D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 20, r. 20-4202

Current through Register Vol. 72, No. 2, January 10, 2025

Rule 20-4202 - PROHIBITIONS SPECIFIC TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

4202.1

Except as provided in § 4202.4, the prohibitions in this section supersede any provision to the contrary in the RCRA regulations.

4202.2

No person may dispose of, or permit or cause the disposal of, any hazardous waste or mixture of hazardous waste, used oil, or mixture of used oil into or upon any land or water, including groundwater, in the District of Columbia, nor into the District's wastewater system or storm water system, except in accordance with chapters 42 and 43 of this title, and the terms and conditions of any permit or approval issued by the District for the activity, facility, or site.

4202.3

The following activities are prohibited in the District of Columbia:

(a) Use of a surface impoundment to treat, store, or dispose of a hazardous waste or used oil;

(b) Use of waste piles to treat, store, or dispose of hazardous waste or used oil;

(c) Use of land treatment to manage or dispose of hazardous waste;

(d) Disposal of hazardous waste in landfills;

(e) Land disposal of hazardous waste or any mixture of hazardous waste and any other constituent, whether hazardous or not;

(f) Use of used oil for dust suppression;

(g) Use of waste or other material, contaminated or mixed with dioxin or any other hazardous waste, for dust suppression or road treatment;

(h) Burning, processing, or incineration of hazardous waste, hazardous waste fuels, or mixtures of hazardous wastes and other materials in any type of incinerator, boiler, or industrial furnace;

(i) Burning of used oil, whether on-specification or off-specification, including burning in space heaters and burning incidental to processing;

(j) Burning of wastes that meet the comparable fuel or synthesis gas (syngas) fuel specifications in 40 CFR § 261.38;

(k) Underground injection of hazardous waste; and

(l) Acceptance of hazardous waste at a solid waste facility.

4202.4

Notwithstanding the prohibition in § 4202.3(d) on the disposal of hazardous waste in landfills, hazardous waste management units that are unable to achieve clean closure shall be considered to be landfills and subject to the closure, post-closure, and financial assurance requirements for landfills, as specified in the RCRA regulations applicable to the unit in question.

D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 20, r. 20-4202

Final Rulemaking published at 52 DCR 9653 (October 28, 2005); amended by Final Rulemaking published at 70 DCR 703 (1/20/2023)