Illinois Administrative Code › Title 8 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 257 - COOPERATIVE GROUNDWATER PROTECTION PROGRAM › Section 257.80 - Structural Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
In addition to the requirements included in 8 Ill. Adm. Code
				255 for agrichemical facilities, 8 Ill. Adm. Code 256 for lawncare facilities,
				and Section
				257.70
				of this Part for central distribution facilities, the following shall be
				required of facilities affected by this Part:
a) The use of underground structures, pits,
			 or piping for the storage or transport of product, rinsates, wash water, or
			 recycled liquid at any facility affected by this Part is prohibited. This
			 prohibition shall not include sumps or wet wells which are used for the
			 transfer of product, rinsates, wash water, or recycled liquid provided these
			 structures maintain a detention time of seventy-two (72) hours or
			 less.
b) All pesticide-related
			 operational containment structures located at an agrichemical facility subject
			 to 8 Ill. Adm. Code 255 shall be covered/protected from precipitation. This
			 requirement shall include operational areas associated with the impregnation of
			 dry fertilizer with pesticides.
c)
			 All bulk pesticide storage tanks installed at agrichemical facilities subject
			 to the provisions of 8 Ill. Adm. Code 255 shall be prohibited from being
			 constructed of poly-materials unless a distance not less than one-half the
			 total tank height is maintained between the perimeter of the tank wall and the
			 interior wall surface of the secondary containment structure.
d) All filled mini-bulks and packaged goods
			 shall be warehoused in a designated secondary containment structure on a
			 surface with a hydraulic conductivity not to exceed 1 X
			 10-6 cm/sec constructed and 1 X
			 10-5 cm/sec maintained. The surface shall be
			 constructed of an impervious material compatible with the products being stored
			 and capable of being properly decontaminated. The designated secondary
			 containment structure shall include a minimum of a four (4) -inch curb or other
			 flow-diverting structure or system to allow for the interception and retention
			 of spilled materials within the secondary containment area. The minimum four
			 (4) -inch curb or other flow-diverting structure or system shall completely
			 surround the designated secondary containment structure. There shall not be
			 penetrations in the floor and all existing floor drains shall be sealed with a
			 non-shrink grout. This requirement shall only apply to facilities which store
			 at least 300 gallons or 300 pounds of pesticides; or 1,500 gallons of
			 fertilizers in mini-bulks and packaged goods at any one time.
e) All transfer of agrichemicals between
			 containers, including loading, unloading, repackaging and mixing, and equipment
			 cleaning performed at an agrichemical facility subject to the provisions of 8
			 Ill. Adm. Code 255 shall be conducted within a containment system designed to
			 intercept, retain, and recover operational and accidental spillage, leakage,
			 wash water, and agrichemical residues. Construction materials of containment
			 structures shall be compatible with the products handled and maintained in a
			 condition to retain recovered material until it is used or properly disposed
			 of. A containment system for such transfer piping during either a loading or
			 unloading operation shall consist of one of the following:
1) concentric piping, catch trays, trenches,
			 raceways, etc., or
2) annual
			 pressure testing and visual inspection of the piping if constructed of
			 stainless steel, or
3) annual
			 pressure testing and visual inspection of the piping if constructed of
			 materials other than stainless steel and the piping is not allowed to stand
			 full of material during periods of non-operation.