Transcript Stormwater Retention

Hazardous Waste Storage,
Transportation, and Disposal
HW Transporters
A hazardous waste transporter under
Subtitle C is any person engaged in the
off-site transportation of hazardous
waste within the United States, if such
transportation requires a manifest.
Regulated by EPA and DOT
Transporter Requirements
Obtain an EPA ID number
Comply with the manifest system
Properly handle hazardous waste
discharges
Storage Facility
Holding hazardous waste for a
temporary period, after which the
hazardous waste is treated, disposed of,
or stored elsewhere
Treatment Facility
Any method, technique, or process
designed to physically, chemically, or
biologically change the nature of a
hazardous waste
Disposal Facility
The discharge, deposit, injection,
dumping, spilling, leaking, or placing of
any solid or hazardous waste on or in
the land or water. A disposal facility is
any site where hazardous waste is
intentionally placed and where the
waste will remain after a TSDF stops
operation.
Regulatory Requirements of TSD
Facilities
 Meet general facility standards
 Preparedness and prevention requirements
 Contingency plans and emergency procedure
provisions
 Manifest, recordkeeping, and reporting
requirements.
 Closure and postclosure (financial assurance)
 Groundwater monitoring
Land Disposal Requirements
 Prohibits the land disposal of hazardous
waste that has not been adequately treated
to reduce the threat posed to human health
and the environment
 Prohibits dilution of hazardous waste to
circumvent proper treatment
 Prohibits indefinite storage of untreated
hazardous waste other than the accumulation
of quantities necessary for effective treatment
or disposal
Treatment
Best Demonstrated Available
Technology (BDAT)
– Treatment standards, or
– Technology
Universal Treatment Standards
 A universal treatment standard is a single
concentration limit established for a specific
constituent regardless of the waste matrix in
which it is present,
 i.e., the same treatment standard applies to a
particular constituent in each waste code in
which it is regulated
 Two different sets of universal treatment
standards
– for nonwastewater forms of waste
– FOR wastewater forms of waste.
Example: BDAT for Wood
Preserving Wastes
 Universal treatment standards for the regulation of
listed hazardous wastes identified as F032, F034, and
F035.UTS
 Treatment standard alternative of combustion for the
regulation of Dioxin and Furan (D/F) constituents in
F032
 Based on slag vitrification and stabilization/solidification
treatment performance data for nonwastewaters
 Based on (1) pretreatment steps such as oil separation,
pH adjustment, chemical precipitation/clarification, and
equalization (2) biological treatment processes with
acclimation of microorganisms to the concentrations of
pentachlorophenol, PCDD, PCDF, and metals; or (3) the
addition of a carbon adsorption polishing
Subtitle C Regulated
Treatment/Disposal Facilities
Containers/Containment Buildings
Drip Pads
Land Treatment Units
Landfills
Surface Impoundments
Tanks
Waste Piles
Miscellaneous Units (salt domes formations,
underground mines, and underground caves)
 Combustion
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