EPA Hazardous Waste Generator Improvements Rule Will Wyman

EPA Hazardous Waste Generator Improvements Rule Will Wyman Industrial and Hazardous Waste Permits Section Ed Minter and Andi Windham Registration and Reporting Section May 17, 2017

EPA Generator Rule: 60+ Changes • Reorganize the rules based on generator status • Clarify areas in the rule where ambiguity existed • Add flexibility for generators managing hazardous wastes under certain conditions • Improve efficiency and effectiveness • Non-compliance rate 10 to 30% 2

Office of Waste PERMITTING & REGISTRATION SUPPORT DIVISION Jaya Zyman, P. E. , Director Brent Wade Deputy Director REMEDIATION DIVISION WASTE PERMITS DIVISION Beth Seaton, Director Earl Lott, Director RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS DIVISION Charles Maguire, Director [Organizational chart of the Office of Waste] REGISTRATION & REPORTING SECTION Don Kennedy, Manager OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING SECTION Linda Saladino, Manager INDUSTRIAL & HAZARDOUS WASTE PERMITS SECTION Bob Patton, Manager RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL LICENSING SECTION Bobby Janecka, Manager VOLUNTARY CLEANUP PROGRAM/CORRECTIVE ACTION SECTION Merrie Smith, P. G. , Manager MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE PERMITS SECTION Chance Goodin, Manager UNDERGROUND INJECTION CONTROL PERMITS SECTION Lorrie Council, P. G. , Manager PETROLEUM STORAGES TANK/DRY CLEANER REMEDIATION SECTIONS Ken Davis, P. G. , Manager BUSINESS & PROGRAM SERVICES SECTION Charly Fritz, Manager SUPERFUND SECTION Monica Harris P. G. , Manager DIVISION SUPPORT SECTION Craig Watts, Manager 3

Hazardous Waste Facilities Permits: 181 • Commercial: 53 • Non-Commercial: 128 Registrations: 5, 425 active generators 4

Permitted Facility Locations Scan the QR Code for an interactive map! [Image of a QR code to an interactive Google map with all permitted hazardous waste facilities in Texas. ] [Map of Texas containing outlined Texas counties and TCEQ regions, and locations of IHW Permitted Facilities. ] 5

Final EPA Generator Rule • Proposed September 25, 2015 • Published November 28, 2016 • Effective May 30, 2017 • Authorized states have until July 1, 2018 to adopt the more stringent requirements • Less stringent optional 6

Final EPA Generator Rule • More Stringent • Small Quantity Generator (SQG) Re-notify • Identifying risks of wastes being accumulated and labeling • Closure notification (TCEQ already requires) 7

Final EPA Generator Rule • More Stringent • Biennial reporting for whole year (TCEQ already requires) • Reference guide for contingency plans • Biennial reporting for recyclers who don’t store 8

Final EPA Generator Rule • Less Stringent • Very Small Quantity Generator (VSQG) Consolidation • Episodic Generation • Waiver from 50’ rule • Participating academic labs allowed 12 months of accumulation 9

Other Items in Final EPA Rule • Adds definitions including: • "Large quantity generator – (LQG), " "acute hazardous waste, " "central accumulation area” • Renames conditionally exempt small quantity generators to "very small quantity generators – (VSQG)” 10

Other Items in Final EPA Rule • Emphasis on accurate waste determinations • Difference between proposed and final • Clarifications for Satellite Accumulation Areas (SAAs) • Reorganizes the generator rules 11

Specific Changes 12

Generator Regulations Reorganization Previous 40 CFR Regulations [Table showing existing and corresponding Reference proposed citations. ] New 40 CFR Reference Generator Category Determination 261. 5(c)-(e) 262. 13 VSQG Provisions 261. 5(a), (b), (f-g) 262. 14 Satellite Accumulation Area Provisions 262. 34(c) 262. 15 SQG Provisions 262. 34(d-f) 262. 16 LQG Provisions 262. 34(a), (b), (g-i), (m) 262. 17 13

Planning & Preparedness • Arrangements with outside emergency authorities (SQG and LQG) • Can be made through the Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) • Arrangements must be documented • Flexible on where documentation can be retained • New, all that is needed is an emergency number (LQGs) – no home address and phone number 14

Planning & Preparedness Contingency Plan Quick Reference Guide Foritems LQGsrequired for LEPC in or the First Responders [Table showing Contingency Plans for LQGs, LEPC or Names and types of hazardous Street map in relation to responders. ] waste schools, residences, etc. Maximum quantities Water supply locations Waste requiring special medical On-site notice system treatment Facility map Emergency coordinators 15

Labeling • Containers and tanks: recommended to keep records identifying the content • Required: “an indication of the hazards” • Flexibility on complying using established labeling systems (DOT, OSHA, NFPA) • Waste codes must be on containers before shipping off site 16

Satellite Accumulation Areas • Marking and labeling same as other storage areas • Reactive wastes now have to be stored at the point of generation • Three days = three consecutive calendar days • Acute – allowed to choose between maximum volume 1 quart for liquids or weight of 1 kg 17

Satellite Accumulation Areas • No mixed wastes or incompatible wastes allowed in containers • Exceptions for leaving containers open when essential for operating equipment • Marked with “hazardous waste” • Subject to preparedness planning (SQG, LQG) 18

Acute Waste • > 1 kg acute generator for hazardous waste = LQG • Defined new terms for acute and nonacute: incorrect definition in prior rule • If acute threshold is exceeded then generator is a LQG for all waste on site • Not just the acute waste 19

Other Changes • Waiver to 50’ requirement for LQGs if fire marshal concurs • Academic Lab rule accumulation time extended from 6 months to 12 months • Clarified RCRA 3004 (c) – liquid waste “land ban” for landfills also applies to hazardous waste generators 20

Recycler Reporting • Biennial reporting for recycling facilities that receive hazardous waste from off site and do not have a RCRA storage permit • 30 TAC 335. 24(g) 21

SQG Re-Notify • The final rule requires SQGs to notify every 4 years unless states have more frequent notice requirements • Electronic reporting allowed • Texas – Annual Waste Summary • https: //www 3. tceq. texas. gov/steers/ 22

Closure Notification • EPA Rule (for LQGs) • Notify states (30 days prior) • Notify states that generator is meeting closure performance standards within 90 days • Can request an extension • TCEQ already requires clean closure prior to inactivating a solid waste registration for all generators per 30 TAC 335. 8 23

Less Stringent 24

VSQG Consolidation • Allows an LQG to consolidate wastes under the same company from VSQG sites • Currently an LQG needs a RCRA permit to receive VSQG wastes • This ensures proper management and more reporting of hazardous waste • Sending hazardous waste to a RCRAdesignated facility is the most environmentally sound option 25

VSQG Consolidation Allows consolidation of hazardous waste at an LQG: VSQG requirements include: • Labels waste containers with Hazardous Waste and identify hazards • Comply with DOT shipping requirements • Manifest not required for VSQG 26

VSQG Consolidation LQG requirements: • Wastes “under control of the same person” • Notifies state (8700 -12) • Identify participating VSQG • Manages consolidated waste as LQG • Reports quantities managed and keeps records (3 years) 27

Episodic Generation • Allows generators to maintain their existing category provided they comply with a streamlined set of requirements • Frequency: Once a calendar year, can petition for a second unplanned event • Notification: 30 days prior to planned event • 72 hours after an unplanned event • 60 days to get waste off-site 28

Episodic Generation Requirements for VSQGs: • Notify and obtain temporary identification number • Manifest waste, use registered transporter, permitted site • Identify an emergency coordinator • Label episodic waste containers • Maintain records associated with the event 29

Episodic Generation • Requirements for SQGs • Notify • Comply with existing SQG regulations • Maintain records associated the event • Texas One-Time Shipment program (form 00757) • SQG’s add waste stream to NOR and report on the AWS 30

Resources • https: //www. epa. gov/hwgenerators/final-rule-hazardouswaste-generator-improvements • Final rule in the Federal Register • Fact sheet • Frequent questions • Webinars from November 30, 2016 and January 9, 2017 31

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How to Contact Us For Registration and Reporting Andi Windham and Ed Minter Permitting and Registration Support Division (512) 239 -6413 wasteval@tceq. texas. gov For Industrial & Hazardous Waste Permitting Will Wyman Waste Permits Division (512) 239 -2335 ihwper@tceq. texas. gov 34