Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Subtitle 1 - GENERAL DEPARTMENTAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 265 - HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT INTERIM STATUS STANDARDS FOR OWNERS OPERATORS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE TREATMENT, STORAGE AND DISPOSAL FACILITIES › Subchapter CC - AIR EMISSION STANDARDS FOR TANKS, SURFACE IMPOUNDMENTS, AND CONTAINERS › Section 11-265-1084 - Waste determination procedures

Current through June, 2024
(a) Waste
				  determination procedure to determine average volatile organic (VO)
				  concentration of a hazardous waste at the point of waste origination.
(1) An owner or operator shall determine the
				  average VO concentration at the point of waste origination for each hazardous
				  waste placed in a waste management unit exempted under the provisions of
				  section 11-265-1083(c) (1) from using air emission controls in accordance with
				  standards specified in sections 11-265-1085 through 11-265-1088, as applicable
				  to the waste management unit.
(2)
				  For a waste determination that is required by paragraph (a)(1), the average VO
				  concentration of a hazardous waste at the point of waste origination shall be
				  determined using either direct measurement as specified in paragraph (a)(3) or
				  by knowledge as specified in paragraph (a)(4).
(3) Direct measurement to determine average
				  VO concentration of a hazardous waste at the point of waste origination.
(i) Identification. The owner or operator
				  shall identify and record the point of waste origination for the hazardous
				  waste.
(ii) Sampling. Samples of
				  the hazardous waste stream shall be collected at the point of waste origination
				  in a manner such that volatilization of organics contained in the waste and in
				  the subsequent sample is minimized and an adequately representative sample is
				  collected and maintained for analysis by the selected method.
(A) The averaging period to be used for
				  determining the average VO concentration for the hazardous waste stream on a
				  mass-weighted average basis shall be designated and recorded. The averaging
				  period can represent any time interval that the owner or operator determines is
				  appropriate for the hazardous waste stream but shall not exceed 1
				  year.
(B) A sufficient number of
				  samples, but no less than four samples, shall be collected and analyzed for a
				  hazardous waste determination. The average of the four or more sample results
				  constitutes a waste determination for the waste stream. One or more waste
				  determinations may be required to represent the complete range of waste
				  compositions and quantities that occur during the entire averaging period due
				  to normal variations in the operating conditions for the source or process
				  generating the hazardous waste stream. Examples of such normal variations are
				  seasonal variations in waste quantity or fluctuations in ambient
				  temperature.
(C) All samples shall
				  be collected and handled in accordance with written procedures prepared by the
				  owner or operator and documented in a site sampling plan. This plan shall
				  describe the procedure by which representative samples of the hazardous waste
				  stream are collected such that a minimum loss of organics occurs throughout the
				  sample collection and handling process, and by which sample integrity is
				  maintained. A copy of the written sampling plan shall be maintained on-site in
				  the facility operating records. An example of an acceptable sampling plan
				  includes a plan incorporating sample collection and handling procedures in
				  accordance with the requirements specified in "Test Methods for Evaluating
				  Solid Waste, Physical/Chemical Methods," EPA Publication SW-846, (incorporated
				  by reference--refer to section 11-260-11(a) ), or in Method 25D in 40 CFR part
				  60, appendix A.
(iii)
				  Analysis. Each collected sample shall be prepared and analyzed in accordance
				  with one or more of the methods listed in clauses (a)(3)(iii)(A) through
				  (a)(3)(iii)(I), including appropriate quality assurance and quality control
				  (QA/QC) checks and use of target compounds for calibration. If Method 25D in 40
				  CFR part 60, appendix A is not used, then one or more methods should be chosen
				  that are appropriate to ensure that the waste determination accounts for and
				  reflects all organic compounds in the waste with Henry's law constant values at
				  least 0.1 mole-fraction-in-the-gas-phase/mole-fraction-in-the-liquid-phase (0.1
				  Y/X) (which can also be expressed as 1.8 x 10-6
				  atmospheres/gram-mole/m3) at 25 degrees Celsius.
				  Each of the analytical methods listed in clauses (a) (3) (iii) (B) through (a)
				  (3) (iii) (G) has an associated list of approved chemical compounds, for which
				  DOH considers the method appropriate for measurement. If an owner or operator
				  uses Method 624, 625, 1624, or 1625 in 40 CFR part 136, appendix A to analyze
				  one or more compounds that are not on that method's published list, the
				  Alternative Test Procedure contained in
				  40
				  CFR 136.4 and
				  136.5
				  must be followed. If an owner or operator uses EPA Method 8260 or 8270 in "Test
				  Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, Physical/Chemical Methods," EPA Publication
				  SW-846, (incorporated by reference--refer to section 11-260-11(a) ) to analyze
				  one or more compounds that are not on that method's published list, the
				  procedures in clause (a)(3)(iii)(H) must be followed. At the owner's or
				  operator's discretion, the concentration of each individual chemical
				  constituent measured in the waste by a method other than Method 25D may be
				  corrected to the concentration had it been measured using Method 25D by
				  multiplying the measured concentration by the constituent-specific adjustment
				  factor (fm25D) as specified in subparagraph (a) (4)
				  (iii). Constituent-specific adjustment factors (fm25D) 
				  can be obtained by contacting the
				  Waste and Chemical Processes Group, Office of Air Quality Planning and
				  Standards, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711.
(A) Method 25D in 40 CFR part 60, appendix
				  A.
(B) Method 624 in 40 CFR part
				  136, appendix A.
(C) Method 625 in
				  40 CFR part 136, appendix A. Perform corrections to the compounds for which the
				  analysis is being conducted based on the "accuracy as recovery" using the
				  factors in Table 7 of the method.
(D) Method 1624 in 40 CFR part 136, appendix
				  A.
(E) Method 1625 in 40 CFR part
				  136, appendix A.
(F) Method 8260 in
				  "Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, Physical/Chemical Methods," EPA
				  Publication SW-846 (incorporated by reference--refer to section 11-260-11(a) ).
				  Maintain a formal quality assurance program consistent with the requirements of
				  Method 8260. The quality assurance program shall include the following
				  elements:
(1) Documentation of site-specific
				  procedures to minimize the loss of compounds due to volatilization,
				  biodegradation, reaction, or sorption during the sample collection, storage,
				  preparation, introduction, and analysis steps.
(2) Measurement of the overall accuracy and
				  precision of the specific procedures.
(G) Method 8270 in "Test Methods for
				  Evaluating Solid Waste, Physical/Chemical Methods," EPA Publication SW-846
				  (incorporated by reference--refer to section 11-260-11(a) ). Maintain a formal
				  quality assurance program consistent with the requirements of Method 8270. The
				  quality assurance program shall include the following elements:
(1) Documentation of site-specific procedures
				  to minimize the loss of compounds due to volatilization, biodegradation,
				  reaction, or sorption during the sample collection, storage, preparation, and
				  introduction, and analysis steps.
(2) Measurement of the overall accuracy and
				  precision of the specific procedures.
(H) Any other EPA standard method that has
				  been validated in accordance with "Alternative Validation Procedure for EPA
				  Waste and Wastewater Methods", 40 CFR part 63, appendix D. As an alternative,
				  other EPA standard methods may be validated by the procedure specified in
				  clause (a) (3) (iii) (I).
(I) Any
				  other analysis method that has been validated in accordance with the procedures
				  specified in Section 5.1 or Section 5.3, and the corresponding calculations in
				  Section 6.1 or Section 6.3, of Method 301 in 40 CFR part 63, appendix A. The
				  data are acceptable if they meet the criteria specified in Section 6.1.5 or
				  Section 6.3.3 of Method 301. If correction is required under section 6.3.3 of
				  Method 301, the data are acceptable if the correction factor is within the
				  range 0.7 to 1.30. Other sections of Method 301 are not required.
(iv) Calculations.
(A) The average VO concentration (C) on a
				  mass-weighted basis shall be calculated by using the results for all waste
				  determinations conducted in accordance with subparagraphs (a) (3) (ii) and (a)
				  (3) (iii) and the following equation:
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Where:
C[BAR] = Average VO concentration of the hazardous waste
					 at the point of waste origination on a mass-weighted basis, ppmw.
i = Individual waste determination "i" of the hazardous
					 waste.
n = Total number of waste determinations of the hazardous
					 waste conducted for the averaging period (not to exceed 1 year).
Qi = Mass quantity of hazardous
					 waste stream represented by Cikg/hr.
QT = Total mass quantity of
					 hazardous waste during the averaging period, kg/hr.
Ci = Measured VO concentration of
					 waste determination "i" as determined in accordance with the requirements of
					 subparagraph (a)(3)(iii)(i.e. the average of the four or more samples specified
					 in clause (a)(3)(ii)(B)), ppmw.
(B) For the purpose of determining
				  Ci for individual waste samples analyzed in accordance
				  with subparagraph (a)(3)(iii), the owner or operator shall account for VO
				  concentrations determined to be below the limit of detection of the analytical
				  method by using the following VO concentration:
(1) If Method 25D in 40 CFR part 60, Appendix
				  A is used for the analysis, one-half the blank value determined in the method
				  at section 4.4 of Method 25D in 40 CFR part 60, appendix A.
(2) If any other analytical method is used,
				  one-half the sum of the limits of detection established for each organic
				  constituent in the waste that has a Henry's law constant values at least 0.1
				  mole-fraction-in-the-gas-phase/mole-frac tion-in-the-liquid-phase (0.1 Y/X)
				  (which can also be expressed as 1.8 x 10-6
				  atmospheres/gram-mole/m3) at 25 degrees
				  Celsius.
(v)
				  Provided that the test method is appropriate for the waste as required under
				  subparagraph (a) (3) (iii), DOH will determine compliance based on the test
				  method used by the owner or operator as recorded pursuant to section
				  11-265-1090(f)(1).
(4)
				  Use of owner or operator knowledge to determine average VO concentration of a
				  hazardous waste at the point of waste origination.
(i) Documentation shall be prepared that
				  presents the information used as the basis for the owner's or operator's
				  knowledge of the hazardous waste stream's average VO concentration. Examples of
				  information that may be used as the basis for knowledge include: Material
				  balances for the source or process generating the hazardous waste stream;
				  constituent-specific chemical test data for the hazardous waste stream from
				  previous testing that are still applicable to the current waste stream;
				  previous test data for other locations managing the same type of waste stream;
				  or other knowledge based on information included in manifests, shipping papers,
				  or waste certification notices.
(ii) If test data are used as the basis for
				  knowledge, then the owner or operator shall document the test method, sampling
				  protocol, and the means by which sampling variability and analytical
				  variability are accounted for in the determination of the average VO
				  concentration. For example, an owner or operator may use organic concentration
				  test data for the hazardous waste stream that are validated in accordance with
				  Method 301 in 40 CFR part 63, appendix A as the basis for knowledge of the
				  waste.
(iii) An owner or operator
				  using chemical constituent-specific concentration test data as the basis for
				  knowledge of the hazardous waste may adjust the test data to the corresponding
				  average VO concentration value which would have been obtained had the waste
				  samples been analyzed using Method 25D in 40 CFR part 60, appendix A. To adjust
				  these data, the measured concentration for each individual chemical constituent
				  contained in the waste is multiplied by the appropriate constituent-specific
				  adjustment factor (fm25D).
(iv) In the event that the director and the
				  owner or operator disagree on a determination of the average VO concentration
				  for a hazardous waste stream using knowledge, then the results from a
				  determination of average VO concentration using direct measurement as specified
				  in paragraph (a)(3) shall be used to establish compliance with the applicable
				  requirements of this subchapter. The director may perform or request that the
				  owner or operator perform this determination using direct measurement. The
				  owner or operator may choose one or more appropriate methods to analyze each
				  collected sample in accordance with the requirements of subparagraph (a) (3)
				  (iii).