Virginia Administrative Code › Title 9 - ENVIRONMENT › Agency 25 - STATE WATER CONTROL BOARD › Chapter 151 - VIRGINIA POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM (VPDES) GENERAL PERMIT REGULATION FOR DISCHARGES OF STORMWATER ASSOCIATED WITH INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITY › Part IV - Sector Specific Permit Requirements › Section 9VAC25-151-210 - Sector N - Scrap recycling and waste recycling facilities and material recovery facilities

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. Discharges
				  covered under this section. The requirements listed under this section apply to
				  stormwater discharges associated with industrial activity from facilities
				  typically identified as SIC code 5093 that are engaged in the processing,
				  reclaiming, and wholesale distribution of scrap and waste materials such as
				  ferrous and nonferrous metals, paper, plastic, cardboard, glass, animal hides,
				  and facilities that are engaged in reclaiming and recycling liquid wastes such
				  as used oil, antifreeze, mineral spirits, and industrial solvents. Separate
				  permit requirements have been established for recycling facilities that only
				  receive source-separated recyclable materials primarily from nonindustrial and
				  residential sources (e.g., common consumer products including paper, newspaper,
				  glass, cardboard, plastic containers, aluminum, and tin cans).
Separate permit requirements have also been established for
					 facilities that are engaged in dismantling ships, marine salvaging, and marine
					 wrecking-ships for scrap (SIC Code 4499, limited to those listed; for others in
					 SIC Code 4499 not listed in this subsection, see Sector Q (9VAC25-151-240)).
B. Special conditions. Prohibition of
				  nonstormwater discharges. Discharges from containment areas in the absence of a
				  storm event are prohibited unless covered by a separate VPDES permit.
C. SWPPP requirements. In addition to the
				  requirements of Part III, the following items are applicable:
1. Scrap recycling and waste recycling
				  facilities (nonsource-separated, nonliquid recyclable materials). The following
				  SWPPP special conditions have been established for facilities that receive,
				  process, and do wholesale distribution of nonliquid recyclable wastes (e.g.,
				  ferrous and nonferrous metals, plastics, glass, cardboard, and paper). These
				  facilities may receive both nonrecyclable and recyclable materials. This
				  section is not intended for those facilities that only accept recyclable
				  materials primarily from nonindustrial and residential sources.
a. Inbound recyclable and waste material
				  control program. The SWPPP shall include a recyclable and waste material
				  inspection program to minimize the likelihood of receiving materials that may
				  be significant pollutant sources to stormwater discharges. Control measures
				  shall include one or more of the following:
(1) Provide information and education flyers,
				  brochures, and pamphlets to suppliers of scrap and recyclable waste materials
				  on draining and properly disposing of residual fluids before delivery to the
				  facility (e.g., from vehicles and equipment engines, radiators, and
				  transmissions, oil-filled transformers, and individual containers or drums),
				  and on removal of mercury switches before delivery to the facility;
(2) Establish procedures to minimize the
				  potential of any residual fluids from coming in contact with precipitation or
				  runoff;
(3) Establish procedures
				  for accepting scrap lead-acid batteries. Additional requirements for the
				  handling, storage and disposal or recycling of batteries are contained in the
				  scrap lead-acid battery program provisions in subdivision 2 f of this
				  subsection;
(4) Provide training
				  targeted for those staff engaged in the inspection and acceptance of inbound
				  recyclable materials; or
(5)
				  Establish procedures to ensure that liquid wastes, including used oil, are
				  stored in materially compatible and nonleaking containers and disposed or
				  recycled in accordance with all requirements under the Resource Conservation
				  and Recovery Act (RCRA), and other state or local requirements.