Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part V - Hazardous Wastes and Hazardous Materials › Subpart 1 - Department of Environmental Quality-Hazardous Waste › Chapter 17 - Air Emission Standards › Subchapter C - Air Emission Standards for Tanks, Surface Impoundments, and Containers › Section V-1751 - Standards: General

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 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 LAC 33:V.1755-1761, as applicable to the hazardous
					 waste management unit, except as provided for in Subsection C of this
					 Section.
C. A tank, surface
					 impoundment, or container is exempt from standards specified in LAC
					 33:V.1755-1761, 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 LAC 33:V.1753.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:
a. 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 LAC 33:V.1753.B;
b. 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
					 LAC 33:V.1753.B;
c. 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 LAC 33:V.1753.B;
d. a biological
					 process that destroys or degrades the organics contained in the hazardous
					 waste, such that either of the following conditions is met:
i. 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 LAC 33:V.1753.B; or
ii. 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 LAC 33:V.1753.B;
e. a process that removes or destroys the
					 organics contained in the hazardous waste and meets all of the following
					 conditions:
i. 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
					 that use air emission controls in accordance with the standards specified in
					 LAC 33:V.1755-1761, as applicable to the waste management unit;
ii. 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. The EPA 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; and
iii. 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 LAC 33:V.1753.A. The average VO concentration of the hazardous waste at the
					 point of waste treatment shall be determined using the procedures specified in
					 LAC 33:V.1753.B;
f. 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 LAC 33:V.1753.A and B,
					 respectively;
g. a hazardous waste
					 incinerator for which the owner or operator has either:
i. been issued a final permit under LAC
					 33:V.Chapter 5 that implements the requirements of LAC 33:V.Chapter 31;
					 or
ii. designed and operates the
					 incinerator in accordance with the interim status requirements of LAC
					 33:V.Chapter 43.Subchapter N;
h. a boiler or industrial furnace for which
					 the owner or operator has either:
i. been
					 issued a final permit under LAC 33:V.Chapter 5 that implements the requirements
					 of LAC 33:V.Chapter 30; or
ii.
					 designed and operates the boiler or industrial furnace in accordance with the
					 interim status requirements of LAC 33:V.Chapter 30;
i. 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.a-f of this Section, 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:
i. 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 60, Appendix A, or a value of 25 ppmw,
					 whichever is less; or
ii. if any
					 other analytical method is used, one-half the limit 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°C;
3. a tank or surface
					 impoundment used for biological treatment of hazardous waste in accordance with
					 the requirements of Subparagraph C.2.d of this Section;
4. a tank, surface impoundment, or container
					 for which all hazardous waste placed in the unit either:
a. meets the numerical concentration limits
					 for organic hazardous constituents applicable to the hazardous waste, as
					 specified in LAC 33:V.2299.Appendix, Table 2, Treatment Standards for Hazardous
					 Waste; or
b. the organic hazardous
					 constituents in the waste have been treated by the treatment technology
					 established by the EPA for the waste in LAC 33:V.2227.A or have been removed or
					 destroyed by an equivalent method of treatment approved by EPA pursuant to
					 40 CFR
					 268.42(b);
5. a tank used for bulk feed of
					 hazardous waste to a waste incinerator and all of the following conditions are
					 met:
a. 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;
b. the enclosure and control device serving
					 the tank were installed and began operation prior to November 25, 1996;
					 and
c. the enclosure is designed
					 and operated in accordance with the criteria for a permanent total enclosure as
					 specified in
Procedure T
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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
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Criteria for and Verification of a Permanent or Temporary Total
					 Enclosure
annually.