Md. Code Regs. 26.13.02.17

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 25, December 13, 2024

Section 26.13.02.17 - Hazardous Waste from Specific Sources

A. As qualified by §B of this regulation, the following solid wastes are listed as hazardous wastes from specific sources unless they are excluded under:

(1)40 CFR § 260.20 and 40 CFR § 260.22, listed in Appendix IX to 40 CFR Part 261, and referenced in Regulation .25 of this chapter; or

(2) COMAR 26.13.01.04A and C and listed in Regulation .26 of this chapter:

Industry	EPA Hazardous Waste Number	Hazardous Waste	Hazard Code
Wood Preservation - Military	K001	Bottom sediment sludge from the treatment of wastewaters from wood preserving processes that use creosote and/or pentachlorophenol	(T)
Inorganic Pigments	K002	Wastewater treatment sludge from the production of chrome yellow and orange pigments	(T)
K003	Wastewater treatment sludge from the production of molybdate orange pigments	(T)
K004	Wastewater treatment sludge from the production of zinc yellow pigments	(T)
K005	Wastewater treatment sludge from the production of chrome green pigments	(T)
K006	Wastewater treatment sludge from the production of chrome oxide green pigments (anhydrous and hydrated)	(T)
K007	Wastewater treatment sludge from the production of iron blue pigments	(T)
K008	Oven residue from the production of chrome oxide green pigments	(T)
Organic Chemicals	K009	Distillation bottoms from the production of acetaldehyde from ethylene	(T)
K010	Distillation side cuts from the production of acetaldehyde from ethylene	(T)
K011	Bottom stream from the wastewater stripper in the production of acrylonitrile	(R, T)
K013	Bottom stream from the acetonitrile column in the production of acrylonitrile	(R, T)
K014	Bottoms from the acetonitrile purification column in the production of acrylonitrile	(T)
K015	Still bottoms from the distillation of benzyl chloride	(T)
K016	Heavy ends or distillation residues from the production of carbon tetrachloride	(T)
K017	Heavy ends (still bottoms) from the purification column in the production of epichlorohydrin	(T)
K018	Heavy ends from fractionation in ethyl chloride production	(T)
K019	Heavy ends from the distillation of ethylene dichloride in ethylene dichloride production	(T)
K020	Heavy ends from the distillation of vinyl chloride in vinyl chloride monomer production	(T)
K021	Aqueous spent antimony catalyst waste from fluoromethanes production	(T)
K022	Distillation bottom tars from the production of phenol/acetone from cumene	(T)
K023	Distillation light ends from the production of phthalic anhydride from naphthalene	(T)
K024	Distillation bottoms from the production of phthalic anhydride from naphthalene	(T)
K025	Distillation bottoms from the production of nitrobenzene by the nitration of benzene	(T)
K026	Stripping still tails from the production of methyl ethyl pyridines	(T)
K027	Centrifuge and distillation residues from toluene diisocyanate production	(R,T)
K028	Spent catalyst from the hydrochlorinator reactor in the production of 1,1,1-trichloroethane	(T)
K029	Waste from the product stream stripper in the production of 1,1,1-trichloroethane	(T)
K030	Column bottoms or heavy ends from the combined production of trichloroethylene and perchloroethylene	(T)
K083	Distillation bottoms from aniline production	(T)
K085	Distillation or fractionation column bottoms from the production of chlorobenzenes	(T)
K093	Distillation light ends from the production of phthalic anhydride from ortho-xylene	(T)
K094	Distillation bottoms from the production of phthalic anhydride from ortho-xylene	(T)
K095	Distillation bottoms from the production of 1,1,1-trichloroethane	(T)
K096	Heavy ends from the heavy ends column from the production of 1,1,1-trichloroethane	(T)
K103	Process residues from aniline extraction from the production of aniline	(T)
K104	Combined wastewater streams generated from nitrobenzene/aniline production	(T)
K105	Separated aqueous stream from the reactor product washing step in the production of chlorobenzenes	(T)
K107	Column bottoms from the product separation from the production of 1,1-dimethylhydrazine (UDMH) from carboxylic acid hydrazines	(C, T)
K108	Condensed column overheads from product separation and condensed reactor vent gases from the production of 1,1-dimethylhydrazine (UDMH) from carboxylic acid hydrazides	(I, T)
K109	Spent filter cartridges from product purification from the production of 1,1-dimethylhydrazine (UDMH) from carboxylic acid hydrazides	(T)
K110	Condensed column overheads from intermediate separation from the production of 1,1-dimethylhydrazine (UDMH) from carboxylic acid hydrazides	(T)
K111	Product washwaters from the production of dinitrotoluene by nitration of toluene	(C, T)
K112	Reaction by-product water from the drying column in the production of toluenediamine by hydrogenation of dinitrotoluene	(T)
K113	Condensed liquid light ends from the purification of toluenediamine in the production of toluenediamine by hydrogenation of dinitrotoluene	(T)
K114	Vicinals from the purification of toluenediamine in the production of toluenediamine by hydrogenation of dinitrotoluene	(T)
K115	Heavy ends from the purification of toluenediamine in the production of toluenediamine by hydrogenation of dinitrotoluene	(T)
K116	Organic condensate from the solvent recovery column in the production of toluene diisocyanate by phosgenation of toluenediamine	(T)
K117	Wastewater from the reactor vent gas scrubber in the production of ethylene dibromide by bromination of ethane	(T)
K118	Spent adsorbent solids from purification of ethylene dibromide in the production of ethylene dibromide by bromination of ethane	(T)
K136	Still bottoms from the purification of ethylene dibromide in the production of ethylene dibromide by bromination of ethane	(T)
K149	Distillation bottoms from the production of alpha-chlorinated or methyl-chlorinated toluenes, ring-chlorinated toluenes, benzoyl chlorides, and compounds with mixtures of these functional groups. This waste does not include still bottoms from the distillation of benzyl chloride.	(T)
K150	Organic residuals, excluding spent carbon adsorbent, from the spent chlorine gas and hydrochloric acid recovery processes associated with the production of alpha-chlorinated or methyl-chlorinated toluenes, ring-chlorinated toluenes, benzoyl chlorides, and compounds with mixtures of these functional groups.	(T)
K151	Wastewater treatment sludges, excluding neutralization and biological sludges, generated during the treatment of wastewaters from the production of alpha-chlorinated or methyl-chlorinated toluenes, ring-chlorinated toluenes, benzoyl chlorides, and compounds with mixtures of these functional groups.	(T)
K156	Organic waste, including heavy ends, still bottoms, light ends, spent solvents, filtrates, and decantates, from the production of carbamates and carbamoyl oximes. This listing does not apply to wastes generated from the manufacture of 3-iodo-2- propynyl n- butylcarbamate.	(T)
K157	Wastewaters, including scrubber waters, condenser waters, washwaters, and separation waters, from the production of carbamates and carbamoyl oximes. This listing does not apply to wastes generated from the manufacture of 3-iodo-2- propynyl n- butylcarbamate.	(T)
K158	Bag house dusts and filter/separation solids from the production of carbamates and carbamoyl oximes. This listing does not apply to wastes generated from the manufacture of 3-iodo-2- propynyl n- butylcarbamate.	(T)
K159	Organics from the treatment of thiocarbamate wastes.	(T)
K161	Purification solids, including filtration, evaporation, and centrifugation solids, bag house dust and floor sweepings from the production of dithiocarbamate acids and their salts. This listing does not include wastes having EPA hazardous waste number K125 or K126 listed under the inorganic chemistry industry in this regulation.	(T)
K174	As qualified by §B(2) of this regulation, wastewater treatment sludges from the production of ethylene dichloride or vinyl chloride monomer, including sludges that result from commingled ethylene dichloride or vinyl chloride monomer wastewater and other wastewater, unless the following conditions are met: (1) The sludges are disposed of in a landfill: (a) Regulated under Subtitle C of RCRA; or (b) Licensed or permitted by a state or the federal government to manage nonhazardous waste; (2) The sludges are not otherwise placed on the land before final disposal; and (3) The generator maintains documentation demonstrating that the waste was either disposed of in an on-site landfill or consigned to a transporter or disposal facility that provided a written commitment to dispose of the waste in an off-site landfill.	(T)
K175	Wastewater treatment sludges from the production of vinyl chloride monomer using mercuric chloride catalyst in an acetylene-based process.	(T)
K181	Except for wastes demonstrated not to be regulated as K181 using the procedures in §D of this regulation, waste, as qualified by §B(3) of this regulation, that consists of nonwastewaters from the production of dyes or pigments or both, including nonwastewaters commingled at the point of generation with nonwastewaters from other processes, that, at the point of generation, contains mass loadings of any of the constituents identified in §C of this regulation that are equal to or greater than the corresponding levels specified in §C of this regulation, as determined on a calendar year basis.	(T)
Pesticides	K031	By-products salts generated in the production of MSMA and cacodylic acid	(T)
K032	Wastewater treatment sludge from the production of chlordane	(T)
K033	Wastewater and scrub water from the chlorination of cyclopentadiene in the production of chlordane	(T)
K034	Filter solids from the filtration of hexachlorocyclopentadiene in the production of chlordane	(T)
K035	Wastewater treatment sludges generated in the production of creosote	(T)
K036	Still bottoms from toluene reclamation distillation in the production of disulfoton	(T)
K037	Wastewater treatment sludges from the production of disulfoton	(T)
K038	Wastewater from the washing and stripping of phorate production	(T)
K039	Filter cake from the filtration of diethylphosphorodithioic acid in the production of phorate	(T)
K040	Wastewater treatment sludge from the production of phorate	(T)
K041	Wastewater treatment sludge from the production of toxaphene	(T)
K042	Heavy ends or distillation residues from the distillation of tetrachlorobenzene in the production of 2,4,5-T	(T)
K043	2,6-Dichlorophenol waste from the production of 2,4-D	(T)
K097	Vacuum stripper discharge from the chlordane chlorinator in the production of chlordane	(T)
K098	Untreated process wastewater from the production of toxaphene	(T)
K099	Untreated wastewater from the production of 2,4-D	(T)
K123	Process waste water, including supernates, filtrates, and washwaters from the production of ethylenebisdithiocarbamic acid and its salts	(T)
K124	Reactor vent scrubber water from the production of ethylenebisdithiocarbamic acid and its salts	(C, T)
K125	Filtration, evaporation, and centrifugation solids from the production of ethylenebisdithiocarbamic acid and its salts	(T)
K126	Baghouse dust and floor sweepings in milling and packaging operations from the production or formulation of ethylenebisdithiocarbamic acid and its salts	(T)
K131	Wastewater from the reactor and spent sulfuric acid from the acid dryer from the production of methyl bromide	(C; T)
K132	Spent absorbent and wastewater separator solids from the production of methyl bromide	(T)
Explosives	K044	Wastewater treatment sludges from the manufacturing and processing of explosives	(R)
K045	Spent carbon from the treatment of wastewater containing explosives	(R)
K046	Wastewater treatment sludges from the manufacturing, formulation and loading of lead-based initiating compounds	(T)
K047	Pink/red water from TNT operations	(R)
Petroleum Refining	K048	Dissolved air flotation (DAF) float from the petroleum refining industry	(T)
K049	Slop oil emulsion from the petroleum refining industry	(T)
K050	Heat exchanger bundle cleaning sludge from the petroleum refining industry	(T)
K051	API separator sludge from the petroleum refining industry	(T)
K052	Tank bottoms (leaded) from the petroleum refining industry	(T)
K169	Crude oil storage tank sediment from petroleum refining operations.	(T)
K170	Clarified slurry oil tank sediment, or in-line filter/separation solids from petroleum refining operations, or both.	(T)
K171	Spent hydrotreating catalyst from petroleum refining operations, including guard beds used to desulfurize feeds to other catalytic reactors, but not including inert support media.	(I, T)
K172	Spent hydrorefining catalyst from petroleum refining operations, including guard beds used to desulfurize feeds to other catalytic reactors, but not including inert support media.	(I, T)
Iron and Steel	K061	Emission control dust/sludge from the electric furnace production of steel	(T)
K062	Spent pickle liquor generated by steel finishing operations of facilities within the iron and steel industry (SIC Codes 331 and 332)	(C, T)
Primary Aluminum	K088	Spent potliners from primary aluminum reduction	(T)
Secondary Lead	K069	Emission control dust/sludge from secondary lead smelting	(T)
K100	Waste leaching solution from acid leaching of emission control dust/sludge from secondary lead smelting	(T)
Inorganic Chemicals	K071	Brine purification muds from the mercury cell process in chlorine production, where separately prepurified brine is not used	(T)
K073	Chlorinated hydrocarbon wastes from the purification step of the diaphragm cell process using graphite anodes in chlorine production	(T)
K106	Wastewater treatment sludge from the mercury cell process in chlorine production	(T)
K176	Baghouse filters from the production of antimony oxide, including filters from the production of intermediates, such as, for example, antimony metal or crude antimony oxide.	(E)
K177	Slag from the production of antimony oxide that is material accumulated speculatively as defined in Regulation .01D of this chapter or disposed of, including slag from the production of intermediates, such as, for example, antimony metal or crude antimony oxide.	(T)
K178	Residues from manufacturing and manufacturing-site storage of ferric chloride from acids formed during the production of titanium dioxide using the chloride-ilmenite process.	(T)
Ink Formulation	K086	Solvent washes and sludges, caustic washes and sludges, or water washes and sludges from cleaning tubs and equipment used in the formulation of ink from pigments, driers, soaps, and stabilizers containing chromium and lead	(T)
Veterinary Pharmaceuticals	K084	Wastewater treatment sludges generated during the production of veterinary pharmaceuticals from arsenic or organoarsenic compounds	(T)
K101	Distillation tar residues from the distillation of aniline-based compounds in the production of veterinary pharmaceuticals from arsenic or organoarsenic compounds	(T)
K102	Residue from the use of activated carbon for decolorization in the production of veterinary pharmaceuticals from arsenic or organoarsenic compounds	(T)
Coking	K060	Ammonia still lime sludge from coking operations	(T)
K087	Decantor tank tar sludge from coking operations	(T)
K141	Process residues from the recovery of coal tar, including, but not limited to, collecting sump residues from the production of coke from coal or the recovery of coke by-products produced from coal. This listing does not include K087 (decanter tank tar sludges from coking operations)	(T)
K142	Tar storage tank residues from the production of coke from coal or from the recovery of coke by-products produced from coal	(T)
K143	Process residues from the recovery of light oil, including, but not limited to, those generated in stills, decanters, and wash oil recovery units from the recovery of coke by-products produced from coal	(T)
K144	Wastewater sump residues from light oil refining, including, but not limited to, intercepting or contamination sump sludges from the recovery of coke by-products produced from coal	(T)
K145	Residues from naphthalene collection and recovery operations from the recovery of coke by-products produced from coal.	(T)
K147	Tar storage tank residues from coal tar refining	(T)
K148	Residues from coal tar distillation, including, but not limited to, still bottoms	(T)
The following substances are acute hazardous waste (H) and are subject to the exclusion defined in Regulation .05C of this chapter:
Military	K991	Waste ethyl dimethylamidocyanophosphate, also known by the common names GA and Tabun and the following alternate chemical names:Ethyl N,N-dimethylphosphoramidocyanidateDimethylamidoethoxyphosphoryl cyanide	(H)
K992	Waste isopropyl methanefluorophosphonate, also known by the common names GB and Sarin and the following alternate chemical names:Isopropyl methylphosphonofluoridateIsopropyl ester of methylphosphonofluoridic acid	(H)
K993	Waste 3,3-dimethyl-n-but-2-yl methylphosphonofluoridate, also known by the common names GD and Soman and the following alternate chemical names: Pinacolyl methylphosphonofluoridate 1,2,2-trimethylpropyl methylphosphonofluoridate Pinacoloxymethylphosphoryl fluoride	(H)
K994	Waste O-ethyl S-(2-dissopropyl-aminoethyl) methylphosphonothioate also know by the common name VX	(H)
K995	Waste chlorovinylarsine dichloride, also known by the common names L and Lewisite and the following alternative chemical names: Dichloro (2-chlorovinyl) arsine 2-chlorovinyldichlorarsine	(H)
K996	Waste phenarsazine chloride, also known by the common names DM and Adamsite	(H)
K997	Waste bis(2-chloroethyl) sulfide, also known by the common names sulfur mustard, H, HS, and HD, which is distilled sulfur mustard	(H)
K998	Waste 2-2'-di(3-chloroethylthio)-diethyl ether, also know by the common name T and the following alternate chemical name: Bis-(2-chloroethylthioethyl) ether	(H)
K999	Waste, lethal, military warfare agents having any substances identified in the listings for hazardous waste numbers K991 through K998 as their active or principal ingredient or ingredients, such as HT, which is a mixture of sulfur mustard and bis-(2-chloroethylthioethyl) ether	(H)

B. Qualifiers Concerning Hazardous Waste from Specific Sources.

(1) General. This section provides qualifiers concerning the wastes listed in §A of this regulation.

(2) The following requirements apply to Hazardous Waste Number K174 listed under the organic chemicals industry in the table in §A of this regulation:

(a) A respondent in an action brought to enforce the requirements of Subtitle C of RCRA shall, upon a showing by the government that the respondent managed wastewater treatment sludges from the production of vinyl chloride monomer or ethylene dichloride, demonstrate that the respondent met the terms of the exclusion provided in the listing for Hazardous Waste Number K174 in §A of this regulation; and

(b) In order to make the demonstration required in §B(2)(a) of this regulation, the respondent shall provide appropriate documentation that the terms of the exclusion were met, such as contracts between the generator and the landfill owner or operator, or invoices documenting delivery of waste to an appropriate landfill.

(3) The following qualifiers apply to Hazardous Waste Number K181 listed under the organic chemicals industry in the table in §A of this regulation:

(a) A nonwastewater that otherwise meets the listing for K181 in §A of this regulation does not meet that waste listing if the nonwastewater is:

(i) Disposed in a RCRA Subtitle D landfill unit subject to the design criteria in 40 CFR§ 258.40 or equivalent state regulations;

(ii) Disposed in a RCRA Subtitle C landfill unit subject to either 40 CFR§ 264.301, 40 CFR § 265.301, or equivalent state regulations;

(iii) Disposed in other RCRA Subtitle D landfill units that meet the design criteria in 40 CFR § 258.40, 40 CFR § 264.301, 40 CFR§ 265.301, or equivalent state regulations; or

(iv) Treated in a combustion unit that is permitted under RCRA Subtitle C or is an on-site combustion unit that is permitted under the Clean Air Act.

(b) The scope of "dyes and pigments production" for the purposes of the K181 waste listing includes the manufacture of the following product classes:

(i) Dyes;

(ii) Pigments; or

(iii) FDA certified colors that are classified as azo, triarylmethane, perylene or anthraquinone classes.

(c) In identifying applicable product classes under §B(3)(b) of this regulation:

(i) Azo products include azo, monoazo, diazo, triazo, polyazo, azoic, benzidine, and pyrazolone products; and

(ii) Triarylmethane products include both triarylmethane and triphenylmethane products.

(d) The K181 listing does not apply to the following wastes:

(i) Wastes that are not generated at a dyes or pigments manufacturing site, such as wastes from the off-site use, formulation, and packaging of dyes or pigments;

(ii) Wastes that are otherwise identified as hazardous under COMAR 26.13.02.11-.14 and 26.13.02.16-.19 at the point of generation; and

(iii) Wastes generated before any annual mass loading limit is met.

C. K181 Listing Levels.

(1) Unless the conditions in the K181 listing are met, nonwastewaters are subject to the K181 listing if, during any calendar year, they contain constituents in amounts equal to or exceeding the levels listed in Table 1 in §C(2) of this regulation.

(2) Table 1.

Constituent	Chemical Abstracts Service Number.	Mass Levels (kilograms per year)
Aniline	62"53"3	9,300
o-Anisidine	90"04"0	110
4-Chloroaniline	106"47"8	4,800
p-Cresidine	120"71"8	660
2,4-Dimethylaniline	95"68"1	100
1,2-Phenylenediamine	95"54"5	710
1,3-Phenylenediamine	108"45"2	1,200

D. To demonstrate that a nonwastewater does not qualify for the K181 listing in the organic chemicals industry category, a person shall follow the procedures in 40 CFR § 261.32(d).

Md. Code Regs. 26.13.02.17

Regulations .17 adopted as an emergency provision effective November 18, 1980 (7:25 Md. R. S-1); adopted permanently effective April 3, 1981 (8:7 Md. R. 642)
Regulation .17 amended effective April 18, 1988 (15:8 Md. R. 1009)
Regulations .17F amended effective January 31, 1983 (10:2 Md. R. 110)
Regulations .17E,F amended effective January 18, 1982 (9:1 Md. R. 20)
Regulation .17 amended effective June 10, 1992 (18:25 Md. R. 2759); April 11, 1994 (21:7 Md. R. 533); August 28, 1995 (22:17 Md. R. 1321)
Regulation .17 amended effective July 8, 2002 (29:13 Md. R. 992); May 1, 2008 (35:8 Md. R. 809); amended effective 43:1 Md. R. 13, eff.1/18/2016; amended effective 49:1 Md. R. 14, eff. 1/13/2022