Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 330 - MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE › Subchapter D - OPERATIONAL STANDARDS FOR MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE LANDFILL FACILITIES › Section 330.171 - Disposal of Special Wastes

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
				  Type IV and Type IVAE landfills may accept special wastes consistent with the
				  limitations established in §
										330.5(a)(2)
				  of this title (relating to Classification of Municipal Solid Waste Facilities)
				  and the waste acceptance plan required by §
										330.61(b)
				  of this title (relating to Contents of Part II of the Application).
(b) The acceptance and/or disposal of a
				  special waste as defined in §
										330.3 of
				  this title (relating to Definitions), that is not specifically identified in
				  subsection (c) or (d) of this section, or in §
										330.173
				  of this title (relating to Disposal of Industrial Wastes), requires prior
				  written approval from the executive director.
(1) Approvals will be waste-specific and/or
				  site-specific and will be granted only to appropriate facilities operating in
				  compliance with this chapter.
(2)
				  Requests for approval to accept special wastes must be submitted by the
				  generator to the executive director or to a facility with an approved plan and
				  must include, but are not limited to, the following:
(A) a complete description of the chemical
				  and physical characteristics of each waste, a statement as to whether or not
				  each waste is a Class 1 industrial waste as defined in §
												330.3 of
				  this title, and the quantity and rate at which each waste is produced and/or
				  the expected frequency of disposal;
(B) for Class 1 industrial solid waste, a
				  hazardous waste determination as required by §
												335.6(c)
				  of this title (relating to Notification Requirements);
(C) an operational plan containing the
				  proposed procedures for handling each waste and listing required protective
				  equipment for operating personnel and on-site emergency equipment;
				  and
(D) a contingency plan
				  outlining responsibility for containment and cleanup of any accidental spills
				  occurring during the delivery and/or disposal operation.
(3) A vacuum truck, as used in this section,
				  refers to any vehicle that transports liquid waste to a solid waste disposal or
				  processing facility. A vacuum truck must transport liquid waste to a landfill
				  that has a sludge stabilization and solidification process or to a Type V
				  processing facility for sludge, grease trap, or grit trap waste. The owner or
				  operator shall submit written notification to the executive director of the
				  liquids-processing activity as required in §
											330.11 of
				  this title (relating to Notification Required).
(4) Soils contaminated by petroleum products,
				  crude oils, or chemicals in concentrations of greater than 1,500 milligram per
				  kilogram (mg/kg) total petroleum hydrocarbons; or contaminated by constituents
				  of concern that exceed the concentrations listed in Table 1, Constituents of
				  Concern and Their Maximum Leachable Concentrations in §
											335.521(a)(1)
				  of this title (relating to Appendices) must be disposed in dedicated cells that
				  meet the requirements of §
											330.331(e)
				  of this title (relating to Design Criteria).
(5) The executive director may authorize the
				  receipt of special waste with a written concurrence from the owner or operator;
				  however, the facility operator is not required to accept the waste.
(6) The executive director may revoke an
				  authorization to accept special waste if the owner or operator does not
				  maintain compliance with these rules or conditions imposed in the authorization
				  to accept special waste.