Alabama Administrative Code › Title 335 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT › LAND DIVISION - HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM › Chapter 335-14-3 - IDENTIFICATION AND LISTING OF HAZARDOUS WASTE › Section 335-14-3-.13 - Alternative Standards For Episodic Generation

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(1)
Applicability
.
				335-14-3-.13 is applicable to
				very small quantity generators and small quantity generators as defined in
				335-14-1-.02.
(2) [Reserved].
(3)
Conditions for a generator
				managing hazardous waste from an episodic event
.
(a)
Very small quantity
				generator
. A very small quantity generator may maintain its
				existing generator category for hazardous waste generated during an episodic
				event provided that the generator complies with the following conditions:
1. The very small quantity generator is
				limited to one episodic event per calendar year, unless a petition is granted
				under 335-14-3-.13(4);
2.
Notification
. The
				very small quantity generator must notify the Department no later than thirty
				(30) calendar days prior to initiating a planned episodic event using ADEM Form
				8700-12. In the event of an unplanned episodic event, the generator must notify
				the Department within 72 hours of the unplanned event via phone, email, or fax
				and submit ADEM Form 8700-12 no later than thirty (30) calendar days following
				the unplanned event. The generator shall include the start date and end date of
				the episodic event, the reason(s) for the event, types and estimated quantities
				of hazardous waste expected to be generated as a result of the episodic event,
				and shall identify a facility contact and emergency coordinator with 24-hour
				telephone access to discuss the notification submittal or respond to an
				emergency in compliance with
				335-14-3-.01(6)(b)9.(i);
3.
EPA ID Number
.
				The very small quantity generator must have an EPA identification number or
				obtain an EPA identification number using ADEM Form 8700-12;
4.
Accumulation
. A
				very small quantity generator is prohibited from accumulating hazardous waste
				generated from an episodic event on drip pads and in containment buildings.
				When accumulating hazardous waste in containers and tanks the following
				conditions apply:
(i)
Containers
. A very small quantity generator
				accumulating in episodic hazardous waste in containers must mark or label its
				containers with the following:
(I) The words
				"Episodic Hazardous Waste" and all appropriate EPA hazardous waste numbers
				associated with the waste as specified in
				335-14-2-.03 and
				335-14-2-.04;
(II) An indication of the hazards of the
				contents (examples include, but are not limited to, the applicable hazardous
				waste characteristic(s) (i.e., ignitable, corrosive, reactive, toxic); hazard
				communication consistent with the Department of Transportation requirements at
				49 CFR part 172 subpart E (labeling) or subpart F (placarding); a hazard
				statement or pictogram consistent with the Occupational Safety and Health
				Administration Hazard Communication Standard at
				29 CFR
				1910.1200; or a chemical hazard label
				consistent with the National Fire Protection Association code 704);
				and
(III) The date upon which the
				episodic event began, clearly visible for inspection on each
				container.
(ii)
Tanks
. A very small quantity generator accumulating
				episodic hazardous waste in tanks must do the following:
(I) Mark or label the tank with the words
				"Episodic Hazardous Waste" and all appropriate EPA hazardous waste numbers
				associated with the waste as specified in
				335-14-2-.03 and
				335-14-2-.04;
(II) Mark or label its tanks with an
				indication of the hazards of the contents (examples include, but are not
				limited to, the applicable hazardous waste characteristic(s) (i.e., ignitable,
				corrosive, reactive, toxic); hazard communication consistent with the
				Department of Transportation requirements at 49 CFR part 172 subpart E
				(labeling) or subpart F (placarding); a hazard statement or pictogram
				consistent with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration Hazard
				Communication Standard at 29
				CFR 1910.1200; or a chemical hazard label
				consistent with the National Fire Protection Association code 704);
(III) Use inventory logs, monitoring
				equipment or other records to identify the date upon which each episodic event
				begins; and
(IV) Keep inventory
				logs or records with the above information on site and readily available for
				inspection.
(iii)
				Hazardous waste must be managed in a manner that minimizes the possibility of a
				fire, explosion, or release of hazardous waste or hazardous waste constituents
				to the air, soil, or water;
(I) Containers
				must be in good condition and compatible with the hazardous waste being
				accumulated therein. Containers must be kept closed except to add or remove
				waste; and
(II) Tanks must be in
				good condition and compatible with the hazardous waste accumulated therein.
				Tanks must have procedures in place to prevent the overflow (e.g., be equipped
				with a means to stop inflow with systems such as a waste feed cutoff system or
				bypass system to a standby tank when hazardous waste is continuously fed into
				the tank). Tanks must be inspected at least once each operating day to ensure
				all applicable discharge control equipment, such as waste feed cutoff systems,
				bypass systems, and drainage systems are in good working order and to ensure
				the tank is operated according to its design by reviewing the data gathered
				from monitoring equipment such as pressure and temperature gauges from the
				inspection.
5.
				The very small quantity generator must comply with the hazardous waste manifest
				provisions of
				335-14-3-.02 when it sends its
				episodic event hazardous waste off site to a designated facility, as defined in
				335-14-1-.02.
6. The very small quantity generator has up
				to sixty (60) calendar days from the start of the episodic event to manifest
				and send its hazardous waste generated from the episodic event to a designated
				facility, as defined in
				335-14-1-.02.
7. Very small quantity generators must
				maintain the following records for three (3) years from the end date of the
				episodic event:
(i) Beginning and end dates
				of the episodic event;
(ii) A
				description of the episodic event;
(iii) A description of the types and
				quantities of hazardous wastes generated during the event;
(iv) A description of how the hazardous waste
				was managed as well as the name of the RCRA-designated facility that received
				the hazardous waste;
(v) Name(s) of
				hazardous waste transporters; and
(vi) An approval letter from the Department
				if the generator petitioned to conduct one additional episodic event per
				calendar year.