Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 600-699 - Environmental Protection - Hazardous Waste Management › Chapter NR 665 - Interim License Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage And Disposal Facility Standards › Subchapter CC - Air Emission Standards for Tanks, Surface Impoundments and Containers › Section NR 665.1083 - Standards: general

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) This section applies to the management of
				  hazardous waste in tanks, surface impoundments and containers subject to this
				  subchapter.
(2) The owner or
				  operator shall control air pollutant emissions from each hazardous waste
				  management unit according to the standards in ss.
				  NR 665.1085 to
				  665.1088, as applicable to the
				  hazardous waste management unit, except as provided in sub. (3).
(3) A tank, surface impoundment or container
				  is exempt from the standards in ss.
				  NR 665.1085 to
				  665.1088, as applicable, provided
				  that the waste management unit is one of the following:
(a) A tank, surface impoundment or container
				  for which all hazardous waste entering the unit has an average VO concentration
				  at the point of waste origination of less than 500 parts per million by weight
				  (ppmw). Determine the average VO concentration using the procedures in s.
				  NR
				  665.1084(1). Review and update, as
				  necessary, this determination at least once every 12 months following the date
				  of the initial determination for the hazardous waste streams entering the
				  unit.
(b) A tank, surface
				  impoundment or container for which the organic content of all the hazardous
				  waste entering the waste management unit has been reduced by an organic
				  destruction or removal process that achieves any one of the following
				  conditions:
1. A process that removes or
				  destroys the organics contained in the hazardous waste to a level such that the
				  average VO concentration of the hazardous waste at the point of waste treatment
				  is less than the exit concentration limit (Ct) established for the process.
				  Determine the average VO concentration of the hazardous waste at the point of
				  waste treatment and the exit concentration limit for the process using the
				  procedures in s.
				  NR
				  665.1084(2).
2. A process that removes or destroys the
				  organics contained in the hazardous waste to a level such that the organic
				  reduction efficiency (R) for the process is equal to or greater than 95
				  percent, and the average VO concentration of the hazardous waste at the point
				  of waste treatment is less than 100 ppmw. Determine the organic reduction
				  efficiency for the process and the average VO concentration of the hazardous
				  waste at the point of waste treatment using the procedures in s.
				  NR
				  665.1084(2).
3. A process that removes or destroys the
				  organics contained in the hazardous waste to a level such that the actual
				  organic mass removal rate (MR) for the process is equal to or greater than the
				  required organic mass removal rate (RMR) established for the process. Determine
				  the required organic mass removal rate and the actual organic mass removal rate
				  for the process using the procedures in s.
				  NR
				  665.1084(2).
4. A biological process that destroys or
				  degrades the organics contained in the hazardous waste, such that any of the
				  following conditions is met:
a. The organic
				  reduction efficiency (R) for the process is equal to or greater than 95
				  percent, and the organic biodegradation efficiency
				  (Rbio) for the process is equal to or greater than 95
				  percent. Determine the organic reduction efficiency and the organic
				  biodegradation efficiency for the process using the procedures in s.
				  NR
				  665.1084(2).
b. The total actual organic mass
				  biodegradation rate (MRbio) for all hazardous waste
				  treated by the process is equal to or greater than the required organic mass
				  removal rate (RMR). Determine the required organic mass removal rate and the
				  actual organic mass biodegradation rate for the process using the procedures in
				  s.
				  NR
				  665.1084(2).
5. A process that removes or destroys the
				  organics contained in the hazardous waste and meets all of the following
				  conditions:
a. From the point of waste
				  origination through the point where the hazardous waste enters the treatment
				  process, the hazardous waste is managed continuously in waste management units
				  which use air emission controls according to the standards in ss.
				  NR 665.1085 to
				  665.1088, as applicable to the waste
				  management unit.
b. From the point
				  of waste origination through the point where the hazardous waste enters the
				  treatment process, any transfer of the hazardous waste is accomplished through
				  continuous hard-piping or other closed system transfer that does not allow
				  exposure of the waste to the atmosphere. A drain system that meets 40 CFR part
				  63, subpart RR-National Emission Standards for Individual Drain Systems is a
				  closed system.
c. The average VO
				  concentration of the hazardous waste at the point of waste treatment is less
				  than the lowest average VO concentration at the point of waste origination
				  determined for each of the individual waste streams entering the process or 500
				  ppmw, whichever value is lower. Determine the average VO concentration of each
				  individual waste stream at the point of waste origination using the procedures
				  in s.
				  NR
				  665.1084(1). Determine the average VO
				  concentration of the hazardous waste at the point of waste treatment using the
				  procedures in s.
				  NR
				  665.1084(2).
6. A process that removes or destroys the
				  organics contained in the hazardous waste to a level such that the organic
				  reduction efficiency (R) for the process is equal to or greater than 95 percent
				  and the owner or operator certifies that the average VO concentration at the
				  point of waste origination for each of the individual waste streams entering
				  the process is less than 10,000 ppmw. Determine the organic reduction
				  efficiency for the process and the average VO concentration of the hazardous
				  waste at the point of waste origination using the procedures in s.
				  NR 665.1084(2) and
				  (1), respectively.
7. A hazardous waste incinerator for which
				  any of the following conditions has been met:
a. The owner or operator has been issued an
				  operating license under ch. NR 670 which implements subch. O of ch. NR
				  664.
b. The owner or operator has
				  designed and operates the incinerator according to the interim license
				  requirements of subch. O.
8. A boiler or industrial furnace for which
				  any of the following conditions has been met:
a. The owner or operator has been issued an
				  operating license under ch. NR 670 which implements subch. H of ch. NR
				  666.
b. The owner or operator has
				  designed and operates the boiler or industrial furnace according to the interim
				  license requirements of subch. H of ch. NR 666.
9. For the purpose of determining the
				  performance of an organic destruction or removal process according to subds. 1.
				  to 6., the owner or operator shall account for VO concentrations determined to
				  be below the limit of detection of the analytical method using the following VO
				  concentration:
a. If Method 25D in appendix A
				  of 40 CFR part 60, incorporated by reference in s.
				  NR
				  660.11, is used for the analysis, one-half the blank
				  value determined in the method at section 4.4, or a value of 25 ppmw, whichever
				  is less.
b. If any other analytical
				  method is used, one-half the sum of the limits of detection established for
				  each organic constituent in the waste that has a Henry's law constant value at
				  least 0.1 mole-fraction-in-the-gas-phase/mole-fraction-in-the-liquid-phase (0.1
				  Y/X) [which can also be expressed as 1.8 x 10-6
				  atmospheres/gram-mole/m3] at 25 °C.
(c) A tank or surface
				  impoundment used for biological treatment of hazardous waste according to par.
				  (b) 4.
(d) A tank, surface
				  impoundment or container for which all hazardous waste placed in the unit meets
				  any of the following conditions:
1. The waste
				  meets the numerical concentration limits for organic hazardous constituents,
				  applicable to the hazardous waste, as specified in ch. NR 668-Hazardous Waste
				  Land Disposal Restrictions under Table "Treatment Standards for Hazardous
				  Waste" in s.
				  NR
				  668.40.
2.
				  The organic hazardous constituents in the waste have been treated by the
				  treatment technology established by the department for the waste in s.
				  NR
				  668.42(1), or have been removed or
				  destroyed by an equivalent method of treatment approved by EPA pursuant to
				  40 CFR
				  268.42(b).
(e) A tank used for bulk feed of
				  hazardous waste to a waste incinerator and all of the following conditions are
				  met:
1. The tank is located inside an
				  enclosure vented to a control device that is designed and operated according to
				  all applicable requirements in 40 CFR part 61, subpart FF-National Emission
				  Standards for Benzene Waste Operations, for a facility at which the total
				  annual benzene quantity from the facility waste is equal to or greater than 10
				  megagrams per year.
2. The
				  enclosure and control device serving the tank were installed and began
				  operation prior to June 1, 1998.
3.
				  The enclosure is designed and operated according to the criteria for a
				  permanent total enclosure in Method 204-"Criteria for and Verification of a
				  Permanent or Temporary Total Enclosure" of appendix M of 40 CFR part 51,
				  incorporated by reference in s.
				  NR
				  660.11. The enclosure may have permanent or temporary
				  openings to allow worker access, passage of material into or out of the
				  enclosure by conveyor, vehicles or other mechanical or electrical equipment or
				  to direct air flow into the enclosure. Perform the verification procedure for
				  the enclosure in Section 8 of Method 204 annually.