S.C. Code Regs. § § 61-79.270.B.14

Current through Register Vol. 48, 12, December 27, 2024

Section 61-79.270.B.14 - Contents of Part B: General Requirements

(a) Part B of the permit application consists of the general information requirements of this section, and the specific information requirements in sections 270.14 through 270.29 applicable to the facility. The part B information requirements presented in sections 270.14 through 270.29 reflect the standards promulgated in R.61-79.264. These information requirements are necessary in order for the Department to determine compliance with the R.61-79.264 standards. If owners and operators of HWM facilities can demonstrate that the information prescribed in part B cannot be provided to the extent required, the Department may make allowance for submission of such information on a case-by-case basis. Information required in part B shall be submitted to the Department and signed in accordance with the requirements in section 270.11. Certain technical data, such as design drawings and specifications, and engineering studies shall be certified by a qualified Professional Engineer. For post-closure permits, only the information specified in section 270.28 is required in part B of the permit application.

(b) General information requirements. The following information is required for all HWM facilities, except as R.61-79.264.1 provides otherwise:

(1) A general description of the facility.

(2) Chemical and physical analyses of the hazardous waste and hazardous debris to be handled at the facility. At a minimum, these analyses shall contain all the information which must be known to treat, store, or dispose of the wastes properly in accordance with R.61-79.264.

(3) A copy of the waste analysis plan required by Section 264.13(b)(b) and, if applicable, Section 264.13(c)(c).

(4) A description of the security procedures and equipment required by R.61-79.264.14, or a justification demonstrating the reasons for requesting a waiver of this requirement.

(5) A copy of the general inspection schedule required by 264.15(b) Include where applicable, as part of the inspection schedule, specific requirements in 264.174, 245.193(i), 264.195, 264.226, 264.254, 264.273, 264.303, 264.602, 264.1033, 264.1052,264.1053, 264.1058, 264.1084, 264.1085, 264.1086, and 264.1088.

(6) A justification of any request for waiver(s) of the preparedness and prevention requirements of R.61-79.264 Subpart C.

(7) A copy of the contingency plan required by part 264, subpart D. Note: Include, where applicable, as part of the contingency plan, specific requirements in 264.227, 264.255, and 264.200.

(8) A description of procedures, structures, or equipment used at the facility to:

(i) Prevent hazard in unloading operations (for example, ramps, special forklifts);

(ii) Prevent runoff from hazardous waste handling areas to the areas of the facility or environment, or to prevent flooding (for example, berms, dikes, trenches);

(iii) Prevent contamination of water supplies;

(iv) Mitigate effects of equipment failure and power outages; and

(v) Prevent undue exposure of personnel to hazardous waste (for example, protective clothing).

(vi) Prevent releases to atmosphere.

(9) A description of precautions to prevent accidental ignition or reaction of ignitable, reactive, or incompatible wastes as required to demonstrate compliance with R.61-79.264.17 including documentation demonstrating compliance with R.61-79.264.17(c)(c).

(10) Traffic pattern, estimated volume (number, types of vehicles) and control [for example, show turns across traffic lanes, and stacking lanes (if appropriate); describe access road surfacing and load bearing capacity; show traffic control signals].

(11) Facility location information:

(i) In order to determine the applicability of the seismic standard [R.61-79.264.18(a)] the owner or operator of a new facility must identify the political jurisdiction (e.g., county, township, or election district) in which the facility is proposed to be located. If the county or election district is not listed in Appendix VI of R.61-79.264, no further information is required to demonstrate compliance with R.61-79.264.18(a)(a).

(ii) If the facility is proposed to be located in an area listed in Appendix VI of R.61-79.264, the owner or operator shall demonstrate compliance with the seismic standard. This demonstration may be made using either published geologic data or data obtained from field investigations carried out by the applicant. The information provided must be of such quality to be acceptable to geologists experienced in identifying and evaluating seismic activity. The information submitted must show that either:

(A) No faults which have had displacement in Holocene time are present, or no lineations which suggest the presence of a fault (which have displacement in Holocene time) within 3,000 feet of a facility are present, based on data from:

(1) Published geologic studies.

(2) Aerial reconnaissance of the area within a five-mile radius from the facility,

(3) An analysis of aerial photographs covering a 3,000 foot radius of the facility, and

(4) if needed to clarify the above data, a reconnaissance based on walking portions of the area within 3,000 feet of the facility, or

(B) If faults (to include lineations) which have had displacement in Holocene time are present within 3,000 feet of a facility, no faults pass within 200 feet of the portions of the facility where treatment, storage, or disposal of hazardous waste will be conducted, based on data from a comprehensive geologic analysis of the site. Unless a site analysis is otherwise conclusive concerning the absence of faults within 200 feet of such portions of the facility data shall be obtained from a subsurface exploration (trenching) of the area within a distance no less than 200 feet from portions of the facility where treatment, storage, or disposal of hazardous waste will be conducted. Such trenching shall be performed in a direction that is perpendicular to known faults (which have had displacement in Holocene time) passing within 3,000 feet of the portions of the facility where treatment, storage, or disposal of hazardous waste will be conducted. Such investigation shall document with support maps and other analyses, the location of any faults found.

Comment: The federal Guidance Manual for the Location Standards provides greater detail on the content of each type of seismic investigation and the appropriate conditions under which each approach or a combination of approaches would be used.

(iii) Owners and operators of all facilities shall provide an identification of whether the facility is located within a 100-year floodplain. This identification must indicate the source of data for such determination and include a copy of the relevant Federal Insurance Administration (FIA) flood map, if used, or the calculations and maps used where a FIA map is not available. Information shall also be provided identifying the 100-year flood level and any other special flooding factors (e.g., wave action) which must be considered in designing, constructing, operating, or maintaining the facility to withstand washout from a 100-year flood.

Comment: Where maps for the National Flood Insurance Program produced by the Federal Insurance Administration (FIA) of the Federal Emergency Management Agency are available, they will normally be determinative of whether a facility is located within or outside of the 100-year floodplain. However, where the FIA map excludes an area (usually areas of the flood plain less than 200 feet in width), these areas must be considered and a determination made as to whether they are in the 100-year floodplain. Where FIA maps are not available for a proposed facility location, the owner or operator must use equivalent mapping techniques to determine whether the facility is within the 100-year floodplain, and if so located, what the 100-year flood elevation would be.

(iv) Owners and operators of facilities located in the 100-year floodplain must provide the following information:

(A) Engineering analysis to indicate the various hydrodynamic and hydrostatic forces expected to result at the site as a consequence of a 100-year flood.

(B) Structural or other engineering studies showing the design of operational units (e.g., tanks, incinerators) and flood protection devices (e.g., floodwalls, dikes) at the facility and how these will prevent washout.

(C) If applicable, and in lieu of paragraphs (b)(11)(iv)(A) and (B), a detailed description of procedures to be followed to remove hazardous waste to safety before the facility is flooded, including:

(1) Timing of such movement relative to flood levels, including estimated time to move the waste, to show that such movement can be completed before floodwaters reach the facility,

(2) A description of the location(s) to which the waste will be moved and demonstration that those facilities will be eligible to receive hazardous waste in accordance with the regulations under R.61-79.270, R.61-79.124, and R.61-79.264 through R.61-79.266.

(3) The planned procedures, equipment, and personnel to be used and the means to ensure that such resources will be available in time for use.

(4) The potential for accidental discharges of the waste during movement.

(v) Existing facilities not in compliance with R.61-79.264.18(b)(b)shall provide a plan showing how the facility will be brought into compliance and a schedule for compliance.

(12) An outline of both the introductory and continuing training programs by owners or operators to prepare persons to operate or maintain the HWM facility in a safe manner as required to demonstrate compliance with R.61-79.264.16. A brief description of how training will be designed to meet actual job tasks in accordance with requirements in R.61-79.264.16(a)(3)(a)(3).

(13) A copy of the closure plan and, where applicable, the post-closure plan required by R.61-79.264.112, 264.118 and 264.197. Include where applicable, as part of the plans, specific requirements in R.61-79.264.178, 264.197, 264.228, 264.258, 264.280, 264.310, 264.351, 264.601 and 264.603.

(14) For hazardous waste disposal units that have been closed, documentation that notices required under R.61-79.264.119 have been filed.

(15) The most recent closure cost estimate for the facility prepared in accordance with R.61-79.264.142 and a copy of the documentation required to demonstrate financial assurance under R.61-79.264.143. For a new facility, a copy of the required documentation may be submitted 60 days prior to the initial receipt of hazardous wastes, if that is later than the submission of the Part B.

(16) Where applicable, the most recent post-closure cost estimate for the facility prepared in accordance with R.61-79.264.144 plus a copy of the documentation required to demonstrate financial assurance under R.61-79.264.145. For a new facility, a copy of the required documentation may be submitted 60 days prior to the initial receipt of hazardous wastes, if that is later than the submission of the Part B.

(17) Where applicable, a copy of the insurance policy or other documentation which comprises compliance with the requirements of R.61-79.264.147(a). For a new facility, documentation showing the amount of insurance meeting the specification of R.61-79.264.147(b)(a) and , if applicable, R.61-79.264.147(c)(b), that the owner or operator plans to have in effect before initial receipt of hazardous waste for treatment, storage, or disposal. A request for a variance in the amount of required coverage, for a new or existing facility, may be submitted as specified in R.61-79.264.147(c).

(18) Where appropriate, proof of coverage by a state financial mechanism in compliance with R.61-79.264.149 or 264.150. (amended 11/90)

(19) A topographic map showing a distance of 1000 feet around the facility at a scale of 2.5 centimeters (1 inch) equal to not more than 61.0 meters (200 feet). Contours must be shown on the map. The contour interval must be sufficient to clearly show the pattern of surface water flow in the vicinity of and from each operational unit of the facility. For example, contours with an interval of 1.5 meters (5 feet), if relief is greater than 6.1 meters (20 feet), or an interval of 0.6 meters (2 feet), if relief is less than 6.1 meters (20 feet). Owners and operators of Hazardous Waste Management facilities located in mountainous areas should use large contour intervals to adequately show topographic profiles of facilities. The map shall clearly show the following: (amended 11/90)

(i) Map scale and date.

(ii) 100-year floodplain area.

(iii) Surface waters including intermittent streams.

(iv) Surrounding land uses (residential, commercial, agricultural, recreational).

(v) A wind rose (i.e., prevailing windspeed and direction).

(vi) Orientation of the map (north arrow).

(vii) Legal boundaries of the facility site.

(viii) Access control (fences, gates).

(ix) Injection and withdrawal wells both onsite and offsite.

(x) Buildings; treatment, storage, or disposal operations; or other structures (recreational areas, runoff control systems, access and internal roads, storm, sanitary, and process sewerage systems, loading and unloading areas, fire control facilities, etc.)

(xi) Barriers for drainage or flood control.

(xii) Location of operational units within the HWM facility site, where hazardous waste is (or will be) treated, stored, or disposed (include equipment cleanup areas).

Note: For large HWM facilities the Department will allow the use of other scales on a case-by-case basis.

(20) Applicants may be required to submit such information as may be necessary to enable the Department to carry out its duties under other State or Federal laws as required in 270.3 of this part. (amended 6/89)

(21) For land disposal facilities, if a case-by-case extension has been approved under 268.5 or a petition has been approved under 268.6, a copy of the notice of approval for the extension or petition is required. (amended 11/90)

(22) A summary of the pre-application meeting, along with a list of attendees and their addresses, and copies of any written comments or materials submitted at the meeting, as required under 124.31(c).

(23) A complete corporate description such as a Security and Exchange Commission Annual Report, or its equivalent. (amended 6/89)

(c) Additional information requirements. The following additional information regarding protection of groundwater is required from owners or operators of hazardous waste facilities containing a regulated unit except as provided by 264.90(b).

(1) A summary of the groundwater monitoring data obtained during the interim status period under Sections R.61-79.265.90 through 265.94, where applicable.

(2) Identification of the uppermost aquifer and aquifers hydraulically interconnected beneath the facility property, including groundwater flow direction and rate, and the basis for such identification (i.e., the information obtained from hydrogeologic investigations of the facility area).

(3) On the topographic map required under paragraph (b)(19) of this section, a delineation of the waste management area, the property boundary, the proposed "point of compliance" as defined under R.61-79.264.95, the proposed location of groundwater monitoring wells as required under R.61-79.264.97 and to the extent possible, the information required in paragraph (c)(2) of this section;

(4) A description of any plume of contamination that has entered the groundwater from a regulated unit at the time that the application is submitted that:

(i) Delineates the extent of the plume on the topographic map required under paragraph (b)(19) of this section;

(ii) Identifies the concentration of each Appendix IX constituent of Part 264 throughout the plume or identifies the maximum concentrations of each Appendix IX constituent in the plume. (amended 11/90)

(5) Detailed plans and an engineering report describing the proposed groundwater monitoring program to be implemented to meet the requirements of R.61-79.264.97;

(6) If the presence of hazardous constituents has not been detected in the groundwater at the time of permit application, the owner or operator must submit sufficient information, supporting data, and analyses to establish a detection monitoring program which meets the requirements of R.61-79.264.98. This submission must address the following items as specified under R.61-79.264.98:

(i) A proposed list of indicator parameters, waste constituents, or reaction products that can provide a reliable indication of the presence of hazardous constituents in the groundwater;

(ii) A proposed groundwater monitoring system;

(iii) Background values for each proposed monitoring parameter or constituent, or procedures to calculate such values; and

(iv) A description of proposed sampling, analysis and statistical comparison procedures to be utilized in evaluating groundwater monitoring data.

(7) If the presence of hazardous constituents has been detected in the groundwater at the point of compliance at the time of the permit application, the owner or operator must submit sufficient information, supporting data, and analyses to establish a compliance monitoring program which meets the requirements of R.61-79.264.99. Except as provided in R.61-79.264.98(g)(5)(g)(5), the owner or operator must also submit an engineering feasibility plan for a corrective action program necessary to meet the requirements of R.61-79.264.100, unless the owner or operator obtains written authorization in advance from the Department to submit a proposed permit schedule for submittal of such a plan. To demonstrate compliance with R.61-79.264.99, the owner or operator must address the following items:

(i) A description of the wastes previously handled at the facility;

(ii) A characterization of the contaminated groundwater, including concentrations of hazardous constituents;

(iii) A list of hazardous constituents for which compliance monitoring will be undertaken in accordance with R.61-79.264 and 264.99;

(iv) Proposed concentration limits for each hazardous constituent, based on the criteria set forth in R.61-79.264.94(a)(a), including a justification for establishing any alternate concentration limits;

(v) Detailed plans and an engineering report describing the proposed groundwater monitoring system, in accordance with the requirements of R.61-79.264.97; and

(vi) A description of proposed sampling, analysis and statistical comparison procedures to be utilized in evaluating groundwater monitoring data.

(8) If hazardous constituents have been measured in the groundwater which exceed the concentration limits established under R.61-79.264.94(b) Table 1 or if groundwater monitoring conducted at the time of permit application under R.61-79.265.90 through 265.94 at the waste boundary indicates the presence of hazardous constituents from the facility in groundwater over background concentrations, the owner or operator must submit sufficient information, supporting data, and analyses to establish a corrective action program which meets the requirements of R.61-79.264.100. However, an owner or operator is not required to submit information to establish a corrective action program if he demonstrates to the Department that alternate concentration limits will protect human health and the environment after considering the criteria listed in R.61-79.264.94(b). An owner or operator who is not required to establish a corrective action program for this reason must instead submit sufficient information to establish a compliance monitoring program which meets the requirements of R.61-79.264.99 and paragraph (c)(6) of this section. To demonstrate compliance with R.61-79.264.100, the owner or operator must address, at a minimum, the following items:

(i) A characterization of the contaminated groundwater, including concentrations of hazardous constituents;

(ii) The concentration limit for each hazardous constituent found in the groundwater as set forth in R.61-79.264.94;

(iii) Detailed plans and an engineering report describing the corrective action to be taken; and

(iv) A description of how the groundwater monitoring program will demonstrate the adequacy of the corrective action.

(v) The permit may contain a schedule for submittal of the information required in paragraphs (c)(8)(iii) and (iv) provided the owner or operator obtains written authorization from the Department prior to submittal of the complete permit application.

(d) Information requirements for solid waste management units.

(1) The following information is required for each solid waste management unit at a facility seeking a permit.

(i) The location of the unit on the topographic map required under paragraph (b)(19) of this section.

(ii) Designation of type of unit.

(iii) General dimensions and structural description (supply any available drawings).

(iv) When the unit was operated.

(v) Specification of all wastes that have been managed at the unit, to the extent available.

(2) The owner or operator of any facility containing one or more solid waste management units must submit all available information pertaining to any release of hazardous wastes or hazardous constituents from such unit or units.

(3) The owner/operator must conduct and provide the results of sampling and analysis of groundwater, landsurface, and subsurface strata, surface water, or air, which may include the installation of wells, where the Department ascertains it is necessary to complete a RCRA Facility Assessment that will determine if a more complete investigation is necessary.

S.C. Code Regs. § 61-79.270.B.14

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