S.C. Code Regs. § § 61-107.279.B.12

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 10, October 25, 2024

Section 61-107.279.B.12 - Prohibitions

a. Used oil shall not be managed in surface impoundments or waste piles unless the units are subject to regulation under R.61-79.264 or 265.

b. No person shall utilize used oil for road oiling, dust control, weed abatement, or other similar uses which have potential to cause harm to the environment.

c. Off-specification used oil fuel may be burned only in the following devices:

(1) Industrial furnaces identified in R.61-79.260.10;

(2) Boilers, as defined in R.61-79.260.10, that are identified as follows:

(a) Industrial boilers located on the site of a facility engaged in a manufacturing process where substances are transformed into new products, including the component parts of products, by mechanical or chemical processes;

(b) Utility boilers used to produce electric power, steam, heated or cooled air, or other gases or fluids for sale; or

(c) Used oil-fired space heaters provided that the burner meets the provisions of 279.23 of Subpart C.

(3) Hazardous waste incinerators subject to regulation under Subpart O of R.61-79.264 or 265.

d. No person shall knowingly mix or commingle used oil with municipal solid waste that is to be disposed in a municipal solid waste landfill, discard or otherwise dispose of used oil, except by delivery to a used oil collection facility, used oil energy recovery facility, oil recycling facility, or to an authorized agent for delivery to a used oil collection facility, used oil energy recovery facility, or oil recycling facility.

e. No person shall knowingly dispose of used oil in a solid waste disposal facility unless such disposal is approved by the Department.

f. No person shall knowingly place in a solid waste disposal facility wipers (shop towels, rags and industrial wipers) or sorptive materials (clays and diatomaceous earths) which are capable of releasing free flowing used oil. For the purposes of this regulation, free flowing used oil means any material determined to contain "free liquids" as defined by Method 9095 (Paint Filter Liquids Test), as described in "Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Wastes, Physical/Chemical Methods" (EPA Pub. No. SW-846).

g. No person shall knowingly collect, transport, store, recycle, use or dispose of used oil in any manner which endangers public health or welfare or the environment.

h. No person shall knowingly discharge used oil into sewers, drainage systems, septic tanks, surface water or groundwater, or any other waters of this State, or onto the ground.

i. No person shall knowingly mix or commingle used oil with hazardous substances that make it unsuitable for recycling or beneficial use.

j. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any person who knowingly disposes of any used oil which has not been properly segregated or separated from other solid wastes by the generator is guilty of a violation of this subsection.

k. No person shall knowingly violate any applicable South Carolina Air Pollution Control Regulations and Standards (R.61-62).

S.C. Code Regs. § 61-107.279.B.12

Added by State Register Volume 19, Issue No. 7, eff July 28, 1995.