La. Admin. Code tit. 33 § VII-503

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

Section VII-503 - Standards Governing Solid Waste Accumulation and Storage [Formerly section 703]

A. Solid Waste Accumulation

1. No solid waste shall be stored or allowed to be stored long enough to cause a nuisance, health hazard, or detriment to the environment as determined by the administrative authority, and after November 20, 2011, no solid waste shall be stored on-site for greater than one year without approval from the Office of Environmental Compliance. The facility shall maintain records indicating the time frame during which waste has been stored.

2. Containers used for solid waste shall:

a. prevent access by rodents and insects;

b. minimize the escape of odors to the maximum extent possible; and

c. keep out water and prevent leakage.

3. On-site processing or disposal, other than the exclusions provided for in LAC 33:VII.301, 303, or 305, is not allowed on the sites of commercial or industrial generators, unless a permit is obtained.

B. Solid Waste Stored in Tanks

1. Storage tanks shall be designed, constructed, and operated to prevent release of their solid waste contents into the surrounding environment.

2. A storage vessel that is partially buried underground shall meet the definition of tank provided in LAC 33:VII.115 in order to be considered a tank; otherwise, it will be considered a surface impoundment.

C. Solid Waste Generated by Offshore or Inland Waterway Facilities

1. The generation point for solid waste transported from offshore and inland waterway facilities shall be the place of delivery of the solid waste to a land-based facility. This facility shall not be considered off-site.

2. Storage of the solid waste shall meet the standards of this Section.

La. Admin. Code tit. 33, § VII-503

Promulgated by the Department of Environmental Quality, Office of the Solid and Hazardous Waste, Solid Waste Division, LR 19:187 (February 1993), amended by the Office of the Secretary, Legal Affairs Division, LR 33:1033 (June 2007), LR 34:613 (April 2008), LR 37:3236 (November 2011), repromulgated LR 37:3509 (December 2011).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 30:2001 et seq., and in particular R.S 30:2154.

NOTE: Former § 503 has moved to § 401