Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 600-699 - Environmental Protection - Hazardous Waste Management › Chapter NR 662 - Hazardous Waste Generator Standards › Subchapter A - General › Section NR 662.015 - Satellite accumulation area regulations for small and large quantity generators

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) A generator may accumulate as much as 55
				  gallons of non-acute hazardous waste and either one quart of liquid acute
				  hazardous waste listed in s. NR 661.0031 or 661.0033(5) or 1 kg of solid acute
				  hazardous waste listed in s. NR 661.0031 or 661.0033(5) in containers at or
				  near any point of generation where wastes initially accumulate that are under
				  the control of the operator of the process generating the waste, without a
				  license or interim status and without complying with the requirements under
				  chs.
				  NR 664 to 667 and 670, provided
				  that all of the conditions for exemption in this section are met. A generator
				  may comply with the conditions for exemption in this section instead of
				  complying with the conditions for exemption under s. NR 662.016(2) or
				  662.017(1), except as required in pars. (g) and (h). The conditions for
				  exemption for satellite accumulation are all of the following:
(a) If a container holding hazardous waste is
				  not in good condition, or if it begins to leak, the generator shall immediately
				  transfer the hazardous waste to a container that is in good condition and does
				  not leak, or immediately transfer and manage the waste in a central
				  accumulation area operated as specified in s. NR 662.016(2) or
				  662.017(1).
(b) The generator shall
				  use a container made of or lined with materials that will not react with, and
				  are otherwise compatible with, the hazardous waste to be accumulated, so that
				  the ability of the container to contain the waste is not impaired.
(c) Special standards for incompatible wastes
				  include all of the following:
1. The
				  generator may not place incompatible wastes, or incompatible wastes and
				  materials, in the same container, unless it complies with the requirements
				  specified in s.
				  NR
				  665.0017(2).
2. The generator may not place hazardous
				  waste in an unwashed container that previously held an incompatible waste or
				  material, unless it complies with the requirements specified in s.
				  NR
				  665.0017(2).
3. A container holding a hazardous waste that
				  is incompatible with any waste or other materials accumulated nearby in other
				  containers shall be separated from the other materials or protected from them
				  by any practical means.
Note:
See ch. NR 665 Appendix V for examples
					 of incompatible wastes.
(d) A container holding hazardous waste shall
				  be closed at all times during accumulation, except in any of the following
				  cases:
1. When adding, removing, or
				  consolidating waste.
2. When
				  temporary venting of a container is necessary for the proper operation of
				  equipment or to prevent dangerous situations, such as build-up of extreme
				  pressure.
(e) A generator
				  shall mark or label its container with all of the following:
1. The words "Hazardous Waste."
2. An indication of the hazards of the
				  contents. Acceptable indications of hazardous contents include the following:
				  applicable hazardous waste characteristic or characteristics, such as
				  ignitable, corrosive, reactive, or toxic; hazard communication consistent with
				  the department of transportation requirements on labeling or placarding,
				  incorporated into s.
				  Trans
				  326.01(3); a hazard statement or
				  pictogram consistent with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration
				  Hazard Communication Standard, incorporated into s.
				  SPS
				  332.50; or a chemical hazard label consistent with the
				  National Fire Protection Association 704 label, incorporated into s.
				  SPS 314.001(1)
				  (a).
(f) A generator that accumulates either acute
				  hazardous waste listed in s. NR 661.0031 or 661.0033(5) or non-acute hazardous
				  waste in excess of the amounts listed in sub. (1) at or near any point of
				  generation shall comply with either subd. 1. or 2., and subd. 3.
1. Within 3 consecutive calendar days the
				  generator shall comply with the applicable central accumulation area
				  regulations specified in s. NR 662.016(2) or 662.017(1).
2. Within 3 consecutive calendar days the
				  generator shall remove the excess from the satellite accumulation area and move
				  it to one of the following:
a. A central
				  accumulation area operated in accordance with the applicable regulations
				  specified in s. NR 662.016(2) or 662.017(1).
b. An on-site interim status or permitted
				  treatment, storage, or disposal facility.
c. An off-site designated facility.
3. During the 3 consecutive
				  calendar day period the generator shall continue to comply with pars. (a) to
				  (f). The generator shall mark or label the container holding the excess
				  accumulation of hazardous waste with the date the excess amount began
				  accumulating.
(g) All
				  satellite accumulation areas operated by a small quantity generator shall meet
				  the preparedness and prevention regulations specified in s. NR 662.016(2) (h)
				  and emergency procedures specified in s. NR 662.016(2) (i).
(h) All satellite accumulation areas operated
				  by a large quantity generator shall meet the preparedness, prevention, and
				  emergency procedures specified in subch. M.