Kan. Admin. Regs. § 4-13-25e - Requirements for mixing and loading pads for bulk pesticides

Each owner or operator shall meet the following requirements:

(a) Each mixing and loading pad not connected to a storage area shall be of adequate size and design to contain at least 110 percent of the capacity of the container or tank on the pad and the displacement of tanks, equipment, appurtenances, fixtures, and material located on the pad.

(b) Each mixing and loading pad shall be constructed to contain any discharge and shall be leakproof with all cracks, seams, and joints sealed. The pad shall be impervious to spills and capable of supporting the weight of the heaviest vehicle plus all loading, unloading, and mixing operations. The floor of the mixing and loading pad shall slope to a single point or to a sump, for the recovery of liquid spills.

(c) The sump shall be emptied daily by an on-site operator, who shall continuously monitor this process. The on-site operator may use an automatically activated pump to empty the sump if an automatic overflow switch is installed for the receiving container. The owner or operator may use the recovered pesticide for its intended purpose if it can be used according to the recovered pesticide's label. The owner or operator shall dispose of, in accordance with the label, any recovered pesticide that cannot be used.

(d) The following activities conducted at the facility shall be performed on the mixing and loading pad or within secondary containment:

(1) Filling pesticide containers;

(2) washing application equipment;

(3) rinsing pesticide containers or application equipment;

(4) mixing operations; and

(5) loading application equipment.

Notes

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 4-13-25e

Authorized by and implementing K.S.A. 2-2467a; effective Dec. 27, 2002; amended Sept. 3, 2010.