Illinois Administrative Code › Title 8 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 256 - LAWNCARE SPILL, WASH WATER AND RINSATE COLLECTION › Section 256.40 - General Class Permits

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
There shall be 3 types of general class permits available for
				issuance by the Department to a facility owner or operator as defined under
				subsections (a), (b) and (c). In addition to completed application forms, a
				submittal for a general class permit shall include a location area map, a
				detailed plot plan of the facility and any additional information the applicant
				or Department deems necessary to fully describe the project.
a) A General Class A lawncare containment
			 permit shall be available for issuance by the Department for a portable
			 containment area for use with small pesticide application devices with a device
			 capacity of less than or equal to 100 gallons of liquid product or 100 pounds
			 of dry product. The containment area shall measure at least
			 1.5 times the length and
			 1.5 times the width of the
			 application device. The design of the containment area shall be such that the
			 contained volume shall be a minimum of 25 gallons of liquid or the volume of
			 the application device, whichever is greater. The containment area shall be
			 constructed of impervious materials as required by the Act and shall be
			 compatible with the materials applied by the device. The containment area
			 design shall provide for the collection and reuse or disposal of the spills,
			 wash waters and rinsates in accordance with Sections
			 256.70(a)
			 and
			 256.80(b)
			 of this Part. This provision for the collection and reuse or disposal of
			 spills, wash waters and rinsates, in the case of portable containment
			 structures, does not specifically require the inclusion of a sump. The use of
			 underground structures, pits or piping for storage or transport of rinsates,
			 wash water or recycled liquid is prohibited at a facility wishing to qualify
			 for a General Class A lawncare containment permit. This prohibition shall not
			 include sumps or wet wells that are used for the transfer of spills, rinsates
			 or wash waters provided these structures have a detention time of 72 hours or
			 less. Facility owners or operators desiring to construct and operate a
			 containment area adhering to these requirements shall make application to the
			 Department for a General Class A lawncare containment permit.
b) A General Class B lawncare containment
			 permit shall be available for issuance by the Department for a non-portable
			 containment area for use with small pesticide application device with a device
			 capacity less than or equal to 100 gallons of liquid product or 100 pounds of
			 dry product. The containment area shall measure at least
			 1.5 times the length and
			 1.5 times the width of the
			 application device. The design of the containment area shall be such that the
			 contained volume shall be a minimum of 25 gallons of liquid or the volume of
			 the application device, whichever is greater. Notwithstanding the
			 aforementioned volume requirement, if the containment area is not protected
			 from contact with precipitation, the containment volume shall be not less than
			 the volume generated by a 6-inch rain storm (a 25-year, 24-hour storm). The
			 containment volume requirements may be achieved with a curbed containment area
			 and catch basin or in combination with above ground tanks connected to an
			 automatic sump pump transfer system or by gravity flow where elevation or
			 installation allows. The containment area shall be constructed of impervious
			 materials as required by the Act and shall be compatible with the materials
			 applied by the application device. The containment area design shall provide
			 for the collection and reuse or disposal of the spills, wash waters and
			 rinsates in accordance with Sections
			 256.70(a)
			 and
			 256.80(b)
			 of this Part. Collection and reuse or disposal of spills, wash waters and
			 rinsates, in the case of non-portable containment structures, specifically
			 requires the inclusion of a sump in the structure. The use of underground
			 structures, pits or piping for storage or transport of spills, rinsates, wash
			 waters or recycled liquid is prohibited at a facility wishing to qualify for a
			 General Class B lawncare containment permit. This prohibition shall not include
			 sumps or wet wells that are used for the transfer of spills, rinsates or wash
			 waters provided these structures have a detention time of 72 hours or less.
			 Facility owners or operators desiring to construct and operate a non-portable
			 containment area adhering to these requirements shall make application to the
			 Department for a General Class B lawncare containment permit.
c) A General Class C lawncare containment
			 permit shall be available for issuance by the Department for a non-portable
			 containment area for use with pesticide application devices with device
			 capacities greater than 100 gallons of liquid product or 100 pounds of dry
			 product. The containment area shall measure at least
			 1.25 times the
			 length and
			 1.25 times the
			 width of the application vehicle or device. Pesticide application devices of a
			 lesser volume than that described in this subsection may also be used with a
			 containment area permitted under this subsection. The design of the containment
			 area shall be such that the containment volume shall be a minimum of 120
			 gallons or 120% of the largest applicator tank volumes, whichever is greater.
			 Notwithstanding the aforementioned volume requirement, if the containment area
			 is not protected from contact with precipitation, the containment volume shall
			 be not less than the volume generated by a 6-inch rain storm (a 25-year,
			 24-hour storm). The containment volume requirements may be achieved with a
			 curbed containment area and catch basin or in combination with above ground
			 tanks connected to an automatic sump pump transfer system or by gravity flow
			 where elevation or installation allows. The containment area shall be
			 constructed of impervious materials as required by the Act and shall be
			 compatible with the materials applied by the applicator. The containment area
			 design shall provide for the collection and reuse or disposal of the spills,
			 wash waters and rinsates in accordance with Sections
			 256.70(a)
			 and
			 256.80(b)
			 of this Part. This provision for the collection and reuse or disposal of
			 spills, wash waters and rinsates, in the case of non-portable containment
			 structures, includes the requirement of a sump in the containment area. The use
			 of underground structures, pits or piping for storage or transport of spills,
			 rinsates, wash waters or recycled liquid is prohibited at a facility wishing to
			 q1ualify for a General Class C lawncare containment permit. This prohibition
			 shall not include sumps or wet wells which are used for the transfer of spills,
			 rinsates or wash waters provided these structures have a detention time of 72
			 hours or less. Facility owners or operators desiring to construct and operate a
			 containment area adhering to these requirements shall make application to the
			 Department for a General Class C lawncare containment permit.