Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3745 - Ohio Environmental Protection Agency › Chapter 3745-599 - Beneficial Use of Wastes › Section 3745-599-410 - Criteria for issuance of a harbor sediment authorization

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
[Comment: For dates of non regulatory government publications,
				publications of recognized organizations and associations,
				and test methods referenced in this
				rule, see rule
				3745-599-03 of the
				Administrative Code titled "Beneficial use and harbor sediment authorization -
				incorporation by reference."]
(A) When
			 determining whether to issue a harbor sediment authorization for lake Erie
			 dredge pursuant to rule
			 3745-599-400 of the
			 Administrative Code, the director may consider at a minimum the following
			 criteria:
(1) The geographic area from which
			 the lake Erie dredge was excavated.
(2) The extent to which the lake Erie dredge
			 has been dewatered.
(3) A
			 characterization of the lake Erie dredge through analysis of all constituents
			 reasonably expected to be present in the lake Erie dredge and sufficient
			 samples as necessary for a statistical analysis.
(4) Comparisons of constituent concentrations
			 to established screening levels, restrictions, or standards that include but
			 are not limited to the following:
(a) United
			 States environmental protection agency, "Ecological Soil Screening Levels for
			 Aluminum."
(b) United States
			 environmental protection agency, "Ecological Soil Screening Levels for
			 Antimony."
(c) United States
			 environmental protection agency, "Ecological Soil Screening Levels for
			 Arsenic."
(d) United States
			 environmental protection agency, "Ecological Soil Screening Levels for
			 Barium."
(e) United States
			 environmental protection agency, "Ecological Soil Screening Levels for
			 Beryllium."
(f) United States
			 environmental protection agency, "Ecological Soil Screening Levels for
			 Cadmium."
(g) United States
			 environmental protection agency, "Ecological Soil Screening Levels for
			 Chromium."
(h) United States
			 environmental protection agency, "Ecological Soil Screening Levels for
			 Cobalt."
(i) United States
			 environmental protection agency, "Ecological Soil Screening Levels for
			 Copper."
(j) United States
			 environmental protection agency, "Ecological Soil Screening Levels for DDT and
			 Metabolites."
(k) United States
			 environmental protection agency, "Ecological Soil Screening Levels for
			 Dieldrin."
(l) United States
			 environmental protection agency, "Ecological Soil Screening Levels for
			 Iron."
(m) United States
			 environmental protection agency, "Ecological Soil Screening Levels for
			 Lead."
(n) United States
			 environmental protection agency, "Ecological Soil Screening Levels for
			 Manganese."
(o) United States
			 environmental protection agency, "Ecological Soil Screening Levels for
			 Nickel."
(p) United States
			 environmental protection agency, "Ecological Soil Screening Levels for
			 Pentachlorophenol."
(q) United
			 States environmental protection agency, "Ecological Soil Screening Levels for
			 Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs)."
(r) United States environmental protection
			 agency, "Ecological Soil Screening Levels for Selenium."
(s) United States environmental protection
			 agency, "Ecological Soil Screening Levels for Silver."
(t) United States environmental protection
			 agency, "Ecological Soil Screening Levels for Vanadium."
(u) United States environmental protection
			 agency, "Ecological Soil Screening Levels for Zinc."
(v) Resident soil screening levels contained
			 in the United States environmental protection agency, "Regional Screening
			 Levels."
(w) United States
			 environmental protection agency "Regional screening level (RSL) User's
			 Guide."
(x) United States
			 environmental protection agency "Integrated Risk Information System."
(y) United States environmental protection
			 agency "Supplemental Guidance for Assessing Susceptibility from Early-Life
			 Exposure to Carcinogens."
(z)
			 Information regarding ambient background concentrations.
(5) Information obtained from the army corps
			 of engineers, the national oceanic and atmospheric association, Ohio EPA, the
			 United States environmental protection agency, or any other relevant
			 information deemed acceptable by the director.
(6) Whether methods are being employed to
			 ensure that the lake Erie dredge is not commingled with solid waste or other
			 contaminants.
(7) The concentration
			 of cyanotoxins in the lake Erie dredge.
(8) Any additional criteria deemed necessary
			 by the director.