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Washington Administrative Code › Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508) › Chapter 173-303 - Dangerous waste regulations › Section 173-303-281 - Notice of intent

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(1) Purpose.
			 The purpose of this section is to provide notification to the department, local
			 communities and the public that the siting of a dangerous waste management
			 facility is being considered. Also, to provide general information about the
			 proposed facility owner/operator, the type of facility and the types of wastes
			 to be managed and compliance with the siting criteria.
(2) Applicability. This section applies to
			 owners/operators of proposed facilities. This section also applies to existing
			 facilities applying for a significant expansion, as defined in WAC
			 173-303-282(3).
			 This section does not apply to owners/operators of facilities or portions of
			 facilities who are applying for research, development and demonstration
			 permits, pursuant to section 3005(g) of the Resource Conservation and Recovery
			 Act, codified in  40 C.F.R. Part 270.65 . In addition, this section does not
			 apply to owners/operators of facilities operating under an emergency permit
			 pursuant to WAC
			 173-303-804 or to persons at
			 facilities conducting on-site cleanup of sites under the Comprehensive
			 Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act, Sections 3004(u),
			 3004(v), and 3008(h) of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act,
			 chapter
			 70.105 RCW, or
			 chapter
			 70.105D RCW, provided
			 the cleanup activities are being conducted under a consent decree, agreed
			 order, or enforcement order, or is being conducted by the department or United
			 States Environmental Protection Agency. As used in this section:
(a) "Proposed facility" means a facility
			 which has not qualified for interim status under WAC
			 173-303-805 or for which the
			 department has not issued a final facility permit under WAC
			 173-303-806 prior to the
			 effective date of this section;
(b)
			 "Existing facility" means a facility which has qualified for interim status
			 under WAC
			 173-303-805 or for which the
			 department has issued a final facility permit under WAC
			 173-303-806 prior to the
			 effective date of this section; and
(c) "Expansion" means the enlargement of the
			 land surface area of an existing facility from that described in an interim
			 status permit application or final status permit, the addition of a new
			 dangerous waste management process, or an increase in the overall design
			 capacity of existing dangerous waste management processes at a
			 facility.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508) › Chapter 173-303 - Dangerous waste regulations › Section 173-303-282 - Siting criteria

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(1)
Purpose.
This section establishes siting criteria which serve as
			 an initial screen in the consideration of sites for dangerous waste management
			 facilities. The purpose of the siting criteria is to immediately disqualify
			 proposed dangerous waste facility sites in locations considered unsuitable or
			 inappropriate for the management of dangerous wastes. Under
			 RCW
			    70.105.200(1)(d), siting
			 criteria cannot prevent existing dangerous waste management facilities from
			 operating at or below their present level of activity.
A proposed site which is not disqualified under these criteria
				will be further studied to determine if it qualifies under site specific rules.
				Compliance with the siting criteria does not imply that a given project at a
				given location poses an acceptable level of risk, nor does it commit the
				department to the issuance of a dangerous waste permit. Projects that
				demonstrate compliance with the siting criteria will be subjected to
				comprehensive environmental and technical review pursuant to applicable laws
				and regulations before the department makes a final decision on a dangerous
				waste permit.
The department may deny a permit or require protective measures
				such as engineering enhancements or increased setback distances from resources
				in order to ensure protection of human health and the environment.
(2)
Applicability.
(a) Except as otherwise specifically
			 provided, this section applies to:
(i)
			 Owners/operators of proposed facilities; and
(ii) Owners or operators of existing
			 land-based facilities at which an expansion of the land based unit is
			 proposed;
(iii) Owners or operators
			 of existing incinerators at which an expansion is proposed; and
(iv) Owners or operators proposing a
			 significant expansion of other existing dangerous waste management facilities
			 not subject to (a)(i), (ii) and (iii) of this subsection, unless the
			 owner/operator can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the department that the
			 proposed expansion will provide a net increase in protection to human health
			 and the environment beyond that which is currently provided at the facility.
			 However, demonstrations under this subsection (iv) must not result in treatment
			 or storage facilities expanding into land-based or incineration facilities if
			 siting criteria cannot be satisfied.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508) › Chapter 173-303 - Dangerous waste regulations › Section 173-303-283 - Performance standards

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(1)
			 Purpose. This section provides general performance standards for designing,
			 constructing, operating, and maintaining dangerous waste facilities.
(2) Applicability. This section applies to
			 all dangerous waste facilities permitted under WAC
			 173-303-800 through
			 173-303-840. These general
			 performance standards must be used to determine whether more stringent facility
			 standards should be applied than those spelled out in WAC
			 173-303-280,
			 173-303-290 through
			 173-303-400 and
			 173-303-600 through
			 173-303-692.
(3) Performance standards. Unless authorized
			 by state, local, or federal laws, or unless otherwise authorized in this
			 regulation, the owner/operator must design, construct, operate, or maintain a
			 dangerous waste facility that to the maximum extent practical given the limits
			 of technology prevents:
(a) Degradation of
			 groundwater quality;
(b)
			 Degradation of air quality by open burning or other activities;
(c) Degradation of surface water
			 quality;
(d) Destruction or
			 impairment of flora and fauna outside the active portion of the
			 facility;
(e) Excessive
			 noise;
(f) Conditions that
			 constitute a negative aesthetic impact for the public using rights of ways, or
			 public lands, or for landowners of adjacent properties;
(g) Unstable hillsides or soils as a result
			 of trenches, impoundments, excavations, etc.;
(h) The use of processes that do not treat,
			 detoxify, recycle, reclaim, and recover waste material to the extent
			 economically feasible; and
(i)
			 Endangerment of the health of employees, or the public near the
			 facility.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508) › Chapter 173-303 - Dangerous waste regulations › Section 173-303-290 - Required notices

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(1)
(a) The facility owner or operator who is
			 arranging to receive, or has arranged to receive, or is receiving dangerous
			 waste from sources outside the United States must notify the appropriate
			 regional office of the department annually, and in writing at least four weeks
			 in advance of the date the first shipment of waste is expected to arrive at the
			 facility. The notification must be in writing, signed by the importer and
			 operator of the receiving facility, and include the following information:
(i) Name, street address, mailing address,
			 and telephone number of the exporter.
(ii) Name, street address, mailing address,
			 telephone number, and EPA/state ID number of the importer and receiving
			 facility.
(iii) A description of
			 the dangerous waste and the EPA/state waste numbers, U.S. DOT proper shipping
			 name, hazard class and ID number (UN\NA) for each hazardous waste as identified
			 in 49 C.F.R. Parts 171 through 177.
(iv) The estimated frequency or rate at which
			 such waste is to be imported and the period of time over which such waste is to
			 be imported.
(v) The estimated
			 total quantity of the dangerous waste in units as specified in the instructions
			 to the Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifest Form (8700-22).
(vi) A description of the manner by which the
			 dangerous waste will be treated, stored, disposed of, or recycled by the
			 receiving facility.
Upon request by the department, the importer and/or receiving
				facility must furnish to the department any additional information regarding
				the importation of dangerous waste.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508) › Chapter 173-303 - Dangerous waste regulations › Section 173-303-300 - General waste analysis

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(1)
			 Purpose. This section requires the facility owner or operator to confirm his
			 knowledge about a dangerous waste before he stores, treats, or disposes of it.
			 The purpose for the analysis is to insure that a dangerous waste is managed
			 properly.
(2) The owner or operator
			 must obtain a detailed chemical, physical, and/or biological analysis of a
			 dangerous waste, or nondangerous wastes if applicable under WAC
			 173-303-610(4)(d),
			 before they store, treat, or dispose of it. This analysis must contain the
			 information necessary to manage the waste in accordance with the requirements
			 of this chapter. The analysis must include or consist of existing published or
			 documented data on the dangerous waste, or on waste generated from similar
			 processes, or data obtained by testing, or a combination of these.
(a) When an owner or operator relies on
			 knowledge from the generator for waste designation or for this detailed
			 analysis (commonly known as a waste profile) instead of analytical testing of a
			 sample, that information must be documented and must meet the definition of
			 "knowledge" as defined in WAC
			 173-303-040. To confirm the
			 sufficiency and reliability of the "knowledge" used for the waste profile, the
			 facility must do one or more of the following:
(i) Be familiar with the generator's
			 processes by conducting site visits, and reviewing sampling data and other
			 information provided by the generator to ensure they are adequate for safe
			 management of the waste;
(ii)
			 Ensure waste analysis contained in documented studies on the generator's waste
			 is based on representative and appropriate sampling and test methods;
(iii) Compare the generator's waste
			 generating process to documented studies of similar waste generating processes
			 to ensure the waste profile is accurate and current;
(iv) Obtain other information as
			 predetermined by the department on a case-by-case basis to be
			 equivalent.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508) › Chapter 173-303 - Dangerous waste regulations › Section 173-303-310 - Security

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(1) The owner or
			 operator must prevent the unknowing entry, and minimize the possibility for the
			 unauthorized entry, of persons or livestock onto the active portion of his or
			 her facility, unless he can demonstrate to the department that:
(a) Physical contact with waste, structures,
			 or equipment within the active portion of the facility will not injure
			 unknowing or unauthorized persons or livestock which may enter the active
			 portion of a facility; and
(b)
			 Disturbance of the waste or equipment by the unknowing or unauthorized entry of
			 persons or livestock onto the active portion of the facility will not cause a
			 violation of this chapter 173-303 WAC.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508) › Chapter 173-303 - Dangerous waste regulations › Section 173-303-320 - General inspection

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(1)
			 The owner or operator must inspect their facility to prevent malfunctions and
			 deterioration, operator errors, and discharges which may cause or lead to the
			 release of dangerous waste constituents to the environment, or a threat to
			 human health. The owner or operator must conduct these inspections often enough
			 to identify problems in time to correct them before they harm human health or
			 the environment.
(2) The owner or
			 operator must develop and follow a written schedule for inspecting all
			 monitoring equipment, safety and emergency equipment, security devices, and
			 operating and structural equipment that help prevent, detect, or respond to
			 hazards to the public health or the environment. In addition:
(a) The schedule must be kept at the
			 facility;
(b) The schedule must
			 identify the types of problems which are to be looked for during
			 inspections;
(c) The schedule must
			 indicate the frequency of inspection for specific items. The frequency should
			 be based on the rate of possible deterioration of equipment, and the
			 probability of an environmental or human health incident. Areas subject to
			 spills, such as loading and unloading areas, must be inspected daily when in
			 use. At a minimum the inspection schedule must also include the applicable
			 items and frequencies required for the specific waste management methods
			 described in  40 C.F.R. Part 265  Subparts F through R, 265.1033, 265.1052,
			 265.1053, 265.1058 and 265.1084 through 265.1090, for interim status facilities
			 and in WAC
			 173-303-630
			 through
			 173-303-680,
			 and
			 40 C.F.R.
			 264.1033,
			 264.1052,
			 264.1053,
			 264.1058
			 and
			 264.1083
			 through
			 264.1089
			 for final status facilities and be submitted with Part B of the permit
			 application. The department will evaluate the schedule along with the rest of
			 the application to ensure that it adequately protects human health and the
			 environment. As part of the review, the department may modify or amend the
			 schedule as may be necessary; and
(d) The owner or operator must keep a written
			 or electronic inspection log or summary, including at least the date and time
			 of the inspection, the printed name and the handwritten or electronic signature
			 of the inspector, a notation of the observations made, an account of spills or
			 discharges in accordance with WAC
			 173-303-145,
			 and the date and nature of any repairs or remedial actions taken. The log or
			 summary must be kept at the facility for at least five years from the date of
			 inspection.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508) › Chapter 173-303 - Dangerous waste regulations › Section 173-303-330 - Personnel training

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(1) Training
			 program. The facility owner or operator must provide a program of classroom
			 instruction or on-the-job training for facility personnel. This program must
			 teach personnel to perform their duties in a way that ensures the facility's
			 compliance with this chapter 173-303 WAC, must teach facility personnel
			 dangerous waste management procedures (including contingency plan
			 implementation) relevant to the positions in which they are employed, must
			 ensure that facility personnel are able to respond effectively to emergencies,
			 and must include those elements set forth in the training plan required in
			 subsection (2) of this section. In addition:
(a) The training program must be directed by
			 a person knowledgeable in dangerous waste management procedures, and must
			 include training relevant to the positions in which the facility personnel are
			 employed;
(b) Facility personnel
			 must participate in an annual review of the training provided in the training
			 program;
(c) This program must be
			 successfully completed by the facility personnel:
(i) Within six months after these regulations
			 become effective; or
(ii) Within
			 six months after their employment at or assignment to the facility, or to a new
			 position at the facility, whichever is later.
(d) Employees hired after the effective date
			 of these regulations must be supervised until they complete the training
			 program; and
(e) At a minimum, the
			 training program must familiarize facility personnel with emergency equipment
			 and systems, and emergency procedures. The program must include other
			 parameters as set forth by the department, but at a minimum must include, where
			 applicable:
(i) Procedures for using,
			 inspecting, repairing, and replacing facility emergency and monitoring
			 equipment;
(ii) Key parameters for
			 automatic waste feed cut-off systems;
(iii) Communications or alarm
			 systems;
(iv) Response to fires or
			 explosions;
(v) Response to
			 ground-water contamination incidents; and
(vi) Shutdown of operations.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508) › Chapter 173-303 - Dangerous waste regulations › Section 173-303-335 - Construction quality assurance program

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(1) CQA program.
(a) A construction quality assurance (CQA)
			 program is required for all surface impoundment, waste pile, and landfill units
			 that are required to comply with WAC
			 173-303-650(2)(j) and
			 (k),
			 173-303-660(2)(j) and
			 (k), and
			 173-303-665(2)(h) and
			 (j). The program must ensure that the
			 constructed unit meets or exceeds all design criteria and specifications in the
			 permit. The program must be developed and implemented under the direction of a
			 CQA officer who is a registered professional engineer.
(b) The CQA program must address the
			 following physical components, where applicable:
(i) Foundations;
(ii) Dikes;
(iii) Low-permeability soil liners;
(iv) Geomembranes (flexible membrane
			 liners);
(v) Leachate collection
			 and removal systems and leak detection systems; and
(vi) Final cover systems.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508) › Chapter 173-303 - Dangerous waste regulations › Section 173-303-340 - Preparedness and prevention

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Facilities must be designed, constructed, maintained and
				operated to minimize the possibility of fire, explosion, or any unplanned
				sudden or nonsudden release of dangerous waste or dangerous waste constituents
				to air, soil, or surface or groundwater which could threaten the public health
				or the environment. This section describes preparations and preventive measures
				which help avoid or mitigate such situations.
(1) Required equipment. All facilities must
			 be equipped with the following, unless it can be demonstrated to the department
			 that none of the hazards posed by waste handled at the facility could require a
			 particular kind of equipment specified below:
(a) An internal communications or alarm
			 system capable of providing immediate emergency instruction to facility
			 personnel;
(b) A device, such as a
			 telephone or a hand-held, two-way radio, capable of summoning emergency
			 assistance from local police departments, fire departments, or state or local
			 emergency response teams;
(c)
			 Portable fire extinguishers, fire control equipment (including special
			 extinguishing equipment, such as that using foam, inert gas, or dry chemicals),
			 spill control equipment, and decontamination equipment; and
(d) Water at adequate volume and pressure to
			 supply water hose streams, foam producing equipment, automatic sprinklers, or
			 water spray systems.
All facility communications or alarm systems, fire protection
				equipment, spill control equipment, and decontamination equipment, where
				required, must be tested and maintained as necessary to assure its proper
				operation in time of emergency.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508) › Chapter 173-303 - Dangerous waste regulations › Section 173-303-355 - Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act Title III coordination

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(1) Owners or
			 operators must coordinate preparedness and prevention planning and contingency
			 planning efforts, conducted under WAC
			 173-303-340 and
			 173-303-350, with local emergency
			 planning committees established pursuant to Title III of the 1986 Superfund
			 Amendments and Reauthorization Act.
(2) Appropriate and generally accepted
			 computer models should be utilized to determine the impacts of a potential
			 catastrophic air release due to fire, explosion, or other accidental releases
			 of hazardous constituents. Evacuation plans prepared pursuant to WAC
			 173-303-350(3)(d) must include those effected persons and
			 areas identified through these modelling efforts.
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapters
				  70.105 and
				  70.105D RCW. 95-22-008 (Order
				  94-30), § 173-303-355, filed 10/19/95, effective 11/19/95. Statutory
				  Authority:
				  RCW
				     43.21A.080 and
				  70.105.210, et seq. 90-20-016,
				  § 173-303-355, filed 9/21/90, effective
				  10/22/90.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508) › Chapter 173-303 - Dangerous waste regulations › Section 173-303-360 - Emergencies

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(1) Emergency
			 coordinator. At all times, there must be at least one employee either on the
			 facility premises or on call (that is, available to respond to an emergency by
			 reaching the facility within a short period of time) with the responsibility
			 for coordinating all emergency response measures. This emergency coordinator
			 must be thoroughly familiar with all aspects of the facility's contingency
			 plan, required by WAC
			 173-303-350(2),
			 all operations and activities at the facility, the location and properties of
			 all wastes handled, the location of all records within the facility, and the
			 facility layout. In addition, this person must have the authority to commit the
			 resources needed to carry out the contingency plan.
(2) Emergency procedures. The following
			 procedures must be implemented in any emergency event identified in WAC
			 173-303-350.
(a) Whenever there is an imminent or actual
			 emergency situation, the emergency coordinator (or their designee when the
			 emergency coordinator is on call) must immediately:
(i) Activate internal facility alarms or
			 communication systems, where applicable, to notify all facility personnel;
			 and
(ii) Notify appropriate state
			 or local agencies with designated response roles if their help is
			 needed.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508) › Chapter 173-303 - Dangerous waste regulations › Section 173-303-390 - Facility reporting

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The owner or operator of a facility is responsible for
				preparing and submitting the reports described in this section.
(1) Unmanifested waste reports. If a facility
			 accepts any dangerous waste from an off-site source without an accompanying
			 manifest, or without an accompanying shipping paper as described in WAC
			 173-303-370(3) for water (bulk shipment) transporters, and if the waste is not excluded from
			 the manifest requirements by this chapter, then the owner or operator must
			 prepare and submit a letter to the department within fifteen days after
			 receiving the waste. Submit the letter to the appropriate department of ecology
			 regional office. The letter is the unmanifested waste report, and must contain
			 the following information:
(a) The EPA/state
			 identification number, name, and address of the facility;
(b) The date the facility received the
			 waste;
(c) The EPA/state
			 identification number, name, and address of the generator and the transporter,
			 if available;
(d) A description and
			 the quantity of each unmanifested dangerous waste the facility
			 received;
(e) The method of
			 management for each dangerous waste;
(f) The certification signed by the owner or
			 operator of the facility or his or her authorized representative; and
(g) A brief explanation of why the waste was
			 unmanifested, if known.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508) › Chapter 173-303 - Dangerous waste regulations › Section 173-303-395 - Other general requirements

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(1) Precautions for ignitable, reactive, or
			 incompatible wastes.
(a) The owner or
			 operator must take precautions to prevent accidental ignition or reaction of
			 ignitable or reactive waste. This waste must be separated and protected from
			 sources of ignition or reaction including, but not limited to, open flames,
			 smoking, cutting and welding, hot surfaces, frictional heat, sparks (static,
			 electrical, or mechanical), spontaneous ignition (e.g., from heat-producing
			 chemical reactions), and radiant heat. While ignitable or reactive waste is
			 being handled, the owner or operator must confine smoking and open flame to
			 specially designated locations. "No smoking" signs must be conspicuously placed
			 wherever there is a hazard from ignitable or reactive waste.
(b) Where specifically required by other
			 sections of this chapter 173-303 WAC, the treatment, storage, or disposal of
			 ignitable or reactive waste, and the mixture or commingling of incompatible
			 wastes, or incompatible wastes and materials, must be conducted so that it does
			 not:
(i) Generate extreme heat or pressure,
			 fire or explosion, or violent reaction;
(ii) Produce uncontrolled toxic mists, fumes,
			 dusts, or gases in sufficient quantities to threaten human health or the
			 environment;
(iii) Produce
			 uncontrolled flammable fumes or gases in sufficient quantities to pose a risk
			 of fire or explosions;
(iv) Damage
			 the structural integrity of the facility or device containing the waste;
			 or
(v) Through other like means,
			 threaten human health or the environment.
(c) When required to comply with (a) and (b)
			 of this subsection, the owner or operator must document that compliance in the
			 operating record required under WAC
			 173-303-380(1).
			 This documentation may be based on references to published scientific or
			 engineering literature, data from trial tests, waste analyses, or the results
			 of the treatment of similar wastes by similar treatment processes and under
			 similar operating conditions.
(d)
			 At least yearly, the owner or operator must inspect those areas of their
			 facility where ignitable or reactive wastes are stored. This inspection must be
			 performed in the presence of a professional person who is familiar with the
			 International Fire Code, or in the presence of the local, state, or federal
			 fire marshal. The owner or operator must enter the following information in
			 their inspection log or operating record as a result of this inspection:
(i) The date and time of the
			 inspection;
(ii) The name of the
			 professional inspector or fire marshal;
(iii) A notation of the observations made;
			 and
(iv) Any remedial actions which
			 were taken as a result of the inspection.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508) › Chapter 173-303 - Dangerous waste regulations › Section 173-303-430 - Reserved

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Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  70.105 RCW. 88-07-039
				  (Order 87-37), § 173-303-430, filed 3/11/88; 84-09-088 (Order DE 83-36),
				  § 173-303-430, filed 4/18/84.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508) › Chapter 173-303 - Dangerous waste regulations › Section 173-303-440 - Reserved

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Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  70.105 RCW. 88-07-039
				  (Order 87-37), § 173-303-440, filed 3/11/88; 84-09-088 (Order DE 83-36),
				  § 173-303-440, filed 4/18/84.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508) › Chapter 173-303 - Dangerous waste regulations › Section 173-303-500 - Recycling requirements for state-only dangerous waste

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(1) Applicability. This section applies to
			 the recycling of state-only dangerous waste that are not regulated as hazardous
			 wastes (defined in WAC
			 173-303-040)  by EPA. (Also, see
			 WAC 173-303-120(3) and
			 (5).)
(2) Standards.
(a) If state-only dangerous wastes are
			 recycled in any of the ways described in WAC
			 173-303-505 through
			 173-303-525, then such recycling
			 is subject to the respective requirements of WAC
			 173-303-505 through
			 173-303-525, except as provided
			 in (c) of this subsection.
(b) If
			 state-only dangerous wastes are recycled in any way not specifically described
			 in WAC 173-303-505 through
			 173-303-525, then such recycling
			 is subject to the requirements of WAC
			 173-303-120(4),
			 except as provided in (c) of this subsection.
(c) Recyclers who receive state-only
			 dangerous wastes from offsite and who store the wastes in containers or tanks
			 may, in lieu of the provisions for storing dangerous wastes prior to recycling,
			 comply with:
(i) WAC
			 173-303-060;
(ii) WAC
			 173-303-370 (if the dangerous
			 waste received must be accompanied by a manifest); and
(iii) The following requirements, provided
			 that the dangerous waste is recycled within ninety days of the date it is
			 received by the recycler:
(A) WAC
			 173-303-330 through
			 173-303-360;
(B) WAC
			 173-303-630(2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (8) and
			 (9), for containers;
(C) WAC
			 173-303-640(3), (4), (5), (6) and
			 (7), for tanks; and
(D) WAC
			 173-303-630(7) for new container areas installed after September 30, 1986, and WAC
			 173-303-640(2) for new tanks installed after September 30, 1986.
(d) The department may require a
			 recycler who is storing his waste under the provisions of (c) of this
			 subsection to comply with the provisions for storing dangerous waste prior to
			 recycling specified in WAC
			 173-303-505 through
			 173-303-525 and
			 173-303-120(4) if:
(i) The recycler fails to comply with the
			 requirements of (c) of this subsection; or
(ii) The department determines, on a
			 case-by-case basis, that the requirements of (c) of this subsection do not
			 adequately protect public health or the environment.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508) › Chapter 173-303 - Dangerous waste regulations › Section 173-303-505 - Special requirements for recyclable materials used in a manner constituting disposal

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(1)
			 Applicability. (Also, see WAC
			 173-303-120(3).)
(a) This section applies to recyclable
			 materials that are applied to or placed on the land:
(i) Without mixing with any other
			 substance(s); or
(ii) After mixing
			 or combining with any other sub-stance(s). These materials will be referred to
			 as "materials used in a manner that constitutes disposal."
Washington Administrative Code › Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508) › Chapter 173-303 - Dangerous waste regulations › Section 173-303-506 - Special requirements for the recycling of spent CFC or HCFC refrigerants

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(1)
			 Applicability. (Also, see WAC
			 173-303-120(3).)
(a) This section applies to spent
			 chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) and hydrochlorofluorocarbon (HCFC) refrigerants that
			 are reclaimed or recycled. Refrigerants eligible for these special requirements
			 are those CFCs and HCFCs that were used as heat transfer material in a
			 refrigeration cycle in totally enclosed heat transfer equipment and are
			 subsequently reclaimed or recycled.
(b) Persons who generate, transport, or store
			 spent CFC or HCFC refrigerants prior to reclamation or recycling and facilities
			 that reclaim or recycle spent CFC or HCFC refrigerants are subject to the
			 requirements of this section, and WAC
			 173-303-050,
			 173-303-145, and
			 173-303-960. Spent CFC or HCFC
			 refrigerants that are not reclaimed or recycled are subject to all the
			 applicable requirements of chapter 173-303 WAC. Any discharge of spent CFCs or
			 HCFCs to the environment constitutes disposal and is subject to full regulation
			 under chapter 173-303 WAC.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508) › Chapter 173-303 - Dangerous waste regulations › Section 173-303-510 - Special requirements for dangerous wastes burned for energy recovery

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(1) Applicability.
			 (Also, see WAC
			 173-303-120(3).)
(a) This section applies to generators,
			 marketers, transporters, blenders, and burners of dangerous waste fuels that
			 are to be burned for energy recovery in any boiler or industrial furnace that
			 is not regulated under Subpart O of  40 C.F.R. Part 265  or WAC
			 173-303-670, except
			 as provided by (b) of this subsection. These regulations do not apply to gas
			 recovered from dangerous waste management activities when such gas is burned
			 for energy recovery. Note: (This note is a reminder that all generators,
			 transporters, and burners of federally regulated hazardous waste fuels that are
			 to be burned for energy recovery, and all storage facility owners and operators
			 of facilities that store dangerous waste that is burned in a boiler or
			 industrial furnace must comply with the requirements of  40 C.F.R. Part 266
			  Subpart H.) In addition, the following are incorporated by reference for
			 boilers and industrial furnaces that burn hazardous waste:
			 40
			 C.F.R. 266.100(b)(1),
			 266.100(b)(2),
			 266.100(b)(3),
			 266.100(d)(1),
			 266.100(d)(3)
			 intro, and 266.100(h).
(b) The
			 following dangerous wastes are not subject to regulation under this section:
(i) Used oil burned for energy recovery if it
			 is a dangerous waste because it:
(A) Exhibits
			 a characteristic of dangerous waste identified in WAC
			 173-303-090;
			 or
(B) Is designated as DW only
			 (and not EHW) through the criteria of WAC
			 173-303-100.
Such used oil is subject to regulation under WAC
				173-303-515
				rather than this section.
Note: Used oil burned for energy recovery containing a listed
				waste or a waste designated as EHW through the criteria of WAC
				173-303-100(6)(b) and
				(c)    is subject to this
				section.
(ii)
			 (Reserved.)
Washington Administrative Code › Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508) › Chapter 173-303 - Dangerous waste regulations › Section 173-303-520 - Special requirements for reclaiming spent lead acid battery wastes

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This section applies to persons who reclaim (including
				regeneration) spent lead-acid batteries that are recyclable materials ("spent
				batteries"). (Also, see WAC
				173-303-120(3).)
(1) Persons who generate, transport, or
			 collect spent batteries, who regenerate spent batteries, or who store spent
			 batteries but do not reclaim them (other than spent batteries that are to be
			 regenerated) are subject only to the requirements of WAC
			 173-303-016
			 through 173-303-169 except for 173-303-060, and WAC
			 173-303-960
			 if such spent batteries are going to a battery reclaimer. Persons who reclaim
			 spent batteries through regeneration (such as by electrolyte replacement) are
			 not subject to  40 C.F.R. Part 268, which is incorporated by reference at WAC
			 173-303-140(2)(a).
(a) Exporters who send spent batteries to a
			 foreign destination must:
(i) Comply with the
			 requirements of   40 C.F.R. Part 262, Subpart H which is incorporated by
			 reference in WAC
			 173-303-230(1);
			 and
(ii) Provide a copy of the
			 applicable movement documents for the shipment to the transporter transporting
			 the shipment for export.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508) › Chapter 173-303 - Dangerous waste regulations › Section 173-303-522 - Special requirements for recycling spent antifreeze

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(1) Applicability. This section applies to
			 the recycling of spent antifreeze. Antifreeze means eth-ylene glycol based
			 coolant used as a heat exchange medium in motor vehicle radiators, motorized
			 equipment, or in other industrial processes. For the purposes of this section
			 recycling means reclamation and reuse, but not burning for energy recovery.
			 (Also, see WAC
			 173-303-120(3).)
(2) Standards. Persons who generate,
			 transport, or store spent antifreeze but do not reclaim or recycle it are
			 subject to the requirements of WAC
			 173-303-050,
			 173-303-145,
			 and
			 173-303-960
			 if their spent antifreeze is going to a recycler. Any discharge of spent
			 antifreeze to the environment constitutes disposal and is subject to full
			 regulation under this chapter.
(a) Generator
			 requirements:
(i) Persons who reclaim or
			 recycle their spent antifreeze on-site, or send their antifreeze off-site to be
			 reclaimed or recycled, must keep records for a period of five years from the
			 date of reclamation/recycling.
Proof of reclamation/recycling is either a log for on-site
				reclamation/recycling or an invoice or bill of lading for off-site
				reclamation/recycling.
(ii)
			 Containers and tanks used to accumulate spent antifreeze must be labeled "spent
			 antifreeze."
(iii) Spent antifreeze
			 that is to be reclaimed can be accumulated on-site for any length of time, and
			 in any amount.
(iv) During
			 accumulation, spent antifreeze must be stored in a manner to prevent releases
			 to the environment. This includes, but is not limited to, storing wastes in
			 compatible containers, on impermeable surfaces, or in secondary containment
			 structures.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508) › Chapter 173-303 - Dangerous waste regulations › Section 173-303-525 - Special requirements for recyclable material utilized for precious metal recovery

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(1)
			 Applicability and requirements. (Also, see WAC
			 173-303-120(3).)
(a) This section applies to recyclable
			 materials that are reclaimed to recover economically significant amounts of
			 gold, silver, platinum, palladium, iridium, osmium, rhodium, ruthenium, or any
			 combination of these.
(b) Persons
			 who generate, transport, or store recyclable materials that are regulated under
			 this section are subject to the following requirements:
(i) Notification requirements under WAC
			 173-303-060;
(ii) WAC
			 173-303-180 (for
			 generators), 173-303-250 (for transporters), and 173-303-370 (for persons who
			 store); and
(iii) For precious
			 metals exported to or imported from other countries for recovery, 40 C.F.R.
			 subpart H of part 262 (incorporated by reference at WAC
			 173-303-230(1)).
(c) Persons who store
			 recycled materials that are regulated under this section must keep the
			 following records to document that they are not accumulating these materials
			 speculatively (as defined in WAC
			 173-303-016(5)(d)(ii));
(i) Records showing the volume of these
			 materials stored at the beginning of the calendar year;
(ii) The amount of these materials generated
			 or received during the calendar year; and
(iii) The amount of materials remaining at
			 the end of the calendar year.
(d) Recyclable materials that are regulated
			 under this section that are accumulated speculatively (as defined in WAC
			 173-303-016(5)(d)(ii)) are dangerous wastes and are subject to all applicable provisions of this
			 chapter.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508) › Chapter 173-303 - Dangerous waste regulations › Section 173-303-550 - Reserved

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Statutory Authority:
				  Chapters
				  70.105 and
				  70.105D RCW. 95-22-008 (Order
				  94-30), § 173-303-550, filed 10/19/95, effective 11/19/95. Statutory
				  Authority:
				  Chapters
				  70.105 and
				  70.105D RCW,  40 C.F.R. Part 271.3
				   and RCRA § 3006 (  42 U.S.C. 3251). 91-07-005 (Order 90-42), §
				  173-303-550, filed 3/7/91, effective 4/7/91. Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  70.105 RCW. 89-02-059
				  (Order 88-24), § 173-303-550, filed 1/4/89; 87-14-029 (Order DE-87-4),
				  § 173-303-550, filed 6/26/87; 84-09-088 (Order DE 83-36), §
				  173-303-550, filed 4/18/84.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508) › Chapter 173-303 - Dangerous waste regulations › Section 173-303-560 - Reserved

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Statutory Authority:
				  Chapters
				  70.105 and
				  70.105D RCW. 95-22-008 (Order
				  94-30), § 173-303-560, filed 10/19/95, effective 11/19/95. Statutory
				  Authority:
				  Chapters
				  70.105 and
				  70.105D RCW,  40 C.F.R. Part 271.3
				   and RCRA § 3006 (  42 U.S.C. 3251). 91-07-005 (Order 90-42), §
				  173-303-560, filed 3/7/91, effective 4/7/91. Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  70.105 RCW. 88-18-083
				  (Order 88-29), § 173-303-560, filed 9/6/88; 88-07-039 (Order 87-37),
				  § 173-303-560, filed 3/11/88; 87-14-029 (Order DE-87-4), §
				  173-303-560, filed 6/26/87; 84-09-088 (Order DE 83-36), § 173-303-560,
				  filed 4/18/84.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508) › Chapter 173-303 - Dangerous waste regulations › Section 173-303-573 - Standards for universal waste management

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(1)
Scope.
(a) This section establishes requirements for
			 managing the following:
(i) Batteries as
			 described in subsection (2) of this section;
(ii) Mercury-containing equipment as
			 described in subsection (3) of this section; and
(iii) Lamps as described in subsection (5) of
			 this section.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508) › Chapter 173-303 - Dangerous waste regulations › Section 173-303-575 - Reserved

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Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  70.105 RCW. 84-09-088
				  (Order DE 83-36), § 173-303-575, filed 4/18/84. Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  70.105 RCW and
				  RCW
				     70.95.260. 82-05-023 (Order DE 81-33), §
				  173-303-575, filed 2/10/82.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508) › Chapter 173-303 - Dangerous waste regulations › Section 173-303-578 - Military munitions

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(1)
Applicability.
(a) The rules in
			 this section identify when military munitions become a solid waste, and, if
			 these wastes are also dangerous under this section or WAC
			 173-303-016
			 through
			 173-303-100,
			 the management standards that apply to these wastes.
(b) Unless otherwise specified in this
			 section, all applicable requirements in this chapter apply to waste military
			 munitions.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508) › Chapter 173-303 - Dangerous waste regulations › Section 173-303-610 - Closure and post-closure

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(1)
			 Applicability.
(a) Subsections (2) through
			 (6) of this section, (which concern closure), apply to the owners and operators
			 of all dangerous waste facilities.
(b) Subsections (7) through (11) of this
			 section, (which concern post-closure care), apply to the owners and operators
			 of all regulated units (as defined in WAC
			 173-303-040)  at
			 which dangerous waste will remain after closure, to tank systems that are
			 required under WAC
			 173-303-640(8) to meet the requirements of landfills, to surface impoundments, waste piles,
			 and miscellaneous units as specified in WAC
			 173-303-650(6),
			 173-303-660(9),
			 and
			 173-303-680(4),
			 respectively; to containment buildings that are required under
			 40 C.F.R.
			 264.1102 (incorporated by reference at WAC
			 173-303-695) to meet the requirements for landfills; and, unless otherwise authorized by
			 the department, to the owners and operators of all facilities which, at
			 closure, cannot meet the removal or decontamination limits specified in
			 subsection (2)(b) of this section.
(c) Owners and operators of off-site
			 recycling facilities subject to WAC
			 173-303-120(3)
			 or (4), and off-site used oil processors
			 subject to regulation under WAC
			 173-303-515(9) are subject to:
(i) WAC 173-303-610(2) Closure performance standard; and
(ii) WAC 173-303-610(12) Off-site recycling
			 and used oil processor closure plans.
(d) For the purposes of the closure and
			 post-closure requirements, any portion of a facility which closes is subject to
			 the applicable closure and post-closure standards even if the rest of the
			 facility does not close and continues to operate.
(e) Except for subsection (2)(a) of this
			 section, the director may, in an enforceable document, replace all or part of
			 the requirements of this section and the unit-specific requirements referenced
			 in subsection (2)(b) of this section with alternative requirements when they
			 deter-mine:
(i) A dangerous waste unit is
			 situated among other solid waste management units or areas of concern, a
			 release has occurred, and both the dangerous waste unit and one or more of the
			 solid waste management units or areas of concern are likely to have contributed
			 to the release; and
(ii) It is not
			 necessary to apply the requirements of this section (or the unit-specific
			 requirements referenced in subsection (2)(b) of this section) because the
			 alternative requirements will protect human health and the
			 environment.