105 RCW. 88-02-057 (Order DE 83-36), 173-303-280, filed 1/5/88, effective 2/5/88; 87-14-029 (Order DE-87-4), 173-303-280, filed 6/26/87; 86-12-057 (Order DE-85-10), 173-303-280, filed
6/3/86; 84-09-088 (Order DE 83-36), 173-303-280, filed 4/18/84.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 70.105 RCW and RCW 70.95.260. 82-05-023
(Order DE 81-33), 173-303-280, filed 2/10/82.]
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending Order 94-30, filed 10/19/95, effective
11/19/95)
WAC 173-303-282 Siting criteria. (1) Purpose. This section establishes siting criteria which serve as an initial screen in the consideration of sites for dangerous waste management facilities. The purpose of the siting criteria is to immediately disqualify proposed dangerous waste facility sites in locations considered unsuitable or inappropriate for the management of dangerous wastes. Under RCW 70.105.200 (1)(d), siting criteria cannot prevent existing dangerous waste management facilities from operating at or below their present level of activity.
A proposed site which is not disqualified under these criteria will be further studied to determine if it qualifies under site specific rules. Compliance with the siting criteria does not imply that a given project at a given location poses an acceptable level of risk, nor does it commit the department to the issuance of a dangerous waste permit. Projects that demonstrate compliance with the siting criteria will be subjected to comprehensive environmental and technical review pursuant to applicable laws and regulations before the department makes a final decision on a dangerous waste permit.
The department may deny a permit or require protective measures such as engineering enhancements or increased setback distances from resources in order to ensure protection of human health and the environment.
(2) Applicability.
(a) Except as otherwise specifically provided, this section applies to:
(i) Owners/operators of proposed facilities; and
(ii) Owners or operators of existing land-based facilities at which an expansion of the land based unit is proposed;
(iii) Owners or operators of existing incinerators at which an expansion is proposed; and
(iv) Owners or operators proposing a significant expansion of other existing dangerous waste management facilities not subject to (a)(i), (ii) and (iii) of this subsection, unless the owner/operator can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the department that the proposed expansion will provide a net increase in protection to human health and the environment beyond that which is currently provided at the facility. However, demonstrations under this subsection (iv) must not result in treatment or storage facilities expanding into land-based or incineration facilities if siting criteria cannot be satisfied.
(b) This section does not apply to:
(i) Owners/operators of facilities or portions of facilities who are applying for research, development and demonstration permits, pursuant to section 3005(g) of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, codified in 40 CFR Part 270.65 or WAC 173-303-809;
(ii) Owners/operators of facilities operating under an emergency permit pursuant to WAC 173-303-804;
(iii) Persons at facilities conducting on-site cleanup of sites under the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act, Sections 3004(u), 3004(v), and 3008(h) of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, chapter 70.105 RCW, or chapter 70.105D RCW, provided the cleanup activities are being conducted under a consent decree, agreed order, or enforcement order, or is being conducted by the department or United States Environmental Protection Agency;
(iv) Persons managing solid wastes who become subject to dangerous waste regulations through amendments to this chapter after the effective date of this section. This provision applies only to those activities operated in accordance with local, state, and federal requirements and which were being conducted prior to becoming subject to Dangerous waste regulations, chapter 173-303 WAC or expansions, if it can be demonstrated to the satisfaction of the department that the proposed expansion of such activities will provide a net increase in protection to human health and the environment beyond that which is currently provided at the facility; or
(v) Owners/operators of facilities which recycle hazardous waste and:
(A) Are otherwise exempt from regulation by this chapter under 120;
(B) Have notified the department pursuant to WAC 173-303-060, prior to the effective date of this section;
(C) Are currently operating as a recycling facility as of the effective date of this regulation; and
(D) Seek only to obtain a tank or container storage permit to support recycling operations under this chapter.
Further, significant expansions of such storage facilities meeting the qualifications for this exemption may be considered under subsection (2)(a)(iv) of this section.
(3) Definitions. Any terms used in this section that are not defined below have the meanings provided in WAC 173-303-040. For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the described meanings:
(a) "Aquifer of beneficial use" means an aquifer that contains sufficient quality and quantity of water to allow it to be withdrawn for beneficial uses which include, but are not limited to, uses for domestic, stock watering, industrial, commercial, agricultural, irrigation, mining, fish and wildlife maintenance and enhancement, or recreational purposes.
(b) "Displacement" means the relative movement of any two sides of a fault measured in any direction.
(c) "Domestic water use" means any water used for human consumption, other domestic activities or livestock watering for which the department has issued a permit of water right for surface water diversions pursuant to chapter 90.03 RCW, or for a well pursuant to chapter 90.44 RCW, or for which the department has received a well water report pursuant to RCW 18.104.050, or for any other valid water right claimed in accordance with chapter 90.14 RCW. This does not apply to wells abandoned in compliance with chapter 173-160 WAC.
(d) "Existing facility" means a facility which has qualified for interim status under WAC 173-303-805 or for which the department has issued a final facility permit under WAC 173-303-806.
(e) "Expansion" means the enlargement of the land surface area of an existing facility from that described in an interim status permit application or final facility permit, the addition of a new dangerous waste management process, or an increase in overall design capacity of existing dangerous waste management processes at a facility. However, a process or equipment change within the existing handling code (not to include "other") as defined under WAC 173-303-380 (2)(d) will not be considered a new dangerous waste management process.
(f) "Fault" means a fracture along which rocks or soils on one side have been displaced with respect to those on the other side.
(g) "Holocene" means the most recent epoch of the Quaternary period, extending from the end of the Pleistocene to the present.
(h) "Land-based facility" means a dangerous waste management facility which falls under the definition of land disposal as defined in Section 3004(k) of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. These facilities use the land as an integral part of their waste management method and include, but are not limited to, landfills, surface impoundments, waste piles, and land treatment facilities. For the purposes of this section, this would not include waste piles in which the dangerous wastes are stored inside or under a structure that provides protection from precipitation and when runoff, leachate, or other types of waste dispersal are not generated under any conditions.
(i) "Nonland based facility" means a facility which does not use the land as an integral part of its waste management method and is not subject to the requirements of WAC 173-303-806 (4)(a)(xxi). These facilities include, but are not limited to, tanks, containers, and incinerators.
(j) "Perennial surface water body" means a surface water body which is normally continuous with natural flows throughout the year or an annually recurring body of water including lakes, rivers, ponds, streams, reservoirs, inland waters, and saltwaters. This does not include roadside ditches or storm drains. However, this definition does apply to irrigation or domestic water supply channels existing, or planned and approved by a governmental agency, at the time an owner/operator submits a notice of intent.
(k) "Preempted facility" means any facility that includes as a significant part of its activities any of the following operations: (i) Landfill; (ii) incineration; (iii) land treatment; (iv) surface impoundment to be closed as a landfill; or (v) waste pile to be closed as a landfill.
(l) "Prime farmland" means the land which has the best combination of physical and chemical characteristics for producing food, feed, forage, fiber or oilseed crops, and is also available for these uses. It has the soil quality, growing season, and moisture supply needed to economically produce sustained high yields of crops when treated and managed, including water management, according to acceptable farming methods. In general, prime farmland has an adequate and dependable water supply from precipitation or irrigation, a favorable temperature and growing season, acceptable acidity or alkalinity, acceptable salt and sodium content, and few or no rocks. It is permeable to water and air. Prime farmland is not excessively erodible or saturated with water for a long period of time, and it either does not flood frequently or is protected from flooding. Prime farmland will be determined by those general and specific criteria as defined in the National Soils Handbook, Soil Conservation Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C. and 7 CFR 2.62. Areas of prime farmland are identified in the most recent county soil survey maps prepared by the National Cooperative Soil Survey.
(m) "Proposed facility" means a facility which has not qualified for interim status under WAC 173-303-805 or for which the department has not issued a final facility permit under WAC 173-303-806.
(n) "Public gathering places" means a place such as a public or private health care or child care facility; an educational institution; a church; a government institution not associated with dangerous waste management; or a retail shopping center.
(o) "Residence" means any dwelling including, but not limited to, private homes, rental homes, boarding houses, apartments, motels, or hotels.
(p) "Significant expansion" means an expansion of an existing facility, operating under interim status or a final status permit, that is considered a class three modification as designated by 40 CFR Parts 270.41 and 270.42. Examples include, but are not limited to, a modification or addition of container units resulting in greater than a twenty-five percent increase in the facility's container storage capacity, storage of different wastes in containers that require additional or different management practices from those authorized under interim status or by a final status permit, and a modification or addition of tank units resulting in greater than twenty-five percent increase in the facility's capacity. For the purposes of this section, a single or cumulative increase of greater than twenty-five percent of the process design capacity as described in the facility's original Part A permit application will be considered a significant expansion.
(q) "Slope and soil instability" means areas for which there is credible evidence of, or the potential for, landslides, slumps, avalanches, earth or mud flows, or other unsuitable slope conditions.
(r) "Subsidence" means areas for which there is credible evidence of, or potential for, sinking of the land surface. Areas of subsurface mines, caves, cavernous materials, or where there has been significant removal of fluids may provide credible evidence of subsidence.
(s) "Wetland" means land transitional between terrestrial and aquatic systems where the water table is usually at or near the surface or the land is covered by shallow water. For purposes of this classification a wetland must have one or more of the following three attributes: (i) At least periodically, the land supports predominantly hydrophytes; (ii) the substrate is predominantly undrained hydric soil; and (iii) the substrate is nonsoil and is saturated with water or covered by shallow water at some time during the growing season of each year. The Joint Federal Methodology for Identifying and Delineating Wetlands must be used for defining the upland boundary of wetlands.
(4) Implementation.
(a) Submittal of information to demonstrate compliance. Documentation that a proposed facility or expansion site meets the siting criteria must be submitted to the department:
(i) In the notice of intent for those facilities for which a notice of intent is filed after the effective date of this section; or
(ii) Within ninety days of the effective date of this section for proposed facilities for which a notice of intent or an application for a Part B permit has been submitted to the department prior to the effective date of this section.
(b) Consultation by department. The department will consult with the lead local government as defined in WAC 173-303-902 (4)(h) and consider those local land use, building, fire, air quality, and transportation standards to the extent they add to and do not conflict with the requirements of this section. Such consultation and consideration will be made prior to the department's rendering of a tentative decision under subsection (4)(c) of this section.
(c) Response by department. Within sixty days of receipt of a demonstration of compliance, the department will undertake one of the following actions:
(i) Return the demonstration of compliance as incomplete with written comments identifying the need for additional information. The owner or operator may resubmit the demonstration of compliance with complete information; or
(ii) Render a written tentative decision to approve or deny the demonstration of compliance.
(d) Public notice and hearing process. The department in making a tentative decision to approve or deny a demonstration of compliance with this section will take the following actions:
(i) For land-based facilities and incinerators:
(A) The department will publish a notice of its tentative decision in a daily or weekly newspaper of general circulation in the potentially affected area, and will give notice by other reasonable methods to persons potentially affected.
(B) The department will hold a public hearing at a location convenient to the public in the potentially affected area. Notice of the date, time, purpose, and place of the hearing will be provided in the publication of notice.
(C) The department will accept comments on its tentative decision for a minimum of forty-five days.
(D) After evaluating all public comments the department will make a final decision in accordance with chapter 34.05 RCW. The department will either approve or deny the owner/operator's demonstration of compliance.
(ii) For nonland-based facilities, excluding incinerators:
(A) The department will publish a notice of its tentative decision in a daily or weekly newspaper of general circulation in the potentially affected area, and will give notice by other reasonable methods to persons potentially affected.
(B) Upon the written request of any interested person, the department may hold a public hearing to consider public comments on the owner or operator's demonstration of compliance. A person requesting the hearing must state the issues to be raised and explain why written comments would not suffice. In any case, if ten or more persons request a public hearing on the subject of the department's tentative decision, the department will hold a public hearing for the purpose of receiving comments.
(C) The department will accept comments on its tentative decision for a minimum of forty-five days.
(D) After evaluating all public comments the department will make a final decision in accordance with chapter 34.05 RCW. The department will either approve or deny the owner or operator's demonstration of compliance.
(5) Appeal of a department decision. Any person who is adversely affected by a decision of the department under this section may appeal the decision to the pollution control hearings board pursuant to the authority of WAC 173-303-845.
(6) Criteria for elements of the natural environment. The following siting criteria establish locations from which facilities are excluded and establish minimum setback distances from identified resources. Unless otherwise stated, setback distances are measured horizontally from the dangerous waste management unit boundary to the identified resource.
These criteria will be used as an initial screening tool in the selection of sites which may be considered by the department for the purpose of managing dangerous waste. A more comprehensive evaluation of locational factors will occur during the department's review of a permit application. The department may deny a permit or impose additional setback distances or other permit requirements if necessary to protect human health and the environment.
(a) Earth. The intent of this subsection is to reduce the potential for the release of dangerous waste into the environment because of structural damage to facilities subject to the hazards identified below. The owner/operator must provide supportive geologic, geotechnical, and soils information.
(i) Seismic risk. All dangerous waste management facilities must be located such that the dangerous waste management unit boundary is located at least five hundred feet from a fault which has had displacement in Holocene times.
(ii) Subsidence. No dangerous waste management facility may be located such that the dangerous waste management unit is within an area of subsidence.
(iii) Slope or soil instability. No dangerous waste management facility may be located such that the dangerous waste management unit is within an area of slope or soil instability, nor in the areas affected by unstable slope or soil conditions.
(b) Air. The intent of this subsection is to reduce the potential for further degradation of air quality in areas currently experiencing air quality impacts.
(i) Incineration facilities may not be located in a Class I
((Prevention of Significant Deterioration Air Quality Zone designated
under)) area designated in accordance with Section 162 or 164 of the
Federal Clean Air Act (under WAC 173-300-030(13)).
(ii) Incineration facilities may not be located in a nonattainment area designated by the department unless compensating emission offset can be achieved.
(iii) Proposed incineration facilities must comply with WAC 173-303-806 (4)(a)(xxii) during the permitting process.
(c) Water. The intent of this subsection is to reduce the potential for contaminating waters of the state in the event of a release of dangerous wastes.
(i) Surface water.
(A) Flood, seiche, and tsunami protection.
(I) No dangerous waste management facility or dangerous waste management unit may be located within the one hundred-year flood plain as indicated in the most current Federal Emergency Management Agency maps.
(II) The owner/operator of a nonland-based facility must identify whether the facility is intended to be located within the five hundred-year flood plain, as indicated in the most current Federal Emergency Management Agency maps. Nonland-based facilities will require special design features so as to prevent flooding of the dangerous waste management unit in the event of a five hundred-year flood.
(III) Land-based facilities may not be located within the five hundred-year flood plain as indicated in the most current Federal Emergency Management Agency maps.
(IV) Dangerous waste management facilities may not be located in areas subject to seiches, or coastal flooding including tsunamis or storm surges as indicated in the most current maps of the National Flood Insurance Program of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
(B) Perennial surface water bodies.
(I) Nonland-based facilities must be located such that the dangerous waste management unit boundary is at least five hundred feet from a perennial surface water body.
(II) Land-based facilities must be located such that the dangerous waste management unit boundary is at least one-quarter mile from a perennial surface water body.
(C) Surface water supply.
(I) No dangerous waste management facility may be located in a
watershed identified in the report submitted to, and approved by, the
department of health under the authority of WAC ((248-54-225(3))) 246-290-135(5), Watershed control.
(II) Nonland-based facilities must be located such that the dangerous waste management unit boundary is at least five hundred feet from the nearest surface water intake for domestic water.
(III) Land-based facilities must be located such that the dangerous waste management unit boundary is at least one-quarter mile from the nearest surface water intake for domestic water.
(ii) Ground water. To the extent feasible, proponents of land-based facilities should seek sites with natural site characteristics which are capable of providing protection of ground water resources. Natural features such as low permeability soils and substrata, relatively simple geologic formations, and high rates of evapotranspiration in relation to the seasonal occurrence of precipitation are preferable for the locations of land-based facilities. Proposed land-based facilities must comply with the contingent ground water protection program, WAC 173-303-806 (4)(a)(xxi), during the permitting process.
(A) Depth to ground water.
(I) Nonland-based facilities may not be located in areas where there is less than ten feet vertical separation between the lowest point of the dangerous waste management unit and the seasonal high water level of the uppermost aquifer of beneficial use.
(II) Land-based facilities may not be located in areas where there is less than fifty feet vertical separation between the lowest point of the dangerous waste management unit and the seasonal highwater level of the uppermost aquifer of beneficial use.
(B) Sole source aquifer. No land-based facilities may be located over an area designated as a sole source aquifer under section 1424(e) of the Federal Safe Drinking Water Act (P.L. 93-523).
(C) Ground water management areas. Owners/operators of facilities must identify whether the proposed facility location is within a ground water management area, as proposed or certified pursuant to RCW 90.44.130. In order to maintain consistency with the purpose and substantive requirements of certified ground water management area plans, the department may require additional protective measures or reject inconsistent projects.
(D) Ground water intakes.
(I) Nonland-based facilities must be located such that the dangerous waste management unit boundary is at least five hundred feet from the nearest ground water intake for domestic water.
(II) Land-based facilities must be located such that the dangerous waste management unit boundary is at least one-quarter mile from the nearest ground water intake for domestic water.
(E) Special protection areas. Land-based facilities must not be located within ground water special protection areas designated by ecology under the authority of chapter 90.48 RCW.
(d) Plants and animals: Intent. To reduce the potential for dangerous waste contaminating plant and animal habitat in the event of a release of dangerous wastes.
(i) Nonland-based facilities must be located such that the dangerous waste management unit boundary is at least five hundred feet from the following areas:
(A) Wetlands;
(B) Designated critical habitat, for federally listed threatened or endangered species, as defined by the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (P.L. 93-205);
(C) Habitat designated by the Washington department of wildlife as habitat essential to the maintenance or recovery of any state listed threatened or endangered wildlife species;
(D) Natural areas which are acquired or voluntarily registered or dedicated by the owner under chapter 79.70 RCW, Natural area preserves; and
(E) State or federally designated wildlife refuge, preserve, or bald eagle protection area.
(ii) Land-based facilities must be located such that the dangerous waste management unit boundary is at least one-quarter mile from those areas specified in item (i) above.
(e) Precipitation. The intent of this subsection is to reduce the potential for contaminating waters and soils of the state in the event of a release of dangerous wastes.
Land-based facilities must not be located in areas having a mean annual precipitation level of greater than one hundred inches. The mean annual precipitation map in the U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4279 must be used to determine whether a land-based facility is proposed to be located in such an area.
(7) Criteria for elements of the built environment. The following siting criteria establish locations from which facilities are excluded or which require separation from identified land uses. Unless otherwise stated, setback distances are measured horizontally from the dangerous waste management unit boundary to the identified land use.
These criteria must be used as an initial screening tool in the selection of sites which may be considered by the department for the purpose of managing dangerous waste. A more comprehensive evaluation of locational factors will occur during the department's review of a permit application. The department may deny a permit or impose additional setback distances or other permit requirements if necessary to protect human health and the environment.
(a) Adjacent land use.
(i) Nonland-based facilities must be located such that the dangerous waste management unit boundary is at least two hundred feet from the nearest point of the facility property line.
(ii) Land-based facilities must be located such that the dangerous waste management unit boundary is at least five hundred feet from the nearest point of the facility property line.
(b) Special land uses.
(i) Wild and scenic rivers. Dangerous waste management facilities must not be located within the viewshed of users on wild and scenic rivers designated by the state or federal government.
(ii) Nonland-based facilities must be located such that the dangerous waste management unit boundary is at least five hundred feet from the following:
(A) State or federally designated park, recreation area, or national monument;
(B) Wilderness area as defined by the Wilderness Act of 1964 (P.L. 88-577); and
(C) Land identified as prime farmland at the time a notice of intent is submitted to the department.
(iii) Land-based facilities must be located such that the dangerous waste management unit boundary is at least one-quarter mile from those land uses specified in item (ii) above.
(c) Residences and public gathering places.
(i) Nonland-based facilities with the exception of incineration facilities must be located such that the dangerous waste management unit boundary is at least five hundred feet from residences or public gathering places.
(ii) Incineration and land-based facilities must be located such that the dangerous waste management unit boundary is at least one-quarter mile from residences or public gathering places.
(d) Land use compatibility. Owners/operators of nonpreempted facilities must conform with local land use zoning designation requirements, as approved by the department under chapter 70.105 RCW.
(e) Archeological sites and historic sites. No dangerous waste
management facility must be located in an archeological site or historic
site designated by the state or federal government.
[Statutory Authority: Chapters 70.105 and 70.105D RCW. 95-22-008 (Order
94-30), 173-303-282, filed 10/19/95, effective 11/19/95; 94-01-060
(Order 92-33), 173-303-282, filed 12/8/93, effective 1/8/94. Statutory
Authority: RCW 43.21A.080 and 70.105.210, et seq. 90-20-016, 173-303-282, filed 9/21/90, effective 10/22/90.]
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending Order 94-30, filed 10/19/95, effective
11/19/95)
WAC 173-303-300 General waste analysis. (1) Purpose. This section requires the facility owner or operator to confirm his knowledge about a dangerous waste before he stores, treats, or disposes of it. The purpose for the analysis is to insure that a dangerous waste is managed properly.
(2) The owner or operator must obtain a detailed chemical, physical, and/or biological analysis of a dangerous waste, or nondangerous wastes if applicable under WAC 173-303-610 (4)(d), before he stores, treats, or disposes of it. This analysis must contain the information necessary to manage the waste in accordance with the requirements of this chapter 173-303 WAC. The analysis may include or consist of existing published or documented data on the dangerous waste, or on waste generated from similar processes, or data obtained by testing, if necessary.
(3) The owner or operator of an off-site facility must confirm, by analysis if necessary, that each dangerous waste received at the facility matches the identity of the waste specified on the accompanying manifest or shipping paper.
(4) Analysis must be repeated as necessary to ensure that it is accurate and current. At a minimum, analysis must be repeated:
(a) When the owner or operator has been notified, or has reason to believe, that the process or operation generating the dangerous waste, or nondangerous wastes if applicable under WAC 173-303-610 (4)(d), has significantly changed; and
(b) When a dangerous waste received at an off-site facility does not match the identity of the waste specified on the manifest or the shipping paper.
(5) Waste analysis plan. The owner or operator must develop and follow a written waste analysis plan which describes the procedures he will use to comply with the waste analysis requirements of subsections (1), (2), (3), and (4) of this section. He must keep this plan at the facility, and the plan must contain at least:
(a) The parameters for which each dangerous waste, or nondangerous waste if applicable under WAC 173-303-610 (4)(d), will be analyzed, and the rationale for selecting these parameters (i.e., how analysis for these parameters will provide sufficient information on the waste's properties to comply with subsections (1) through (4) of this section);
(b) The methods of obtaining or testing for these parameters;
(c) The methods for obtaining representative samples of wastes for analysis (representative sampling methods are discussed in WAC 173-303-110(2));
(d) The frequency with which analysis of a waste will be reviewed or repeated to ensure that the analysis is accurate and current;
(e) The waste analyses which generators have agreed to supply;
(f) Where applicable, the methods for meeting the additional waste analysis requirements for specific waste management methods as specified in WAC 173-303-400(3) which incorporates by reference the regulations in 40 CFR Part 265 Subparts F through R 265.1034, 265.1063, 268.4(a) and 268.7 for interim status facilities and in WAC 173-303-140 (4)(b), 173-303-395(1), 173-303-630 through 173-303-670, and 40 CFR 264.1034, 264.1063, 268.4(a) and 268.7 for final status facilities;
(g) For off-site facilities, the waste analysis that dangerous waste generators have agreed to supply;
(h) For surface impoundments exempted from land disposal restrictions under 40 CFR 268.4(a), incorporated by reference in WAC 173-303-140(2), the procedures and schedules for:
(i) The sampling of impoundment contents;
(ii) The analysis of test data; and
(iii) The annual removal of residues that are not delisted under 40 CFR 260.22 or which exhibit a characteristic of hazardous waste and either:
(A) Do not meet applicable treatment standards of 40 CFR Part 268, Subpart D; or
(B) Where no treatment standards have been established;
(I) Such residues are prohibited from land disposal under 40 CFR 268.32 or RCRA section 3004(d); or
(II) Such residues are prohibited from land disposal under 40 CFR 268.33(f).
(6) For off-site facilities, the waste analysis plan required in subsection (5) of this section must also specify the procedures which will be used to inspect and, if necessary, analyze each movement of hazardous waste received at the facility to ensure that it matches the identity of the waste designated on the accompanying manifest or shipping paper. At a minimum, the plan must describe:
(a) The procedures which will be used to determine the identity of each movement of waste managed at the facility;
(b) The sampling method which will be used to obtain a representative sample of the waste to be identified, if the identification method includes sampling; and
(c) The procedures that the owner or operator of an off-site
landfill receiving containerized hazardous waste will use to determine
whether a hazardous waste generator or treater has added a biodegradable
sorbent to the waste in the container.
Comment: WAC 173-303-806 requires that the waste analysis plan be submitted with Part B of the permit application.
[Statutory Authority: Chapters 70.105 and 70.105D RCW. 95-22-008 (Order
94-30), 173-303-300, filed 10/19/95, effective 11/19/95; 94-01-060
(Order 92-33), 173-303-300, filed 12/8/93, effective 1/8/94. Statutory
Authority: Chapter 70.105 RCW. 84-09-088 (Order DE 83-36), 173-303-300, filed 4/18/84. Statutory Authority: Chapter 70.105 RCW and RCW
70.95.260. 82-05-023 (Order DE 81-33), 173-303-300, filed 2/10/82.]
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending Order 94-30, filed 10/19/95, effective
11/19/95)
WAC 173-303-350 Contingency plan and emergency procedures. (1) Purpose. The purpose of this section and WAC 173-303-360 is to lessen the potential impact on the public health and the environment in the event of an emergency circumstance, including a fire, explosion, or unplanned sudden or nonsudden release of dangerous waste or dangerous waste constituents to air, soil, surface water, or ground water by a facility. A contingency plan must be developed to lessen the potential impacts of such emergency circumstances, and the plan must be implemented immediately in such emergency circumstances.
(2) Contingency plan. Each owner or operator must have a
contingency plan at his facility for use in emergencies or sudden or
nonsudden releases which threaten ((the public)) human health and the
environment. If the owner or operator has already prepared a spill
prevention control and countermeasures (SPCC) plan in accordance with
Part 112 of Title 40 CFR or Part 1510 of chapter V, or some other
emergency or contingency plan, he need only amend that plan to
incorporate dangerous waste management provisions that are sufficient to
comply with the requirements of this section and WAC 173-303-360.
(3) The contingency plan must contain the following:
(a) A description of the actions which facility personnel must take to comply with this section and WAC 173-303-360;
(b) A description of the actions which will be taken in the event that a dangerous waste shipment, which is damaged or otherwise presents a hazard to the public health and the environment, arrives at the facility, and is not acceptable to the owner or operator, but cannot be transported, pursuant to the requirements of WAC 173-303-370(5), Manifest system, reasons for not accepting dangerous waste shipments;
(c) A description of the arrangements agreed to by local police departments, fire departments, hospitals, contractors, and state and local emergency response teams to coordinate emergency services as required in WAC 173-303-340(4);
(d) A current list of names, addresses, and phone numbers (office and home) of all persons qualified to act as the emergency coordinator required under WAC 173-303-360(1). Where more than one person is listed, one must be named as primary emergency coordinator, and others must be listed in the order in which they will assume responsibility as alternates. For new facilities only, this list may be provided to the department at the time of facility certification (as required by WAC 173-303-810 (14)(a)(i)), rather than as part of the permit application;
(e) A list of all emergency equipment at the facility (such as fire extinguishing systems, spill control equipment, communications and alarm systems, and decontamination equipment), where this equipment is required. This list must be kept up to date. In addition, the plan must include the location and a physical description of each item on the list, and a brief outline of its capabilities; and
(f) An evacuation plan for facility personnel where there is a possibility that evacuation could be necessary. This plan must describe the signal(s) to be used to begin evacuation, evacuation routes, and alternate evacuation routes.
(4) Copies of contingency plan. A copy of the contingency plan and all revisions to the plan must be:
(a) Maintained at the facility; and
(b) Submitted to all local police departments, fire departments, hospitals, and state and local emergency response teams that may be called upon to provide emergency services.
(5) Amendments. The owner or operator must review and immediately amend the contingency plan, if necessary, whenever:
(a) Applicable regulations or the facility permit are revised;
(b) The plan fails in an emergency;
(c) The facility changes (in its design, construction, operation, maintenance, or other circumstances) in a way that materially increases the potential for fires, explosions, or releases of dangerous waste or dangerous waste constituents, or in a way that changes the response necessary in an emergency;
(d) The list of emergency coordinators changes; or
(e) The list of emergency equipment changes.
[Statutory Authority: Chapters 70.105 and 70.105D RCW. 95-22-008 (Order
94-30), 173-303-350, filed 10/19/95, effective 11/19/95; 94-01-060
(Order 92-33), 173-303-350, filed 12/8/93, effective 1/8/94. Statutory
Authority: Chapter 70.105 RCW. 84-09-088 (Order DE 83-36), 173-303-350, filed 4/18/84. Statutory Authority: Chapter 70.105 RCW and RCW
70.95.260. 82-05-023 (Order DE 81-33), 173-303-350, filed 2/10/82.
Formerly chapter 173-302 WAC.]
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending Order 94-30, filed 10/19/95, effective
11/19/95)
WAC 173-303-380 Facility recordkeeping. (1) Operating record. The owner or operator of a facility must keep a written operating record at their facility. The following information must be recorded, as it becomes available, and maintained in the operating record until closure of the facility:
(a) A description of and the quantity of each dangerous waste received or managed on-site, and the method(s) and date(s) of its treatment, storage, or disposal at the facility as required by subsection (2) of this section, recordkeeping instructions;
(b) The location of each dangerous waste within the facility and the quantity at each location. For disposal facilities, the location and quantity of each dangerous waste must be recorded on a map or diagram of each cell or disposal area. For all facilities, this information must include cross-references to specific manifest document numbers, if the waste was accompanied by a manifest;
(c) Records and results of waste analyses and trial tests required by WAC 173-303-300, General waste analysis, and by 40 CFR sections 264.1034, 264.1063, 265.1034, 265.1063, 268.4(a), and 268.7;
(d) Summary reports and details of all incidents that require implementing the contingency plan, as specified in WAC 173-303-360 (2)(k);
(e) Records and results of inspections as required by WAC 173-303-320 (2)(d), General inspection (except such information need be kept only for five years);
(f) Monitoring, testing, or analytical data, and corrective action where required by 40 CFR Part 265 Subparts F through R and sections 265.1034(c) through (f), 265.1035, 265.1063(d) through (i), and 265.1064 for interim status facilities, and by WAC 173-303-630 through 173-303-695 and 40 CFR sections 264.1034(c) through (f), 264.1035, 264.1063(d) through (i), and 264.1064 for final status facilities;
(g) All closure and post-closure cost estimates required for the facility;
(h) For off-site facilities, copies of notices to generators informing them that the facility has all appropriate permits, as required by WAC 173-303-290, Required notices;
(i) Records of the quantities (and date of placement) for each shipment of hazardous waste placed in land disposal units under an extension to the effective date of any land disposal restriction granted pursuant to 40 CFR 268.5, a petition pursuant to 40 CFR 268.6, or a certification under 268.8, and the applicable notice required by a generator under 40 CFR 268.7(a);
(j) For an off-site treatment facility, a copy of the notice, and the certification and demonstration, if applicable, required by the generator or the owner or operator under 40 CFR 268.7 or 268.8;
(k) For an on-site treatment facility, the information contained in the notice (except the manifest number), and the certification and demonstration if applicable, required by the generator or the owner or operator under 40 CFR 268.7 or 268.8;
(l) For an off-site land disposal facility, a copy of the notice, and the certification and demonstration if applicable, required by the generator or the owner or operator of a treatment facility under 40 CFR 268.7 and 268.8, whichever is applicable;
(m) For an on-site land disposal facility, the information contained in the notice required by the generator or owner or operator of a treatment facility under 40 CFR 268.7, except for the manifest number, and the certification and demonstration if applicable, required under 40 CFR 268.8, whichever is applicable;
(n) For an off-site storage facility, a copy of the notice, and the certification and demonstration if applicable, required by the generator or the owner or operator under 40 CFR 268.7 or 268.8; and
(o) For an on-site storage facility, the information contained in the notice (except the manifest number), and the certification and demonstration if applicable, required by the generator or the owner or operator under 40 CFR 268.7 or 268.8.
(2) Recordkeeping instructions. This paragraph provides
instructions for recording the portions of the operating record which are
related to describing the types, quantities, and management of dangerous
wastes at the facility. This information must be ((kept)) recorded, as
it becomes available, and maintained in the operating record until
closure of the facility, as follows:
(a) Each dangerous waste received ((or managed)), treated, stored,
or disposed of at the facility must be described by its common name and
by its dangerous waste number(s) from WAC 173-303-080 through 173-303-104. Each listed, characteristic, and criteria waste has its own four-digit dangerous waste number. Where a dangerous waste contains more than
one process waste or waste constituent the waste description must include
all applicable dangerous waste numbers. If the dangerous waste number
is not listed ((then)), the waste description must include the process
which generated the waste;
(b) The waste description must include the waste's physical form (i.e., liquid, solid, sludge, or contained gas);
(c) The estimated or manifest-reported weight, or volume and
density, where applicable, of the dangerous waste must be recorded, using
one of the units of measure specified in Table 1, below; and
((
Unit of Measure Symbol Density
Pounds P
Short tons (2000 lbs) T
Gallons (U.S.) G P/G
Cubic yards Y T/Y
Kilograms K
Tonnes (1000 kg) M
Liters L K/L
Cubic meters C M/C
))
Unit of measure Code1
Gallons G
Gallons per Hour E
Gallons per Day U
Liters L
Liters per Hour H
Liters per Day V
Short Tons (2000 lbs) T
Short Tons per Hour D
Metric Tons per Hour W
Short Tons per Day N
Metric Tons per Day S
Pounds P
Pounds per Hour J
Kilograms K
Kilograms per Hour R
Cubic Yards Y
Cubic Meters C
Acres B
Acre-feet A
Hectares Q
Hectare-meter F
Btu's per Hour I
Footnote: 1Single-digit symbols are used here for data processing purposes.
(d) ((And,)) The ((date(s) and)) method(s) (by handling code(s)) of
management for each dangerous waste received or managed (((treated,
recycled, stored, or disposed of))), and the date(s) of treatment,
recycling, storage, or disposal must be recorded, using the handling
code(s) specified in Table 2, below.
Enter the handling code(s) listed below that most closely represents the technique(s) used at the facility to treat, store, or dispose of each quantity of dangerous waste received.
1. Storage
S01 Container (barrel, drum, etc.)
S02 Tank
S03 Waste pile
S04 Surface impoundment
S05 Drip Pad
S06 Containment Building (Storage)
S99 Other storage (specify)
2. Treatment
(a) Thermal Treatment
T06 Liquid injection incinerator
T07 Rotary kiln incinerator
T08 Fluidized bed incinerator
T09 Multiple hearth incinerator
T10 Infrared furnace incinerator
T11 Molten salt destructor
T12 Pyrolysis
T13 Wet air oxidation
T14 Calcination
T15 Microwave discharge
((T16 Cement kiln
T17 Lime kiln))
T18 Other (specify)
(b) Chemical treatment
T19 Absorption mound
T20 Absorption field
T21 Chemical fixation
T22 Chemical oxidation
T23 Chemical precipitation
T24 Chemical reduction
T25 Chlorination
T26 Chlorinolysis
T27 Cyanide destruction
T28 Degradation
T29 Detoxification
T30 Ion exchange
T31 Neutralization
T32 Ozonation
T33 Photolysis
T34 Other (specify)
(c) Physical treatment
(i) Separation of components
T35 Centrifugation
T36 Clarification
T37 Coagulation
T38 Decanting
T39 Encapsulation
T40 Filtration
T41 Flocculation
T42 Flotation
T43 Foaming
T44 Sedimentation
T45 Thickening
T46 Ultrafiltration
T47 Other (specify)
(ii) Removal of specific components
T48 Absorption-molecular sieve
T49 Activated carbon
T50 Blending
T51 Catalysis
T52 Crystallization
T53 Dialysis
T54 Distillation
T55 Electrodialysis
T56 Electrolysis
T57 Evaporation
T58 High gradient magnetic separation
T59 Leaching
T60 Liquid ion exchange
T61 Liquid-liquid extraction
T62 Reverse osmosis
T63 Solvent recovery
T64 Stripping
T65 Sand filter
T66 Other (specify)
(d) Biological treatment
T67 Activated sludge
T68 Aerobic lagoon
T69 Aerobic tank
T70 Anaerobic ((lagoon or)) tank
T71 Composting
T72 Septic tank
T73 Spray irrigation
T74 Thickening filter
T75 Trickling filter
T76 Waste stabilization pond
T77 Other (specify)
T78-79 (Reserved)
(e) Boilers and industrial furnaces
T80 Boiler
T81 Cement kiln
T82 Lime kiln
T83 Aggregate kiln
T84 Phosphate kiln
T85 Coke oven
T86 Blast furnace
T87 Smelting, melting, or refining furnace
T88 Titanium dioxide chloride process oxidation reactor
T89 Methane reforming furnace
T90 Pulping liquor recovery furnace
T91 Combustion device used in the recovery of sulfur values from spent sulfuric acid
T92 Halogen acid furnaces
T93 Other industrial furnaces listed in WAC 173-303-040 (specify)
(f) Other treatment
T94 Containment building (treatment)
3. Disposal
D((80)) 79 Underground injection
D((81)) 80 Landfill
D((82)) 81 Land treatment
D((83)) 82 Ocean disposal
D((84)) 83 Surface impoundment
(to be closed as a landfill)
D((85)) 99 Other disposal (specify)
4. Miscellaneous (Subpart X)
X01 Open burning/open detonation
X02 Mechanical processing
X03 Thermal unit
X04 Geologic repository
X99 Other Subpart X (specify)
(3) Availability, retention and disposition of records.
(a) All facility records, including plans, required by this chapter must be furnished upon request, and made available at all reasonable times for inspection, by any officer, employee, or representative of the department who is designated by the director.
(b) The retention period for all facility records required under this chapter is extended automatically during the course of any unresolved enforcement action regarding the facility or as requested by the director.
(c) A copy of records of waste disposal locations and quantities
under this section must be submitted to the United States EPA regional
administrator, the department, and the local land use and planning
authority upon closure of the facility.
[Statutory Authority: Chapters 70.105 and 70.105D RCW. 95-22-008 (Order
94-30), 173-303-380, filed 10/19/95, effective 11/19/95. Statutory
Authority: Chapters 70.105 and 70.105D RCW, 40 CFR Part 271.3 and RCRA
3006 (42 U.S.C. 3251). 91-07-005 (Order 90-42), 173-303-380, filed
3/7/91, effective 4/7/91. Statutory Authority: Chapter 70.105 RCW. 86-12-057 (Order DE-85-10), 173-303-380, filed 6/3/86; 84-09-088 (Order
DE 83-36), 173-303-380, filed 4/18/84. Statutory Authority: Chapter
70.105 RCW and RCW 70.95.260. 82-05-023 (Order DE 81-33), 173-303-380,
filed 2/10/82. Formerly chapter 173-302 WAC.]
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending Order 94-30, filed 10/19/95, effective
11/19/95)
WAC 173-303-395 Other general requirements. (1) Precautions for ignitable, reactive, or incompatible wastes.
(a) The owner or operator must take precautions to prevent accidental ignition or reaction of ignitable or reactive waste. This waste must be separated and protected from sources of ignition or reaction including, but not limited to, open flames, smoking, cutting and welding, hot surfaces, frictional heat, sparks (static, electrical, or mechanical), spontaneous ignition (e.g., from heat-producing chemical reactions), and radiant heat. While ignitable or reactive waste is being handled, the owner or operator must confine smoking and open flame to specially designated locations. "No smoking" signs must be conspicuously placed wherever there is a hazard from ignitable or reactive waste.
(b) Where specifically required by other sections of this chapter 173-303 WAC, the treatment, storage, or disposal of ignitable or reactive waste, and the mixture or commingling of incompatible wastes, or incompatible wastes and materials, must be conducted so that it does not:
(i) Generate extreme heat or pressure, fire or explosion, or violent reaction;
(ii) Produce uncontrolled toxic mists, fumes, dusts, or gases in sufficient quantities to threaten human health or the environment;
(iii) Produce uncontrolled flammable fumes or gases in sufficient quantities to pose a risk of fire or explosions;
(iv) Damage the structural integrity of the facility or device containing the waste; or
(v) Through other like means, threaten human health or the environment.
(c) When required to comply with (a) and (b) of this subsection, the owner or operator must document that compliance in the operating record required under WAC 173-303-380(1). This documentation may be based on references to published scientific or engineering literature, data from trial tests, waste analyses, or the results of the treatment of similar wastes by similar treatment processes and under similar operating conditions.
(d) At least yearly, the owner or operator must inspect those areas of his facility where ignitable or reactive wastes are stored. This inspection must be performed in the presence of a professional person who is familiar with the Uniform Fire Code, or in the presence of the local, state, or federal fire marshal. The owner or operator must enter the following information in his inspection log or operating record as a result of this inspection:
(i) The date and time of the inspection;
(ii) The name of the professional inspector or fire marshal;
(iii) A notation of the observations made; and
(iv) Any remedial actions which were taken as a result of the inspection.
(2) Compliance with other environmental protection laws and regulations. In receiving, storing, handling, treating, processing, or disposing of dangerous wastes, the owner/operator must design, maintain and operate his dangerous waste facility in compliance with all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations (e.g., control of stormwater or sanitary water discharge, control of volatile air emissions, etc.).
(3) ((Asbestos dangerous waste disposal requirements. All asbestos
containing waste material must be disposed of at waste disposal sites
which are operated in accordance with 40 CFR Part 61 Subpart M. Such
sites will not need to comply with any other standards of chapter 173-303
WAC, if they comply with 40 CFR Part 61.)) Reserve.
(4) Loading and unloading areas. TSD facilities which receive or ship manifested shipments of liquid dangerous waste for treatment, storage or disposal must provide for and use an area (or areas) for loading and unloading waste shipments. The loading and unloading area(s) must be designed, constructed, operated and maintained to:
(a) Contain spills and leaks that might occur during loading or unloading;
(b) Prevent release of dangerous waste or dangerous waste constituents to ground or surface waters;
(c) Contain wash waters (if any) resulting from the cleaning of contaminated transport vehicles and load/unload equipment; and
(d) Allow for removal, as soon as possible, of collected wastes resulting from spills, leaks and equipment cleaning (if any) in a manner which assures compliance with (b) of this subsection.
(5) Storage time limit for impoundments and piles.
(a) Except as provided in (b) or (c) of this subsection, dangerous waste may not be stored in a surface impoundment or waste pile for more than five years after the waste was first placed in the impoundment or pile. For the purposes of this requirement, the five-year limit, for waste regulated under this chapter and being stored in impoundments or piles on the effective date of this requirement, will begin on August 1, 1984. The age of stored wastes must be determined on a monthly basis.
The owner/operator of a surface impoundment or waste pile used for storing dangerous waste must develop a written plan, to be kept at the facility, for complying with the five-year storage limit. The plan must describe the operating conditions, waste identification procedures (for keeping track of the age of the wastes), and a waste removal schedule, and at a minimum the plan must include the following elements:
(i) Methods for identifying the age of dangerous wastes placed in the impoundment or pile;
(ii) Where practical, procedures for segregating wastes of different ages. If the wastes cannot be practically segregated, then the age of all wastes placed in the impoundment or pile must be deemed the same age as the oldest waste in the impoundment or pile;
(iii) A schedule for removing dangerous waste from the impoundment or pile, or for disposing of them in a timely manner to assure compliance with the five-year limit;
(iv) A description of the actions to be taken according to the schedule required by (a)(iii) of this subsection;
(v) Procedures for noting in the operating record required by WAC 173-303-380(1) that the requirements of this subsection have been satisfied; and
(vi) Such other requirements as the department specifies.
(b) If the owner/operator of a surface impoundment or waste pile can develop a written plan and schedule for developing and implementing a recycling or treatment process for the wastes stored in his impoundment or pile, then the department may grant an extension to the storage time limit required in (a) of this subsection. Such extension will be granted only once, will only apply to those dangerous wastes covered by the recycling or treatment plan and which are less than five years old on the date that the plan is approved by the department, and will not exceed five years: Provided, That on a case-by-case basis the department may grant an extension of longer than five years, but in no case will any extension be granted for longer than ten years, if the owner/operator of the impoundment or pile can demonstrate to the department's satisfaction that an extension of more than five years will not pose a threat to public health or the environment, and is necessary because: Other treatment or recycling options of shorter durations are not available; the treatment or recycling plan developed by the owner/operator cannot be implemented within five years due to technological circumstances; or, such other reasons as are determined acceptable by the department. Until the department grants the extension by approving the recycling or treatment plan, the owner/operator must continue to comply with the requirements of (a) of this subsection. The recycling or treatment plan and schedule, at a minimum, must:
(i) Specify the wastes which will be recycled or treated in accordance with the plan;
(ii) Describe in detail the recycling or treatment which the owner/operator intends to perform. If the recycling or treatment will involve physical changes to the owner's/operator's facility, the plan must include descriptions of all necessary equipment, processes to be used, site plans, and maps to show any new structures, pipes, channels, waste handling areas, roads, etc.;
(iii) Discuss any permit actions (including issuance or modification) necessary under this chapter, and any other permits which will be required under other federal, state or local laws;
(iv) Establish a schedule for complying with the plan. The schedule must, at a minimum, cover:
(A) The rate at which wastes will be recycled or treated in order to comply with the extension granted by the department;
(B) Construction and equipment installation times as appropriate;
(C) Timing for complying with all required permit actions; and
(D) Such other elements as the department might require;
(v) Describe how the owner/operator will continue to comply with the requirements of (a) of this subsection for all wastes not specified in (b)(i) of this subsection;
(vi) Identify any future occurrences or situations which the owner/operator could reasonably expect to occur and which might cause him to fail to comply with his recycling or treatment plan. The owner/operator must also describe what actions he would take in the event that such occurrences or situations happen;
(vii) Be approved by the department. The plan may not be implemented until it is approved by the department including, if necessary, issuance or modification of a facility permit as required by this chapter. Any extension granted by the department will begin on the date that the plan is approved, or the date five years after the effective date of this subsection, whichever is later; and
(viii) Include any other elements that the department might require.
(c) The owner/operator of a surface impoundment or waste pile is exempted from the requirements of (a) and (b) of this subsection if:
(i) The owner/operator of a surface impoundment or waste pile can demonstrate to the department's satisfaction that the impoundment or pile is not used primarily for storage, but that it is primarily used to actively and effectively neutralize, detoxify, or other wise treat dangerous waste; or
(ii) The owner/operator of a surface impoundment or waste pile can demonstrate to the department's satisfaction that dangerous waste is removed on a frequent basis (at least four times a year) for treatment, recycling or disposal, provided that the amount of waste removed during any five-year period must equal or exceed the amount of waste placed in the impoundment or pile during that five-year period. However, this exemption does not apply to waste removal which is being performed pursuant to a recycling or treatment plan developed and approved under (b) of this subsection; or
(iii) The owner/operator of a surface impoundment or waste pile has demonstrated, through his permit, closure plan or other instrument, that the impoundment or pile is being operated as a land disposal unit and that it will be closed as a landfill.
(6) Labeling for containers and tanks. The owner or operator must
label containers and tanks in a manner which adequately identifies the
major risk(s) associated with the contents for employees, emergency
response personnel and the public (Note--If there is already a system in
use that performs this function in accordance with local, state or
federal regulations, then such system will be adequate). The owner or
operator must ensure that labels are not obscured, removed, or otherwise
unreadable in the course of inspection required under WAC 173-303-320.
For tanks, the label or sign must be legible at a distance of at least
fifty feet. For containers, the owner or operator must affix labels upon
transfer of dangerous waste from one container to another. The owner or
operator must destroy or otherwise remove labels from the emptied
container, unless the container will continue to be used for storing
dangerous waste at the facility.
[Statutory Authority: Chapters 70.105 and 70.105D RCW. 95-22-008 (Order
94-30), 173-303-395, filed 10/19/95, effective 11/19/95. Statutory
Authority: Chapter 70.105 RCW. 86-12-057 (Order DE-85-10), 173-303-395, filed 6/3/86; 84-14-031 (Order DE 84-22), 173-303-395, filed
6/27/84. Statutory Authority: Chapter 70.105 RCW and RCW 70.95.260.
82-05-023 (Order DE 81-33), 173-303-395, filed 2/10/82.]
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending Order 94-30, filed 10/19/95, effective
11/19/95)
WAC 173-303-400 Interim status facility standards. (1) Purpose. The purpose of WAC 173-303-400 is to establish standards which define the acceptable management of dangerous waste during the period of interim status and until certification of final closure or, if the facility is subject to post-closure requirements, until post-closure responsibilities are fulfilled.
(2) Applicability.
(a) The interim status standards apply to owners and operators of facilities which treat, store, transfer, and/or dispose of dangerous waste. For purposes of this section, interim status applies to all facilities which comply fully with the requirements for interim status under Section 3005(e) of the Federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act or WAC 173-303-805. The interim status standards also apply to those owners and operators of facilities in existence on November 19, 1980, for RCRA wastes and those facilities in existence on August 9, 1982, for state only wastes who have failed to provide the required notification pursuant to WAC 173-303-060 or failed to file Part A of the permit application pursuant to WAC 173-303-805 (4) and (5). Interim status will end after final administrative disposition of the Part B permit application is completed, or may be terminated for the causes described in WAC 173-303-805(8).
(b) Interim status facilities must meet the interim status standards by November 19, 1980, except that:
(i) Interim status facilities which handle only state designated wastes (i.e., not designated by 40 CFR Part 261) must meet the interim status standards by August 9, 1982; and
(ii) Interim status facilities must comply with the additional state interim status requirements specified in subsection (3)(c)(ii), (iii) and (v), of this section, by August 9, 1982.
(c) The requirements of the interim status standards do not apply to:
(i) Persons disposing of dangerous waste subject to a permit issued under the Marine Protection, Research and Sanctuaries Act;
(ii) Reserved;
(iii) The owner or operator of a POTW who treats, stores, or disposes of dangerous wastes, provided that he has a permit by rule pursuant to the requirements of WAC 173-303-802(4);
(iv) The owner or operator of a totally enclosed treatment facility or elementary neutralization or wastewater treatment units as defined in WAC 173-303-040, provided that he has a permit by rule pursuant to the requirements of WAC 173-303-802(5);
(v) Generators accumulating waste for less than ninety days except to the extent WAC 173-303-200 provides otherwise;
(vi) The addition, by a generator, of absorbent material to waste in a container, or of waste to absorbent material in a container, provided that these actions occur at the time the waste is first placed in containers or, in the case of repackaging of previously containerized waste into new containers, at the time the waste is first placed into the new containers and the generator complies with WAC 173-303-200 (1)(b) and 173-303-395 (1)(a) and (b);
(vii) The compaction or sorting, by a generator, of miscellaneous waste forms such as cans, rags, and bottles in a container, so long as the activity is solely for the purpose of reducing waste void space, and so long as these activities are conducted in a manner that protects human health and prevents any release to the environment and the generator complies with WAC 173-303-200 (1)(b) and 173-303-395 (1)(a) and (b);
(viii) Generators treating dangerous waste on-site in tanks ((or)),
containers, or containment buildings that are used for accumulation of
such wastes provided the generator complies with the WAC 173-303-170(3);
(ix) The owner or operator of an elementary neutralization unit or a wastewater treatment unit as defined in WAC 173-303-040, provided that if the owner or operator is diluting hazardous ignitable (D001) wastes (other than the D001 High TOC Subcategory defined in 40 CFR section 268.40, Table Treatment Standards for Hazardous Wastes), or reactive (D003) waste, to remove the characteristic before land disposal, the owner/operator must comply with the requirements set out in WAC 173-303-395 (1)(a); and
(x) Any person, other than an owner or operator who is already subject to the final facility standards, who is carrying out an immediate or emergency response to contain or treat a discharge or potential discharge of a dangerous waste or hazardous substance.
((Reserve.))
(xi) Universal waste handlers and universal waste transporters (as defined in WAC 173-303-040) handling the wastes listed below. These handlers are subject to regulation under WAC 173-303-573, when handling the below listed universal wastes.
(A) Batteries as described in WAC 173-303-573(2); and
(B) Thermostats as described in WAC 173-303-573(3).
(3) Standards.
(a) Interim status standards are the standards set forth by the Environmental Protection Agency in 40 CFR Part 265 Section 265.19 of Subpart B, Subparts F through R, Subpart W, and Subparts AA, BB, and DD which are incorporated by reference into this regulation (including, by reference, any EPA requirements specified in those subparts which are not otherwise explicitly described in this chapter), and:
(i) The land disposal restrictions of WAC 173-303-140; the facility
requirements of WAC 173-303-280 through 173-303-440 except WAC 173-303-335; and the corrective action requirements of WAC 173-303-646(((2)));
(ii) WAC 173-303-630(3), for containers. In addition, for container storage, the department may require that the storage area include secondary containment in accordance with WAC 173-303-630(7), if the department determines that there is a potential threat to public health or the environment due to the nature of the wastes being stored, or due to a history of spills or releases from stored containers. Any new container storage areas constructed or installed after September 30, 1986, must comply with the provisions of WAC 173-303-630(7).
(iii) WAC 173-303-640 (5)(d), for tanks; and
(iv) WAC 173-303-805.
(b) For purposes of applying the interim status standards of 40 CFR Part 265 Subparts F through R, Subpart W, and Subparts AA, BB, and DD to the state of Washington facilities, the federal terms have (and in the case of the wording used in the financial instruments referenced in Subpart H of Part 265, must be replaced with) the following state of Washington meanings:
(i) "Regional administrator" means the "department" except for 40 CFR Parts 270.2; 270.3; 270.5; 270.10 (e)(1),(2) and (4); 270.10 (f) and (g); 270.11 (a)(3); 270.14 (b)(20); 270.32 (b)(2); and 270.51;
(ii) "Hazardous" means "dangerous" except for Subparts AA, BB, and DD. These subparts apply only to hazardous waste as defined in WAC 173-303-040;
(iii) "Compliance procedure" has the meaning set forth in WAC 173-303-040, Definitions;
(iv) "EPA hazardous waste numbers" mean "dangerous waste numbers".
(c) In addition to the changes described in (b) of this subsection, the following modifications are made to interim status standards of 40 CFR Part 265 Subparts F through R, Subpart W, and Subparts AA, BB, and DD:
(i) The words "the effective date of these regulations" means:
(A) November 19, 1980, for facilities which manage any wastes designated by 40 CFR Part 261;
(B) For wastes which become designated by 40 CFR Part 261 subsequent to November 19, 1980, the effective date is the date on which the wastes become regulated;
(C) March 12, 1982, for facilities which manage wastes designated only by WAC 173-303-080 through 173-303-100 and not designated by 40 CFR Part 261;
(D) For wastes which become designated only by WAC 173-303-080 through 173-303-100 and not designated by 40 CFR Part 261 subsequent to March 12, 1982, the effective date is the date on which the wastes become regulated.
(ii) "Subpart N - landfills" has an additional section added which reads: "An owner/operator must not landfill an organic carcinogen or an EHW, as defined by WAC 173-303-080 through 173-303-100, except at the EHW facility at Hanford";
(iii) "Subpart R - underground injection" has an additional section which reads: "Owners and operators of wells are prohibited from disposing of EHW or an organic carcinogen designated under WAC 173-303-080 through 173-303-100";
(iv) "Subpart M - land treatment," section 265.273(b) is modified to replace the words "Part 261, Subpart D of this chapter" with "WAC 173-303-080";
(v) "Subpart F - ground water monitoring," section 265.91(c) includes the requirement that: "Groundwater monitoring wells must be designed, constructed, and operated so as to prevent groundwater contamination. Chapter 173-160 WAC may be used as guidance in the installation of wells";
(vi) "Subpart H - financial requirements" has an additional section which reads: "Any owner or operator who can provide financial assurances and instruments which satisfy the requirements of WAC 173-303-620 will be deemed to be in compliance with 40 CFR Part 265 Subpart H". In 40 CFR Parts 265.143(g) and 265.145(g) the following sentence does not apply to the state: "If the facilities covered by the mechanisms are in more than one Region, identical evidence of financial assurance must be submitted to, and maintained with the Regional Administrators of all such Regions." Instead, the following sentence applies: "If the facilities covered by the mechanism are in more than one state, identical evidence of financial assurance must be submitted to and maintained with the state agency regulating hazardous waste or with the appropriate regional administrator if the facility is located in an unauthorized state." In addition, the following sections and any cross-reference to these sections are not incorporated by reference: 40 CFR Parts 265.149 and 265.150; and
(vii) "Subpart J - tank systems" section 265.193(a) is modified so that the dates by which secondary containment (which meets the requirements of that section) must be provided are the same as the dates in WAC 173-303-640 (4)(a).
(viii) "Subpart J - tank systems" section 265.191(a) is modified so that the date by which an assessment of a tank system's integrity must be completed is January 12, 1990.
(ix) "Subpart G - closure and post-closure" section 265.115 is modified to read "Within 60 days of completion of closure of each dangerous waste management unit (including tank systems and container storage areas) and within 60 days of completion of final closure..." In addition, the clean-up levels for removal or decontamination set forth at WAC 173-303-610 (2)(b) apply.
(x) "Subpart B - general facility standards. References to "EPA" (etc.), means the "department" except at 40 CFR 265.11. Additionally, references to "administrator" (etc.), means the "director" except at 40 CFR 265.12(a)."
(xi) The following sections and any cross-reference to these sections are not incorporated or adopted by reference:
(A) 40 CFR Parts 260.1 (b)(4)-(6) and 260.20-22.
(B) 40 CFR Parts 264.1 (d) and (f); 265.1 (c)(4); 264.149-150 and 265.149-150; 264.301(k); and 265.430.
(C) 40 CFR Parts 268.5 and 6; 268 Subpart B; and 268.42(b)((; and
268.44)).
(D) 40 CFR Parts 270.1 (c)(1)(i); 270.60(b); and 270.64.
(E) 40 CFR Parts 124.1 (b)-(e); 124.4; 124.5(e); 124.9; 124.10 (a)(1)(iv); 124.12(e); 124.14(d); 124.15 (b)(2); 124.16; 124.17(b); 124.18; 124.19; and 124.21.
(F) 40 CFR Parts 2.106(b); 2.202(b); 2.205(i); 2.209 (b)-(c); 2.212-213; and 2.301-311.
(4) The requirements of this section apply to owners or operators
of all facilities that treat, store or dispose of hazardous waste
referred to in 40 CFR Part 268, and the 40 CFR Part 268 standards are
considered material conditions or requirements of the interim status
standards incorporated by reference in subsection (3) of this section.
[Statutory Authority: Chapters 70.105 and 70.105D RCW. 95-22-008 (Order
94-30), 173-303-400, filed 10/19/95, effective 11/19/95; 94-01-060
(Order 92-33), 173-303-400, filed 12/8/93, effective 1/8/94. Statutory
Authority: Chapters 70.105 and 70.105D RCW, 40 CFR Part 271.3 and RCRA
3006 (42 U.S.C. 3251). 91-07-005 (Order 90-42), 173-303-400, filed
3/7/91, effective 4/7/91. Statutory Authority: Chapter 70.105 RCW. 89-02-059 (Order 88-24), 173-303-400, filed 1/4/89; 88-02-057 (Order DE
83-36), 173-303-400, filed 1/5/88, effective 2/5/88; 87-14-029 (Order
DE-87-4), 173-303-400, filed 6/26/87; 86-12-057 (Order DE-85-10),
173-303-400, filed 6/3/86; 84-09-088 (Order DE 83-36), 173-303-400,
filed 4/18/84. Statutory Authority: Chapter 70.105 RCW and RCW
70.95.260. 82-05-023 (Order DE 81-33), 173-303-400, filed 2/10/82.]
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending Order 94-30, filed 10/19/95, effective
11/19/95)
WAC 173-303-505 Special requirements for recyclable materials used in a manner constituting disposal. (1) Applicability.
(a) This section applies to recyclable materials that are applied to or placed on the land:
(i) Without mixing with any other substance(s); or
(ii) After mixing or combining with any other substance(s). These materials will be referred to as "materials used in a manner that constitutes disposal."
(b)(i) Products produced for the general public's use that are used in a manner that constitutes disposal and that contain recyclable materials are not presently subject to regulation if the recyclable materials have undergone a chemical reaction in the course of producing the product so as to become inseparable by physical means and if such products meet the applicable treatment standards in 40 CFR Part 268 Subpart D (or applicable prohibition levels in 268.32 or RCRA section 3004(d), where no treatment standards have been established) for each recyclable material (i.e., hazardous waste) that they contain. Registered commercial fertilizers that are produced for the general public's use that contain recyclable materials also are not subject to regulation provided they meet these same treatment standards or prohibition levels for each recyclable material that they contain. However, zinc-containing fertilizers using hazardous waste K061 that are produced for the general public's use are not presently subject to regulation.
(ii) Anti-skid/deicing uses of slags, which are generated from high temperature metals recovery (HTMR) processing of dangerous waste K061, K062, and F006, in a manner constituting disposal are not covered by the exemption in (b)(i) of this subsection and remain subject to regulation.
(2) Recyclable materials used in a manner that constitutes disposal are dangerous wastes and are subject to the following requirements:
(a) For generators, WAC 173-303-170 through 173-303-230;
(b) For transporters, WAC 173-303-240 through 173-303-270; and
(c) For facilities that store or use dangerous wastes in a manner constituting disposal, the applicable requirements of 40 CFR Part 268 (incorporated by reference in WAC 173-303-140 (2)(a) and 173-303-280 through 173-303-840 (except that users of such products are not subject to these standards if the products meet the requirements of subsection (1)(b) of this section).
(d) The use of waste oil, used oil, or other material that is
contaminated with dioxin or any other dangerous waste for dust
suppression or road treatment is prohibited.
[Statutory Authority: Chapters 70.105 and 70.105D RCW. 95-22-008 (Order
94-30), 173-303-505, filed 10/19/95, effective 11/19/95; 94-01-060
(Order 92-33), 173-303-505, filed 12/8/93, effective 1/8/94. Statutory
Authority: Chapter 70.105 RCW. 89-02-059 (Order 88-24), 173-303-505,
filed 1/4/89; 86-12-057 (Order DE-85-10), 173-303-505, filed 6/3/86;
84-09-088 (Order DE 83-36), 173-303-505, filed 4/18/84.]
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending Order 92-33, filed 12/8/93, effective 1/8/94 WAC 173-303-520 Special requirements for reclaiming spent lead acid battery wastes. This section applies to persons who reclaim (including regeneration) spent lead-acid batteries that are recyclable materials ("spent batteries").
(1) Persons who generate, transport, or collect spent batteries, who
regenerate spent batteries, or who store spent batteries but do not
reclaim them (other than spent batteries that are to be regenerated) are
subject only to the requirements of WAC ((173-303-050, 173-303-145)) 173-303-016 through 173-303-161, and 173-303-960 if such spent batteries are
going to a battery reclaimer.
(2) Owners and operators of battery reclaiming facilities that store spent lead acid batteries prior to reclaiming (other than spent batteries that are to be regenerated) them are subject to the following requirements:
(a) For all reclaimers, the applicable storage provisions of:
(i) WAC 173-303-280 (2) and (3);
(ii) WAC 173-303-282;
(iii) WAC 173-303-283;
(iv) WAC 173-303-290;
(v) WAC 173-303-310 through 173-303-360;
(vi) WAC 173-303-380;
(vii) WAC 173-303-390 (2) and (3);
(viii) WAC 173-303-395; and
(ix) WAC 173-303-800 through 173-303-840.
(b) For reclaimers with interim status permits, the applicable storage provisions of WAC 173-303-400 including Subparts F through L of 40 CFR Part 265;
(c) For reclaimers with final facility permits, the applicable storage provisions of:
(i) WAC 173-303-600 through 173-303-650; and
(ii) WAC 173-303-660.
[Statutory Authority: Chapters 70.105 and 70.105D RCW. 94-01-060 (Order
92-33), 173-303-520, filed 12/8/93, effective 1/8/94. Statutory
Authority: Chapters 70.105 and 70.105D RCW, 40 CFR Part 271.3 and RCRA
3006 (42 U.S.C. 3251). 91-07-005 (Order 90-42), 173-303-520, filed
3/7/91, effective 4/7/91. Statutory Authority: Chapter 70.105 RCW. 88-18-083 (Order 88-29), 173-303-520, filed 9/6/88; 88-07-039 (Order 87-37), 173-303-520, filed 3/11/88; 86-12-057 (Order DE-85-10), 173-303-520, filed 6/3/86; 84-14-031 (Order DE 84-22), 173-303-520, filed
6/27/84. Statutory Authority: Chapter 70.105 RCW and RCW 70.95.260.
82-05-023 (Order DE 81-33), 173-303-520, filed 2/10/82.]
NEW SECTION
WAC 173-303-522 Special requirements for recycling spent antifreeze. (1) Applicability. This section applies to the recycling of spent antifreeze. Antifreeze means ethylene glycol based coolant used as a heat exchange medium in motor vehicle radiators, motorized equipment, or in other industrial processes. For the purposes of this section recycling means reclamation and reuse, but not burning for energy recovery.
(2) Standards. Persons who generate, transport, or store spent antifreeze but do not reclaim or recycle it are subject to the requirements of WAC 173-303-050, 173-303-145, and 173-303-960 if their spent antifreeze is going to a recycler. Any discharge of spent antifreeze to the environment constitutes disposal and is subject to full regulation under this chapter.
(a) Generator requirements:
(i) Persons who reclaim or recycle their spent antifreeze on-site, or send their antifreeze off-site to be reclaimed or recycled, must keep records for a period of five years from the date of reclamation/recycling.
Proof of reclamation/recycling is either a log for on-site reclamation/recycling or an invoice or bill of lading for off-site reclamation/recycling.
(ii) Containers and tanks used to accumulate spent antifreeze must be labeled "spent antifreeze."
(iii) Spent antifreeze that is to be reclaimed can be accumulated on-site for any length of time, and in any amount.
(iv) During accumulation, spent antifreeze must be stored in a manner to prevent releases to the environment. This includes, but is not limited to, storing wastes in compatible containers, on impermeable surfaces, or in secondary containment structures.
(b) If used antifreeze is mixed with another dangerous waste, generators are subject to the generator requirements, WAC 173-303-170 through 173-303-230.
(c) Persons who generate spent antifreeze that is not reclaimed/recycled, but is otherwise disposed, are subject to all applicable requirements of this chapter.
(3) Transporters and transfer facility requirements:
(a) Persons engaged in routine off-site transportation of spent antifreeze are required to obtain a state/EPA ID number, WAC 173-303-060, and to comply with the transporter requirements, WAC 173-303-240.
(b) If used antifreeze is mixed with another dangerous waste, transporters are subject to the generator requirements, WAC 173-303-170 through 173-303-230.
(c) Transporters who store used antifreeze at a transfer facility are allowed to use tanks or containers as defined in WAC 173-303-040, and store such waste for up to ten days, WAC 173-303-240(5).
Transporters may store used antifreeze at a transfer facility for longer than ten days if they meet the requirements for tank and/or container management, including secondary containment in WAC 173-303-630 through 173-303-640.
(4) Reclamation/recycling facility requirements: Owners and
operators of antifreeze reclaiming/recycling facilities are subject to
the conditions of WAC 173-303-120 (4)(c). These conditions apply equally
to facilities whether or not twenty-four-hour storage of used antifreeze
occurs prior to reclamation.
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NEW SECTION
WAC 173-303-573 Standards for universal waste management. (1) Scope.
(a) This section establishes requirements for managing the following:
(i) Batteries as described in subsection (2) of this section;
and
(ii) Thermostats as described in subsection (3) of this section.
(b) This section provides an alternative set of management standards in lieu of regulation under the rest of this chapter except for WAC 173-303-050, 173-303-145, and 173-303-960.
(2) Applicability--Batteries.
(a) Batteries covered under this section.
(i) The requirements of this section apply to persons managing batteries, as described in WAC 173-303-040, except those listed in (b) of this subsection.
(ii) Spent lead-acid batteries which are not managed under WAC 173-303-120 (3)(f) and 173-303-520, are subject to management under this section.
(b) Batteries not covered under this section. The requirements of this section do not apply to persons managing the following batteries:
(i) Spent lead-acid batteries that are managed under WAC 173-303-120(3) and 173-303-520.
(ii) Batteries, as described in WAC 173-303-040, that are not yet wastes under WAC 173-303-016, 173-303-017, or 173-303-070, including those that do not meet the criteria for waste generation in (c) of this subsection.
(iii) Batteries, as described in WAC 173-303-040, that are not dangerous waste. A battery is a dangerous waste if it exhibits one or more of the characteristics or criteria identified in WAC 173-303-090 or 173-303-100.
(c) Generation of waste batteries.
(i) A used battery becomes a waste on the date it is discarded (e.g., when sent for reclamation).
(ii) An unused battery becomes a waste on the date the handler decides to discard it.
(3) Applicability--Mercury thermostats.
(a) Thermostats covered under this section. The requirements of this section apply to persons managing thermostats, as described in WAC 173-303-040, except those listed in (b) of this subsection.
(b) Thermostats not covered under this section. The requirements of this section do not apply to persons managing the following thermostats:
(i) Thermostats that are not yet wastes under WAC 173-303-016, 173-303-017, or 173-303-070. Paragraph (c) of this subsection describes when thermostats become wastes.
(ii) Thermostats that are not dangerous waste. A thermostat is a dangerous waste if it exhibits one or more of the characteristics or criteria identified in WAC 173-303-090 or 173-303-100.
(c) Generation of waste thermostats.
(i) A used thermostat becomes a waste on the date it is discarded (e.g., sent for reclamation).
(ii) An unused thermostat becomes a waste on the date the handler decides to discard it.
(4) Applicability--Household and conditionally exempt small quantity generator waste.
(a) Persons managing the wastes listed below may, at their option, manage them under the requirements of this section:
(i) Household wastes that are exempt under WAC 173-303-071 (3)(c) and are also of the same type as the universal wastes defined at WAC 173-303-040; and/or
(ii) Small quantity generator wastes that are conditionally exempt under WAC 173-303-070(8) and are also of the same type as the universal wastes defined at WAC 173-303-040.
(b) Persons who commingle the wastes described in (a)(i) and (ii) of this subsection together with universal waste regulated under this section must manage the commingled waste under the requirements of this section.
(5) Reserve.
(6) Applicability--Small quantity handlers of universal waste. Subsections (6) through (16) of this section apply to small quantity handlers of universal waste (as defined in WAC 173-303-040).
(7) Prohibitions.
A small quantity handler of universal waste is:
(a) Prohibited from disposing of universal waste; and
(b) Prohibited from diluting or treating universal waste, except by responding to releases as provided in subsection (13) of this section; or by managing specific wastes as provided in subsection (9) of this section.
(8) Notification.
A small quantity handler of universal waste is not required to notify the department of universal waste handling activities.
(9) Waste management.
(a) Universal waste batteries. A small quantity handler of universal waste must manage universal waste batteries in a way that prevents releases of any universal waste or component of a universal waste to the environment, as follows:
(i) A small quantity handler of universal waste must contain any universal waste battery that shows evidence of leakage, spillage, or damage that could cause leakage under reasonably foreseeable conditions in a container. The container must be closed, structurally sound, compatible with the contents of the battery, and must lack evidence of leakage, spillage, or damage that could cause leakage under reasonably foreseeable conditions.
(ii) A small quantity handler of universal waste may conduct the following activities as long as the casing of each individual battery cell is not breached and remains intact and closed (except that cells may be opened to remove electrolyte but must be immediately closed after removal):
(A) Sorting batteries by type;
(B) Mixing battery types in one container;
(C) Discharging batteries so as to remove the electric charge;
(D) Regenerating used batteries;
(E) Disassembling batteries or battery packs into individual batteries or cells;
(F) Removing batteries from consumer products; or
(G) Removing electrolyte from batteries.
(iii) A small quantity handler of universal waste who removes electrolyte from batteries, or who generates other solid waste (e.g., battery pack materials, discarded consumer products) as a result of the activities listed above, must determine whether the electrolyte and/or other solid waste exhibit a characteristic or criteria of dangerous waste identified in WAC 173-303-090 or 173-303-100.
(A) If the electrolyte and/or other solid waste exhibit a characteristic or criteria of dangerous waste, it is subject to all applicable requirements of this chapter. The handler is considered the generator of the dangerous electrolyte and/or other waste and is subject to WAC 173-303-170 through 173-303-230.
(B) If the electrolyte or other solid waste is not dangerous, the handler may manage the waste in any way that is in compliance with applicable federal, state or local solid waste regulations.
(b) Universal waste thermostats. A small quantity handler of universal waste must manage universal waste thermostats in a way that prevents releases of any universal waste or component of a universal waste to the environment, as follows:
(i) A small quantity handler of universal waste must contain any universal waste thermostat that shows evidence of leakage, spillage, or damage that could cause leakage under reasonably foreseeable conditions in a container. The container must be closed, structurally sound, compatible with the contents of the thermostat, and must lack evidence of leakage, spillage, or damage that could cause leakage under reasonably foreseeable conditions.
(ii) A small quantity handler of universal waste may remove mercury-containing ampules from universal waste thermostats provided the handler:
(A) Removes the ampules in a manner designed to prevent breakage of the ampules;
(B) Removes ampules only over or in a containment device (e.g., tray or pan sufficient to collect and contain any mercury released from an ampule in case of breakage);
(C) Ensures that a mercury clean-up system is readily available to immediately transfer any mercury resulting from spills or leaks from broken ampules, from the containment device to a container that meets the requirements of WAC 173-303-200;
(D) Immediately transfers any mercury resulting from spills or leaks from broken ampules from the containment device to a container that meets the requirements of WAC 173-303-200;
(E) Ensures that the area in which ampules are removed is well ventilated and monitored to ensure compliance with applicable OSHA exposure levels for mercury;
(F) Ensures that employees removing ampules are thoroughly familiar with proper waste mercury handling and emergency procedures, including transfer of mercury from containment devices to appropriate containers;
(G) Stores removed ampules in closed, nonleaking containers that are in good condition;
(H) Packs removed ampules in the container with packing materials adequate to prevent breakage during storage, handling, and transportation; and
(iii)(A) A small quantity handler of universal waste who removes mercury-containing ampules from thermostats must determine whether the following exhibit a characteristic or criteria of dangerous waste identified in WAC 173-303-090 or 173-303-100:
(I) Mercury or clean-up residues resulting from spills or leaks; and/or
(II) Other solid waste generated as a result of the removal of mercury-containing ampules (e.g., remaining thermostat units).
(B) If the mercury, residues, and/or other solid waste exhibit a characteristic or criteria of dangerous waste, it must be managed in compliance with all applicable requirements of this chapter. The handler is considered the generator of the mercury, residues, and/or other waste and must manage it subject to WAC 173-303-170 through 173-303-230.
(C) If the mercury, residues, and/or other solid waste is not dangerous, the handler may manage the waste in any way that is in compliance with applicable federal, state or local solid waste regulations.
(10) Labeling/marking.
A small quantity handler of universal waste must label or mark the universal waste to identify the type of universal waste as specified below:
(a) Universal waste batteries (i.e., each battery), or a container in which the batteries are contained, must be labeled or marked clearly with any one of the following phrases: "Universal Waste-Battery(ies), or "Waste Battery(ies)," or "Used Battery(ies);"
(b) Universal waste thermostats (i.e., each thermostat), or a container in which the thermostats are contained, must be labeled or marked clearly with any one of the following phrases: "Universal Waste-Mercury Thermostat(s)," or "Waste Mercury Thermostat(s)," or "Used Mercury Thermostat(s)."
(11) Accumulation time limits.
(a) A small quantity handler of universal waste may accumulate universal waste for no longer than one year from the date the universal waste is generated, or received from another handler, unless the requirements of (b) of this subsection are met.
(b) A small quantity handler of universal waste may accumulate universal waste for longer than one year from the date the universal waste is generated, or received from another handler, if such activity is solely for the purpose of accumulation of such quantities of universal waste as necessary to facilitate proper recovery, treatment, or disposal. However, the handler bears the burden of proving that such activity is solely for the purpose of accumulation of such quantities of universal waste as necessary to facilitate proper recovery, treatment, or disposal.
(c) A small quantity handler of universal waste who accumulates universal waste must be able to demonstrate the length of time that the universal waste has been accumulated from the date it becomes a waste or is received. The handler may make this demonstration by:
(i) Placing the universal waste in a container and marking or labeling the container with the earliest date that any universal waste in the container became a waste or was received;
(ii) Marking or labeling each individual item of universal waste (e.g., each battery or thermostat) with the date it became a waste or was received;
(iii) Maintaining an inventory system on-site that identifies the date each universal waste became a waste or was received;
(iv) Maintaining an inventory system on-site that identifies the earliest date that any universal waste in a group of universal waste items or a group of containers of universal waste became a waste or was received;
(v) Placing the universal waste in a specific accumulation area and identifying the earliest date that any universal waste in the area became a waste or was received; or
(vi) Any other method which clearly demonstrates the length of time that the universal waste has been accumulated from the date it becomes a waste or is received.
(12) Employee training.
A small quantity handler of universal waste must inform all employees who handle or have responsibility for managing universal waste. The information must describe proper handling and emergency procedures appropriate to the type(s) of universal waste handled at the facility.
(13) Response to releases.
(a) A small quantity handler of universal waste must immediately contain all releases of universal wastes and other residues from universal wastes.
(b) A small quantity handler of universal waste must determine whether any material resulting from the release is dangerous waste, and if so, must manage the dangerous waste in compliance with all applicable requirements of this chapter. The handler is considered the generator of the material resulting from the release, and must manage it in compliance with WAC 173-303-170 through 173-303-230.
(14) Off-site shipments.
(a) A small quantity handler of universal waste is prohibited from sending or taking universal waste to a place other than another universal waste handler, a destination facility, or a foreign destination.
(b) If a small quantity handler of universal waste self-transports universal waste off-site, the handler becomes a universal waste transporter for those self-transportation activities and must comply with the transporter requirements of subsections (28) through (34) of this section while transporting the universal waste.
(c) If a universal waste being offered for off-site transportation meets the definition of hazardous materials under 49 CFR Parts 171 through 180, a small quantity handler of universal waste must package, label, mark and placard the shipment, and prepare the proper shipping papers in accordance with the applicable Department of Transportation regulations under 49 CFR Parts 172 through 180.
(d) Prior to sending a shipment of universal waste to another universal waste handler, the originating handler must ensure that the receiving handler agrees to receive the shipment.
(e) If a small quantity handler of universal waste sends a shipment of universal waste to another handler or to a destination facility and the shipment is rejected by the receiving handler or destination facility, the originating handler must either:
(i) Receive the waste back when notified that the shipment has been rejected, or
(ii) Agree with the receiving handler on a destination facility to which the shipment will be sent.
(f) A small quantity handler of universal waste may reject a shipment containing universal waste, or a portion of a shipment containing universal waste that he has received from another handler. If a handler rejects a shipment or a portion of a shipment, he must contact the originating handler to notify him of the rejection and to discuss reshipment of the load. The handler must:
(i) Send the shipment back to the originating handler; or
(ii) If agreed to by both the originating and receiving handler, send the shipment to a destination facility.
(g) If a small quantity handler of universal waste receives a shipment containing dangerous waste that is not a universal waste, the handler must immediately notify the department of the illegal shipment, and provide the name, address, and phone number of the originating shipper. The department will provide instructions for managing the dangerous waste.
(h) If a small quantity handler of universal waste receives a shipment of nondangerous, nonuniversal waste, the handler may manage the waste in any way that is in compliance with applicable federal, state or local solid waste regulations.
(15) Tracking universal waste shipments.
A small quantity handler of universal waste is not required to keep records of shipments of universal waste.
(16) Exports.
A small quantity handler of universal waste who sends universal waste to a foreign destination must:
(a) Comply with the requirements applicable to a primary exporter in 40 CFR 262.53, 262.56(a) (1) through (4), (6), and (b) and 262.57 which are incorporated by reference at WAC 173-303-230(1);
(b) Export such universal waste only upon consent of the receiving country and in conformance with the EPA Acknowledgment of Consent as defined in 40 CFR Subpart E of Part 262 which is incorporated by reference at WAC 173-303-230(1); and
(c) Provide a copy of the EPA Acknowledgment of Consent for the shipment to the transporter transporting the shipment for export.
(17) Applicability--Large quantity handlers of universal waste.
Subsections (17) through (27) of this section apply to large quantity handlers of universal waste (as defined in WAC 173-303-040).
(18) Prohibitions.
A large quantity handler of universal waste is:
(a) Prohibited from disposing of universal waste; and
(b) Prohibited from diluting or treating universal waste, except by responding to releases as provided in subsection (24) of this section; or by managing specific wastes as provided in subsection (20) of this section.
(19) Notification.
(a)(i) Except as provided in (a) (ii) and (iii) of this subsection, a large quantity handler of universal waste must have sent written notification of universal waste management to the department, and received an EPA Identification Number, before meeting or exceeding the 5,000 kilogram storage limit.
(ii) A large quantity handler of universal waste who has already notified the department of their dangerous waste management activities and has received an EPA Identification Number is not required to renotify under this section.
(b) This notification must include:
(i) The universal waste handler's name and mailing address;
(ii) The name and business telephone number of the person at the universal waste handler's site who should be contacted regarding universal waste management activities;
(iii) The address or physical location of the universal waste management activities;
(iv) A list of all of the types of universal waste managed by the handler (e.g, batteries or thermostats);
(v) A statement indicating that the handler is accumulating more than 11,000 pounds of universal waste at one time and the types of universal waste (e.g, batteries or thermostats) the handler is accumulating above this quantity.
(20) Waste management.
(a) Universal waste batteries. A large quantity handler of universal waste must manage universal waste batteries in a way that prevents releases of any universal waste or component of a universal waste to the environment, as follows:
(i) A large quantity handler of universal waste must contain any universal waste battery that shows evidence of leakage, spillage, or damage that could cause leakage under reasonably foreseeable conditions in a container. The container must be closed, structurally sound, compatible with the contents of the battery, and must lack evidence of leakage, spillage, or damage that could cause leakage under reasonably foreseeable conditions.
(ii) A large quantity handler of universal waste may conduct the following activities as long as the casing of each individual battery cell is not breached and remains intact and closed (except that cells may be opened to remove electrolyte but must be immediately closed after removal):
(A) Sorting batteries by type;
(B) Mixing battery types in one container;
(C) Discharging batteries so as to remove the electric charge;
(D) Regenerating used batteries;
(E) Disassembling batteries or battery packs into individual batteries or cells;
(F) Removing batteries from consumer products; or
(G) Removing electrolyte from batteries.
(iii) A large quantity handler of universal waste who removes electrolyte from batteries, or who generates other solid waste (e.g., battery pack materials, discarded consumer products) as a result of the activities listed above, must determine whether the electrolyte and/or other solid waste exhibit a characteristic or criteria of dangerous waste identified in WAC 173-303-090 or 173-303-100.
(A) If the electrolyte and/or other solid waste exhibit a characteristic or criteria of dangerous waste, it must be managed in compliance with all applicable requirements of this chapter. The handler is considered the generator of the dangerous electrolyte and/or other waste and is subject to WAC 173-303-170 through 173-303-230.
(B) If the electrolyte or other solid waste is not dangerous, the handler may manage the waste in any way that is in compliance with applicable federal, state or local solid waste regulations.
(b) Universal waste thermostats. A large quantity handler of universal waste must manage universal waste thermostats in a way that prevents releases of any universal waste or component of a universal waste to the environment, as follows:
(i) A large quantity handler of universal waste must contain any universal waste thermostat that shows evidence of leakage, spillage, or damage that could cause leakage under reasonably foreseeable conditions in a container. The container must be closed, structurally sound, compatible with the contents of the thermostat, and must lack evidence of leakage, spillage, or damage that could cause leakage under reasonably foreseeable conditions.
(ii) A large quantity handler of universal waste may remove mercury-containing ampules from universal waste thermostats provided the handler:
(A) Removes the ampules in a manner designed to prevent breakage of the ampules;
(B) Removes ampules only over or in a containment device (e.g., tray or pan sufficient to contain any mercury released from an ampule in case of breakage);
(C) Ensures that a mercury clean-up system is readily available to immediately transfer any mercury resulting from spills or leaks from broken ampules, from the containment device to a container that meets the requirements of WAC 173-303-200;
(D) Immediately transfers any mercury resulting from spills or leaks from broken ampules from the containment device to a container that meets the requirements of WAC 173-303-200;
(E) Ensures that the area in which ampules are removed is well ventilated and monitored to ensure compliance with applicable OSHA exposure levels for mercury;
(F) Ensures that employees removing ampules are thoroughly familiar with proper waste mercury handling and emergency procedures, including transfer of mercury from containment devices to appropriate containers;
(G) Stores removed ampules in closed, nonleaking containers that are in good condition;
(H) Packs removed ampules in the container with packing materials adequate to prevent breakage during storage, handling, and transportation; and
(iii)(A) A large quantity handler of universal waste who removes mercury-containing ampules from thermostats must determine whether the following exhibit a characteristic or criteria of dangerous waste identified in WAC 173-303-090 or 173-303-100:
(I) Mercury or clean-up residues resulting from spills or leaks; and/or
(II) Other solid waste generated as a result of the removal of mercury-containing ampules (e.g., remaining thermostat units).
(B) If the mercury, residues, and/or other solid waste exhibit a characteristic or criteria of dangerous waste, it must be managed in compliance with all applicable requirements of this chapter. The handler is considered the generator of the mercury, residues, and/or other waste and is subject to WAC 173-303-170 through 173-303-230.
(C) If the mercury, residues, and/or other solid waste is not dangerous, the handler may manage the waste in any way that is in compliance with applicable federal, state or local solid waste regulations.
(21) Labeling/marking.
A large quantity handler of universal waste must label or mark the universal waste to identify the type of universal waste as specified below:
(a) Universal waste batteries (i.e., each battery), or a container or tank in which the batteries are contained, must be labeled or marked clearly with the any one of the following phrases: "Universal Waste-Battery(ies)," or "Waste Battery(ies)," or "Used Battery(ies);"
(b) Universal waste thermostats (i.e., each thermostat), or a container or tank in which the thermostats are contained, must be labeled or marked clearly with any one of the following phrases: "Universal Waste-Mercury Thermostat(s)," or "Waste Mercury Thermostat(s)," or "Used Mercury Thermostat(s)."
(22) Accumulation time limits.
(a) A large quantity handler of universal waste may accumulate universal waste for no longer than one year from the date the universal waste is generated, or received from another handler, unless the requirements of (b) of this subsection are met.
(b) A large quantity handler of universal waste may accumulate universal waste for longer than one year from the date the universal waste is generated, or received from another handler, if such activity is solely for the purpose of accumulation of such quantities of universal waste as necessary to facilitate proper recovery, treatment, or disposal. However, the handler bears the burden of proving that such activity was solely for the purpose of accumulation of such quantities of universal waste as necessary to facilitate proper recovery, treatment, or disposal.
(c) A large quantity handler of universal waste must be able to demonstrate the length of time that the universal waste has been accumulated from the date it becomes a waste or is received. The handler may make this demonstration by:
(i) Placing the universal waste in a container and marking or labeling the container with the earliest date that any universal waste in the container became a waste or was received;
(ii) Marking or labeling the individual item of universal waste (e.g., each battery or thermostat) with the date it became a waste or was received;
(iii) Maintaining an inventory system on site that identifies the date the universal waste being accumulated became a waste or was received;
(iv) Maintaining an inventory system on site that identifies the earliest date that any universal waste in a group of universal waste items or a group of containers of universal waste became a waste or was received;
(v) Placing the universal waste in a specific accumulation area and identifying the earliest date that any universal waste in the area became a waste or was received; or
(vi) Any other method which clearly demonstrates the length of time that the universal waste has been accumulated from the date it becomes a waste or is received.
(23) Employee training.
A large quantity handler of universal waste must ensure that all employees are thoroughly familiar with proper waste handling and emergency procedures, relative to their responsibilities during normal facility operations and emergencies.
(24) Response to releases.
(a) A large quantity handler of universal waste must immediately contain all releases of universal wastes and other residues from universal wastes.
(b) A large quantity handler of universal waste must determine whether any material resulting from the release is dangerous waste, and if so, must manage the dangerous waste in compliance with all applicable requirements of this chapter. The handler is considered the generator of the material resulting from the release, and is subject to WAC 173-303-145 and 173-303-170 through 173-303-230.
(25) Off-site shipments.
(a) A large quantity handler of universal waste is prohibited from sending or taking universal waste to a place other than another universal waste handler, a destination facility, or a foreign destination.
(b) If a large quantity handler of universal waste self-transports universal waste off site, the handler becomes a universal waste transporter for those self-transportation activities and must comply with the transporter requirements of subsections (28) through (34) of this section while transporting the universal waste.
(c) If a universal waste being offered for off-site transportation meets the definition of hazardous materials under 49 CFR 171 through 180, a large quantity handler of universal waste must package, label, mark and placard the shipment, and prepare the proper shipping papers in accordance with the applicable Department of Transportation regulations under 49 CFR Parts 172 through 180;
(d) Prior to sending a shipment of universal waste to another universal waste handler, the originating handler must ensure that the receiving handler agrees to receive the shipment.
(e) If a large quantity handler of universal waste sends a shipment of universal waste to another handler or to a destination facility and the shipment is rejected by the receiving handler or destination facility, the originating handler must either:
(i) Receive the waste back when notified that the shipment has been rejected; or
(ii) Agree with the receiving handler on a destination facility to which the shipment will be sent.
(f) A large quantity handler of universal waste may reject a shipment containing universal waste, or a portion of a shipment containing universal waste that he has received from another handler. If a handler rejects a shipment or a portion of a shipment, he must contact the originating handler to notify him of the rejection and to discuss reshipment of the load. The handler must:
(i) Send the shipment back to the originating handler; or
(ii) If agreed to by both the originating and receiving handler, send the shipment to a destination facility.
(g) If a large quantity handler of universal waste receives a shipment containing dangerous waste that is not a universal waste, the handler must immediately notify the department of the illegal shipment, and provide the name, address, and phone number of the originating shipper. The department will provide instructions for managing the dangerous waste.
(h) If a large quantity handler of universal waste receives a shipment of nondangerous, nonuniversal waste, the handler may manage the waste in any way that is in compliance with applicable federal, state or local solid waste regulations.
(26) Tracking universal waste shipments.
(a) Receipt of shipments. A large quantity handler of universal waste must keep a record of each shipment of universal waste received at the facility. The record may take the form of a log, invoice, manifest, bill of lading, or other shipping document. The record for each shipment of universal waste received must include the following information:
(i) The name and address of the originating universal waste handler or foreign shipper from whom the universal waste was sent;
(ii) The quantity of each type of universal waste received (e.g., batteries or thermostats);
(iii) The date of receipt of the shipment of universal waste.
(b) Shipments off site. A large quantity handler of universal waste must keep a record of each shipment of universal waste sent from the handler to other facilities. The record may take the form of a log, invoice, manifest, bill of lading or other shipping document. The record for each shipment of universal waste sent must include the following information:
(i) The name and address of the universal waste handler, destination facility, or foreign destination to whom the universal waste was sent;
(ii) The quantity of each type of universal waste sent (e.g., batteries or thermostats);
(iii) The date the shipment of universal waste left the facility.
(c) Record retention.
(i) A large quantity handler of universal waste must retain the records described in (a) of this subsection for at least three years from the date of receipt of a shipment of universal waste.
(ii) A large quantity handler of universal waste must retain the records described in (b) of this subsection for at least three years from the date a shipment of universal waste left the facility.
(27) Exports.
A large quantity handler of universal waste who sends universal waste to a foreign destination must:
(a) Comply with the requirements applicable to a primary exporter in 40 CFR 262.53, 262.56(a)(1) through (4), (6), and (b) and 262.57 which are incorporated by reference at WAC 173-303-230(1);
(b) Export such universal waste only upon consent of the receiving country and in conformance with the EPA Acknowledgment of Consent as defined in 40 CFR 262 Subpart E which is incorporated by reference at WAC 173-303-230(1); and
(c) Provide a copy of the EPA Acknowledgment of Consent for the shipment to the transporter transporting the shipment for export.
(28) Applicability--Universal waste transporters.
Subsections (28) through (34) of this section apply to universal waste transporters (as defined in WAC 173-303-040).
(29) Prohibitions.
A universal waste transporter is:
(a) Prohibited from disposing of universal waste; and
(b) Prohibited from diluting or treating universal waste, except by responding to releases as provided in subsection (32) of this section.
(30) Waste management.
(a) A universal waste transporter must comply with all applicable U.S. Department of Transportation regulations in 49 CFR Part 171 through 180 for transport of any universal waste that meets the definition of hazardous material in 49 CFR 171.8. For purposes of the Department of Transportation regulations, a material is considered a dangerous waste if it is subject to the Hazardous Waste Manifest Requirements of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency specified in WAC 173-303-180. Because universal waste does not require a dangerous waste manifest, it is not considered hazardous waste under the Department of Transportation regulations.
(b) Some universal waste materials are regulated by the Department of Transportation as hazardous materials because they meet the criteria for one or more hazard classes specified in 49 CFR 173.2. As universal waste shipments do not require a manifest under WAC 173-303-180, they may not be described by the DOT proper shipping name "hazardous waste, (l) or (s), n.o.s.," nor may the hazardous material's proper shipping name be modified by adding the word "waste."
(31) Storage time limits.
(a) A universal waste transporter may only store the universal waste at a universal waste transfer facility for ten days or less.
(b) If a universal waste transporter stores universal waste for more than ten days, the transporter becomes a universal waste handler and must comply with the applicable requirements for small or large quantity handlers (subsections (6) through (27) of this section) while storing the universal waste.
(32) Response to releases.
(a) A universal waste transporter must immediately contain all releases of universal wastes and other residues from universal wastes.
(b) A universal waste transporter must determine whether any material resulting from the release is dangerous waste, and if so, it is subject to all applicable requirements of this chapter. If the waste is determined to be a dangerous waste, the transporter is subject to WAC 173-303-145 and 173-303-170 through 173-303-230.
(33) Off-site shipments.
(a) A universal waste transporter is prohibited from transporting the universal waste to a place other than a universal waste handler, a destination facility, or a foreign destination.
(b) If the universal waste being shipped off site meets the Department of Transportation's definition of hazardous materials under 49 CFR 171.8, the shipment must be properly described on a shipping paper in accordance with the applicable Department of Transportation regulations under 49 CFR Part 172.
(34) Exports.
A universal waste transporter transporting a shipment of universal waste to a foreign destination may not accept a shipment if the transporter knows the shipment does not conform to the EPA Acknowledgment of Consent. In addition the transporter must ensure that:
(a) A copy of the EPA Acknowledgment of Consent accompanies the shipment; and
(b) The shipment is delivered to the facility designated by the person initiating the shipment.
(35) Applicability--Destination facilities. Subsections (35) through (37) of this section apply to destination facilities.
(a) The owner or operator of a destination facility (as defined in WAC 173-303-040) is subject to all applicable requirements of WAC 173-303-140 and 173-303-141, 173-303-280 through 173-303-525, 173-303-600 through 173-303-695, 173-303-800 through 173-303-840, and the notification requirement at WAC 173-303-060:
(b) The owner or operator of a destination facility that recycles a particular universal waste without storing that universal waste before it is recycled must comply with WAC 173-303-120 (4)(c).
(36) Off-site shipments.
(a) The owner or operator of a destination facility is prohibited from sending or taking universal waste to a place other than a universal waste handler, another destination facility or foreign destination.
(b) The owner or operator of a destination facility may reject a shipment containing universal waste, or a portion of a shipment containing universal waste. If the owner or operator of the destination facility rejects a shipment or a portion of a shipment, he must contact the shipper to notify him of the rejection and to discuss reshipment of the load. The owner or operator of the destination facility must:
(i) Send the shipment back to the original shipper; or
(ii) If agreed to by both the shipper and the owner or operator of the destination facility, send the shipment to another destination facility.
(c) If the owner or operator of a destination facility receives a shipment containing dangerous waste that is not a universal waste, the owner or operator of the destination facility must immediately notify the department of the illegal shipment, and provide the name, address, and phone number of the shipper. The department will provide instructions for managing the dangerous waste.
(d) If the owner or operator of a destination facility receives a shipment of nondangerous, nonuniversal waste, the owner or operator may manage the waste in any way that is in compliance with applicable federal or state solid waste regulations.
(37) Tracking universal waste shipments.
(a) The owner or operator of a destination facility must keep a record of each shipment of universal waste received at the facility. The record may take the form of a log, invoice, manifest, bill of lading, or other shipping document. The record for each shipment of universal waste received must include the following information:
(i) The name and address of the universal waste handler, destination facility, or foreign shipper from whom the universal waste was sent;
(ii) The quantity of each type of universal waste received (e.g., batteries or thermostats);
(iii) The date of receipt of the shipment of universal waste.
(b) The owner or operator of a destination facility must retain the records described in (a) of this subsection for at least three years from the date of receipt of a shipment of universal waste.
(38) Imports.
Persons managing universal waste that is imported from a foreign country into the United States are subject to the applicable requirements of this section, immediately after the waste enters the United States, as indicated below:
(a) A universal waste transporter is subject to the universal waste transporter requirements of subsections (28) through (34) of this section.
(b) A universal waste handler is subject to the small or large quantity handler of universal waste requirements of subsections (6) through (27) of this section, as applicable.
(c) An owner or operator of a destination facility is subject to the destination facility requirements of subsections (35) through (37) of this section.
(39) General--Petitions. Subsections (39) and (40) of this section address petitions to include other wastes under this section.
(a) Any person seeking to add a dangerous waste or a category of dangerous waste to this section may petition for a regulatory amendment under subsections (39) and (40) of this section and WAC 173-303-910 (1) and (7).
(b) To be successful, the petitioner must demonstrate to the satisfaction of the department that regulation under the universal waste regulations of this section is: Appropriate for the waste or category of waste; will improve management practices for the waste or category of waste; and will improve implementation of the dangerous waste program. The petition must include the information required by WAC 173-303-910 (1)(b). The petition should also address as many of the factors listed in subsection (40) of this section as are appropriate for the waste or waste category addressed in the petition.
(c) The department will evaluate petitions using the factors listed in subsection (40) of this section. The department will grant or deny a petition using the factors listed in subsection (40) of this section. The decision will be based on the weight of evidence showing that regulation under this section is appropriate for the waste or category of waste, will improve management practices for the waste or category of waste, and will improve implementation of the dangerous waste program.
(40) Factors for petitions to include other wastes under this section.
(a) The waste or category of waste, as generated by a wide variety of generators, is listed in WAC 173-303-081 or 173-303-082, or (if not listed) a proportion of the waste stream exhibits one or more characteristics or criteria of dangerous waste identified in WAC 173-303-090 or 173-303-100. (When a characteristic waste is added to the universal waste regulations of this section by using a generic name to identify the waste category (e.g., batteries), the definition of universal waste in WAC 173-303-040 will be amended to include only the dangerous waste portion of the waste category (e.g., dangerous waste batteries).) Thus, only the portion of the waste stream that does exhibit one or more characteristics or criteria (i.e., is dangerous waste) is subject to the universal waste regulations of this section;
(b) The waste or category of waste is not exclusive to a specific industry or group of industries, is commonly generated by a wide variety of types of establishments (including, for example, households, retail and commercial businesses, office complexes, conditionally exempt small quantity generators, small businesses, government organizations, as well as large industrial facilities);
(c) The waste or category of waste is generated by a large number of generators (e.g., more than 1,000 nationally) and is frequently generated in relatively small quantities by each generator;
(d) Systems to be used for collecting the waste or category of waste (including packaging, marking, and labeling practices) would ensure close stewardship of the waste;
(e) The risk posed by the waste or category of waste during accumulation and transport is relatively low compared to other dangerous wastes, and specific management standards proposed or referenced by the petitioner (e.g., waste management requirements appropriate to be added to subsections (9), (20), and (30) of this section; and/or applicable Department of Transportation requirements) would be protective of human health and the environment during accumulation and transport;
(f) Regulation of the waste or category of waste under this section will increase the likelihood that the waste will be diverted from nondangerous waste management systems (e.g., the municipal waste stream, nondangerous industrial or commercial waste stream, municipal sewer or stormwater systems) to recycling, treatment, or disposal in compliance with the Hazardous Waste Management Act chapter 70.105 RCW, this chapter, and RCRA Subtitle C.
(g) Regulation of the waste or category of waste under this section will improve implementation of and compliance with the dangerous waste regulatory program; and/or
(h) Such other factors as may be appropriate.
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AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending Order 94-30, filed 10/19/95, effective
11/19/95)
WAC 173-303-600 Final facility standards. Purpose, scope, and applicability.
(1) The purpose of WAC 173-303-600 through ((173-303-680)) 173-303-695, is to establish minimum state-wide standards which describe the
acceptable management of dangerous waste. In addition to WAC 173-303-600
through ((173-303-680)) 173-303-695, the final facility standards include
WAC 173-303-280 through 173-303-395.
(2) The final facility standards apply to owners and operators of all facilities which treat, store or dispose of dangerous waste, and which are not exempted by subsection (3) of this section.
(3) The final facility standards do not apply to:
(a) Persons whose disposal activities are permitted under the Marine Protection, Research and Sanctuaries Act, except that storage, or treatment facilities where dangerous waste is loaded onto an ocean vessel for incineration or disposal at sea are subject to final facility standards;
(b) Persons whose disposal activities are permitted under the underground injection control program of the Safe Drinking Water Act, except that storage, or treatment facilities needed to handle dangerous wastes are subject to final facility standards;
(c) The owner or operator of a POTW which treats, stores, or disposes of dangerous waste provided he has a permit by rule pursuant to the requirements of WAC 173-303-802(4);
(d) A generator accumulating waste on site in compliance with WAC 173-303-200;
(e) The owner or operator of a facility which is permitted to manage solid waste pursuant to chapter 173-304 WAC, if the only dangerous waste the facility manages is excluded from regulation under this chapter by WAC 173-303-070(8);
(f) A farmer disposing of waste pesticides from his own use provided he complies with WAC 173-303-160 (2)(b);
(g) A transporter storing a manifested shipment of dangerous waste for ten days or less in accordance with WAC 173-303-240(5);
(h) Any person, other than an owner or operator who is already subject to the final facility standards, who is carrying out an immediate or emergency response to contain or treat a discharge or potential discharge of a dangerous waste or hazardous substance;
(i) The owner or operator of a facility which is in compliance with the interim status requirements of WAC 173-303-400 and 173-303-805, until final administrative disposition of his final facility permit;
(j) The owner or operator of a totally enclosed treatment facility or elementary neutralization or wastewater treatment unit as defined in WAC 173-303-040, provided that he has a permit by rule pursuant to the requirements of WAC 173-303-802(5);
(k) The addition, by a generator, of absorbent material to waste in a container, or of waste to absorbent material in a container, provided that these actions occur at the time the waste is first placed in containers or, in the case of repackaging of previously containerized waste into new containers, at the time the waste is first placed into the new containers and the generator complies with WAC 173-303-200 (1)(b) and 173-303-395 (1)(a) and (b);
(l) The compaction or sorting of miscellaneous waste forms such as cans, rags, and bottles in a container, so long as the activity is solely for the purpose of reducing waste void space, and so long as these activities are conducted in a manner that protects human health and prevents any release to the environment and the generator complies with WAC 173-303-200 (1)(b) and 173-303-395 (1)(a) and (b);
(m) Generators treating dangerous waste on-site in tanks ((or)),
containers, or containment buildings that are used for accumulation of
such wastes provided the generator complies with the WAC 173-303-170(3);
((and))
(n) The owner or operator of an elementary neutralization unit or a wastewater treatment unit as defined in WAC 173-303-040, provided that if the owner or operator is diluting hazardous ignitable (D001) wastes (other than the D001 High TOC Subcategory defined in 40 CFR section 268.40, Table Treatment Standards for Hazardous Wastes), or reactive (D003) waste, to remove the characteristic before land disposal, the owner/operator must comply with the requirements set out in WAC 173-303-395 (1)(a); and
(o) Universal waste handlers and universal waste transporters (as defined in WAC 173-303-040) handling the wastes listed below. These handlers are subject to regulation under WAC 173-303-573, when handling the below listed universal wastes.
(i) Batteries as described in WAC 173-303-573(2); and
(ii) Thermostats as described in WAC 173-303-573(3).
(4) Reserve.
(5) The owner or operator of a facility which recycles dangerous waste may, for such recycled wastes only, comply with the applicable recycling standards specified in WAC 173-303-120 and 173-303-500 through 173-303-525 in lieu of the final facility standards.
(6) The owner or operator must comply with the special land disposal restrictions for certain dangerous wastes in WAC 173-303-140.
(7) The final facility requirements apply to owners or operators of
all facilities that treat, store, or dispose of hazardous wastes referred
to in 40 CFR Part 268, which is incorporated by reference at WAC 173-303-140(2).
[Statutory Authority: Chapters 70.105 and 70.105D RCW. 95-22-008 (Order
94-30), 173-303-600, filed 10/19/95, effective 11/19/95; 94-01-060
(Order 92-33), 173-303-600, filed 12/8/93, effective 1/8/94. Statutory
Authority: Chapters 70.105 and 70.105D RCW, 40 CFR Part 271.3 and RCRA
3006 (42 U.S.C. 3251). 91-07-005 (Order 90-42), 173-303-600, filed
3/7/91, effective 4/7/91. Statutory Authority: Chapter 70.105 RCW. 88-18-083 (Order 88-29), 173-303-600, filed 9/6/88; 88-07-039 (Order 87-37), 173-303-600, filed 3/11/88; 87-14-029 (Order DE-87-4), 173-303-600, filed 6/26/87; 86-12-057 (Order DE-85-10), 173-303-600, filed
6/3/86; 84-09-088 (Order DE 83-36), 173-303-600, filed 4/18/84.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 70.105 RCW and RCW 70.95.260. 82-05-023
(Order DE 81-33), 173-303-600, filed 2/10/82.]
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending Order 94-30, filed 10/19/95, effective
11/19/95)
WAC 173-303-610 Closure and postclosure. (1) Applicability.
(a) Subsections (2) through (6) of this section, (which concern closure), apply to the owners and operators of all dangerous waste facilities.
(b) Subsections (7) through (11) of this section, (which concern postclosure care), apply to the owners and operators of all regulated units (as defined in WAC 173-303-040) at which dangerous waste will remain after closure, to tank systems that are required under WAC 173-303-640(8) to meet the requirements of landfills, to surface impoundments, waste piles, and miscellaneous units as specified in WAC 173-303-650(6), 173-303-660(9), and 173-303-680(4), respectively; to containment buildings that are required under 40 CFR 264.1102 (incorporated by reference at WAC 173-303-695) to meet the requirements for landfills; and, unless otherwise authorized by the department, to the owners and operators of all facilities which, at closure, cannot meet the removal or decontamination limits specified in subsection (2)(b) of this section.
(c) For the purposes of the closure and postclosure requirements, any portion of a facility which closes is subject to the applicable closure and postclosure standards even if the rest of the facility does not close and continues to operate.
(2) Closure performance standard. The owner or operator must close the facility in a manner that:
(a)(i) Minimizes the need for further maintenance;
(ii) Controls, minimizes or eliminates to the extent necessary to protect human health and the environment, postclosure escape of dangerous waste, dangerous constituents, leachate, contaminated run-off, or dangerous waste decomposition products to the ground, surface water, ground water, or the atmosphere; and
(iii) Returns the land to the appearance and use of surrounding land areas to the degree possible given the nature of the previous dangerous waste activity.
(b) Where the closure requirements of this section, or of WAC 173-303-630(10), 173-303-640(8), 173-303-650(6), 173-303-655(6), 173-303-655(8), 173-303-660(9), 173-303-665(6), 173-303-670(8), 173-303-680 (2) through (4), or 40 CFR 264.1102 (incorporated by reference at WAC 173-303-695) call for the removal or decontamination of dangerous wastes, waste residues, or equipment, bases, liners, soils or other materials containing or contaminated with dangerous wastes or waste residue, then such removal or decontamination must assure that the levels of dangerous waste or dangerous waste constituents or residues do not exceed:
(i) For soils, ground water, surface water, and air, the numeric cleanup levels calculated using residential exposure assumptions according to the Model Toxics Control Act Regulations, chapter 173-340 WAC as now or hereafter amended. Primarily, these will be numeric cleanup levels calculated according to MTCA Method B, although MTCA Method A may be used as appropriate, see WAC 173-340-700 through 173-340-760, excluding WAC 173-340-745; and
(ii) For all structures, equipment, bases, liners, etc., clean closure standards will be set by the department on a case-by-case basis in accordance with the closure performance standards of WAC 173-303-610 (2)(a)(ii) and in a manner that minimizes or eliminates post-closure escape of dangerous waste constituents.
(3) Closure plan; amendment of plan.
(a) The owner or operator of a dangerous waste management facility must have a written closure plan. In addition, certain surface impoundments and waste piles from which the owner or operator intends to remove or decontaminate the dangerous waste at partial or final closure are required by WAC 173-303-650(6) and 173-303-660(9) to have contingent closure plans. The plan must be submitted with the permit application, in accordance with WAC 173-303-806(4), and approved by the department as part of the permit issuance procedures under WAC 173-303-840. The approved closure plan will become a condition of any permit. The department's decision must assure that the approved closure plan is consistent with subsections (2), (3), (4), (5), and (6) of this section, and the applicable requirements of WAC 173-303-630(10), 173-303-640(8), 173-303-645, 173-303-650(6), 173-303-655(8), 173-303-660(9), 173-303-665(6), 173-303-670(8), 173-303-680(2), and 40 CFR 264.1102 (incorporated by reference at WAC 173-303-695). A copy of the approved plan and all revisions to the plan must be furnished to the department upon request, including request by mail until final closure is completed and certified in accordance with subsection (6) of this section. The plan must identify steps necessary to perform partial and/or final closure of the facility at any point during its active life. The closure plan must include at least:
(i) A description of how each dangerous waste management unit at the facility will be closed in accordance with subsection (2) of this section;
(ii) A description of how final closure of the facility will be conducted in accordance with subsection (2) of this section. The description must identify the maximum extent of the operation which will be unclosed during the active life of the facility;
(iii) An estimate of the maximum inventory of dangerous wastes ever on-site over the active life of the facility. (Any change in this estimate is a minor modification under WAC 173-303-830(4));
(iv) A detailed description of the methods to be used during partial closures and final closure, including, but not limited to, methods for removing, transporting, treating, storing, or disposing of all dangerous wastes, and identification of the type(s) of the off-site dangerous waste management units to be used, if applicable;
(v) A detailed description of the steps needed to remove or decontaminate all dangerous waste residues and contaminated containment system components, equipment, structures, and soils during partial and final closure, including, but not limited to, procedures for cleaning equipment and removing contaminated soils, methods for sampling and testing surrounding soils, and criteria for determining the extent of decontamination required to satisfy the closure performance standard;
(vi) A detailed description of other activities necessary during the
closure period to ensure that all partial closures and final closure
satisfy the closure performance standards, including, but not limited to,
ground water monitoring, leachate collection, and run-on and run-off
control; ((and))
(vii) A schedule for closure of each dangerous waste management unit
and for final closure of the facility. The schedule must include, at a
minimum, the total time required to close each dangerous waste management
unit and the time required for intervening closure activities which will
allow tracking of the progress of partial and final closure. (For
example, in the case of a landfill unit, estimates of the time required
to treat or dispose of all dangerous waste inventory and of the time
required to place a final cover must be included.) ((Additionally,));
and
(viii) For facilities that use trust funds to establish financial assurance under WAC 173-303-620 (4) or (6) and that are expected to close prior to the expiration of the permit, an estimate of the expected year of final closure.
(b) The owner or operator must submit a written notification of or request for a permit modification to authorize a change in operating plans, facility design, or the approved closure plan in accordance with the applicable procedures in WAC 173-303-800 through 173-303-840. The written notification or request must include a copy of the amended closure plan for review or approval by the department.
(i) The owner or operator may submit a written notification or request to the department for a permit modification to amend the closure plan at any time prior to the notification of partial or final closure of the facility.
(ii) The owner or operator must submit a written notification of or request for a permit modification to authorize a change in the approved closure plan whenever:
(A) Changes in operating plans or facility design affect the closure plan; or
(B) There is a change in the expected year of closure, if applicable; or
(C) In conducting partial or final closure activities, unexpected events require a modification of the approved closure plan.
(iii) The owner or operator must submit a written request for a permit modification including a copy of the amended closure plan for approval at least sixty days prior to the proposed change in facility design or operation, or no later than sixty days after an unexpected event has occurred which has affected the closure plan. If an unexpected event occurs during the partial or final closure period, the owner or operator must request a permit modification no later than thirty days after the unexpected event. An owner or operator of a surface impoundment or waste pile that intends to remove all dangerous waste at closure and is not otherwise required to prepare a contingent closure plan under WAC 173-303-650(6) or 173-303-660(9), must submit an amended closure plan to the department no later than sixty days from the date that the owner or operator or department determines that the dangerous waste management unit must be closed as a landfill, subject to the requirements of WAC 173-303-665, or no later than thirty days from that date if the determination is made during partial or final closure. The department will approve, disapprove, or modify this amended plan in accordance with the procedures in WAC 173-303-800 through 173-303-840. The approved closure plan will become a condition of any permit issued.
(iv) The department may request modifications to the plan under the conditions described in (b)(ii) of this subsection. The owner or operator must submit the modified plan within sixty days of the department's request, or within thirty days if the change in facility conditions occurs during partial or final closure. Any modifications requested by the department will be approved in accordance with the procedures in WAC 173-303-800 through 173-303-840.
(c) Notification of partial closure and final closure.
(i) The owner or operator must notify the department in writing at least sixty days prior to the date on which he expects to begin closure of a surface impoundment, waste pile, land treatment, or landfill unit, or final closure of a facility with such a unit. The owner or operator must notify the department in writing at least forty-five days prior to the date on which he expects to begin final closure of a facility with only treatment or storage tanks, container storage, or incinerator units to be closed.
(ii) The date when he "expects to begin closure" must be either:
(A) No later than thirty days after the date on which any dangerous waste management unit receives the known final volume of dangerous wastes or, if there is a reasonable possibility that the dangerous waste management unit will receive additional dangerous wastes, no later than one year after the date on which the unit received the most recent volume of dangerous waste. If the owner or operator of a dangerous waste management unit can demonstrate to the department that the dangerous waste management unit or facility has the capacity to receive additional dangerous wastes and he has taken, and will continue to take, all steps to prevent threats to human health and the environment, including compliance with all applicable permit requirements, the department may approve an extension to this one-year limit; or
(B) For units meeting the requirements of subsection (4)(d) of this section, no later than thirty days after the date on which the dangerous waste management unit receives the known final volume of nondangerous wastes, or if there is a reasonable possibility that the dangerous waste management unit will receive additional nondangerous wastes, no later than one year after the date on which the unit received the most recent volume of nondangerous wastes. If the owner or operator can demonstrate to the department that the dangerous waste management unit has the capacity to receive additional nondangerous wastes and he has taken, and will continue to take, all steps to prevent threats to human health and the environment, including compliance with all applicable permit requirements, the department may approve an extension to this one-year limit.
(iii) If the facility's permit is terminated, or if the facility is otherwise ordered, by judicial decree or final order to cease receiving dangerous wastes or to close, then the requirements of (c) of this subsection do not apply. However, the owner or operator must close the facility in accordance with the deadlines established in subsection (4) of this section.
(iv) Removal of wastes and decontamination or dismantling of equipment. Nothing in this subsection will preclude the owner or operator from removing dangerous wastes and decontaminating or dismantling equipment in accordance with the approved partial or final closure plan at any time before or after notification of partial or final closure.
(4) Closure; time allowed for closure.
(a) Within ninety days after receiving the final volume of dangerous wastes, or the final volume of nondangerous wastes if the owner or operator complies with all applicable requirements in (d) and (e) of this subsection, at a dangerous waste management unit or facility, the owner or operator must treat, remove from the unit or facility, or dispose of on site, all dangerous wastes in accordance with the approved closure plan. The department may approve a longer period if the owner or operator complies with all applicable requirements for requesting a modification to the permit and demonstrates that he has taken and will continue to take all steps to prevent threats to human health and the environment, including compliance with all applicable permit requirements, and either:
(i) The activities required to comply with this paragraph will, of necessity, take longer than ninety days to complete; or
(ii)(A) The dangerous waste management unit or facility has the capacity to receive additional dangerous wastes, or has the capacity to receive nondangerous wastes if the owner or operator complies with (d) and (e) of this subsection;
(B) There is a reasonable likelihood that he or another person will recommence operation of the dangerous waste management unit or the facility within one year; and
(C) Closure of the dangerous waste management unit or facility would be incompatible with continued operation of the site.
(b) The owner or operator must complete partial and final closure activities in accordance with the approved closure plan and within one hundred eighty days after receiving the final volume of dangerous wastes, or the final volume of nondangerous wastes if the owner or operator complies with all applicable requirements in (d) and (e) of this subsection, at the dangerous waste management unit or facility. The department may approve an extension to the closure period if the owner or operator complies with all applicable requirements for requesting a modification to the permit and demonstrates that he has taken and will continue to take all steps to prevent threats to human health and the environment from the unclosed but not operating dangerous waste management unit or facility, including compliance with all applicable permit requirements, and either:
(i) The partial or final closure activities will, of necessity, take longer than one hundred eighty days to complete; or
(ii)(A) The dangerous waste management unit or facility has the capacity to receive additional dangerous wastes, or has the capacity to receive nondangerous wastes if the owner or operator complies with (d) and (e) of this subsection;
(B) There is reasonable likelihood that he or another person will recommence operation of the dangerous waste management unit or the facility within one year; and
(C) Closure of the dangerous waste management unit or facility would be incompatible with continued operation of the site.
(c) The demonstrations referred to in (a)(i) and (b)(i) of this subsection must be made as follows: The demonstrations in (a)(i) of this subsection must be made at least thirty days prior to the expiration of the specified ninety-day period; and the demonstration in (b)(i) of this subsection must be made at least thirty days prior to the expiration of the specified one hundred eighty-day period unless the owner or operator is otherwise subject to the deadlines in (d) of this subsection.
(d) The department may allow an owner or operator to receive only nondangerous wastes in a landfill, land treatment, or surface impoundment unit after the final receipt of dangerous wastes at that unit if:
(i) The owner or operator requests a permit modification in compliance with all applicable requirements in WAC 173-303-830 and 40 CFR Part 124 and in the permit modification request demonstrates that:
(A) The unit has the existing design capacity as indicated on the part A application to receive nondangerous wastes; and
(B) There is a reasonable likelihood that the owner or operator or another person will receive nondangerous wastes in the unit within one year after the final receipt of dangerous wastes; and
(C) The nondangerous wastes will not be incompatible with any remaining wastes in the unit, or with the facility design and operating requirements of the unit or facility under this part; and
(D) Closure of the dangerous waste management unit would be incompatible with continued operation of the unit or facility; and
(E) The owner or operator is operating and will continue to operate in compliance with all applicable permit requirements; and
(ii) The request to modify the permit includes an amended wastes
analysis plan, ground water monitoring and response program, human
exposure assessment required under RCRA section 3019, and closure and
postclosure plan, and updated cost estimates and demonstrations of
financial assurance for closure and postclosure care as necessary and
appropriate, to reflect any changes due to the presence of dangerous
constituents in the nondangerous wastes, and changes in closure
activities, including the expected year of closure if applicable under
subsection (3)(a)(((vii))) (viii) of this section, as a result of the
receipt of nondangerous wastes following the final receipt of dangerous
wastes; and
(iii) The request to modify the permit includes revisions, as necessary and appropriate, to affected conditions of the permit to account for the receipt of nondangerous wastes following receipt of the final volume of dangerous wastes; and
(iv) The request to modify the permit and the demonstration referred to in (d)(i) and (ii) of this subsection are submitted to the department no later than one hundred twenty days prior to the date on which the owner or operator of the facility receives the known final volume of dangerous wastes at the unit, or no later than ninety days after the effective date of this rule in the state in which the unit is located, whichever is later.
(e) In addition to the requirements in (d) of this subsection, an owner or operator of a dangerous wastes surface impoundment that is not in compliance with the liner and leachate collection system requirements in 42 U.S.C. 3004 (o)(1) and 3005 (j)(1) or 42 U.S.C. 3004 (o)(2) or (3) or 3005 (j)(2), (3), (4) or (13) must:
(i) Submit with the request to modify the permit:
(A) A contingent corrective measures plan, unless a corrective action plan has already been submitted under WAC 173-303-645(10); and
(B) A plan for removing dangerous wastes in compliance with (e)(ii) of this subsection; and
(ii) Remove all dangerous wastes from the unit by removing all dangerous liquids, and removing all dangerous sludges to the extent practicable without impairing the integrity of the liner(s), if any.
(iii) Removal of dangerous wastes must be completed no later than ninety days after the final receipt of dangerous wastes. The department may approve an extension to this deadline if the owner or operator demonstrates that the removal of dangerous wastes will, of necessity, take longer than the allotted period to complete and that an extension will not pose a threat to human health and the environment.
(iv) If a release that is a statistically significant increase (or decrease in the case of pH) over background values for detection monitoring parameters of constituents specified in the permit or that exceeds the facility's ground water protection standard at the point of compliance, if applicable, is detected in accordance with the requirements in WAC 173-303-645, the owner or operator of the unit:
(A) Must implement corrective measures in accordance with the approved contingent corrective measures plan required by (e)(i) of this subsection no later than one year after detection of the release, or approval of the contingent corrective measures plan, whichever is later;
(B) May continue to receive wastes at the unit following detection of the release only if the approved corrective measures plan includes a demonstration that continued receipt of wastes will not impede corrective action; and
(C) May be required by the department to implement corrective measures in less than one year or to cease the receipt of wastes until corrective measures have been implemented if necessary to protect human health and the environment.
(v) During the period of corrective action, the owner or operator must provide semiannual reports to the department that describe the progress of the corrective action program, compile all ground water monitoring data, and evaluate the effect of the continued receipt of nondangerous wastes on the effectiveness of the corrective action.
(vi) The department may require the owner or operator to commence closure of the unit if the owner or operator fails to implement corrective action measures in accordance with the approved contingent corrective measures plan within one year as required in (e)(iv) of this subsection, or fails to make substantial progress in implementing corrective action and achieving the facility's ground water protection standard or background levels if the facility has not yet established a ground water protection standard.
(vii) If the owner or operator fails to implement corrective measures as required in (e)(iv) of this subsection or if the department determines that substantial progress has not been made pursuant to (e)(vi) of this subsection the department will:
(A) Notify the owner or operator in writing that the owner or operator must begin closure in accordance with the deadline in (a) and (b) of this subsection and provide a detailed statement of reasons for this determination; and
(B) Provide the owner or operator and the public, through a newspaper notice, the opportunity to submit written comments on the decision no later than twenty days after the date of the notice.
(C) If the department receives no written comments, the decision will become final five days after the close of the comment period. The department will notify the owner or operator that the decision is final, and that a revised closure plan, if necessary, must be submitted within fifteen days of the final notice and that closure must begin in accordance with the deadlines in (a) and (b) of this subsection.
(D) If the department receives written comments on the decision, it will make a final decision within thirty days after the end of the comment period, and provide the owner or operator in writing and the public through a newspaper notice, a detailed statement of reasons for the final decision. If the department determines that substantial progress has not been made, closure must be initiated in accordance with the deadlines in (a) and (b) of this subsection.
(E) The final determinations made by the department under (e)(vii)(C) and (D) of this subsection are not subject to administrative appeal.
(5) Disposal or decontamination of equipment, structures and soils. During the partial and final closure periods, all contaminated equipment, structures and soils must be properly disposed of or decontaminated unless otherwise specified in WAC 173-303-640(8), 173-303-650(6), 173-303-655(8), 173-303-660(9), 173-303-665(6), or under the authority of WAC 173-303-680 (2) and (4). By removing any dangerous wastes or dangerous constituents during partial and final closure, the owner or operator may become a generator of dangerous waste and must handle that waste in accordance with all applicable requirements of WAC 173-303-170 through 173-303-230.
(6) Certification of closure. Within sixty days of completion of closure of each dangerous waste management unit (including tank systems and container storage areas), and within sixty days of the completion of final closure, the owner or operator must submit to the department by registered mail, a certification that the dangerous waste management unit or facility, as applicable, has been closed in accordance with the specifications in the approved closure plan. The certification must be signed by the owner or operator and by an independent registered professional engineer. Documentation supporting the independent registered professional engineer's certification must be furnished to the department upon request until it releases the owner or operator from the financial assurance requirements for closure under WAC 173-303-620(4).
(7) Postclosure care and use of property.
(a) Postclosure care for each dangerous waste management unit subject to postclosure requirements must begin after completion of closure of the unit and continue for thirty years after that date and must consist of at least the following:
(i) Ground water monitoring and reporting as required by WAC 173-303-645, 173-303-650, 173-303-655, 173-303-660, 173-303-665, and 173-303-680; and
(ii) Maintenance and monitoring of waste containment systems as applicable.
(b) Any time preceding partial closure of a dangerous waste management unit subject to postclosure care requirements or final closure, or any time during the postclosure period for a particular unit, the department may, in accordance with the permit modification procedures in WAC 173-303-800 through 173-303-840:
(i) Shorten the postclosure care period applicable to the dangerous waste management unit, or facility, if all disposal units have been closed, if it finds that the reduced period is sufficient to protect human health and the environment (e.g., leachate or ground water monitoring results, characteristics of the dangerous waste, application of advanced technology, or alternative disposal, treatment, or reuse techniques indicate that the dangerous waste management unit or facility is secure); or
(ii) Extend the postclosure care period applicable to the dangerous waste management unit or facility if it finds that the extended period is necessary to protect human health and the environment (e.g., leachate or ground water monitoring results indicate a potential for migration of dangerous waste at levels which may be harmful to human health and the environment).
(c) The department may require, at partial or final closure, continuation of any of the security requirements of WAC 173-303-310 during part or all of the postclosure period when:
(i) Dangerous wastes may remain exposed after completion of partial or final closure; or
(ii) Access by the public or domestic livestock may pose a hazard to human health.
(d) Postclosure use of property on or in which dangerous wastes remain after partial or final closure must never be allowed to disturb the integrity of the final cover, liner(s), or any other components of any containment system, or the function of the facility's monitoring systems, unless the department finds that the disturbance:
(i) Is necessary to the proposed use of the property, and will not increase the potential hazard to human health or the environment; or
(ii) Is necessary to reduce a threat to human health or the environment.
(e) All postclosure care activities must be in accordance with the provisions of the approved postclosure plan as specified in subsection (8) of this section.
(8) Postclosure plan; amendment of plan.
(a) The owner or operator of a dangerous waste disposal unit must have a written postclosure plan. In addition, certain surface impoundments and certain piles from which the owner or operator intends to remove or decontaminate the dangerous wastes at partial or final closure are required by WAC 173-303-650 and 173-303-660, respectively, to have written contingent postclosure plans. Owners or operators of surface impoundments and waste piles not otherwise required to prepare contingent postclosure plans under WAC 173-303-650 or 173-303-660 must submit a postclosure plan to the department within ninety days from the date that the owner or operator or department determines that the dangerous waste management unit must be closed as a landfill, subject to the postclosure requirements. The plan must be submitted with the permit application, in accordance with WAC 173-303-806, and approved by the department as part of the permit issuance procedures under WAC 173-303-840. The approved postclosure plan will become a condition of any permit issued.
(b) For each dangerous waste management unit subject to the requirements of this subsection, the postclosure plan must identify the activities which will be carried on after closure and the frequency of these activities, and include at least:
(i) A description of the planned ground water monitoring activities and frequencies at which they will be performed;
(ii) A description of the planned maintenance activities, and frequencies at which they will be performed to comply with WAC 173-303-645, 173-303-650, 173-303-655, 173-303-660, 173-303-665, and 173-303-680 during the post-closure care period, to ensure:
(A) The integrity of the cap and final cover or other containment structures in accordance with the requirements of 173-303-645, 173-303-650, 173-303-655, 173-303-660, 173-303-665, and 173-303-680; and
(B) The function of the facility monitoring equipment;
(iii) And the name, address, and phone number of the person or office to contact about the dangerous waste disposal unit or facility during the postclosure care period.
(c) Until final closure of the facility, a copy of the approved postclosure plan must be furnished to the department upon request, including request by mail. After final closure has been certified, the person or office specified in (b)(iii) of this subsection must keep the approved postclosure plan during the remainder of the postclosure period.
(d) Amendment of plan. The owner or operator must submit a written notification of or request for a permit modification to authorize a change in the approved postclosure plan in accordance with the applicable requirements of WAC 173-303-800 through 173-303-840. The written notification or request must include a copy of the amended postclosure plan for review or approval by the department.
(i) The owner or operator may submit a written notification or request to the department for a permit modification to amend the postclosure plan at any time during the active life of the facility or during the postclosure care period.
(ii) The owner or operator must submit a written notification of or request for a permit modification to authorize a change in the approved postclosure plan whenever:
(A) Changes in operating plans or facility design affect the approved postclosure plan; or
(B) There is a change in the expected year of final closure, if applicable; or
(C) Events which occur during the active life of the facility, including partial and final closures, affect the approved postclosure plan.
(iii) The owner or operator must submit a written request for a permit modification at least sixty days prior to the proposed change in facility design or operation, or no later than sixty days after an unexpected event has occurred which has affected the postclosure plan. An owner or operator of a surface impoundment or waste pile that intends to remove all dangerous waste at closure and is not otherwise required to submit a contingent postclosure plan under WAC 173-303-650 or 173-303-660 must submit a postclosure plan to the department no later than ninety days after the date that the owner or operator or department determines that the dangerous waste management unit must be closed as a landfill, subject to the requirements of WAC 173-303-665. The department will approve, disapprove, or modify this plan in accordance with the procedures in WAC 173-303-800 through 173-303-840. The approved postclosure plan will become a permit condition.
(iv) The department may request modifications to the plan under the conditions described in (d)(ii) of this subsection. The owner or operator must submit the modified plan no later than sixty days after the department's request, or no later than ninety days if the unit is a surface impoundment or waste pile not previously required to prepare a contingent postclosure plan. Any modifications requested by the department will be approved, disapproved, or modified in accordance with the procedures in WAC 173-303-800 through 173-303-840.
(9) Notice to local land authority. No later than the submission of the certification of closure of each dangerous waste disposal unit, the owner or operator of a disposal facility must submit to the local zoning authority or the authority with jurisdiction over local land use and to the department a survey plat indicating the location and dimensions of landfill cells or other dangerous waste disposal units with respect to permanently surveyed benchmarks. This plat must be prepared and certified by a professional land surveyor. The plat filed with the local zoning authority or the authority with jurisdiction over local land use must contain a note, prominently displayed, which states the owner's or operator's obligation to restrict disturbance of the dangerous waste disposal unit in accordance with the applicable requirements of this section. In addition, no later than sixty days after certification of closure of each dangerous waste disposal unit, the owner or operator must submit to the local zoning authority or the authority with jurisdiction over local land use and to the department, a record of the type, location, and quantity of dangerous wastes disposed of within each cell or other disposal unit of the facility. For wastes disposed of before November 19, 1980 (March 12, 1982, for facilities subject to this chapter but not subject to 40 CFR Part 264), the owner or operator must identify the type, location, and quantity of the dangerous wastes to the best of his knowledge and in accordance with any records he has kept.
(10) Notice in deed to property.
(a) No later than sixty days after certification of closure of each dangerous waste disposal unit, the owner or operator must submit to the local zoning authority, or the authority with jurisdiction over local land use, and to the department a record of the type, location, and quantity of dangerous wastes disposed of within each cell or other disposal unit of the facility. For hazardous wastes (as defined in WAC 173-303-040) disposed of before January 12, 1981, the owner or operator must identify the type, location, and quantity of the dangerous wastes to the best of his knowledge and in accordance with any records he has kept.
(b) Within sixty days of certification of closure of the first dangerous waste disposal unit and within sixty days of certification of closure of the last dangerous waste disposal unit, the owner or operator must:
(i) Record, in accordance with state law, a notation on the deed to the facility property, or on some other instrument which is normally examined during title search, that will in perpetuity notify any potential purchaser of the property that:
(A) The land has been used to manage dangerous wastes;
(B) Its use is restricted under this section; and
(C) The survey plat and record of the type, location, and quantity of dangerous wastes disposed of within each cell or other dangerous waste disposal unit of the facility required in subsection (9) of this section have been filed with the local zoning authority, or the authority with jurisdiction over local land use, and with the department; and
(ii) Submit a certification, signed by the owner or operator, that he has recorded the notation specified in (b)(i) of this subsection, including a copy of the document in which the notation has been placed, to the department.
(c) If the owner or operator or any subsequent owner of the land upon which a dangerous waste facility was located wishes to remove dangerous wastes and dangerous waste residues, the liner, if any, or contaminated soils, he must request a modification to the postclosure permit in accordance with the applicable requirements in WAC 173-303-800 through 173-303-840. The owner or operator must demonstrate that the removal of dangerous wastes will satisfy the criteria of subsection (7)(d) of this section. By removing dangerous waste, the owner or operator may become a generator of dangerous waste and must manage it in accordance with all applicable requirements of this chapter. If he is granted a permit modification or otherwise granted approval to conduct such removal activities, the owner or operator may request that the department approve either:
(i) The removal of the notation on the deed to the facility property or other instrument normally examined during title search; or
(ii) The addition of a notation to the deed or instrument indicating the removal of the dangerous waste.
(11) Certification of completion of postclosure care. No later than
sixty days after completion of the established postclosure care period
for each dangerous waste disposal unit, the owner or operator must submit
to the department, by registered mail, a certification that the
postclosure care period for the dangerous waste disposal unit was
performed in accordance with the specifications in the approved
postclosure plan. The certification must be signed by the owner or
operator and an independent registered professional engineer.
Documentation supporting the independent registered professional
engineer's certification must be furnished to the department upon request
until he releases the owner or operator from the financial assurance
requirements for postclosure care under WAC 173-303-620(6).
[Statutory Authority: Chapters 70.105 and 70.105D RCW. 95-22-008 (Order
94-30), 173-303-610, filed 10/19/95, effective 11/19/95; 94-01-060
(Order 92-33), 173-303-610, filed 12/8/93, effective 1/8/94. Statutory
Authority: Chapters 70.105 and 70.105D RCW, 40 CFR Part 271.3 and RCRA
3006 (42 U.S.C. 3251). 91-07-005 (Order 90-42), 173-303-610, filed
3/7/91, effective 4/7/91. Statutory Authority: Chapter 70.105 RCW. 89-02-059 (Order 88-24), 173-303-610, filed 1/4/89; 87-14-029 (Order DE-87-4), 173-303-610, filed 6/26/87; 84-14-031 (Order DE 84-22), 173-303-610, filed 6/27/84. Statutory Authority: RCW 70.95.260 and chapter
70.105 RCW. 82-05-023 (Order DE 81-33), 173-303-610, filed 2/10/82.]
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending Order 94-30, filed 10/19/95, effective
11/19/95)
WAC 173-303-620 Financial requirements. (1) Applicability.
(a) The requirements of subsections (3), (4), (7), (8), (9), and (10) of this section, apply to owners and operators of all dangerous waste facilities, except as provided otherwise in this section.
(b) The requirements of subsections (5) and (6) of this section apply to owners and operators of:
(i) Dangerous waste disposal facilities;
(ii) Tank systems that are required under WAC 173-303-640(8) to meet the requirements of landfills;
(iii) Miscellaneous units as specified in WAC 173-303-680(4);
(iv) Waste piles and surface impoundments to the extent that WAC 173-303-650 and 173-303-660, respectively, require that such facilities comply with this section; and
(v) Containment buildings that are required under WAC 173-303-695 to meet the requirements for landfills.
(c) States and the federal government((, and operators of state or
federally owned facilities,)) are exempt from the requirements of this
section. Operators of state or federally owned facilities are exempt
from the requirements of this section, except subsections (3) and (5) of
this section. Operators of facilities who are under contract with (but
not owned by) the state or federal government must meet all of the
requirements of this section.
(2) Definitions. As used in this section, the following listed or referenced terms have the meanings given below:
(a) "Closure plan" means the plan for closure prepared in accordance with the requirements of WAC 173-303-610(3);
(b) "Current closure cost estimate" means the most recent of the estimates prepared in accordance with subsection (3) of this section;
(c) "Current postclosure cost estimate" means the most recent of the estimates prepared in accordance with subsection (5) of this section;
(d) "Parent corporation" means a corporation which directly owns at least fifty percent of the voting stock of the corporation which is the facility owner or operator; the latter corporation is deemed a "subsidiary" of the parent corporation;
(e) "Postclosure plan" means the plan for postclosure care prepared in accordance with the requirements of WAC 173-303-610 (7), (8), (9), and (10);
(f) "Regional administrator" means the department;
(g) "Hazardous waste" means dangerous waste; and
(h) The additional terms listed and defined in 40 CFR 264.141 (f),
(g), and (h) are ((adopted)) incorporated by reference.
(3) Cost estimate for facility closure.
(a) The owner or operator must have a detailed written estimate, in current dollars, of the cost of closing the facility in accordance with the requirements in WAC 173-303-610 (2) through (6), and applicable closure requirements in WAC 173-303-630(10), 173-303-640(5), 173-303-650(6), 173-303-655(8), 173-303-660(9), 173-303-665(6), 173-303-670(8), 173-303-680 (2) through (4) and 173-303-695. The closure cost estimate:
(i) Must equal the cost of closure at the point in the facility's operating life when the extent and manner of its operation would make closure the most expensive, as indicated by its closure plan (see WAC 173-303-610 (3)(a));
(ii) Must be based on the costs to the owner or operator of hiring a third party to close the facility. A third party is a party who is neither a parent nor a subsidiary of the owner or operator. (See definition of parent corporation in subsection (2)(d) of this section.) The owner or operator may use costs for on-site disposal if he can demonstrate that on-site disposal capacity will exist at all times over the life of the facility;
(iii) May not incorporate any salvage value that may be realized with the sale of dangerous wastes, or nondangerous wastes if applicable under WAC 173-303-610 (4)(d), facility structures or equipment, land, or other assets associated with the facility at the time of partial or final closure; and
(iv) May not incorporate a zero cost for dangerous wastes, or nondangerous wastes if applicable under WAC 173-303-610 (4)(d), that might have economic value.
(b) During the active life of the facility, the owner or operator must revise the closure cost estimate no later than thirty days after the department has approved the request to modify the closure plan, if the change in the closure plan increases the cost of closure. The revised closure cost estimate must be adjusted for inflation as specified in (c)(i) and (ii) of this subsection.
(c) During the active life of the facility, the owner or operator must adjust the closure cost estimate for inflation within sixty days prior to the anniversary date of the establishment of the financial instrument(s) used to comply with this section. For owners and operators using the financial test or corporate guarantee, the closure cost estimate must be updated for inflation within thirty days after the close of the firm's fiscal year and before submission of updated information to the department as specified in subsection (4) of this section. The adjustment may be made by recalculating the maximum costs of closure in current dollars, or by using an inflation factor derived from the most recent Implicit Price Deflator for Gross National Product or Gross Domestic Product as published by the United States Department of Commerce in its survey of current business. The inflation factor is the result of dividing the latest published annual deflator by the deflator for the previous year.
(i) The first adjustment is made by multiplying the closure cost estimate by the inflation factor. The result is the adjusted closure cost estimate.
(ii) Subsequent adjustments are made by multiplying the latest adjusted closure cost estimate by the latest inflation factor.
(d) During the operating life of the facility, the owner or operator must keep at the facility the latest closure cost estimate prepared in accordance with (a) and (b) of this subsection, and, when this estimate has been adjusted in accordance with (c) of this subsection, the latest adjusted closure cost estimate.
(4) Financial assurance for facility closure.
(a) An owner or operator of a TSD facility must establish financial assurance for closure of the facility. The owner or operator must choose from the following options or combination of options:
(i) Closure trust fund;
(ii) Surety bond guaranteeing payment into a closure trust fund;
(iii) Surety bond guaranteeing performance of closure;
(iv) Closure letter of credit;
(v) Closure insurance; or
(vi) Financial test and corporate guarantee for closure.
(b) In satisfying the requirements of financial assurance for facility closure in this subsection, the owner or operator must meet all the requirements set forth in 40 CFR 264.143 which are incorporated by reference. If the facilities covered by the mechanism are in more than one state, identical evidence of financial assurance must be submitted to and maintained with the state agency regulating hazardous waste or with the appropriate regional administrator if the facility is located in an unauthorized state.
(5) Cost estimate for postclosure monitoring and maintenance.
(a) The owner or operator of a facility subject to postclosure monitoring or maintenance requirements must have a detailed written estimate, in current dollars, of the annual cost of postclosure monitoring and maintenance of the facility in accordance with the applicable postclosure regulations in WAC 173-303-610 (7) through (10), 173-303-650(6), 173-303-655(8), 173-303-660(9), 173-303-665(6), and 173-303-680(4). The postclosure cost estimate must be based on the costs to the owner or operator of hiring a third party to conduct postclosure care activities. A third party is a party who is neither a parent nor a subsidiary of the owner or operator. (See definition of parent corporation in subsection (2)(d) of this section.) The postclosure cost estimate is calculated by multiplying the annual postclosure cost estimate by the number of years of postclosure care required by WAC 173-303-610.
(b) During the active life of the facility, the owner or operator must revise the postclosure cost estimate within thirty days after the department has approved the request to modify the postclosure plan, if the change in the postclosure plan increases the cost of postclosure care. The revised postclosure cost estimate must be adjusted for inflation as specified in (c)(i) and (ii) of this subsection.
(c) During the active life of the facility, the owner or operator must adjust the postclosure cost estimate for inflation within sixty days prior to the anniversary date of the establishment of the financial instrument(s) used to comply with subsection (6) of this section. For owners or operators using the financial test or corporate guarantee, the postclosure cost estimate must be updated for inflation within thirty days after the close of the firm's fiscal year and before the submission of updated information to the department as specified in subsection (6) of this section. The adjustment may be made by recalculating the postclosure cost estimate in current dollars or by using an inflation factor derived from the most recent Implicit Price Deflator for Gross National Product or Gross Domestic Product as published by the United States Department of Commerce in its Survey of Current Business. The inflation factor is the result of dividing the latest published annual deflator by the deflator for the previous year.
(i) The first adjustment is made by multiplying the postclosure cost estimate by the inflation factor. The result is the adjusted postclosure cost estimate.
(ii) Subsequent adjustments are made by multiplying the latest adjusted postclosure cost estimate by the latest inflation factor.
(d) During the operating life of the facility, the owner or operator must keep at the facility the latest postclosure cost estimate prepared in accordance with (a) and (b) of this subsection, and, when this estimate has been adjusted in accordance with (c) of this subsection, the latest adjusted postclosure cost estimate.
(6) Financial assurance for postclosure monitoring and maintenance.
(a) An owner or operator of a facility subject to postclosure monitoring or maintenance requirements must establish financial assurance for postclosure care in accordance with the approved postclosure care plan. He must choose from the following options or combination of options:
(i) Postclosure trust fund;
(ii) Surety bond guaranteeing payment into a postclosure trust fund;
(iii) Surety bond guaranteeing performance of postclosure care;
(iv) Postclosure letter of credit;
(v) Postclosure insurance; or
(vi) Financial test and corporate guarantee for postclosure care.
(b) In satisfying the requirements of financial assurance for facility postclosure care in this subsection, the owner or operator must meet all the requirements set forth in 40 CFR 264.145 which are incorporated by reference. If the facilities covered by the mechanism are in more than one state, identical evidence of financial assurance must be submitted to and maintained with the state agency regulating hazardous waste or with the appropriate regional administrator if the facility is located in an unauthorized state.
(7) Use of a mechanism for financial assurance of both closure and postclosure care. An owner or operator may satisfy the requirements for financial assurance for both closure and postclosure care for one or more facilities by using a trust fund, surety bond, letter of credit, insurance, financial test, or corporate guarantee that meets the specifications for the mechanism in both 40 CFR 264.143 and 264.145 which are incorporated by reference. The amount of funds available through the mechanism must be no less than the sum of funds that would be available if a separate mechanism had been established and maintained for financial assurance of closure and of postclosure care.
(8) Liability requirements.
(a) An owner or operator of a TSD facility or a group of such facilities must demonstrate financial responsibility for bodily injury and property damages to third parties caused by sudden accidental occurrences arising from operations of the facility or group of facilities. The owner or operator must meet the requirements of 40 CFR 264.147(a) which is incorporated by reference.
(b) An owner or operator of a facility with a regulated unit or units (as defined in WAC 173-303-040) or a disposal miscellaneous unit or units used to manage dangerous waste or a group of such facilities must demonstrate financial responsibility for bodily injury and property damage to third parties caused by nonsudden accidental occurrences arising from operations of the facility or group of facilities. The owner or operator must meet the requirements of 40 CFR 264.147(b), 264.177 (f), (g), (h), (i), and (j) which are incorporated by reference.
(c) Request for variance. If an owner or operator can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the department that the levels of financial responsibility required by (a) or (b) of this subsection are not consistent with the degree and duration of risk associated with treatment, storage, or disposal at the facility or group of facilities, the owner or operator may obtain a variance from the department. The request for a variance must be submitted to the department as part of the application under WAC 173-303-806(4) for a facility that does not have a permit, or pursuant to the procedures for permit modification under WAC 173-303-830 for a facility that has a permit. If granted, the variance will take the form of an adjusted level of required liability coverage, such level to be based on the department's assessment of the degree and duration of risk associated with the ownership or operation of the facility or group of facilities. The department may require an owner or operator who requests a variance to provide such technical and engineering information as is deemed necessary by the department to determine a level of financial responsibility other than that required by (a) or (b) of this subsection. Any request for a variance for a permitted facility will be treated as a request for a permit modification under WAC 173-303-830.
(d) Adjustments by the department. If the department determines that the levels of financial responsibility required by (a) or (b) of this subsection are not consistent with the degree and duration of risk associated with treatment, storage, or disposal at the facility or group of facilities, the department may adjust the level of financial responsibility required under (a) or (b) of this subsection as may be necessary to protect human health and the environment. This adjusted level will be based on the department's assessment of the degree and duration of risk associated with the ownership or operation of the facility or group of facilities. In addition, if the department determines that there is a significant risk to human health and the environment from nonsudden accidental occurrences resulting from the operations of a facility that has no regulated units (as defined in WAC 173-303-040), it may require that the owner or operator of the facility comply with (b) of this subsection. An owner or operator must furnish to the department within a reasonable time, any information which the department requests to determine whether cause exists for such adjustments of level or type of coverage. Any adjustments of level or type of coverage for a facility that has a permit will be treated as a permit modification under WAC 173-303-830.
(e) Period of coverage. An owner or operator must continuously provide liability coverage for a facility as required by this subsection until certifications of closure of the facility, as specified in WAC 173-303-610(6), are received by the department.
(f) The following subsections are incorporated by reference: 40 CFR section 260.147(f), Financial test for liability coverage, (g) Guarantee for liability coverage, (h) Letter of credit for liability coverage, (i) Surety bond for liability coverage, and (j) Trust fund for liability coverage.
(9) Incapacity of owners or operators, guarantor or financial institutions.
(a) An owner or operator must notify the department by certified mail of the commencement of a voluntary or involuntary proceeding under Title 11 (Bankruptcy), United States Code, naming the owner or operator as debtor, within ten days after commencement of the proceeding. A guarantor of a corporate guarantee as specified in 40 CFR 264.143(f) and 264.145(f) must make such a notification if he is named as debtor, as required under the terms of the corporate guarantee (40 CFR 264.151(h)).
(b) An owner or operator who fulfills the requirements of 40 CFR 264.143, 264.145, or 264.147 (a) or (b) by obtaining a trust fund, surety bond, letter of credit, or insurance policy will be deemed to be without the required financial assurance or liability coverage in the event of bankruptcy of the trustee or issuing institution, or a suspension or revocation of the authority of the trustee institution to act as trustee or of the institution issuing the surety bond, letter of credit, or insurance policy to issue such instruments. The owner or operator must establish other financial assurance or liability coverage within sixty days after such an event.
(10) Wording of the instruments. The financial instruments required by this section must contain the wording specified by 40 CFR 264.151 which is incorporated by reference, except that:
(a) The words "regional administrator" and "environmental protection
agency" must be replaced with the ((word "department")) words Washington
state department of ecology;
(b) The words "hazardous waste" must be replaced with the words
"dangerous waste"; ((and))
(c) Any other words specified by the department must be changed as necessary to assure financial responsibility of the facility in accordance with the requirements of this section; and
(d) Whenever 40 CFR 264.151 requires that owners and operators notify several regional administrators of their financial obligations, the owner or operator must notify both the department and all regional administrators of regions that are affected by the owner or operator's financial assurance mechanisms.
Copies of the financial instruments with the appropriate word
changes will be available from the department by June 30, 1984.
[Statutory Authority: Chapters 70.105 and 70.105D RCW. 95-22-008 (Order
94-30), 173-303-620, filed 10/19/95, effective 11/19/95. Statutory
Authority: Chapters 70.105 and 70.105D RCW, 40 CFR Part 271.3 and RCRA
3006 (42 U.S.C. 3251). 91-07-005 (Order 90-42), 173-303-620, filed
3/7/91, effective 4/7/91. Statutory Authority: Chapter 70.105 RCW. 89-02-059 (Order 88-24), 173-303-620, filed 1/4/89; 87-14-029 (Order DE-87-4), 173-303-620, filed 6/26/87; 84-09-088 (Order DE 83-36), 173-303-620, filed 4/18/84. Statutory Authority: RCW 70.95.260 and chapter
70.105 RCW. 82-05-023 (Order DE 81-33), 173-303-620, filed 2/10/82.
Formerly WAC 173-302-340.]
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending Order 94-30, filed 10/19/95, effective
11/19/95)
WAC 173-303-665 Landfills. (1) Applicability. The regulations in this section apply to owners and operators of facilities that dispose of dangerous waste in landfills, except as WAC 173-303-600 provides otherwise. No landfill will be permitted to dispose of EHW, except for the Hanford facility under WAC 173-303-700.
(2) Design and operating requirements.
(a) Any landfill that is not covered by (h) of this subsection must have a liner system for all portions of the landfill (except for an existing portion of a landfill). The liner system must have:
(i) A liner that is designed, constructed, and installed to prevent any migration of wastes out of the landfill to the adjacent subsurface soil or ground water or surface water at anytime during the active life (including the closure period) of the landfill. The liner must be constructed of materials that prevent wastes from passing into the liner during the active life of the facility. The owner or operator must submit an engineering report with his permit application under WAC 173-303-806(4) stating the basis for selecting the liner(s). The report must be certified by a licensed professional engineer. The liner must be:
(A) Constructed of materials that have appropriate chemical properties and sufficient strength and thickness to prevent failure due to pressure gradients (including static head and external hydrogeologic forces), physical contact with the waste or leachate to which they are exposed, climatic conditions, the stress of installation, and the stress of daily operation;
(B) Placed upon a foundation or base capable of providing support to the liner and resistance to pressure gradients above and below the liner to prevent failure of the liner due to settlement, compression, or uplift; and
(C) Installed to cover all surrounding earth likely to be in contact with the waste or leachate; and
(ii) A leachate collection and removal system immediately above the liner that is designed, constructed, maintained, and operated to collect and remove leachate from the landfill. The department will specify design and operating conditions in the permit to ensure that the leachate depth over the liner does not exceed 30 cm (one foot). The leachate collection and removal system must be:
(A) Constructed of materials that are:
(I) Chemically resistant to the waste managed in the landfill and the leachate expected to be generated; and
(II) Of sufficient strength and thickness to prevent failure under the pressures exerted by overlying wastes, waste cover materials, and by any equipment used at the landfill; and
(B) Designed and operated to function without clogging through the scheduled closure of the landfill.
(b) The owner or operator will be exempted from the requirements of (a) of this subsection, if the department finds, based on a demonstration by the owner or operator, that alternative design and operating practices, together with location characteristics, will prevent the migration of any dangerous constituents into the ground water or surface water at any future time. In deciding whether to grant an exemption, the department will consider:
(i) The nature and quantity of the wastes;
(ii) The proposed alternate design and operation;
(iii) The hydrogeologic setting of the facility, including the attenuative capacity and thickness of the liners and soils present between the landfill and ground water or surface water; and
(iv) All other factors which would influence the quality and mobility of the leachate produced and the potential for it to migrate to ground water or surface water.
(c) The owner or operator must design, construct, operate, and maintain a run-on control system capable of preventing flow onto the active portion of the landfill during peak discharge from at least a twenty-five-year storm.
(d) The owner or operator must design, construct, operate, and maintain a run-off management system to collect and control at least the water volume resulting from a twenty-four-hour, twenty-five-year storm.
(e) Collection and holding facilities (e.g., tanks or basins) associated with run-on and run-off control systems must be emptied or otherwise managed expeditiously and in accordance with this chapter after storms to maintain design capacity of the system.
(f) If the landfill contains any particulate matter which may be subject to wind dispersal, the owner or operator must cover or otherwise manage the landfill to control wind dispersal.
(g) The department will specify in the permit all design and operating practices that are necessary to ensure that the requirements of this subsection are satisfied.
(h) The owner or operator of each new landfill unit on which construction commences after January 29, 1992, each lateral expansion of a landfill unit on which construction commences after July 29, 1992, and each replacement of an existing landfill unit that commences reuse after July 29, 1992, must install two or more liners and a leachate collection and removal system above and between such liners. "Construction commences" is as defined in WAC 173-303-040 under "existing facility."
(i) The liner system must:
(A) Include a top liner designed and constructed of materials (e.g., a geomembrane) to prevent the migration of dangerous constituents into such liner during the active life and post-closure care period; and
(B) Include a composite bottom liner, consisting of at least two components. The upper component must be designed and constructed of materials (e.g., a geomembrane) to prevent the migration of dangerous constituents into this component during the active life and post-closure care period. The lower component must be designed and constructed of materials to minimize the migration of dangerous constituents if a breach in the upper component were to occur. The lower component must be constructed of at least 3 feet (91 cm) of compacted soil material with a hydraulic conductivity of no more than 1 x 10-7 cm/sec.
(C) The liners must comply with (a)(i)(A), (B), and (C) of this subsection.
(ii) The leachate collection and removal system immediately above the top liner must be designed, constructed, operated, and maintained to collect and remove leachate from the landfill during the active life and post-closure care period. The department will specify design and operating conditions in the permit to ensure that the leachate depth over the liner does not exceed twelve inches (30.5 cm). The leachate collection and removal system must comply with (h)(iii) and (iv) of this subsection.
(iii) The leachate collection and removal system between the liners, and immediately above the bottom composite liner in the case of multiple leachate collection and removal systems, is also a leak detection system. This leak detection system must be capable of detecting, collecting, and removing leaks of dangerous constituents at the earliest practicable time through all areas of the top liner likely to be exposed to waste or leachate during the active life and post-closure care period. The requirements for a leak detection system in this subsection are satisfied by installation of a system that is, at a minimum:
(A) Constructed with a bottom slope of one percent or more;
(B) Constructed of granular drainage materials with a hydraulic conductivity of 1 x 10-2 cm/sec or more and a thickness of 12 inches (30.5 cm) or more; or constructed of synthetic or geonet drainage materials with a transmissivity of 3 x 10-5 m2/sec or more;
(C) Constructed of materials that are chemically resistant to the waste managed in the landfill and the leachate expected to be generated, and of sufficient strength and thickness to prevent collapse under the pressures exerted by overlying wastes, waste cover materials, and equipment used at the landfill;
(D) Designed and operated to minimize clogging during the active life and post-closure care period; and
(E) Constructed with sumps and liquid removal methods (e.g., pumps) of sufficient size to collect and remove liquids from the sump and prevent liquids from backing up into the drainage layer. Each unit must have its own sump(s). The design of each sump and removal system must provide a method for measuring and recording the volume of liquids present in the sump and of liquids removed.
(iv) The owner or operator will collect and remove pumpable liquids in the leak detection system sumps to minimize the head on the bottom liner.
(v) The owner or operator of a leak detection system that is not located completely above the seasonal high water table must demonstrate that the operation of the leak detection system will not be adversely affected by the presence of ground water.
(j) The department may approve alternative design or operating practices to those specified in (h) of this subsection if the owner or operator demonstrates to the department that such design and operating practices, together with location characteristics:
(i) Will prevent the migration of any dangerous constituent into the ground water or surface water at least as effectively as the liners and leachate collection and removal systems specified in (c) of this subsection; and
(ii) Will allow detection of leaks of dangerous constituents through the top liner at least as effectively.
(k) The double liner requirement set forth in (h) of this subsection may be waived by the department for any monofill, if:
(i) The monofill contains only dangerous wastes from foundry furnace emission controls or metal casting molding sand, and such wastes do not contain constituents which would render the wastes dangerous for reasons other than the Toxicity Characteristic in WAC 173-303-090(8), with dangerous waste numbers D004 through D017 or the toxicity criteria at WAC 173-303-100(5); and
(ii)(A) The monofill has at least one liner for which there is no evidence that such liner is leaking;
(B) The monofill is located more than one-quarter mile from an underground source of drinking water (as that term is defined in 40 CFR section 144.3); and
(C) The monofill is in compliance with generally applicable ground water monitoring requirements for facilities with permits under RCRA 3005(c); or
(D) The owner or operator demonstrates that the monofill is located, designed and operated so as to assure that there will be no migration of any dangerous constituent into ground water or surface water at any future time.
(l) The owner or operator of any replacement landfill unit is exempt from (h) of this subsection if:
(i) The existing unit was constructed in compliance with the design standards of section 3004 (o)(1)(A)(i) and (o)(5) of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act; and
(ii) There is no reason to believe that the liner is not functioning as designed.
(3) Reserve.
(4) Monitoring and inspection.
(a) During construction or installation, liners (except in the case of existing portions of landfills exempt from subsection (2)(a) of this section), and cover systems (e.g., membranes, sheets, or coatings) must be inspected for uniformity, damage, and imperfections (e.g., holes, cracks, thin spots, or foreign materials). Immediately after construction or installation:
(i) Synthetic liners and covers must be inspected to ensure tight seams and joints and the absence of tears, punctures, or blisters; and
(ii) Soil-based and admixed liners and covers must be inspected for imperfections including lenses, cracks, channels, root holes, or other structural nonuniformities that may cause an increase in the permeability of the liner or cover.
(b) While a landfill is in operation, it must be inspected weekly and after storms to detect evidence of any of the following:
(i) Deterioration, malfunctions, or improper operation of run-on and run-off control systems;
(ii) Proper functioning of wind dispersal control systems; and
(iii) The presence of leachate in and proper functioning of leachate collection and removal systems.
(c)(i) An owner or operator required to have a leak detection system under subsection (2)(h) or (j) of this section must record the amount of liquids removed from each leak detection system sump at least once each week during the active life and closure period.
(ii) After the final cover is installed, the amount of liquids removed from each leak detection system sump must be recorded at least monthly. If the liquid level in the sump stays below the pump operating level for two consecutive months, the amount of liquids in the sumps must be recorded at least quarterly. If the liquid level in the sump stays below the pump operating level for two consecutive quarters, the amount of liquids in the sumps must be recorded at least semiannually. If at any time during the post-closure care period the pump operating level is exceeded at units on quarterly or semiannual recording schedules, the owner or operator must return to monthly recording of amounts of liquids removed from each sump until the liquid level again stays below the pump operating level for two consecutive months.
(iii) "Pump operating level" is a liquid level proposed by the owner or operator and approved by the department based on pump activation level, sump dimensions, and level that avoids backup into the drainage layer and minimizes head in the sump.
(5) Surveying and recordkeeping. The owner or operator of a landfill must maintain the following items in the operating record required under WAC 173-303-380:
(a) On a map, the exact location and dimensions, including depth, of each cell with respect to permanently surveyed benchmarks; and
(b) The contents of each cell and the approximate location of each dangerous waste type within each cell.
(6) Closure and postclosure care.
(a) At final closure of the landfill or upon closure of any cell, the owner or operator must cover the landfill or cell with a final cover designed and constructed to:
(i) Provide long-term minimization of migration of liquids through the closed landfill;
(ii) Function with minimum maintenance;
(iii) Promote drainage and minimize erosion or abrasion of the cover;
(iv) Accommodate settling and subsidence so that the cover's integrity is maintained; and
(v) Have a permeability less than or equal to the permeability of any bottom liner system or natural subsoils present.
(b) After final closure, the owner or operator must comply with all postclosure requirements contained in WAC 173-303-610 (7), (8), (9), and (10) including maintenance and monitoring throughout the postclosure care period. The owner or operator must:
(i) Maintain the integrity and effectiveness of the final cover, including making repairs to the cap as necessary to correct the effects of settling, subsidence, erosion, or other events;
(ii) Maintain and monitor the leak detection system in accordance with subsections (2)(h) and (4)(c) of this section, where such a system is present between double liner systems;
(iii) Continue to operate the leachate collection and removal system until leachate is no longer detected;
(iv) Maintain and monitor the ground water monitoring system and comply with all other applicable requirements of WAC 173-303-645;
(v) Prevent run-on and run-off from eroding or otherwise damaging the final cover; and
(vi) Protect and maintain surveyed benchmarks used in complying with subsection (5) of this section.
(c) Reserve.
(7) Special requirements for incompatible wastes. Incompatible wastes, or incompatible wastes and materials must not be placed in the same landfill cell, unless WAC 173-303-395 (1)(b) is complied with.
(8) Action leakage rate.
(a) The department must approve an action leakage rate for surface impoundment units subject to subsection (2)(h) or (j) of this section. The action leakage rate is the maximum design flow rate that the leak detection system (LDS) can remove without the fluid head on the bottom liner exceeding l foot. The action leakage rate must include an adequate safety margin to allow for uncertainties in the design (e.g., slope, hydraulic conductivity, thickness of drainage material), construction, operation, and location of the LDS, waste and leachate characteristics, likelihood and amounts of other sources of liquids in the LDS, and proposed response actions (e.g., the action leakage rate must consider decreases in the flow capacity of the system over time resulting from siltation and clogging, rib layover and creep of synthetic components of the system, overburden pressures, etc.).
(b) To determine if the action leakage rate has been exceeded, the owner or operator must convert the weekly or monthly flow rate from the monitoring data obtained under subsection (2)(h) of this section, to an average daily flow rate (gallons per acre per day) for each sump. Unless the department approves a different calculation, the average daily flow rate for each sump must be calculated weekly during the active life and closure period, and monthly during the post-closure care period when monthly monitoring is required under subsection (9) of this section.
(9) Response actions.
(a) The owner or operator of landfill units subject to subsection (2)(h) or (j) of this section must have an approved response action plan before receipt of waste. The response action plan must set forth the actions to be taken if the action leakage rate has been exceeded. At a minimum, the response action plan must describe the actions specified in (b) of this subsection.
(b) If the flow rate into the leak detection system exceeds the action leakage rate for any sump, the owner or operator must:
(i) Notify the department in writing of the exceedance within seven days of the determination;
(ii) Submit a preliminary written assessment to the department within fourteen days of the determination, as to the amount of liquids, likely sources of liquids, possible location, size, and cause of any leaks, and short-term actions taken and planned;
(iii) Determine to the extent practicable the location, size, and cause of any leak;
(iv) Determine whether waste receipt should cease or be curtailed, whether any waste should be removed from the unit for inspection, repairs, or controls, and whether or not the unit should be closed;
(v) Determine any other short-term and long-term actions to be taken to mitigate or stop any leaks; and
(vi) Within thirty days after the notification that the action leakage rate has been exceeded, submit to the department the results of the analyses specified in (b)(iii), (iv), and (v) of this subsection, the results of actions taken, and actions planned. Monthly thereafter, as long as the flow rate in the leak detection system exceeds the action leakage rate, the owner or operator must submit to the department a report summarizing the results of any remedial actions taken and actions planned.
(c) To make the leak and/or remediation determinations in (b)(iii), (iv), and (v) of this subsection, the owner or operator must:
(i) Assess the source of liquids and amounts of liquids by source;
(ii) Conduct a fingerprint, dangerous constituent, or other analyses of the liquids in the leak detection system to identify the source of liquids and possible location of any leaks, and the hazard and mobility of the liquid; and
(iii) Assess the seriousness of any leaks in terms of potential for escaping into the environment; or
(iv) Document why such assessments are not needed.
(10) Special requirements for ignitable or reactive waste.
(a) Except as provided in subsection (8)(b) of this section, and in WAC 173-303-161, ignitable or reactive waste must not be placed in a landfill, unless the waste and landfill meet all applicable requirements for owners and operators of dangerous waste treatment, storage and disposal facilities contained in this chapter, and:
(i) The resulting waste, mixture, or dissolution of material no longer meets the definition of ignitable or reactive waste under WAC 173-303-090 (5) or (7); and
(ii) WAC 173-303-395(1) is complied with.
(b) Except for prohibited wastes which remain subject to treatment standards in WAC 173-303-140 (2)(a), ignitable wastes in containers may be landfilled without meeting the requirements of (a) of this subsection, provided that the wastes are disposed of in such a way that they are protected from any material or conditions which may cause them to ignite. At a minimum, ignitable wastes must be disposed of in nonleaking containers which are carefully handled and placed so as to avoid heat, sparks, rupture, or any other condition that might cause ignition of the wastes; must be covered daily with soil or other noncombustible material to minimize the potential for ignition of the wastes; and must not be disposed of in cells that contain or will contain other wastes which may generate heat sufficient to cause ignition of the waste.
(11) Special requirements for hazardous wastes F020, F021, F022, F023, F026, and F027.
(a) Hazardous wastes F020, F021, F022, F023, F026, and F027 must not be placed in landfills unless the owner or operator operates the landfill in accord with a management plan for these wastes that is approved by the department pursuant to the standards set out in this subsection, and in accord with all other applicable requirements of this section. The factors to be considered are:
(i) The volume, physical, and chemical characteristics of the wastes, including their potential to migrate through the soil or to volatilize or escape into the atmosphere;
(ii) The attenuative properties of underlying and surrounding soils or other materials;
(iii) The mobilizing properties of other materials co-disposed with these wastes; and
(iv) The effectiveness of additional treatment, design, or monitoring requirements.
(b) The department may determine that additional design, operating, and monitoring requirements are necessary for landfills managing hazardous wastes F020, F021, F022, F023, F026, and F027 in order to reduce the possibility of migration of these wastes to ground water, surface water, or air so as to protect human health and the environment.
(12) Special requirements for containers. Unless they are very small, such as an ampule, containers must be either:
(a) At least ninety percent full when placed in the landfill; or
(b) Crushed, shredded, or similarly reduced in volume to the maximum
practical extent before burial in the landfill.
[Statutory Authority: Chapters 70.105 and 70.105D RCW. 95-22-008 (Order
94-30), 173-303-665, filed 10/19/95, effective 11/19/95. Statutory
Authority: Chapter 70.105 RCW. 88-02-057 (Order DE 83-36), 173-303-665, filed 1/5/88, effective 2/5/88; 86-12-057 (Order DE-85-10), 173-303-665, filed 6/3/86; 84-09-088 (Order DE 83-36), 173-303-665, filed
4/18/84.]
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending Order 94-30, filed 10/19/95, effective
11/19/95)
WAC 173-303-675 Drip pads. (1) Applicability.
(a) The requirements of this section apply to owners and operators of facilities that use new or existing drip pads to convey treated wood drippage, precipitation, and/or surface water run-off to an associated collection system. Existing drip pads are those constructed before December 6, 1990, and those for which the owner or operator has a design and has entered into binding financial or other agreements for construction prior to December 6, 1990. All other drip pads are new drip pads. The requirement in subsection (4)(b)(iii) of this section to install a leak collection system applies only to those drip pads that are constructed after December 24, 1992, except for those constructed after December 24, 1992, for which the owner or operator has a design and has entered into binding financial or other agreements for construction prior to December 24, 1992.
(b) The owner or operator of any drip pad that is inside or under
a structure that provides protection from precipitation so that neither
run-off nor run-on is generated is not subject to regulation under
subsection (((3))) (4)(e) or (f) of this section, as appropriate.
(c) The requirements of this section are not applicable to the management of infrequent and incidental drippage in storage yards provided that: The owner or operator maintains and complies with a written contingency plan that describes how the owner or operator will respond immediately to the discharge of such infrequent and incidental drippage. At a minimum, the contingency plan must describe how the owner or operator will do the following:
(i) Clean up the drippage;
(ii) Document the cleanup of the drippage;
(iii) Retain documents regarding cleanup for three years; and
(iv) Manage the contaminated media in a manner consistent with federal regulations.
(2) Assessment of existing drip pad integrity.
(a) For each existing drip pad as defined in subsection (1) of this section, the owner or operator must evaluate the drip pad and determine that it meets all of the requirements of this section, except the requirements for liners and leak detection systems of subsection (4)(b) of this section. No later than the effective date of this rule, the owner or operator must obtain and keep on file at the facility a written assessment of the drip pad, reviewed and certified by an independent, qualified registered professional engineer that attests to the results of the evaluation. The assessment must be reviewed, updated and recertified annually until all upgrades, repairs, or modifications necessary to achieve compliance with all of the standards of subsection (4) of this section are complete. The evaluation must document the extent to which the drip pad meets each of the design and operating standards of subsection (4) of this section, except the standards for liners and leak detection systems, specified in subsection (4)(b) of this section.
(b) The owner or operator must develop a written plan for upgrading, repairing, and modifying the drip pad to meet the requirements of subsection (4)(b) of this section, and submit the plan to the department no later than two years before the date that all repairs, upgrades, and modifications are complete. This written plan must describe all changes to be made to the drip pad in sufficient detail to document compliance with all the requirements of subsection (4) of this section. The plan must be reviewed and certified by an independent qualified registered professional engineer.
(c) Upon completion of all upgrades, repairs, and modifications, the owner or operator must submit to the department, the as-built drawings for the drip pad together with a certification by an independent qualified registered professional engineer attesting that the drip pad conforms to the drawings.
(d) If the drip pad is found to be leaking or unfit for use, the owner or operator must comply with the provisions of subsection (4)(m) of this section or close the drip pad in accordance with subsection (6) of this section.
(3) Design and installation of new drip pads.
Owners and operators of new drip pads must ensure that the pads are designed, installed, and operated in accordance with one of the following:
(a) All of the requirements of subsections (4) of this section (except subsection (4)(a)(iv)), (5) and (6) of this section; or
(b) All of the requirements of subsections (4) of this section (except subsection (4)(b)), (5) and (6) of this section.
(4) Design and operating requirements.
(a) Drip pads must:
(i) Be constructed of nonearthen materials, excluding wood and nonstructurally supported asphalt:
(ii) Be sloped to free-drain treated wood drippage, rain and other waters, or solutions of drippage and water or other wastes to the associated collection system;
(iii) Have a curb or berm around the perimeter;
(iv)(A) Have a hydraulic conductivity of less than or equal to 1 x 10-7 centimeters per second, e.g., existing concrete drip pads must be sealed, coated, or covered with a surface material with a hydraulic conductivity of less than or equal to 1 x 10-7 centimeters per second such that the entire surface where drippage occurs or may run across is capable of containing such drippage and mixtures of drippage and precipitation, materials, or other wastes while being routed to an associated collection system. This surface material must be maintained free of cracks and gaps that could adversely affect its hydraulic conductivity, and the material must be chemically compatible with the preservatives that contact the drip pad. The requirements of this provision apply only to existing drip pads and those drip pads for which the owner or operator elects to comply with subsection (3)(a) of this section instead of subsection (3)(b) of this section.
(B) The owner or operator must obtain and keep on file at the facility a written assessment of the drip pad, reviewed and certified by an independent, qualified registered professional engineer that attests to the results of the evaluation. The assessment must be reviewed, updated and recertified annually. The evaluation must document the extent to which the drip pad meets the design and operating standards of this subsection, except for (b) of this subsection.
(v) Be of sufficient structural strength and thickness to prevent
failure due to physical contact, climatic conditions, the stress of daily
operations, e.g., variable and moving loads such as vehicle traffic,
movement of wood, etc.
Note: The department will generally consider applicable standards established by professional organizations generally recognized by the industry such as the American Concrete
Institute (ACI) or the American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM) in judging the structural integrity requirement of this subsection.
(b) If an owner/operator elects to comply with subsection (3)(b) of this section instead of subsection (3)(a) of this section, the drip pad must have:
(i) A synthetic liner installed below the drip pad that is designed, constructed, and installed to prevent leakage from the drip pad into the adjacent subsurface soil or ground water or surface water at any time during the active life (including the closure period) of the drip pad. The liner must be constructed of materials that will prevent waste from being absorbed into the liner and to prevent releases into the adjacent subsurface soil or ground water or surface water during the active life of the facility. The liner must be:
(A) Constructed of materials that have appropriate chemical properties and sufficient strength and thickness to prevent failure due to pressure gradients (including static head and external hydrogeologic forces), physical contact with the waste or drip pad leakage to which they are exposed, climatic conditions, the stress of installation, and the stress of daily operation (including stresses from vehicular traffic on the drip pad);
(B) Placed upon a foundation or base capable of providing support to the liner and resistance to pressure gradients above and below the liner to prevent failure of the liner due to settlement, compression or uplift; and
(C) Installed to cover all surrounding earth that could come in contact with the waste or leakage; and
(ii) A leakage detection system immediately above the liner that is designed, constructed, maintained and operated to detect leakage from the drip pad. The leakage detection system must be:
(A) Constructed of materials that are:
(I) Chemically resistant to the waste managed in the drip pad and the leakage that might be generated; and
(II) Of sufficient strength and thickness to prevent collapse under the pressures exerted by overlaying materials and by any equipment used at the drip pad;
(B) Designed and operated to function without clogging through the scheduled closure of the drip pad; and
(C) Designed so that it will detect the failure of the drip pad or the presence of a release of hazardous waste or accumulated liquid at the earliest practicable time.
(iii) A leakage collection system immediately above the liner that is designed, constructed, maintained and operated to collect leakage from the drip pad such that it can be removed from below the drip pad. The date, time, and quantity of any leakage collected in this system and removed must be documented in the operating log.
(c) Drip pads must be maintained such that they remain free of
cracks, gaps, corrosion, or other deterioration that could cause
hazardous waste to be released from the drip pad.
Note: See subsection (4)(m) of this section for remedial action required if deterioration or leakage is detected.
(d) The drip pad and associated collection system must be designed and operated to convey, drain, and collect liquid resulting from drippage or precipitation in order to prevent run-off.
(e) Unless protected by a structure, as described in subsection (1)(b) of this section, the owner or operator must design, construct, operate and maintain a run-on control system capable of preventing flow onto the drip pad during peak discharge from at least a twenty-four-hour, twenty-five-year storm, unless the system has sufficient excess capacity to contain any run-off that might enter the system.
(f) Unless protected by a structure or cover as described in subsection (1)(b) of this section, the owner or operator must design, construct, operate and maintain a run-off management system to collect and control at least the water volume resulting from a twenty-four-hour, twenty-five-year storm.
(g) The drip pad must be evaluated to determine that it meets the requirements of (a) through (f) of this subsection and the owner or operator must obtain a statement from an independent, qualified registered professional engineer certifying that the drip pad design meets the requirements of this section.
(h) Drippage and accumulated precipitation must be removed from the associated collection system as necessary to prevent overflow onto the drip pad.
(i) The drip pad surface must be cleaned thoroughly in a manner and frequency such that accumulated residues of hazardous waste or other materials are removed, with residues being properly managed as hazardous waste, so as to allow weekly inspections of the entire drip pad surface without interference or hindrance from accumulated residues of hazardous waste or other materials on the drip pad. The owner or operator must document the date and time of each cleaning and the cleaning procedure used in the facility's operating log. The owner/operator must determine if the residues are dangerous under WAC 173-303-070 and, if so, must manage them under this chapter.
(j) Drip pads must be operated and maintained in a manner to minimize tracking of hazardous waste or hazardous waste constituents off the drip pad as a result of activities by personnel or equipment.
(k) After being removed from the treatment vessel, treated wood from pressure and nonpressure processes must be held on the drip pad until drippage has ceased. The owner or operator must maintain records sufficient to document that all treated wood is held on the drip pad following treatment in accordance with this requirement.
(l) Collection and holding units associated with run-on and run-off control systems must be emptied or otherwise managed as soon as possible after storms to maintain design capacity of the system.
(m) Throughout the active life of the drip pad and as specified in the permit, if the owner or operator detects a condition that may have caused or has caused a release of hazardous waste, the condition must be repaired within a reasonably prompt period of time following discovery, in accordance with the following procedures:
(i) Upon detection of a condition that may have caused or has caused a release of hazardous waste (e.g., upon detection of leakage in the leak detection system), the owner or operator must:
(A) Enter a record of the discovery in the facility operating log;
(B) Immediately remove the portion of the drip pad affected by the condition from service;
(C) Determine what steps must be taken to repair the drip pad and clean up any leakage from below the drip pad, and establish a schedule for accomplishing the repairs;
(D) Within twenty-four hours after discovery of the condition, notify the department of the condition and, within ten working days, provide written notice to the department with a description of the steps that will be taken to repair the drip pad and clean up any leakage, and the schedule for accomplishing this work.
(ii) The department will review the information submitted, make a determination regarding whether the pad must be removed from service completely or partially until repairs and clean up are complete and notify the owner or operator of the determination and the underlying rationale in writing.
(iii) Upon completing all repairs and clean up, the owner or operator must notify the department in writing and provide a certification signed by an independent, qualified registered professional engineer, that the repairs and clean up have been completed according to the written plan submitted in accordance with (m)(i)(D) of this subsection.
(n) Should a permit be necessary, the department will specify in the permit all design and operating practices that are necessary to ensure that the requirements of this section are satisfied.
(o) The owner or operator must maintain, as part of the facility operating log, documentation of past operating and waste handling practices. This must include identification of preservative formulations used in the past, a description of drippage management practices, and a description of treated wood storage and handling practices.
(5) Inspections.
(a) During construction or installation, liners and cover systems (e.g., membranes, sheets, or coatings) must be inspected for uniformity, damage and imperfections (e.g., holes, cracks, thin spots, or foreign materials). Immediately after construction or installation, liners must be inspected and certified as meeting the requirements of subsection (4) of this section by an independent qualified, registered professional engineer. This certification must be maintained at the facility as part of the facility operating record. After installation, liners and covers must be inspected to ensure tight seams and joints and the absence of tears, punctures, or blisters.
(b) While a drip pad is in operation, it must be inspected weekly and after storms to detect evidence of any of the following:
(i) Deterioration, malfunctions or improper operation of run-on and run-off control systems;
(ii) The presence of leakage in and proper functioning of leak detection system;
(iii) Deterioration or cracking of the drip pad surface.
Note: See subsection (4)(m) of this section for remedial action required if deterioration or leakage is detected.
(6) Closure.
(a) At closure, the owner or operator must remove or decontaminate all waste residues, contaminated containment system components (pad, liners, etc.), contaminated subsoils, and structures and equipment contaminated with waste and leakage, and manage them as hazardous waste.
(b) If, after removing or decontaminating all residues and making all reasonable efforts to effect removal or decontamination of contaminated components, subsoils, structures, and equipment as required in (a) of this subsection, the owner or operator finds that not all contaminated subsoils can be practicably removed or decontaminated, he must close the facility and perform post-closure care in accordance with closure and post-closure care requirements that apply to landfills (WAC 173-303-665(6)). For permitted units, the requirement to have a permit continues throughout the post-closure period. In addition, for the purpose of closure, post-closure, and financial responsibility, such a drip pad is then considered to be landfill, and the owner or operator must meet all of the requirements for landfills specified in WAC 173-303-610 and 173-303-620.
(c)(i) The owner or operator of an existing drip pad, as defined in subsection (1) of this section, that does not comply with the liner requirements of subsection (4)(b)(i) of this section must:
(A) Include in the closure plan for the drip pad under WAC 173-303-610(3), both a plan for complying with (a) of this subsection and a contingent plan for complying with (b) of this subsection in case not all contaminated subsoils can be practicably removed at closure; and
(B) Prepare a contingent post-closure plan under WAC 173-303-610(8) for complying with (b) of this subsection in case not all contaminated subsoils can be practicably removed at closure.
(ii) The cost estimates calculated under WAC 173-303-610 and 173-303-620 for closure and post-closure care of a drip pad subject to this
subsection must include the cost of complying with the contingent closure
plan and the contingent post-closure plan, but are not required to
include the cost of expected closure under (a) of this subsection.
[Statutory Authority: Chapters 70.105 and 70.105D RCW. 95-22-008 (Order
94-30), 173-303-675, filed 10/19/95, effective 11/19/95.]
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending Order 94-30, filed 10/19/95, effective
11/19/95)
WAC 173-303-800 Permit requirements for dangerous waste management facilities. (1) The purpose of WAC 173-303-800 through 173-303-840 is to establish the requirements for permits which will allow a dangerous waste facility to operate without endangering the public health and the environment.
(2) The owner/operator of a dangerous waste facility that transfers, treats, stores, or disposes (TSD) or recycles dangerous waste must, when required by this chapter, obtain a permit in accordance with WAC 173-303-800 through 173-303-840 covering the active life, closure period, ground water protection compliance period, and for any regulated unit (as defined in WAC 173-303-040) or for any facility which at closure does not meet the removal or decontamination limits of WAC 173-303-610 (2)(b), post-closure care period, unless they demonstrate closure by removal or decontamination as provided under WAC 173-303-800 (9) and (10). If a post-closure permit is required, the permit must address applicable ground water monitoring, unsaturated zone monitoring, corrective action, and post-closure care requirements of this chapter. The denial of a permit for the active life of a dangerous waste management facility or unit does not affect the requirement to obtain a post-closure permit under this section.
(3) TSD facility permits will be granted only if the objectives of the siting and performance standards set forth in WAC 173-303-282 and 173-303-283 are met.
(4) Permits will be issued according to the requirements of all applicable TSD facility standards.
(5) The owner/operator of a TSD facility is responsible for obtaining all other applicable federal, state, and local permits authorizing the development and operation of the TSD facility.
(6) The terms used in regard to permits which are not defined in WAC 173-303-040 have the same meanings as set forth in 40 CFR 270.2.
(7) Exemptions.
(a) A permit for an on-site cleanup action may be exempted as provided in a consent decree or order signed by the department and issued pursuant to chapter 70.105D RCW.
(b) A permit is not required for an on-site cleanup action performed by the department pursuant to chapter 70.105D RCW.
(c) Further exemptions.
(i) A person is not required to obtain a dangerous waste permit for treatment or containment activities taken during immediate response to any of the following situations:
(A) A discharge of a dangerous waste;
(B) An imminent and substantial threat of a discharge of dangerous waste;
(ii) Any person who continues or initiates dangerous waste treatment or containment activities after the immediate response is over is subject to all applicable requirements of this chapter for those activities.
(iii) Universal waste handlers and universal waste transporters (as defined in WAC 173-303-040) handling the wastes listed below are not required to obtain a dangerous waste permit. These handlers are subject to regulation under WAC 173-303-573, when handling the below listed universal wastes.
(A) Batteries as described in WAC 173-303-573(2); and
(B) Thermostats as described in WAC 173-303-573(3).
(8) Each permit issued under this chapter will contain terms and conditions as the department determines necessary to protect human health and the environment.
(9) Closure by removal. Owners/operators of surface impoundments, land treatment units, and waste piles closing by removal or decontamination under 40 CFR Part 265 standards as referenced by WAC 173-303-400 must obtain a post-closure permit unless they can demonstrate to the department that the closure met the standards for closure by removal or decontamination in WAC 173-303-650(6), 173-303-655(8), or 173-303-660(9), as appropriate, and such removal or decontamination must assure that the levels of dangerous waste or dangerous waste constituents or residues do not exceed standards for closure at 40 CFR Part 264.111, as appropriate. The demonstration may be made in the following ways:
(a) If the owner/operator has submitted a Part B application for a post-closure permit, the owner/operator may request a determination, based on information contained in the application, that 40 CFR Part 264.111 standards for closure by removal were met. If the department believes that 40 CFR Part 264.111 standards were met, the department will notify the public of this proposed decision, allow for public comment, and reach a final determination according to the procedures in subsection (10) of this section.
(b) If the owner/operator has not submitted a Part B application for a post-closure permit, the owner/operator may petition the department for a determination that a post-closure permit is not required because the closure met the applicable 40 CFR Part 264.111 closure standards.
(i) The petition must include data demonstrating that standards for closure by removal or decontamination were met, or it must demonstrate that the unit closed under chapter 173-303 WAC requirements that met or exceeded the applicable 40 CFR Part 264.111 closure-by-removal standard.
(ii) The department will approve or deny the petition according to the procedures outline in subsection (10) of this section.
(10) Procedures for closure equivalency determination.
(a) If a facility owner/operator seeks an equivalency demonstration under subsection (9) of this section, the department will provide the public, through a newspaper notice, the opportunity to submit written comments on the information submitted by the owner/operator within thirty days from the date of the notice. The department will also, in response to a request or at the discretion of the department, hold a public hearing whenever such a hearing might clarify one or more issues concerning the equivalence of the 40 CFR Part 265 closure, as referenced by WAC 173-303-400, to a 40 CFR Part 264.111 closure. The department will give public notice of the hearing at least thirty days before it occurs. (Public notice of the hearing may be given at the same time as notice of the opportunity for the public to submit written comments, and the two notices may be combined.)
(b) The department will determine whether the 40 CFR Part 265 closure met 40 CFR Part 264.111 closure by removal or decontamination requirements within ninety days of its receipt. If the department finds that the closure did not meet the applicable 40 CFR Part 264.111 standards, the department will provide the owner/operator with a written statement of the reasons why the closure failed to meet 40 CFR Part 264.111 standards. The owner/operator may submit additional information in support of an equivalency demonstration within thirty days after receiving such written statement. The department will review any additional information submitted and make a final determination within sixty days.
(c) If the department determines that the facility did not close in accordance with 40 CFR Part 264.111 standards for closure by removal, the facility is subject to post-closure permitting requirements.
(11) The department may require a permittee or an applicant to
submit information in order to establish permit conditions under
subsection (8) of this section and WAC 173-303-806 (11)(d).
[Statutory Authority: Chapters 70.105 and 70.105D RCW. 95-22-008 (Order
94-30), 173-303-800, filed 10/19/95, effective 11/19/95; 94-01-060
(Order 92-33), 173-303-800, filed 12/8/93, effective 1/8/94. Statutory
Authority: Chapters 70.105 and 70.105D RCW, 40 CFR Part 271.3 and RCRA
3006 (42 U.S.C. 3251). 91-07-005 (Order 90-42), 173-303-800, filed
3/7/91, effective 4/7/91. Statutory Authority: Chapter 70.105 RCW. 88-18-083 (Order 88-29), 173-303-800, filed 9/6/88; 88-07-039 (Order 87-37), 173-303-800, filed 3/11/88; 84-09-088 (Order DE 83-36), 173-303-800, filed 4/18/84. Statutory Authority: Chapter 70.105 RCW and RCW
70.95.260. 82-05-023 (Order DE 81-33), 173-303-800, filed 2/10/82.]
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending Order 94-30, filed 10/19/95, effective
11/19/95)
WAC 173-303-802 Permits by rule. (1) Purpose and applicability. This section provides for permit by rule for particular facilities and activities managing dangerous wastes, provided that certain conditions are met. These facilities, activities, and conditions are listed in this section. Owners and operators of facilities with permits by rule are not required to submit an application for a dangerous waste facility permit.
(2) Ocean disposal barges or vessels. The owner or operator of a barge or other vessel which accepts dangerous waste for ocean disposal, will have a permit by rule if the owner or operator:
(a) Has a permit for ocean dumping issued under 40 CFR Part 220 (Ocean Dumping, authorized by the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act, as amended, 33 U.S.C. 1420 et seq.);
(b) Complies with the conditions of that permit; and
(c) Complies with the following dangerous waste regulations:
(i) WAC 173-303-060, notification and identification numbers;
(ii) WAC 173-303-170 through 173-303-230 when initiating shipments of dangerous waste;
(iii) WAC 173-303-370, manifest system;
(iv) WAC 173-303-380 (1)(a), operating record;
(v) WAC 173-303-390(2), annual report; and
(vi) WAC 173-303-390(1), unmanifested waste report.
(3) Underground injection wells. Underground injection wells with an underground injection control (UIC) permit for underground injection will have a permit by rule if the owner or operator has a UIC permit issued by the department under a federally approved program for underground injection control, and complies with the conditions of the permit and requirements of 40 CFR 144.14 and applicable state waste discharge rules. For UIC permits issued after November 8, 1984, the owner or operator must comply with WAC 173-303-646(2), corrective action for solid waste management units; and where the UIC well is the only unit at a facility which requires a RCRA permit, complies with WAC 173-303-806 (4)(a)(xxiii). All underground injection wells must comply with WAC 173-303-060, notification and identification numbers. However, underground injection wells disposing of EHW are prohibited.
(4) Publicly owned treatment works (POTW). The owner or operator of a POTW which accepts dangerous waste for treatment, will have a permit by rule if the owner or operator:
(a) Has a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit;
(b) Complies with the conditions of that permit;
(c) Complies with the following regulations:
(i) WAC 173-303-060, notification and identification numbers;
(ii) WAC 173-303-170 through 173-303-230 when initiating shipments of dangerous waste;
(iii) WAC 173-303-283, performance standards;
(iv) WAC 173-303-370, manifest system;
(v) WAC 173-303-380 (1)(a), operating record;
(vi) WAC 173-303-390(2), annual report;
(vii) WAC 173-303-390(1), unmanifested waste reports; and
(viii) For NPDES permits issued after November 8, 1984, WAC 173-303-646(2), corrective action for solid waste management units;
(d) Accepts the waste only if it meets all federal, state, and local pretreatment requirements which would be applicable to the waste if it were being discharged into the POTW through a sewer, pipe, or similar conveyance; and
(e) Accepts no EHW for disposal at the POTW.
(5) Totally enclosed treatment facilities or elementary neutralization or wastewater treatment units.
(a) The owner or operator of a totally enclosed treatment facility
or an elementary neutralization or wastewater treatment unit that treats
state-only dangerous wastes generated on or off site, or federally
regulated hazardous wastes generated on site will have a permit by rule,
except as provided in (((b))) (c) of this subsection, if ((he)) they:
(i) ((Has)) Have an NPDES permit, state waste discharge permit,
pretreatment permit (or written discharge authorization from the local
sewerage authority) issued by the department, or pretreatment permit (or
written discharge authorization) from a local sewage utility delegated
pretreatment program responsibilities pursuant to RCW 90.48.165, and the
permit or authorization covers the waste stream and constituents being
discharged;
(ii) ((Complies)) Comply with the conditions of that permit;
(iii) ((Complies)) Comply with the following regulations:
(A) WAC 173-303-060, notification and identification numbers;
(B) WAC 173-303-070, designation of dangerous waste;
(C) WAC 173-303-283, performance standards;
(D) WAC 173-303-300, general waste analysis;
(E) WAC 173-303-310, security;
(F) WAC 173-303-350, contingency plan and emergency procedures;
(G) WAC 173-303-360, emergencies;
(H) WAC 173-303-370, manifest system;
(I) WAC 173-303-380 (1)(d), operating record;
(J) WAC 173-303-390, facility reporting.
(b) The owner or operator of a wastewater treatment unit that treats federally regulated hazardous wastes received from off site will have a permit by rule, except as provided in (c) of this subsection, if:
(i) The facility has received a permit (or interim status) for treatment, storage, or disposal of hazardous wastes in accordance with WAC 173-303-800, 173-303-801, and 173-303-804 through 173-303-840; and
(ii) The owner or operator complies with (a)(i) through (iii) of this subsection.
(c) The department may require the owner or operator of a totally enclosed treatment facility or an elementary neutralization or wastewater treatment unit subject to (a) or (b) of this subsection to apply for and obtain a final facility permit or a permit modification in accordance with WAC 173-303-800 through 173-303-840, if:
(i) The owner or operator violates the general facility or performance requirements specified in (a) of this subsection;
(ii) The owner or operator is conducting other activities which require him to obtain a final facility permit;
(iii) The department determines that the general facility or performance requirements specified in (a) of this subsection, are not sufficient to protect public health or the environment and that additional requirements under this chapter are necessary to provide such protection; or
(iv) The owner or operator does not comply with applicable local,
state or federal requirements established pursuant to sections 402 or
307(b) of the Federal Clean Water Act, or chapter 90.48 RCW.
[Statutory Authority: Chapters 70.105 and 70.105D RCW. 95-22-008 (Order
94-30), 173-303-802, filed 10/19/95, effective 11/19/95; 94-01-060
(Order 92-33), 173-303-802, filed 12/8/93, effective 1/8/94. Statutory
Authority: Chapters 70.105 and 70.105D RCW, 40 CFR Part 271.3 and RCRA
3006 (42 U.S.C. 3251). 91-07-005 (Order 90-42), 173-303-802, filed
3/7/91, effective 4/7/91. Statutory Authority: Chapter 70.105 RCW. 88-18-083 (Order 88-29), 173-303-802, filed 9/6/88; 88-07-039 (Order 87-37), 173-303-802, filed 3/11/88; 87-14-029 (Order DE-87-4), 173-303-802, filed 6/26/87; 86-12-057 (Order DE-85-10), 173-303-802, filed
6/3/86; 84-09-088 (Order DE 83-36), 173-303-802, filed 4/18/84.]
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending Order 94-30, filed 10/19/95, effective
11/19/95)
WAC 173-303-804 Emergency permits. Requirements for an emergency permit. In the event the department finds that an imminent and substantial endangerment to human health or the environment exists, the department may issue a temporary emergency permit to a facility to allow treatment, storage, or disposal (TSD) of dangerous waste at a nonpermitted facility, or at a facility covered by an effective permit that does not otherwise allow treatment, storage, or disposal of such dangerous waste. Notice of the issuance of an emergency permit will be given to the fire marshal, police department, and other local emergency service agencies with jurisdiction near the location of the facility. The emergency permit:
(1) May be oral or written. If oral, it will be followed within five days by a written emergency permit;
(2) Will not exceed ninety days in duration for dangerous wastes;
(3) Will not exceed one hundred eighty days in duration for
((moderate risk wastes)) special waste;
(4) Will clearly specify the dangerous wastes to be received, and the manner and location of their treatment, storage, or disposal;
(5) May be terminated by the department at any time without following the decisionmaking procedures of WAC 173-303-840 if the department determines that termination is appropriate to protect public health and the environment;
(6)(a) Will be accompanied by a public notice that includes:
(i) The name and address of the department;
(ii) The name and location of the permitted TSD facility;
(iii) A brief description of the wastes involved;
(iv) A brief description of the action authorized and reasons for authorizing it; and
(v) The duration of the emergency permit; and
(b) Will be given public notice by:
(i) Publication in a daily newspaper within the area affected;
(ii) By radio broadcast within the area affected;
(iii) By mailing a copy of the public notice to the persons described in WAC 173-303-840 (3)(e)(i); and
(iv) Any other method reasonably determined to give actual notice of the emergency permit to persons potentially affected by it; and
(7) Will incorporate, to the extent possible and not inconsistent
with the emergency situation, all applicable requirements of this
chapter.
[Statutory Authority: Chapters 70.105 and 70.105D RCW. 95-22-008 (Order
94-30), 173-303-804, filed 10/19/95, effective 11/19/95. Statutory
Authority: Chapter 70.105 RCW. 86-12-057 (Order DE-85-10), 173-303-804, filed 6/3/86; 84-09-088 (Order DE 83-36), 173-303-804, filed
4/18/84.]
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending Order 94-30, filed 10/19/95, effective
11/19/95)
WAC 173-303-805 Interim status permits. (1) Applicability. This section applies to all facilities eligible for an interim status permit. When a facility is owned by one person but is operated by another person, it is the operator's duty to qualify for interim status, except that the owner must also sign an interim status application. Prior to submittal of an interim status permit application the requirements of WAC 173-303-281 must be met.
(2) Failure to qualify for interim status. If the department has reason to believe upon examination of a Part A application that it fails to provide the required information, it will notify the owner or operator in writing of the apparent deficiency. Such notice will specify the grounds for the department's belief that the application is deficient. The owner or operator will have thirty days from receipt to respond to such a notification and to explain or cure the alleged deficiency in his Part A application. If, after such notification and opportunity for response, the department determines that the application is deficient it may take appropriate enforcement action.
(3) Interim status for facilities under RCRA interim status. Any existing facility operating under interim status gained under section 3005 of RCRA will be deemed to have an interim status permit under this chapter provided that the owner/operator complies with the applicable requirements of WAC 173-303-400 and this section.
(4) Interim status for facilities managing state-designated (non-RCRA) dangerous wastes. Any existing facility which does not satisfy subsection (3) of this section, but which is only managing dangerous wastes that are not hazardous wastes under 40 CFR Part 261, will be deemed to have an interim status permit provided that the owner/operator of the facility has complied with the notification requirements of WAC 173-303-060 by May 11, 1982 and has submitted Part A of his permit application by August 9, 1982. If an existing facility becomes subject to this chapter due to amendments to this chapter and the facility was not previously subject to this chapter, then the owner/operator of an existing facility may qualify for an interim status permit by complying with the notification requirements of WAC 173-303-060 within three months, and submitting Part A of his permit application within six months, after the adoption date of the amendments which cause the facility to be subject to the requirements of this chapter. Facilities qualifying for interim status under this subsection will not be deemed to have interim status under section 3005 of RCRA, and may only manage non-RCRA wastes until they either qualify separately for interim status under section 3005 of RCRA or receive a final status facility permit allowing them to manage RCRA wastes.
(5) Maintaining the interim status permit.
(a) Timely notification and submission of a Part A application qualifies the owner/operator of the existing TSD facility for the interim status permit, until the department terminates interim status pursuant to subsection (8) of this section.
(b) Interim status for the existing TSD facility will be maintained while the department makes final administrative disposition of a final facility permit pursuant to WAC 173-303-806 if:
(i) The owner/operator has submitted his final facility permit application (as described in WAC 173-303-806) within six months of the written request by the department to submit such application; and
(ii) Grounds for terminating interim status (as described in subsection (8) of this section) do not exist.
(c) The owner/operator of an interim status facility must update his Part A whenever he is managing wastes that are newly regulated under this chapter, and as necessary to comply with subsection (7) of this section. Failure to comply with this updating requirement is a violation of interim status.
(6) Prohibitions for interim status permits. Facilities with an interim status permit must not:
(a) Treat, store, or dispose of dangerous waste not specified in Part A of the permit application;
(b) Employ processes not specified in Part A of the permit application; or
(c) Exceed the design capacities specified in Part A of the permit application.
(7) Changes during interim status.
(a) Except as provided in (b) of this subsection, the owner or operator of an interim status facility may make the following changes at the facility:
(i) Treatment, storage, or disposal of new dangerous wastes not previously identified in Part A of the permit application (and, in the case of newly listed or identified wastes, addition of the units being used to treat, store, or dispose of the dangerous wastes on the effective date of the listing or identification) if the owner or operator submits a revised Part A permit application prior to such treatment, storage, or disposal (along with a justification detailing the equipment and process or processes that the owner or operator will use to treat, store, or dispose of the new dangerous wastes) and if the department does not explicitly deny the changes within sixty days of receipt of the revised application;
(ii) Increases in the design capacity of processes used at the facility if the owner or operator submits a revised Part A permit application prior to such a change (along with a justification explaining the need for the change), the requirements of WAC 173-303-281 are met, and the department approves the changes because:
(A) There is a lack of available treatment, storage, or disposal capacity at other dangerous waste management facilities; or
(B) The change is necessary to comply with a federal, state, or local requirement.
(iii) Changes in the processes for the treatment, storage, or disposal of dangerous waste or addition of processes if the owner or operator submits a revised Part A permit application prior to such change (along with a justification explaining the need for the change) and the department approves the change because:
(A) The change is necessary to prevent a threat to human health and the environment because of an emergency situation; or
(B) The change is necessary to comply with a federal, state, or local requirement.
(iv) Changes in the ownership or operational control of a facility if the new owner or operator submits a revised Part A permit application no later than ninety days prior to the scheduled change. When a transfer of operational control of a facility occurs, the old owner or operator must comply with the interim status financial requirements of 40 CFR Part 265, Subpart H (as referenced in WAC 173-303-400), until the new owner or operator has demonstrated to the department that he is complying with the financial requirements. Upon demonstration to the department by the new owner or operator of compliance with the interim status financial requirements, the department will notify the old owner or operator in writing that he no longer needs to comply with the interim status financial requirements as of the date of demonstration. The new owner or operator must demonstrate compliance with the financial requirements within six months of the date of the change in ownership or operational control of the facility. All other interim status duties are transferred effective immediately upon the date of the change in ownership or operational control of the facility.
(v) Changes made in accordance with an interim status corrective action order issued by EPA under section 3008(h) of RCRA or other federal authority, including an order or consent decree issued pursuant to WAC 173-303-646 (2) or (3), by the department under chapter 70.105 RCW or other state authority, or by a court in a judicial action brought by EPA or by the department. Changes under this subsection (7)(a)(v) are limited to the treatment, storage, or disposal of solid waste from releases that originate within the boundary of the facility.
(vi) Addition of newly regulated units for the treatment, storage, or disposal of dangerous waste if the owner or operator submits a revised Part A permit application on or before the date on which the unit becomes subject to the new requirements.
(b) Except as specifically allowed under this subsection (7)(b), changes listed under (a) of this subsection may not be made if they amount to reconstruction of the dangerous waste management facility. Reconstruction occurs when the capital investment in the changes to the facility exceeds fifty percent of the capital cost of a comparable entirely new dangerous waste management facility. If all other requirements are met, the following changes may be made even if they amount to a reconstruction:
(i) Changes made solely for the purposes of complying with the requirements of WAC 173-303-640(4) for tanks and ancillary equipment.
(ii) If necessary to comply with federal, state, or local requirements, changes to an existing unit, changes solely involving tanks or containers, or addition of replacement surface impoundments that satisfy the standards of section 3004(o) of RCRA.
(iii) Changes that are necessary to allow owners or operators to continue handling newly listed or identified dangerous wastes that have been treated, stored, or disposed of at the facility prior to the effective date of the rule establishing the new listing or identification.
(iv) Changes during closure of a facility or of a unit within a facility made in accordance with an approved closure plan.
(v) Changes necessary to comply with an interim status corrective action order issued by EPA under section 3008(h) or other federal authority, by the department under chapter 70.105 RCW or other state authority, or by a court in a judicial proceeding brought by EPA or an authorized state, provided that such changes are limited to the treatment, storage, or disposal of solid waste from releases that originate within the boundary of the facility.
(vi) Changes to treat or store, in tanks, containers, or containment buildings hazardous wastes subject to land disposal restrictions imposed by 40 CFR Part 268 or RCRA section 3004, provided that such changes are made solely for the purpose of complying with 40 CFR Part 268 or RCRA section 3004.
(vii) Addition of newly regulated units under (a)(vi) of this subsection.
(8) Termination of interim status permit. The following are causes for terminating an interim status permit, or for denying a revised permit application:
(a) Final administrative disposition of a final facility permit application is made pursuant to WAC 173-303-806;
(b) When the department on examination or reexamination of a Part A application determines that it fails to meet the applicable standards of this chapter, it may notify the owner or operator that the application is deficient and that the interim status permit has been revoked. The owner or operator will then be subject to enforcement for operating without a permit;
(c) Failure to submit a requested Part B application on time, or to provide in full the information required in the Part B application;
(d) Violation of applicable interim status standards;
(e) A determination that the permit applicant has failed to satisfy the performance standards of WAC 173-303-283;
(f) For owners or operators of each land disposal facility which has been granted interim status prior to November 8, 1984, interim status terminated on November 8, 1985, unless:
(i) The owner or operator submits a Part B application for a permit for such facility prior to that date; and
(ii) The owner or operator certifies that such facility is in compliance with all applicable ground water monitoring and financial responsibility requirements.
(g) For owners or operators of each land disposal facility which is in existence on the effective date of statutory or regulatory amendments under the Hazardous Waste Management Act that render the facility subject to the requirement to have a final facility permit and which is granted interim status, interim status terminates twelve months after the date on which the facility first becomes subject to such permit requirement unless the owner or operator of such facility:
(i) Submits a Part B application for a final facility permit for such facility before the date twelve months after the date on which the facility first becomes subject to such permit requirement; and
(ii) Certifies that such facility is in compliance with all applicable ground water monitoring and financial responsibility requirements.
(h) For owners or operators of any land disposal unit that is granted authority to operate under subsection (7)(a)(i), (ii) or (iii) of this section, interim status terminates on the date twelve months after the effective date of such requirement, unless the owner or operator certifies that such unit is in compliance with all applicable ground water monitoring and financial responsibility requirements;
(i) For owners and operators of each incinerator facility which achieved interim status prior to November 8, 1984, interim status terminated on November 8, 1989, unless the owner or operator of the facility submitted a Part B application for a final facility permit for an incinerator facility by November 8, 1986; or
(j) For owners or operators of any facility (other than a land disposal or an incinerator facility) which has achieved interim status prior to November 8, 1984, interim status terminated on November 8, 1992, unless the owner or operator of the facility submitted a Part B application for a final facility permit for the facility by November 8, 1988.
(9) Reserve.
[Statutory Authority: Chapters 70.105 and 70.105D RCW. 95-22-008 (Order
94-30), 173-303-805, filed 10/19/95, effective 11/19/95; 94-01-060
(Order 92-33), 173-303-805, filed 12/8/93, effective 1/8/94. Statutory
Authority: Chapters 70.105 and 70.105D RCW, 40 CFR Part 271.3 and RCRA
3006 (42 U.S.C. 3251). 91-07-005 (Order 90-42), 173-303-805, filed
3/7/91, effective 4/7/91. Statutory Authority: Chapter 70.105 RCW. 89-02-059 (Order 88-24), 173-303-805, filed 1/4/89; 88-18-083 (Order 88-29), 173-303-805, filed 9/6/88; 88-07-039 (Order 87-37), 173-303-805,
filed 3/11/88; 87-14-029 (Order DE-87-4), 173-303-805, filed 6/26/87;
86-12-057 (Order DE-85-10), 173-303-805, filed 6/3/86; 84-09-088 (Order
DE 83-36), 173-303-805, filed 4/18/84. Statutory Authority: Chapter
70.105 RCW and RCW 70.95.260. 82-05-023 (Order DE 81-33), 173-303-805,
filed 2/10/82.]
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending Order 94-30, filed 10/19/95, effective
11/19/95)
WAC 173-303-806 Final facility permits. (1) Applicability. This section applies to all dangerous waste facilities required to have a final facility permit. The final facility permit requirements are applicable to:
(a) Final status TSD facilities; and
(b) Certain recycling facilities that are not exempt from the permit requirements.
(2) Application. Any person subject to the permit requirements of this section who intends to operate a new TSD facility must comply with WAC 173-303-281 and apply for a final facility permit. The department may, at any time, require the owner or operator of an existing TSD facility to apply for a final facility permit. Such owner or operator will be allowed one hundred eighty days to submit his application; the department may extend the length of the application period if it finds that there are good reasons to do so. The owner or operator of an existing TSD facility may voluntarily apply for a final facility permit at any time. Any person seeking a final facility permit must complete, sign, and submit an application to the department. An application must consist of a Part A permit form (which can be obtained from the department), and the contents of Part B as specified in subsection (4) of this section.
(3) Effective regulations. A final facility permit will include all applicable requirements of this chapter which are in effect on the date that the permit is issued by the department. WAC 173-303-840(7) provides a means for reopening permit proceedings at the discretion of the department where new requirements become effective during the permitting process and are of sufficient magnitude to make additional proceedings desirable. Any other changes to the final facility permit will be in accordance with the permit modification requirements of WAC 173-303-830.
(4) Contents of Part B. Part B of a permit application must consist
of the information required in (a) through (((i))) (l) of this
subsection.
(a) General requirements. Part B of the permit application consists of the general information requirements of this subsection, and the specific information requirements in (b) through (h) of this subsection as applicable to the facility. The Part B information requirements presented in (a) through (h) of this subsection, reflect the standards promulgated in WAC 173-303-600. These information requirements are necessary in order for the department to determine compliance with WAC 173-303-600 through 173-303-670. If owners and operators of TSD facilities can demonstrate that the information prescribed in Part B cannot be provided to the extent required, the department may make allowance for submission of such information on a case-by-case basis. Information required in Part B must be submitted to the department and signed in accordance with requirements in WAC 173-303-810(12). Certain technical data, such as design drawings and specifications, and engineering studies must be certified by a registered professional engineer. The following information is required for all TSD facilities, except as WAC 173-303-600(3) provides otherwise.
(i) A general description of the facility.
(ii) Chemical, biological, and physical analyses of the dangerous waste and hazardous debris to be handled at the facility. At a minimum, these analyses must contain all the information which must be known to treat, store, or dispose of the wastes properly in accordance with WAC 173-303-600.
(iii) A copy of the waste analysis plan required by WAC 173-303-300(5) and, if applicable WAC 173-303-300 (5)(g).
(iv) A description of the security procedures and equipment required by WAC 173-303-310, or a justification demonstrating the reasons for requesting a waiver of this requirement.
(v) A copy of the general inspection schedule required by WAC 173-303-320(2): Include where applicable, as part of the inspection schedule, specific requirements in WAC 173-303-395 (1)(d), 173-303-630(6), 173-303-640 (4)(a)(i) and (6), 173-303-650(4), 173-303-655(4), 173-303-660 (4) and (5), 173-303-665(4), 173-303-670(7), and 173-303-680(3), and 40 CFR 264.1033, 264.1035, 264.1052, 264.1053, 264.1058, 264.1064, 264.1067, 264.1088, and 264.1091.
(vi) A justification of any request for a waiver(s) of the preparedness and prevention requirements of WAC 173-303-340, or a description of the procedures used to comply with these requirements.
(vii) A copy of the contingency plan required by WAC 173-303-350: Include, where applicable, as part of the contingency plan, specific requirements in WAC 173-303-640(7), 173-303-650(5) and 173-303-660(6).
(viii) A description of procedures, structures, or equipment used at the facility to:
(A) Prevent hazards and contain spills in unloading/loading operations (for example, ramps, berms, pavement, special forklifts);
(B) Prevent run-off from dangerous waste handling areas to other areas of the facility or environment, or to prevent flooding (for example, berms, dikes, trenches);
(C) Prevent contamination of water supplies;
(D) Mitigate effects of equipment failure and power outages;
(E) Prevent undue exposure of personnel to dangerous waste (for example, protective clothing); and
(F) Prevent releases to the atmosphere.
(ix) A description of precautions to prevent accidental ignition or reaction of ignitable, reactive, or incompatible wastes as required to demonstrate compliance with WAC 173-303-395 including documentation demonstrating compliance with WAC 173-303-395 (1)(c).
(x) Traffic pattern, estimated volume (number, types of vehicles) and control (for example, show turns across traffic lanes, and stacking lanes (if appropriate); describe access road surfacing and load bearing capacity; show traffic control signals).
(xi) Seismic risk consideration. The owner/operator of a proposed facility or expansion of an existing facility must identify the seismic risk zone in which the facility is intended to be located. Where state or local maps are not available, United States Geological Survey Open File Report number 82-1033 may be used to identify seismic risk zones. The owner/operator must demonstrate that the facility can and will be designed to resist seismic ground motion and that the design is sufficient to withstand the maximum horizontal acceleration of a design earthquake specified in the demonstration.
(xii) An outline of both the introductory and continuing training programs by owners or operators to prepare persons to operate or maintain the TSD facility in a safe manner as required to demonstrate compliance with WAC 173-303-330. A brief description of how training will be designed to meet actual job tasks in accordance with requirements in WAC 173-303-330 (1)(d).
(xiii) A copy of the closure plan and, where applicable, the post-closure plan required by WAC 173-303-610 (3) and (8). Include, where applicable, as part of the plans, specific requirements in WAC 173-303-630(10), 173-303-640(8), 173-303-650(6), 173-303-655(8), 173-303-660(9), 173-303-665(6), 173-303-670(8), and 173-303-680 (2) and (4).
(xiv) For dangerous waste disposal units that have been closed, documentation that notices required under WAC 173-303-610(10) have been filed.
(xv) The most recent closure cost estimate for the facility prepared in accordance with WAC 173-303-620(3) and a copy of the documentation required to demonstrate financial assurance under WAC 173-303-620(4). For a new facility, a copy of the required documentation may be submitted sixty days prior to the initial receipt of dangerous wastes, if that is later than the submission of the Part B.
(xvi) Where applicable, the most recent post-closure cost estimate for the facility prepared in accordance with WAC 173-303-620(5) plus a copy of the documentation required to demonstrate financial assurance under WAC 173-303-620(6). For a new facility, a copy of the required documentation may be submitted sixty days prior to the initial receipt of dangerous wastes, if that is later than the submission of the Part B.
(xvii) Where applicable, a copy of the insurance policy or other documentation which comprises compliance with the requirements of WAC 173-303-620(8). For a new facility, documentation showing the amount of insurance meeting the specification of WAC 173-303-620 (8)(a) and, if applicable, WAC 173-303-620 (8)(b), that the owner or operator plans to have in effect before initial receipt of dangerous waste for treatment, storage, or disposal. A request for a variance in the amount of required coverage, for a new or existing facility, may be submitted as specified in WAC 173-303-620 (8)(c).
(xviii) A topographic map showing a distance of one thousand feet around the facility at a scale of 2.5 centimeters (1 inch) equal to not more than 61.0 meters (200 feet). Contours must be shown on the map. The contour interval must be sufficient to clearly show the pattern of surface water flow in the vicinity of and from each operational unit of the facility. For example, contours with an interval of 1.5 meters (5 feet), if relief is greater than 6.1 meters (20 feet), or an interval of 0.6 meters (2 feet), if relief is less than 6.1 meters (20 feet). Owners and operators of TSD facilities located in mountainous areas should use large contour intervals to adequately show topographic profiles of facilities. The map must clearly show the following:
(A) Map scale and date;
(B) One hundred-year floodplain area;
(C) Surface waters including intermittent streams;
(D) Surrounding land uses (residential, commercial, agricultural, recreational);
(E) A wind rose (i.e., prevailing windspeed and direction);
(F) Orientation of the map (north arrow);
(G) Legal boundaries of the TSD facility site;
(H) Access control (fences, gates);
(I) Injection and withdrawal wells both on-site and off-site;
(J) Buildings; treatment, storage, or disposal operations; or other structure (recreation areas, run-off control systems, access and internal roads, storm, sanitary, and process sewerage systems, loading and unloading areas, fire control facilities, etc.);
(K) Barriers for drainage or flood control;
(L) Location of operational units within the TSD facility site, where dangerous waste is (or will be) treated, stored, or disposed (include equipment clean-up areas); and
(M) For land disposal facilities, if a case-by-case extension has been approved under 40 CFR 268.5 or a petition has been approved under 40 CFR 268.6, a copy of the notice of approval for the extension or petition is required.
(Note - For large TSD facilities the department will allow the use of other scales on a case-by-case basis.)
(xix) Applicants may be required to submit such information as may be necessary to enable the department to carry out its duties under other state or federal laws as required.
(xx) Additional information requirements. The following additional information regarding protection of ground water is required from owners or operators of dangerous waste facilities containing a regulated unit except as otherwise provided in WAC 173-303-645 (1)(b):
(A) A summary of the ground water monitoring data obtained during the interim status period under 40 CFR 265.90 through 265.94, where applicable;
(B) Identification of the uppermost aquifer and aquifers hydraulically interconnected beneath the facility property, including ground water flow direction and rate, and the basis for such identification (i.e., the information obtained from hydrogeologic investigations of the facility area);
(C) On the topographic map required under (a)(xviii) of this subsection, a delineation of the waste management area, the property boundary, the proposed "point of compliance" as defined under WAC 173-303-645(6), the proposed location of ground water monitoring wells as required under WAC 173-303-645(8), and, to the extent possible, the information required in (a)(xx)(B) of this subsection;
(D) A description of any plume of contamination that has entered the ground water from a regulated unit at the time that the application was submitted that:
(I) Delineates the extent of the plume on the topographic map required under (a)(xviii) of this subsection;
(II) Identifies the concentration of each constituent throughout the plume or identifies the maximum concentrations of each constituent in the plume. (Constituents are those listed in Appendix IX of 40 CFR Part 264, and any other constituents not listed there which have caused a managed waste to be regulated under this chapter.);
(E) Detailed plans and an engineering report describing the proposed ground water monitoring program to be implemented to meet the requirements of WAC 173-303-645(8);
(F) If the presence of dangerous constituents has not been detected in the ground water at the time of permit application, the owner or operator must submit sufficient information, supporting data, and analyses to establish a detection monitoring program which meets the requirements of WAC 173-303-645(9). This submission must address the following items specified under WAC 173-303-645(9):
(I) A proposed list of indicator parameters, waste constituents, or reaction products that can provide a reliable indication of the presence of dangerous constituents in the ground water;
(II) A proposed ground water monitoring system;
(III) Background values for each proposed monitoring parameter or constituent, or procedures to calculate such values; and
(IV) A description of proposed sampling, analysis and statistical comparison procedures to be utilized in evaluating ground water monitoring data;
(G) If the presence of dangerous constituents has been detected in the ground water at the point of compliance at the time of permit application, the owner or operator must submit sufficient information, supporting data, and analyses to establish a compliance monitoring program which meets the requirements of WAC 173-303-645(10). The owner or operator must also submit an engineering feasibility plan for a corrective action program necessary to meet the requirements of WAC 173-303-645(11) except as provided in WAC 173-303-645 (9)(h)(v). Alternatively, the owner or operator can obtain written authorization in advance from the department to submit a proposed permit schedule for development and submittal of such information. To demonstrate compliance with WAC 173-303-645(10), the owner or operator must address the following items:
(I) A description of the wastes previously handled at the facility;
(II) A characterization of the contaminated ground water, including concentrations of dangerous constituents and parameters;
(III) A list of constituents and parameters for which compliance monitoring will be undertaken in accordance with WAC 173-303-645 (8) and (10);
(IV) Proposed concentration limits for each dangerous constituent and parameter, based on the criteria set forth in WAC 173-303-645 (5)(a), including a justification for establishing any alternate concentration limits;
(V) Detailed plans and an engineering report describing the proposed ground water monitoring system, in accordance with the requirements of WAC 173-303-645(8); and
(VI) A description of proposed sampling, analysis and statistical comparison procedures to be utilized in evaluating ground water monitoring data; and
(H) If dangerous constituents or parameters have been measured in the ground water which exceed the concentration limits established under WAC 173-303-645(5), Table 1, or if ground water monitoring conducted at the time of permit application under 40 CFR 265.90 through 265.94 at the waste boundary indicates the presence of dangerous constituents from the facility in ground water over background concentrations, the owner or operator must submit sufficient information, supporting data, and analyses to establish a corrective action program which meets the requirements of WAC 173-303-645(11). However, an owner or operator is not required to submit information to establish a corrective action program if he demonstrates to the department that alternate concentration limits will protect human health and the environment after considering the criteria listed in WAC 173-303-645(5). An owner or operator who is not required to establish a corrective action program for this reason must instead submit sufficient information to establish a compliance monitoring program which meets the requirements of WAC 173-303-645 (10) and (a)(xx)(F) of this subsection. To demonstrate compliance with WAC 173-303-645(11), the owner or operator must address, at a minimum, the following items:
(I) A characterization of the contaminated ground water, including concentrations of dangerous constituents and parameters;
(II) The concentration limit for each dangerous constituent and parameter found in the ground water as set forth in WAC 173-303-645(5);
(III) Detailed plans and an engineering report describing the corrective action to be taken;
(IV) A description of how the ground water monitoring program will demonstrate the adequacy of the corrective action; and
(V) The permit may contain a schedule for submittal of the information required in (a)(xx)(H)(III) and (IV) of this subsection, provided the owner or operator obtains written authorization from the department prior to submittal of the complete permit application.
(xxi) Contingent ground water protection program. The following actions are required for owners or operators of proposed land-based facilities and may be required for owners/operators of existing land-based facilities, except as provided in WAC 173-303-645 (1)(b).
(A) Contingent ground water protection program. The owner or operator must develop a contingent ground water protection program. The purpose of this program will be to prevent the migration of dangerous waste or dangerous waste constituents from waste management units to the nearest hydraulically downgradient receptor at any time during the life of the facility. For the purposes of this subsection, the downgradient receptor will be the facility property line, perennial surface water or domestic well, whichever is nearest to the dangerous waste management unit. The contingent ground water protection program must at a minimum:
(I) Define the local and regional hydrogeologic characteristics. The contingent ground water protection program must be based on a sufficient understanding of site geology, hydrology, and other factors to allow evaluation of its adequacy by the department. Site characterization must be performed in sufficient detail to provide, at a minimum, the following information: Site geostratigraphy; site hydrostratigraphy; identification of aquifers, aquitards, and aquicludes; flow models for each stratum (i.e., porus media or fracture flow); the distribution of vertical and horizontal hydraulic conductivity; effective porosity; horizontal and vertical hydraulic gradients; ground water travel time to receptors; and heterogeneity for each stratigraphic unit. Site interpretative models must include ranges of tested values: The provisions of WAC 173-303-806 (4)(a)(xx) and 173-303-645, must be used as guidance in the development of the contingent ground water protection program.
(II) Identify the range of potential release scenarios that could occur during facility operation and the postclosure care period. The scenarios must incorporate the intended design(s) of the dangerous waste management unit(s), wastes to be placed in the dangerous waste management unit(s), waste and leachate chemistry, waste, and soil and rock geochemical interactions, and the results of site characterization pursuant to WAC 173-303-806 (4)(a)(xx) and (xxi);
(III) Include specific physical action to be taken if dangerous waste or dangerous waste constituents are detected in one or more of the monitoring wells. The physical actions must be based upon engineering feasibility studies describing remedial actions established from site specific conditions and waste features. Such actions may include installation of a pump and treat system between the monitoring well and the receptor or installation of a section of slurry wall to decrease ground water travel times. The description of the systems must also provide how the remediation system will achieve cleanup, its efficiency, and the timeframes involved;
(IV) Incorporate the design, construction, and sampling methods outlined in WAC 173-303-645 (8)(c), (d), (e), (f), and (g);
(V) Demonstrate to the satisfaction of the department that the owner/operator of the dangerous waste management facility has the financial capability to implement the proposed ground water protection plan; and
(VI) Include reporting procedures to the department.
(B) The response actions identified in WAC 173-303-806 (4)(a)(xxi)(A)(III) must be activated if the presence of dangerous waste or dangerous waste constituents have been detected at the point of compliance in accordance with WAC 173-303-645 (9)(g), and must continue until the concentration of dangerous waste or dangerous waste constituents under WAC 173-303-645(4) are reduced to levels below their respective concentration limits specified in WAC 173-303-645(5).
(C) If the owner/operator does not demonstrate that the ground water protection program will prevent the migration of dangerous waste or its constituents to the nearest receptor, the department will require corrections to be made in the protection program, increase setbacks from the nearest receptor, or deny the permit.
(xxii) Additional requirements for incineration facilities. The following actions regarding the protection of human health and the environment must be taken by owners/operators of proposed hazardous waste incineration facilities and may be required for owners or operators of existing incineration facilities.
(A) Ambient monitoring program. The owner/operator will be required to develop an ambient monitoring program. The purpose of this ambient monitoring program will be to: Gather baseline environmental information characterizing on-site and off-site environmental conditions prior to facility operation; and, to identify and measure changes in the environment which may be linked to the construction and operation of the facility. The ambient monitoring program must, at a minimum:
(I) Include a characterization of facility emission sources and pathways of contaminant transport.
(II) Characterize local and regional ecosystems, including agricultural, and their sensitivity to the potential contaminants from the facility.
(III) Incorporate the findings of the environmental impact statement's health risk assessment and/or other assessments specific to the proposal or available to the scientific community regarding emissions from dangerous waste management facilities and their potential human health and environmental effects.
(IV) Identify sensitive indicator plants and animals for biomonitoring, identify specific chemical constituents of concern, sampling locations, sampling frequency, sampling and analytical methods, chain of custody procedures, quality assurance/quality control procedures, reporting times, recordkeeping procedures, and data evaluation procedures.
(B) Environmental review procedures. The owner/operator must establish procedures to allow for public review of facility operation and all monitoring data required by the facility's permit. In developing this process, the owner/operator must, at a minimum:
(I) Coordinate this effort with the public and interested local organizations;
(II) Identify the informational needs of the community and develop a public information process which meets these needs; and
(III) Develop procedures allowing full access by the public to all monitoring data required by the permit.
(C) Impact mitigation plan. Prior to the department issuing a permit, the owner/operator must submit an impact mitigation plan which demonstrates to the satisfaction of the department that the owner/operator will mitigate all probable significant adverse impacts, including economic, due to facility location and operations. The owner/operator must use as a basis for identifying probable significant adverse economic impacts those probable economic impacts identified during a public review process, such as the environmental impact statement scoping process, if applicable.
The plan must include, but is not limited to, a description of what the owner/operator will do to reduce or prevent any probable significant impacts before they occur, to mitigate such impacts should they occur, and to ensure the owner/operator has and will have the financial capability to implement such preventative and mitigative measures. Mitigation measures may include, as an element, financial compensation to adversely affected parties.
This plan may be submitted with environmental reports the department requires for compliance with the State Environmental Policy Act, with the written citizen proponent negotiation report and agreements, or with the Part B permit application. If the plan does not demonstrate that the owner/operator is capable of adequately mitigating the identified probable significant adverse economic impacts, the department will require modification of the plan or of the proposed facility location, or will deny the permit application. The department must be satisfied with the plan prior to the issuance of the permit.
(xxiii) Information requirements for solid waste management units.
(A) The following information is required for each solid waste management unit:
(I) The location of the unit on the topographic map required under (a)(xviii) of this subsection.
(II) Designation of type of unit.
(III) General dimensions and structural description (supply any available drawings).
(IV) Time frame over which the unit was operated.
(V) Specification of all wastes that have been managed in the unit, to the extent available.
(B) The owner/operator of any facility containing one or more solid waste management units must submit all available information pertaining to any release of dangerous wastes or dangerous constituents from such unit or units.
(C) The owner/operator must conduct and provide the results of sampling and analysis of ground water, landsurface, and subsurface strata, surface water, or air, which may include the installation of wells, where the department determines it is necessary to complete a RCRA Facility Assessment that will determine if a more complete investigation is necessary.
WAC 173-303-806 (4)(a)(xxiv):
(xxiv) Information requirements for known releases.
(A) In order to provide for corrective action necessary to protect human health and the environment, the following information is required for all known significant releases of dangerous waste and dangerous constituents (as defined by WAC 173-303-646 (2)(c)) at, and from, the facility. A significant release is a release which has affected or has the potential to affect human health or the environment at or beyond the facility.
(I) The location of the release on the topographic map required under (a)(xviii) of this subsection.
(II) General dimensions of the release and any relevant structural description. For example, if the release is from a storage tank, provide a structural description of the tank. Supply any available drawings.
(III) Time frame over which the release occurred.
(IV) Specification of all dangerous waste or dangerous constituents (as defined by WAC 173-303-646 (2)(c)) present in the release, to the extent available.
(b) Specific Part B information requirements for containers. Except as otherwise provided in WAC 173-303-600(3), owners or operators of facilities that store containers of dangerous waste must provide the following additional information:
(i) A description of the containment system to demonstrate compliance with WAC 173-303-630(7). Show at least the following:
(A) Basic design parameters, dimensions, and materials of construction including allowance for a twenty-five-year, twenty-four-hour storm;
(B) How the design promotes positive drainage control or how containers are kept from contact with standing liquids in the containment system;
(C) Capacity of the containment system relative to the volume of the largest container to be stored;
(D) Provisions for preventing or managing run-on;
(E) How accumulated liquids can be analyzed and removed to prevent overflow; and
(F) A description of the building or other protective covering for EHW containers;
(ii) For storage areas that store containers holding wastes that do not contain free liquids, a demonstration of compliance with WAC 173-303-630 (7)(c), including:
(A) Test procedures and results or other documentation or information to show that the wastes do not contain free liquids; and
(B) A description of how the storage area is designed or operated to drain and remove liquids or how containers are kept from contact with standing liquids;
(iii) A description of the procedures for labeling containers;
(iv) Sketches, drawings, or data demonstrating compliance with WAC 173-303-630(8) (location of buffer zone and containers holding ignitable or reactive wastes) and WAC 173-303-630 (9)(c) (location of incompatible wastes), where applicable; and
(v) Where incompatible wastes are stored or otherwise managed in containers, a description of the procedures used to ensure compliance with WAC 173-303-630 (9)(a) and (b), and 173-303-395 (1)(b) and (c).
(c) Specific Part B information requirements for tanks. Except as otherwise provided in WAC 173-303-600(3), owners and operators of facilities that use tanks to store or treat dangerous waste must provide the following information:
(i) A written assessment that is reviewed and certified by an independent, qualified, registered professional engineer as to the structural integrity and suitability for handling dangerous waste of each tank system, as required under WAC 173-303-640 (2) and (3);
(ii) Dimensions and capacity of each tank;
(iii) Description of feed systems, safety cutoff, bypass systems, and pressure controls (e.g., vents);
(iv) A diagram of piping, instrumentation, and process flow for each tank system;
(v) A description of materials and equipment used to provide external corrosion protection, as required under WAC 173-303-640 (3)(a)(iii)(B);
(vi) For new tank systems, a detailed description of how the tank system(s) will be installed in compliance with WAC 173-303-640 (3)(b), (c), (d), and (e);
(vii) Detailed plans and a description of how the secondary containment system for each tank system is or will be designed, constructed, and operated to meet the requirements of WAC 173-303-640 (4)(a), (b), (c), (d), (e), and (f);
(viii) For tank systems for which a variance from the requirements of WAC 173-303-640(4) is sought (as provided by WAC 173-303-640 (4)(g)):
(A) Detailed plans and engineering and hydrogeologic reports, as appropriate, describing alternate design and operating practices that will, in conjunction with location aspects, prevent the migration of any dangerous waste or dangerous constituents into the ground water or surface water during the life of the facility; or
(B) A detailed assessment of the substantial present or potential hazards posed to human health or the environment should a release enter the environment.
(ix) Description of controls and practices to prevent spills and overflows, as required under WAC 173-303-640 (5)(b);
(x) For tank systems in which ignitable, reactive, or incompatible wastes are to be stored or treated, a description of how operating procedures and tank system and facility design will achieve compliance with the requirements of WAC 173-303-640 (9) and (10);
(xi) A description of the marking and/or labeling of tanks; and
(xii) Tank design to prevent escape of vapors and emissions of acutely or chronically toxic (upon inhalation) EHW.
(d) Specific Part B information requirements for surface impoundments. Except as otherwise provided in WAC 173-303-600(3), owners and operators of facilities that store, treat, or dispose of dangerous waste in surface impoundments must provide the following additional information:
(i) A list of the dangerous wastes placed or to be placed in each surface impoundment;
(ii) Detailed plans and an engineering report describing how the surface impoundment is designed, and is or will be constructed, operated and maintained to meet the requirements of WAC 173-303-650 (2)(j), (10), (11), and 173-303-335, addressing the following items:
(A) The liner system (except for an existing portion of a surface impoundment), including the certification required by WAC 173-303-650 (2)(a)(i)(D) for EHW management. If an exemption from the requirement for a liner is sought as provided by WAC 173-303-650 (2)(b), submit detailed plans and engineering and hydrogeologic reports, as appropriate, describing alternate design and operating practices that will, in conjunction with location aspects, prevent the migration of any dangerous constituents into the ground water or surface water at any future time;
(B) Prevention of overtopping;
(C) Structural integrity of dikes;
(D) The double liner and leak (leachate) detection, collection, and removal system, if the surface impoundment must meet the requirements of WAC 173-303-650 (2)(j). If an exemption from the requirements for double liners and a leak detection, collection, and removal system or alternative design is sought as provided by WAC 173-303-650 (2)(k), (l), or (m), submit appropriate information;
(E) If the leak detection system is located in a saturated zone, submit detailed plans and an engineering report explaining the leak detection system design and operation, and the location of the saturated zone in relation to the leak detection system;
(F) The construction quality assurance (CQA) plan if required under WAC 173-303-335; and
(G) Proposed action leakage rate, with rationale, if required under WAC 173-303-650(10), and response action plan, if required under WAC 173-303-650(11).
(iii) Reserve.
(iv) A description of how each surface impoundment, including the double liner system, leak detection system, cover systems and appurtenances for control of overtopping, will be inspected in order to meet the requirements of WAC 173-303-650 (4)(a), (b), and (d). This information should be included in the inspection plan submitted under (a)(v) of this subsection;
(v) A certification by a qualified engineer which attests to the structural integrity of each dike, as required under WAC 173-303-650 (4)(c). For new units, the owner or operator must submit a statement by a qualified engineer that he will provide such a certification upon completion of construction in accordance with the plans and specifications;
(vi) A description of the procedure to be used for removing a surface impoundment from service, as required under WAC 173-303-650 (5)(b) and (c). This information should be included in the contingency plan submitted under (a)(vii) of this subsection;
(vii) A description of how dangerous waste residues and contaminated materials will be removed from the unit at closure, as required under WAC 173-303-650 (6)(a)(i). For any wastes not to be removed from the unit upon closure, the owner or operator must submit detailed plans and an engineering report describing how WAC 173-303-650 (6)(a)(ii) and (b) will be complied with. This information should be included in the closure plan and, where applicable, the post-closure plan submitted under (a)(xiii) of this subsection;
(viii) If ignitable or reactive wastes are to be placed in a surface impoundment, an explanation of how WAC 173-303-650(7) will be complied with;
(ix) If incompatible wastes, or incompatible wastes and materials will be placed in a surface impoundment, an explanation of how WAC 173-303-650(8) will be complied with; and
(x) Where applicable, a waste management plan for Dangerous Waste Nos. F020, F021, F022, F023, F026, or F027 describing how the surface impoundment is or will be designed to meet the requirements of WAC 173-303-650(9).
(e) Specific Part B information requirements for waste piles. Except as otherwise provided in WAC 173-303-600(3), owners and operators of facilities that store or treat dangerous waste in waste piles must provide the following additional information:
(i) A list of dangerous wastes placed or to be placed in each waste pile;
(ii) If an exemption is sought to WAC 173-303-660(2), and 173-303-645 as provided by WAC 173-303-660 (1)(c), an explanation of how the standards of WAC 173-303-660 (1)(c) will be complied with;
(iii) Detailed plans and an engineering report describing how the waste pile is designed, and is or will be constructed, operated, and maintained to meet the requirements of WAC 173-303-335, 173-303-660 (2)(j), (11) and (12), addressing the following items:
(A)(I) The liner system (except for an existing portion of a pile) if the waste pile must meet the requirements of WAC 173-303-660(2), including the licensed engineer's certification when required by WAC 173-303-660 (2)(c). If an exemption from the requirement for a liner is sought, as provided by WAC 173-303-660 (2)(d), submit detailed plans and engineering and hydrogeologic reports, as applicable, describing alternate design and operating practices that will, in conjunction with location aspects, prevent the migration of any dangerous constituents into the ground water or surface water at any future time;
(II) The double liner and leak (leachate) detection, collection, and removal system, if the waste pile must meet the requirements of WAC 173-303-660 (2)(j). If an exemption from the requirements for double liners and a leak detection, collection, and removal system or alternative design is sought as provided by WAC 173-303-660 (2)(k), (l), or (m), submit appropriate information;
(III) If the leak detection system is located in a saturated zone, submit detailed plans and an engineering report explaining the leak detection system design and operation, and the location of the saturated zone in relation to the leak detection system;
(IV) The construction quality assurance (CQA) plan if required under WAC 173-303-335;
(V) Proposed action leakage rate, with rationale, if required under WAC 173-303-660(3), and response action plan, if required under WAC 173-303-660(4);
(B) Control of run-on;
(C) Control of run-off;
(D) Management of collection and holding units associated with run-on and run-off control systems; and
(E) Control of wind dispersal of particulate matter, where applicable;
(iv) Reserve.
(v) A description of how each waste pile, including the double liner system, leachate collection and removal system, leak detection system, cover system and appurtenances for control of run-on and run-off, will be inspected in order to meet the requirements of WAC 173-303-660(5). This information should be included in the inspection plan submitted under (a)(v) of this subsection. If an exemption is sought to WAC 173-303-645 pursuant to WAC 173-303-660(4), describe in the inspection plan how the inspection requirements of WAC 173-303-660 (4)(a)(iii) will be complied with;
(vi) If treatment is carried out on or in the pile, details of the process and equipment used, and the nature and quality of the residuals;
(vii) If ignitable or reactive wastes are to be placed in a waste pile, an explanation of how the requirements of WAC 173-303-660(7) will be complied with;
(viii) If incompatible wastes, or incompatible wastes and materials will be placed in a waste pile, an explanation of how WAC 173-303-660(8) will be complied with;
(ix) A description of how dangerous waste, waste residues and contaminated materials will be removed from the waste pile at closure, as required under WAC 173-303-660 (9)(a). For any waste not to be removed from the waste pile upon closure, the owner or operator must submit detailed plans and an engineering report describing how WAC 173-303-665 (6)(a) and (b) will be complied with. This information should be included in the closure plan and, where applicable, the post-closure plan submitted under (a)(xiii) of this subsection;
(x) Where applicable, a waste management plan for Dangerous Waste Nos. F020, F021, F022, F023, F026, or F027 describing how a waste pile that is not enclosed (as defined in WAC 173-303-660 (1)(c)) is or will be designed, constructed, operated, and maintained to meet the requirements of WAC 173-303-660(10).
(f) Specific Part B information requirements for incinerators. Except as WAC 173-303-670(1) provides otherwise, owners and operators of facilities that incinerate dangerous waste must fulfill the informational requirements of (f) of this subsection.
(i) When seeking an exemption under WAC 173-303-670 (1)(b) (ignitable or reactive wastes only):
(A) Documentation that the waste is listed as a dangerous waste in WAC 173-303-080, solely because it is ignitable; or
(B) Documentation that the waste is listed as a dangerous waste in WAC 173-303-080, solely because it is reactive for characteristics other than those listed in WAC 173-303-090 (7)(a)(iv) and (v), and will not be burned when other dangerous wastes are present in the combustion zone; or
(C) Documentation that the waste is a dangerous waste solely because it possesses the characteristic of ignitability, as determined by the tests for characteristics of dangerous waste under WAC 173-303-090; or
(D) Documentation that the waste is a dangerous waste solely because it possesses the reactivity characteristics listed in WAC 173-303-090 (7)(a)(i), (ii), (iii), (vi), (vii), and (viii), and that it will not be burned when other dangerous wastes are present in the combustion zone.
(ii) Submit a trial burn plan or the results of a trial burn, including all required determinations, in accordance with WAC 173-303-807.
(iii) In lieu of a trial burn, the applicant may submit the following information;
(A) An analysis of each waste or mixture of wastes to be burned including:
(I) Heating value of the waste in the form and composition in which it will be burned;
(II) Viscosity (if applicable), or description of physical form of the waste, and specific gravity of the waste;
(III) An identification of any dangerous organic constituents listed in WAC 173-303-9905 or, if not listed, which cause the waste(s) to be regulated, which are present in the waste to be burned, except that the applicant need not analyze for constituents which would reasonably not be expected to be found in the waste. The constituents excluded from analysis must be identified and the basis for their exclusion stated. The waste analysis must rely on analytical techniques specified in WAC 173-303-110 (3)(a), or their equivalent;
(IV) An approximate quantification of the dangerous constituents identified in the waste, within the precision produced by the analytical methods specified in WAC 173-303-110 (3)(a); and
(V) A quantification of those dangerous constituents in the waste which may be designated as principal organic dangerous constituents (PODC's) based on data submitted from other trial or operational burns which demonstrate compliance with the performance standards in WAC 173-303-670(4);
(B) A detailed engineering description of the incinerator, including:
(I) Manufacturer's name and model number of incinerator;
(II) Type of incinerator;
(III) Linear dimension of incinerator unit including cross sectional area of combustion chamber;
(IV) Description of auxiliary fuel system (type/feed);
(V) Capacity of prime mover;
(VI) Description of automatic waste feed cutoff system(s);
(VII) Stack gas monitoring and pollution control monitoring system;
(VIII) Nozzle and burner design;
(IX) Construction materials; and
(X) Location and description of temperature, pressure, and flow indicating devices and control devices;
(C) A description and analysis of the waste to be burned compared with the waste for which data from operational or trial burns are provided to support the contention that a trial burn is not needed. The data should include those items listed in (f)(iii)(A) of this subsection. This analysis should specify the principal organic dangerous constituents (PODC's) which the applicant has identified in the waste for which a permit is sought, and any differences from the PODC's in the waste for which burn data are provided;
(D) The design and operating conditions of the incinerator unit to be used, compared with that for which comparative burn data are available;
(E) A description of the results submitted from any previously conducted trial burn(s) including:
(I) Sampling and analysis techniques used to calculate performance standards in WAC 173-303-670(4); and
(II) Methods and results of monitoring temperatures, waste feed rates, carbon monoxide, and an appropriate indicator of combustion gas velocity (including a statement concerning the precision and accuracy of this measurement);
(F) The expected incinerator operation information to demonstrate compliance with WAC 173-303-670 (4) and (6), including:
(I) Expected carbon monoxide (CO) level in the stack exhaust gas;
(II) Waste feed rate;
(III) Combustion zone temperature;
(IV) Indication of combustion gas velocity;
(V) Expected stack gas volume, flow rate, and temperature;
(VI) Computed residence time for waste in the combustion zone;
(VII) Expected hydrochloric acid removal efficiency;
(VIII) Expected fugitive emissions and their control procedures; and
(IX) Proposed waste feed cutoff limits based on the identified significant operating parameters;
(G) Such supplemental information as the department finds necessary to achieve the purposes of this subsection;
(H) Waste analysis data, including that submitted in (f)(iii)(A) of this subsection, sufficient to allow the department to specify as permit principal organic dangerous constituents (permit PODC's) those constituents for which destruction and removal efficiencies will be required; and
(I) Test protocols and sampling and analytical data to demonstrate the designation status under WAC 173-303-070 of:
(I) Incinerator ash residues, if any; and
(II) Residues from the air pollution control devices.
(iv) The department will approve a permit application without a trial burn if the department finds that:
(A) The wastes are sufficiently similar; and
(B) The incinerator units are sufficiently similar, and the data from other trial burns are adequate to specify (under WAC 173-303-670(6)) operating conditions that will ensure that the performance standards in WAC 173-303-670(4) will be met by the incinerator.
(g) Specific Part B information requirements for land treatment facilities. Except as otherwise provided in WAC 173-303-600(3), owners and operators of facilities that use land treatment to dispose of dangerous waste must provide the following additional information:
(i) A description of plans to conduct a treatment demonstration as required under WAC 173-303-655(3). The description must include the following information:
(A) The wastes for which the demonstration will be made and the potential dangerous constituents in the waste;
(B) The data sources to be used to make the demonstration (e.g., literature, laboratory data, field data, or operating data);
(C) Any specific laboratory or field test that will be conducted, including:
(I) The type of test (e.g., column leaching, degradation);
(II) Materials and methods, including analytical procedures;
(III) Expected time for completion; and
(IV) Characteristics of the unit that will be simulated in the demonstration, including treatment zone characteristics, climatic conditions, and operating practices;
(ii) A description of a land treatment program, as required under WAC 173-303-655(2). This information must be submitted with the plans for the treatment demonstration, and updated following the treatment demonstration. The land treatment program must address the following items:
(A) The wastes to be land treated;
(B) Design measures and operating practices necessary to maximize treatment in accordance with WAC 173-303-655 (4)(a) including:
(I) Waste application method and rate;
(II) Measures to control soil pH;
(III) Enhancement of microbial or chemical reactions; and
(IV) Control of moisture content;
(C) Provisions for unsaturated zone monitoring, including:
(I) Sampling equipment, procedures, and frequency;
(II) Procedures for selecting sampling locations;
(III) Analytical procedures;
(IV) Chain of custody control;
(V) Procedures for establishing background values;
(VI) Statistical methods for interpreting results; and
(VII) The justification for any dangerous constituents recommended for selection as principal dangerous constituents, in accordance with the criteria for such selection in WAC 173-303-655 (6)(a);
(D) A list of dangerous constituents reasonably expected to be in, or derived from, the wastes to be land treated based on waste analysis performed pursuant to WAC 173-303-300;
(E) The proposed dimensions of the treatment zone;
(iii) A description of how the unit is or will be designed, constructed, operated, and maintained in order to meet the requirements of WAC 173-303-655(4). This submission must address the following items:
(A) Control of run-on;
(B) Collection and control of run-off;
(C) Minimization of run-off of dangerous constituents from the treatment zone;
(D) Management of collection and holding facilities associated with run-on and run-off control systems;
(E) Periodic inspection of the unit. This information should be included in the inspection plan submitted under (a)(v) of this subsection; and
(F) Control of wind dispersal of particulate matter, if applicable;
(iv) If food-chain crops are to be grown in or on the treatment zone of the land treatment unit, a description of how the demonstration required under WAC 173-303-655(5) will be conducted including:
(A) Characteristics of the food-chain crop for which the demonstration will be made;
(B) Characteristics of the waste, treatment zone, and waste application method and rate to be used in the demonstration;
(C) Procedures for crop growth, sample collection, sample analysis, and data evaluation;
(D) Characteristics of the comparison crop including the location and conditions under which it was or will be grown; and
(E) If cadmium is present in the land treated waste, a description of how the requirements of WAC 173-303-655 (5)(b) will be complied with;
(v) A description of the vegetative cover to be applied to closed portions of the facility, and a plan for maintaining such cover during the post-closure care period, as required under WAC 173-303-655 (8)(a)(viii) and (c)(ii). This information should be included in the closure plan and, where applicable, the post-closure care plan submitted under (a)(xiii) of this subsection;
(vi) If ignitable or reactive wastes will be placed in or on the treatment zone, an explanation of how the requirements of WAC 173-303-655(9) will be complied with; and
(vii) If incompatible wastes, or incompatible wastes and materials, will be placed in or on the same treatment zone, an explanation of how WAC 173-303-655(10) will be complied with.
(viii) Where applicable, a waste management plan for Dangerous Waste Nos. F020, F021, F022, F023, F026, or F027 describing how a land treatment facility is or will be designed, constructed, operated, and maintained to meet the requirements of WAC 173-303-655(12).
(h) Specific Part B information requirements for landfills. Except as otherwise provided in WAC 173-303-600(3), owners and operators of facilities that dispose of dangerous waste in landfills must provide the following additional information;
(i) A list of the dangerous wastes placed or to be placed in each landfill or landfill cell;
(ii) Detailed plans and an engineering report describing how the landfill is designed, and is or will be constructed, operated and maintained to comply with the requirements of WAC 173-303-335, 173-303-665 (2), (8) and (9) addressing the following items:
(A)(I) The liner system (except for an existing portion of a landfill), if the landfill must meet the requirements of WAC 173-303-665 (2)(a), including the licensed engineer's certification required by WAC 173-303-665 (2)(a)(i). If an exemption from the requirements for a liner and a leachate collection and removal system is sought, as provided by WAC 173-303-665 (2)(b), submit detailed plans and engineering and hydrogeologic reports, as appropriate, describing alternate designs and operating practices that will, in conjunction with location aspects, prevent the migration of any dangerous constituent into the ground water or surface water at any future time;
(II) The double liner and leak (leachate) detection, collection, and removal system, if the landfill must meet the requirements of WAC 173-303-665 (2)(h). If an exemption from the requirements for double liners and a leak detection, collection, and removal system or alternative design is sought as provided by WAC 173-303-665 (2)(j), (k) or (l), submit appropriate information;
(III) If the leak detection system is located in a saturated zone, submit detailed plans and an engineering report explaining the leak detection system design and operation, and the location of the saturated zone in relation to the leak detection system;
(IV) The construction quality assurance (CQA) plan if required under WAC 173-303-335;
(V) Proposed action leakage rate, with rationale, if required under WAC 173-303-665(8), and response action plan, if required under 173-303-665(9);
(B) Control of run-on;
(C) Control of run-off;
(D) Management of collection and holding facilities associated with run-on and run-off control systems; and
(E) Control of wind dispersal of particulate matter, where applicable;
(iii) Reserve.
(iv) A description of how each landfill, including the double liner system, leachate collection and removal system, cover systems, and appurtenances for control for run-on and run-off will be inspected in order to meet the requirements of WAC 173-303-665(4). This information must be included in the inspection plan submitted under (a)(v) of this subsection;
(v) Detailed plans and an engineering report describing the final cover which will be applied to each landfill or landfill cell at closure in accordance with WAC 173-303-665 (6)(a), and a description of how each landfill will be maintained and monitored after closure in accordance with WAC 173-303-665 (6)(b) and (c). This information should be included in the closure and post-closure plans submitted under (a)(xiii) of this subsection;
(vi) If incompatible wastes, or incompatible wastes and materials will be landfilled, an explanation of how WAC 173-303-665(7) will be complied with;
(vii) A description of how each landfill will be designed and operated in order to comply with WAC 173-303-140.
(i) Specific Part B information requirements for miscellaneous units. Except as otherwise provided in WAC 173-303-680(1), owners and operators of facilities that treat, store, or dispose of dangerous waste in miscellaneous units must provide the following additional information:
(i) A detailed description of the unit being used or proposed for use, including the following:
(A) Physical characteristics, materials of construction, and dimensions of the unit;
(B) Detailed plans and engineering reports describing how the unit will be located, designed, constructed, operated, maintained, monitored, inspected, and closed to comply with the requirements of WAC 173-303-680 (2) and (3); and
(C) For disposal units, a detailed description of the plans to comply with the postclosure requirements of WAC 173-303-680(4).
(ii) Detailed hydrologic, geologic, and meteorologic assessments and land-use maps for the region surrounding the site that address and ensure compliance of the unit with each factor in the environmental performance standards of WAC 173-303-680(2). If the applicant can demonstrate that he does not violate the environmental performance standards of WAC 173-303-680(2) and the department agrees with such demonstration, preliminary hydrologic, geologic, and meteorologic assessments will suffice.
(iii) Information on the potential pathways of exposure of humans or environmental receptors to dangerous waste or dangerous constituents and on the potential magnitude and nature of such exposures.
(iv) For any treatment unit, a report on a demonstration of the effectiveness of the treatment based on laboratory or field data.
(v) Any additional information determined by the department to be necessary for evaluation of compliance of the unit with the environmental performance standards of WAC 173-303-680(2).
(j) Specific Part B information requirements for process vents. Except as otherwise provided in WAC 173-303-600(3), owners and operators of facilities that have process vents to which WAC 173-303-690 applies must provide the following additional information:
(i) For facilities that cannot install a closed-vent system and control device to comply with the provisions of WAC 173-303-690 on the effective date that the facility becomes subject to the provisions of WAC 173-303-690 or 40 CFR 265 Subpart AA incorporated by reference at WAC 173-303-400 (3)(a), an implementation schedule as specified in 40 CFR section 264.1033 (a)(2).
(ii) Documentation of compliance with the process vent standards in 40 CFR section 264.1032, including:
(A) Information and data identifying all affected process vents, annual throughput and operating hours of each affected unit, estimated emission rates for each affected vent and for the overall facility (i.e., the total emissions for all affected vents at the facility), and the approximate location within the facility of each affected unit (e.g., identify the dangerous waste management units on a facility plot plan).
(B) Information and data supporting estimates of vent emissions and emission reduction achieved by add-on control devices based on engineering calculations or source tests. For the purpose of determining compliance, estimates of vent emissions and emission reductions must be made using operating parameter values (e.g., temperatures, flow rates, or concentrations) that represent the conditions that exist when the waste management unit is operating at the highest load or capacity level reasonably expected to occur.
(C) Information and data used to determine whether or not a process vent is subject to the requirements of 40 CFR section 264.1032.
(iii) Where an owner or operator applies for permission to use a control device other than a thermal vapor incinerator, catalytic vapor incinerator, flare, boiler, process heater, condenser, or carbon adsorption system to comply with the requirements of 40 CFR 264.1032, and chooses to use test data to determine the organic removal efficiency or the total organic compound concentration achieved by the control device, a performance test plan as specified in 40 CFR 264.1035 (b)(3).
(iv) Documentation of compliance with 40 CFR 264.1033, including:
(A) A list of all information references and sources used in preparing the documentation.
(B) Records, including the dates, of each compliance test required by 40 CFR 264.1033(k).
(C) A design analysis, specifications, drawings, schematics, and piping and instrumentation diagrams based on the appropriate sections of "APTI Course 415: Control of Gaseous Emissions" (WAC 173-303-110 (3)(g)(viii)) or other engineering texts acceptable to the department that present basic control device design information. The design analysis will address the vent stream characteristics and control device operation parameters as specified in 40 CFR 264.1035 (b)(4)(iii).
(D) A statement signed and dated by the owner or operator certifying that the operating parameters used in the design analysis reasonably represent the conditions that exist when the dangerous waste management unit is or would be operating at the highest load or capacity level reasonably expected to occur.
(E) A statement signed and dated by the owner or operator certifying that the control device is designed to operate at an efficiency of 95 weight percent or greater unless the total organic emission limits of 40 CFR 264.1032(a) for affected process vents at the facility can be attained by a control device involving vapor recovery at an efficiency less than 95 weight percent.
(k) Specific Part B information requirements for equipment leaks. Except as otherwise provided in WAC 173-303-600(3), owners and operators of facilities that have equipment to which WAC 173-303-691 applies must provide the following additional information:
(i) For each piece of equipment to which WAC 173-303-691 applies:
(A) Equipment identification number and dangerous waste management unit identification.
(B) Approximate locations within the facility (e.g., identify the dangerous waste management unit on a facility plot plan).
(C) Type of equipment (e.g., a pump or pipeline valve).
(D) Percent by weight total organics in the hazardous waste stream at the equipment.
(E) Hazardous waste state at the equipment (e.g., gas/vapor or liquid).
(F) Method of compliance with the standard (e.g., "monthly leak detection and repair" or "equipped with dual mechanical seals").
(ii) For facilities that cannot install a closed-vent system and control device to comply with the provisions of WAC 173-303-691 on the effective date that the facility becomes subject to the provisions of WAC 173-303-691 or 40 CFR Part 265 Subpart BB incorporated by reference at WAC 173-303-400 (3)(a), an implementation schedule as specified in 40 CFR 264.1033 (a)(2).
(iii) Where an owner or operator applies for permission to use a control device other than a thermal vapor incinerator, catalytic vapor incinerator, flare, boiler, process heater, condenser, or carbon adsorption system and chooses to use test data to determine the organic removal efficiency or the total organic compound concentration achieved by the control device, a performance test plan as specified in 40 CFR section 264.1035 (b)(3).
(iv) Documentation that demonstrates compliance with the equipment standards in 40 CFR sections 264.1052 to 264.1059. This documentation will contain the records required under 40 CFR 264.1064. The department may request further documentation before deciding if compliance has been demonstrated.
(v) Documentation to demonstrate compliance with 40 CFR section 264.1060 will include the following information:
(A) A list of all information references and sources used in preparing the documentation.
(B) Records, including the dates, of each compliance test required by 40 CFR 264.1033(j).
(C) A design analysis, specifications, drawings, schematics, and piping and instrumentation diagrams based on the appropriate sections of "ATPI Course 415: Control of Gaseous Emissions" (incorporated by reference as specified in WAC 173-303-110 (3)(g)(viii)) or other engineering texts acceptable to the department that present basic control device design information. The design analysis will address the vent stream characteristics and control device operation parameters as specified in 40 CFR 264.1035(b)(4)(iii).
(D) A statement signed and dated by the owner or operator certifying that the operating parameters used in the design analysis reasonably represent the conditions that exist when the dangerous waste management unit is operating at the highest load or capacity level reasonably expected to occur.
(E) A statement signed and dated by the owner or operator certifying that the control device is designed to operate at an efficiency of 95 weight percent or greater.
(l) Special Part B information requirements for drip pads.
Except as otherwise provided by WAC 173-303-600(3), owners and operators of dangerous waste treatment, storage, or disposal facilities that collect, store, or treat hazardous waste on drip pads must provide the following additional information:
(i) A list of hazardous wastes placed or to be placed on each drip pad.
(ii) If an exemption is sought to WAC 173-303-645, as provided by WAC 173-303-645(1), detailed plans and an engineering report describing how the requirements of WAC 173-303-645 (1)(b) will be met.
(iii) Detailed plans and an engineering report describing how the drip pad is or will be designed, constructed, operated and maintained to meet the requirements of WAC 173-303-675(4), including the as-built drawings and specifications. This submission must address the following items as specified in WAC 173-303-675(2):
(A) The design characteristics of the drip pad;
(B) The liner system;
(C) The leakage detection system, including the leak detection system and how it is designed to detect the failure of the drip pad or the presence of any releases of hazardous waste or accumulated liquid at the earliest practicable time;
(D) Practices designed to maintain drip pads;
(E) The associated collection system;
(F) Control of run-on to the drip pad;
(G) Control of run-off from the drip pad;
(H) The interval at which drippage and other materials will be removed from the associated collection system and a statement demonstrating that the interval will be sufficient to prevent overflow onto the drip pad;
(I) Procedures for cleaning the drip pad at least once every seven days to ensure the removal of any accumulated residues of waste or other materials, including but not limited to rinsing, washing with detergents or other appropriate solvents, or steam cleaning and provisions for documenting the date, time, and cleaning procedure used each time the pad is cleaned.
(J) Operating practices and procedures that will be followed to ensure that tracking of hazardous waste or waste constituents off the drip pad due to activities by personnel or equipment is minimized;
(K) Procedures for ensuring that, after removal from the treatment vessel, treated wood from pressure and nonpressure processes is held on the drip pad until drippage has ceased, including recordkeeping practices;
(L) Provisions for ensuring that collection and holding units associated with the run-on and run-off control systems are emptied or otherwise managed as soon as possible after storms to maintain design capacity of the system;
(M) If treatment is carried out on the drip pad, details of the process equipment used, and the nature and quality of the residuals.
(N) A description of how each drip pad, including appurtenances for control of run-on and run-off, will be inspected in order to meet the requirements of WAC 173-303-675(4). This information should be included in the inspection plan submitted under (a)(v) of this subsection.
(O) A certification signed by an independent qualified, registered professional engineer, stating that the drip pad design meets the requirements of WAC 173-303-675 (4)(a) through (f).
(P) A description of how hazardous waste residues and contaminated materials will be removed from the drip pad at closure, as required under WAC 173-303-675 (6)(a). For any waste not to be removed from the drip pad upon closure, the owner or operator must submit detailed plans and an engineering report describing how WAC 173-303-665(6) will be complied with. This information should be included in the closure plan and, where applicable, the post-closure plan submitted under (a)(xiii) of this subsection.
(5) Construction. A person may begin physical construction of a new facility, or of new portions of an existing facility if the new portions would amount to reconstruction under interim status (WAC 173-303-805(7)), only after complying with WAC 173-303-281, submitting Part A and Part B of the permit application and receiving a final facility permit. All permit applications must be submitted at least one hundred eighty days before physical construction is expected to begin.
(6) Reapplications. Any dangerous waste facility with an effective final facility permit must submit a new application one hundred eighty days prior to the expiration date of the effective permit, unless the department grants a later date provided that such date will never be later than the expiration date of the effective permit.
(7) Continuation of expiring permits.
(a) When the owner/operator submits a timely application for a final facility permit and the application is determined by the department to be complete pursuant to subsection (8) of this section, the facility is allowed to continue operating under the expiring or expired permit until the effective date of the new permit.
(b) When the facility is not in compliance with the conditions of the expiring or expired permit, the department may choose to do any of the following:
(i) Initiate enforcement action based upon the permit which has been continued;
(ii) Issue a notice of intent to deny the new permit. If the permit is denied, the owner or operator would then be required to cease the activities authorized by the continued permit or be subject to enforcement action for operating without a permit;
(iii) Issue a new permit with appropriate conditions; and/or
(iv) Take other actions authorized by this chapter.
(8) Completeness. The department will not issue a final facility permit before receiving a complete application, except for permits by rule or emergency permits. An application for a permit is complete when the application form and any supplemental information has been submitted to the department's satisfaction. The completeness of any application for a permit will be judged independently of the status of any other permit application or permit for the same facility or activity. The department may deny a permit for the active life of a dangerous waste management facility or unit before receiving a complete application for a permit.
(9) Recordkeeping. Applicants must keep records of all data used to complete the permit applications, and any supplemental information submitted to the department for a period of at least three years from the date the application is signed.
(10) General permit conditions. All final facility permits will contain general permit conditions described in WAC 173-303-810.
(11) Permit duration.
(a) Final facility permits will be effective for a fixed term not to exceed ten years.
(b) The department may issue any final facility permit for a duration that is less than the full allowable term.
(c) The term of a final facility permit will not be extended beyond ten years, unless otherwise authorized under subsection (7) of this section.
(d) Each permit for a land disposal facility ((may)) will be
reviewed by the department five years after the date of permit issuance
or reissuance and will be modified as necessary, as provided in WAC 173-303-830(3).
(12) ((Grounds for termination. The following are causes for
terminating a final facility permit during its term:
(a) Noncompliance by the permittee with any condition of the permit;
(b) The permittee's failure in the application or during the permit
issuance process to disclose fully all relevant facts, or the permittee's
misrepresentation of any relevant facts at any time; or
(c) A determination that the permitted activity endangers public
health or the environment and the hazard can only be controlled by permit
modification or termination)) Reserve.
(13) Grounds for denial. A permit application will be denied pursuant to the procedures in WAC 173-303-840 if it is determined that the proposed location and/or activity endangers public health and the environment as demonstrated by the permit applicant's failure to satisfy the performance standards of WAC 173-303-283.
(14) Permit changes. All final facility permits will be subject to the requirements of permit changes, WAC 173-303-830.
(15) Procedures for decision making. Issuance of final facility permits will be subject to the procedures for decision making described in WAC 173-303-840.
(16) Other requirements for final recycling facility permits. In
lieu of issuing a final recycling facility permit, the department may,
after providing opportunity for public comment in accordance with WAC
173-303-840, defer to a permit already issued under other statutory
authority administered by the department (such as the State Water
Pollution Control Act, chapter 90.48 RCW, the State Clean Air Act,
chapter 70.94 RCW, etc.) which incorporates the requirements of this
section, and WAC 173-303-500 through 173-303-525 for recycling
facilities.
[Statutory Authority: Chapters 70.105 and 70.105D RCW. 95-22-008 (Order
94-30), 173-303-806, filed 10/19/95, effective 11/19/95; 94-01-060
(Order 92-33), 173-303-806, filed 12/8/93, effective 1/8/94. Statutory
Authority: Chapters 70.105 and 70.105D RCW, 40 CFR Part 271.3 and RCRA
3006 (42 U.S.C. 3251). 91-07-005 (Order 90-42), 173-303-806, filed
3/7/91, effective 4/7/91. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.21A.080 and
70.105.210 et seq. 90-20-016, 173-303-806, filed 9/21/90, effective
10/22/90. Statutory Authority: Chapter 70.105 RCW. 89-02-059 (Order
88-24), 173-303-806, filed 1/4/89; 88-18-083 (Order 88-29), 173-303-806, filed 9/6/88; 88-07-039 (Order 87-37), 173-303-806, filed 3/11/88;
87-14-029 (Order DE-87-4), 173-303-806, filed 6/26/87; 86-12-057 (Order
DE-85-10), 173-303-806, filed 6/3/86; 84-09-088 (Order DE 83-36),
173-303-806, filed 4/18/84.]
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending Order 94-30, filed 10/19/95, effective
11/19/95)
WAC 173-303-807 Trial burns for dangerous waste incinerator final facility permits. (1) Purpose and applicability. For purposes of determining operational readiness and establishing conditions in final facility permits for dangerous waste incinerators, the department may approve trial burns. Trial burns may not exceed seven hundred twenty hours operating time, except that the department may extend the duration of this operational period once, up to seven hundred twenty additional hours, at the request of the owner/operator of the incinerator when good cause is shown. The permit may be modified to reflect the extension according to WAC 173-303-830(4). The procedures for requesting and approving trial burns are described in:
(a) Subsection (10) of this section for existing incinerators with interim status permits; and
(b) Subsection (11) of this section for new incinerators and for incinerators with final facility permits in which the owner/operator wishes to burn new wastes not currently included in the permit.
(2) Trial burn plan. The trial burn must be conducted in accordance with a trial burn plan prepared by the applicant and approved by the department. The trial burn plan will then become a condition of the permit and will include the following information:
(a) An analysis of each waste or mixture of waste to be burned which includes:
(i) Heating value of the waste in the form and composition in which it will be burned;
(ii) Viscosity (if applicable), or description of physical form of the waste, and specific gravity of the waste;
(iii) An analysis identifying any dangerous organic constituents listed in WAC 173-303-9905, and any other dangerous constituents which, although not listed, caused the waste to be regulated as a dangerous waste, which are reasonably expected to be present in the waste to be burned. The constituents excluded from analysis must be identified and the basis for their exclusion stated. The waste analysis must rely on analytical techniques specified or referenced in WAC 173-303-110 (3)(a), or their equivalent;
(iv) An approximate quantification of the dangerous constituents identified in the waste, within the precision produced by the analytical methods specified or referenced in WAC 173-303-110 (3)(a); and
(v) A quantification of those dangerous constituents in the waste which may be designated as principal organic dangerous constituents (PODC) based on data submitted from other trial or operational burns which demonstrate compliance with the performance standard in WAC 173-303-670(4);
(b) A detailed engineering description of the incinerator for which the trial burn permit is sought including:
(i) Manufacturer's name and model number of incinerator (if available);
(ii) Type of incinerator;
(iii) Linear dimensions of the incinerator unit including the cross sectional area of the combustion chamber;
(iv) Description of the auxiliary fuel system (type/feed);
(v) Capacity of the prime air mover;
(vi) Description of automatic waste feed cutoff system(s);
(vii) Stack gas monitoring and pollution control equipment;
(viii) Nozzle and burner design;
(ix) Construction materials; and
(x) Location and description of temperature, pressure, and flow indicating and control devices;
(c) A detailed description of sampling and monitoring procedures, including sampling and monitoring locations in the system, the equipment to be used, sampling and monitoring frequency, and planned analytical procedures for sample analysis;
(d) A detailed test schedule for each waste for which the trial burn is planned including date(s), duration, quantity of waste to be burned, and other factors relevant to the department's decision under subsection (5) of this section;
(e) A detailed test protocol, including, for each waste identified, the ranges of temperature, waste feed rate, air feed rate, use of auxiliary fuel, and other relevant parameters that will be varied to affect the destruction and removal efficiency of the incinerator;
(f) A description of, and planned operating conditions for, any emission control equipment which will be used;
(g) Procedures for rapidly stopping waste feed, shutting down the incinerator, and controlling emissions in the event of an equipment malfunction;
(h) A detailed test protocol to sample and analyze the following for designation under WAC 173-303-070:
(i) Any incinerator ash residue collected in the incinerator; and
(ii) Any residues collected in the air pollution control devices; and
(i) Such other information as the department reasonably finds necessary to determine whether to approve the trial burn plan in light of the purposes of this section.
(3) Additional information required. The department, in reviewing the trial burn plan, will evaluate the adequacy of the information provided and may require the applicant to supplement this information, if necessary, to achieve the purposes of this section.
(4) Trial PODCs. Based on the waste analysis data in the trial burn plan, the department will specify as trial principal organic dangerous constituents (trial PODCs) those constituents for which destruction and removal efficiencies must be calculated during the trial burn. These trial PODCs will be specified by the department based on its estimate of the difficulty of incineration of the constituents identified in the waste analysis, the concentration or mass in the waste feed, and the dangerous waste constituent or constituents identified in WAC 173-303-9905, or identified as causing the waste to be regulated as a dangerous waste.
(5) Approval of the plan. The department will approve a trial burn plan if it finds that:
(a) The trial burn is likely to determine whether the incinerator performance standard required by WAC 173-303-670(4) can be met;
(b) The trial burn itself will not present an imminent hazard to public health or the environment;
(c) The trial burn will help the department to determine operating requirements to be specified under WAC 173-303-670(6); and
(d) The information sought in (a), (b), and (c) of this subsection cannot reasonably be developed through other means.
(6) Trial burns. During each approved trial burn (or as soon after the burn as is practicable), the applicant must make the following determinations:
(a) A quantitative analysis of the trial PODCs in the waste feed to the incinerator;
(b) A quantitative analysis of the exhaust gas for the concentration and mass emissions of the trial PODCs, O2, hydrogen chloride (HC1), carbon monoxide (CO) and dangerous combustion byproducts, including the total mass emission rate of byproducts as a percent of the total mass feed rate of PODCs fed to the incinerator;
(c) A quantitative analysis of the scrubber water (if any), ash residues, and other residues, for the purpose of estimating the fate of the trial PODCs and whether they are designated according to WAC 173-303-070;
(d) A total mass balance of the trial PODCs in the waste;
(e) A computation of destruction and removal efficiency (DRE), in accordance with the DRE formula specified in WAC 173-303-670 (4)(a);
(f) If the HCl emission rate exceeds 1.8 kilograms of HCl per hour (4 pounds per hour), a computation of HCl removal efficiency in accordance with WAC 173-303-670 (4)(c)(i);
(g) A computation of particulate emissions, in accordance with WAC 173-303-670 (4)(c)(ii);
(h) An identification of sources of fugitive emissions and their means of control;
(i) A measurement of average, maximum, and minimum temperatures, and combustion gas velocity;
(j) A continuous measurement of carbon monoxide in the exhaust gas;
(k) An identification of any existing air emission standards where a state or local air pollution control authority has established emission standards and such standards are applicable to the incinerator; and
(l) Such other information as the department may specify as necessary to ensure that the trial burn will determine compliance with the performance standard of WAC 173-303-670(4), and to establish the operating conditions required by WAC 173-303-670(6).
(7) Certification. The applicant must submit to the department a certification that the trial burn has been carried out in accordance with the approved trial burn plan, and must submit the results of all determinations required by subsection (6) of this section. This submission must be made within thirty days of the completion of the trial burn, or later if approved by the department.
(8) Submission of data. All data collected during any trial burn must be submitted to the department following the completion of the trial burn.
(9) Signatures required. All submissions required under this section must be certified on behalf of the applicant by the signature of a person authorized to sign a permit application under WAC 173-303-810(12).
(10) Existing incinerators with interim status permits.
(a) The owner/operator of an existing incinerator currently operating under an interim status permit may, when required by the department (or when he chooses) to apply for a final facility permit, request the department to approve of a trial burn. The trial burn may be requested for the purposes of determining feasibility of compliance with the performance standards of WAC 173-303-670(4) and the operating conditions of WAC 173-303-670(6). If a trial burn is requested, the owner/operator must prepare and submit a trial burn plan and, upon approval by the department, perform a trial burn in accordance with subsections (2) through (9) of this section.
(b) If the department approves the trial burn, it will issue a notice of interim status modification granting such approval and specifying the conditions applicable to the trial burn. The notice of modification will be a condition of the interim status permit. Note: The national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants may require review for a notice of construction. Owners and operators should consult chapter 173-400 WAC or local air pollution control agency regulations for applicability.
(c) If the trial burn is approved before submitting a final facility permit application, the owner/operator must complete the trial burn and submit the information described in subsection (6) of this section, with Part B of the permit application. If completion of this process conflicts with the date set for submission of Part B of the final facility permit application, the owner/operator must contact the department to extend the date for submitting the Part B or the trial burn results. If the applicant submits a trial burn plan with Part B of the final facility permit application, the department will specify in the notice of interim status modification issued under (b) of this subsection, a time period for conducting the trial burn and submitting the results. Trial burn results must be submitted prior to the issuance of the permit.
(11) New incinerators and new wastes.
(a)(i) The owner/operator of a new incinerator may submit with Part B of a final facility permit application a request for approval of a trial burn. This request must include a statement of why the trial burn is desirable, and a trial burn plan prepared in accordance with subsection (2) of this section.
(ii) The department will proceed to issue a final facility permit in accordance with WAC 173-303-806. The permit will include the trial burn plan, and will establish operating conditions for the trial burn including but not limited to those described in WAC 173-303-670(6). The time period for conducting the trial burn and submitting the results will also be specified in the permit.
(iii) After the trial burn has been completed and the results submitted to the department, the final facility permit will be modified in accordance with WAC 173-303-830(4) to establish the final operating requirements and performance standards for the incinerator.
(b) The owner/operator of an incinerator with a final facility
permit who wishes to burn new wastes not currently included in his permit
may request approval of a trial burn for the new wastes. The request and
approval will be handled in the same way as described in (a) of this
subsection, except that in lieu of issuing an entirely new final facility
permit the department will modify the existing final facility permit in
accordance with WAC 173-303-830.
[Statutory Authority: Chapters 70.105 and 70.105D RCW. 95-22-008 (Order
94-30), 173-303-807, filed 10/19/95, effective 11/19/95; 94-01-060
(Order 92-33), 173-303-807, filed 12/8/93, effective 1/8/94. Statutory
Authority: Chapters 70.105 and 70.105D RCW, 40 CFR Part 271.3 and RCRA
3006 (42 U.S.C. 3251). 91-07-005 (Order 90-42), 173-303-807, filed
3/7/91, effective 4/7/91. Statutory Authority: Chapter 70.105 RCW. 84-09-088 (Order DE 83-36), 173-303-807, filed 4/18/84.]
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending Order 94-30, filed 10/19/95, effective
11/19/95)
WAC 173-303-810 General permit conditions. (1) Purpose and applicability. This section sets forth the general permit conditions that are applicable to all permits, except interim status permits and permits by rule, to assure compliance with this chapter. If the conditions of this section are incorporated in a permit by reference, a specific citation to this section must be given in the permit.
(2) Duty to comply. The permittee must comply with all conditions of his permit. Any permit noncompliance constitutes a violation and is grounds for enforcement action; for permit termination, revocation and reissuance, or modification; or for denial of a permit renewal application. The permittee need not comply with the conditions of his permit to the extent and for the duration such noncompliance is authorized in an emergency permit.
(3) Duty to reapply. If the permittee wishes to continue an activity regulated by the permit after its expiration date, the permittee must apply for and obtain a new permit.
(4) Duty to halt or reduce activity. A permittee who has not complied with his permit, and who subsequently is subject to enforcement actions, may not argue that it would have been necessary to halt or reduce the permitted activities in order to maintain compliance with the conditions of the permit.
(5) Duty to mitigate. The permittee must take all steps required by the department to minimize or correct any adverse impact on the environment resulting from noncompliance with the permit.
(6) Proper operation and maintenance. The permittee must at all times properly operate and maintain all facilities and systems of treatment and control which are installed or used by the permittee to achieve compliance with the conditions of the permit. Proper operation and maintenance includes effective performance, adequate funding, adequate operator staffing and training, and adequate laboratory and process controls, including appropriate quality assurance procedures. This provision requires the operation of back-up or auxiliary facilities or similar systems only when necessary to achieve compliance with the conditions of the permit.
(7) Permit actions. The permit may be modified, revoked and reissued, or terminated for cause. The filing of a request by the permittee for a permit modification, revocation and reissuance, termination, notification of planned changes, or anticipated noncompliance, does not stay any permit condition.
(8) Effect of a permit.
(a) Compliance with a final facility permit during its term constitutes compliance for the purpose of enforcement with chapter 173-303 WAC except for permit modifications and those requirements not included in the permit which:
(i) Become effective by statute;
(ii) Are promulgated under 40 CFR Part 268 restricting the placement of dangerous waste in or on the land; or
(iii) Are promulgated under WAC 173-303-650 through 173-303-665 regarding leak detection systems for new and replacement surface impoundment, waste pile, and landfill units, and lateral expansions of surface impoundment, waste pile, and landfill units. The leak detection system requirements include double liners, CQA programs, monitoring, action leakage rates, and response action plans, and will be implemented through the procedures of WAC 173-303-830 Class *1 permit modifications.
(b) The issuance of a permit does not convey any property rights of any sort, or any exclusive privilege.
(c) The issuance of a permit does not authorize any injury to persons or property or invasion of other private rights, or any infringement of state or local laws or regulations.
(9) Duty to provide information. The permittee must furnish to the department, within a reasonable time, any information which it may request to determine whether cause exists for modifying, revoking and reissuing, or terminating a permit, or to determine compliance with a permit. The permittee must also furnish to the department, upon request, copies of records required to be kept by the permit.
(10) Inspection and entry. The permittee must allow representatives of the department, upon the presentation of proper credentials, to:
(a) Enter upon the permittee's premises where a regulated facility or activity is located or conducted, or where records must be kept under the conditions of the permit;
(b) Have access to and copy, at reasonable times, any records that must be kept under the conditions of the permit;
(c) Inspect at reasonable times any facilities, equipment (including monitoring and control equipment), practices, or operations regulated or required under the permit; and
(d) Sample or monitor at reasonable times, for the purposes of assuring permit compliance or as otherwise authorized by chapter 173-303 WAC, any substances or parameters at any location.
(11) Monitoring and monitoring records.
(a) ((All permits will specify:
(i) Requirements concerning the proper use, maintenance, and
installation, when appropriate, of monitoring equipment or methods; and
(ii) Required monitoring including type, intervals, and frequency
sufficient to yield data which are representative of the monitored
activity including, when appropriate, continuous monitoring.)) Reserve.
(b) Samples and measurements taken for the purpose of monitoring must be representative of the monitored activity.
(c) The permittee must retain records of all monitoring information, including all calibration and maintenance records and all original strip chart recordings for continuous monitoring instrumentation, copies of all reports required by this permit, and records of all data used to complete the application for this permit, for a period of at least three years from the date of the sample, measurement, report, or application. This period may be extended by request of the department at any time.
(d) Records of monitoring information must include:
(i) The date, exact place, and time of sampling or measurements;
(ii) The individual(s) who performed the sampling or measurements;
(iii) The date(s) analyses were performed;
(iv) The individual(s) who performed the analyses;
(v) The analytical techniques or methods used; and
(vi) The results of such analyses.
(e) The permittee must maintain ((all)) records ((of)) from all
ground water ((quality and)) monitoring wells and associated ground water
surface elevations for the active life of the facility, and for disposal
facilities for the post-closure period as well.
(12) Signatory requirement. All applications, reports, or information submitted to the department must be signed in accordance with this subsection and must be certified according to subsection (13) of this section.
(a) Applications. When a dangerous waste facility is owned by one person, but is operated by another person, then the operator will be the permit applicant and responsible for developing the permit application and all accompanying materials, except that the owner must also sign and certify the permit application. Permit applications must be signed as follows:
(i) For a corporation: By a responsible corporate officer. For the purposes of this subsection, a responsible corporate officer means:
(A) A president, secretary, treasurer, or vice president of the corporation in charge of a principal business function, or any other person who performs similar policy or decision-making functions for the corporation; or
(B) The manager of one or more manufacturing, production or operating facilities employing more than two hundred fifty persons or having gross annual sales or expenditures exceeding twenty-five million dollars (in second-quarter 1980 dollars), if authority to sign documents has been assigned or delegated to the manager in accordance with corporate procedures;
(ii) For a partnership or sole proprietorship: By a general partner or the proprietor, respectively; or
(iii) For a municipality, state, federal, or other public agency: By either a principal executive officer or ranking elected official. For purposes of this subsection, a principal executive officer of a federal agency includes:
(A) The chief executive officer of the agency; or
(B) A senior executive officer having responsibility for the overall operations of a principal geographic unit of the agency.
(b) Reports. All reports required by permits and other information requested by the department must be signed by a person described in (a) of this subsection, or by a duly authorized representative of that person. A person is a duly authorized representative only if:
(i) The authorization is made in writing by a person described in (a) of this subsection;
(ii) The authorization specifies either an individual or a position having responsibility for overall operation of the regulated facility or activity such as the position of plant manager, operator of a well or a well field, superintendent, or position of equivalent responsibility. (A duly authorized representative may thus be either a named individual or any individual occupying a named position); and
(iii) The written authorization is submitted to the department.
(c) Changes to authorization. If an authorization under (b) of this subsection is no longer accurate because a different individual or position has responsibility for the overall operation of the facility, a new authorization satisfying the requirements of (b) of this subsection must be submitted to the department prior to or together with any reports, information, or applications to be signed by an authorized representative.
(13) Certification.
(a) Except as provided in (b) of this subsection, any person signing the documents required under (a) or (b) of subsection (12) of this section must make the following certification:
"I certify under penalty of law that this document and all attachments were prepared under my direction or supervision in accordance with a system designed to assure that qualified personnel properly gather and evaluate the information submitted. Based on my inquiry of the person or persons who manage the system, or those persons directly responsible for gathering the information, the information submitted is, to the best of my knowledge and belief, true, accurate, and complete. I am aware that there are significant penalties for submitting false information, including the possibility of fine and imprisonment for knowing violations."
(b) When a dangerous waste facility is owned by one person, but is operated by another person, then the permit application must be certified as follows:
(i) The operator must make the certification described under (a) of this subsection; and
(ii) The owner must make the following certification:
"I certify under penalty of law that I own the real property described in, and am aware of the contents of, this permit application, and that I have received a copy of this application. As owner of the real property, I understand that I am responsible for complying with any requirements of chapter 173-303 WAC with which only I am able to comply, and that there are significant penalties for failure to comply with such requirements."
(14) Reporting. The following reports must be provided:
(a) Planned changes. The permittee must give notice to the department as soon as possible of any planned physical alterations or additions to the permitted facility. For a new TSD facility and for a facility being modified, the permittee may not treat, store, or dispose of dangerous waste in the new or modified portion of the facility until:
(i) The permittee has submitted to the department by certified mail
or hand delivery a letter signed by the permittee and a registered
professional engineer stating that the facility has been constructed or
modified in compliance with the permit; and either
(Note: In certifying construction or modification, the independent qualified registered professional engineer is responsible only for certifying those portions of the facility which
are identified in chapter 173-303 WAC as specifically requiring certification by an independent registered professional engineer.)
((and either))
(ii) The department has inspected the modified or newly constructed facility and finds it is in compliance with the conditions of the permit; or
(iii) Within fifteen days of the date of submission of the letter, the permittee has not received notice from the department of its intent to inspect, prior inspection is waived and the permittee may commence treatment, storage, or disposal of dangerous waste.
(b) Anticipated noncompliance. The permittee must give advance notice to the department of any planned changes in the permitted facility or activity which may result in noncompliance with permit requirements. For a new facility, the permittee may not treat, store, or dispose of dangerous waste; and for a facility being modified, the permittee may not treat, store, or dispose of dangerous waste in the modified portion of the facility except as provided in WAC 173-303-830(4).
(c) Transfers. The permit is not transferable to any person except after notice to the department. The department may require modification or revocation and reissuance of the permit to change the name of the permittee and incorporate such other requirements as may be necessary.
(d) Monitoring reports. Monitoring results (including monitoring of the facility's impacts as required by the applicable sections of this chapter) must be reported at the intervals specified elsewhere in the permit.
(e) Compliance schedules. Reports of permit compliance or noncompliance or any progress reports on interim and final permit requirements contained in any compliance schedule must be submitted no later than fourteen days following each scheduled date.
(f) Immediate reporting. The permittee must immediately report any noncompliance which may endanger health or the environment. Information must be provided orally to the department as soon as the permittee becomes aware of the circumstances. A written submission must also be provided within five days of the time the permittee becomes aware of the circumstances provided that the department may waive the written submission requirement in favor of a written report, to be submitted within fifteen days. The written submission must contain a description of the noncompliance and its cause; the period of noncompliance, including exact dates and times, and if the noncompliance has not been corrected, the anticipated time it is expected to continue; and steps taken or planned to reduce, eliminate, and prevent reoccurrence of the noncompliance.
Information which must be reported immediately must include:
(i) Release of dangerous waste that may cause an endangerment to drinking water supplies or ground or surface waters;
(ii) Any information of a release or discharge of dangerous waste, fire, or explosion from the permitted facility which could threaten the environment or human health outside the facility;
(iii) The following description of any such occurrence:
(A) Name, address, and telephone number of the owner or operator;
(B) Name, address, and telephone number of the facility;
(C) Date, time, and type of incident;
(D) Name and quantity of material(s) involved;
(E) The extent of injuries, if any;
(F) An assessment of actual or potential hazards to the environment and human health outside the facility, where this is applicable; and
(G) Estimated quantity and disposition of recovered material that resulted from the incident.
(g) Other noncompliance. The permittee must report all instances of noncompliance not reported under (d), (e), and (f) of this subsection, at the time monitoring reports are submitted. The reports shall contain the information listed in (f) of this subsection.
(h) Other information. Where the permittee becomes aware that he failed to submit any relevant facts in a permit application, or submitted incorrect information in a permit application or in any report to the department, he must promptly submit this information.
(i) Other reports. In addition, the following reports are required when appropriate:
(i) Manifest discrepancy report as required by WAC 173-303-370(4);
(ii) Unmanifested waste report as required by WAC 173-303-390(1); and
(iii) Annual report as required by WAC 173-303-390(2).
(15) Confidentiality.
(a) Information submitted by the owner/operator of a facility identified as confidential will be treated in accordance with chapter 42.17 RCW and RCW 43.21A.160.
(b) Proprietary information can be held confidential if:
(i) The processes are unique to the owner/operator's business or the owner/operator's competitive position may be adversely affected if the information is released to the public or to a competitor; and
(ii) The director determines that granting the owner/operator's request is not detrimental to the public interest and is in accord with the policies and purposes of chapter 43.21A RCW.
(c) Claims of confidentiality for permit application information must be substantiated at the time the application is submitted and in the manner prescribed in the application instructions. Claims of confidentiality for the name and address of any permit applicant will be denied.
(d) If a submitter does not provide substantiation, the department will notify the owner/operator by certified mail of the requirement to do so. If the department does not receive the substantiation within ten days after the submitter receives the notice, the department will place the unsubstantiated information in the public file.
(e) The department will determine if the owner/operator's request
meets the confidential information criteria.
[Statutory Authority: Chapters 70.105 and 70.105D RCW. 95-22-008 (Order
94-30), 173-303-810, filed 10/19/95, effective 11/19/95; 94-01-060
(Order 92-33), 173-303-810, filed 12/8/93, effective 1/8/94. Statutory
Authority: Chapters 70.105 and 70.105D RCW, 40 CFR Part 271.3 and RCRA
3006 (42 U.S.C. 3251). 91-07-005 (Order 90-42), 173-303-810, filed
3/7/91, effective 4/7/91. Statutory Authority: Chapter 70.105 RCW. 87-14-029 (Order DE-87-4), 173-303-810, filed 6/26/87; 84-09-088 (Order
DE 83-36), 173-303-810, filed 4/18/84. Statutory Authority: RCW
70.95.260 and chapter 70.105 RCW. 82-05-023 (Order DE 81-33), 173-303-810, filed 2/10/82.]
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending Order DE 83-36, filed 4/18/84)
WAC 173-303-815 ((Reserved.)) Facility-specific permit conditions.
(1) Requirements for recording and reporting of monitoring results.
All permits must specify:
(a) Requirements concerning the proper use, maintenance, and installation, when appropriate, of monitoring equipment or methods (including biological monitoring methods when appropriate);
(b) Required monitoring including type, intervals, and frequency sufficient to yield data which are representative of the monitored activity including, when appropriate, continuous monitoring;
(c) Applicable reporting requirements based upon the impact of the regulated activity and as specified in this chapter. Reporting must be no less frequent than specified in this chapter.
(2) Establishing permit conditions.
(a) In addition to conditions required in all permits (WAC 173-303-810(1) through (14)), the director will establish conditions, as required on a case-by-case basis, in permits under WAC 173-303-806(11) (duration of permits), WAC 173-303-815(3) (Schedules of compliance), and WAC 173-303-815(1) (monitoring).
(b)(i) Each permit must include permit conditions necessary to achieve compliance with the Hazardous Waste Management Act chapter 70.105 RCW, this chapter and RCRA Subtitle C. In satisfying this provision, the director may incorporate applicable requirements of this chapter directly into the permit or establish other permit conditions that are based on this chapter.
(ii) Each permit issued under this chapter must contain terms and conditions as the director determines necessary to protect human health and the environment.
(iii) For a state-issued permit, an applicable requirement is a state statutory or regulatory requirement that takes effect prior to final administrative disposition of a permit. (Note: For a permit issued by EPA, an applicable requirement is a statutory or regulatory requirement (including any interim final regulation) which takes effect prior to the issuance of the permit (except as provided in 40 CFR Section 124.86(c) for RCRA permits being processed under Subpart E or F of part 124). 40 CFR Section 124.14 (reopening of comment period) provides a means for reopening EPA permit proceedings at the discretion of the director where new requirements become effective during the permitting process and are of sufficient magnitude to make additional proceedings desirable). For state and EPA administered programs, an applicable requirement is also any requirement that takes effect prior to the modification or revocation and reissuance of a permit, to the extent allowed in WAC 173-303-830(3).
(iv) New or reissued permits, and to the extent allowed under WAC 173-303-830(3), modified or revoked and reissued permits, must incorporate each of the applicable requirements referenced in this subsection and in WAC 173-303-810(11).
(v) Incorporation. All permit conditions must be incorporated either expressly or by reference. If incorporated by reference, a specific citation to the applicable regulations or requirements must be given in the permit.
(3) Schedules of compliance.
(a) The permit may, when appropriate, specify a schedule of compliance leading to compliance with this chapter.
(i) Time for compliance. Any schedules of compliance under this section require compliance as soon as possible.
(ii) Interim dates. Except as provided in (b)(i)(B) of this subsection, if a permit establishes a schedule of compliance which exceeds one year from the date of permit issuance, the schedule must set forth interim requirements and the dates for their achievement.
(A) The time between interim dates must not exceed one year.
(B) If the time necessary for completion of any interim requirement is more than one year and is not readily divisible into stages for completion, the permit must specify interim dates for the submission of reports of progress toward completion of the interim requirements and indicate a projected completion date.
(iii) Reporting. The permit must be written to require that no later than fourteen days following each interim date and the final date of compliance, the permittee must notify the director in writing, of its compliance or noncompliance with the interim or final requirements.
(b) Alternative schedules of compliance. A dangerous waste permit applicant or permittee may cease conducting regulated activities (by receiving a terminal volume of hazardous waste and, for treatment and storage dangerous waste management facilities, closing pursuant to applicable requirements; and, for disposal dangerous waste management facilities, closing and conducting post-closure care pursuant to applicable requirements) rather than continue to operate and meet permit requirements as follows:
(i) If the permittee decides to cease conducting regulated activities at a given time within the term of a permit which has already been issued:
(A) The permit may be modified to contain a new or additional schedule leading to timely cessation of activities; or
(B) The permittee shall cease conducting permitted activities before noncompliance with any interim or final compliance schedule requirement already specified in the permit.
(ii) If the decision to cease conducting regulated activities is made before issuance of a permit whose term will include the termination date, the permit shall contain a schedule leading to termination which will ensure timely compliance with applicable requirements.
(iii) If the permittee is undecided whether to cease conducting regulated activities, the director may issue or modify a permit to contain two schedules as follows:
(A) Both schedules shall contain an identical interim deadline requiring a final decision on whether to cease conducting regulated activities no later than a date which ensures sufficient time to comply with applicable requirements in a timely manner if the decision is to continue conducting regulated activities;
(B) One schedule shall lead to timely compliance with applicable requirements;
(C) The second schedule shall lead to cessation of regulated activities by a date which will ensure timely compliance with applicable requirements;
(D) Each permit containing two schedules shall include a requirement that after the permittee has made a final decision under (b)(iii)(A) of this subsection it shall follow the schedule leading to compliance if the decision is to continue conducting regulated activities, and follow the schedule leading to termination if the decision is to cease conducting regulated activities.
(iv) The applicant's or permittee's decision to cease conducting
regulated activities shall be evidenced by a firm public commitment
satisfactory to the director, such as resolution of the board of
directors of a corporation.
[Statutory Authority: Chapter 70.105 RCW. 84-09-088 (Order DE 83-36),
173-303-815, filed 4/18/84. Statutory Authority: Chapter 70.105 RCW
and RCW 70.95.260. 82-05-023 (Order DE 81-33), 173-303-815, filed
2/10/82.]
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending Order 94-30, filed 10/19/95, effective
11/19/95)
WAC 173-303-830 Permit changes. (1) Purpose and applicability.
This section describes the types of permit changes that may be made to
all permits issued by the ((department)) director. This section does not
apply to permits by rule or interim status permits.
(2) Transfer of permits.
(a) A permit may be transferred by the permittee to a new owner or operator only if the permit has been modified or revoked and reissued (under (b) of this subsection or subsection (3) of this section) to identify the new permittee and incorporate such other requirements as may be necessary under the appropriate act.
(b) Changes in the ownership or operational control of a facility
may be made as a Class 1 modification with prior written approval of the
((department)) director in accordance with subsection (4) of this
section. The new owner or operator must submit a revised permit
application no later than ninety days prior to the scheduled change. A
written agreement containing a specific date for transfer of permit
responsibility between the current and new permittees must also be
submitted to the ((department)) director. When a transfer of ownership
or operational control occurs, the old owner or operator must comply with
the requirements of WAC 173-303-620 (Financial requirements) until the
new owner or operator has demonstrated that he or she is complying with
the financial requirements. The new owner or operator must demonstrate
compliance with the financial requirements within six months of the date
of the change of ownership or operational control of the facility. Upon
demonstration to the ((department)) director by the new owner or operator
of compliance with the financial requirements, the ((department))
director will notify the old owner or operator that he or she no longer
needs to comply with the financial requirements as of the date of
demonstration.
(3) Modification or revocation and reissuance of permits. When the
((department)) director receives any information (for example, inspects
the facility, receives information submitted by the permittee as required
in the permit, receives a request for revocation and reissuance, or
conducts a review of the permit file), the ((department)) director may
determine whether or not one or more of the causes listed in (a) and (b)
of this subsection for modification or revocation and reissuance or both
exist. If cause exists, the ((department)) director may modify or revoke
and reissue the permit accordingly, subject to the limitations of (c) of
this subsection, and may request an updated application if necessary.
When a permit is modified, only the conditions subject to modification
are reopened. All other aspects of the existing permit remain in effect
for the duration of the unmodified permit. If a permit is revoked and
reissued, the entire permit is reopened and subject to revision and the
permit is reissued for a new term. During any revocation and reissuance
proceeding, the permittee must comply with all conditions of the existing
permit until a new final permit is reissued. If cause does not exist
under this subsection, the ((department)) director will not modify or
revoke and reissue the permit, except on request of the permittee. If
a permit modification is requested by the permittee, the ((department))
director will approve or deny the request according to the procedures of
subsection (4) of this section. Otherwise, a draft permit must be
prepared and public review provided in accordance with WAC 173-303-840.
(a) Causes for modification. The following are causes for
modification, but not revocation and reissuance, of permits((, unless
agreed to or requested by the permittee)); the following may be causes
for revocation and reissuance, as well as modification, when the
permittee requests or agrees:
(i) Alterations. There are material and substantial alterations or additions to the permitted facility or activity which occurred after permit issuance which justify the application of permit conditions that are different or absent in the existing permit;
(ii) Information. Permits may be modified during their terms if the
((department)) director receives information that was not available at
the time of permit issuance (other than revised regulations, guidance,
or test methods) and which would have justified the application of
different permit conditions at the time of issuance;
(iii) New statutory requirements or regulations. The standards or
regulations on which the permit was based have been changed by statute,
through ((promulgation)) adoption of new or amended standards or
regulations or by judicial decision after the permit was issued.
((Permits may be modified during their terms for this cause as follows:
(A) The department may modify the permit when the standards or
regulations on which the permit was based have been changed by statute
or amended standards or regulations.
(B) Permittee may request modification when:
(I) The permit condition requested to be modified was based on an
effective regulation; and
(II) The department has revised, withdrawn, or modified that portion
of the regulation on which the permit condition was based; and either
a. The department decides to modify the permit because there would
be a potential threat to public health or the environment if the permit
does not incorporate the requirements of the amended regulation; or
b. A permittee requests modification within ninety days after the
date the regulation amendments are adopted;))
(iv) Compliance schedules. The ((department)) director determines
good cause exists for modification of a compliance schedule, such as an
act of God, strike, flood, or materials shortage, or other events over
which the permittee has little or no control and for which there is no
reasonably available remedy;
(v) ((Closure plans or postclosure. When modification of a closure
or postclosure plan is required under WAC 173-303-610 (3) or (8);
(vi) Revocation of changes approved prior to notice of closure.
After the department receives the notification of expected closure under
WAC 173-303-610(3), the department may determine that previously approved
changes are no longer warranted. These include:
(A) Extension of the ninety or one hundred eighty day periods under
WAC 173-303-610(4);
(B) Modification of the thirty year postclosure period under WAC
173-303-610(7);
(C) Continuation of security requirements under WAC 173-303-610(7);
or
(D) Permission to disturb the integrity of the containment system
under WAC 173-303-610(7);
(vii) When the permittee has filed a request under WAC 173-303-620
for a variance to the level of financial responsibility or when the
department demonstrates under WAC 173-303-620 that an upward adjustment
of the level of financial responsibility is required;
(viii) When the corrective action program specified in the permit
under WAC 173-303-645 has not brought the regulated unit into compliance
with the ground water protection standard within a reasonable period of
time;
(ix) To include a detection monitoring program meeting the
requirements of WAC 173-303-645, when the owner or operator has been
conducting a compliance monitoring program under WAC 173-303-645 or a
corrective action program under WAC 173-303-645 and compliance period
ends before the end of the postclosure care period for the unit;
(x) When a permit requires a compliance monitoring program under WAC
173-303-645, but monitoring data collected prior to permit issuance
indicate that the facility is exceeding the ground water protection
standard;
(xi) To include conditions applicable to units at a facility that
were not previously included in the facility's permit;
(xii) When a land treatment unit is not achieving complete treatment
of dangerous constituents under its current permit conditions; or
(xiii))) Notwithstanding any other provision in this section, when
a permit for a land disposal facility is reviewed by the ((department))
director under 173-303-806 (11)(d), the ((department)) director will
modify the permit as necessary to assure that the facility continues to
comply with the currently applicable requirements in this chapter.
(b) Causes for modification or revocation and reissuance. The following are causes to modify, or alternatively, revoke and reissue a permit:
(i) Cause exists for termination under WAC ((173-303-806(12))) 173-303-830(5) for final facility permits, and the ((department)) director
determines that modification or revocation and reissuance is appropriate;
or
(ii) The ((department)) director has received notification of a
proposed transfer of the permit.
(c) ((Facility siting. Suitability of the facility location will
not be considered at the time of permit modification or revocation and
reissuance unless new information or standards indicate that a threat to
human health or the environment exists which was unknown at the time of
permit issuance.)) Reserve.
(4) Permit modification at the request of the permittee.
(a) Class 1 modifications.
(i) Except as provided in (a)(ii) of this subsection, the permittee may put into effect Class 1 modifications listed in Appendix I of this section under the following conditions:
(A) The permittee must notify the ((department)) director concerning
the modification by certified mail or other means that establish proof
of delivery within seven calendar days after the change is put into
effect. This notice must specify the changes being made to permit
conditions or supporting documents referenced by the permit and must
explain why they are necessary. Along with the notice, the permittee
must provide the applicable information required by WAC 173-303-805, 173-303-806, 173-303-807, and 173-303-808.
(B) The permittee must send a notice of the modification to all
persons on the facility mailing list, maintained by the ((department))
director in accordance with WAC 173-303-840 (3)(e)(i)(D), and the
appropriate units of state and local government, as specified in WAC 173-303-840 (3)(e)(i)(E). This notification must be made within ninety
calendar days after the change is put into effect. For the Class 1
modifications that require prior ((department)) director approval, the
notification must be made within ninety calendar days after the
((department)) director approves the request.
(C) Any person may request the ((department)) director to review,
and the ((department)) director may for cause reject, any Class 1
modification. The ((department)) director must inform the permittee by
certified mail that a Class 1 modification has been rejected, explaining
the reasons for the rejection. If a Class 1 modification has been
rejected, the permittee must comply with the original permit conditions.
(ii) Class 1 permit modifications identified in Appendix I by an
asterisk may be made only with the prior written approval of the
((department)) director.
(iii) For a Class 1 permit modification, the permittee may elect to
follow the procedures in (b) of this subsection for Class 2 modifications
instead of the Class 1 procedures. The permittee must inform the
((department)) director of this decision in the notice required in (b)(i)
of this subsection.
(b) Class 2 modifications.
(i) For Class 2 modifications, listed in Appendix I of this section,
the permittee must submit a modification request to the ((department))
director that:
(A) Describes the exact change to be made to the permit conditions and supporting documents referenced by the permit;
(B) Identifies that the modification is a Class 2 modification;
(C) Explains why the modification is needed; and
(D) Provides the applicable information required by WAC 173-303-805, 173-303-806, 173-303-807, and 173-303-808.
(ii) The permittee must send a notice of the modification request
to all persons on the facility mailing list maintained by the
((department)) director and to the appropriate units of state and local
government as specified in WAC 173-303-840 (3)(e)(i)(((D))) (E) and must
publish this notice in a major local newspaper of general circulation.
This notice must be mailed and published within seven days before or
after the date of submission of the modification request, and the
permittee must provide to the ((department)) director evidence of the
mailing and publication. The notice must include:
(A) Announcement of a sixty-day comment period, in accordance with (b)(v) of this subsection, and the name and address of a departmental contact to whom comments must be sent;
(B) Announcement of the date, time, and place for a public meeting held in accordance with (b)(iv) of this subsection;
(C) Name and telephone number of the permittee's contact person;
(D) Name and telephone number of a departmental contact person;
(E) Location where copies of the modification request and any supporting documents can be viewed and copied; and
(F) The following statement: "The permittee's compliance history during the life of the permit being modified is available from the department of ecology contact person."
(iii) The permittee must place a copy of the permit modification request and supporting documents in a location accessible to the public in the vicinity of the permitted facility.
(iv) The permittee must hold a public meeting no earlier than fifteen days after the publication of the notice required in (b)(ii) of this subsection and no later than fifteen days before the close of the sixty-day comment period. The meeting must be held to the extent practicable in the vicinity of the permitted facility.
(v) The public will be provided sixty days to comment on the modification request. The comment period will begin on the date the permittee publishes the notice in the local newspaper. Comments should be submitted to the department of ecology contact identified in the public notice.
(vi)(A) No later than ninety days after receipt of the notification
request, the ((department)) director must:
(I) Approve the modification request, with or without changes, and modify the permit accordingly;
(II) Deny the request;
(III) Determine that the modification request must follow the procedures in (c) of this subsection for Class 3 modifications for the following reasons:
(AA) There is significant public concern about the proposed modification; or
(BB) The complex nature of the change requires the more extensive procedures of Class 3;
(IV) Approve the request, with or without changes, as a temporary authorization having a term of up to one hundred eighty days; or
(V) Notify the permittee that he or she will decide on the request within the next thirty days.
(B) If the ((department)) director notifies the permittee of a
thirty-day extension for a decision, the ((department)) director must,
no later than one hundred twenty days after receipt of the modification
request:
(I) Approve the modification request, with or without changes, and modify the permit accordingly;
(II) Deny the request; or
(III) Determine that the modification request must follow the procedures in (c) of this subsection for Class 3 modifications for the following reasons:
(AA) There is significant public concern about the proposed modification; or
(BB) The complex nature of the change requires the more extensive procedures of Class 3.
(IV) Approve the request, with or without changes, as a temporary authorization having a term of up to one hundred eighty days.
(C) If the ((department)) director fails to make one of the
decisions specified in (b)(vi)(B) of this subsection by the one hundred
twentieth day after receipt of the modification request, the permittee
is automatically authorized to conduct the activities described in the
modification request for up to one hundred eighty days, without formal
departmental action. The authorized activities must be conducted as
described in the permit modification request and must be in compliance
with all appropriate standards of 40 CFR Part 265 (as referenced by WAC
173-303-400). If the ((department)) director approves, with or without
changes, or denies the modification request during the term of the
temporary or automatic authorization provided for in (b)(vi)(A), (B), or
(C) of this subsection, such action cancels the temporary or automatic
authorization.
(D)(I) In the case of an automatic authorization under (b)(vi)(C)
of this subsection, or a temporary authorization under (b)(vi)(A)(IV) or
(B)(IV) of this subsection, if the ((department)) director has not made
a final approval or denial of the modification request by the date fifty
days prior to the end of the temporary or automatic authorization, the
permittee must within seven days of that time send a notification to
persons on the facility mailing list, and make a reasonable effort to
notify other persons who submitted written comments on the modification
request, that:
(AA) The permittee has been authorized temporarily to conduct the activities described in the permit modification request; and
(BB) Unless the ((department)) director acts to give final approval
or denial of the request by the end of the authorization period, the
permittee will receive authorization to conduct such activities for the
life of the permit.
(II) If the owner/operator fails to notify the public by the date specified in (b)(vi)(D)(I) of this subsection, the effective date of the permanent authorization will be deferred until fifty days after the owner/operator notifies the public.
(E) Except as provided in (b)(vi)(G) of this subsection, if the
((department)) director does not finally approve or deny a modification
request before the end of the automatic or temporary authorization period
or reclassify the modification as a Class 3, the permittee is authorized
to conduct the activities described in the permit modification request
for the life of the permit unless modified later under subsection (3) or
(4) of this section. The activities authorized under this subsection
(b)(vi)(E) must be conducted as described in the permit modification
request and must be in compliance with all appropriate standards of 40
CFR Part 265 (as referenced by WAC 173-303-400).
(F) In making a decision to approve or deny a modification request,
including a decision to issue a temporary authorization or to reclassify
a modification as a Class 3, the ((department)) director must consider
all written comments submitted during the public comment period and must
respond in writing to all significant comments in his or her decision.
(G) With the written consent of the permittee, the ((department))
director may extend indefinitely or for a specified period the time
periods for final approval or denial of a modification request or for
reclassifying a modification as a Class 3.
(vii) The ((department)) director may deny or change the terms of
a Class 2 permit modification request under (b)(6)(i) through (iii) of
this subsection for the following reasons:
(A) The modification request is incomplete;
(B) The requested modification does not comply with the appropriate requirements of WAC 173-303-280 through 173-303-395 and 173-303-600 through 173-303-680 or other applicable requirements; or
(C) The conditions of the modification fail to protect human health and the environment.
(viii) The permittee may perform any construction associated with
a Class 2 permit modification request beginning sixty days after the
submission of the request unless the ((department)) director establishes
a later date for commencing construction and informs the permittee in
writing before day sixty.
(c) Class 3 modifications.
(i) For Class 3 modifications listed in Appendix I of this section,
the permittee must submit a modification request to the ((department))
director that:
(A) Describes the exact change to be made to the permit conditions and supporting documents referenced by the permit;
(B) Identifies that the modification is a Class 3 modification;
(C) Explains why the modification is needed; and
(D) Provides the applicable information required by WAC 173-303-805, 173-303-806, 173-303-807, and 173-303-808.
(ii) The permittee must send a notice of the modification request
to all persons on the facility mailing list maintained by the
((department)) director and to the appropriate units of state and local
government as specified in WAC 173-303-840 (3)(e)(i)(D) and must publish
this notice in a major local newspaper of general circulation. This
notice must be mailed and published within seven days before or after the
date of submission of the modification request, and the permittee must
provide to the ((department)) director evidence of the mailing and
publication. The notice must include:
(A) Announcement of a sixty-day comment period, and a name and address of an agency contact to whom comments must be sent;
(B) Announcement of the date, time, and place for a public meeting on the modification request, in accordance with (c)(4) of this subsection;
(C) Name and telephone number of the permittee's contact person;
(D) Name and telephone number of a departmental contact person;
(E) Location where copies of the modification request and any supporting documents can be viewed and copied; and
(F) The following statement: "The permittee's compliance history during the life of the permit being modified is available from the department of ecology contact person."
(iii) The permittee must place a copy of the permit modification request and supporting documents in a location accessible to the public in the vicinity of the permitted facility.
(iv) The permittee must hold a public meeting no earlier than fifteen days after the publication of the notice required in (c)(ii) of this subsection and no later than fifteen days before the close of the sixty-day comment period. The meeting must be held to the extent practicable in the vicinity of the permitted facility.
(v) The public will be provided at least sixty days to comment on the modification request. The comment period will begin on the date the permittee publishes the notice in the local newspaper. Comments should be submitted to the department of ecology contact identified in the notice.
(vi) After the conclusion of the sixty-day comment period, the
((department)) director must grant or deny the permit modification
request according to the permit modification procedures of WAC 173-303-840. In addition, the ((department)) director must consider and respond
to all significant written comments received during the sixty-day comment
period.
(d) Other modifications.
(i) In the case of modifications not explicitly listed in Appendix
I of this section, the permittee may submit a Class 3 modification
request to the department, or he or she may request a determination by
the ((department)) director that the modification should be reviewed and
approved as a Class 1 or Class 2 modification. If the permittee requests
that the modification be classified as a Class 1 or 2 modification, he
or she must provide the department with the necessary information to
support the requested classification.
(ii) The ((department)) director will make the determination
described in (d)(i) of this subsection as promptly as practicable. In
determining the appropriate class for a specific modification, the
((department)) director will consider the similarity of the modification
to other modifications codified in Appendix I and the following criteria:
(A) Class 1 modifications apply to minor changes that keep the
permit current with routine changes to the facility or its operation.
These changes do not substantially alter the permit conditions or reduce
the capacity of the facility to protect human health or the environment.
In the case of Class 1 modifications, the ((department)) director may
require prior approval.
(B) Class 2 modifications apply to changes that are necessary to enable a permittee to respond, in a timely manner, to:
(I) Common variations in the types and quantities of the wastes managed under the facility permit;
(II) Technological advancements; and
(III) Changes necessary to comply with new regulations, where these changes can be implemented without substantially changing design specifications or management practices in the permit.
(C) Class 3 modifications substantially alter the facility or its operation.
(e) Temporary authorizations.
(i) Upon request of the permittee, the ((department)) director may,
without prior public notice and comment, grant the permittee a temporary
authorization in accordance with this subsection. Temporary
authorizations must have a term of not more than one hundred eighty days.
(ii)(A) The permittee may request a temporary authorization for:
(I) Any Class 2 modification meeting the criteria in (e)(iii)(B) of this subsection; and
(II) Any Class 3 modification that meets the criteria in (e)(iii)(B)(I) or (II) of this subsection; or that meets the criteria in (e)(iii)(B)(III) through (V) of this subsection and provides improved management or treatment of a dangerous waste already listed in the facility permit.
(B) The temporary authorization request must include:
(I) A description of the activities to be conducted under the temporary authorization;
(II) An explanation of why the temporary authorization is necessary; and
(III) Sufficient information to ensure compliance with the standards in WAC 173-303-280 through 173-303-395 and 173-303-600 through 173-303-680.
(C) The permittee must send a notice about the temporary
authorization request to all persons on the facility mailing list
maintained by the ((department)) director and to appropriate units of
state and local governments as specified in WAC 173-303-840 (3)(e)(i)(D).
This notification must be made within seven days of submission of the
authorization request.
(iii) The ((department)) director will approve or deny the temporary
authorization as quickly as practical. To issue a temporary
authorization, the ((department)) director must find:
(A) The authorized activities are in compliance with the standards of WAC 173-303-280 through 173-303-395 and 173-303-600 through 173-303-680.
(B) The temporary authorization is necessary to achieve one of the following objectives before action is likely to be taken on a modification request:
(I) To facilitate timely implementation of closure or corrective action activities;
(II) To allow treatment or storage in tanks, containers, or in containment buildings in accordance with 40 CFR Part 268;
(III) To prevent disruption of ongoing waste management activities;
(IV) To enable the permittee to respond to sudden changes in the types or quantities of the wastes managed under the facility permit; or
(V) To facilitate other changes to protect human health and the environment.
(iv) A temporary authorization may be reissued for one additional term of up to one hundred eighty days provided that the permittee has requested a Class 2 or 3 permit modification for the activity covered in the temporary authorization, and:
(A) The reissued temporary authorization constitutes the
((department's)) director's decision on a Class 2 permit modification in
accordance with (b)(vi)(A)(IV) or (B)(IV) of this subsection; or
(B) The ((department)) director determines that the reissued
temporary authorization involving a Class 3 permit modification request
is warranted to allow the authorized activities to continue while the
modification procedures of (c) of this subsection are conducted.
(f) Public notice and appeals of permit modification decisions.
(i) The ((department)) director will notify persons on the facility
mailing list and appropriate units of state and local government within
ten days of any decision under this section to grant or deny a Class 2
or 3 permit modification request. The ((department)) director will also
notify such persons within ten days after an automatic authorization for
a Class 2 modification goes into effect under (b)(vi)(C) or (E) of this
subsection.
(ii) The ((department's)) director's decision to grant or deny a
Class 2 or 3 permit modification request under this section may be
appealed under the permit appeal procedures of WAC 173-303-845.
(iii) An automatic authorization that goes into effect under (b)(vi)(C) or (E) of this subsection may be appealed under the permit appeal procedures of WAC 173-303-845; however, the permittee may continue to conduct the activities pursuant to the automatic authorization until the appeal has been granted pursuant to WAC 173-303-845, notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 173-303-840 (8)(b).
(g) Newly regulated wastes and units.
(i) The permittee is authorized to continue to manage wastes listed or identified as dangerous under WAC 173-303-070, or to continue to manage dangerous waste in units newly regulated as dangerous waste management units, if:
(A) The unit was in existence as a dangerous waste facility with respect to the newly listed or identified waste or newly regulated waste management unit on the effective date of the final rule listing or identifying the waste, or regulating the unit;
(B) The permittee submits a Class 1 modification request on or before the date on which the waste or unit becomes subject to the new requirements;
(C) The permittee is in compliance with the applicable standards of 40 CFR Part 265 (as referenced in WAC 173-303-400) and Part 266 (as referenced in WAC 173-303-510);
(D) The permittee also submits a complete Class 2 or 3 permit modification request within one hundred eighty days of the effective date of the rule listing or identifying the waste, or subjecting the unit to management standards under this chapter; and
(E) In the case of land disposal units, the permittee certifies that each such unit is in compliance with all applicable requirements of 40 CFR Part 265 for ground water monitoring and financial responsibility (as referenced in WAC 173-303-400) on the date twelve months after the effective date of the rule identifying or listing the waste as dangerous, or regulating the unit as a dangerous waste management unit. If the owner or operator fails to certify compliance with all these requirements, he or she will lose authority to operate under this section.
(ii) New wastes or units added to a facility's permit under this subsection do not constitute expansions for the purpose of the twenty-five percent capacity expansion limit for Class 2 modifications.
(h) Permit modification list. The ((department)) director must
maintain a list of all approved permit modifications and must publish a
notice once a year in a state-wide newspaper that an updated list is
available for review.
appendix i
Modifications Class
A. General Permit Provisions
1. Administrative and informational changes 1
2. Correction of typographical errors 1
3. Equipment replacement or upgrading with functionally equivalent components (e.g., pipes, valves, pumps, conveyors, controls) 1
4. Changes in the frequency of or procedures for monitoring, reporting, sampling, or maintenance activities by the permittee:
a. To provide for more frequent monitoring, reporting, sampling, or maintenance 1
b. Other changes 2
5. Schedule of compliance:
a. Changes in interim compliance dates, with prior approval of the director 11
b. Extension of final compliance date 3
6. Changes in expiration date of permit to allow earlier permit termination, with prior approval of the
director 11
7. Changes in ownership or operational control of a facility, provided the procedures of subsection (2)(b) of this section are followed 11
B. General Facility Standards
1. Changes to waste sampling or analysis methods:
a. To conform with agency guidance or
regulations 1
b. To incorporate changes associated with F039 (multi-source leachate) sampling or analysis methods 11
c. To incorporate changes associated with underlying dangerous constituents in ignitable or corrosive wastes 11
d. Other changes 2
2. Changes to analytical quality assurance/control plan:
a. To conform with agency guidance or regulations 1
b. Other changes 2
3. Changes in procedures for maintaining the operating record 1
4. Changes in frequency or content of inspection schedules 2
5. Changes in the training plan:
a. That affect the type or decrease the amount of training given to employees 2
b. Other changes 1
6. Contingency plan:
a. Changes in emergency procedures (i.e., spill or release response procedures) 2
b. Replacement with functionally equivalent equipment, upgrade, or relocate emergency equipment listed 1
c. Removal of equipment from emergency equipment list 2
d. Changes in name, address, or phone number of coordinators or other persons or agencies identified in the plan 1
7. Construction quality assurance plan:
a. Changes that the CQA officer certifies in the operating record will provide equivalent or better certainty that the unit components meet the design specification 1
b. Other changes 2
Note: When a permit modification (such as introduction of a new unit) requires a change in facility plans or other general facility standards, that change will be reviewed under
the same procedures as the permit modification.
C. Ground Water Protection
1. Changes to wells:
a. Changes in the number, location, depth, or design of upgradient or downgradient wells of permitted ground water monitoring system 2
b. Replacement of an existing well that has been damaged or rendered inoperable, without change to location, design, or depth of the well 1
2. Changes in ground water sampling or analysis procedures or monitoring schedule, with prior approval of the director 11
3. Changes in statistical procedure for determining whether a statistically significant change in ground water quality between upgradient and downgradient wells has occurred, with prior approval of the director 11
4. Changes in point of compliance 12
5. Changes in indicator parameters, hazardous constituents, or concentration limits (including ACLs):
a. As specified in the ground water protection standard 3
b. As specified in the detection monitoring
program 2
6. Changes to a detection monitoring program as required by WAC 173-303-645 (9)(j), unless otherwise specified in this appendix 2
7. Compliance monitoring program:
a. Addition of compliance monitoring program as required by WAC 173-303-645 (9)(h)(iv) and (10) 3
b. Changes to a compliance monitoring program as required by WAC 173-303-645 (10)(k), unless otherwise specified in this appendix 2
8. Corrective action program:
a. Addition of a corrective action program as required by WAC 173-303-645 (10)(i)(ii) and (11) 3
b. Changes to a corrective action program as required by WAC 173-303-645 (11)(h), unless otherwise specified in this appendix 2
D. Closure
1. Changes to the closure plan:
a. Changes in estimate of maximum extent of operations or maximum inventory of waste on-site at any time during the active life of the facility, with prior approval of the director 11
b. Changes in the closure schedule for any unit, changes in the final closure schedule for the facility, or extension of the closure period, with prior approval of the
director 11
c. Changes in the expected year of final closure, where other permit conditions are not changed, with prior approval of the director 11
d. Changes in procedures for decontamination of facility equipment or structures, with prior approval of the director 11
e. Changes in approved closure plan resulting from unexpected events occurring during partial or final closure, unless otherwise specified in this appendix 2
f. Extension of the closure period to allow a landfill, surface impoundment, or land treatment unit to receive nondangerous wastes after final receipt of dangerous wastes under WAC 173-303-610 (4)(d) and (e) 2
2. Creation of a new landfill unit as part of
closure 3
3. Addition of the following new units to be used temporarily for closure activities:
a. Surface impoundments 3
b. Incinerators 3
c. Waste piles that do not comply with WAC 173-303-660 (1)(c) 3
d. Waste piles that comply with WAC 173-303-660 (1)(c) 2
e. Tanks or containers (other than specified
below) 2
f. Tanks used for neutralization, dewatering, phase separation, or component separation, with prior approval of the director 11
E. Post-Closure
1. Changes in name, address, or phone number of contact in post-closure plan 1
2. Extension of post-closure care period 2
3. Reduction in the post-closure care period 3
4. Changes to the expected year of final closure, where other permit conditions are not changed 1
5. Changes in post-closure plan necessitated by events occurring during the active life of the facility, including partial and final closure 2
F. Containers
1. Modification or addition of container units:
a. Resulting in greater than 25% increase in the facility's container storage capacity, except as provided in F (1)(c) and F (4)(a) below 3
b. Resulting in up to 25% increase in the facility's container storage capacity, except as provided in F (1)(c) and F (4)(a) below 2
c. Or treatment processes necessary to treat wastes that are
restricted from land disposal to meet some or all of the applicable
treatment standards or to treat wastes to satisfy (in whole or in part)
the standard of "use of practically available technology that yields the
greatest environmental benefit" contained in 40 CFR 268.8 (a)(2)(ii),
with prior approval of the ((department)) director. This modification
may also involve addition of new waste codes or narrative descriptions
of wastes. It is not applicable to dioxin-containing wastes (F020, 021,
022, 023, 026, 027, and 028) 11
2:
a. Modification of a container unit without increasing the capacity of the unit 2
b. Addition of a roof to a container unit without alteration of the containment system 1
3. Storage of different wastes in containers:
a. That require additional or different management practices from those authorized in the permit, except as provided in F(4) below 3
b. That do not require additional or different management practices from those authorized in the
permit 2
Note: See (g) of this subsection for modification procedures to be used for the management of newly listed or identified wastes.
4. Storage ((of)) or treatment of different wastes in containers:
a. That require addition of units or change in treatment process or management standards, provided that the wastes are restricted from land disposal and are to be treated to meet some or all of the applicable treatment standards, or that are to be treated to satisfy (in whole or in part) the standard of "use of practically available technology that yields the greatest environmental benefit" contained in 40 CFR 268.8 (a)(2)(ii). This modification is not applicable to dioxin-containing wastes (F020, 021, 022, 023, 026, 027, and 028) 11
b. That do not require the addition of units or a change in the
treatment process or management standards, and provided that the units
have previously received wastes of the same type (e.g., incinerator
scrubber water). This modification is not applicable to dioxin-containing wastes (F020, 021, 022, 023, 026, 027, and 028) ((1))1
G. Tanks
1:
a. Modification or addition of tank units resulting in greater than 25% increase in the facility's tank capacity, except as provided in G (1)(c), G (1)(d), and G (1)(e)
below 3
b. Modification or addition of tank units resulting in up to 25% increase in the facility's tank capacity, except as provided in G (1)(d) and G (1)(e) below 2
c. Addition of a new tank that will operate for more than 90 days using any of the following physical or chemical treatment technologies: neutralization, dewatering, phase separation, or component separation 2
d. After prior approval of the ((department)) director, addition of
a new tank that will operate for up to 90 days using any of the following
physical or chemical treatment technologies: neutralization, dewatering,
phase separation, or component separation 11
e. Modification or addition of tank units or treatment processes
necessary to treat wastes that are restricted from land disposal to meet
some or all of the applicable treatment standards or to treat wastes to
satisfy (in whole or in part) the standard of "use of practically
available technology that yields the greatest environmental benefit"
contained in 40 CFR 268.8 (a)(2)(ii), with prior approval of the
((department)) director. This modification may also involve addition of
new waste codes. It is not applicable to dioxin-containing wastes (F020,
021, 022, 023, 026, 027, and 028) 11
2. Modification of a tank unit or secondary containment system without increasing the capacity of the unit 2
3. Replacement of a tank with a tank that meets the same design standards and has a capacity within +/- 10% of the replaced tank provided 1
-The capacity difference is no more than 1500 gallons,
-The facility's permitted tank capacity is not increased, and
-The replacement tank meets the same conditions in the permit.
4. Modification of a tank management practice 2
5. Management of different wastes in tanks:
a. That require additional or different management practices, tank design, different fire protection specifications, or significantly different tank treatment process from that authorized in the permit, except as provided in G (5)(c)
below 3
b. That do not require additional or different management practices, tank design, different fire protection specifications, or significantly different tank treatment process than authorized in the permit, except as provided in G (5)(d) 2
c. That require addition of units or change in treatment processes or management standards, provided that the wastes are restricted from land disposal and are to be treated to meet some or all of the applicable treatment standards or that are to be treated to satisfy (in whole or in part) the standard of "use of practically available technology that yields the greatest environmental benefit" contained in 40 CFR 268.8 (a)(2)(ii). The modification is not applicable to dioxin-containing wastes (F020, 021, 022, 023, 026, 027, and 028) 11
(d) That do not require the addition of units or a change in the
treatment process or management standards, and provided that the units
have previously received waste of the same type (e.g., incinerator
scrubber water). This modification is not applicable to dioxin-containing wastes (F020, 021, 022, 023, 026, 027, and 028) 1
Note: See (g) of this subsection for modification procedures to be used for the management of newly listed or identified wastes.
H. Surface Impoundments
1. Modification or addition of surface impoundment units that result in increasing the facility's surface impoundment storage or treatment capacity 3
2. Replacement of a surface impoundment unit 3
3. Modification of a surface impoundment unit without increasing the facility's surface impoundment storage or treatment capacity and without modifying the unit's liner, leak detection system, or leachate collection system 2
4. Modification of a surface impoundment management
practice 2
5. Treatment, storage, or disposal of different wastes in surface impoundments:
a. That require additional or different management practices or different design of the liner or leak detection system than authorized in the permit 3
b. That do not require additional or different management practices or different design of the liner or leak detection system than authorized in the permit 2
c. That are wastes restricted from land disposal that meet the applicable treatment standards or that are treated to satisfy the standard of "use of practically available technology that yields the greatest environmental benefit" contained in 40 CFR 268.8 (a)(2)(ii), and provided that the unit meets the minimum technological requirements stated in 40 CFR 268.5 (h)(2). This modification is not applicable to dioxin-containing wastes (F020, 021, 022, 023, 026, 027, and 028) 1
d. That are residues from wastewater treatment or incineration, provided that disposal occurs in a unit that meets the minimum technological requirements stated in 40 CFR 268.5 (h)(2), and provided further that the surface impoundment has previously received wastes of the same type (for example, incinerator scrubber water). This modification is not applicable to dioxin-containing wastes (F020, 021, 022, 023, 026, 027, and 028) 1
6. Modifications of unconstructed units to comply with WAC 173-303-650 (2)(j), (10), (11), and (4)(d) *1
7. Changes in response action plan:
a. Increase in action leakage rate 3
b. Change in a specific response reducing its frequency or effectiveness 3
c. Other changes 2
Note: See (g) of this subsection for modification procedures to be used for the management of newly listed or identified wastes.
I. Enclosed Waste Piles. For all waste piles except those complying with WAC 173-303-660 (1)(c), modifications are treated the same as for a landfill. The following modifications are applicable only to waste piles complying with WAC 173-303-660 (1)(c).
1. Modification or addition of waste pile units:
a. Resulting in greater than 25% increase in the facility's waste pile storage or treatment capacity 3
b. Resulting in up to 25% increase in the facility's waste pile storage or treatment capacity 2
2. Modification of waste pile unit without increasing the capacity of the unit 2
3. Replacement of a waste pile unit with another waste pile unit of the same design and capacity and meeting all waste pile conditions in the permit 1
4. Modification of a waste pile management practice 2
5. Storage or treatment of different wastes in waste piles:
a. That require additional or different management practices or different design of the unit 3
b. That do not require additional or different management practices or different design of the unit 2
6. Conversion of an enclosed waste pile to a containment building
unit 2
Note: See (g) of this subsection for modification procedures to be used for the management of newly listed or identified wastes.
J. Landfills and Unenclosed Waste Piles
1. Modification or addition of landfill units that result in increasing the facility's disposal capacity 3
2. Replacement of a landfill 3
3. Addition or modification of a liner, leachate collection system, leachate detection system, run-off control, or final cover system 3
4. Modification of a landfill unit without changing a liner, leachate collection system, leachate detection system, run-off control, or final cover system 2
5. Modification of a landfill management
practice 2
6. Landfill different wastes:
a. That require additional or different management practices, different design of the liner, leachate collection system, or leachate detection system 3
b. That do not require additional or different management practices, different design of the liner, leachate collection system, or leachate detection system 2
c. That are wastes restricted from land disposal that meet the applicable treatment standards or that are treated to satisfy the standard of "use of practically available technology that yields the greatest environmental benefit" contained in 40 CFR 268.8 (a)(2)(ii), and provided that the landfill unit meets the minimum technological requirements stated in 40 CFR 268.5 (h)(2). This modification is not applicable to dioxin-containing wastes (F020, 021, 022, 023, 026, 027, and 028) 1
d. That are residues from wastewater treatment or incineration, provided that disposal occurs in a landfill unit that meets the minimum technological requirements stated in 40 CFR 268.5 (h)(2), and provided further that the landfill has previously received wastes of the same type (for example, incinerator ash). This modification is not applicable to dioxin-containing wastes (F020, 021, 022, 023, 026, 027, and 028) 1
7. Modifications of unconstructed units to comply with WAC 173-303-660 (2)(j), (11), (12), (5)(c), 173-303-665 (2)(h), (8), (4)(c), and (9). *1
8. Changes in response action plan:
a. Increase in action leakage rate 3
b. Change in a specific response reducing its frequency or effectiveness. 3
c. Other changes 2
Note: See (g) of this subsection for modification procedures to be used for the management of newly listed or identified wastes.
K. Land Treatment
1. Lateral expansion of or other modification of a land treatment unit to increase areal extent 3
2. Modification of run-on control system 2
3. Modify run-off control system 3
4. Other modifications of land treatment unit component specifications or standards required in permit 2
5. Management of different wastes in land treatment units:
a. That require a change in permit operating conditions or unit design specifications 3
b. That do not require a change in permit operating conditions or
unit design specifications 2
Note: See (g) of this subsection for modification procedures to be used for the management of newly listed or identified wastes.
6. Modification of a land treatment unit management practice to:
a. Increase rate or change method of waste
application 3
b. Decrease rate of waste application 2
7. Modification of a land treatment unit management practice to change measures of pH or moisture content, or to enhance microbial or chemical reactions 2
8. Modification of a land treatment unit management practice to grow food chain crops, to add to or replace existing permitted crops with different food chain crops, or to modify operating plans for distribution of animal feeds resulting from such crops 3
9. Modification of operating practice due to detection of releases from the land treatment unit pursuant to WAC 173-303-655 (6)(g)(ii) 3
10. Changes in the unsaturated zone monitoring system, resulting in a change to the location, depth, number of sampling points, or replace unsaturated zone monitoring devices or components of devices with devices or components that have specifications different from permit requirements 3
11. Changes in the unsaturated zone monitoring system that do not result in a change to the location, depth, number of sampling points, or that replace unsaturated zone monitoring devices or components of devices with devices or components having specifications different from permit requirements 2
12. Changes in background values for hazardous constituents in soil and soil-pore liquid 2
13. Changes in sampling, analysis, or statistical procedure 2
14. Changes in land treatment demonstration program prior to or during the demonstration 2
15. Changes in any condition specified in the permit for a land treatment unit to reflect results of the land treatment demonstration, provided performance standards are met, and the director's prior approval has been received 2
16. Changes to allow a second land treatment demonstration to be conducted when the results of the first demonstration have not shown the conditions under which the wastes can be treated completely, provided the conditions for the second demonstration are substantially the same as the conditions for the first demonstration and have received the prior approval of the director 2
17. Changes to allow a second land treatment demonstration to be conducted when the results of the first demonstration have not shown the conditions under which the wastes can be treated completely, where the conditions for the second demonstration are not substantially the same as the conditions for the first demonstration 3
18. Changes in vegetative cover requirements for closure 2
L. Incinerators, Boilers, and Industrial Furnaces
1. Changes to increase by more than 25% any of the following limits
authorized in the permit: A thermal feed rate limit, a feedstream feed
rate limit, a chlorine/chloride feed rate limit, a metal feed rate limit,
or an ash feed rate limit. The ((department)) director will require a
new trial burn to substantiate compliance with the regulatory performance
standards unless this demonstration can be made through other means 3
2. Changes to increase by up to 25% any of the following limits
authorized in the permit: A thermal feed rate limit, a feedstream feed
rate limit, a chlorine/chloride feed rate limit, a metal feed rate limit,
or an ash feed rate limit. The ((department)) director will require a
new trial burn to substantiate compliance with the regulatory performance
standards unless this demonstration can be made through other means 2
3. Modification of an incinerator, boiler, or industrial furnace
unit by changing the internal size or geometry of the primary or
secondary combustion units, by adding a primary or secondary combustion
unit, by substantially changing the design of any component used to
remove HC1/C12, metals, or particulate from the combustion gases, or by
changing other features of the incinerator, boiler, or industrial furnace
that could affect its capability to meet the regulatory performance
standards. The ((department)) director will require a new trial burn to
substantiate compliance with the regulatory performance standards unless
this demonstration can be made through other means 3
4. Modification of an incinerator, boiler, or industrial furnace
unit in a manner that would not likely affect the capability of the unit
to meet the regulatory performance standards but which would change the
operating conditions or monitoring requirements specified in the permit.
The ((department)) director may require a new trial burn to demonstrate
compliance with the regulatory performance standards 2
5. Operating requirements:
a. Modification of the limits specified in the permit for minimum
or maximum combustion gas temperature, minimum combustion gas residence
time, oxygen concentration in the secondary combustion chamber flue gas
carbon monoxide and hydrocarbon concentration, maximum temperature at the
inlet to the particulate matter emission control system, or operating
parameters for the air pollution control system. The ((department))
director will require a new trial burn to substantiate compliance with
the regulatory performance standards unless this demonstration can be
made through other means 3
b. Modification of any stack gas emission limits specified in the permit, or modification of any conditions in the permit concerning emergency shutdown or automatic waste feed cutoff procedures or controls 3
c. Modification of any other operating condition or any inspection or recordkeeping requirement specified in the permit 2
6. Burning different wastes:
a. If the waste contains a POHC that is more difficult to burn than
authorized by the permit or if burning of the waste requires compliance
with different regulatory performance standards than specified in the
permit. The ((department)) director will require a new trial burn to
substantiate compliance with the regulatory performance standards unless
this demonstration can be made through other means 3
b. If the waste does not contain a POHC that is more difficult to
burn than authorized by the permit and if burning of the waste does not
require compliance with different regulatory performance standards than
specified in the permit 2
Note: See (g) of this subsection for modification procedures to be used for the management of newly listed or identified wastes.
7. Shakedown and trial burn:
a. Modification of the trial burn plan or any of the permit conditions applicable during the shakedown period for determining operational readiness after construction, the trial burn period, or the period immediately following the trial burn 2
b. Authorization of up to an additional 720 hours of waste burning
during the shakedown period for determining operational readiness after
construction, with the prior approval of the ((department)) director 11
c. Changes in the operating requirements set in the permit for
conducting a trial burn, provided the change is minor and has received
the prior approval of the ((department)) director 11
d. Changes in the ranges of the operating requirements set in the
permit to reflect the results of the trial burn, provided the change is
minor and has received the prior approval of the ((department)) director 11
8. Substitution of an alternate type of nondangerous fuel that is not specified in the permit 1
M. Containment Buildings
1. Modification or addition of containment building units:
a. Resulting in greater than 25% increase in the facility's containment building storage or treatment capacity. 3
b. Resulting in up to 25% increase in the facility's containment building storage or treatment capacity. 2
2. Modification of a containment building unit or secondary containment system without increasing the capacity of the unit. 2
3. Replacement of a containment building with a containment building that meets the same design standards provided:
a. The unit capacity is not increased. 1
b. The replacement containment building meets the same conditions in the permit. 1
4. Modification of a containment building management practice. 2
5. Storage or treatment of different wastes in containment buildings:
a. That require additional or different management practices. 3
b. That do not require additional or different management practices. 2
N. Corrective Action
1. Approval of a corrective action management unit pursuant to WAC 173-303-646 (4), (5), and (6) 3
2. Approval of a temporary unit or time extension for a temporary unit pursuant to WAC 173-303-646(7) 2
3. Modification to incorporate a corrective action order issued pursuant to MTCA 3
4. Modification or amendment of a corrective action order issued pursuant to MTCA when the MTCA public participation requirements are met and order has already been incorporated by reference into the permit 1
1 Class 1 modifications requiring prior Agency approval.
(5) Permit termination. The ((department)) director will follow the
applicable procedures in WAC 173-303-840, procedures for decision making,
in terminating any permit. The following are causes for terminating a
permit during its term or for denying a permit renewal application:
(a) Noncompliance by the permittee with any condition of the permit;
(b) The permittee's failure in the application or during the permit issuance process to disclose fully all relevant facts, or the permittee's misrepresentation of any relevant facts at any time; or
(c) A determination that the permitted activity endangers public health or the environment and can only be regulated to acceptable levels by permit modification or termination.
(((6) Schedules of compliance.
(a) General. The permit may, when appropriate, specify a schedule
of compliance leading to compliance with chapter 173-303 WAC.
(b) Time for compliance. Any schedules of compliance under this
section will require compliance as soon as possible.
(c) Interim dates. If a permit establishes a schedule of compliance
which exceeds one year from the date of permit issuance, the schedule
will set forth interim requirements and the dates for their achievement
as follows;
(i) The time between interim dates will not exceed one year; or
(ii) If the time necessary for completion of any interim requirement
(such as the construction of a control facility) is more than one year
and is not readily divisible into stages for completion, the permit will
specify interim dates for the submission of reports of progress toward
completion of the interim requirements and indicate a projected
completion date.
(d) Reporting. The permit will be written to require that no later
than fourteen days following each interim date and the final date of
compliance, the permittee must notify the department in writing of its
compliance or noncompliance with the interim or final requirements.))
[Statutory Authority: Chapters 70.105 and 70.105D RCW. 95-22-008 (Order
94-30), 173-303-830, filed 10/19/95, effective 11/19/95; 94-01-060
(Order 92-33), 173-303-830, filed 12/8/93, effective 1/8/94. Statutory
Authority: Chapters 70.105 and 70.105D RCW, 40 CFR Part 271.3 and RCRA
3006 (42 U.S.C. 3251). 91-07-005 (Order 90-42), 173-303-830, filed
3/7/91, effective 4/7/91. Statutory Authority: Chapter 70.105 RCW. 89-02-059 (Order 88-24), 173-303-830, filed 1/4/89; 87-14-029 (Order DE-87-4), 173-303-830, filed 6/26/87; 84-09-088 (Order DE 83-36), 173-303-830, filed 4/18/84. Statutory Authority: RCW 70.95.260 and chapter
70.105 RCW. 82-05-023 (Order DE 81-33), 173-303-830, filed 2/10/82.]
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending Order 94-30, filed 10/19/95, effective
11/19/95)
WAC 173-303-840 Procedures for decision making. (1) Application and completeness.
(a) The department will not begin the processing of a permit until the applicant has fully complied with the application requirements for the permit. Permit applications must comply with the signature and certification requirements of WAC 173-303-810 (12) and (13).
(b) The department will review for completeness each application for a permit under this chapter. Each application for a permit should be reviewed for completeness within sixty days of its receipt. Upon completing the review, the department will notify the applicant in writing whether or not the application is complete. If the application is incomplete, the department will list the information necessary to make the application complete, and will specify in the notice of deficiency a date for submitting the necessary information. After the application is completed, the department may request additional information from an applicant but only when necessary to clarify, modify, or supplement previously submitted material. Requests for such additional information will not render an application incomplete.
(c) If an applicant fails or refuses to correct deficiencies in the application, the permit may be denied and appropriate enforcement actions may be taken under chapter 70.105 RCW.
(d) If the department decides that a site visit is necessary for any reason in conjunction with the processing of an application, then the department will notify the applicant and a date will be scheduled.
(e) The effective date of an application is the date on which the department notifies the applicant that the application is complete as provided in (b) of this subsection.
(2) Draft permits.
(a) A draft permit is a document prepared by the department indicating the tentative decision to issue, deny, modify, revoke and reissue, or terminate a permit.
(b) When an application is complete, the department will tentatively decide whether to prepare a draft permit, or to deny the application.
(c) If the department tentatively decides to deny the permit application, then the department will issue a notice of intent to deny. A notice of intent to deny the permit application is a type of draft permit which follows the same procedures as any draft permit prepared under this subsection. If the department's final decision is that the tentative decision to deny was incorrect, then the department will withdraw the notice of intent to deny and proceed to prepare a draft permit under this subsection.
(d) If the department decides to prepare a draft permit, it will contain the following information:
(i) All conditions applicable to permits under WAC 173-303-810 and 173-303-815 including compliance and monitoring requirements;
(ii) Applicable conditions under WAC 173-303-830 and 173-303-815; and
(iii) All applicable standards for storage, treatment and disposal, and other permit conditions.
(e) All draft permits must be accompanied by a fact sheet that is supported by administrative record and made available for public comment.
(f) Fact sheet; statement of basis.
(i) A fact sheet will be prepared for every draft permit for a major dangerous waste management facility, and for every draft permit which the department finds is the subject of wide-spread public interest or raises major issues.
(ii) The fact sheet will briefly set forth the principal facts and the significant factual, legal, methodological, and policy questions considered in preparing the draft permit. The department will send this fact sheet to the applicant and, on request, to any other person.
(iii) The fact sheet will include, when applicable:
(A) A brief description of the type of facility or activity which is the subject of the draft permit;
(B) The type and quantity of wastes, fluids, or pollutants which are proposed to be or are being treated, stored, disposed, injected, emitted, or discharged;
(C) A brief summary of the basis for the draft permit conditions including supporting references;
(D) Reasons why any requested variances or alternatives to required standards do or do not appear justified; and
(E) A description of the procedures for reaching a final decision on the draft permit including:
(I) The beginning and ending dates of the comment period and the address where comments will be received;
(II) Procedures for requesting a hearing and the nature of that hearing;
(III) Any other procedures by which the public may participate in the final decision; and
(IV) Name and telephone number of a person to contact for additional information.
(iv) The department will prepare a statement of basis for every draft permit for which a fact sheet is not prepared. The statement of basis will briefly describe the derivation of the conditions of the draft permit and the reasons for them or, in the case of notices of intent to deny or terminate, reasons supporting the tentative decision. The statement of basis will be sent to the applicant and, on request, to any other person.
(3) Public notice and involvement.
(a) The department will give public notice that the following actions have occurred:
(i) A draft permit has been prepared or an application is tentatively being denied;
(ii) A hearing on a permit has been scheduled; or
(iii) An appeal on a permit has been filed with the pollution control hearings board.
(b) No public notice is required when a request for permit modification, revocation and reissuance, or termination is denied. A written notice of the denial will be given to the person who requested the permit change and to the permittee.
(c) The public notice may describe more than one permit or permit action.
(d) Public notice of the preparation of a draft permit, including a notice of intent to deny a permit application will allow at least forty-five days for public comment. Public notice of a public hearing will be given at least thirty days before the hearing.
(e) Public notice of activities described in this subsection will be given by the following methods:
(i) By mailing a copy of a notice to the following persons (any person otherwise entitled to receive notice under this paragraph may waive his or her rights to receive notice for any classes and categories of permits):
(A) The applicant;
(B) Any other agency which the department knows has issued or is required to issue a permit for the same activity or facility;
(C) Federal and state agencies with jurisdiction over fish,
shellfish, and wildlife resources and over coastal zone management plans,
the advisory council on historic preservation, state historic
preservation officers, ((and other appropriate government authorities,))
including any affected states (Indian tribes) (for purposes of this
paragraph and in the context of the Underground Injection Control Program
only, the term state includes Indian tribes treated as states);
(D) Persons on the mailing list developed by:
(I) Including those who request in writing to be on the list;
(II) Soliciting persons for an area list from participants in past permit proceedings in that area; and
(III) Notifying the public of the opportunity to be put on the mailing list through periodic publications in the public press and in appropriate publications of the department;
(E) Any unit of local government having jurisdiction over the area where the facility is proposed to be located, and each state agency having any authority under state law with respect to construction or operation of such facility;
(ii) For major permits, by publication of a notice in a daily or weekly newspaper within the area affected by the facility;
(iii) For all permits, by publication of notice in a daily or weekly major local newspaper of general circulation, and local radio broadcast of the public notice; and
(iv) By any other method reasonably calculated to give notice of the action in question to the persons potentially affected by it, including press releases or any other forum or medium to elicit public participation.
(4) Contents of the public notice.
(a) All public notices issued will contain the following minimum information:
(i) Name and address of the office processing the permit action for which notice is being given;
(ii) Name and address of the permittee or permit applicant and, if different, of the facility or activity regulated by the permit;
(iii) A brief description of the business conducted at the facility or activity described in the permit application or the draft permit;
(iv) Name, address, and telephone number of a person from whom interested persons may obtain further information, including copies of the draft permit, fact sheet or statement of basis, and the application;
(v) A brief description of the comment procedures and the time and place of any hearing that will be held, including a statement of procedures to request a hearing (unless a hearing has already been scheduled) and other procedures by which the public may participate in the final permit decision;
(vi) And any additional information considered necessary or proper.
(b) In addition to the general public notice described in (a) of this subsection, public notice of a hearing under subsection (5) of this section will contain the following information:
(i) Date, time, and place of the hearing;
(ii) Reference to the date of the previous public notice relating to the permit; and
(iii) A brief description of the nature and purpose of the hearing including the applicable rules and procedures.
(c) In addition to the general public notice all persons identified in WAC 173-303-840 (3)(e)(i)(A), (B), and (C) will be mailed a copy of the fact sheet, the permit application (if any), and the draft permit (if any).
(d) Public comments and request for public hearings. During the public comment period any interested person may submit written comments on the draft permit and may request a public hearing, if no hearing has already been scheduled. A request for a public hearing must be in writing and must state the nature of the issues proposed to be raised in the hearing. All comments will be considered in making the final decision and will be answered according to WAC 173-303-840(9).
(5) Public hearings.
(a) The department will hold a public hearing whenever, on the basis of requests, there is a significant degree of public interest in a draft permit or there is written notice of opposition and the director receives a request for a hearing during the forty-five day comment period. The department also may hold a public hearing at its discretion, whenever, for instance, such a hearing might clarify one or more issues involved in the permit decision. Public notice of the hearing will be given as specified in WAC 173-303-840(3). Whenever possible, the department will schedule a public hearing under this subsection at a location convenient to the nearest population center to the proposed facility.
(b) Any person may submit oral or written statements and data concerning the draft permit. Reasonable limits may be set upon the time allowed for oral statements, and the submission of statements in writing may be required. The public comment period under WAC 173-303-840(3) will automatically be extended to the close of any public hearing under this subsection. The hearing officer may also extend the comment period by so stating at the hearing.
(c) A tape recording or written transcript of the hearing will be made available to the public.
(6) Obligation to raise issues and provide information during the public comment period.
(a) All persons, including applicants, who believe any condition of a draft permit is inappropriate, or that the department's tentative decision to deny an application, terminate a permit, or prepare a draft permit is inappropriate, must raise all reasonably ascertainable issues and submit all reasonably available arguments and factual grounds supporting their position, including all supporting material, by the close of the public comment period (including any public hearing) under WAC 173-303-840(3).
(b) All supporting materials will be included in full and may not
be incorporated by reference, unless they are already part of the
administrative record in the same proceeding, or consist of state or
federal statutes and regulations, documents of general applicability, or
other generally available reference materials. Commenters must make
supporting material not already included in the administrative record
available to the department. A comment period longer than ((thirty))
forty-five days will often be necessary in complicated proceedings to
give commenters a reasonable opportunity to comply with the requirements
of this subsection. Commenters may request a longer comment period.
(7) Reopening of the public comment period. If any data, information, or arguments submitted during the public comment period, including information or arguments required under subsection (6) of this section, appear to raise substantial new questions concerning a permit, the department may take one or more of the following actions:
(a) Prepare a new draft permit, appropriately modified;
(b) Prepare a revised statement of basis, a fact sheet or revised fact sheet, and reopen the comment period; or
(c) Reopen or extend the comment period to give interested persons an opportunity to comment on the information or arguments submitted.
Comments filed during the reopened comment period will be limited to the substantial new questions that caused its reopening. The public notice will define the scope of the reopening.
(8) Issuance and effective date of permit.
(a) After the close of the public comment period under WAC 173-303-840(5) on a draft permit, the department will issue a final permit decision (or a decision to deny a permit for the active life of a RCRA dangerous waste facility or unit under WAC 173-303-840). The department will notify the applicant and each person who has submitted written comments or requested notice of the final permit decision. For purposes of this section, a final permit means a final decision to issue, deny, modify, revoke and reissue, or terminate a permit.
(b) A final permit decision will become effective thirty days after the service of notice of the decision, unless:
(i) A later effective date is specified in the decision; or
(ii) No comments requested a change in the draft permit, in which case the permit will become effective immediately upon issuance; or
(iii) Review is requested under chapter 43.21B RCW or an evidentiary hearing is requested under RCW 43.21B.160.
(9) Response to comments. At the time that any final permit is issued, the department will issue a response to comments. This response will specify which provisions, if any, of the draft permit have been changed in the final permit decision and the reason for the change, and briefly describe and respond to all significant comments of the draft permit raised during the public comment period or during any hearing. The response to comments shall be available to the public.
(10) Decision-making procedure for modification, revocation and reissuance, or termination of permits.
(a) Permits may be modified, revoked and reissued, or terminated
either at the request of any interested person (including the permittee)
or upon the department's initiative. However, permits may only be
modified or revoked and reissued for the reasons specified in WAC 173-303-830(3) ((and (4))), or terminated for the reasons specified in WAC
173-303-805 or ((173-303-806)) 173-303-830(5). All requests must be in
writing and must contain facts or reasons supporting the request.
(b) If the department tentatively decides to modify or revoke and reissue a permit under WAC 173-303-830 (3) or (4)(c), it will prepare the draft permit under WAC 173-303-840(2), incorporating the proposed changes. The department may request additional information and, in the case of a modified permit, may require the submission of an updated permit application. In the case of revoked and reissued permits, the department will require the submission of a new application.
(c) In a permit modification under this ((section)) subsection, only
those conditions to be modified will be reopened when a new draft permit
is prepared. All other aspects of the existing permit will remain in
effect for the duration of the unmodified permit. When a permit is
revoked and reissued under this section, the entire permit is reopened
just as if the permit had expired and was being reissued. During any
revocation and reissuance proceeding the permittee must comply with all
conditions of the existing permit until a new final permit is reissued.
(d) (("Minor modifications")) "Class 1 and class 2 modifications"
as defined in WAC 173-303-830 (4)(a) and (b) are not subject to the
requirements of this ((section)) subsection.
(e) If the department tentatively decides to terminate an interim
status permit under WAC 173-303-805 or a final permit under WAC 173-303-806, it will issue a notice of intent to terminate. A notice of intent
to terminate is a type of draft permit which follows the same procedures
as any draft permit prepared under WAC 173-303-840(2).
[Statutory Authority: Chapters 70.105 and 70.105D RCW. 95-22-008 (Order
94-30), 173-303-840, filed 10/19/95, effective 11/19/95; 94-01-060
(Order 92-33), 173-303-840, filed 12/8/93, effective 1/8/94. Statutory
Authority: Chapter 70.105 RCW. 84-14-031 (Order DE 84-22), 173-303-840, filed 6/27/84. Statutory Authority: Chapter 70.105 RCW and RCW
70.95.260. 82-05-023 (Order DE 81-33), 173-303-840, filed 2/10/82.]
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending Order 92-33, filed 12/8/93, effective 1/8/94 WAC 173-303-900 Public involvement and participation. (1) Intent. Public involvement and participation plays a significant role in the decision making process. The department intends to foster public awareness, information and consultation, and to respond actively to public concerns. The department will inform the public of major issues, proposed projects, and regulatory changes, and will consult interested and affected segments of the public before making important decisions. The overall goal of the department is to provide knowledge to the public about dangerous waste issues that vitally affect the state, to encourage broader understanding of the public role in dangerous wastes and their proper management, and to promote an open dialogue between the public, industry, and government.
(2) Applicable requirements. In fulfilling the intent of public involvement and participation in the decision making process, the department will refer to and, where applicable, follow the requirements and guidance set forth in the following:
(a) Chapter 34.04 RCW, Administrative Procedure Act;
(b) Chapter 34.08 RCW, Washington State Register Act of 1977;
(c) Chapter 42.17 RCW, Public Records Act;
(d) Chapter 197-11 WAC, Guidelines interpreting and implementing the State Environmental Policy Act;
(e) 40 CFR Part 25, Public Participation in Programs Under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, the Safe Drinking Water Act, and the Clean Water Act; and
(f) ((The Washington state solid waste management plan, December
1980.)) Reserve.
[Statutory Authority: Chapters 70.105 and 70.105D RCW. 94-01-060 (Order
92-33), 173-303-900, filed 12/8/93, effective 1/8/94. Statutory
Authority: Chapter 70.105 RCW and RCW 70.95.260. 82-05-023 (Order DE
81-33), 173-303-900, filed 2/10/82.]
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending Order 94-30, filed 10/19/95, effective
11/19/95)
WAC 173-303-910 Petitions. (1) General petitions.
(a) Any person may petition the department to modify or revoke any provision in this chapter. This subsection sets forth general requirements which apply to all such petitions. The remaining subsections of this section describe additional requirements for specific types of petitions.
(b) Each petition must be submitted to the department by certified mail and must include:
(i) The petitioner's name and address;
(ii) A statement of the petitioner's interest in the proposed action;
(iii) A description of the proposed action, including (where appropriate) suggested regulatory language; and
(iv) A statement of the need and justification for the proposed action, including any supporting tests, studies, or other information.
(c) The department will make a tentative decision to grant or deny the petition and give public notice of the tentative decision in writing. The notice will be distributed to interested persons on a mailing list developed specifically for petitions and persons expressing interest in amendments to this chapter. The public comment period will be a minimum of forty-five days.
(d) Upon the written request of any interested person, the director may, at his discretion, hold a conference to consider oral comments on the action proposed in the petition. A person requesting a conference must state the issues to be raised and explain why written comments would not suffice to communicate the person's views. The director may in any case decide on his own motion to hold a conference.
(e) After evaluating all public comments the department will make a final decision in accordance with RCW 34.05.330 or 34.05.240. The department will either deny the petition in writing (stating its reasons for denial), or grant the petition and, when appropriate, initiate rule-making proceedings in accordance with RCW 34.05.330.
(2) Petitions for equivalent testing or analytical methods.
(a) Any person seeking to add a testing or analytical method to WAC 173-303-110 may petition for a regulatory amendment under this section. To be successful, the person must demonstrate to the satisfaction of the department that the proposed method is equal to or superior to the corresponding method prescribed in WAC 173-303-110, in terms of its sensitivity, accuracy, and precision (i.e., reproducibility).
(b) Each petition must include, in addition to the information required by subsection (1) of this section:
(i) A full description of the proposed method, including all procedural steps and equipment used in the method;
(ii) A description of the types of wastes or waste matrices for which the proposed method may be used;
(iii) Comparative results obtained from using the proposed method with those obtained from using the relevant or corresponding methods prescribed in WAC 173-303-110;
(iv) An assessment of any factors which may interfere with, or limit the use of, the proposed method; and
(v) A description of the quality control procedures necessary to ensure the sensitivity, accuracy and precision of the proposed method.
(c) After receiving a petition for an equivalent testing or analytical method, the department may request any additional information on the proposed method which it may reasonably require to evaluate the proposal.
(d) If the department amends the regulations to permit use of a new testing method, the method will be incorporated in a document which will be available from the department.
(3) Petitions for exempting dangerous wastes from a particular generator.
(a) Any generator seeking to exempt his dangerous waste may petition the department for exemption from the requirements of WAC 173-303-070 through 173-303-100.
(b) To be successful, the generator must make the demonstrations
required in WAC 173-303-072(3) and, where applicable, (4) ((and (5))).
(c) Each petition must include, in addition to the information required by subsection (1) of this section:
(i) The name and address of the laboratory facility performing the sampling or tests of the waste;
(ii) The names and qualifications of the persons sampling and testing the waste;
(iii) The dates of sampling and testing;
(iv) The location of the generating facility;
(v) A description of the manufacturing processes or other operations and feed materials producing the waste and an assessment of whether such processes, operations, or feed materials can or might produce a waste that is not covered by the demonstration;
(vi) A description of the waste and an estimate of the average and maximum monthly and annual quantities of waste covered by the demonstration;
(vii) Pertinent data on and discussion of the factors delineated in
WAC 173-303-072(3) and, where applicable, (4) ((and (5)));
(viii) A description of the methodologies and equipment used to obtain the representative samples;
(ix) A description of the sample handling and preparation techniques, including techniques used for extraction, containerization and preservation of the samples;
(x) A description of the tests performed (including results);
(xi) The names and model numbers of the instruments used in performing the tests and the date of the last calibration for instruments which must be calibrated according to manufacturer's instructions; and
(xii) The following statement signed by the generator of the waste
or his authorized representative:
I certify under penalty of law that I have personally examined
and am familiar with the information submitted in this
demonstration and all attached documents, and that, based on
my inquiry of those individuals immediately responsible for
obtaining the information, I believe that the submitted
information is true, accurate, and complete. I am aware that
there are significant penalties for submitting false
information, including the possibility of fine and
imprisonment.
(d) After receiving a petition for a dangerous waste exemption, the department may request any additional information which it may reasonably require to evaluate the petition.
(e) An exemption will only apply to the waste generated by the particular generator covered by the demonstration and will not apply to waste from any other generator.
(f) The department may exempt only part of the waste for which the demonstration is submitted where there is reason to believe that variability of the waste justifies a partial exemption.
(g) The department may (but will not be required to) grant a temporary exemption before making a final decision under subsection (1) of this section, whenever it finds that there is a substantial likelihood that an exemption will be finally granted.
(h) Any waste for which an exemption is sought will remain designated and be subject to the applicable requirements of this chapter until the generator of the waste is notified by the department that his waste is exempt.
(4) Petition for exclusion.
(a) Any generators seeking exclusion of a class of similar or identical wastes under WAC 173-303-071, excluded categories of waste, may petition the department for exclusion. To be successful, the generator(s) must make the demonstrations required in WAC 173-303-072(6) for all those wastes generated in the state which might be excluded pursuant to granting a petition submitted under this subsection. No class of wastes will be excluded if any of the wastes are regulated as hazardous waste under 40 CFR Part 261.
(b) Each petition for exclusion must include the information required by subsections (1) and (3)(c) of this section and any other information required by the department.
(c) After receiving a petition for exclusion, the department may request any additional information it deems necessary to evaluate the petition.
(5) Petition for designation change. The provisions of (a)(i) of this subsection do not apply to any dangerous waste which is also designated as a hazardous waste under 40 CFR Part 261 Subpart D.
(a) A generator may petition the department to change the designation of his waste as follows:
(i) A waste which is designated only for toxicity pursuant to WAC 173-303-100 but which is toxic solely because it is highly acidic or basic (i.e., due to high or low pH) may be subject only to the requirements for corrosive dangerous wastes, provided that the generator can demonstrate this fact to the department's satisfaction through information provided under (b) of this subsection; and
(ii) A waste which is designated EHW may be redesignated DW, provided that the generator can demonstrate that such redesignation is appropriate through information provided under (b) of this subsection.
(b) A petition under this subsection must include:
(i) The information required by subsections (1) and (3)(c) of this section; and
(ii) Such other information as required by the department.
(c) A designation change under this subsection will become effective only after the department has approved the change and notified the generator of such approval.
(6) Petitions to allow land disposal of a waste restricted under WAC 173-303-140.
(a) Any person seeking a land disposal restriction exemption allowed under WAC 173-303-140(6) must submit a petition to the department. The petition must include the following general information:
(i) The petitioner's name and address;
(ii) A statement of the petitioner's interest in the proposed action;
(iii) A description of the proposed action;
(iv) A statement of the need and justification for the proposed action;
(v) An identification of the specific waste and the specific land disposal unit for which the exemption is desired;
(vi) A waste analysis to describe fully the chemical and physical characteristics of the subject waste. All waste and environmental sampling, test, and analysis data must be accurate and reproducible to the extent that state-of-the-art techniques allow; and
(vii) A quality assurance and quality control plan that addresses all sampling and testing aspects of the information provided in the petition.
(b) In addition to the general information requirements in subsection (a) of this section, the following specific information must be provided in the petition for individual case-by-case exemptions.
(i) Petition for land disposal exemption for treatment residuals. Petitions for exemption of treatment residuals, as allowed under WAC 173-303-140 (6)(a), must:
(A) Provide the type of waste management or treatment method applied to the waste and the rationale for selecting this method as the best achievable management method; and
(B) Document that the land disposal of the treatment residual would not pose a greater risk to public health and the environment than land disposal of the original wastes, including an analysis of the treatment residuals to fully describe their chemical and physical characteristics; and
(C) Provide the management alternatives for the treatment residuals and the factors which, if an exemption is not granted, would prevent the utilization of the best achievable management method for the original dangerous waste.
(ii) Petition for economic hardship exemption. Petitions for exemption on the basis of economic hardship, as allowed under WAC 173-303-140 (6)(b), must:
(A) Supply the current management costs and the projected management costs to comply with the requirements of WAC 173-303-140; and
(B) Provide the source of information utilized in determining the economic estimates; and
(C) Provide a discussion of how the projected compliance costs would impose an unreasonable economic burden.
(iii) Petition for leachable inorganic waste exemption. Petitions for exemption of leachable inorganic wastes, as allowed under WAC 173-303-140 (6)(c), must:
(A) Provide information demonstrating that the stabilization of the dangerous waste is less protective of public health and the environment than landfilling; or
(B) Provide a list of stabilization facilities that could accept the dangerous waste and information demonstrating that they do not have available capacity to stabilize the waste; or
(C) Provide information describing the types of stabilization utilized which did not reduce the solubility and mobility of the dangerous waste constituents and describe any other stabilization methods that have been considered but not utilized.
(iv) Petition for organic/carbonaceous waste exemption. Petitions
for exemption of organic/carbonaceous wastes, as allowed under WAC 173-303-140 (6)(((d))) (c), must:
(A) Provide information demonstrating that recycling, treatment and incineration facilities are unavailable for the waste, including a map marked both with the point of waste generation and the point(s) of the nearest treatment, recycling and incineration facility(s) that could manage the dangerous waste; or
(B) Provide information demonstrating that the alternative management methods for organic/carbonaceous waste are less protective of public health and the environment than stabilization and landfilling; or
(C) Provide information demonstrating that:
(I) Recycling and treatment facilities are unavailable for the waste, including a map marked both with the point of waste generation and the point(s) of the nearest treatment, recycling and incineration facility(s) that could manage the dangerous waste; and
(II) The organic/carbonaceous waste has a heat content less than 3,000 BTU/LB or a moisture content greater than sixty-five percent.
(c) Each petition must include the following statement signed by the
petitioner or an authorized representative:
I certify under penalty of law that I have personally examined
and am familiar with the information submitted in this
petition and all attached documents, and that, based on my
inquiry of those individuals immediately responsible for
obtaining the information, I believe the submitted information
is true, accurate, and complete. I am aware that there are
significant penalties for submitting false information,
including the possibility of fine and imprisonment.
(d) Each petition must be submitted to:
Department of Ecology
HWTR Program
ATTN Land Disposal Exemption
PO BOX 47600
Olympia, WA 98504-7600
(e) After receiving a petition, the department may request any additional information that reasonably may be required to evaluate the petition and accompanying demonstration, such as a comprehensive characterization of the disposal unit site including an analysis of background air, soil, and water quality. Simulation models must be calibrated for the specific waste and site conditions, and verified for accuracy by comparison with actual measurements.
(f)(i) The department will make a tentative decision to grant or deny the petition and give public notice of the tentative decision in writing. The notice will be distributed to interested persons on a mailing list developed specifically for petitions and persons expressing interest in amendments to this chapter. The public comment period will be a minimum of forty-five days.
(ii) Upon the written request of any interested person, the department may, at its discretion, hold a conference to consider oral comments on the action proposed in the petition. A person requesting a conference must state the issues to be raised and explain why written comments would not suffice to communicate the person's views. The department may in any case decide on its own motion to hold a conference.
(iii) After evaluating all public comments the department will make a final decision in accordance with RCW 34.04.060 or 34.04.080. The department will either deny the petition in writing (stating its reasons for denial), or grant the petition.
(g) Prior to the department's decision, the applicant is required to comply with all restrictions on land disposal under WAC 173-303-140. The department should respond to a petition within ninety days.
(h) If an exemption is granted, the department may include specific conditions as deemed necessary by the department to protect public health and the environment.
(i) If granted, the exemption will apply to land disposal of the specific restricted waste at the individual disposal unit described in the petition and accompanying demonstration. The exemption will not apply to any other restricted waste at that disposal unit, nor will it apply to that specific restricted waste at any other disposal unit.
(j) If an exemption is granted, the department may withdraw the exemption on the following bases:
(i) If there is a threat to public health and the environment; or
(ii) If there is migration of dangerous waste constituents from the land disposal unit or site for as long as the waste remains dangerous; or
(iii) If the department finds reason to believe that the information submitted in a petition is inaccurate or has been falsified such that the petition should have been denied.
(k) The term of an exemption granted under this subsection will be established by the department at the time of issuance.
(l) Any exemption granted by the department does not relieve the petitioner of his responsibilities in the management of dangerous waste under chapter 173-303 WAC.
(m) The department may (but will not be required to) grant a temporary exemption before making a final decision, whenever it finds that there is a substantial likelihood that an exemption will be finally granted. Temporary exemptions will not be subject to the procedures of (f) of this subsection. Temporary exemptions will not be a cause of delaying final decision making on the petition request.
(7) Petitions to amend WAC 173-303-573 to include additional dangerous wastes.
(a) Any person seeking to add a dangerous waste or a category of dangerous waste to the universal waste regulations of WAC 173-303-573 may petition for a regulatory amendment under this section and WAC 173-303-573 (39) and (40).
(b) To be successful, the petitioner must demonstrate to the satisfaction of the department that regulation under the universal waste regulations of WAC 173-303-573: Is appropriate for the waste or category of waste; will improve management practices for the waste or category of waste; and will improve implementation of the dangerous waste program. The petition must include the information required by subsection (1) of this section. The petition should also address as many of the factors listed in WAC 173-303-573(40) as are appropriate for the waste or category of waste addressed in the petition.
(c) The department will grant or deny a petition using the factors listed in WAC 173-303-573(40). The decision will be based on the weight of evidence showing that regulation under WAC 173-303-573 is appropriate for the waste or category of waste, will improve management practices for the waste or category of waste, and will improve implementation of the dangerous waste program.
(d) The department may request additional information needed to
evaluate the merits of the petition.
[Statutory Authority: Chapters 70.105 and 70.105D RCW. 95-22-008 (Order
94-30), 173-303-910, filed 10/19/95, effective 11/19/95; 94-01-060
(Order 92-33), 173-303-910, filed 12/8/93, effective 1/8/94. Statutory
Authority: Chapter 70.105 RCW. 88-02-057 (Order DE 83-36), 173-303-910, filed 1/5/88, effective 2/5/88; 86-12-057 (Order DE-85-10), 173-303-910, filed 6/3/86; 84-14-031 (Order DE 84-22), 173-303-910, filed
6/27/84. Statutory Authority: Chapter 70.105 RCW and RCW 70.95.260.
82-05-023 (Order DE 81-33), 173-303-910, filed 2/10/82.]
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending Order 94-30, filed 10/19/95, effective
11/19/95)
WAC 173-303-9903 Discarded chemical products list.
Comment: For the convenience of the regulated community, the primary hazardous
properties of these materials have been indicated by the letters T (Toxicity), and
R (Reactivity). Absence of a letter indicates that the compound is only listed for
acute toxicity.
The "P" wastes and their corresponding Dangerous Waste Numbers are:
Dangerous Chemical Substance
Waste No. Abstracts No.
P023 107-20-0 Acetaldehyde, chloro-
P002 591-08-2 Acetamide, N-
(aminothioxomethyl)-
P057 640-19-7 Acetamide, 2-fluoro-
P058 62-74-8 Acetic acid, fluoro-, sodium salt
P002 591-08-2 1-Acetyl-2-thiourea
P003 107-02-8 Acrolein
P070 116-06-3 Aldicarb
P203 1646-88-4 Aldicarb sulfone
P004 309-00-2 Aldrin
P005 107-18-6 Allyl alcohol
P006 20859-73-8 Aluminum phosphide (R,T)
P007 2763-96-4 5-(Aminomethyl)-3-isoxazolol
P008 504-24-5 4-Aminopyridine
P009 131-74-8 Ammonium picrate (R)
P119 7803-55-6 Ammonium vanadate
P099 506-61-6 Argentate(1-), bis(cyano-C)-,
potassium
P010 7778-39-4 Arsenic acid H3AsO4
P012 1327-53-3 Arsenic oxide As2O3
P011 1303-28-2 Arsenic oxide As2O5
P011 1303-28-2 Arsenic pentoxide
P012 1327-53-3 Arsenic trioxide
P038 692-42-2 Arsine, diethyl-
P036 696-28-6 Arsonous dichloride, phenyl-
P054 151-56-4 Aziridine
P067 75-55-8 Aziridine, 2-methyl-
P013 542-62-1 Barium cyanide
P024 106-47-8 Benzenamine, 4-chloro-
P077 100-01-6 Benzenamine, 4-nitro-
P028 100-44-7 Benzene, (chloromethyl)-
P042 51-43-4 1,2-Benzenediol, 4-[1-hydroxy-2-
(methylamino)ethyl]-, (R)-
P046 122-09-8 Benzeneethanamine, alpha,alpha-
dimethyl-
P014 108-98-5 Benzenethiol
P127 1563-66-2 7-Benzofuranol, 2,3-dihydro-2,2- dimethyl-, methylcarbamate
P188 57-64-7 Benzoic acid, 2-hydroxy-, compd.
with (3aS-cis)-1,2,3,3a,8,8a-
hexahydro-1,3a,8-
trimethylpyrrolo[2,3-b]indol-5-yl
methylcarbamate ester (1:1)
P001 181-81-2 2H-1-Benzopyran-2-one, 4-
hydroxy-3-(3-oxo-1-phenylbutyl)-,
& salts, when present at
concentrations greater than 0.3%
P028 100-44-7 Benzyl chloride
P015 7440-41-7 Beryllium powder
P017 598-31-2 Bromoacetone
P018 357-57-3 Brucine
P045 39196-18-4 2-Butanone, 3,3-dimethyl-1-
(methylthio)-, O-
[methylamino)carbonyl] oxime
P021 592-01-8 Calcium cyanide
P189 55285-14-8 Carbamic acid, [(dibutylamino)-
thio]methyl-, 2,3-dihydro-2,2-
dimethyl- 7-benzofuranyl ester
P191 644-64-4 Carbamic acid, dimethyl-, 1-
[(dimethyl-amino)carbonyl]- 5-
methyl- 1H-pyrazol-3-yl ester
P192 119-38-0 Carbamic acid, dimethyl-, 3-methyl-
1- (1-methylethyl)-1H- pyrazol-5-yl
ester
P190 1129-41-5 Carbamic acid, methyl-, 3-
methylphenyl ester
P127 1563-66-2 Carbofuran
P021 592-01-8 Calcium cyanide Ca(CN)2
P022 75-15-0 Carbon disulfide
P189 55285-14-8 Carbosulfan
P095 75-44-5 Carbonic dichloride
P023 107-20-0 Chloroacetaldehyde
P024 106-47-8 p-Chloroaniline
P026 5344-82-1 1-(o-Chlorophenyl)thiourea
P027 542-76-7 3-Chloropropionitrile
P029 544-92-3 Copper cyanide
P029 544-92-3 Copper cyanide Cu(CN)
P202 64-00-6 m-Cumenyl methylcarbamate
P030 Cyanides (soluble cyanide salts),
not otherwise specified
P031 460-19-5 Cyanogen
P033 506-77-4 Cyanogen chloride
P033 506-77-4 Cyanogen chloride (CN)Cl
P034 131-89-5 2-Cyclohexyl-4,6-dinitrophenol
P016 542-88-1 Dichloromethyl ether
P036 696-28-6 Dichlorophenylarsine
P037 60-57-1 Dieldrin
P038 692-42-2 Diethylarsine
P041 311-45-5 Diethyl-p-nitrophenyl phosphate
P040 297-97-2 O,O-Diethyl O-pyrazinyl
phosphorothioate
P043 55-91-4 Diisopropylfluorophosphate
(DFP)
P191 644-64-4 Dimetilan
P004 309-00-2 1,4,5,8-Dimethanonaphthalene,
1,2,3,4,10,10-hexa- chloro-
1,4,4a,5,8,8a,-hexahydro-,
(1alpha,4alpha,4abeta,5alpha,
8alpha,8abeta)-
P060 465-73-6 1,4,5,8-Dimethanonaphthalene,
1,2,3,4,10,10-hexa- chloro-
1,4,4a,5,8,8a-hexahydro-,
(1alpha,4alpha,4abeta,5beta,
8beta,8abeta)-
P037 60-57-1 2,7:3,6-Dimethanonaphth[2,3-
b]oxirene, 3,4,5,6,9,9-hexachloro-
1a,2,2a,3,6,6a,7,7a-octahydro-,
(1aalpha,2beta,2aalpha,3beta,
6beta,6aalpha,7beta, 7aalpha)-
P051 172-20-8 2,7:3,6-Dimethanonaphth [2,3-
b]oxirene, 3,4,5,6,9,9-hexachloro-
1a,2,2a,3,6,6a,7,7a-octahydro-,
(1aalpha,2beta,2abeta,3alpha,
6alpha,6abeta,7beta, 7aalpha)-, &
metabolites
P044 60-51-5 Dimethoate
P046 122-09-8 alpha,alpha-
Dimethylphenethylamine
P047 1534-52-1 4,6-Dinitro-o-cresol, & salts
P048 51-28-5 2,4-Dinitrophenol
P020 88-85-7 Dinoseb
P085 152-16-9 Diphosphoramide, octamethyl-
P111 107-49-3 Diphosphoric acid, tetraethyl ester
P039 298-04-4 Disulfoton
P049 541-53-7 Dithiobiuret
P185 26419-73-8 1,3-Dithiolane-2-carboxaldehyde,
2,4-dimethyl-, O- [(methylamino)-
carbonyl]oxime
P050 115-29-7 Endosulfan
P088 145-73-3 Endothall
P051 72-20-8 Endrin
P051 72-20-8 Endrin, & metabolites
P042 51-43-4 Epinephrine
P031 460-19-5 Ethanedinitrile
P194 23135-22-0 Ethanimidothioc acid, 2-
(dimethylamino)-N-[[(methylamino)
carbonyl]oxy]-2-oxo-, methyl ester
P066 16752-77-5 Ethanimidothioic acid, N-
[[(methylamino)carbonyl]oxy]-,
methyl ester
P101 107-12-0 Ethyl cyanide
P054 151-56-4 Ethyleneimine
P097 52-85-7 Famphur
P056 7782-41-4 Fluorine
P057 640-19-7 Fluoroacetamide
P058 62-74-8 Fluoroacetic acid, sodium salt
P198 23422-53-9 Formetanate hydrochloride
P197 17702-57-7 Formparanate
P065 628-86-4 Fulminic acid, mercury(2+) salt
(R,T)
P059 76-44-8 Heptachlor
P062 757-58-4 Hexaethyl tetraphosphate
P116 79-19-6 Hydrazinecarbothioamide
P068 60-34-4 Hydrazine, methyl-
P063 74-90-8 Hydrocyanic acid
P063 74-90-8 Hydrogen cyanide
P096 7803-51-2 Hydrogen phosphide
P060 465-73-6 Isodrin
P192 119-38-0 Isolan
P202 64-00-6 3-Isopropylphenyl N-
methylcarbamate
P007 2763-96-4 3(2H)-Isoxazolone, 5-
(aminomethyl)-
P196 15339-36-3 Manganese,
bis(dimethylcarbamodithioato-S,S')-
P196 15339-36-3 Manganese dimethyldithiocarbamate
P092 62-38-4 Mercury, (acetato-O)phenyl-
P065 628-86-4 Mercury fulminate (R,T)
P198 23422-53-9 Methanimidamide, N,N-dimethyl-
N'-[3-[[(methylamino)-
carbonyl]oxy]phenyl]-,
monohydrochloride
P197 17702-57-7 Methanimidamide, N,N-dimethyl-
N'-[2-methyl-4-
[[(methylamino)carbonyl]oxy]
phenyl]-
P082 62-75-9 Methanamine, N-methyl-N-
nitroso-
P064 624-83-9 Methane, isocyanato-
P016 542-88-1 Methane, oxybis[chloro-
P112 509-14-8 Methane, tetranitro- (R)
P118 75-70-7 Methanethiol, trichloro-
P050 115-29-7 6,9-Methano-2,4,3-
benzodioxathiepin, 6,7,8,9,10,10-
hexachloro-1,5,5a,6,9,9a-
hexahydro-, 3-oxide
P059 76-44-8 4,7-Methano-1H-indene,
1,4,5,6,7,8,8-heptachloro-
3a,4,7,7a-tetrahydro-
P199 2032-65-7 Methiocarb
P066 16752-77-5 Methomyl
P068 60-34-4 Methyl hydrazine
P064 624-83-9 Methyl isocyanate
P069 75-86-5 2-Methyllactonitrile
P071 298-00-0 Methyl parathion
P190 1129-41-5 Metolcarb
P128 315-18-4 Mexacarbate
P072 86-88-4 alpha-Naphthylthiourea
P073 13463-39-3 Nickel carbonyl
P073 13463-39-3 Nickel carbonyl Ni(CO)4, (T-4)-
P074 557-19-7 Nickel cyanide
P074 557-19-7 Nickel cyanide Ni(CN)2
P075 154-11-5 Nicotine, & salts
P076 10102-43-9 Nitric oxide
P077 100-01-6 p-Nitroaniline
P078 10102-44-0 Nitrogen dioxide
P076 10102-43-9 Nitrogen oxide NO
P078 10102-44-0 Nitrogen oxide NO2
P081 55-63-0 Nitroglycerine (R)
P082 62-75-9 N-Nitrosodimethylamine
P084 4549-40-0 N-Nitrosomethylvinylamine
P085 152-16-9 Octamethylpyrophosphoramide
P087 20816-12-0 Osmium oxide OsO4, (T-4)-
P087 20816-12-0 Osmium tetroxide
P088 145-73-3 7-Oxabicyclo[2.2.1]heptane-2,3-
dicarboxylic acid
P194 23135-22-0 Oxamyl
P089 56-38-2 Parathion
P034 131-89-5 Phenol, 2-cyclohexyl-4,6-dinitro-
P128 315-18-4 Phenol, 4-(dimethylamino)-3,5-
dimethyl-, methylcarbamate (ester)
P199 2032-65-7 Phenol, (3,5-dimethyl-4-
(methylthio)-, methylcarbamate
P048 51-28-5 Phenol, 2,4-dinitro-
P047 1534-52-1 Phenol, 2-methyl-4,6-dinitro-, &
salts
P202 64-00-6 Phenol, 3-(1-methylethyl)-, methyl
carbamate
P201 2631-37-0 Phenol, 3-methyl-5-(1-methylethyl)-,
methyl carbamate
P020 88-85-7 Phenol, 2-(1-methylpropyl)-4,6-
dinitro-
P009 131-74-8 Phenol, 2,4,6-trinitro-, ammonium
salt (R)
P092 62-38-4 Phenylmercury acetate
P093 103-85-5 Phenylthiourea
P094 298-02-2 Phorate
P095 75-44-5 Phosgene
P096 7803-51-2 Phosphine
P041 311-45-5 Phosphoric acid, diethyl 4-
nitrophenyl ester
P039 298-04-4 Phosphorodithioic acid, O,O-
diethyl S-[2-(ethylthio)ethyl] ester
P094 298-02-2 Phosphorodithioic acid, O,O-
diethyl S-[(ethylthio)methyl] ester
P044 60-51-5 Phosphorodithioic acid, O,O-
dimethyl S-[2-(methylamino)-2-
oxoethyl] ester
P043 55-91-4 Phosphorofluoridic acid, bis(1-
methylethyl) ester
P089 56-38-2 Phosphorothioic acid, O,O-diethyl
O-(4-nitrophenyl) ester
P040 297-97-2 Phosphorothioic acid, O,O-diethyl
O-pyrazinyl ester
P097 52-85-7 Phosphorothioic acid, O-[4-
[(dimethylamino)sulfonyl]phenyl]
O,O-dimethyl ester
P071 298-00-0 Phosphorothioic acid, O,O,-
dimethyl O-(4-nitrophenyl) ester
P204 57-47-6 Physostigmine
P188 57-64-7 Physostigmine salicylate
P110 78-00-2 Plumbane, tetraethyl-
P098 151-50-8 Potassium cyanide
P098 151-50-8 Potassium cyanide K(CN)
P099 506-61-6 Potassium silver cyanide
P201 2631-37-0 Promecarb
P203 1646-88-4 Propanal, 2-methyl-2-(methyl-
sulfonyl)-, O-
[(methylamino)carbonyl] oxime
P070 116-06-3 Propanal, 2-methyl-2-
(methylthio)-, O-
[(methylamino)carbonyl]oxime
P101 107-12-0 Propanenitrile
P027 542-76-7 Propanenitrile, 3-chloro-
P069 75-86-5 Propanenitrile, 2-hydroxy-2-
methyl-
P081 55-63-0 1,2,3-Propanetriol, trinitrate (R)
P017 598-31-2 2-Propanone, 1-bromo-
P102 107-19-7 Propargyl alcohol
P003 107-02-8 2-Propenal
P005 107-18-6 2-Propen-1-ol
P067 75-55-8 1,2-Propylenimine
P102 107-19-7 2-Propyn-1-ol
P008 504-24-5 4-Pyridinamine
P075 154-11-5 Pyridine, 3-(1-methyl-2-
pyrrolidinyl)-, (S)-, & salts
P204 57-47-6 Pyrrolo[2,3-b]indol-5-ol,
1,2,3,3a,8,8a-hexahydro-
1,3a,8-trimethyl-,
methylcarbamate (ester), (3aS-cis)-
P114 12039-52-0 Selenious acid, dithallium(1+) salt
P103 630-10-4 Selenourea
P104 506-64-9 Silver cyanide
P104 506-64-9 Silver cyanide Ag(CN)
P105 26628-22-8 Sodium azide
P106 143-33-9 Sodium cyanide
P106 143-33-9 Sodium cyanide Na(CN)
P108 157-24-9 Strychnidin-10-one, & salts
P018 357-57-3 Strychnidin-10-one, 2,3-
dimethoxy-
P108 157-24-9 Strychnine, & salts
P115 7446-18-6 Sulfuric acid, dithallium(1+) salt
P109 3689-24-5 Tetraethyldithiopyrophosphate
P110 78-00-2 Tetraethyl lead
P111 107-49-3 Tetraethyl pyrophosphate
P112 509-14-8 Tetranitromethane (R)
P062 757-58-4 Tetraphosphoric acid, hexaethyl
ester
P113 1314-32-5 Thallic oxide
P113 1314-32-5 Thallium oxide Tl2O3
P114 12039-52-0 Thallium(I) selenite
P115 7446-18-6 Thallium(I) sulfate
P109 3689-24-5 Thiodiphosphoric acid, tetraethyl
ester
P045 39196-18-4 Thiofanox
P049 541-53-7 Thioimidodicarbonic diamide
[(H2N)C(S)]2NH
P014 108-98-5 Thiophenol
P116 79-19-6 Thiosemicarbazide
P026 5344-82-1 Thiourea, (2-chlorophenyl)-
P072 86-88-4 Thiourea, 1-naphthalenyl-
P093 103-85-5 Thiourea, phenyl-
P185 26419-73-8 Tirpate
P123 8001-35-2 Toxaphene
P118 75-70-7 Trichloromethanethiol
P119 7803-55-6 Vanadic acid, ammonium salt
P120 1314-62-1 Vanadium oxide V2O5
P120 1314-62-1 Vanadium pentoxide
P084 4549-40-0 Vinylamine, N-methyl-N-nitroso-
P001 181-81-2 Warfarin, & salts, when present
at concentrations greater than
0.3%
P205 137-30-4 Zinc,
bis(dimethylcarbamodithioato-S,S')-
P121 557-21-1 Zinc cyanide
P121 557-21-1 Zinc cyanide Zn(CN)2
P122 1314-84-7 Zinc phosphide Zn3P2, when
present at concentrations greater
than 10% (R,T)
P205 137-30-4 Ziram
FOOTNOTE: 1CAS Number given for parent compound only.
Comment: For the convenience of the regulated community, the primary hazardous properties of these materials have been indicated by the letters T (Toxicity), R (Reactivity), I
(Ignitability) and C (Corrosivity). Absence of a letter indicates that the compound is only listed for toxicity.
The "U" wastes and their corresponding Dangerous Waste Numbers are:
Hazardous Chemical Substance
Waste No. Abstracts No.
U394 30558-43-1 A2213
U001 75-07-0 Acetaldehyde (I)
U034 75-87-6 Acetaldehyde, trichloro-
U187 62-44-2 Acetamide, N-(4-ethoxyphenyl)-
U005 53-96-3 Acetamide, N-9H-fluoren-2-yl-
U240 194-75-7 Acetic acid, (2,4-
dichlorophenoxy)-, salts & esters
U112 141-78-6 Acetic acid ethyl ester (I)
U144 301-04-2 Acetic acid, lead(2+) salt
U214 563-68-8 Acetic acid, thallium(1+) salt
See F027 93-76-5 Acetic acid, (2,4,5-
trichlorophenoxy)-
U002 67-64-1 Acetone (I)
U003 75-05-8 Acetonitrile (I,T)
U004 98-86-2 Acetophenone
U005 53-96-3 2-Acetylaminofluorene
U006 75-36-5 Acetyl chloride (C,R,T)
U007 79-06-1 Acrylamide
U008 79-10-7 Acrylic acid (I)
U009 107-13-1 Acrylonitrile
U011 61-82-5 Amitrole
U012 62-53-3 Aniline (I,T)
U136 75-60-5 Arsinic acid, dimethyl-
U014 492-80-8 Auramine
U015 115-02-6 Azaserine
U010 50-07-7 Azirino[2',3':3,4]pyrrolo[1,2-
a]indole-4,7-dione, 6-amino-8-
[[(aminocarbonyl)oxy]methyl]-
1,1a,2,8,8a,8b-hexahydro-8a-
methoxy-5-methyl-, [1aS-
(1aalpha, 8beta,8aalpha,8balpha)]-
U280 101-27-9 Barban
U278 22781-23-3 Bendiocarb
U364 22961-82-6 Bendiocarb phenol
U271 17804-35-2 Benomyl
U157 56-49-5 Benz[j]aceanthrylene, 1,2-
dihydro-3-methyl-
U016 225-51-4 Benz[c]acridine
U017 98-87-3 Benzal chloride
U192 23950-58-5 Benzamide, 3,5-dichloro-N-(1,1-
dimethyl-2-propynyl)-
U018 56-55-3 Benz[a]anthracene
U094 57-97-6 Benz[a]anthracene, 7,12-dimethyl-
U012 62-53-3 Benzenamine (I,T)
U014 492-80-8 Benzenamine, 4,4'-
carbonimidoylbis[N,N-dimethyl-
U049 3165-93-3 Benzenamine, 4-chloro-2-methyl-,
hydrochloride
U093 60-11-7 Benzenamine, N,N-dimethyl-4-
(phenylazo)-
U328 95-53-4 Benzenamine, 2-methyl-
U353 106-49-0 Benzenamine, 4-methyl-
U158 101-14-4 Benzenamine, 4,4'-
methylenebis[2-chloro-
U222 636-21-5 Benzenamine, 2-methyl-,
hydrochloride
U181 99-55-8 Benzenamine, 2-methyl-5-nitro-
U019 71-43-2 Benzene (I,T)
U038 510-15-6 Benzeneacetic acid, 4-chloro-
alpha-(4-chlorophenyl)-alpha-
hydroxy-, ethyl ester
U030 101-55-3 Benzene, 1-bromo-4-phenoxy-
U035 305-03-3 Benzenebutanoic acid, 4-[bis(2-
chloroethyl)amino]-
U037 108-90-7 Benzene, chloro-
U221 25376-45-8 Benzenediamine, ar-methyl-
U028 117-81-7 1,2-Benzenedicarboxylic acid,
bis(2-ethylhexyl) ester
U069 84-74-2 1,2-Benzenedicarboxylic acid,
dibutyl ester
U088 84-66-2 1,2-Benzenedicarboxylic acid,
diethyl ester
U102 131-11-3 1,2-Benzenedicarboxylic acid,
dimethyl ester
U107 117-84-0 1,2-Benzenedicarboxylic acid,
dioctyl ester
U070 95-50-1 Benzene, 1,2-dichloro-
U071 541-73-1 Benzene, 1,3-dichloro-
U072 106-46-7 Benzene, 1,4-dichloro-
U060 72-54-8 Benzene, 1,1'-(2,2-
dichloroethylidene)bis[4-chloro-
U017 98-87-3 Benzene, (dichloromethyl)-
U223 26471-62-5 Benzene, 1,3-diisocyanatomethyl-
(R,T)
U239 1330-20-7 Benzene, dimethyl- (I,T)
U201 108-46-3 1,3-Benzenediol
U127 118-74-1 Benzene, hexachloro-
U056 110-82-7 Benzene, hexahydro- (I)
U220 108-88-3 Benzene, methyl-
U105 121-14-2 Benzene, 1-methyl-2,4-dinitro-
U106 606-20-2 Benzene, 2-methyl-1,3-dinitro-
U055 98-82-8 Benzene, (1-methylethyl)- (I)
U169 98-95-3 Benzene, nitro-
U183 608-93-5 Benzene, pentachloro-
U185 82-68-8 Benzene, pentachloronitro-
U020 98-09-9 Benzenesulfonic acid chloride
(C,R)
U020 98-09-9 Benzenesulfonyl chloride (C,R)
U207 95-94-3 Benzene, 1,2,4,5-tetrachloro-
U061 50-29-3 Benzene, 1,1'-(2,2,2-
trichloroethylidene)bis[4-chloro-
U247 72-43-5 Benzene, 1,1'-(2,2,2-
trichloroethylidene)bis[4-
methoxy-
U023 98-07-7 Benzene, (trichloromethyl)-
U234 99-35-4 Benzene, 1,3,5-trinitro-
U021 92-87-5 Benzidine
U202 181-07-2 1,2-Benzisothiazol-3(2H)-one,
1,1-dioxide, & salts
U278 22781-23-3 1,3-Benzodioxol-4-ol, 2,2-dimethyl-,
methyl carbamate
U364 22961-82-6 1,3-Benzodioxol-4-ol, 2,2-dimethyl-
U203 94-59-7 1,3-Benzodioxole, 5-(2-propenyl)-
U141 120-58-1 1,3-Benzodioxole, 5-(1-propenyl)-
U090 94-58-6 1,3-Benzodioxole, 5-propyl-
U367 1563-38-8 7-Benzofuranol,
2,3-dihydro-2,2-dimethyl-
U064 189-55-9 Benzo[rst]pentaphene
U248 181-81-2 2H-1-Benzopyran-2-one, 4-
hydroxy-3-(3-oxo-1-phenyl-
butyl)-, & salts, when present at
concentrations of 0.3% or less
U022 50-32-8 Benzo[a]pyrene
U197 106-51-4 p-Benzoquinone
U023 98-07-7 Benzotrichloride (C,R,T)
U085 1464-53-5 2,2'-Bioxirane
U021 92-87-5 [1,1'-Biphenyl]-4,4'-diamine
U073 91-94-1 [1,1'-Biphenyl]-4,4'-diamine,
3,3'-dichloro-
U091 119-90-4 [1,1'-Biphenyl]-4,4'-diamine,
3,3'-dimethoxy-
U095 119-93-7 [1,1'-Biphenyl]-4,4'-diamine,
3,3'-dimethyl-
U225 75-25-2 Bromoform
U030 101-55-3 4-Bromophenyl phenyl ether
U128 87-68-3 1,3-Butadiene, 1,1,2,3,4,4-
hexachloro-
U172 924-16-3 1-Butanamine, N-butyl-N-nitroso-
U031 71-36-3 1-Butanol (I)
U159 78-93-3 2-Butanone (I,T)
U160 1338-23-4 2-Butanone, peroxide (R,T)
U053 4170-30-3 2-Butenal
U074 764-41-0 2-Butene, 1,4-dichloro- (I,T)
U143 303-34-4 2-Butenoic acid, 2-methyl-, 7-
[[2,3-dihydroxy- 2-(1-
methoxyethyl)-3-methyl-1-
oxobutoxy]methyl]- 2,3,5,7a-
tetrahydro-1H-pyrrolizin-1-yl
ester, [1S-[1alpha(Z),7(2S*,3R*),
7aalpha]]-
U031 71-36-3 n-Butyl alcohol (I)
U136 75-60-5 Cacodylic acid
U032 13765-19-0 Calcium chromate
U238 51-79-6 Carbamic acid, ethyl ester
U178 615-53-2 Carbamic acid, methylnitroso-,
ethyl ester
U372 10605-21-7 Carbamic acid,
1H-benzimidazol-2-yl, methyl ester
U271 17804-35-2 Carbamic acid,
[1-[(butylamino)carbonyl]
-1H-benzimidazol-2-yl]-,
methyl ester
U280 101-27-9 Carbamic acid, (3-chlorophenyl)-,
4-chloro-2-butynyl ester
U373 122-42-9 Carbamic acid, phenyl-,
1-methylethyl ester
U409 23564-05-8 Carbamic acid, [1,2-phenylenebis
(iminocarbonothioyl)]bis-, dimethyl
ester
U097 79-44-7 Carbamic chloride, dimethyl-
U114 1111-54-6 Carbamodithioic acid, 1,2-
ethanediylbis-, salts & esters
U062 2303-16-4 Carbamothioic acid, bis(1-
methylethyl)-, S-(2,3-dichloro-2-
propenyl) ester
U389 2303-17-5 Carbamothioic acid,
bis(1-methylethyl)-,
S-(2,3,3-trichloro-2-propenyl) ester
U387 52888-80-9 Carbamothioic acid, dipropyl-,
S-(phenylmethyl) ester
U279 63-25-2 Carbaryl
U372 10605-21-7 Carbendazim
U367 1563-38-8 Carbofuran phenol
U215 6533-73-9 Carbonic acid, dithallium(1+) salt
U033 353-50-4 Carbonic difluoride
U156 79-22-1 Carbonochloridic acid, methyl
ester (I,T)
U033 353-50-4 Carbon oxyfluoride (R,T)
U211 56-23-5 Carbon tetrachloride
U034 75-87-6 Chloral
U035 305-03-3 Chlorambucil
U036 57-74-9 Chlordane, alpha & gamma
isomers
U026 494-03-1 Chlornaphazin
U037 108-90-7 Chlorobenzene
U038 510-15-6 Chlorobenzilate
U039 59-50-7 p-Chloro-m-cresol
U042 110-75-8 2-Chloroethyl vinyl ether
U044 67-66-3 Chloroform
U046 107-30-2 Chloromethyl methyl ether
U047 91-58-7 beta-Chloronaphthalene
U048 95-57-8 o-Chlorophenol
U049 3165-93-3 4-Chloro-o-toluidine,
hydrochloride
U032 13765-19-0 Chromic acid H2CrO4, calcium
salt
U050 218-01-9 Chrysene
U051 Creosote
U052 1319-77-3 Cresol (Cresylic acid)
U053 4170-30-3 Crotonaldehyde
U055 98-82-8 Cumene (I)
U246 506-68-3 Cyanogen bromide (CN)Br
U197 106-51-4 2,5-Cyclohexadiene-1,4-dione
U056 110-82-7 Cyclohexane (I)
U129 58-89-9 Cyclohexane, 1,2,3,4,5,6-
hexachloro-, (1alpha,2alpha,
3beta,4alpha,5alpha,6beta)-
U057 108-94-1 Cyclohexanone (I)
U130 77-47-4 1,3-Cyclopentadiene, 1,2,3,4,5,5-
hexachloro-
U058 50-18-0 Cyclophosphamide
U240 194-75-7 2,4-D, salts & esters
U059 20830-81-3 Daunomycin
U060 72-54-8 DDD
U061 50-29-3 DDT
U062 2303-16-4 Diallate
U063 53-70-3 Dibenz[a,h]anthracene
U064 189-55-9 Dibenzo[a,i]pyrene
U066 96-12-8 1,2-Dibromo-3-chloropropane
U069 84-74-2 Dibutyl phthalate
U070 95-50-1 o-Dichlorobenzene
U071 541-73-1 m-Dichlorobenzene
U072 106-46-7 p-Dichlorobenzene
U073 91-94-1 3,3'-Dichlorobenzidine
U074 764-41-0 1,4-Dichloro-2-butene (I,T)
U075 75-71-8 Dichlorodifluoromethane
U078 75-35-4 1,1-Dichloroethylene
U079 156-60-5 1,2-Dichloroethylene
U025 111-44-4 Dichloroethyl ether
U027 108-60-1 Dichloroisopropyl ether
U024 111-91-1 Dichloromethoxy ethane
U081 120-83-2 2,4-Dichlorophenol
U082 87-65-0 2,6-Dichlorophenol
U084 542-75-6 1,3-Dichloropropene
U085 1464-53-5 1,2:3,4-Diepoxybutane (I,T)
U395 5952-26-1 Diethylene glycol, dicarbamate
U108 123-91-1 1,4-Diethyleneoxide
U028 117-81-7 Diethylhexyl phthalate
U086 1615-80-1 N,N'-Diethylhydrazine
U087 3288-58-2 O,O-Diethyl S-methyl
dithiophosphate
U088 84-66-2 Diethyl phthalate
U089 56-53-1 Diethylstilbesterol
U090 94-58-6 Dihydrosafrole
U091 119-90-4 3,3'-Dimethoxybenzidine
U092 124-40-3 Dimethylamine (I)
U093 60-11-7 p-Dimethylaminoazobenzene
U094 57-97-6 7,12-Dimethylbenz[a]anthracene
U095 119-93-7 3,3'-Dimethylbenzidine
U096 80-15-9 alpha,alpha-
Dimethylbenzylhydroperoxide (R)
U097 79-44-7 Dimethylcarbamoyl chloride
U098 57-14-7 1,1-Dimethylhydrazine
U099 540-73-8 1,2-Dimethylhydrazine
U101 105-67-9 2,4-Dimethylphenol
U102 131-11-3 Dimethyl phthalate
U103 77-78-1 Dimethyl sulfate
U105 121-14-2 2,4-Dinitrotoluene
U106 606-20-2 2,6-Dinitrotoluene
U107 117-84-0 Di-n-octyl phthalate
U108 123-91-1 1,4-Dioxane
U109 122-66-7 1,2-Diphenylhydrazine
U110 142-84-7 Dipropylamine (I)
U111 621-64-7 Di-n-propylnitrosamine
U041 106-89-8 Epichlorohydrin
U001 75-07-0 Ethanal (I)
U174 55-18-5 Ethanamine, N-ethyl-N-nitroso-
U404 121-44-8 Ethanamine, N,N-diethyl-
U155 91-80-5 1,2-Ethanediamine, N,N-
dimethyl-N'-2-pyridinyl-N'-(2-
thienylmethyl)-
U067 106-93-4 Ethane, 1,2-dibromo-
U076 75-34-3 Ethane, 1,1-dichloro-
U077 107-06-2 Ethane, 1,2-dichloro-
U131 67-72-1 Ethane, hexachloro-
U024 111-91-1 Ethane, 1,1'-
[methylenebis(oxy)]bis[2-chloro-
U117 60-29-7 Ethane, 1,1'-oxybis-(I)
U025 111-44-4 Ethane, 1,1'-oxybis[2-chloro-
U184 76-01-7 Ethane, pentachloro-
U208 630-20-6 Ethane, 1,1,1,2-tetrachloro-
U209 79-34-5 Ethane, 1,1,2,2-tetrachloro-
U218 62-55-5 Ethanethioamide
U226 71-55-6 Ethane, 1,1,1-trichloro-
U227 79-00-5 Ethane, 1,1,2-trichloro-
U410 59669-26-0 Ethanimidothioic acid, N,N'-
[thiobis[(methylimino)
carbonyloxy]]bis-,
dimethyl ester
U394 30558-43-1 Ethanimidothioic acid,
2-(dimethylamino)
-N-hydroxy-2-oxo-, methyl ester
U359 110-80-5 Ethanol, 2-ethoxy-
U173 1116-54-7 Ethanol, 2,2'-(nitrosoimino)bis-
U395 5952-26-1 Ethanol, 2,2'-oxybis-, dicarbamate
U004 98-86-2 Ethanone, 1-phenyl-
U043 75-01-4 Ethene, chloro-
U042 110-75-8 Ethene, (2-chloroethoxy)-
U078 75-35-4 Ethene, 1,1-dichloro-
U079 156-60-5 Ethene, 1,2-dichloro-, (E)-
U210 127-18-4 Ethene, tetrachloro-
U228 79-01-6 Ethene, trichloro-
U112 141-78-6 Ethyl acetate (I)
U113 140-88-5 Ethyl acrylate (I)
U238 51-79-6 Ethyl carbamate (urethane)
U117 60-29-7 Ethyl ether (I)
U114 1111-54-6 Ethylenebisdithiocarbamic acid,
salts & esters
U067 106-93-4 Ethylene dibromide
U077 107-06-2 Ethylene dichloride
U359 110-80-5 Ethylene glycol monoethyl ether
U115 75-21-8 Ethylene oxide (I,T)
U116 96-45-7 Ethylenethiourea
U076 75-34-3 Ethylidene dichloride
U118 97-63-2 Ethyl methacrylate
U119 62-50-0 Ethyl methanesulfonate
U120 206-44-0 Fluoranthene
U122 50-00-0 Formaldehyde
U123 64-18-6 Formic acid (C,T)
U124 110-00-9 Furan (I)
U125 98-01-1 2-Furancarboxaldehyde (I)
U147 108-31-6 2,5-Furandione
U213 109-99-9 Furan, tetrahydro-(I)
U125 98-01-1 Furfural (I)
U124 110-00-9 Furfuran (I)
U206 18883-66-4 Glucopyranose, 2-deoxy-2-(3-
methyl-3-nitrosoureido)-, D-
U206 18883-66-4 D-Glucose, 2-deoxy-2-
[[(methylnitrosoamino)-
carbonyl]amino]-
U126 765-34-4 Glycidylaldehyde
U163 70-25-7 Guanidine, N-methyl-N'-nitro-N-
nitroso-
U127 118-74-1 Hexachlorobenzene
U128 87-68-3 Hexachlorobutadiene
U130 77-47-4 Hexachlorocyclopentadiene
U131 67-72-1 Hexachloroethane
U132 70-30-4 Hexachlorophene
U243 1888-71-7 Hexachloropropene
U133 302-01-2 Hydrazine (R,T)
U086 1615-80-1 Hydrazine, 1,2-diethyl-
U098 57-14-7 Hydrazine, 1,1-dimethyl-
U099 540-73-8 Hydrazine, 1,2-dimethyl-
U109 122-66-7 Hydrazine, 1,2-diphenyl-
U134 7664-39-3 Hydrofluoric acid (C,T)
U134 7664-39-3 Hydrogen fluoride (C,T)
U135 7783-06-4 Hydrogen sulfide
U135 7783-06-4 Hydrogen sulfide H2S
U096 80-15-9 Hydroperoxide, 1-methyl-1-
phenylethyl- (R)
U116 96-45-7 2-Imidazolidinethione
U137 193-39-5 Indeno[1,2,3-cd]pyrene
U190 85-44-9 1,3-Isobenzofurandione
U140 78-83-1 Isobutyl alcohol (I,T)
U141 120-58-1 Isosafrole
U142 143-50-0 Kepone
U143 303-34-4 Lasiocarpine
U144 301-04-2 Lead acetate
U146 1335-32-6 Lead, bis(acetato-
O)tetrahydroxytri-
U145 7446-27-7 Lead phosphate
U146 1335-32-6 Lead subacetate
U129 58-89-9 Lindane
U163 70-25-7 MNNG
U147 108-31-6 Maleic anhydride
U148 123-33-1 Maleic hydrazide
U149 109-77-3 Malononitrile
U150 148-82-3 Melphalan
U151 7439-97-6 Mercury
U152 126-98-7 Methacrylonitrile (I, T)
U092 124-40-3 Methanamine, N-methyl- (I)
U029 74-83-9 Methane, bromo-
U045 74-87-3 Methane, chloro- (I, T)
U046 107-30-2 Methane, chloromethoxy-
U068 74-95-3 Methane, dibromo-
U080 75-09-2 Methane, dichloro-
U075 75-71-8 Methane, dichlorodifluoro-
U138 74-88-4 Methane, iodo-
U119 62-50-0 Methanesulfonic acid, ethyl ester
U211 56-23-5 Methane, tetrachloro-
U153 74-93-1 Methanethiol (I, T)
U225 75-25-2 Methane, tribromo-
U044 67-66-3 Methane, trichloro-
U121 75-69-4 Methane, trichlorofluoro-
U036 57-74-9 4,7-Methano-1H-indene,
1,2,4,5,6,7,8,8-octachloro-
2,3,3a,4,7,7a-hexahydro-
U154 67-56-1 Methanol (I)
U155 91-80-5 Methapyrilene
U142 143-50-0 1,3,4-Metheno-2H-
cyclobuta[cd]pentalen-2-one,
1,1a,3,3a,4,5,5,5a,5b,6-
decachlorooctahydro-
U247 72-43-5 Methoxychlor
U154 67-56-1 Methyl alcohol (I)
U029 74-83-9 Methyl bromide
U186 504-60-9 1-Methylbutadiene (I)
U045 74-87-3 Methyl chloride (I,T)
U156 79-22-1 Methyl chlorocarbonate (I,T)
U226 71-55-6 Methyl chloroform
U157 56-49-5 3-Methylcholanthrene
U158 101-14-4 4,4'-Methylenebis(2-
chloroaniline)
U068 74-95-3 Methylene bromide
U080 75-09-2 Methylene chloride
U159 78-93-3 Methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) (I,T)
U160 1338-23-4 Methyl ethyl ketone peroxide
(R,T)
U138 74-88-4 Methyl iodide
U161 108-10-1 Methyl isobutyl ketone (I)
U162 80-62-6 Methyl methacrylate (I,T)
U161 108-10-1 4-Methyl-2-pentanone (I)
U164 56-04-2 Methylthiouracil
U010 50-07-7 Mitomycin C
U059 20830-81-3 5,12-Naphthacenedione, 8-acetyl-
10-[(3-amino-2,3,6-trideoxy)-
alpha-L-lyxo-hexopyranosyl)oxy]-
7,8,9,10-tetrahydro-6,8,11-
trihydroxy-1-methoxy-, (8S-cis)-
U167 134-32-7 1-Naphthalenamine
U168 91-59-8 2-Naphthalenamine
U026 494-03-1 Naphthalenamine, N,N'-bis(2-
chloroethyl)-
U165 91-20-3 Naphthalene
U047 91-58-7 Naphthalene, 2-chloro-
U166 130-15-4 1,4-Naphthalenedione
U236 72-57-1 2,7-Naphthalenedisulfonic acid,
3,3'-[(3,3'- dimethyl[1,1'-
biphenyl]-4,4'-diyl)bis(azo)bis[5-
amino-4-hydroxy]-, tetrasodium
salt
U279 63-25-2 1-Naphthalenol, methylcarbamate
U166 130-15-4 1,4-Naphthoquinone
U167 134-32-7 alpha-Naphthylamine
U168 91-59-8 beta-Naphthylamine
U217 10102-45-1 Nitric acid, thallium(1+) salt
U169 98-95-3 Nitrobenzene (I,T)
U170 100-02-7 p-Nitrophenol
U171 79-46-9 2-Nitropropane (I,T)
U172 924-16-3 N-Nitrosodi-n-butylamine
U173 1116-54-7 N-Nitrosodiethanolamine
U174 55-18-5 N-Nitrosodiethylamine
U176 759-73-9 N-Nitroso-N-ethylurea
U177 684-93-5 N-Nitroso-N-methylurea
U178 615-53-2 N-Nitroso-N-methylurethane
U179 100-75-4 N-Nitrosopiperidine
U180 930-55-2 N-Nitrosopyrrolidine
U181 99-55-8 5-Nitro-o-toluidine
U193 1120-71-4 1,2-Oxathiolane, 2,2-dioxide
U058 50-18-0 2H-1,3,2-Oxazaphosphorin-2-
amine, N,N-bis(2-
chloroethyl)tetrahydro-, 2-oxide
U115 75-21-8 Oxirane (I,T)
U126 765-34-4 Oxiranecarboxyaldehyde
U041 106-89-8 Oxirane, (chloromethyl)-
U182 123-63-7 Paraldehyde
U183 608-93-5 Pentachlorobenzene
U184 76-01-7 Pentachloroethane
U185 82-68-8 Pentachloronitrobenzene (PCNB)
See F027 87-86-5 Pentachlorophenol
U161 108-10-1 Pentanol, 4-methyl-
U186 504-60-9 1,3-Pentadiene (I)
U187 62-44-2 Phenacetin
U188 108-95-2 Phenol
U048 95-57-8 Phenol, 2-chloro-
U039 59-50-7 Phenol, 4-chloro-3-methyl-
U081 120-83-2 Phenol, 2,4-dichloro-
U082 87-65-0 Phenol, 2,6-dichloro-
U089 56-53-1 Phenol, 4,4'-(1,2-diethyl-1,2-
ethenediyl)bis-, (E)-
U101 105-67-9 Phenol, 2,4-dimethyl-
U052 1319-77-3 Phenol, methyl-
U132 70-30-4 Phenol, 2,2'-methylenebis[3,4,6-
trichloro-
U411 114-26-1 Phenol, 2-(1-methylethoxy)-,
methylcarbamate
U170 100-02-7 Phenol, 4-nitro-
See F027 87-86-5 Phenol, pentachloro-
See F027 58-90-2 Phenol, 2,3,4,6-tetrachloro-
See F027 95-95-4 Phenol, 2,4,5-trichloro-
See F027 88-06-2 Phenol, 2,4,6-trichloro-
U150 148-82-3 L-Phenylalanine, 4-[bis(2-
chloroethyl)amino]-
U145 7446-27-7 Phosphoric acid, lead(2+) salt
(2:3)
U087 3288-58-2 Phosphorodithioic acid, O,O-
diethyl S-methyl ester
U189 1314-80-3 Phosphorus sulfide (R)
U190 85-44-9 Phthalic anhydride
U191 109-06-8 2-Picoline
U179 100-75-4 Piperidine, 1-nitroso-
U192 23950-58-5 Pronamide
U194 107-10-8 1-Propanamine (I,T)
U111 621-64-7 1-Propanamine, N-nitroso-N-
propyl-
U110 142-84-7 1-Propanamine, N-propyl- (I)
U066 96-12-8 Propane, 1,2-dibromo-3-chloro-
U083 78-87-5 Propane, 1,2-dichloro-
U149 109-77-3 Propanedinitrile
U171 79-46-9 Propane, 2-nitro- (I,T)
U027 108-60-1 Propane, 2,2'-oxybis[2-chloro-
U193 1120-71-4 1,3-Propane sultone
See F027 93-72-1 Propanoic acid, 2-(2,4,5-
trichlorophenoxy)-
U235 126-72-7 1-Propanol, 2,3-dibromo-,
phosphate (3:1)
U140 78-83-1 1-Propanol, 2-methyl- (I,T)
U002 67-64-1 2-Propanone (I)
U007 79-06-1 2-Propenamide
U084 542-75-6 1-Propene, 1,3-dichloro-
U243 1888-71-7 1-Propene, 1,1,2,3,3,3-
hexachloro-
U009 107-13-1 2-Propenenitrile
U152 126-98-7 2-Propenenitrile, 2-methyl- (I,T)
U008 79-10-7 2-Propenoic acid (I)
U113 140-88-5 2-Propenoic acid, ethyl ester (I)
U118 97-63-2 2-Propenoic acid, 2-methyl-, ethyl
ester
U162 80-62-6 2-Propenoic acid, 2-methyl-,
methyl ester (I,T)
U373 122-42-9 Propham
U411 114-26-1 Propoxur
U387 52888-80-9 Prosulfocarb
U194 107-10-8 n-Propylamine (I,T)
U083 78-87-5 Propylene dichloride
U148 123-33-1 3,6-Pyridazinedione, 1,2-dihydro-
U196 110-86-1 Pyridine
U191 109-06-8 Pyridine, 2-methyl-
U237 66-75-1 2,4-(1H,3H)-Pyrimidinedione, 5-
[bis(2- chloroethyl)amino]-
U164 56-04-2 4(1H)-Pyrimidinone, 2,3-dihydro-
6-methyl-2-thioxo-
U180 930-55-2 Pyrrolidine, 1-nitroso-
U200 50-55-5 Reserpine
U201 108-46-3 Resorcinol
U202 181-07-2 Saccharin, & salts
U203 94-59-7 Safrole
U204 7783-00-8 Selenious acid
U204 7783-00-8 Selenium dioxide
U205 7488-56-4 Selenium sulfide
U205 7488-56-4 Selenium sulfide SeS2 (R,T)
U015 115-02-6 L-Serine, diazoacetate (ester)
See F027 93-72-1 Silvex (2,4,5-TP)
U206 18883-66-4 Streptozotocin
U103 77-78-1 Sulfuric acid, dimethyl ester
U189 1314-80-3 Sulfur phosphide (R)
See F027 93-76-5 2,4,5-T
U207 95-94-3 1,2,4,5-Tetrachlorobenzene
U208 630-20-6 1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane
U209 79-34-5 1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane
U210 127-18-4 Tetrachloroethylene
See F027 58-90-2 2,3,4,6-Tetrachlorophenol
U213 109-99-9 Tetrahydrofuran (I)
U214 563-68-8 Thallium(I) acetate
U215 6533-73-9 Thallium(I) carbonate
U216 7791-12-0 Thallium(I) chloride
U216 7791-12-0 Thallium chloride TlCl
U217 10102-45-1 Thallium(I) nitrate
U218 62-55-5 Thioacetamide
U410 59669-26-0 Thiodicarb
U153 74-93-1 Thiomethanol (I,T)
U244 137-26-8 Thioperoxydicarbonic diamide
[(H2N)C(S)]2S2, tetramethyl-
U409 23564-05-8 Thiophanate-methyl
U219 62-56-6 Thiourea
U244 137-26-8 Thiram
U220 108-88-3 Toluene
U221 25376-45-8 Toluenediamine
U223 26471-62-5 Toluene diisocyanate (R,T)
U328 95-53-4 o-Toluidine
U353 106-49-0 p-Toluidine
U222 636-21-5 o-Toluidine hydrochloride
U389 2303-17-5 Triallate
U011 61-82-5 1H-1,2,4-Triazol-3-amine
U227 79-00-5 1,1,2-Trichloroethane
U228 79-01-6 Trichloroethylene
U121 75-69-4 Trichloromonofluoromethane
See F027 95-95-4 2,4,5-Trichlorophenol
See F027 88-06-2 2,4,6-Trichlorophenol
U404 121-44-8 Triethylamine
U234 99-35-4 1,3,5-Trinitrobenzene (R,T)
U182 123-63-7 1,3,5-Trioxane, 2,4,6-trimethyl-
U235 126-72-7 Tris(2,3-dibromopropyl)
phosphate
U236 72-57-1 Trypan blue
U237 66-75-1 Uracil mustard
U176 759-73-9 Urea, N-ethyl-N-nitroso-
U177 684-93-5 Urea, N-methyl-N-nitroso-
U043 75-01-4 Vinyl chloride
U248 181-81-2 Warfarin, & salts, when present
at concentrations of 0.3% or less
U239 1330-20-7 Xylene (I)
U200 50-55-5 Yohimban-16-carboxylic acid,
11,17-dimethoxy-18-[(3,4,5-
trimethoxybenzoyl)oxy]-, methyl
ester, (3beta,16beta,17alpha,
18beta,20alpha)-
U249 1314-84-7 Zinc phosphide Zn3P2, when
present at concentrations of 10%
or less
FOOTNOTE: 1CAS Number given for parent compound only.
[Statutory Authority: Chapters 70.105 and 70.105D RCW. 95-22-008 (Order
94-30), 173-303-9903, filed 10/19/95, effective 11/19/95; 94-01-060
(Order 92-33), 173-303-9903, filed 12/8/93, effective 1/8/94.
Statutory Authority: Chapters 70.105 and 70.105D RCW, 40 CFR Part 271.3
and RCRA 3006 (42 U.S.C. 3251). 91-07-005 (Order 90-42), 173-303-9903, filed 3/7/91, effective 4/7/91. Statutory Authority: Chapter
70.105 RCW. 89-02-059 (Order 88-24), 173-303-9903, filed 1/4/89; 86-12-057 (Order DE-85-10), 173-303-9903, filed 6/3/86; 84-09-088 (Order
DE 83-36), 173-303-9903, filed 4/18/84. Statutory Authority: Chapter
70.105 RCW and RCW 70.95.260. 82-05-023 (Order DE 81-33), 173-303-9903, filed 2/10/82.]
NOTES:
Reviser's note: The brackets and enclosed material in the text of
the above section occurred in the copy filed by the agency.
Reviser's note: The brackets and enclosed material in the text of
the above section occurred in the copy filed by the agency and appear in
the Register pursuant to the requirements of RCW 34.08.040.
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending Order 94-30, filed 10/19/95, effective
11/19/95)
WAC 173-303-9904 Dangerous waste sources list. The following
Hazard Codes are used to indicate the basis EPA used for listing the
classes or types of wastes listed in this section:
Ignitable Waste (I)
Corrosive Waste (C)
Reactive Waste (R)
Toxicity Characteristic Waste (E)
Acute Hazardous Waste (H)
Toxic Waste (T)
Dangerous
Waste No. Sources
Generic:
F001 The following spent halogenated solvents used in degreasing:
Tetrachloroethylene, trichloroethylene, methylene chloride, 1,1,1-trichloroethane, carbon tetrachloride, and chlorinated
fluorocarbons; all spent solvent mixtures/blends used in degreasing
containing, before use, a total of ten percent or more (by volume)
of one or more of the above halogenated solvents or those solvents
listed in F002, F004, and F005; and still bottoms from the recovery
of these spent solvents and spent solvent mixtures. (T)
F002 The following spent halogenated solvents: Tetrachloroethylene,
methylene chloride, trichloroethylene, 1,1,1-trichloroethane,
chlorobenzene, 1,1,2-trichloro- 1,2,2-trifluoroethane, ortho-dichlorobenzene, trichlorofluoromethane and 1,1,2 trichloroethane;
all spent solvent mixtures/blends containing, before use, a total
of ten percent or more (by volume) of one or more of the above
halogenated solvents or those listed in F001, F004, or F005; and
still bottoms from the recovery of these spent solvents and spent
solvent mixtures. (T)
F003 The following spent non-halogenated solvents: Xylene, acetone,
ethyl acetate, ethyl benzene, ethyl ether, methyl isobutyl ketone,
n-butyl alcohol, cyclohexanone, and methanol; all spent solvent
mixtures/blends containing, before use, only the above spent non-halogenated solvents; and all spent solvent mixtures/blends
containing, before use, one or more of the above non-halogenated
solvents, and, a total of ten percent or more (by volume) of one or
more of those solvents listed in F001, F002, F004, and F005; and
still bottoms from the recovery of these spent solvents and spent
solvent mixtures. (I)
F004 The following spent non-halogenated solvents: Cresols and cresylic
acid, nitrobenzene; all spent solvent mixtures/blends containing,
before use, a total of ten percent or more (by volume) of one or
more of the above nonhalogenated solvents or those solvents listed
in F001, F002, and F005; and still bottoms from the recovery of
these spent solvents and spent solvent mixtures. (T)
F005 The following spent non-halogenated solvents: Toluene, methyl ethyl
ketone, carbon disulfide, isobutanol, pyridine, benzene, 2-ethoxyethanol, and 2-nitropropane; all spent solvent mixtures/blends
containing, before use, a total of ten percent or more (by volume)
of one or more of the above non-halogenated solvents or those
solvents listed in F001, F002, or F004; and still bottoms from the
recovery of these spent solvents and spent solvent mixtures. (I,T)
F006 Wastewater treatment sludges from electroplating operations except
from the following processes: (1) Sulfuric acid anodizing of
aluminum; (2) tin plating on carbon steel; (3) zinc plating
(segregated basis) on carbon steel; (4) aluminum or zinc-aluminum
plating on carbon steel; (5) cleaning/stripping associated with tin,
zinc, and aluminum plating on carbon steel; and (6) chemical etching
and milling of aluminum. (T)
F007 Spent cyanide plating bath solutions from electroplating operations.
(R,T)
F008 Plating bath residues from the bottom of plating baths from
electroplating operations where cyanides are used in the process.
(R,T)
F009 Spent stripping and cleaning bath solutions from electroplating
operations where cyanides are used in the process. (R,T)
F010 Quenching bath residues from oil baths from metal heat treating
operations where cyanides are used in the process. (R,T)
F011 Spent cyanide solutions from salt bath pot cleaning from metal heat
treating operations. (R,T)
F012 Quenching wastewater treatment sludges from metal heat-treating
operations where cyanides are used in the process. (T)
F019 Wastewater treatment sludges from the chemical conversion coating
of aluminum except from zirconium phosphating in aluminum can
washing when such phosphating is an exclusive conversion coating
process. (T)
F020 Wastes (except wastewater and spent carbon from hydrogen chloride
purification) from the production or manufacturing use (as a
reactant, chemical intermediate, or component in a formulating
process) of tri- or tetrachlorophenol, or of intermediates used to
produce their pesticide derivatives. (This listing does not include
wastes from the production of hexachlorophene from highly purified
2,4,5-trichlorophenol.) (See footnote 1, below.) (H)
F021 Wastes (except wastewater and spent carbon from hydrogen chloride
purification) from the production or manufacturing use (as a
reactant, chemical intermediate, or component in a formulating
process) of pentachlorophenol, or of intermediates used to produce
its derivatives. (See footnote 1, below.) (H)
F022 Wastes (except wastewater and spent carbon from hydrogen chloride
purification) from the manufacturing use (as a reactant, chemical
intermediate, or component in a formulating process) of tetra-,
penta-, or hexachlorobenzenes under alkaline conditions. (See
footnote 1, below.) (H)
F023 Wastes (except wastewater and spent carbon from hydrogen chloride
purification) from the production of materials on equipment
previously used for the production or manufacturing use (as a
reactant, chemical intermediate, or component in a formulating
process) of tri- and tetrachlorophenols. (See footnote 1, below.)
(This listing does not include wastes from equipment used only for
the production or use of hexachlorophene from highly purified 2,4,5-trichlorophenol.) (H)
F024 Process wastes, including but not limited to, distillation residues,
heavy ends, tars, and reactor (( F025 Condensed light ends, spent filters and filter aids, and spent
desiccant wastes from the production of certain chlorinated
aliphatic hydrocarbons, by free radical catalyzed processes. These
chlorinated aliphatic hydrocarbons are those having carbon chain
lengths ranging from one to and including five, with varying amounts
and positions of chlorine substitution. (T)
F026 Wastes (except wastewater and spent carbon from hydrogen chloride
purification) from the production of materials on equipment
previously used for the manufacturing use (as a reactant, chemical
intermediate, or component in a formulating process) of tetra-,
penta-, or hexachlorobenzene under alkaline conditions. (See
footnote 1, below.) (H)
F027 Discarded unused formulations containing tri-, tetra-, or
pentachlorophenol or discarded unused formulations containing
compounds derived from these chlorophenols. (See footnote 1,
below.) (This listing does not include formulations containing
hexachlorophene synthesized from prepurified 2,4,5-trichlorophenol
as the sole component.) (H)
F028 Residues resulting from the incineration or thermal treatment of
soil contaminated with nonspecific sources wastes F020, F021, F022,
F023, F026 and F027. (T)
F032 Wastewaters (except those that have not come into contact with
process contaminants), process residuals, preservative drippage, and
spent formulations from wood preserving processes generated at
plants that currently use or have previously used chlorophenolic
formulations (except potentially cross-contaminated wastes that have
had the F032 waste code deleted in accordance with WAC 173-303-083
or potentially cross-contaminated wastes that are otherwise
currently regulated as dangerous wastes (i.e., F034 or F035), and
where the generator does not resume or initiate use of chlorophenolic formulations). This listing does not include K001 bottom
sediment sludge from the treatment of wastewater from wood
preserving processes that use creosote and/or pentachlorophenol.
(T)
F034 Wastewaters (except those that have not come into contact with
process contaminants), process residuals, preservative drippage, and
spent formulations from wood preserving processes generated at
plants that use creosote formulations. This listing does not
include K001 bottom sediment sludge from the treatment of wastewater
from wood preserving processes that use creosote and/or
pentachlorophenol. (T)
F035 Wastewaters (except those that have not come into contact with
process contaminants), process residuals, preservative drippage, and
spent formulations from wood preserving processes generated at
plants that use inorganic preservatives containing arsenic or
chromium. This listing does not include K001 bottom sediment sludge
from the treatment of wastewater from wood preserving processes that
use creosote and/or pentachlorophenol. (T)
F037 Petroleum refinery primary oil/water/solids separation sludge-Any
sludge generated from the gravitational separation of oil/water/solids during the storage or treatment of process wastewaters and
oily cooling wastewaters from petroleum refineries. Such sludges
include, but are not limited to, those generated in: Oil/water/solids separators; tanks and impoundments; ditches and other
conveyances; sumps; and stormwater units receiving dry weather flow.
Sludge generated in stormwater units that do not receive dry weather
flow, sludges generated from noncontact once-through cooling waters
segregated for treatment from other process or oily cooling waters,
sludges generated in aggressive biological treatment units as
defined in footnote 2, below (including sludges generated in one or
more additional units after wastewaters have been treated in
aggressive biological treatment units) and K051 wastes are not
included in this listing. (See footnote 2, below.) (T)
F038 Petroleum refinery secondary (emulsified) oil/water/solids
separation sludge-Any sludge and/or float generated from the
physical and/or chemical separation of oil/water/solids in process
wastewaters and oily cooling wastewaters from petroleum refineries.
Such wastes include, but are not limited to, all sludges and floats
generated in: Induced air flotation (IAF) units, tanks and
impoundments, and all sludges generated in DAF units. Sludges
generated in stormwater units that do not receive dry weather flow,
sludges generated from noncontact once-through cooling waters
segregated for treatment from other process or oily cooling waters,
sludges and floats generated in aggressive biological treatment
units as defined in footnote 2, below (including sludges and floats
generated in one or more additional units after wastewaters have
been treated in aggressive biological treatment units) and F037,
K048, and K051 wastes are not included in this listing. (See
footnote 2, below.) (T)
F039 Leachate (liquids that have percolated through land disposed wastes)
resulting from the disposal of more than one restricted waste
classified as dangerous under WAC 173-303-9903, 173-303-9904, and
173-303-9905. (Leachate resulting from the disposal of one or more
of the following dangerous wastes, and no other dangerous wastes,
retains its Dangerous Waste Number(s): F020, F021, F022, F026,
F027, and/or F028.) (T)
Wood Preservation:
K001 Bottom sediment sludge from the treatment of wastewaters from wood
preserving processes that use creosote and/or pentachlorophenol.
(T)
Inorganic Pigments:
K002 Wastewater treatment sludge from the production of chrome yellow and
orange pigments. (T)
K003 Wastewater treatment sludge from the production of molybdate orange
pigments. (T)
K004 Wastewater treatment sludge from the production of zinc yellow
pigments. (T)
K005 Wastewater treatment sludge from the production of chrome green
pigments. (T)
K006 Wastewater treatment sludge from the production of chrome oxide
green pigments (anhydrous and hydrated). (T)
K007 Wastewater treatment sludge from the production of iron blue
pigments. (T)
K008 Oven residue from the production of chrome oxide green pigments.
(T)
Organic Chemicals:
K009 Distillation bottoms from the production of acetaldehyde from
ethylene. (T)
K010 Distillation side cuts from the production of acetaldehyde from
ethylene. (T)
K011 Bottom stream from the wastewater stripper in the production of
acrylonitrile. (R,T)
K013 Bottom stream from the acetonitrile column in the production of
acrylonitrile. (R,T)
K014 Bottoms from the acetonitrile purification column in the production
of acrylonitrile. (T)
K015 Still bottoms from the distillation of benzyl chloride. (T)
K016 Heavy ends or distillation residues from the production of carbon
tetrachloride. (T)
K017 Heavy ends (still bottoms) from the purification column in the
production of epichlorohydrin. (T)
K018 Heavy ends from the fractionation column in ethyl chloride
production. (T)
K019 Heavy ends from the distillation of ethylene dichloride in ethylene
dichloride production. (T)
K020 Heavy ends from the distillation of vinyl chloride in vinyl chloride
monomer production. (T)
K021 Aqueous spent antimony catalyst waste from fluoromethanes
production. (T)
K022 Distillation bottom tars from the production of phenol/acetone from
cumene. (T)
K023 Distillation light ends from the production of phthalic anhydride
from naphthalene. (T)
K024 Distillation bottoms from the production of phthalic anhydride from
naphthalene. (T)
K093 Distillation light ends from the production of phthalic anhydride
from ortho-xylene. (T)
K094 Distillation bottoms from the production of phthalic anhydride from
ortho-xylene. (T)
K025 Distillation bottoms from the production of nitrobenzene by the
nitration of benzene. (T)
K026 Stripping still tails from the production of methyl ethyl pyridines.
(T)
K027 Centrifuge and distillation residues from toluene diisocyanate
production. (R,T)
K028 Spent catalyst from the hydrochlorinator reactor in the production
of 1,1,1-trichloroethane. (T)
K029 Waste from the product steam stripper in the production of 1,1,1-trichloroethane. (T)
K095 Distillation bottoms from the production of 1,1,1-trichloroethane.
(T)
K096 Heavy ends from the heavy ends column from the production of 1,1,1-trichloroethane. (T)
K030 Column bottoms or heavy ends from the combined production of
trichloroethylene and perchloroethylene. (T)
K083 Distillation bottoms from aniline production. (T)
K103 Process residues from aniline extraction from the production of
aniline. (T)
K104 Combined wastewater streams generated from nitrobenzene/aniline
production. (T)
K085 Distillation of fractionation column bottoms from the production of
chlorobenzenes. (T)
K105 Separated aqueous stream from the reactor product washing step in
the production of chlorobenzenes. (T)
K107 Column bottoms from product separation from the production of 1,1-dimethyl-hydrazine (UDMH) from carboxylic acid hydrazines. (C,T)
K108 Condensed column overheads from product separation and condensed
reactor vent gases from the production of 1,1-dimethylhydrazine
(UDMH) from the carboxylic acid hydrazides. (I,T)
K109 Spent filter cartridges from product purification from the
production of 1,1-dimethylhydrazine (UDMH) from carboxylic acid
hydrazides. (T)
K110 Condensed column overheads from intermediate separation from the
production of 1,1-dimethylhydrazine (UDMH) from carboxylic acid
hydrazides. (T)
K111 Product washwaters from the production of dinitrotoluene via
nitration of toluene. (C,T)
K112 Reaction by-product water from the drying column in the production
of toluenediamine via hydrogenation of dinitrotoluene. (T)
K113 Condensed liquid light ends from the purification of toluenediamine
in the production of toluenediamine via hydrogenation of
dinitrotoluene. (T)
K114 Vicinals from the purification of toluenediamine in the production
of toluenediamine via hydrogenation of dinitrotoluene. (T)
K115 Heavy ends from the purification of toluenediamine in the production
of toluenediamine via hydrogenation of dinitrotoluene. (T)
K116 Organic condensate from the solvent recovery column in the
production of toluene diisocyanate via phosgenation of
toluenediamine. (T)
K117 Wastewater from the reactor vent gas scrubber in the production of
ethylene dibromide via bromination of ethene. (T)
K118 Spent adsorbent solids from purification of ethylene dibromide in
the production of ethylene dibromide via bromination of ethene. (T)
K136 Still bottoms from the purification of ethylene dibromide in the
production of ethylene dibromide via bromination of ethene. (T)
K149 Distillation bottoms from the production of alpha- (or methyl-)
chlorinated toluenes, ring-chlorinated toluenes, benzoyl chlorides,
and compounds with mixtures of these functional groups. (This waste
does not include still bottoms from the distillation of benzyl
chloride.) (T)
K150 Organic residuals, excluding spent carbon adsorbent, from the spent
chlorine gas and hydrochloric acid recovery processes associated
with the production of alpha- (or methyl-) chlorinated toluenes,
ring-chlorinated toluenes, benzoyl chlorides, and compounds with
mixtures of these functional groups. (T)
K151 Wastewater treatment sludges, excluding neutralization and
biological sludges, generated during the treatment of wastewaters
from the production of alpha- (or methyl-) chlorinated toluenes,
ring-chlorinated toluenes, benzoyl chlorides, and compounds with
mixtures of these functional groups. (T)
K156 Organic waste (including heavy ends, still bottoms, light ends,
spent solvents, filtrates, and decantates) from the production of
carbamates and carbamoyl oximes. (This listing does not apply to
wastes generated from the manufacture of 3-iodo-2-propynyl n-butylcarbamate.) (T)
K157 Wastewaters (including scrubber waters, condenser waters,
washwaters, and separation waters) from the production of carbamates
and carbamoyl oximes. (This listing does not apply to wastes
generated from the manufacture of 3-iodo-2-propynyl n-butylcarbamate.) (T)
K158 Bag house dusts and filter/separation solids from the production of
carbamates and carbamoyl oximes. (This listing does not apply to
wastes generated from the manufacture of 3-iodo-2-propynyl n-butylcarbamate.) (T)
K159 Organics from the treatment of thiocarbamate wastes. (T)
K161 Purification solids (including filtration, evaporation, and
centrifugation solids), bag house dust and floor sweepings from the
production of dithiocarbamate acids and their salts. (R,T)
Explosives:
K044 Wastewater treatment sludges from the manufacturing and processing
of explosives. (R)
K045 Spent carbon from the treatment of wastewater containing explosives.
(R)
K046 Wastewater treatment sludges from the manufacturing, formulation and
loading of lead-based initiating compounds. (T)
K047 Pink/red water from TNT operations. (R)
Inorganic Chemicals:
K071 Brine purification muds from the mercury cell process in chlorine
production, where separately prepurified brine is not used. (T)
K073 Chlorinated hydrocarbon waste from the purification step of the
diaphragm cell process using graphite anodes in chlorine production.
(T)
K106 Wastewater treatment sludge from the mercury cell process in
chlorine production. (T)
Petroleum Refining:
K048 Dissolved air flotation (DAF) float from the petroleum refining
industry. (T)
K049 Slop oil emulsion solids from the petroleum refining industry. (T)
K050 Heat exchanger bundle cleaning sludge from the petroleum refining
industry. (T)
K051 API separator sludge from the petroleum refining industry. (T)
K052 Tank bottoms (leaded) from the petroleum refining industry. (T)
Iron and Steel:
K061 Emission control dust/sludge from the primary production of steel
in electric furnaces. (T)
K062 Spent pickle liquor generated by steel finishing operations of
facilities within the iron and steel industry (SIC Codes 331 and
332). (C,T)
Pesticides:
K031 Byproduct salts generated in the production of MSMA and cacodylic
acid. (T)
K032 Wastewater treatment sludge from the production of chlordane. (T)
K033 Wastewater and scrub water from the chlorination of cyclopentadiene
in the production of chlordane. (T)
K034 Filter solids from the filtration of hexachlorocyclopentadiene in
the production of chlordane. (T)
K097 Vacuum stripper discharge from the chlordane chlorinator in the
production of chlordane. (T)
K035 Wastewater treatment sludges generated in the production of
creosote. (T)
K036 Still bottoms from toluene reclamation distillation in the
production of disulfoton. (T)
K037 Wastewater treatment sludges from the production of disulfoton. (T)
K038 Wastewater from the washing and stripping of phorate production.
(T)
K039 Filter cake from the filtration of diethylphosphorodithioic acid in
the production of phorate. (T)
K040 Wastewater treatment sludge from the production of phorate. (T)
K041 Wastewater treatment sludge from the production of toxaphene. (T)
K098 Untreated process wastewater from the production of toxaphene. (T)
K042 Heavy ends or distillation residues from the distillation of
tetrachlorobenzene in the production of 2,4,5-T. (T)
K043 2,6-Dichlorophenol waste from the production of 2,4-D. (T)
K099 Untreated wastewater from the production of 2,4-D. (T)
K123 Process wastewater (including supernates, filtrates, and
wastewaters) from the production of ethylenebisdithiocarbamic acid
and its salts. (T)
K124 Reactor vent scrubber water from the production of
ethylenebisdithiocarbamic acid and its salts. (C,T)
K125 Filtration, evaporation, and centrifugation solids from the
production of ethylenebisdithiocarbamic acid and its salts. (T)
K126 Baghouse dust and floor sweepings in milling and packaging
operations from the production or formulation of
ethylenebisdithiocarbamic acid and its salts. (T)
K131 Wastewater from the reactor and spent sulfuric acid from the acid
dryer from the production of methyl bromide. (C,T)
K132 Spent absorbent and wastewater separator solids from the production
of methyl bromide. (T)
Primary Copper:
K064 Acid plant blowdown slurry/sludge resulting from the thickening of
blowdown slurry from primary copper production. (T)
Primary Lead:
K065 Surface impoundment solids contained in and dredged from surface
impoundments at primary lead smelting facilities. (T)
Primary Zinc:
K066 Sludge from treatment of process wastewater and/or acid plant
blowdown from primary zinc production. (T)
Primary Aluminum:
K088 Spent potliners from primary aluminum reduction. (T)
Ferroalloys:
K090 Emission control dust or sludge from ferrochromium-silicon
production. (T)
K091 Emission control dust or sludge from ferrochromium production. (T)
Secondary Lead:
K069 Emission control dust/sludge from secondary lead smelting. (T)
K100 Waste leaching solution from acid leaching of emission control dust/sludge from secondary lead smelting. (T)
Veterinary Pharmaceuticals:
K084 Wastewater treatment sludges generated during the production of
veterinary pharmaceuticals from arsenic or organo-arsenic compounds.
(T)
K101 Distillation tar residues from the distillation of aniline-based
compounds in the production of veterinary pharmaceuticals from
arsenic or organo-arsenic compounds. (T)
K102 Residue from the use of activated carbon for decolorization in the
production of veterinary pharmaceuticals from arsenic or organo-arsenic compounds. (T)
Ink Formulation:
K086 Solvent washes and sludges, caustic washes and sludges, or water
washes and sludges from cleaning tubs and equipment used in the
formulation of ink from pigments, driers, soaps, and stabilizers
containing chromium and lead. (T)
Coking:
K060 Ammonia still-lime sludge from coking operations. (T)
K087 Decanter tank tar sludge from coking operations. (T)
K141 Process residues from the recovery of coal tar, including, but not
limited to, collecting sump residues from the production of coke
from coal or the recovery of coke by-products produced from coal.
This listing does not include K087 (decanter tank tar sludges from
coking operations).
K142 Tar storage tank residues from the production of coke from coal or
from the recovery of coke by-products produced from coal.
K143 Process residues from the recovery of light oil, including, but not
limited to, those generated in stills, decanters, and wash oil
recovery units from the recovery of coke by-products produced from
coal.
K144 Wastewater sump residues from light oil refining, including, but not
limited to, intercepting or contamination sump sludges from the
recover of coke by-products produced from coal.
K145 Residues from naphthalene collection and recovery operations from
the recovery of coke by-products produced from coal.
K147 Tar storage tank residues from coal tar refining.
K148 Residues from coal tar distillation, including but not limited to,
still bottoms.
1 For wastes listed with the dangerous waste numbers F020, F021, F022,
F023, F026, or F027 the quantity exclusion limit is 2.2 lbs. (1 kg)
per month or per batch.
2 Listing Specific Definitions:
a For the purposes of the F037 and F038 listings, oil/water/solids is
defined as oil and/or water and/or solids.
b(i) For the purposes of the F037 and F038 listings, aggressive
biological treatment units are defined as units which employ one of
the following four treatment methods: Activated sludge; trickling
filter; rotating biological contactor for the continuous accelerated
biological oxidation of wastewaters; or high-rate aeration. High-rate aeration is a system of surface impoundments or tanks, in which
intense mechanical aeration is used to completely mix the wastes,
enhance biological activity, and (( (ii) Generators and treatment, storage and disposal facilities have the
burden of proving that their sludges are exempt from listing as F037
and F038 wastes under this definition. Generators and treatment,
storage and disposal facilities must maintain, in their operating
or other on-site records, documents and data sufficient to prove
that: (( c(i) For the purposes of the F037 listing, sludges are considered to be
generated at the moment of deposition in the unit, where deposition
is defined as at least a temporary cessation of lateral particle
movement.
(ii) For the purposes of the F038 listing,
(( (( W001 Discarded transformers, capacitors or bushings containing
polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) at concentrations of 2 parts per
million or greater (except when drained of all free flowing liquid)
and the following wastes generated from the salvaging, rebuilding,
or discarding of transformers, capacitors or bushings containing
polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) at concentrations of 2 parts per
million or greater: Cooling and insulating fluids and cores,
including core papers. (Note--Certain PCB wastes are excluded from
this listing under WAC 173-303-071 (3)(k). The generator should
check that section to determine if their PCB waste is excluded from
the requirements of chapter 173-303 WAC.)
[Statutory Authority: Chapters 70.105 and 70.105D RCW. 95-22-008 (Order
94-30), 173-303-9904, filed 10/19/95, effective 11/19/95; 94-01-060
(Order 92-33), 173-303-9904, filed 12/8/93, effective 1/8/94.
Statutory Authority: Chapters 70.105 and 70.105D RCW, 40 CFR Part 271.3
and RCRA 3006 (42 U.S.C. 3251). 91-07-005 (Order 90-42), 173-303-9904, filed 3/7/91, effective 4/7/91. Statutory Authority: Chapter
70.105 RCW. 89-02-059 (Order 88-24), 173-303-9904, filed 1/4/89; 87-14-029 (Order DE-87-4), 173-303-9904, filed 6/26/87; 86-12-057 (Order
DE-85-10), 173-303-9904, filed 6/3/86; 85-09-042 (Order DE-85-02),
173-303-9904, filed 4/15/85; 84-09-088 (Order DE 83-36), 173-303-9904,
filed 4/18/84. Statutory Authority: RCW 70.95.260 and chapter 70.105
RCW. 82-05-023 (Order DE 81-33), 173-303-9904, filed 2/10/82.]
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending Order 94-30, filed 10/19/95, effective
11/19/95)
WAC 173-303-9905 Dangerous waste constituents list.
A2213 (Ethanimidothioic acid, 2- (dimethylamino)
-N-hydroxy-2-oxo-, methyl ester)
Acetic Acid,2,4,5-trichlorophenoxy-, salts and esters (2,4,5-T,
salts and esters)
Acetonitrile [Ethanenitrile]
Acetophenone (Ethanone, 1-phenyl)
-(alpha-Acetonylbenzyl)-4-hydroxycoumarin and salts (Warfarin)
2-Acetylaminofluorene (Acetemide,N-9H- fluoren-2-yl)-)
Acetyl chloride (Ethanoyl chloride)
1-Acetyl-2-thiourea (Acetamide, N- (aminothioxomethyl)-)
Acrolein (2-Propenal)
Acrylamide (2-Propenamide)
Acrylonitrile (2-Propenenitrile)
Aflatoxins
Aldicarb sulfone (Propanal, 2-methyl-2- (methylsulfonyl) -,
O-[(methylamino) carbonyl] oxime)
Aldrin (1,2,3,4,10,10-Hexachloro- 1,4,4a,5,8,8a,-hexahydro-endo,exo- 1,4:5,8-Dimethanonaphthalene)
Allyl alcohol (2-Propen-1-ol)
Allyl chloride (1-Propane, 3-chloro)
Aluminum phosphide
4-Aminobiphenyl ([1,1'-Biphenyl]-4-amine)
6-Amino-1,1a,2,8,8a,8b-hexahydro-8- (hydroxymethyl)-8a-methoxy-5-methyl- carbamate azirino[2',3':3,4]pyrrolo[1,2-a]indole-4,7-dione, (ester) (Mitomycin C)
(Azirino[2'3':3,4]pyrrolo(1,2-a)indole-4,7- dione, 6-amino-8[
4-Aminopyridine(4-Pyridinamine)
Amitrole (1H-1,2,4-Triazol-3-amine)
Aniline (Benzenamine)
Antimony and compounds, N.O.S.*
Aramite (Sulfurous acid 2-chloroethyl 2-[4-(1,1-dimethylethyl)phenoxy]-1-methylethyl ester)
Arsenic and compounds, N.O.S.*
Barban (Carbamic acid, (3-chlorophenyl) -, 4-chloro-2-butynyl
ester)
Barium and compounds, N.O.S.*
Barium cyanide
Bendiocarb (1,3-Benzodioxol-4-ol, 2,2-dimethyl-, methyl
carbamate)
Bendiocarb phenol (1,3-Benzodioxol-4-ol, 2,2-dimethyl-,)
Benomyl (Carbamic acid, [1- [(butylamino) carbonyl]-
1H-benzimidazol-2-yl] -, methyl ester)
Benz[c]acridine (3,4-Benzacridine)
Benz[a]anthracene (1,2-Benzanthracene)
Benzene (Cyclohexatriene)
Benzenearsonic acid (Arsonic acid, phenyl-)
Benzene, 2-amino-1-methyl (o-Toluidine)
Benzene, 4-amino-1-methyl (p-Toluidine)
Benzene, dichloromethyl- (Benzal chloride)
Benzenethoil (Thiophenol)
Benzidine ([1,1'-Biphenyl]-4,4'diamine)
Benzo[b]fluoranthene (2,3-Benzofluoranthene)
Benzo(k)fluoranthene
Benzo[j]fluoranthene (7,8-Benzofluoranthene)
Benzo[a]pyrene (3,4-Benzopyrene)
p Benzoquinone (1,4-Cyclohexadienedione)
Benzotrichloride (Benzene, trichloromethyl-)
Benzyl chloride (Benzene, (chloromethyl)-)
Beryllium powder
Beryllium (( Bis(2-chloroethoxy)methane (Ethane, 1,1'-[methylenebis(oxy)]bis[2-chloro-])
Bis(2-chloroethyl) ether (Ethane, 1,1'-oxybis[2-chloro-])
N,N-Bis(2-chloroethyl)-2-naphthylamine (Chlornaphazine)
Bis(2-chloroisopropyl) ether (Propane, 2,2'-oxybis[2-chloro-])
Bis(chloromethyl) ether (Methane, oxybis[chloro-])
Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (1,2-Benzenedicarboxylic acid, bis(2-ethylhexyl) ester)
Bis(pentamethylene)-thiuram tetrasulfide (Piperidine, 1,1'-
(tetrathiodicarbonothioyl)-bis-)
Bromoacetone (2-Propanone, 1-bromo-)
Bromomethane (Methyl bromide)
4-Bromophenyl phenyl ether (Benzene, 1-bromo-4-phenoxy-)
Brucine (Strychnidin-10-one, 2,3-dimethoxy-)
2-Butanone peroxide (Methyl ethyl ketone, peroxide)
Butyl benzyl phthalate (1,2-Benzenedicarboxylic acid, butyl
phenylmethyl ester)
2-sec-Butyl-4,6-dinitrophenol (DNBP) (Phenol, 2,4-dinitro-6-(1-methylpropyl)-)
Butylate (Carbamothioic acid, bis(2 methylpropyl)-, S-ethyl
ester)
Cadmium and compounds, N.O.S.*
Calcium chromate (Chromic acid, calcium salt)
Calcium cyanide
Carbamic Acid, ethyl ester
Carbaryl (1-Naphthalenol methylcarbamate)
Carbendazim (Carbamic acid, 1H-benzimidazol-2-yl, methyl ester)
Carbofuran (7-Benzofuranol, 2,3-dihydro-2,2-dimethyl-,
methylcarbamate)
Carbofuran phenol (7-Benzofuranol, 2,3-dihydro-2,2-dimethyl-)
Carbon disulfide (Carbon bisulfide)
Carbon oxyfluoride (Carbonyl fluoride)
Carbosulfan (Carbamic acid, [(dibutylamino) thio] methyl-,
2,3-dihydro-2,2-dimethyl-7-benzofuranyl ester)
Chloral (Acetaldehyde, trichloro-)
Chlorambucil (Butanoic acid, 4-[bis(2-chloroethyl)amino]benzene-)
Chlordane (alpha and gamma isomers) (4,7-Methanoindan,
1,2,4,5,6,7,8,8-octachloro-3,4,7,7a-tetrahydro-) (alpha and
gamma isomers)
Chlorinated benzenes, N.O.S.*
Chlorinated ethane, N.O.S.*
Chlorinated fluorocarbons, N.O.S.*
Chlorinated naphthalene, N.O.S.*
Chlorinated phenol, N.O.S.*
Chloroacetaldehyde (Acetaldehyde, chloro-)
Chloroalkyl ethers, N.O.S.*
P-Chloroaniline (Benzenamine, 4-chloro-)
Chlorobenzene (Benzene, chloro-)
Chlorobenzilate (Benzeneacetic acid, 4-chloro-alpha-(4-chlorophenyl)-alpha-hydroxy-,ethyl ester)
2-Chloro-1,3-butadiene
p-Chloro-m-cresol (Phenol, 4-Chloro-3-methyl)
1-Chloro-2,3-epoxypropane (Oxirane, 2-(chloromethyl)-)
2-Chloroethyl vinyl ether (Ethene, (2-chloroethoxy)-)
Chloroform (Methane, trichloro-)
Chloromethane (Methyl chloride)
Chloromethyl methyl ether (Methane, chloromethoxy-)
2-Chloronaphthalene (Naphthalene, beta-chloro-)
2-Chlorophenol (Phenol, o-chloro-)
1-(o-Chlorophenyl)thiourea (Thiourea, (2-chlorophenyl)-)
3-Chloropropene
3-Chloropropionitrile (Propanenitrile, 3-chloro-)
Chromium and compounds, N.O.S.*
Chrysene (1,2-Benzphenanthrene)
Citrus red No. 2 (2-Naphthol, 1-[(2,5-dimethoxyphenyl)azo]-)
Coal tar(( Copper cyanide
Copper dimethyldithiocarbamate (Copper,
bis(dimethylcarbamodithioato-S,S')-,)
Creosote (( Cresols (Cresylic acid) (Phenol, methyl-)
Crotonaldehyde (2-Butenal)
m-Cumenyl methylcarbamate (Phenol, 3-(methylethyl)-, methyl
carbamate)
Cyanides (soluble salts and complexes), N.O.S.*
Cyanogen (Ethanedinitrile)
Cyanogen bromide (Bromine cyanide)
Cyanogen chloride (Chlorine cyanide)
Cycasin (beta-D-Glucopyranoside, (methyl-ONN-azoxy)methyl-)
Cycloate (Carbamothioic acid, cyclohexylethyl-, S-ethyl ester)
2-Cyclohexyl-4,6-dinitrophenol (Phenol, 2-cyclohexyl-4,6-
dinitro-)
Cyclophosphamide (2H-1,3,2,-Oxazaphosphorine, [bis(2-chloroethyl)amino]-tetrahydro-, 2-oxide)
Daunomycin (5,12-Naphthacenedione, (8S-cis)-8-acetyl-10-[(3-amino-2,3,6-trideoxy)-alpha-L-lyxo-hexopyranosyl)oxy]-7,8,9,10-tetrahydro-6,8,11-trihydroxy-1-methoxy-)
Dazomet (2H-1,3,5-thiadiazine-2-thione, tetrahydro-3,5-dimethyl-)
DDD (Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane) (Ethane, 1,1-dichloro-2,2-bis(p chlorophenyl)-)
DDE (Ethylene, 1,1-dichloro-2,2-bis(4-chlorophenyl)-)
DDT (Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane) (Ethane, 1,1,1-trichloro-2,2-bis(p-chlorophenyl)-)
Diallate (S-(2,3-dichloroallyl) diisopropylthiocarbamate)
Dibenz[a,h]acridine (1,2,5,6-Dibenzacridine)
Dibenz[a,j]acridine (1,2,7,8-Dibenzacridine)
Dibenz[a,h]anthracene (1,2,5,6-Dibenzanthracene)
7H-Dibenzo[c,g]carbazole (3,4,5,6-Dibenzcarbazole)
Dibenzo[a,e]pyrene (1,2,4,5-Dibenzpyrene)
Dibenzo[a,h]pyrene (1,2,5,6-Dibenzpyrene)
Dibenzo[a,i]pyrene (1,2,7,8-Dibenzpyrene)
1,2-Dibromo-3-chloropropane (Propane, 1,2-dibromo-3-chloro-)
1,2-Dibromoethane (Ethylene dibromide)
Dibromomethane (Methylene bromide)
Di-n-butyl phthalate (1,2-Benzenedicarboxylic acid, dibutyl
ester)
o-Dichlorobenzene (Benzene, 1,2-dichloro-)
m-Dichlorobenzene (Benzene, 1,3-dichloro-)
p-Dichlorobenzene (Benzene, 1,4-dichloro-)
Dichlorobenzene, N.O.S.* (Benzene, dichloro-, N.O.S.*)
3,3'-Dichlorobenzidine ([1,1'-Biphenyl]-4,4'-diamine, 3,3'-dichloro-)
1,4-Dichloro-2-butene (2-Butene, 1,4-Butene, 1,4-dichloro-)
Dichlorodifluoromethane (Methane, dichlorodifluoro-)
1,1-Dichloroethane (Ethylidene dichloride)
1,2-Dichloroethane (Ethylene dichloride)
trans-1,2-Dichloroethene (1,2-Dichloroethylene)
Dichloroethylene, N.O.S.* (Ethene, dichloro-, N.O.S.*)
1,1-Dichloroethylene (Ethene, 1,1-dichloro-)
Dichloromethane (Methylene chloride)
2,4-Dichlorophenol (Phenol, 2,4-dichloro-)
2,6-Dichlorophenol (Phenol, 2,6-dichloro)
2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D), salts and esters (Acetic
acid, 2,4-dichlorophenoxy-, salts and esters)
Dichlorophenylarsine (Phenyl dichloroarsine)
Dichloropropane, N.O.S.* (Propane, dichloro-, N.O.S.*)
1,2-Dichloropropane (Propylene dichloride)
Dichloropropanol, N.O.S.* (Propanol, dichloro-, N.O.S.*)
Dichloropropene, N.O.S.* (Propene, dichloro-, N.O.S.*)
1,3-Dichloropropene, (1-Propene, 1,3-dichloro-)
Dieldrin (1,2,3,4,10,10-hexachloro-6,7-epoxy-1,4,4a,5,6,7,8,8a-octa-hydro-endo, exo-1,4:5,8-Dimethanonaphthalene)
1,2:3,4-Diepoxybutane (2,2'-Bioxirane)
Diethylarsine (Arsine, diethyl-)
N,N'-Diethylhydrazine (Hydrazine, 1,2-diethyl)
O,O-Diethyl S-methyl ester of phosphorodithioic acid
(Phosphorodithioic acid, O,O-diethyl S-methyl ester
O,O-Diethylphosphoric acid, O-p-nitrophenyl ester (Phosphoric
acid, diethyl p-nitrophenyl ester)
Diethyl phthalate (1,2-Benzenedicarboxylic acid, diethyl ester)
O,O-Diethyl O-2-pyraxinyl phosphorothioate (Phosphorothioic acid,
O,O-diethyl O-pyrazinyl ester
Diethylene glycol, dicarbamate (Ethanol, 2,2'-oxybis-,
dicarbamate)
Diethylstilbesterol (4,4'-Stilbenediol, alpha,alpha-diethyl,
bis(dihydrogen phosphate, (E)-)
Dihydrosafrole (Benzene, 1,2-methylenedioxy-4-propyl-)
3,4-Dihydroxy-alpha-(methylamino)methyl benzyl alcohol (1,2-Benzenediol, 4-[1-hydroxy-2-(methylamino)ethyl]-)
Diisopropylfluorophosphate (DFP) (Phosphorofluoridic acid, bis(1-methylethyl) ester)
Dimethoate (Phosphorodithioic acid, O,O-
dimethyl S-[2-(methylamino)-2-oxoethyl] ester
3,3'-Dimethoxybenzidine ([1,1'-Biphenyl]-4,4'diamine, 3-3'dimethoxy-)
p-Dimethylaminoazobenzene (Benzenamine, N,N-dimethyl-4-(phenylazo)-)
7,12-Dimethylbenz[a]anthracene (1,2-Benzanthracene, 7,12-dimethyl-)
3,3'Dimethylbenzidine ([1,1'-Biphenyl]-4,4'-diamine, 3,3'-dimethyl-)
Dimethylcarbamoyl chloride (Carbamoyl chloride, dimethyl-)
1,1-Dimethylhydrazine (Hydrazine, 1,1-dimethyl-)
1,2-Dimethylhydrazine (Hydrazine, 1,2-dimethyl-)
3,3-Dimethyl-1-(methylthio)-2-butanone, O-[(methylamino)
carbonyl]oxime (Thiofanox)
alpha,alpha-Dimethylphenethylamine (Ethanamine, 1,1-dimethyl-2-phenyl)
2,4-Dimethylphenol (Phenol, 2,4-dimethyl-)
Dimethyl phthalate (1,2-Benzenedicarboxylic, acid, dimethyl
ester)
Dimethyl sulfate (Sulfuric acid, dimethyl ester)
Dimetilan (Carbamic acid, dimethyl-, 1- [(dimethylamino)
carbonyl]-5-methyl-1H-pyrazol-3-yl ester)
Dinitrobenzene, N.O.S.* (Benzene, dinitro-, N.O.S.*
4,6-Dinitro-o-cresol and salts (Phenol, 2,4-dinitro-6-methyl-,
and salts)
2,4-Dinitrophenol (Phenol, 2,4-dinitro-)
2,4-Dinitrotoluene (Benezene, 1-methyl-2,4-dinitro-)
2,6-Dinitrotoluene (Benzene,1-methyl-2,6-dinitro-)
Dinoseb (Phenol, 2-(1-methylpropyl)-4,6-dinitro-)
Di-n-octyl phthalate (1,2-Benzenedicarbozylic acid, dioctyl
ester)
1,4-Dioxane (1,4-Diethylene oxide)
Diphenylamine (Benzenamine, N-Phenyl-)
1,2-Diphenylhydrazine (Hydrazine, 1,2-diphenyl-)
Di-n-propylmitrosamine (N-Nitroso-di-n-propylamine)
Disulfiram (Thioperoxydicarbonic diamide, tetraethyl)
Disulfoton (O,O-diethyl S-[2-(ethylthio)ethyl]
phosphorodithioate)
(( EPTC (Carbamothioic acid, dipropyl-, S-ethyl ester)
Endosulfan (5-Norbornene, 2,3-dimethanol, 1,4,5,6,7,7-hexachloro-, cyclic sulfite)
Endrin and metabolites (1,2,3,4,10,10-hexachloro-6,7-epoxy-1,4,4a,5,6,7,8,8a-octahydro-endo,endo-1,4:5,8-dimethanonaphthalene, and metabolites)
Ethyl carbamate (Urethan) (Carbamic acid, ethyl ester)
Ethyl cyanide (propanenitrile)
Ethyl ziram (Zinc, bis(diethylcarbamodithioato- S,S')-)
Ethylenebisdithiocarbamic acid, salts and esters (1,2-Ethanediylbiscarbamodithioic acid, salts and esters.
Ethylene glycol monoethyl ether (2-Ethoxyethanol)
Ethyleneimine (Aziridine)
Ethylene oxide (Oxirane)
Ethylenethiourea (2-Imidazolidinethione)
Ethylmethacrylate (2-Propenoic acid, 2-methyl-, ethyl ester)
Ethyl methanesulfonate (Methanesulfonic acid, ethyl ester)
Ferbam (Iron, tris(dimethylcarbamodithioato- S,S')-)
Fluoranthene (Benzo[j,k]fluorene)
Fluorine
2-Fluoroacetamide (Acetamide, 2-fluoro-)
Fluoroacetic acid, sodium salt (Acetic acid, fluoro-, sodium
salt)
Formaldehyde (Methylene, oxide)
Formetanate hydrochloride (Methanimidamide,
N,N-dimethyl-N'-[3-[[(methylamino) carbonyl]oxy]phenyl]-,
monohydrochloride)
Formic acid (Methanoic acid)
Formparanate (Methanimidamide,
N,N-dimethyl-N'-[2-methyl-4-[[(methylamino)
carbonyl]oxy]phenyl]-)
Glycidylaldehyde (1-Propanol-2,3-epoxy)
Halomethane, N.O.S.*
Heptachlor (4,7-Methano-1H-indene, 1,4,5,6,7,8,8-heptachloro-3a,4,7,7a-tetrahydro-)
Heptachlor epoxide (alpha, beta, and gamma isomers) (4,7-Methano-1H-indene, 1,4,5,6,7,8,8-heptachloro-2,3-epoxy-3a,4,7,7-tetrahydro-, alpha, beta and gamma isomers)
Heptachlorodibenzofurans
Heptachlorodibenzo-p-dioxins
Hexachlorobenzene (Benzene, hexachloro-)
Hexachlorobutadiene (1,3-Butadiene, hexachloro-)
Hexachlorocyclohexane (all isomers) (Lindane and isomers)
Hexachlorocylopentadiene (1,3-Cyclopentadiene, 1,2,3,4,5,5-hexachloro-)
Hexachlorodibenzo-p-dioxins
Hexachlorodibenzofurans
Hexachloroethane (Ethane, hexachloro-)
1,2,3,4,10,10-Hexachloro-1,4,4a,5,8,8a-hexahydro-1,4:5,8-endo,endo-dimethanonphthalene (Hexachlorohexahydro-endo,endo-dimethanonaphthalene)
Hexachlorophene (2,2'-Methylenebis(3,4,6-trichlorophenol))
Hexachloropropene (Propene, hexachloro-)
Hexaethyl tetraphosphate (Tetraphosphoric acid, hexaethyl ester)
Hydrazine (Diamine)
Hydrocyanic acid (Hydrogen cyanide)
Hydrofluoric acid (Hydrogen fluoride)
Hydrogen sulfide (Sulfur hydride)
Hydroxydimethylarsine oxide (Cacodylic acid)
Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene (1,10-(1,2-phenylene)pyrene)
3-Iodo-2-propynyl n-butylcarbamate (Carbamic acid, butyl-, 3-iodo-2- propynyl ester)
Iodomethane (Methyl iodide)
Isocyanic acid, methyl ester (Methyl isocyanate)
Isobutyl alcohol (1-Propanol, 2-methyl-)
Isolan (Carbamic acid, dimethyl-,
3-methyl-1-(1-methylethyl)-1H-pyrazol-5-yl ester)
Isosafrole (Benzene, 1,2-methylenedioxy-4-allyl-)
Kepone (Decachlorooctahydro-1,3,4-Methano-2H-cyclobuta[cd]pentalene-2-one)
Lasiocarpine (2-Butanoic acid, 2-methyl-,7-[(2,3-dihydroxy-2-(1-methoxyethyl)-3-methyl-1-oxobutoxy)methyl]-2,3,5,7a-tetrahydro-1H-pyrrolizin-1-yl ester)
Lead and compounds, N.O.S.*
Lead acetate (Acetic acid, lead salt)
Lead phosphate (Phosphoric acid, lead salt)
Lead subacetate (Lead, bis(acetato-O)tetrahydroxytri-)
Maleic anhydride (2,5-Furandione)
Maleic hydrazide (1,2-Dihydro-3,6-pyridazinedione)
Malononitrile (Propanedinitrile)
Manganese dimethyldithiocarbamate (Manganese,
bis(dimethylcarbamodithioato-S,S')-,)
Melphalan (Alanine, 3-[p-bis(2-chloroethyl)amino]phenyl-,L-)
Mercury Fulminate (Fulminic acid, mercury salt)
Mercury and compounds, N.O.S.*
Metam sodium (Carbamodithioic acid, methyl-, monosodium salt)
Methacrylonitrile (2-Propenenitrile, 2-methyl-)
Methanethiol (Thiomethanol)
Methapyrilene (Pyridine, 2-[(2-dimethylamino)ethyl]-2-thenylamino-)
Methiocarb (Phenol, (3,5-dimethyl-4-(methylthio)-,
methylcarbamate)
Metholonyl (Acetimidic acid, N-[(methylcarbamoyl)oxy]thio-,methyl
ester
Methoxychior (Ethane, 1,1,1-trichloro-2,2'-bis(p-methoxyphenyl)-)
2-Methylaziridine (1,2-Propylenimine)
3-Methylcholanthrene (Benz[j]aceanthrylene, 1,2-dihydro-3-methyl-)
Methyl chlorocarbonate (Carbonochloridic acid, methyl ester)
4,4'-Methylenebis(2-chloroaniline) (Benzenamine, 4,4'-methylenebis-(2-chloro-)
Methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) (2-Butanone)
Methyl hydrazine (Hydrazine, methyl-)
2-Methyllactonitrile (Propanenitrile, 2-hydroxy-2-methyl-)
Methyl methacrylate (2-Propenoic acid, 2-methyl-, methyl ester)
Methyl methanesulfonate (Methanesulfonic acid, methyl ester)
2-Methyl-2-(methylthio)propionaldehyde-o-(methylcarbonyl) oxime
N-Methyl-N'-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine (Guanidine, N-nitros-N-methyl-N'nitro-)
Methyl parathion (O,O-dimethyl O-(4-nitrophenyl)
phosphorothioate)
Methylthiouracil (4-1H-Pyrimidinone, 2,3-dihydro-6-methyl-2-thioxo-)
Metolcarb (Carbamic acid, methyl-, 3-methylphenyl ester)
Mexacarbate (Phenol, 4-(dimethylamino)-3,5-dimethyl-,
methylcarbamate (ester))
Molinate (1H-Azepine-1-carbothioic acid,hexahydro-, S-ethyl
ester)
Mustard gas (Sulfide, bis(2-chloroethyl)-)
Naphthalene
1,4-Naphthoquinone (1,4-Naphthalenedione)
1-Naphthylamine (alpha-Naphthylamine)
2-Naphthylamine (beta-Naphthylamine)
1-Naphthyl-2-thiourea (Thiourea, 1-naphthalenyl-)
Nickel and compounds, N.O.S.*
Nickel carbonyl (Nickel tetracarbonyl)
Nickel cyanide (nickel (II) cyanide)
Nicotine and salts, Pyridine, (S)-3-(1-methyl-2-pyrrolidinyl)-,
and salts)
Nitric oxide (Nitrogen (II) oxide)
p-Nitroaniline (Benzenamine, 4-nitro-)
Nitrobenzine (Benzene, nitro-) Nitrobenzene
Nitrogen dioxide (Nitrogen (IV) oxide)
Nitrogen mustard and hydrochloride salt (Ethanamine, 2-chloro-,
N-(2-chloroethyl)-
N-methyl-, and hydrochloride salt)
Nitrogen mustard N-Oxide and hydrochloride salt (Ethanamine, 2-chloro-, N-(2-chloroethyl)-N-methyl-, N-oxide, and hydro-chloride salt)
Nitroglycerine (1,2,3-Propanetriol, trinitrate)
4-Nitrophenol (Phenol, 4-nitro-)
2-Nitropropane (Propane 2-nitro)
4-Nitroquinoline-1-oxide (Quinoline, 4-nitro-1-oxide-)
Nitrosamine, N.O.S.*
N-Nitrosodi-n-butylamine (1-Butanamine, N-butyl-N-nitroso-)
N-Nitrosodiethanolamine (Ethanol, 2,2'-(nitrosoimino)bis-)
N-Nitrosodiethylamine (Ethanamine, N-Ethyl-N-nitroso-)
N-Nitrosodimethylamine (Dimethylnitrosamine)
N-Nitroso-N-ethylurea (Carbamide, N-ethyl-N-
nitroso-)
N-Nitrosomethylethylamine (Ethanamine, N-methyl-N-nitroso-)
N-Nitroso-N-methylurea (Carbamide, N-methyl-N-nitroso-)
N-Nitroso-N-methylurethane (Carbamic acid, methylnitroso-, ethyl
ester)
N-Nitrosomethylvinylamine (Ethenamine, N-methyl-N-nitroso-)
N-Nitrosomorpholine (Morpholine, N-nitroso-)
N-Nitrosonornicotine (Nornicotine, N-nitroso-)
N-Nitrosopiperidine (Pyridine, hexahydro-, N-nitroso-)
N-Nitrosopyrrolidine (pyrrole, tetrahydro-, N-nitroso-)
N-Nitrososacrosine (Sarcosine, N-nitroso-)
5-Nitro-o-toluidine (Benzenamine, 2-methyl-5-nitro-)
Octamethylpyrophosphoramide (Diphosphoraminde, octamethyl-)
Osmium tetroxide (Osmium (VIII) oxide)
7-Ocabicyclo[2.2.1]heptane-2,3-dicarbonxylic acid (Endothal)
Oxamyl (Ethanimidothioc acid, 2-(dimethylamino)-N-[[(methylamino)
carbonyl]oxy]-2-oxo-, methyl ester)
Paraldehyde (1,3,5-Trioxane, 2,4,6-trinethyl-)
Parathion (Phosphorothioic acid, O,O-diethyl O-(p-nitrophenyl)
ester
Pebulate (Carbamothioic acid, butylethyl-, S- propyl ester)
Pentachlorobenzene (Benzene, pentachloro-)
Pentachlorodibenzo-p-dioxins
Pentachlorodibenzofurans
Pentachloroethane (Ethane, pentachloro-)
Pentachloronitrobenzene (PCNB) (Benzene, pentachloronitro-)
Pentachlorophenol (Phenol, pentachloro-)
Perchloromethyl mercaptan (Methanesulferryl chloride, trichloro-)
Phenacetin (Acetamide, N-(4-ethoxyphenyl)-)
Phenol (Benzene, hydroxy-)
Phenylenediamine (Benzenediamine)
Phenylmercury acetate (Mercury, acetatophenyl-)
N-Phenylthiourea (Thiourea, phenyl-)
Phosgene (Carbonyl chloride)
Phosphine (Hydrogen phosphide)
Phosphorodithioic acid, O,O-diethyl S-[(ethylthio)methyl] ester
(Phorate)
Phosphorothioic acid, O,O-dimethyl O-[p-((dimethylamino)sulfonyl)phenyl] ester (Famphur)
Phthalic acid esters, N.O.S.* (Benzene, 1,2-dicarboxylic acid,
esters, N.O.S.*
Phthalic anhydride (1,2-Benzenedicarboxylic acid anhydride)
Physostigmine (Pyrrolo[2,3-b]indol-5-01,
1,2,3,3a,8,8a-hexahydro-1,3a,8-trimethyl-,
methylcarbamate (ester), (3aS-cis)-)
Physostigmine salicylate (Benzoic acid, 2-hydroxy-, compd. with
(3aS-cis) --1,2,3,3a,8,8a-hexahydro-1,3a,8-trimethylpyrrolo
[2,3-b]indol-5-yl methylcarbamate ester (1:1).)
2-Picoline (Pyridine, 2-methyl-)
Polychlorinated biphenyl, N.O.S.*
Potassium cyanide
Potassium dimethyldithiocarbamate (Carbamodithioic acid,
dimethyl, potassium salt)
Potassium n-hydroxymethyl-n-methyl- dithiocarbamate
(Carbamodithioic acid, (hydroxymethyl)methyl-, monopotassium
salt)
Potassium n-methyldithiocarbamate (Carbamodithioic acid, methyl-
monopotassium salt)
Potassium pentachlorophenate (Pentachlorophenol, potassium salt)
Potassium silver cyanide (Argentate(1-), dicyano-, potassium)
Promecarb (Phenol, 3-methyl-5-(1-methylethyl)-, methyl carbamate)
Pronamide (3,5-Dichloro-N-(1,1-dimethyl-2-propynyl)benzamide)
1,3-Propanesultone (1,2-Oxathiolane, 2,2-dioxide)
Propham (Carbamic acid, phenyl-, 1-methylethyl ester)
Propionic acid, 2-(2,4,5-trichlorophenoxy), salts and esters
(2,4,5-TP,Silvex, salts and esters)
Propoxur (Phenol, 2-(1-methylethoxy)-, methylcarbamate)
n-Propylamine (1-Propane)
Propylthiouracil (2,3 dihydro-6-propyl-2 thioxo-4(1H)-
pyrimidinone)
2-Propyn-1-ol (Propargyl alcohol)
Prosulfocarb (Carbamothioic acid, dipropyl-, S-(phenylmethyl)
ester)
Pyridine
Reserpine (Yohimban-16-carboxylic acid, 11,17-dimethoxy-18-[(3,4,5-trimethoxybenxoyl)oxy]-, methyl ester)
Resorcinol (1,3-Benzenediol)
Saccharin and salts (1,2-Benzoisothiazolin-3-one, 1,1-dioxide,
and salts)
Safrol (Benzene, 1,2-methylenedioxy-4-allyl-)
Selenious acid (Selenium dioxide)
Selenium and compounds, N.O.S.*
Selenium sulfide (Sulfur selenide)
Selenium, tetrakis (dimethyl-dithiocarbamate) (Carbamodithioic
acid, dimethyl-, tetraanhydrosulfide with orthothioselenious
acid)
Selenourea (Carbamimidoselenoic acid)
Silver and compounds, N.O.S.*
Silver cyanide
Sodium cyanide
Sodium dibutyldithiocarbamate (Carbamodithioic acid, dibutyl,
sodium salt)
Sodium diethyldithiocarbamate (Carbamodithioic acid, diethyl-,
sodium salt)
Sodium dimethyldithiocarbamate (Carbamodithioic acid, dimethyl-,
sodium salt)
Sodium pentachlorophenate (Pentachlorophenol, sodium salt)
Streptozotocin (D-Glucopyranose, 2-deoxy-2-(3-methyl-3-nitrosoureido)-)
Strychnine and salts (Strychnidin-10-one, and salts)
Sulfallate (Carbamodithioic acid, diethyl-, 2- chloro-2-propenyl
ester)
Tetrabutylthiuram disulfide (Thioperoxydicarbonic diamide,
tetrabutyl)
1,2,4,5-Tetrachlorobenzene (Benzene, 1,2,4,5-tetrachloro-)
Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxins
Tetrachlorodibenzofurans
2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) (Dibenzo-p-dioxin,
2,3,7,8-tetrachloro-)
Tetrachloroethane, N.O.S.* (Ethane, tetrachloro-, N.O.S.*)
1,1,1,2-Tetrachlorethane (Ethane, 1,1,1,2-tetrachloro-)
1,1,2,2-Tetrachlorethane (Ethane, 1,1,2,2-tetrachloro-)
Tetrachlorethylene (Ethene, 1,1,2,2-tetrachloro-)1
Tetrachloromethane (Carbon tetrachloride)
2,3,4,6-Tetrachlorophenol (Phenol,2,3,4,6-tetrachloro-)
2,3,4,6-Tetrachlorophenol, potassium salt
2,3,4,6-Tetrachlorophenol, sodium salt
Tetraethyldithiopyrophosphate (Dithiopyrophosphoric acid,
tetraethyl-ester)
Tetraethyl lead (Plumbane, tetraethyl-)
Tetraethylpyrophosphate (Pyrophosphoric acid, tetraethyl ester)
Tetramethylthiuram monosulfide (Bis(dimethylthiocarbamoyl)
sulfide)
Tetranitromethane (Methane, tetranitro-)
Thallium and compounds, N.O.S.*
Thallic oxide (Thallium (III) oxide)
Thallium (1) acetate (Acetic acid, thallium (I) salt)
Thallium (I) carbonate (Carbonic acid, dithallium (I) salt)
Thallium (I) chloride
Thallium (I) nitrate (Nitric acid, thallium (I) salt)
Thallium selenite
Thallium (I) sulfate (Sulfuric acid, thallium (I) salt)
Thioacetamide (Ethanethioamide)
Thiodicarb (Ethanimidothioic acid, N,N'-[thiobis [(methylimino)
carbonyloxy]] bis-, dimethyl ester.)
Thiophanate-methyl (Carbamic acid, [1,2-phyenylenebis
(iminocarbonothioyl)] bis-, dimethyl ester)
Thiosemicarbazide (Hydrazinecarbothioamide)
Thiourea (Carbamide thio-)
Thiuram (Bis(dimethylthioucarbamoyl) disulfide)
Tirpate (1,3-Dithiolane-2-carboxaldehyde, 2,4-dimethyl-,
O-[(methylamino) carbonyl] oxime.)
Toluene (Benzene, methyl-)
Toluenediamine, N.O.S. (Toluene, 2,5-diamine-)
2,4-Toluenediamine
2,6-Toluenediamine
3,4-Toluenediamine
o-Toluidine hydrochloride (Benzenamine, 2-methyl-, hydrochloride)
Tolylene diisocyanate (Benzene, 2,4- and 2,6- diisocyanato-
methyl-)
Toxaphene (Camphene, octachloro-)
Triallate (Carbamothioic acid, bis(1-methylethyl)-,
S-(2,3,3-trichloro-2-propenyl) ester)
Tribromomethane (Bromoform)
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene (Benzene, 1,2,4-trichloro-)
1,1,1-Trichloroethane (Methyl chloroform)
1,1,2-Trichloroethane (Ethane, 1,1,2-trichloro-)
Trichloroethene (Trichloroethylene)
Trichloromonofluoromethane (Methane, trichlorofluoro-)
2,4,5-Trichlorophenol (Phenol, 2,4,5-trichloro-)
2,4,6-Trichlorophenol (Phenol, 2,4,6-trichloro-)
2,4,5-Trichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4,5-T, salts and esters)
(Acetic acid, 2,4,5-trichlorophenoxy-, salts and esters)
2,4,5-Trichlorophenoxypropionic acid (Porpionoic acid, 2-(2,4,5-trichlorophenoxyl), salts and esters (2,4,5-TP, Silvex,
salts and esters))
Trichloropropane, N.O.S.* (Propane, trichloro-, N.O.S.*
1,2,3-Trichloropropane (Propane, 1,2,3-trichloro-)
O,O,O-Triethyl phosphorothioate (Phosphorothioic acid, O,O,O-triethyl ester)
Triethylamine (Ethanamine, N,N-diethyl-)
sym-Trinitrobenzene (Benzene, 1,3,5-trinitro-)
Tris(1-aziridinyl) phosphine sulfide (Phosphine sulfide, tris(1-aziridinyl-)
Tris(2,3-dibromopropyl) phosphate (1-Propanol, 2,3-dibromo-,
phosphate)
Trypan blue (2,7-Naphthalenedisulfonic acid, 3,3'-[(3,3'-dimethyl(1,1'-biphenyl)-4,4'-diyl)bis(azo)]bis(5-amino-4-hydroxy-, tetrasodium salt)
Undecamethylenediamine, N,N'-bis-(2-chloro-benzyl)-,dihydrochloride N,N'-Undecamethyl-enebis(2-chlorobenzylamine, dihydrochloride)
Uracil mustard (Uracil 5-[bis(2-chlorethyl)amino]-)
Vanadic acid, ammonium salt (ammonium vanadate)
Vanadium pentoxide (Vanadium (V) oxide)
Vernolate (Carbamothioic acid, dipropyl-,S-propyl ester)
Vinyl chloride (Ethane, chloro-)
Warfarin (2H-1-Benzopyran-2-one, 4-hydroxy-3-(3-oxo-1-phenylbutyl)-, when present at concentrations less than
0.3%)
Warfarin (2H-1-Benzopyran-2-one, 4-hydroxy-3-(3-oxo-1-phenylbutyl)-, when present at concentrations greater than
0.3%)
Warfarin salts, when present at concentrations less than 0.3%
Warfarin salts, when present at concentrations greater than 0.3%
Zinc cyanide
Zinc phosphide
Ziram (Zinc, bis(dimethylcarbamodithioato-S,S')-, (T-4)-)
* The abbreviation N.O.S. signifies those members of the general class "not otherwise specified" by name in this listing.
[Statutory Authority: Chapters 70.105 and 70.105D RCW. 95-22-008 (Order
94-30), 173-303-9905, filed 10/19/95, effective 11/19/95; 94-01-060
(Order 92-33), 173-303-9905, filed 12/8/93, effective 1/8/94.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 70.105 RCW. 89-02-059 (Order 88-24),
173-303-9905, filed 1/4/89; 87-14-029 (Order DE-87-4), 173-303-9905,
filed 6/26/87; 86-12-057 (Order DE-85-10), 173-303-9905, filed 6/3/86;
84-09-088 (Order DE 83-36), 173-303-9905, filed 4/18/84. Statutory
Authority: RCW 70.95.260 and chapter 70.105 RCW. 82-05-023 (Order DE
81-33), 173-303-9905, filed 2/10/82.]
NOTES:
Reviser's note: The brackets and enclosed material in the text of
the above section occurred in the copy filed by the agency.
Reviser's note: The brackets and enclosed material in the text of
the above section occurred in the copy filed by the agency and appear in
the Register pursuant to the requirements of RCW 34.08.040.
Reviser's note: The typographical error in the above section
occurred in the copy filed by the agency and appears in the Register
pursuant to the requirements of RCW 34.08.040.
cleanout)) clean-out wastes, from
the production of certain chlorinated aliphatic hydrocarbons by free
radical catalyzed processes. These chlorinated aliphatic
hydrocarbons are those having carbon chain lengths ranging from one
to and including five, with varying amounts and positions of
chlorine substitution. (This listing does not include wastewaters,
wastewater treatment sludges, spent catalysts, and wastes listed
((under specific sources, below)) in this section.) (T)
i)) (A) the units employs a
minimum of 6 hp per million gallons of treatment volume; and either
((ii)) (B) the hydraulic retention time of the unit is no longer
than 5 days; or ((iii)) (C) the hydraulic retention time is no
longer than 30 days and the unit does not generate a sludge that is
a dangerous waste by the Toxicity Characteristic.
i)) (A) The unit is an aggressive biological treatment unit
as defined in this subsection; and ((ii)) (B) the sludges sought to
be exempted from the definitions of F037 and/or F038 were actually
treated in the aggressive biological treatment unit.
A)) (A) Sludges are considered to be generated at the moment of
deposition in the unit, where deposition is defined as at
least a temporary cessation of lateral particle movement
and
B)) (B) Floats are considered to be generated at the moment they
are formed in the top of the unit.
and)) compounds, N.O.S.*
s)) creosote
(Creosote, wood)))
2,4-))Dithiobiuret (Thioimidodicarbonic ((diaminde)) diamide
[(H2N)C(S)]2NH)
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