South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-79 - Hazardous Waste Management Regulations › Part 61-79.262 - STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO GENERATORS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE › Subpart L - ALTERNATIVE STANDARDS FOR EPISODIC GENERATION › Section 61-79.262.L.232 - Conditions for a generator managing hazardous waste from an episodic event

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 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 (1) episodic event per calendar year, unless a petition is
				  granted under R.61-79.262.233;
(2)
				  Notification. The very small quantity generator must notify the Department no
				  later than thirty (30) calendar days prior to initiating a planned episodic
				  event using EPA Form 8700-12. In the event of an unplanned episodic event, the
				  generator must notify the Department within seventy-two (72) hours of the
				  unplanned event via phone, email, or fax and subsequently submit EPA Form
				  8700-12. 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 R.61-79.262.16(b)(9)(i);
(3) EPA Identification Number. The very small
				  quantity generator must have an EPA identification number or obtain an EPA
				  identification number using EPA Form 8700-12;
(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:
(i) Containers. A very small quantity
				  generator accumulating in containers must mark or label its containers with the
				  following:
(A) The words "Episodic Hazardous
				  Waste";
(B) 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 Department of
				  Transportation requirements at 49 CFR 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 CFR
				  1910.1200; or a chemical hazard label
				  consistent with the National Fire Protection Association code 704);
				  and
(C) The date upon which the
				  episodic event began, clearly visible for inspection on each
				  container.
(ii) Tanks. A
				  very small quantity generator accumulating episodic hazardous waste in tanks
				  must do the following:
(A) Mark or label the
				  tank with the words "Episodic Hazardous Waste";
(B) Mark or label its tanks 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
				  Department of Transportation requirements at 49 CFR 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 CFR
				  1910.1200; or a chemical hazard label
				  consistent with the National Fire Protection Association code 704);
(C) Use inventory logs, monitoring equipment
				  or other records to identify the date upon which each episodic event begins;
				  and
(D) Keep inventory logs or
				  records with the above information on site and readily available for
				  inspection.
(iii)
				  Hazardous waste must 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;
(A) Containers
				  must be in good condition and compatible with the hazardous waste being
				  accumulated therein. Containers must be kept closed except to add or remove
				  waste; and
(B) Tanks must be in
				  good condition and compatible with the hazardous waste accumulated therein.
				  Tanks must have procedures in place to prevent the overflow (e.g., be equipped
				  with a means to stop inflow with systems such as a waste feed cutoff system or
				  bypass system to a standby tank when hazardous waste is continuously fed into
				  the tank). Tanks must 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 must
				  comply with the hazardous waste manifest provisions of R.61-79.262 subpart B
				  when it sends its episodic event hazardous waste off site to a designated
				  facility, as defined in R.61-79.260.10.
(6) The very small quantity generator has up
				  to sixty (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 R.61-79.260.10.
(7) Very small quantity generators must
				  maintain the following records for three (3) years from the end date of the
				  episodic event:
(i) Beginning and end dates of
				  the episodic event;
(ii) A
				  description of the episodic event;
(iii) A description of the types and
				  quantities of hazardous wastes generated during the event;
(iv) A description of how the hazardous waste
				  was managed as well as the name of the RCRA-designated facility that received
				  the hazardous waste;
(v) Name(s) of
				  hazardous waste transporters; and
(vi) An approval letter from the Department
				  if the generator petitioned to conduct one (1) additional episodic event per
				  calendar year.