DAR File No. 41652

Environmental Quality, Waste Management and Radiation Control, Waste Management

Rule R315-261

General Requirements -- Identification and Listing of Hazardous Waste

Notice of Proposed Rule

(Amendment)

DAR File No.: 41652
Filed: 05/15/2017 05:22:19 PM

RULE ANALYSIS

Purpose of the rule or reason for the change:

The proposed changes incorporate corresponding revisions made by EPA in a final rule published in the Federal Register on 11/28/2016 (81 FR 85732) under the title of Hazardous Waste Generator Improvements Rule (HWGIR). As an authorized state for the hazardous waste program, the proposed changes are made in order to maintain regulatory equivalency with the federal hazardous waste regulations. Similar changes are proposed in other rules under Title R315 in order to incorporate all of the corresponding revisions promulgated under the final HWGIR by EPA on 11/28/2016.

Summary of the rule or change:

On 04/13/2017, the Waste Management and Radiation Control Board authorized the proposed changes to be published for public review and comment. Proposed changes to Rule R315-261 reflect those corresponding revisions made by the final HWGIR to 40 CFR 261, as promulgated on 11/28/2016 (81 FR 85732). While many of the changes are required to retain primacy of the hazardous waste program, others provide added clarification or correct textual errors. Specifically, incorporating into Rule R315-261 and into the other companion rules of Title R315, the revisions promulgated by EPA make significant improvements to the hazardous waste generation requirements by: 1) reorganizing and consolidating the generator requirements for added convenience and clarity, 2) providing added flexibility for generators to manage their hazardous waste in a more cost-effective and equally protective manner, and 3) revising the title of the lowest category of hazardous waste generation from "conditionally exempt small quantity generator" to "very small quantity generator". The change in the title of the lowest category of hazardous waste generation will result in less confusion on the part of hazardous waste generators regarding the essential requirements for managing hazardous waste produced in very small quantities. Changing the title of this generation category to "very small quantity generator" makes clear that limited rules apply to the generation and management of hazardous waste in very small quantities rather than potentially mislead by using the phrase "conditionally exempt", which may imply that no requirements or rules apply.

Statutory or constitutional authorization for this rule:

• Section 19-6-106
• Section 19-6-105

Anticipated cost or savings to:

the state budget:

Based on EPA's regulatory impact assessment (September 2016) for the HWGIR, state agencies that generate hazardous waste may realize an undetermined portion of the aggregate annual net cost savings of $3,600 to $13,100 for all Utah hazardous waste generators.

local governments:

Based on EPA's regulatory impact assessment (September 2016) for the HWGIR, local governments that generate hazardous waste may realize an undetermined portion of the aggregate annual net cost savings of $3,600 to $13,100 for all Utah hazardous waste generators.

small businesses:

Based on EPA's regulatory impact assessment (September 2016) for the HWGIR, small businesses that generate hazardous waste may realize an undetermined portion of the aggregate annual net cost savings of $3,600 to $13,100 for all Utah hazardous waste generators.

persons other than small businesses, businesses, or local governmental entities:

Based on EPA's regulatory impact assessment (September 2016) for the HWGIR, other persons that generate hazardous waste may realize an undetermined portion of the aggregate annual net cost savings of $3,600 to $13,100 for all Utah hazardous waste generators.

Compliance costs for affected persons:

In the regulatory impact assessment issued by EPA (September 2016, EPA-HQ-RCRA-2012-0121-0313, regulations.gov) for the final HWGIR, EPA estimated that by applying the rule changes, all hazardous waste generators can potentially realize a national aggregate net compliance cost savings from $722,000 to $2,630,000 annually. The total number of Utah hazardous waste generators is about 0.5% of the national total. Therefore, given the national total, the annual net cost savings to all Utah hazardous waste generators may range from $3,600 to $13,100.

Comments by the department head on the fiscal impact the rule may have on businesses:

In the regulatory impact assessment issued by EPA (September 2016) for the final HWGIR, EPA estimated that by applying the rule changes, all hazardous waste generators can potentially realize a national aggregate net compliance cost savings from $722,000 to $2,630,000 annually. The total number of Utah hazardous waste generators is about 0.5% of the national total. Therefore, given the national total, the annual net cost savings to all Utah hazardous waste generators may range from $3,600 to $13,100.

Alan Matheson, Executive Director

The full text of this rule may be inspected, during regular business hours, at the Office of Administrative Rules, or at:

Environmental Quality
Waste Management and Radiation Control, Waste ManagementRoom Second Floor
195 N 1950 W
SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84116-3097

Direct questions regarding this rule to:

• Rusty Lundberg at the above address, by phone at 801-536-4257, by FAX at 801-536-0222, or by Internet E-mail at rlundberg@utah.gov
• Thomas Ball at the above address, by phone at 801-536-0251, by FAX at , or by Internet E-mail at tball@utah.gov

Interested persons may present their views on this rule by submitting written comments to the address above no later than 5:00 p.m. on:

07/03/2017

This rule may become effective on:

07/31/2017

Authorized by:

Scott Anderson, Director

R315. Environmental Quality, Waste Management and Radiation Control, Waste Management.

R315-261. General Requirements - Identification and Listing of Hazardous Waste.

R315-261-1. Purpose and Scope.

(a) This rule identifies those solid wastes which are subject to regulation as hazardous wastes under Rules R315-262 through 265, 268, 270, and 124 and which are subject to the notification requirements of these rules.

(1) Sections R315-261-1 through 9 define the terms "solid waste" and "hazardous waste", identify those wastes which are excluded from regulation under Rules R315-262 through R315-266, R315-268 and R315-270 and [establishes]establish special management requirements for hazardous waste produced by [conditionally exempt]very small quantity generators and hazardous waste which is recycled.

(2) Sections R315-261-10 and 11 set forth the criteria used to identify characteristics of hazardous waste and to list particular hazardous wastes.

(3) Sections R315-261-20 through 24 identify characteristics of hazardous waste.

(4) Sections R315-261-30 through 35 list particular hazardous wastes.

(b)(1) The definition of solid waste contained in this rule applies only to wastes that also are hazardous for purposes of the rules implementing Title 19 Chapter 6. For example, it does not apply to materials such as non-hazardous scrap, paper, textiles, or rubber that are not otherwise hazardous wastes and that are recycled.

(2) Rule R315-261 identifies only some of the materials which are solid wastes and hazardous wastes under the Utah Solid and Hazardous Waste Act. A material which is not defined as a solid waste in Rule R315-261, or is not a hazardous waste identified or listed in Rule R315-261, is still a solid waste and a hazardous waste for purposes of these sections if:

(i) In the case of section 19-6-109, the Director has reason to believe that the material may be a solid waste within the meaning of Subsection 19-6-102(13) and a hazardous waste within the meaning of Subsection 19-6-102(7) or

(ii) In the case of section 19-6-115, the material is presenting an imminent and substantial danger to human health or the environment.

(c) For the purposes of Sections R315-261-2 and 261-6:

(1) A "spent material" is 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;

(2) "Sludge" has the same meaning used in Section R315-260-10;

(3) A "by-product" is 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.

(4) A material is "reclaimed" if it is processed to recover a usable product, or if it is regenerated. Examples are recovery of lead values from spent batteries and regeneration of spent solvents. In addition, for purposes of Subsections R315-261-4(a)(23), and (24) smelting, melting and refining furnaces are considered to be solely engaged in metals reclamation if the metal recovery from the hazardous secondary materials meets the same requirements as those specified for metals recovery from hazardous waste found in Subsection R315-266-100(d)(1) through (3), and if the residuals meet the requirements specified in Section R315-266-112.

(5) A material is "used or reused" if it is either:

(i) Employed 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

(ii) Employed 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.

(6) "Scrap metal" is bits and pieces of metal[,] parts ; for example bars, turnings, rods, sheets, or wire[,]; or metal pieces that may be combined together with bolts or soldering[,]; for example radiators, scrap automobiles, or railroad box cars[,]; which when worn or superfluous can be recycled.

(7) A material is "recycled" if it is used, reused, or reclaimed.

(8) A material is "accumulated speculatively" if it is accumulated before being recycled. A material is not accumulated speculatively, however, if the person accumulating it can show that the material is potentially recyclable and has a feasible means of being recycled; and that during the calendar year, commencing on January 1, the amount of material that is recycled, or transferred to a different site for recycling, equals at least 75 percent by weight or volume of the amount of that material accumulated at the beginning of the period. Materials shall be placed in a storage unit with a label indicating the first date that the material began to be accumulated. If placing a label on the storage unit is not practicable, the accumulation period shall be documented through an inventory log or other appropriate method. In calculating the percentage of turnover, the 75 percent requirement is to be applied to each material of the same type, e.g., slags from a single smelting process, that is recycled in the same way, i.e., from which the same material is recovered or that is used in the same way. Materials accumulating in units that would be exempt from regulation under Subsection R315-261-4(c) are not to be included in making the calculation. Materials that are already defined as solid wastes also are not to be included in making the calculation. Materials are no longer in this category once they are removed from accumulation for recycling, however.

(9) "Excluded scrap metal" is processed scrap metal, unprocessed home scrap metal, and unprocessed prompt scrap metal.

(10) "Processed scrap metal" is scrap metal which has been manually or physically altered to either separate it into distinct materials to enhance economic value or to improve the handling of materials. Processed scrap metal includes, but is not limited to scrap metal which has been baled, shredded, sheared, chopped, crushed, flattened, cut, melted, or separated by metal type, i.e., sorted, and, fines, drosses and related materials which have been agglomerated. Note: shredded circuit boards being sent for recycling are not considered processed scrap metal. They are covered under the exclusion from the definition of solid waste for shredded circuit boards being recycled Subsection R315-261-4(a)(14).

(11) "Home scrap metal" is scrap metal as generated by steel mills, foundries, and refineries such as turnings, cuttings, punchings, and borings.

(12) "Prompt scrap metal" is scrap metal as generated by the metal working/fabrication industries and includes such scrap metal as turnings, cuttings, punchings, and borings. Prompt scrap is also known as industrial or new scrap metal.

 

R315-261-4. Exclusions.

(a) Materials which are not solid wastes. The following materials are not solid wastes for the purpose of Rule R315-261:

(1)(i) Domestic sewage; and

(ii) Any mixture of domestic sewage and other wastes that passes through a sewer system to a publicly-owned treatment works for treatment. "Domestic sewage" means untreated sanitary wastes that pass through a sewer system.

(2) Industrial wastewater discharges that are point source discharges subject to regulation under section 402 of the Clean Water Act, as amended. This exclusion applies only to the actual point source discharge. It does not exclude industrial wastewaters while they are being collected, stored or treated before discharge, nor does it exclude sludges that are generated by industrial wastewater treatment.

(3) Irrigation return flows.

(4) Source, special nuclear or by-product material as defined by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.

(5) Materials subjected to in-situ mining techniques which are not removed from the ground as part of the extraction process.

(6) Pulping liquors, i.e., black liquor, that are reclaimed in a pulping liquor recovery furnace and then reused in the pulping process, unless it is accumulated speculatively as defined in Subsection R315-261-1(c).

(7) Spent sulfuric acid used to produce virgin sulfuric acid[, unless]provided it is not accumulated speculatively as defined in Subsection R315-261-1(c).

(8) Secondary materials that are reclaimed and returned to the original process or processes in which they were generated where they are reused in the production process provided:

(i) Only tank storage is involved, and the entire process through completion of reclamation is closed by being entirely connected with pipes or other comparable enclosed means of conveyance;

(ii) Reclamation does not involve controlled flame combustion, such as occurs in boilers, industrial furnaces, or incinerators;

(iii) The secondary materials are never accumulated in such tanks for over twelve months without being reclaimed; and

(iv) The reclaimed material is not used to produce a fuel, or used to produce products that are used in a manner constituting disposal.

(9)(i) Spent wood preserving solutions that have been reclaimed and are reused for their original intended purpose; and

(ii) Wastewaters from the wood preserving process that have been reclaimed and are reused to treat wood.

(iii) Prior to reuse, the wood preserving wastewaters and spent wood preserving solutions described in Subsections R315-261-4(a)(9)(i) and (ii), so long as they meet all of the following conditions:

(A) The wood preserving wastewaters and spent wood preserving solutions are reused on-site at water borne plants in the production process for their original intended purpose;

(B) Prior to reuse, the wastewaters and spent wood preserving solutions are managed to prevent release to either land or groundwater or both;

(C) Any unit used to manage wastewaters and/or spent wood preserving solutions prior to reuse can be visually or otherwise determined to prevent such releases;

(D) Any drip pad used to manage the wastewaters and/or spent wood preserving solutions prior to reuse complies with the standards in 40 CFR 265.440 through [R315-265-445]265.445, which are adopted and incorporated by reference, regardless of whether the plant generates a total of less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste; and

(E) Prior to operating pursuant to this exclusion, the plant owner or operator prepares a one-time notification stating that the plant intends to claim the exclusion, giving the date on which the plant intends to begin operating under the exclusion, and containing the following language: "I have read the applicable regulation establishing an exclusion for wood preserving wastewaters and spent wood preserving solutions and understand it requires me to comply at all times with the conditions set out in the regulation." The plant shall maintain a copy of that document in its on-site records until closure of the facility. The exclusion applies so long as the plant meets all of the conditions. If the plant goes out of compliance with any condition, it may apply to the Director for reinstatement. The Director may reinstate the exclusion upon finding that the plant has returned to compliance with all conditions and that the violations are not likely to recur.

 

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(11) The facility notifies the Director, by letter when the facility is no longer planning to conduct any treatability studies at the site.

(g) Dredged material that is not a hazardous waste. Dredged material that is subject to the requirements of a permit that has been issued under 404 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1344) or section 103 of the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. [ ]1413) is not a hazardous waste. For Subsection R315-261-4(g), the following definitions apply:

(1) The term dredged material has the same meaning as defined in 40 CFR 232.2;

(2) The term permit means:

(i) A permit issued by the U.S. [ ]Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) or an approved State under section 404 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. [ ]1344);

(ii) A permit issued by the Corps under section 103 of the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. [ ]1413); or

(iii) In the case of Corps civil works projects, the administrative equivalent of the permits referred to in Subsections R315-261-4(g)(2)(i) and (ii), as provided for in Corps regulations.

(h) Carbon dioxide stream injected for geologic sequestration. Carbon dioxide streams that are captured and transported for purposes of injection into an underground injection well subject to the requirements for Class VI Underground Injection Control wells, including the requirements in Rule R317-7, are not a hazardous waste, provided the following conditions are met:

(1) Transportation of the carbon dioxide stream shall be in compliance with U.S. []Department of Transportation requirements, including the pipeline safety laws, 49 U.S.C. 60101 et seq. and regulations, 49 CFR Parts 190-199, of the U.S. [ ]Department of Transportation, and pipeline safety regulations adopted and administered by a state authority pursuant to a certification under 49 U.S.C. [ ]60105, as applicable.

(2) Injection of the carbon dioxide stream shall be in compliance with the applicable requirements for Class VI Underground Injection Control wells, including the applicable requirements in Rule R317-7;

(3) No hazardous wastes shall be mixed with, or otherwise co-injected with, the carbon dioxide stream; and

(4)(i) Any generator of a carbon dioxide stream, who claims that a carbon dioxide stream is excluded under Subsection R315-261-4(h), shall have an authorized representative, as defined in Section R315-260-10, sign a certification statement worded as follows: I certify under penalty of law that the carbon dioxide stream that I am claiming to be excluded under Subsection R315-261.4(h) has not been mixed with hazardous wastes, and I have transported the carbon dioxide stream in compliance with, or have contracted with a pipeline operator or transporter to transport the carbon dioxide stream in compliance with, Department of Transportation requirements, including the pipeline safety laws, 49 U.S.C. 60101 et seq., and regulations, 49 CFR Parts 190-199, of the U.S. Department of Transportation, and the pipeline safety regulations adopted and administered by a state authority pursuant to a certification under 49 U.S.C. 60105, as applicable, for injection into a well subject to the requirements for the Class VI Underground Injection Control Program of Rule R317-7.

(ii) Any Class VI Underground Injection Control well owner or operator, who claims that a carbon dioxide stream is excluded under Subsection R315-261-4(h), shall have an authorized representative, as defined in Section R315-260-10, sign a certification statement worded as follows: I certify under penalty of law that the carbon dioxide stream that I am claiming to be excluded under Subsection R315-261-4(h) has not been mixed with, or otherwise co-injected with, hazardous waste at the Underground Injection Control (UIC) Class VI permitted facility, and that injection of the carbon dioxide stream is in compliance with the applicable requirements for UIC Class VI wells, including the applicable requirements in Rule R317-7.

(iii) The signed certification statement shall be kept on-site for no less than three years, and shall be made available within 72 hours of a written request from the Director. The signed certification statement shall be renewed every year that the exclusion is claimed, by having an authorized representative, as defined in Section R315-260-10, annually prepare and sign a new copy of the certification statement within one year of the date of the previous statement. The signed certification statement shall also be readily accessible on the facility's publicly-available Web site, if such Web site exists, as a public notification with the title of "Carbon Dioxide Stream Certification" at the time the exclusion is claimed.

 

[R315-261-5. Special Requirements for Hazardous Waste Generated by Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators.

(a) A generator is a conditionally exempt small quantity generator in a calendar month if he generates no more than 100 kilograms of hazardous waste in that month.

(b) Except for those wastes identified in Subsections R315-261-5(e), (f), (g), and (j), a conditionally exempt small quantity generator's hazardous wastes are not subject to regulation under Rules R315-262 through 268, 270 and 124, and the notification requirements of section 3010 of RCRA, provided the generator complies with the requirements of Subsections R315-261-5(f), (g), and (j).

(c) When making the quantity determinations of Rules R315-261 and 262, the generator shall include all hazardous waste that it generates, except hazardous waste that:

(1) Is exempt from regulation under Subsections R315-261-4(c) through (f), R315-261-6(a)(3), R315-261-7(a)(1), or R315-261-8; or

(2) Is managed immediately upon generation only in on-site elementary neutralization units, wastewater treatment units, or totally enclosed treatment facilities as defined in Section R315-260-10; or

(3) Is recycled, without prior storage or accumulation, only in an on-site process subject to regulation under Subsection R315-261-6(c)(2); or

(4) Is used oil managed under the requirements of Subsection R315-261-6(a)(4) and Rule R315-15; or

(5) Is spent lead-acid batteries managed under the requirements of Section R315-266-80; or

(6) Is universal waste managed under Section R315-261-9 and Rule R315-273;

(7) Is a hazardous waste that is an unused commercial chemical product, listed in Sections R315-261-30 through 35 or exhibiting one or more characteristics in Sections R315-261-20 through 24, that is generated solely as a result of a laboratory clean-out conducted at an eligible academic entity pursuant to Section R315-262-213. For purposes of this provision, the term eligible academic entity shall have the meaning as defined in Section R315-262-200.

(d) In determining the quantity of hazardous waste generated, a generator need not include:

(1) Hazardous waste when it is removed from on-site storage; or

(2) Hazardous waste produced by on-site treatment, including reclamation, of his hazardous waste, so long as the hazardous waste that is treated was counted once; or

(3) Spent materials that are generated, reclaimed, and subsequently reused on-site, so long as such spent materials have been counted once.

(e) If a generator generates acute hazardous waste in a calendar month in quantities greater than set forth below, all quantities of that acute hazardous waste are subject to full regulation under Rules R315-262 through 268, 270 and 124, and the notification requirements of section 3010 of RCRA:

(1) A total of one kilogram of acute hazardous wastes listed in Section R315-261-31 or Subsection R315-261-33(e).

(2) A total of 100 kilograms of any residue or contaminated soil, waste, or other debris resulting from the clean-up of a spill, into or on any land or water, of any acute hazardous wastes listed in Section R315-261-31 or Subsection R315-261-33(e).

Note to Subsection R315-261-33(e): "Full regulation" means those regulations applicable to generators of 1,000 kg or greater of hazardous waste in a calendar month.

(f) In order for acute hazardous wastes generated by a generator of acute hazardous wastes in quantities equal to or less than those set forth in Subsections R315-261-5(e)(1) or (2) to be excluded from full regulation under Section R315-261-5, the generator shall comply with the following requirements:

(1) Section R315-262-11;

(2) The generator may accumulate acute hazardous waste on-site. If he accumulates at any time acute hazardous wastes in quantities greater than those set forth in Subsections R315-261-(e)(1) or (2), all of those accumulated wastes are subject to regulation under Rules R315-262 through 266, 268, 270 and 124, and the applicable notification requirements of section 3010 of RCRA. The time period of Subsection R315-262-34(a), for accumulation of wastes on-site, begins when the accumulated wastes exceed the applicable exclusion limit;

(3) A conditionally exempt small quantity generator may either treat or dispose of his acute hazardous waste in an on-site facility or ensure delivery to an off-site treatment, storage, or disposal facility, either of which, if located in the U.S., is:

(i) Permitted under Rule R315-270;

(ii) In interim status under Rules R315-270 and 265;

(iii) Authorized to manage hazardous waste by a State with a hazardous waste management program approved under 40 CFR 271;

(iv) Permitted, licensed, or registered by a State to manage municipal solid waste and, if managed in a municipal solid waste landfill is subject to Rules R315-301 through 320;

(v) Permitted, licensed, or registered by a State to manage non-municipal non-hazardous waste and, if managed in a non-municipal non-hazardous waste disposal unit after January 1, 1998, is subject to the requirements in 40 CFR 257.5 through 257.30; or

(vi) A facility which:

(A) Beneficially uses or reuses, or legitimately recycles or reclaims its waste; or

(B) Treats its waste prior to beneficial use or reuse, or legitimate recycling or reclamation; or

(vii) For universal waste managed under Rule R315-273, a universal waste handler or destination facility subject to the requirements of Rule R315-273.

(g) In order for hazardous waste generated by a conditionally exempt small quantity generator in quantities of 100 kilograms or less of hazardous waste during a calendar month to be excluded from full regulation under Section R316-261-5, the generator shall comply with the following requirements:

(1) Section R315-262-11;

(2) The conditionally exempt small quantity generator may accumulate hazardous waste on-site. If he accumulates at any time 1,000 kilograms or greater of his hazardous wastes, all of those accumulated wastes are subject to regulation under the special provisions of Rule R315-262 applicable to generators of greater than 100 kg and less than 1000 kg of hazardous waste in a calendar month as well as the requirements of Rules R315-263 through 266, 268, 270 and 124, and the applicable notification requirements of section 3010 of RCRA. The time period of Subsection R315-262-34(d) for accumulation of wastes on-site begins for a conditionally exempt small quantity generator when the accumulated wastes equal or exceed 1000 kilograms;

(3) A conditionally exempt small quantity generator may either treat or dispose of his hazardous waste in an on-site facility or ensure delivery to an off-site treatment, storage or disposal facility, either of which, if located in the U.S., is:

(i) Permitted under Rule R315-270;

(ii) In interim status under Rules R315-265 and 270;

(iii) Authorized to manage hazardous waste by a State with a hazardous waste management program approved under 40 CFR 271;

(iv) Permitted, licensed, or registered to manage municipal solid waste and, if managed in a municipal solid waste landfill is subject to Rules R315-301 through 320;

(v) Permitted, licensed, or registered by a State to manage non-municipal non-hazardous waste and, if managed in a non-municipal non-hazardous waste disposal unit after January 1, 1998, is subject to the requirements in 40 CFR 257.5 through 257.30; or

(vi) A facility which:

(A) Beneficially uses or reuses, or legitimately recycles or reclaims its waste; or

(B) Treats its waste prior to beneficial use or reuse, or legitimate recycling or reclamation; or

(vii) For universal waste managed under Rule R315-273, a universal waste handler or destination facility subject to the requirements of Rule R315-273.

(h) Hazardous waste subject to the reduced requirements of Section R315-261-5 may be mixed with non-hazardous waste and remain subject to these reduced requirements even though the resultant mixture exceeds the quantity limitations identified in Section R315-261-5, unless the mixture meets any of the characteristics of hazardous waste identified in Sections R315-261-20 through 24.

(i) If any person mixes a solid waste with a hazardous waste that exceeds a quantity exclusion level of Section R315-261-5, the mixture is subject to full regulation.

(j) If a conditionally exempt small quantity generator's wastes are mixed with used oil, the mixture is subject to Rule R315-15. Any material produced from such a mixture by processing, blending, or other treatment is also so regulated.]

 

R315-261-6. Requirements for Recyclable Materials.

(a)(1) Hazardous wastes that are recycled are subject to the requirements for generators, transporters, and storage facilities of Subsections R315-261-6(b) and (c), except for the materials listed in Subsections R315-261-6(a)(2) and (a)(3). Hazardous wastes that are recycled shall be known as "recyclable materials."

(2) The following recyclable materials are not subject to the requirements of Section R315-261-6 but are regulated under Sections R315-266-20 through 23, Section R315-266-70, Section R315-266-80, Sections R315-266-100 through 112, Sections R315-266-200 through 206, and Sections R315-266-210, 220, 225, 230,235, 240, 245, 250, 255, 260, 310, 315, 320, 325, 330, 335, 340, 345,350, 355, and 360 and all applicable provisions in Rules R315-268, 270 and 124.

(i) Recyclable materials used in a manner constituting disposal, Sections R315-266-20 through 23;

(ii) Hazardous wastes burned, as defined in Subsection R315-266-100(a), in boilers and industrial furnaces that are not regulated under Sections R315-264-340 through 345, 347 and 351; Sections R315-370, 373, 375, 377, and 381 through 383; and Section R315-266-100 through 112;

(iii) Recyclable materials from which precious metals are reclaimed, Section R315-266-70;

(iv) Spent lead-acid batteries that are being reclaimed, Section R315-266-80.

(3) The following recyclable materials are not subject to regulation under Rules R315-262 through 268, 270 and 124, and are not subject to the notification requirements of section 3010 of RCRA:

(i) Industrial ethyl alcohol that is reclaimed except that, unless provided otherwise in an international agreement as specified in Section R315-262-58:

(A) A person initiating a shipment for reclamation in a foreign country, and any intermediary arranging for the shipment, shall comply with the requirements applicable to a primary exporter in Section R315-262-53, Subsections R315-262-56(a)(1) through (4), (6), and (b), and Section R315-262-57, export such materials only upon consent of the receiving country and in conformance with the EPA Acknowledgment of Consent as defined in Sections R315-262-50 through 58, and provide a copy of the EPA Acknowledgment of Consent to the shipment to the transporter transporting the shipment for export;

(B) Transporters transporting a shipment for export may not accept a shipment if he knows the shipment does not conform to the EPA Acknowledgment of Consent, shall ensure that a copy of the EPA Acknowledgment of Consent accompanies the shipment and shall ensure that it is delivered to the facility designated by the person initiating the shipment.

(ii) Scrap metal that is not excluded under Subsection R315-261-4(a)(13);

(iii) Fuels produced from the refining of oil-bearing hazardous waste 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 hazardous waste, where such recovered oil is already excluded under Subsection R315-261-4(a)(12);

(iv)(A) Hazardous waste fuel produced from oil-bearing hazardous wastes from petroleum refining, production, or transportation practices, or produced from oil reclaimed from such hazardous wastes, where such hazardous 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 Subsection R315-15-1.2(c) and so long as no other hazardous wastes are used to produce the hazardous waste fuel;

(B) Hazardous waste fuel produced from oil-bearing hazardous waste from petroleum refining production, and transportation practices, where such hazardous 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 Subsection R315-15-1.2(c); and

(C) Oil reclaimed from oil-bearing hazardous 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 Subsection R315-15-1.2(c).

(4) Used oil that is recycled and is also a hazardous waste solely because it exhibits a hazardous characteristic is not subject to the requirements of Rules R315-260 through 268, but is regulated under Rule R315-15. Used oil that is recycled includes any used oil which is reused, following its original use, for any purpose, including the purpose for which the oil was originally used. Such term includes, but is not limited to, oil which is re-refined, reclaimed, burned for energy recovery, or reprocessed.

(5) Hazardous waste that is exported to or imported from designated member countries of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), as defined in Subsection R315-262-58(a)(1), for purpose of recovery is subject to the requirements of Sections R315-262-80 through 87 and 89, if it is subject to either the manifesting requirements of Rule R315-262, to the universal waste management standards of Rule R315-273.

(b) Generators and transporters of recyclable materials are subject to the applicable requirements of Rules R315-262 and 263 and the notification requirements under section 3010 of RCRA, except as provided in Subsection R315-261-6(a).

(c)(1) Owners and operators of facilities that store recyclable materials before they are recycled are regulated under all applicable provisions of Rules R315-264 and 265, and under Rules R315-266, 268, 270 and 124 and the notification requirements under section 3010 of RCRA, except as provided in Subsection R315-261-6(a). The recycling process itself is exempt from regulation except as provided in Subsection R315-261-6(d).

(2) Owners or operators of facilities that recycle recyclable materials without storing them before they are recycled are subject to the following requirements, except as provided in R315-261-6(a):

(i) Notification requirements under section 3010 of RCRA;

(ii) 40 CFR 265.71 and 72, which are adopted by reference; dealing with the use of the manifest and manifest discrepancies[.];

(iii) Subsection R315-261-6(d)[.]; and

(iv) Section R315-265-75, addressing biennial reporting requirements.

(d) Owners or operators of facilities subject to permitting requirements under Section 19-6-108 with hazardous waste management units that recycle hazardous wastes are subject to the requirements of Sections R315-264-1030 through 1036; and Sections R315-264-1050 through 1065; 40 CFR 265.1030 through 1035, which are adopted and incorporated by reference; or 40 CFR 265.1050 through 1064[, which are adopted and incorporated by reference].

 

R315-261-33. Lists of Hazardous Wastes - Discarded Commercial Chemical Products, Off-Specification Species, Container Residues, and Spill Residues Thereof.

The following materials or items are hazardous wastes if and when they are discarded or intended to be discarded as described in Subsection R315-261-2(a)(2)(i), when they are mixed with waste oil or used oil or other material and applied to the land for dust suppression or road treatment, when they are otherwise applied to the land in lieu of their original intended use or when they are contained in products that are applied to the land in lieu of their original intended use, or when, in lieu of their original intended use, they are produced for use as, or a component of, a fuel, distributed for use as a fuel, or burned as a fuel.

(a) Any commercial chemical product, or manufacturing chemical intermediate having the generic name listed in Subsections R315-261-33(e) or (f).

(b) Any off-specification commercial chemical product or manufacturing chemical intermediate which, if it met specifications, would have the generic name listed in Subsection R315-261-33(e) or (f).

(c) Any 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 having the generic name listed in Subsection R315-261-33(e) or (f), unless the container is empty as defined in Subsection R315-261-7(b). Unless the residue is being beneficially used or reused, or legitimately recycled or reclaimed; or being accumulated, stored, transported or treated prior to such use, re-use, recycling or reclamation, the Director considers the residue to be intended for discard, and thus, a hazardous waste. An example of a legitimate re-use of the residue would be where the residue remains in the container and the container is used to hold the same commercial chemical product or manufacturing chemical intermediate it previously held. An example of the discard of the residue would be where the drum is sent to a drum reconditioner who reconditions the drum but discards the residue.

(d) Any residue or contaminated soil, water or other debris resulting from the cleanup of a spill into or on any land or water of any commercial chemical product or manufacturing chemical intermediate having the generic name listed in Subsection R315-261-33(e) or (f), or any residue or contaminated soil, water or other debris resulting from the cleanup of a spill, into or on any land or water, of any off-specification chemical product and manufacturing chemical intermediate which, if it met specifications, would have the generic name listed in Subsection R315-261-33(e) or (f). The phrase "commercial chemical product or manufacturing chemical intermediate having the generic name listed in..." 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. It does not refer to a material, such as a manufacturing process waste, that contains any of the substances listed in Subsection R315-261-33(e) or (f). Where a manufacturing process waste is deemed to be a hazardous waste because it contains a substance listed in Subsection R315-261-33(e) or (f), such waste shall be listed in either Sections R315-261-31 or 32 or shall be identified as a hazardous waste by the characteristics set forth in Sections R315-261-20 through 24.

(e) The commercial chemical products, manufacturing chemical intermediates or off-specification commercial chemical products or manufacturing chemical intermediates referred to in Subsections R315-261-33(a) through (d), are identified as acute hazardous wastes (H)[and are subject to the small quantity exclusion defined in Subsection R315-261-5(e)].

 

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(f) The commercial chemical products, manufacturing chemical intermediates, or off-specification commercial chemical products referred to in Subsections R315-261-33(a) through (d), are identified as toxic wastes (T), unless otherwise designated[and are subject to the small quantity generator exclusion defined in Subsection R315-261-5(a) and (g)].

 

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R315-261-420. Emergency Preparedness and Response for Management of Excluded Hazardous Secondary Materials - Contingency Planning and Emergency Procedures for Facilities Generating or Accumulating More Than 6000 Kg of Hazardous Secondary Material.

A generator or an intermediate or reclamation facility operating under a verified recycler exclusion under Subsection R315-260-31(d) that generates or accumulates more than 6000 kg of hazardous secondary material shall comply with the following requirements:

(a) Purpose and implementation of contingency plan.

(1) Each generator or an intermediate or reclamation facility operating under a verified recycler exclusion under Subsection R315-260-31(d) that accumulates more than 6000 kg of hazardous secondary material shall have a contingency plan for his facility. The contingency plan shall be designed to minimize hazards to human health or the environment from fires, explosions, or any unplanned sudden or non-sudden release of hazardous secondary material or hazardous secondary material constituents to air, soil, or surface water.

(2) The provisions of the plan shall be carried out immediately whenever there is a fire, explosion, or release of hazardous secondary material or hazardous secondary material constituents which could threaten human health or the environment.

(b) Content of contingency plan.

(1) The contingency plan shall describe the actions facility personnel shall take to comply with Subsection R315-261-420(a) and (f) in response to fires, explosions, or any unplanned sudden or non-sudden release of hazardous secondary material or hazardous secondary material constituents to air, soil, or surface water at the facility.

(2) If the generator or an intermediate or reclamation facility operating under a verified recycler exclusion under Subsection R315-260-31(d) accumulating more than 6000 kg of hazardous secondary material has already prepared a Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasures (SPCC) Plan in accordance with 40 CFR 112, or some other emergency or contingency plan, he need only amend that plan to incorporate hazardous waste management provisions that are sufficient to comply with the requirements of Rule R315-261. The hazardous secondary material generator or an intermediate or reclamation facility operating under a verified recycler exclusion under Subsection R315-260-31(d) may develop one contingency plan which meets all regulatory requirements. The Director recommends that the plan be based on the National Response Team's Integrated Contingency Plan Guidance ("One Plan"). When modifications are made to non-hazardous waste provisions in an integrated contingency plan, the changes do not trigger the need for a hazardous waste permit modification.

(3) The plan shall describe arrangements agreed to by local police departments, fire departments, hospitals, contractors, and State and local emergency response teams to coordinate emergency services, pursuant to Subsection R315-262-410(f).

(4) The plan shall list names, addresses, and phone numbers, office and home, of all persons qualified to act as emergency coordinator, see Subsection R315-261-420(e), and this list shall be kept up-to-date. Where more than one person is listed, one shall be named as primary emergency coordinator and others shall be listed in the order in which they shall assume responsibility as alternates.

(5) The plan shall include a list of all emergency equipment at the facility, such as fire extinguishing systems, spill control equipment, communications and alarm systems, internal and external, and decontamination equipment, where this equipment is required. This list shall be kept up to date. In addition, the plan shall include the location and a physical description of each item on the list, and a brief outline of its capabilities.

(6) The plan shall include an evacuation plan for facility personnel where there is a possibility that evacuation could be necessary. This plan shall describe signal(s) to be used to begin evacuation, evacuation routes, and alternate evacuation routes, in cases where the primary routes could be blocked by releases of hazardous waste or fires.

(c) Copies of contingency plan. A copy of the contingency plan and all revisions to the plan shall be:

(1) Maintained at the facility; and

(2) 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.

(d) Amendment of contingency plan. The contingency plan shall be reviewed, and immediately amended, if necessary, whenever:

(1) Applicable regulations are revised;

(2) The plan fails in an emergency;

(3) 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 hazardous secondary material or hazardous secondary material constituents, or changes the response necessary in an emergency;

(4) The list of emergency coordinators changes; or

(5) The list of emergency equipment changes.

(e) Emergency coordinator. At all times, there shall be at least one employee either on the facility 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. This emergency coordinator shall be thoroughly familiar with all aspects of the facility's contingency plan, all operations and activities at the facility, the location and characteristics of hazardous secondary material handled, the location of all records within the facility, and the facility layout. In addition, this person shall have the authority to commit the resources needed to carry out the contingency plan. The emergency coordinator's responsibilities are more fully spelled out in Subsection R315-261-420(f). Applicable responsibilities for the emergency coordinator vary, depending on factors such as type and variety of hazardous secondary material(s) handled by the facility, and type and complexity of the facility.

(f) Emergency procedures.

(1) Whenever there is an imminent or actual emergency situation, the emergency coordinator, or his designee when the emergency coordinator is on call, shall immediately:

(i) Activate internal facility alarms or communication systems, where applicable, to notify all facility personnel; and

(ii) Notify appropriate State or local agencies with designated response roles if their help is needed.

(2) Whenever there is a release, fire, or explosion, the emergency coordinator shall immediately identify the character, exact source, amount, and areal extent of any released materials. The emergency coordinator may do this by observation or review of facility records or manifests and, if necessary, by chemical analysis.

(3) Concurrently, the emergency coordinator shall assess possible hazards to human health or the environment that may result from the release, fire, or explosion. This assessment shall consider both direct and indirect effects of the release, fire, or explosion, e.g., the effects of any toxic, irritating, or asphyxiating gases that are generated, or the effects of any hazardous surface water run-offs from water or chemical agents used to control fire and heat-induced explosions.

(4) If the emergency coordinator determines that the facility has had a release, fire, or explosion which could threaten human health, or the environment, outside the facility, he shall report his findings as follows:

(i) If his assessment indicates that evacuation of local areas may be advisable, the emergency coordinator shall immediately notify appropriate local authorities. The emergency coordinator shall be available to help appropriate officials decide whether local areas should be evacuated; and

(ii) The emergency coordinator shall immediately notify the Utah Department of Environmental Quality 24 hour answering service at 801/536-4123, and the National Response Center, using their 24-hour toll free number 800/424-8802. The report shall include:

(A) Name and telephone number of reporter;

(B) Name and address of facility;

(C) Time and type of incident, e.g., release, fire;

(D) Name and quantity of material(s) involved, to the extent known;

(E) The extent of injuries, if any; and

(F) The possible hazards to human health, or the environment, outside the facility.

(5) During an emergency, the emergency coordinator shall take all reasonable measures necessary to ensure that fires, explosions, and releases do not occur, recur, or spread to other hazardous secondary material at the facility. These measures shall include, where applicable, stopping processes and operations, collecting and containing released material, and removing or isolating containers.

(6) If the facility stops operations in response to a fire, explosion or release, the emergency coordinator shall monitor for leaks, pressure buildup, gas generation, or ruptures in valves, pipes, or other equipment, wherever this is appropriate.

(7) Immediately after an emergency, the emergency coordinator shall provide for treating, storing, or disposing of recovered secondary material, contaminated soil or surface water, or any other material that results from a release, fire, or explosion at the facility. Unless the hazardous secondary material generator can demonstrate, in accordance with Subsections R315-261-3(c) or (d), that the recovered material is not a hazardous waste, the owner or operator becomes a generator of hazardous waste and shall manage it in accordance with all applicable requirements of Rules R315-262, 263, and 265.

(8) The emergency coordinator shall ensure that, in the affected area(s) of the facility:

(i) No secondary material that may be incompatible with the released material is treated, stored, or disposed of until cleanup procedures are completed; and

(ii) All emergency equipment listed in the contingency plan is cleaned and fit for its intended use before operations are resumed.

(9) The hazardous secondary material generator shall note in the operating record the time, date, and details of any incident that requires implementing the contingency plan. Within 15 days after the incident, he shall submit a written report on the incident to the Director. The report shall include:

(i) Name, address, and telephone number of the hazardous secondary material generator;

(ii) Name, address, and telephone number of the facility;

(iii) Date, time, and type of incident, e.g., fire, explosion;

(iv) Name and quantity of material(s) involved;

(v) The extent of injuries, if any;

(vi) An assessment of actual or potential hazards to human health or the environment, where this is applicable; and

(vii) Estimated quantity and disposition of recovered material that resulted from the incident.

(g) Personnel training. All employees must be thoroughly familiar with proper waste handling and emergency procedures relevant to their responsibilities during normal facility operations and emergencies.

 

KEY: hazardous waste

Date of Enactment or Last Substantive Amendment: [August 15, 2016]2017

Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 19-6-105; 19-6-106