La. Admin. Code tit. 33 § V-1801

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

Section V-1801 - Applicability

A. The requirements of this Section apply to owners or operators who store or treat hazardous waste in units designed and operated under LAC 33:V.1802. These provisions became effective on February 18, 1993, although an owner or operator may have notified EPA or the administrative authority of his intent to be bound by this Section or its federal equivalent at an earlier time. The owner or operator is not subject to the definition of land disposal in LAC 33:V.2203 or R.S. 30:2193 provided that the unit:

1. is a completely enclosed, self-supporting structure that is designed and constructed of manmade materials of sufficient strength and thickness to support themselves, the waste contents, and any personnel and heavy equipment that operate within the unit, and to prevent failure due to pressure gradients, settlement, compression, uplift, physical contact with the hazardous wastes to which they are exposed, climatic conditions, and the stresses of daily operation, including the movement of heavy equipment within the unit and contact of such equipment with containment walls;

2. has a primary barrier that is designed to be sufficiently durable to withstand the movement of personnel, wastes, and handling equipment within the unit;

3. when used to manage liquids:

a. has a primary barrier designed and constructed of materials to prevent migration of hazardous constituents into the barrier;

b. has a liquid collection system designed and constructed of materials to minimize the accumulation of liquid on the primary barrier; and

c. has a secondary containment system designed and constructed of materials to prevent migration of hazardous constituents into the barrier, with a leak detection and liquid collection system capable of detecting, collecting, and removing leaks of hazardous constituents at the earliest practicable time, unless the unit has been granted a variance from the secondary containment system requirements under LAC 33:V.1802.B.4;

4. has controls as needed to permit fugitive dust emissions to meet the no visible emission standard in LAC 33:V.1802.C.1.d; and

5. has been designed and is operated to ensure containment and prevent the tracking of materials from the unit by personnel or equipment.

La. Admin. Code tit. 33, § V-1801

Promulgated by the Department of Environmental Quality, Office of Solid and Hazardous Waste, Hazardous Waste Division, LR 21:266 (March 1995), amended LR 21:944 (September 1995).

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