La. Admin. Code tit. 33 § V-1743

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

Section V-1743 - Recordkeeping Requirements

A. Compliance with Recordkeeping

1. Each owner or operator subject to the provisions of this Subchapter shall comply with the recordkeeping requirements of this Section.

2. An owner or operator of more than one hazardous waste management unit subject to the provisions of this Subchapter may comply with the recordkeeping requirements for these hazardous waste management units in one recordkeeping system if the system identifies each record by each hazardous waste management unit.

B. Facility Operating Record. Owners and operators must record the following information in the facility operating record:

1. for each piece of equipment to which LAC 33:V.Chapter 17.Subchapter B, applies:

a. equipment identification number and hazardous waste management unit identification;

b. approximate locations within the facility (e.g., identify the hazardous waste management unit on a facility plot plan);

c. type of equipment (e.g., a pump or pipeline valve);

d. percent-by-weight total organics in the hazardous waste stream at the equipment;

e. hazardous waste state at the equipment (e.g., gas/vapor or liquid); and

f. method of compliance with the standard (i.e., "monthly leak detection and repair" or "equipped with dual mechanical seals");

2. for facilities that comply with the provisions of LAC 33:V.1709.A.2, an implementation schedule as specified in LAC 33:V.1709.A.2;

3. where an owner or operator chooses to use test data to demonstrate the organic removal efficiency or total organic compound concentration achieved by the control device, a performance test plan as specified in LAC 33:V.1713.B.3;

4. documentation of compliance with LAC 33:V.1735, including the detailed design documentation or performance test results specified in LAC 33:V.1713.B.4.

C. Leak Detection. When each leak is detected as specified in LAC 33:V.1719, 1721, 1729, and 1731, the following requirements apply.

1. A weatherproof and readily visible identification, marked with the equipment identification number, the date evidence of a potential leak was found in accordance with LAC 33:V.1731.A, and the date the leak was detected, shall be attached to the leaking equipment.

2. The identification on equipment, except on a valve, may be removed after it has been repaired.

3. The identification on a valve may be removed after it has been monitored for two successive months as specified in LAC 33:V.1729.C, and no leak has been detected during those two months.

D. Inspection Log. When each leak is detected as specified in LAC 33:V.1719, 1721, 1729, and 1731, the following information shall be recorded in an inspection log and shall be kept in the facility operating record:

1. the instrument and operator identification numbers and the equipment identification number;

2. the date evidence of a potential leak was found in accordance with LAC 33:V.1731.A;

3. the date the leak was detected and the dates of each attempt to repair the leak;

4. repair methods applied in each attempt to repair the leak;

5. "above 10,000" if the maximum instrument reading measured by the methods specified in LAC 33:V.1741.B after each repair attempt is equal to or greater than 10,000 ppm;

6. "repair delayed" and the reason for the delay if a leak is not repaired within 15 calendar days after discovery of the leak;

7. documentation supporting the delay of repair of a valve in compliance with LAC 33:V.1733.C;

8. the signature of the owner or operator (or the designee authorized by the owner or operator in writing in the operating record) whose decision it was that repair could not be effected without a hazardous waste management unit shutdown;

9. the expected date of successful repair of the leak if a leak is not repaired within 15 calendar days; and

10. the date of successful repair of the leak.

E. Design Documentation and Monitoring, Operating, and Inspection Information. Design documentation and monitoring, operating, and inspection information for each closed-vent system and control device required to comply with the provisions of LAC 33:V.1735 shall be recorded and kept up-to-date in the facility operating record as specified in LAC 33:V.1713.C. Design documentation is specified in LAC 33:V.1713.C.1 and 2, and monitoring, operating, and inspection information in LAC 33:V.1713.C.3-8.

F. Control Device Exemptions. For a control device other than a thermal vapor incinerator, catalytic vapor incinerator, flare, boiler, process heater, condenser, or carbon adsorption system, the administrative authority will specify the appropriate recordkeeping requirements.

G. Equipment Information Log. The following information pertaining to all equipment subject to the requirements in LAC 33:V.1719-1735 shall be recorded in a log that is kept in the facility operating record.

1. Identification Numbers: General. A list of identification numbers for equipment (except welded fittings) subject to the requirements of this Subchapter shall be kept in the log.

2. Identification Numbers: No Detectable Emission Equipment

a. A list of identification numbers for equipment that the owner or operator elects to designate for no detectable emissions, as indicated by an instrument reading of less than 500 ppm above background, under the provisions of LAC 33:V.1719.E, 1721.I, and 1729.F, shall be kept in the log.

b. The designation of this equipment as subject to the requirements of LAC 33:V.1719.E, 1721.I, or 1729.F shall be signed by the owner or operator.

3. Identification Numbers: Pressure Relief Devices. A list of equipment identification numbers for pressure relief devices required to comply with LAC 33:V.1723.A shall be kept in the log.

4. Compliance Test. The following compliance test information shall be included:

a. the dates of each compliance test required in LAC 33:V.1719.E, 1721.I, 1723, and 1729.F;

b. the background level measured during each compliance test; and

c. the maximum instrument reading measured at the equipment during each compliance test.

5. Identification Numbers: Equipment in Vacuum Service. A list of identification numbers for equipment in vacuum service shall be kept in the log.

6. Identification. Either by list or location (area or group) of equipment that contains or contacts hazardous waste with an organic concentration of at least 10 percent by weight for less than 300 hours per calendar year.

H. Identification Numbers: Valves. The following information pertaining to all valves subject to the requirements of LAC 33:V.1729.G and H shall be recorded in a log that is kept in the facility operating record:

1. a list of identification numbers for valves that are designated as unsafe to monitor, an explanation for each valve stating why the valve is unsafe to monitor, and the plan for monitoring each valve; and

2. a list of identification numbers for valves that are designated as difficult to monitor, an explanation for each valve stating why the valve is difficult to monitor, and the planned schedule for monitoring each valve.

I. Valve Information Log. The following information shall be recorded in the facility operating record for valves complying with LAC 33:V.1739:

1. a schedule of monitoring; and

2. the percentage of valves found leaking during each monitoring period.

J. Pump Seal System Information Log. The following information shall be recorded in a log that is kept in the facility operating record:

1. criteria required in LAC 33:V.1719.D.5.b and 1721.E.2 and an explanation of the design criteria; and

2. any changes to these criteria and the reasons for the changes.

K. Exemption Log. The following information shall be recorded in a log that is kept in the facility operating record for use in determining exemptions as provided in the applicability Section of this Subchapter and other specific Subchapters.

1. An analysis determining the design capacity of the hazardous waste management unit shall be recorded in the log.

2. A statement listing the hazardous waste influent to and effluent from each hazardous waste management unit subject to the requirements in LAC 33:V.1719-1735 and an analysis determining whether these hazardous wastes are heavy liquids shall be recorded in the log.

3. An up-to-date analysis and the supporting information and data used to determine whether or not equipment is subject to the requirements in LAC 33:V.1719-1735 shall be recorded in the log. The record shall include supporting documentation as required in LAC 33:V.1741.D.3 when application of the knowledge of the nature of the hazardous waste stream or the process by which it was produced is used. If the owner or operator takes any action (e.g., changing the process that produced the waste) that could result in an increase in the total organic content of the waste contained in or contacted by equipment determined not to be subject to the requirements in LAC 33:V.1719-1735, then a new determination is required.

L. Record Retention Period for Equipment Leak Information. Records of the equipment leak information required by LAC 33:V.1743.D and the operating information required by LAC 33:V.1743.E must be kept for three years.

M. The owner or operator of a facility with equipment that is subject to this Subchapter and to regulations at 40 CFR Part 60, Part 61, or Part 63 may elect to determine compliance with this Subchapter by documentation either in accordance with this Section or by documentation of compliance with the regulations at 40 CFR Part 60, Part 61, or Part 63 in accordance with the relevant provisions of the regulations at 40 CFR Part 60, Part 61, or Part 63. The documentation of compliance under the regulation at 40 CFR Part 60, Part 61, or Part 63 shall be kept with or made readily available with the facility operating record.

La. Admin. Code tit. 33, § V-1743

Promulgated by the Department of Environmental Quality, Office of Solid and Hazardous Waste, Hazardous Waste Division, LR 17:658 (July 1991), amended LR 18:723 (July 1992), amended by the Office of Waste Services, Hazardous Waste Division, LR 24:1701 (September 1998), LR 25:439 (March 1999).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 30:2180 et seq.