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 11-265-1083 - Standards: General

Current through June, 2024
(a) This section
				  applies to the management of hazardous waste in tanks, surface impoundments,
				  and containers subject to this subchapter.
(b) The owner or operator shall control air
				  pollutant emissions from each hazardous waste management unit in accordance
				  with standards specified in sections 11-265-1085 through 11-265-1088, as
				  applicable to the hazardous waste management unit, except as provided for in
				  subsection (c).
(c) A tank, surface
				  impoundment, or container is exempt from standards specified in sections
				  11-265-1085 through 11-265-1088, as applicable, provided that the waste
				  management unit is one of the following:
(1)
				  A tank, surface impoundment, or container for which all hazardous waste
				  entering the unit has an average VO concentration at the point of waste
				  origination of less than 500 parts per million by weight (ppmw). The average VO
				  concentration shall be determined using the procedures specified in section
				  11-265-1084(a). The owner or operator shall review and update, as necessary,
				  this determination at least once every 12 months following the date of the
				  initial determination for the hazardous waste streams entering the
				  unit.
(2) A tank, surface
				  impoundment, or container for which the organic content of all the hazardous
				  waste entering the waste management unit has been reduced by an organic
				  destruction or removal process that achieves any one of the following
				  conditions:
(i) A process that removes or
				  destroys the organics contained in the hazardous waste to a level such that the
				  average VO concentration of the hazardous waste at the point of waste treatment
				  is less than the exit concentration limit (Ct)
				  established for the process. The average VO concentration of the hazardous
				  waste at the point of waste treatment and the exit concentration limit for the
				  process shall be determined using the procedures specified in section
				  11-265-1084(b).
(ii) A process that
				  removes or destroys the organics contained in the hazardous waste to a level
				  such that the organic reduction efficiency (R) for the process is equal to or
				  greater than 95 percent, and the average VO concentration of the hazardous
				  waste at the point of waste treatment is less than 100 ppmw. The organic
				  reduction efficiency for the process and the average VO concentration of the
				  hazardous waste at the point of waste treatment shall be determined using the
				  procedures specified in section 11-265-1084(b).
(iii) A process that removes or destroys the
				  organics contained in the hazardous waste to a level such that the actual
				  organic mass removal rate (MR) for the process is equal to or greater than the
				  required organic mass removal rate (RMR) established for the process. The
				  required organic mass removal rate and the actual organic mass removal rate for
				  the process shall be determined using the procedures specified in section
				  11-265-1084(b).
(iv) A biological
				  process that destroys or degrades the organics contained in the hazardous
				  waste, such that either of the following conditions is met:
(A) The organic reduction efficiency (R) for
				  the process is equal to or greater than 95 percent, and the organic
				  biodegradation efficiency (Rbio) for the process is
				  equal to or greater than 95 percent. The organic reduction efficiency and the
				  organic biodegradation efficiency for the process shall be determined using the
				  procedures specified in section 11-265-1084(b).
(B) The total actual organic mass
				  biodegradation rate (MRbio) for all hazardous waste
				  treated by the process is equal to or greater than the required organic mass
				  removal rate (RMR). The required organic mass removal rate and the actual
				  organic mass biodegradation rate for the process shall be determined using the
				  procedures specified in section 11-265-1084(b).
(v) A process that removes or destroys the
				  organics contained in the hazardous waste and meets all of the following
				  conditions:
(A) From the point of waste
				  origination through the point where the hazardous waste enters the treatment
				  process, the hazardous waste is managed continuously in waste management units
				  which use air emission controls in accordance with the standards specified in
				  sections 11-265-1085 through 11-265-1088, as applicable to the waste management
				  unit.
(B) From the point of waste
				  origination through the point where the hazardous waste enters the treatment
				  process, any transfer of the hazardous waste is accomplished through continuous
				  hard-piping or other closed system transfer that does not allow exposure of the
				  waste to the atmosphere. DOH considers a drain system that meets the
				  requirements of 40 CFR part 63, subpart RR--National Emission Standards for
				  Individual Drain Systems to be a closed system.
(C) The average VO concentration of the
				  hazardous waste at the point of waste treatment is less than the lowest average
				  VO concentration at the point of waste origination determined for each of the
				  individual waste streams entering the process or 500 ppmw, whichever value is
				  lower. The average VO concentration of each individual waste stream at the
				  point of waste origination shall be determined using the procedures specified
				  in section 11-265-1084(a). The average VO concentration of the hazardous waste
				  at the point of waste treatment shall be determined using the procedures
				  specified in section 11-265-1084(b).
(vi) A process that removes or destroys the
				  organics contained in the hazardous waste to a level such that the organic
				  reduction efficiency (R) for the process is equal to or greater than 95 percent
				  and the owner or operator certifies that the average VO concentration at the
				  point of waste origination for each of the individual waste streams entering
				  the process is less than 10,000 ppmw. The organic reduction efficiency for the
				  process and the average VO concentration of the hazardous waste at the point of
				  waste origination shall be determined using the procedures specified in
				  sections 11-265-1084(b) and 11-265-1084(a), respectively.
(vii) A hazardous waste incinerator for which
				  the owner or operator has either:
(A) Been
				  issued a final permit under 40 CFR part 270 which implements the requirements
				  of 40 CFR part 264, Subpart O;
(B)
				  Has designed and operates the incinerator in accordance with the interim status
				  requirements of chapter 11-264, Subchapter O; or
(C) Been issued a State hazardous waste
				  management permit under chapter 11-270 which implements the requirements of
				  chapter 11-264, Subchapter O.
(viii) A boiler or industrial furnace for
				  which the owner or operator has either:
(A)
				  Been issued a final permit under 40 CFR part 270 which implements the
				  requirements of 40 CFR part 266, subpart H;
(B) Has designed and operates the boiler or
				  industrial furnace in accordance with the interim status requirements of
				  chapter 11-266, subchapter H; or
(C) Been issued a State hazardous waste
				  management permit under chapter 11-270 which implements the requirements of
				  chapter 11-266, subchapter H.
(ix) For the purpose of determining the
				  performance of an organic destruction or removal process in accordance with the
				  conditions in each of subparagraphs (c)(2)(i) through (c)(2)(vi), 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:
(A) 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, or a value of 25
				  ppmw, whichever is less.
(B) 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 value 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.
(3)
				  A tank or surface impoundment used for biological treatment of hazardous waste
				  in accordance with the requirements of subparagraph (c) (2) (iv).
(4) A tank, surface impoundment, or container
				  for which all hazardous waste placed in the unit either:
(i) Meets the numerical concentration limits
				  for organic hazardous constituents, applicable to the hazardous waste, as
				  specified in chapter
				  11-268--Land Disposal Restrictions
				  under Table "Treatment Standards for Hazardous Waste" in section 11-268-40;
				  or
(ii) The organic hazardous
				  constituents in the waste have been treated by the treatment technology
				  established by the EPA for the waste in section 11-268-42(a), or have been
				  removed or destroyed by an equivalent method of treatment approved by EPA
				  pursuant to
				  40 CFR
				  268.42(b) and approved by
				  the State pursuant to section 11-268-51.
(5) A tank used for bulk feed of hazardous
				  waste to a waste incinerator and all of the following conditions are met:
(i) The tank is located inside an enclosure
				  vented to a control device that is designed and operated in accordance with all
				  applicable requirements specified under 40 CFR part 61, subpart FF--National
				  Emission Standards for Benzene Waste Operations for a facility at which the
				  total annual benzene quantity from the facility waste is equal to or greater
				  than 10 megagrams per year;
(ii)
				  The enclosure and control device serving the tank were installed and began
				  operation prior to November 25, 1996; and
(iii) The enclosure is designed and operated
				  in accordance with the criteria for a permanent total enclosure as specified in
				  "Procedure T--Criteria for and Verification of a Permanent or Temporary Total
				  Enclosure" under
				  40
				  CFR 52.741, Appendix B. The enclosure may
				  have permanent or temporary openings to allow worker access; passage of
				  material into or out of the enclosure by conveyor, vehicles, or other
				  mechanical or electrical equipment; or to direct air flow into the enclosure.
				  The owner or operator shall perform the verification procedure for the
				  enclosure as specified in Section 5.0 to "Procedure T--Criteria for and
				  Verification of a Permanent or Temporary Total Enclosure" annually.