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Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 310 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Title 310 CMR 30.000 - Hazardous waste › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 30.415 - Emergency Procedures Guide

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All persons who transport hazardous waste in the Commonwealth
				  shall prepare, and follow when necessary, an Emergency Procedures guide,
				  hereafter in 310 CMR 30.415 called the Guide. The Guide shall outline emergency
				  procedures to be followed in the event of a discharge of hazardous waste during
				  transport, including, at a minimum: how and to whom notification of such a
				  discharge shall be given; how the discharge shall be initially contained; and
				  how required equipment shall be used. No transporter shall transport hazardous
				  waste in the Commonwealth without being in possession of the following, all of
				  which shall accompany the driver at all times during transport and shall
				  include, at a minimum, the following:
(1) The Guide prepared by the
				transporter.
(2) Telephone numbers
				of:
(a) The generator whose waste is being
				transported.
(b) The Department and
				those required by
				310 CMR
				30.413(2).
(c) The Emergency Response contact person(s)
				required by
				49 CFR
				172.604.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 310 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Title 310 CMR 30.000 - Hazardous waste › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 30.416 - Vehicle Markings

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That portion of a vehicle (either tractor, trailer, or both)
				  which is used for the transport of hazardous waste and for which the Department
				  has issued a vehicle identification device pursuant to
				  310 CMR
				  30.402(3), shall bear the
				  following markings:
(1) prominent
				markings that appear on at least two sides of the vehicle and that identify the
				name of the hazardous waste transport licensee in letters all of which are not
				less than two inches high and all of which are in a color that contrasts with
				the background; and
(2) all other
				markings, including placards, required by any Federal or State statute or
				regulation.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 310 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Title 310 CMR 30.000 - Hazardous waste › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 30.501 - Applicability

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(1) Except as specifically provided elsewhere
				in 310 CMR 30.000, 310 CMR 30.501 through 30.599, cited collectively as 310 CMR
				30.500, apply to owners and operators of:
(a)
				All facilities which use, store, treat, or dispose of hazardous
				waste;
(b) All facilities which are
				described in
				310
				CMR 30.341(8);
(c) All facilities which recycle regulated
				recyclable material, or which store regulated recyclable material prior to its
				being recycled, unless the regulated recyclable material is stored and recycled
				in compliance with 310 CMR 30.200.
(d) All facilities which treat or store
				hazardous waste before it is loaded onto an ocean vessel for incineration or
				disposal at sea.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 310 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Title 310 CMR 30.000 - Hazardous waste › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 30.502 - Submission and Amendment of Plans

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(1) The following
				plans shall be submitted in writing to the Department with the hazardous waste
				license application, and shall be acted on by the Department, in accordance
				with the requirements and procedures set forth in
				310
				CMR 30.800:
(a) The general waste analysis plan required
				by 310 CMR 30.513.
(b) The security plan required by
				310
				CMR 30.514.
(c) The inspection plan required by
				310
				CMR 30.515.
(d) The personnel training plan required by
				310
				CMR 30.516.
(e) The contingency plan and emergency
				procedures required by
				310
				CMR 30.520 through
				30.523.
(f) The closure plan required by
				310
				CMR 30.583.
(g) The post-closure plan required by
				310
				CMR 30.593, if applicable.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 310 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Title 310 CMR 30.000 - Hazardous waste › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 30.511 - Identification Number

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Every facility owner or operator, in compliance with the
				  requirements of
				  310
				  CMR 30.060 through
				  30.064, shall apply to the
				  Department for an EPA identification number if one has not already been
				  obtained.
(1) Within 60 days of
				certification of closure of the first hazardous waste management unit subject
				to the requirements of
				310
				CMR 30.590, and within 60 days of
				certification of closure of the last hazardous waste management unit subject to
				the requirements of
				310
				CMR 30.590, the owner or operator shall
				record in the appropriate Registry of Deeds or, if the land in question is
				registered land, in the registry section of the land court for the district
				wherein the land lies, a notice that:
(a) the
				land has been used to manage hazardous wastes, and
(b) the land's use is restricted pursuant to
				310
				CMR 30.592(5), and
(c) the survey plat and record required by
				310
				CMR 30.586 have been recorded in the Registry
				of Deeds and copies thereof have been submitted to the Department and to the
				Board of Health of the city or town wherein the land lies.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 310 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Title 310 CMR 30.000 - Hazardous waste › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 30.512 - Required Notices

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(1) The owner or
				operator of a facility that has arranged to receive hazardous waste, other than
				State-only hazardous waste, from a source outside the United States should be
				aware of the need to notify the Regional Administrator of EPA in writing at
				least four weeks in advance of the date the hazardous waste is expected to
				arrive at the facility pursuant to
				40 CFR
				264.12. The owner or operator of a facility
				that has arranged to receive State-only hazardous waste from a source outside
				the United States shall notify the Department in writing at least four weeks in
				advance of the date the hazardous waste is expected to arrive at the facility.
				Advance notice of subsequent shipments of the same type of waste from the same
				source is not required.
(2) The
				owner or operator of a facility that receives hazardous waste from an off-site
				source shall inform the generator in writing prior to the first shipment that
				he has the appropriate license and will accept the waste the generator is
				shipping. The owner or operator shall keep a copy of this written notice as
				part of the operating record of the facility. The owner or operator shall also
				inform the generator, in writing, within seven days of receiving notice from
				the Department of any change in the facility's license status that affects the
				facility's authority to accept the generator's waste.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 310 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Title 310 CMR 30.000 - Hazardous waste › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 30.513 - General Waste Analysis

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(1)
Waste Analysis Requirements.
(a) An owner or operator shall, before
				treating, storing, using, or disposing of any hazardous waste, obtain a
				detailed chemical and physical analysis of a representative sample of the
				waste. At a minimum this analysis shall contain all the information which needs
				to be known to treat, store, use, or dispose of the waste in compliance with
				the requirements of 310 CMR 30.500,
				30.750,
				and with the conditions of the facility's license in effect at that time
				pursuant to
				310 CMR
				30.800.
(b) Provided the facility complies with the
				minimum frequencies specified within its Waste Analysis Plan for testing its
				waste, contaminated soils, treatment residues, and extracts from treatment
				residues as established pursuant to 310 CMR 30.513(2), the analysis may include
				data developed by the generator pursuant to
				310 CMR
				30.302 and existing published or documented
				data on the hazardous waste or on hazardous wastes generated from processes
				similar to those which generate that waste.
(c) The analysis shall be repeated as often
				as necessary to ensure that it is accurate and up-to-date. At a minimum, the
				analysis shall be repeated when the owner or operator is notified, or has
				reason to believe, that the process or operation generating the hazardous waste
				has changed; and, for facilities which receive shipments from off-site sources,
				when the results of the inspection required by 310 CMR 30.513(1)(d) indicate
				that the hazardous waste received at the facility is not as described on the
				accompanying manifest or shipping paper.
(d) The owner or operator shall inspect and,
				if necessary, analyze each hazardous waste shipment received at the facility to
				determine whether it is as described on the accompanying manifest or shipping
				paper.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 310 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Title 310 CMR 30.000 - Hazardous waste › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 30.514 - Security

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(1)
Security
				Standards
. The owner or operator shall prevent the unknowing entry
				of persons, reduce as much as possible the possibility for the unauthorized
				entry of persons, and prevent the entry of livestock onto the active portion of
				the facility, unless the Department determines that:
(a) Physical contact with the waste,
				structures, or equipment within the active portion of the facility will not
				injure or endanger the health of unknowing or unauthorized persons and will not
				injure livestock which might enter the active portion of a facility;
				and
(b) Disturbance of the waste or
				equipment by the unknowing or unauthorized entry of persons or livestock onto
				the active portion of a facility will not result in any non-compliance with the
				requirements of 310 CMR 30.500.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 310 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Title 310 CMR 30.000 - Hazardous waste › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 30.515 - General Inspection

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(1)
Inspection Requirements.
(a) The owner or operator shall inspect the
				facility for malfunctions and deterioration of equipment or structures,
				operator error, and discharges, which may be causing or may lead to the release
				of hazardous waste constituents to the environment. The owner or operator shall
				conduct these inspections often enough to identify problems in time to correct
				them before they harm public health, safety, or welfare or the
				environment.
(b) To ensure that
				they do not lead to a threat to public health, safety, or welfare, or to the
				environment, the owner or operator shall remedy all malfunctions,
				deteriorations, operator errors, and discharges which any inspection reveals.
				When a hazard is imminent or has already occurred, the owner or operator shall
				immediately notify the Department and shall immediately take remedial
				action.
(c) The owner or operator
				shall record every inspection in an inspection log or summary. The owner or
				operator shall keep the records of each inspection for at least three years
				from the date of inspection or until final closure of the facility, whichever
				period is longer. At a minimum, these records shall include the date and time
				of the inspection, the name of the inspector, a notation of the observations
				made, and the date and nature of any repairs or other remedial
				actions.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 310 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Title 310 CMR 30.000 - Hazardous waste › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 30.516 - Personnel Training

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(1)
Training Program.
(a)
				Facility personnel assigned to the management of hazardous waste shall
				successfully complete a program of instruction or on-the-job training that
				teaches them to perform their duties in a way that ensures the facility's
				compliance with 310 CMR 30.000 and the conditions of the facility's license.
				This program shall be directed by a person trained in hazardous waste
				management procedures and shall include instruction which teaches facility
				personnel hazardous waste management procedures, including contingency plan
				implementation, relevant to the position in which they are employed.
(b) Personnel new to a facility shall not
				work in unsupervised positions until they have successfully completed the
				training requirements of 310 CMR 30.516(1)(a).
(c) Facility personnel shall successfully
				complete the program required by 310 CMR 30.516(1)(a) within six months of
				their employment or their being assigned to a position new to them at the
				facility.
(d) Facility personnel
				shall take part in an annual review of the initial training required by 310 CMR
				30.516(1)(a).
(e) Training records
				on current personnel shall be kept until closure of the facility. Training
				records of former personnel shall be kept for at least three years from the
				date such personnel last worked at the facility.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 310 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Title 310 CMR 30.000 - Hazardous waste › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 30.520 - Contingency Plan, Emergency Procedures, preparedness, and Prevention

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310 CMR
				  30.521 through
				  30.524,
				  cited collectively as 310 30.520, prescribe requirements which apply to owners
				  and operators of all facilities to which the requirements of 310 CMR 30.500
				  apply.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 310 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Title 310 CMR 30.000 - Hazardous waste › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 30.522 - Copies of Contingency Plan

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A copy of the contingency plan and all revisions to the plan
				  shall be submitted to local police departments, local fire departments,
				  hospitals, local boards of health, the chief executive officer of the
				  community, state and local emergency response teams that may be called upon to
				  provide emergency services, and the Department.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 310 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Title 310 CMR 30.000 - Hazardous waste › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 30.523 - Amendment of Contingency Plan

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The contingency plan shall be reviewed, and immediately
				  amended, if necessary, whenever:
(1)
				The facility license is revised;
(2) The plan fails in an emergency;
(3) The list of emergency coordinators
				changes;
(4) The list of emergency
				equipment changes;
(5) There is any
				change in the operation or maintenance of the facility; or
(6) There occurs any other circumstance which
				indicates the need for a change in the contingency plan.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 310 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Title 310 CMR 30.000 - Hazardous waste › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 30.524 - Standards for Emergency Prevention and Response

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(1)
Design and Operation of
				Facility
. Facilities shall be designed, constructed, maintained,
				and operated to prevent and to minimize the possibility of any threat to public
				health, safety, or welfare, or the environment from a fire, explosion, or any
				other unplanned sudden or non-sudden release of hazardous waste or hazardous
				waste constituents to air, soil, surface water, or ground water.
(2)
Required
				Equipment
. All facilities shall be equipped with at least the
				following, unless the Department determines in writing that none of the hazards
				posed by waste handled at the facility could require a particular kind of
				equipment specified below:
(a) An internal
				communications or alarm system capable of providing immediate emergency
				instruction, by voice or signal, to facility personnel;
(b) A device, immediately available at all
				areas of operations, such as a telephone or a hand-held two-way radio, call
				box, or other instrument capable of summoning emergency assistance from, and
				which is acceptable to, local police departments, fire departments, or Federal,
				State or local emergency response teams;
(c) A portable fire extinguisher; fire
				control equipment, including special extinguishing equipment, such as that
				using foam, inert gas, or dry chemicals; spill control equipment; and
				decontamination equipment; and
(d)
				Water at adequate volume and pressure to supply water hose streams or foam
				producing equipment, or automatic sprinklers or water spray systems.
(e) Clear markings identifying all exits so
				that everyone in the facility during an emergency can quickly find their way
				out of the facility during the emergency.
(f) An up-to-date written list containing the
				following information, a copy of which list shall be prominently posted near
				the telephones at the site of accumulation.
1. The name(s) and telephone number(s) of the
				emergency coordinator(s).
2. The
				location(s) of the fire extinguisher(s) and spill control material(s), and, if
				present, the fire alarms.
3. The
				telephone number of the fire department, or, if there is a direct alarm system,
				instructions on how to activate it, or both.
4. Evacuation routes, where
				applicable.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 310 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Title 310 CMR 30.000 - Hazardous waste › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 30.531 - Applicability

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310 CMR
				  30.532 through
				  30.535
				  apply to owners and operators of facilities that receive any hazardous waste
				  from any offsite source, except hazardous waste to which
				  310
				  CMR 30.536 applies.
				  310
				  CMR 30.536 shall apply to hazardous waste
				  that is collected from a small quantity generator or very small quantity
				  generator by a recycling facility, transported by that recycling facility in
				  vehicles it owns or operates to that recycling facility, recycled at that
				  facility, and then transported by that recycling facility in vehicles it owns
				  or operates to a small quantity generator or very small quantity
				  generator.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 310 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Title 310 CMR 30.000 - Hazardous waste › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 30.532 - Use of the Manifest System

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(1) Upon receipt by
				a facility of hazardous waste, the owner or operator or his agent shall:
(a) Comply with the requirements of
				310
				CMR 30.313 through
				30.315,
				as applicable;
(b) Sign and date
				each copy of the manifest to certify that the hazardous waste described by the
				manifest was received, except as noted in a manifest discrepancy, or if the
				waste was rejected;
(c) Note on the
				manifest or in attached documentation any significant discrepancies in the
				shipment as described in
				310 CMR
				30.533. The owner or operator of a facility
				does not need to perform a detailed waste analysis before signing the manifest
				and giving the transporter his copy; however,
				310 CMR 30.533(2)
				 requires the reporting of any unreconciled
				discrepancy discovered during later analysis.
(d) Immediately give the transporter at least
				one copy of the signed manifest;
(e) Within 30 days after the delivery, send a
				copy of the manifest to the generator;
(f) Within 30 days after the delivery, send a
				copy of the manifest to the Department and, if required, to the State of origin
				of the shipment, if not Massachusetts;
(g) Retain at the facility a copy of each
				manifest for at least three years from the date of receipt of the hazardous
				waste at the facility; and
(h)
				Determine whether the destination state for a shipment regulates any additional
				wastes (beyond those regulated Federally) as hazardous wastes under its state
				hazardous waste program. Facilities shall also determine whether the
				destination state or generator state requires the facility to submit any copies
				of the manifest to these states.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 310 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Title 310 CMR 30.000 - Hazardous waste › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 30.533 - Manifest Discrepancies

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(1) Manifest
				discrepancies are:
(a) Significant
				differences, as defined at 310 CMR 30.533(2), between the quantity or type of
				hazardous waste designated on the manifest or shipping paper, and the quantity
				and type of hazardous waste a facility actually receives;
(b) Rejected wastes, which may be a full or
				partial shipment of hazardous waste that the TSDF cannot accept; or
(c) Container residues, which are residues
				that exceed the quantity limits for "empty" containers set forth in
				310
				CMR 30.106(2).
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 310 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Title 310 CMR 30.000 - Hazardous waste › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 30.534 - Unmanifested Waste Report

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If an unmanifested waste shipment arrives at a facility, the
				  owner or operator shall notify the Department immediately upon the arrival of
				  the shipment.
(1) If the facility does
				not accept the shipment, the owner or operator shall instruct the transporter
				to take no action until that transporter receives specific instructions from
				the Department.
(2) If the facility
				accepts the shipment, the owner or operator shall submit an unmanifested waste
				report to the Department within 15 days of receipt by the facility of the
				unmanifested hazardous waste shipment. The report shall be on a form prescribed
				by the Department and shall include the following information:
(a) The EPA identification number, name, and
				address of the facility;
(b) The
				date the facility received the waste;
(c) The EPA identification number, name, and
				address of the generator and the transporter, if available;
(d) A description and the quantity of each
				unmanifested hazardous waste the facility received;
(e) The method of treatment, storage, use or
				disposal for each unmanifested hazardous waste;
(f) A brief explanation, if known to the
				facility, of why the waste was unmanifested; and
(g) The certification required by
				310 CMR 30.009,
				signed by the owner or operator of the facility or his agent.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 310 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Title 310 CMR 30.000 - Hazardous waste › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 30.535 - Waste Generated and Delivered by Very Small Quantity Generators

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If a facility receives hazardous waste generated and
				  transported by a very small quantity generator in compliance with
				  310 CMR 30.353(1)
				  through (11), the owner or operator shall
				  comply with all requirements applicable to him set forth or referred to in
				  310 CMR 30.353(1)
				  through (11) and need not comply with
				  310 CMR
				  30.532 and
				  30.534
				  with respect to that hazardous waste. If the hazardous waste is handled
				  pursuant to
				  310 CMR
				  30.353(12), the owner or
				  operator of the facility shall comply with
				  310 CMR
				  30.532 and
				  30.534.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 310 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Title 310 CMR 30.000 - Hazardous waste › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 30.536 - Manifest Requirements for Waste Recycled Pursuant to a Contractual Agreement

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Upon receipt by a recycling facility of hazardous waste
				  subject to 310 CMR 30.536, as set forth in
				  310 CMR 30.531, the
				  owner or operator or his agent shall:
(a) Comply with the requirements of
				310
				CMR 30.315, as applicable;
(b) Sign and date each copy of the manifest
				to certify that the hazardous waste described by the manifest has been
				received; and
(c) Retain at the
				facility a copy of each manifest for at least three years from the date of
				receipt of the hazardous waste at the facility; and
(d) Retain a copy of each manifest in
				compliance with requirements set forth in
				310 CMR
				30.543(2) and (3).
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 310 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Title 310 CMR 30.000 - Hazardous waste › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 30.541 - Applicability

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310 CMR
				  30.540 through
				  30.544 apply to
				  facilities which treat, store, use or dispose of hazardous waste at the site of
				  generation of that waste and to facilities which receive for treatment,
				  storage, use or disposal hazardous wastes from off-site sources.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 310 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Title 310 CMR 30.000 - Hazardous waste › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 30.543 - Availability, Retention, and Disposition of Records

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(1) All plans required by
				310 CMR
				30.513 through
				30.523,
				30.583,
				and
				30.593 and all
				approved revisions thereof shall be kept at the facility until completion of
				the certification of closure in compliance with
				310 CMR
				30.586.
(2) All records, including plans required
				pursuant to 310 CMR 30.000, shall be furnished upon request of, and made
				available at all reasonable times for inspection by, any duly designated
				officer, employee, or representative of the Department or of the EPA.
(3) The retention period for all records
				required pursuant to 310 CMR 30.500 shall be extended automatically during the
				course of any unresolved enforcement action regarding the facility, or as
				requested or ordered by the Department.
(4) A copy of records of waste disposal
				locations and quantities shall be submitted to the Department upon closure of
				the facility.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 310 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Title 310 CMR 30.000 - Hazardous waste › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 30.544 - Biennial Report

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The owner or operator of any facility subject to licensing
				  pursuant to
				  310 CMR
				  30.801 shall prepare and submit a copy of a
				  Biennial Report to the Commissioner by March 1st of
				  each even numbered year. The Biennial Report shall be submitted on EPA Form
				  8700-13A. The report shall cover facility activities during the previous
				  calendar year and shall include, at a minimum, the following
				  information:
(1) The EPA
				identification number, name, and address of the facility, and the name and
				telephone number of the principal contact at the facility.
(2) The calendar year covered by the
				report.
(3) For facilities that
				receive any hazardous waste from any off-site source, the EPA identification
				number of each hazardous waste generator from which the facility received a
				hazardous waste during the year; for imported shipments, the report shall
				include the name and address of the foreign generator.
(4) A description of and the quantity of each
				hazardous waste the facility treated, stored or disposed of during the year;
				for facilities that receive any hazardous waste from any off-site source, this
				information must be listed by the EPA identification number of each
				generator.
(5) The method of
				treatment, storage, or disposal for each hazardous waste.
(6) The most recent closure cost estimate
				made pursuant to 310 CMR 30.580 through
				30.586 and,
				if applicable, the most recent post-closure cost estimate made pursuant to 310
				CMR 30.590 through
				30.595.
(7) For generators who treat, store, or
				dispose of hazardous waste on-site, a description of the efforts undertaken
				during the year to reduce the volume and toxicity of waste generated.
(8) For generators who treat, store, or
				dispose of hazardous waste on-site, a description of the changes in volume and
				toxicity of waste actually achieved during the year in comparison to previous
				years to the extent such information is available for the years prior to
				1984.
(9) A summary of every
				incident that required implementing the contingency plan.
(10) The certification signed by the owner or
				operator of the facility or his authorized representative pursuant to
				310 CMR
				30.009.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 310 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Title 310 CMR 30.000 - Hazardous waste › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 30.560 - General Requirements for Ignitable, Reactive, or Incompatible Wastes

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(1) The owner or operator shall take
				precautions to prevent accidental ignition or reaction of ignitable or reactive
				hazardous waste at the facility. Such waste shall be separated and protected
				from sources of ignition or reaction which include, but are not limited to:
(a) Open flames;
(b) Smoking;
(c) Cutting and welding;
(d) Hot surfaces;
(e) Frictional heat;
(f) Static, electrical, or mechanical
				sparks;
(g) Spontaneous ignition,
				e.g. from heat producing chemical reactions; and
(h) Radiant heat.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 310 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Title 310 CMR 30.000 - Hazardous waste › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 30.581 - Applicability

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The closure requirements in 310 CMR 30.580 through
				  30.587,
				  cited collectively as 310 CMR 30.580, apply to all hazardous waste
				  facilities.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 310 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Title 310 CMR 30.000 - Hazardous waste › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 30.582 - Closure Performance Standard

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The owner or operator shall close the facility in a manner
				  that minimizes the need for further maintenance and complies with the closure
				  requirements established within 310 CMR 30.600 that are specific to the type of
				  facility being closed. Post-closure escape of hazardous waste, hazardous
				  constituents, leachate, contaminated runoff, or hazardous waste decomposition
				  products to the ground water, surface water, soil, or the atmosphere shall be
				  eliminated or minimized to the extent necessary to assure compliance with the
				  previous sentence and to prevent any threat to public health, safety, or
				  welfare, or the environment.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 310 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Title 310 CMR 30.000 - Hazardous waste › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 30.584 - Time Allowed for Closure

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(1) Within 90 days
				after receiving the final volume of hazardous wastes at a hazardous waste
				management unit or facility, the owner or operator shall have treated all
				hazardous wastes in storage or in treatment, or have removed them from the unit
				or facility, or disposed of them on-site, in compliance with the approved
				closure plan. The Department may approve a longer period, but (1) only if the
				owner or operator applies for such approval at least 30 days prior to the
				expiration of the 90-day period described in the preceding sentence, and (2)
				only if the owner or operator applies for such approval in compliance with
				310 CMR 30.802
				through
				30.807, and (3) only
				after the Department complies with the requirements and procedures set forth in
				310 CMR
				30.851 and
				30.852,
				and, if applicable,
				310
				CMR 30.833,
				30.835,
				30.836,
				30.837,
				and
				30.839,
				and (4) such approval shall be subject to all other applicable provisions of
				310 CMR
				30.800, and (5) in addition, such approval
				may be granted, and may be allowed to remain in effect, only if the owner or
				operator has persuaded the Department that:
(a) He has taken and will continue to take
				all steps to prevent threats to public health, safety, or welfare, or the
				environment, including compliance with all applicable license requirements,
				and
(b) Either:
1. The activities required to comply with 310
				CMR 30.584(1) will, of necessity, take longer than 90 days to complete,
				or
2.
a. The hazardous waste management unit or
				facility has the capacity to receive additional hazardous wastes, and
b. There is a reasonable likelihood that he
				or another person will recommence operation of the hazardous waste management
				unit or facility within one year, and
c. closure of the hazardous waste management
				unit or facility would be incompatible with continued operation of the
				site.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 310 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Title 310 CMR 30.000 - Hazardous waste › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 30.585 - Disposal or Decontamination of Equipment

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Closure shall not be considered complete until all facility
				  equipment, structures, and soil have been properly disposed of or
				  decontaminated by removal of all hazardous wastes and residues. During each
				  closure period, all contaminated equipment, structure, and soils shall be
				  properly disposed of or decontaminated unless otherwise specifically specified
				  in 310 CMR 30.000. In addition, during the closure period of a hazardous waste
				  incinerator, the owner or operator shall remove from the incinerator site all
				  hazardous waste and hazardous waste residues, including, but not limited to,
				  ash, scrubber waters, and scrubber sludges. By removing any hazardous wastes or
				  hazardous constituents during closure, the owner or operator might become a
				  generator of hazardous waste and, if he does, he shall handle that waste in
				  compliance with all applicable provisions of 310 CMR 30.000.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 310 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Title 310 CMR 30.000 - Hazardous waste › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 30.586 - Recording Survey Plat

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No later than the submission of the certification of closure,
				  in compliance with
				  310 CMR
				  30.587(1), of each land
				  disposal unit or facility, the owner or operator of the land disposal unit or
				  facility shall record in the appropriate Registry of Deeds or, if the land in
				  question is registered land, in the registry section of the land court for the
				  district wherein the land lies, and shall submit to the Department and to the
				  Board of Health of the city or town wherein the land lies, a survey plat
				  indicating the location and dimensions of landfill cells and other disposal
				  units with respect to permanently surveyed benchmarks. This plat shall be
				  prepared and certified by a professional land surveyor and shall be in a form
				  acceptable to the Registry of Deeds. The plat shall contain a note prominently
				  displayed which states the obligation to restrict disturbance of the site of
				  the land disposal unit or facility in accordance with 310 CMR 30.590. In
				  addition, the plat shall be accompanied by a record of the type, location, and
				  quantity of hazardous wastes in the land disposal unit or facility. For wastes
				  placed in the land disposal unit or facility before the effective date of 310
				  CMR 30.000, the owner or operator shall identify the type, location, and
				  quantity of the wastes to the best of his knowledge and in accordance with any
				  records kept by him or his predecessors. After the survey plat and record of
				  wastes has been recorded, any changes that occur in the type, location, or
				  quantity of hazardous wastes within each land disposal unit or area of the
				  facility, or in what the owner or operator knows or learns about the type,
				  location, or quantity of hazardous wastes within each land disposal unit or
				  area of the facility, shall be noted on a revised plat which shall be promptly
				  recorded in the appropriate Registry of Deeds or Land Court and promptly
				  reported to the Department.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 310 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Title 310 CMR 30.000 - Hazardous waste › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 30.587 - Completion and Certification of Closure

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(1)
				Within 60 days of completion of closure of each hazardous waste surface
				impoundment, waste pile, land treatment unit, and landfill unit, within 60 days
				of completion of closure of any other hazardous waste management unit, and
				within 60 days of completion of final closure of the facility, the owner or
				operator shall submit to the Department, either by hand-delivery or by
				certified mail, a certification signed by both the owner or operator and by an
				independent Massachusetts registered professional engineer that:
(a) the hazardous waste management unit or
				facility, as applicable, has been closed in compliance with the requirements of
				310 CMR 30.000 and of the approved closure plan, and
(b) the survey plat required by
				310 CMR
				30.586 has been recorded in the appropriate
				Registry of Deeds or, if the land in question is registered land, in the
				registry section of the land court for the district wherein the land lies, and
				copies of the plat have been submitted to the Department and to the Board of
				Health of the city or town wherein the land lies, in compliance with
				310 CMR
				30.586.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 310 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Title 310 CMR 30.000 - Hazardous waste › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 30.591 - Applicability

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The requirements in 310 CMR 30.590 through
				  30.596,
				  cited collectively as 310 CMR 30.590, apply to the owners and operators of all
				  hazardous waste management units and facilities at which hazardous waste and/or
				  hazardous waste residues will remain after closure.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 310 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Title 310 CMR 30.000 - Hazardous waste › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 30.592 - Post-closure Care and Use of Property

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(1)
				Post-closure care for each hazardous waste management unit subject to the
				requirements of 310 CMR 30.590 shall begin after completion of closure of the
				unit, shall continue for 30 years after that date, and shall consist of at
				least the following:
(a) Monitoring and
				reporting in accordance with the requirements set forth in
				310 CMR
				30.606 through
				30.675;
				and
(b) Maintenance and monitoring
				of waste containment systems in accordance with the requirements set forth in
				310 CMR
				30.606 through
				30.675.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 310 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Title 310 CMR 30.000 - Hazardous waste › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 30.593 - Post-closure Plan

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(1) The owner or
				operator of a hazardous waste management unit or facility subject to the
				requirements of 310 CMR 30.590 shall have a written post-closure plan that
				complies with the requirements in 310 CMR 30.590. The owner or operator of a
				facility at which there is a surface impoundment described in
				310 CMR 30.617(5)
				 or a waste pile described in
				310 CMR 30.649(3)
				 from which the owner or operator intends to
				remove all hazardous waste at closure shall have a contingent post-closure plan
				that complies with the requirements of 310 CMR 30.590 and, as applicable, in
				310 CMR 30.617(5)
				 and
				30.649(3).
				Owners or operators of surface impoundments or waste piles not otherwise
				required to have contingent post-closure plans shall submit a post-closure plan
				to the Department within 90 days after the owner or operator or the Department
				determines that the surface impoundment or waste pile shall be closed as a
				landfill. Each post-closure plan shall identify the activities that shall, and
				each contingent post-closure plan shall identify the activities that might, be
				carried on after closure and the frequency of these activities, and shall
				include at least:
(a) A description of the
				planned monitoring activities and frequencies at which they will be performed
				to comply with the requirements set forth in
				310 CMR
				30.606 through
				30.675,
				and
(b) A description of the
				planned maintenance activities, and frequencies at which they will be
				performed, to ensure:
1. The integrity of the
				cap and final cover or other containment systems in accordance with the
				requirements set forth in
				310 CMR
				30.606 through
				30.659,
				and
2. The function of the
				monitoring equipment in accordance with the requirements set forth in
				310 CMR
				30.606 through
				30.675,
				and
(c) The name,
				address, and telephone number of the person or office to contact about the
				hazardous waste management unit or facility during the post-closure care
				period. This individual or office shall keep at all times during the
				post-closure period an updated copy of the approved post-closure
				plan.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 310 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Title 310 CMR 30.000 - Hazardous waste › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 30.594 - Recording Notice of License and of Past Disposal

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(1) Within 60 days of certification of
				closure of the first hazardous waste management unit subject to the
				requirements of 310 CMR 30.590, and within 60 days of certification of closure
				of the last hazardous waste management unit subject to the requirements of 310
				CMR 30.590, the owner or operator shall record in the appropriate Registry of
				Deeds or, if the land in question is registered land, in the registry section
				of the land court for the district wherein the land lies, a notice that:
(a) the land has been used to manage
				hazardous wastes, and
(b) the
				land's use is restricted pursuant to
				310 CMR
				30.592(5), and
(c) the survey plat and record required by
				310 CMR
				30.586 have been recorded in the Registry of
				Deeds and copies thereof have been submitted to the Department and to the Board
				of Health of the city or town wherein the land lies.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 310 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Title 310 CMR 30.000 - Hazardous waste › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 30.595 - Subsequent Removal of Hazardous Waste and Hazardous Waste Containment Systems

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(1)
				If the owner or operator or any subsequent owner or operator of the land upon
				which is located a hazardous waste management unit or facility subject to the
				requirements of
				310
				CMR 30.590 wishes to remove hazardous wastes,
				hazardous waste residues, the liner if any, or contaminated soils, he shall
				apply to the Department for approval to do so. The Department may grant such
				approval but
(a) only if the owner or operator
				applies for such approval in compliance with the requirements and procedures
				set forth in
				310
				CMR 30.802 through
				30.807, and
(b) only after the Department complies with
				the requirements and procedures set forth in
				310
				CMR 30.851 and
				30.852, and, if applicable,
				310
				CMR 30.833,
				30.835,
				30.836,
				30.837, and
				30.839, and
(c) such approval shall be subject to all
				other applicable provisions of
				310
				CMR 30.800, and
(d) in addition, such approval may be
				granted, and may be allowed to remain in effect, only if the owner or operator
				has persuaded the Department that the removal of the material in question will
				be in compliance with the requirements set forth in
				310
				CMR 30.592(5).
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 310 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Title 310 CMR 30.000 - Hazardous waste › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 30.596 - Completion and Certification of Post-closure Care

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(1) No later than 60
				days after completion of the established post-closure care period for each
				hazardous waste management unit or facility subject to the requirements of
				310
				CMR 30.590, the owner or operator shall
				submit to the Department, either by hand-delivery or by certified mail, a
				certification signed by both the owner or operator and by an independent
				Massachusetts registered professional engineer that
(a) post-closure care was performed for the
				hazardous waste management unit or facility, as applicable, for the required
				period in compliance with the requirements of 310 CMR 30.000 and of the
				approved post-closure plan, and
(b)
				the survey plat required by
				310
				CMR 30.586 has been recorded in the
				appropriate Registry of Deeds or, if the land in question is registered land,
				in the registry section of the land court for the district wherein the land
				lies, and copies of the plat have been submitted to the Department and to the
				Board of Health of the city or town wherein the land lies, in compliance with
				310
				CMR 30.586.
(c) the notices required by
				310
				CMR 30.040 and
				30.594 have been recorded in
				the appropriate Registry of Deeds or, if the land in question is registered
				land, in the registry section of the land court for the district wherein the
				land lies, and copies of the notices have been submitted to the Department in
				compliance with
				310
				CMR 30.040 and
				30.594.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 310 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Title 310 CMR 30.000 - Hazardous waste › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 30.601 - Applicability

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(1)
									310
				CMR 30.601 through
				30.699, cited collectively as
				310
				CMR 30.600, set standards for the design,
				performance, operation, maintenance, and monitoring of facilities subject to
				310 CMR 30.000. Different provisions of
				310
				CMR 30.600 apply to different classes and
				categories of facilities.
				310
				CMR 30.600 applies to owners and operators
				of:
(a) All facilities which use, store, treat
				or dispose of hazardous waste;
(b)
				All facilities which are described in
				310
				CMR 30.341(8);
(c) All facilities which recycle regulated
				recyclable material, or which store regulated recyclable material prior to its
				being recycled, unless the regulated recyclable material is stored and recycled
				in compliance with
				310
				CMR 30.200; and
(d) All facilities which treat or store
				hazardous waste before it is loaded onto a vessel for incineration or disposal
				at sea.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 310 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Title 310 CMR 30.000 - Hazardous waste › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 30.603 - Preparation of Hazardous Waste for Disposal

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(1)
				The following processes shall not be deemed "treatment" of hazardous waste and
				shall not be subject to 310 CMR 30.500 through 30.999 if such processes are
				done at the site of generation of the waste and are done solely for the purpose
				of making the waste more amenable to disposal in a hazardous waste facility,
				provided that the accumulation, collection, transport, storage, treatment and
				disposal of such hazardous waste before and after such processes are done shall
				be subject to 310 CMR 30.000:
(a) The
				addition of an absorbent (
e.g.
, sawdust) in which a chemical
				reaction does not occur; and
(b)
				The use of a gelation process or similar technique in which a chemical reaction
				does not occur.