California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 4.5 - Environmental Health Standards for the Management of Hazardous Waste › Chapter 12 - Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste › Article 1 - Applicability › Section 66262.15 - Satellite Accumulation Area Regulations for Small and Large Quantity Generators

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) A
				  generator may accumulate as much as 55 gallons of non-acute hazardous waste
				  and/or either one quart of liquid acute hazardous waste listed in section
				  66261.31 or
				  66261.33(e) of
				  this division,1 kg (2.2 lbs) of solid acute hazardous waste listed in section
				  66261.31 or
				  66261.33(e) of
				  this division, or one quart of extremely hazardous waste, in containers at or
				  near any point of generation where wastes initially accumulate which is under
				  the control of the operator of the process generating the waste, without a
				  permit or interim status and without complying with the requirements of
				  chapters 14, 15, 16, and 20 of this division, provided that all of the
				  conditions for exemption in this section are met. A generator may comply with
				  the conditions for exemption in this section instead of complying with the
				  conditions for exemption in section 66262.16(b) or 66262.17(a), except as
				  required in section 66262.15(a)(7) and (8). The conditions for exemption for
				  satellite accumulation are:
(1) If a
				  container holding hazardous waste is not in good condition (e.g., severe
				  rusting, apparent structural defects), or if it begins to leak, the generator
				  shall immediately transfer the hazardous waste from this container to a
				  container that is in good condition and does not leak, or immediately transfer
				  and manage the waste in a central accumulation area in compliance with section
				  66262.16(b) or 66262.17(a).
(2) The
				  generator shall use a container made of or lined with materials that will not
				  react with, and are otherwise compatible with, the hazardous waste to be
				  accumulated, so that the ability of the container to contain the waste is not
				  impaired.
(3) Special standards for
				  incompatible wastes.
(A) Incompatible wastes,
				  or incompatible wastes and materials (see Appendix V of chapter 15 of this
				  division for examples) shall not be placed in the same container, unless
				  section 66265.17(b) of this division is complied with.
(B) Hazardous waste shall not be placed in an
				  unwashed container that previously held an incompatible waste or material (see
				  Appendix V of chapter 15 of this division for examples) unless section
				  66265.17(b) of
				  this division is complied with.
(C)
				  A container holding a hazardous waste that is incompatible with any waste or
				  other materials accumulated nearby in other containers shall be separated from
				  the other materials or protected from them by any practical means.
(4) A container holding hazardous
				  waste shall be closed at all times during accumulation, except:
(A) When adding, removing, or consolidating
				  waste; or
(B) When temporary
				  venting of a container is necessary
1. For the
				  proper operation of equipment, or
2. To prevent dangerous situations, such as
				  build-up of extreme pressure.
(5) A generator shall mark or label its
				  container with the following:
(A) The words
				  "Hazardous Waste";
(B) The
				  composition and physical state of the wastes;
(C) 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 Department of Transportation requirements at 49
				  Code of Federal Regulations 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 Code of
				  Federal Regulations 1910.1200; or a chemical hazard label consistent with the
				  National Fire Protection Association code 704];
(D) The name and address of the person
				  generating the waste; and
(E) The
				  date that hazardous waste accumulation begins shall be clearly marked and
				  visible for inspection on each container used for accumulation of hazardous
				  waste.
(6) A generator
				  who accumulates either non-acute hazardous waste, acute hazardous waste listed
				  in section
				  66261.31 or
				  66261.33(e) of
				  this division or extremely hazardous waste in excess of the amounts listed in
				  subsection (a) of this section at or near any point of generation must do the
				  following:
(A) Comply within three
				  consecutive calendar days with the applicable central accumulation area
				  regulations in section 66262.16(b) or 66262.17(a), or
(B) Remove the excess from the satellite
				  accumulation area within three consecutive calendar days to either:
1. A central accumulation area operated in
				  accordance with the applicable regulations in section 66262.16(b) or
				  66262.17(a);
2. An on-site interim
				  status or permitted treatment, storage, or disposal facility, or
3. An off-site designated facility;
				  and
(C) During the
				  three-consecutive-calendar-day period the generator shall continue to comply
				  with subsections (a)(1) through (5) of this section. The generator shall mark
				  or label the container(s) holding the excess accumulation of hazardous waste
				  with the date the excess amount began accumulating.
(7) All satellite accumulation areas operated
				  by a small quantity generator shall meet the preparedness and prevention
				  regulations of section 66262.16(b)(6) and emergency procedures at section
				  66262.16(b)(7).
(8) All satellite
				  accumulation areas operated by a large quantity generator shall meet the
				  Preparedness, Prevention, and Emergency Procedures in article 9 of this
				  chapter.
(9) The generator does not
				  hold the waste on site for more than one year from the initial date of
				  accumulation, or for longer than the applicable accumulation period specified
				  in section 66262.16(b) or 66262.17(a) of this article, whichever occurs first.
				  For purposes of this section, the applicable accumulation period specified in
				  section 66262.16(b) or 66262.17(a) of this article shall start on the date the
				  quantity limitation specified in subsection (a) of this section is
				  reached.