Illinois Administrative Code › Title 8 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 257 - COOPERATIVE GROUNDWATER PROTECTION PROGRAM › Section 257.90 - Operation and Management Practice Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
In addition to the requirements included in 8 Ill. Adm. Code
				255 regarding agrichemical facilities and 8 Ill. Adm. Code 256 regarding
				lawncare facilities, the following operation and management practice
				requirements shall be followed at facilities affected by this Part:
a) All containment structures, storage tanks,
			 valves, and piping shall be visually inspected at least daily during the
			 application season and maintained as necessary to assure compliance with this
			 Section. A written record of all inspections and maintenance shall be kept at
			 the facility available for inspection by the Department. This requirement shall
			 not be applicable to facilities issued general Class A or B lawncare
			 containment permits.
b) Clay-based
			 containment structures may be used for the construction of fertilizer secondary
			 containment at agrichemical facilities subject to the provisions of 8 Ill. Adm.
			 Code 255. Spilled materials held in clay-based secondary containment structures
			 shall be removed within twenty-four (24) hours of detection unless the facility
			 has notified and received approval from the Department. Direct discharge of
			 collected precipitation from clay-based secondary containment structures shall
			 be prohibited after a spill event until such time as the collected
			 precipitation is demonstrated to be free of contaminants.
c) Drip and catch pans shall be placed under
			 valves, pumps and hose connections at agrichemical and lawncare facilities
			 where intermittent spillage has occurred.
d) An agrichemical facility shall require the
			 transport vehicle operator to remain at the transport vehicle during all
			 agrichemical loading and unloading operations. All unloading of bulk pesticides
			 at an agrichemical facility shall be conducted over loading operational
			 containment structures. The agrichemical facility shall post emergency
			 telephone numbers at the designated fertilizer unloading area. The Department
			 may require the bulk unloading of liquid fertilizers at an agrichemical
			 facility over operational area containment with a containment capacity of not
			 less than 500 gallons based on facility past performance and management
			 practices pursuant to 8 Ill. Adm. Code
			 255.110.
e) The repair and maintenance of agrichemical
			 application systems associated with application devices at agrichemical
			 facilities and lawncare facilities shall be performed over operational area
			 containment unless the device and the system have been thoroughly cleaned and
			 rinsed. This requirement shall not be applicable to facilities issued general
			 Class A or B lawncare containment permits.
f) Agrichemical facilities and lawncare
			 facilities shall record the date and estimated amount of accumulated
			 precipitation discharged from operational and secondary containment areas. The
			 Department may require prior notification of discharge of collected
			 precipitation from operational and secondary containment areas from selected
			 facilities for a period of three (3) to six (6) months based on facility past
			 performance and management practices pursuant to 8 Ill. Adm. Code
			 255.110 or 8
			 Ill. Adm. Code
			 256.70.
			 Written records shall be maintained at the agrichemical facility for possible
			 inspection by Department personnel. These requirements shall not be applicable
			 to facilities issued a general Class A lawncare containment permit.
g) All mixing and loading activities at
			 lawncare facilities shall be conducted over wash water containment
			 areas.
h) All facility containment
			 operations personnel associated with agrichemical facilities and lawncare
			 facilities shall attend, at least once during the term of the facility permit,
			 a training session offered by the Department regarding containment management
			 and incident response. Programs offered by other sponsoring organizations may
			 be utilized to meet this requirement provided that the Department has reviewed
			 and approved the program content prior to its offering. The training session
			 sponsoring organization shall issue, to all persons attending said training
			 sessions, a certificate of participation. The sponsoring organization shall
			 also maintain a record of all persons attending said training sessions and make
			 such records available for inspection by the Department upon request. This
			 requirement shall not be applicable to facilities issued general class A or B
			 lawncare containment permits.