2023 Utah Code › Title 19 - Environmental Quality Code › Chapter 6 - Hazardous Substances › Part 7 - Used Oil Management Act › Section 706 - Disposal of used oil -- Prohibitions.

Affected by 63I-1-219 on 7/1/2029
Effective 5/8/2018
19-6-706.
Disposal of used oil -- Prohibitions.
(1)
(a) Except as authorized by the director, or by rule of the board, or as exempted in this section, a person may not place, discard, or otherwise dispose of used oil:
(i) in any solid waste treatment, storage, or disposal facility operated by a political subdivision or a private entity, except as authorized for the disposal of used oil that is hazardous waste under state law;
(ii) in sewers, drainage systems, septic tanks, surface or ground waters, watercourses, or any body of water; or
(iii) on the ground.
(b) A person who unknowingly disposes of used oil in violation of Subsection (1)(a)(i) is not guilty of a violation of this section.
(2)
(a) A person may dispose of an item or substance that contains de minimis amounts of oil in disposal facilities under Subsection (1)(a)(i) if:
(i) to the extent reasonably possible all oil has been removed from the item or substance; and
(ii) no free flowing oil remains in the item or substance.
(b)
(i) A nonterne plated used oil filter complies with this section if it is not mixed with hazardous waste and the oil filter has been gravity hot-drained by one of the following methods:
(A) puncturing the filter antidrain back valve or the filter dome end and gravity hot-draining;
(B) gravity hot-draining and crushing;
(C) dismantling and gravity hot-draining; or
(D) any other equivalent gravity hot-draining method that will remove used oil from the filter at least as effectively as the methods listed in this Subsection (2)(b)(i).
(ii) As used in this Subsection (2), "gravity hot-drained" means drained for not less than 12 hours near operating temperature but above 60 degrees Fahrenheit.
(iii) This Subsection (2) does not require a person who recycles an engine block to drain a used oil filter or remove a used oil filter from that engine block.
(3) A person may not mix or commingle used oil with the following substances, except as incidental to the normal course of processing, mechanical, or industrial operations:
(a) solid waste that is to be disposed of in any solid waste treatment, storage, or disposal facility, except as authorized by the director under this chapter; or
(b) any hazardous waste so the resulting mixture may not be recycled or used for another beneficial purpose as authorized under this part.
(4)
(a) This section does not apply to releases to land or water of de minimis quantities of used oil, except:
(i) the release of de minimis quantities of used oil is subject to any regulation or prohibition under the authority of the department; and
(ii) the release of de minimis quantities of used oil is subject to any rule made by the board under this part prohibiting the release of de minimis quantities of used oil to the land or water from tanks, pipes, or other equipment in which used oil is processed, stored, or otherwise managed by used oil handlers, except wastewater under Subsection 19-6-708(2)(j).
(b) As used in this Subsection (4), "de minimis quantities of used oil:"
(i) means small spills, leaks, or drippings from pumps, machinery, pipes, and other similar equipment during normal operations; and
(ii) does not include used oil discarded as a result of abnormal operations resulting in substantial leaks, spills, or other releases.
(5) Used oil may not be used for road oiling, dust control, weed abatement, or other similar uses that have the potential to release used oil in the environment, except in compliance with Section 19-6-711 and board rule.
(6)
(a)
(i) Facilities in existence on July 1, 1993, and subject to this section may apply to the director for an extension of time beyond that date to meet the requirements of this section.
(ii) The director may grant an extension of time beyond July 1, 1993, upon a finding of need under Subsection (6)(b) or (c).
(iii) The total of all extensions of time granted to one applicant under this Subsection (6)(a) may not extend beyond January 1, 1995.
(b) The director upon receipt of a request for an extension of time may request from the facility any information the director finds reasonably necessary to evaluate the need for an extension. This information may include:
(i) why the facility is unable to comply with the requirements of this section on or before July 1, 1993;
(ii) the processes or functions which prevent compliance on or before July 1, 1993;
(iii) measures the facility has taken and will take to achieve compliance; and
(iv) a proposed compliance schedule, including a proposed date for being in compliance with this section.
(c) Additional extensions of time may be granted by the director upon application by the facility and a showing by the facility that:
(i) the additional extension is reasonably necessary; and
(ii) the facility has made a diligent and good faith effort to comply with this section within the time frame of the prior extension.
Amended by Chapter 281, 2018 General Session