Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part V - Hazardous Wastes and Hazardous Materials › Subpart 1 - Department of Environmental Quality-Hazardous Waste › Chapter 10 - Generators of Hazardous Waste › Subchapter C - Alternative Standards for Episodic Generation › Section V-1033 - Conditions for Generators Managing Hazardous Waste from an Episodic Event

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
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 Section 1035 of this Subchapter. Before submittal of a HW-1 notification
					 to the Office of Environmental Services for a second episodic event in a
					 calendar year, the very small quantity generator shall obtain approval of the
					 petition for a second episodic event as required by Section 1035 of this
					 Subchapter.
2. Notification. The
					 very small quantity generator shall notify the Office of Environmental Services
					 no later than 30 calendar days prior to initiating a planned episodic event
					 using the department's Notification of Hazardous Waste Activity Form (HW-1). In
					 the event of an unplanned episodic event, the generator shall notify the Office
					 of Environmental Services within 72 hours of the unplanned event via phone,
					 email, or fax and subsequently submit the department's Notification of
					 Hazardous Waste Activity Form (HW-1). 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 LAC 33:V.1013.C.9.a.
3. EPA ID Number. The very small quantity
					 generator shall have an EPA identification number or obtain an EPA
					 identification number using the department's Notification of Hazardous Waste
					 Activity Form (HW-1).
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.
a.
					 Containers. A very small quantity generator accumulating in containers shall
					 mark or label its containers with the following:
i. the words "Episodic Hazardous
					 Waste";
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 U.S. Department of
					 Transportation requirements at     49 CFR part 172     subpart E (labeling) or subpart
					 F (placarding); a hazard statement or pictogram consistent with the U.S.
					 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.
b. Tanks. A
					 very small quantity generator accumulating episodic hazardous waste in tanks
					 shall do the following:
i. mark or label the
					 tank with the words "Episodic Hazardous Waste";
ii. mark or label the tank 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 U.S. Department of
					 Transportation requirements at 49 CFR part 172 subpart E (labeling) or subpart
					 F (placarding); a hazard statement or pictogram consistent with the U.S.
					 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.
c. Hazardous
					 waste shall 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 shall be in
					 good condition and compatible with the hazardous waste being accumulated
					 therein. Containers shall be kept closed except to add or remove
					 waste.
ii. Tanks shall be in good
					 condition and compatible with the hazardous waste accumulated therein. Tanks
					 shall have procedures in place to prevent the overflow (e.g., be equipped with
					 means to stop inflow with systems such as waste feed cutoff systems or bypass
					 systems to a standby tank when hazardous waste is continuously fed into the
					 tank). Tanks shall 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 shall
					 comply with the hazardous waste manifest provisions of LAC 33:V.1107 when it
					 sends its episodic event hazardous waste off-site to a
designated
					 facility,
as defined in LAC 33:V.109.
6. The very small quantity generator has up
					 to 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 LAC 33:V.109.
7. Very small quantity generators shall
					 maintain the following records for three years from the end date of the
					 episodic event:
a. beginning and ending dates
					 of the episodic event;
b. a
					 description of the episodic event;
c. a description of the types and quantities
					 of hazardous wastes generated during the event;
d. a description of how the hazardous waste
					 was managed as well as the name of the RCRA-designated facility that received
					 the hazardous waste;
e. name(s) of
					 hazardous waste transporters; and
f. an approval letter from the administrative
					 authority if the generator petitioned to conduct one additional episodic event
					 per calendar year.