Md. Code Regs. 26.13.03.03-3 - Satellite Accumulation Areas
A.
Applicability.
(1) This regulation
establishes conditions under which a person may accumulate a limited quantity
of hazardous waste in containers at or near the point of generation of the
waste without having to:
(a) Manage the area
where the waste is being accumulated under the hazardous waste accumulation
requirements of Regulations .03-4-.03-10 of this chapter, except as otherwise
specified in this regulation;
(b)
Obtain a CHS permit issued under COMAR 26.13.07 for the area in which the
hazardous waste is being accumulated; or
(c) Qualify for interim status, as defined in
COMAR 26.13.01.03B,
with respect to the area where the hazardous waste is being
accumulated.
(2) A
hazardous waste management area referred to in §A(1) of this regulation is
known as a satellite accumulation area.
B. Eligible Locations. A location is only
eligible to be used as a satellite accumulation area for hazardous waste if the
location is:
(1) At or near a point of
generation where the waste initially accumulates; and
(2) Under the control of the operator of the
process generating the waste.
C. Satellite Accumulation Area Waste Removal
Triggers.
(1) If a person accumulates more
than the following amounts of hazardous waste in a satellite accumulation area,
the person shall take the actions specified in §D of this regulation with
respect to that waste:
(a) 55 gallons of
nonacute hazardous waste; or
(b)
Acute hazardous waste in excess of:
(i) 1
quart of liquid acute hazardous waste;
(ii) Either 1 kilogram of solid acute
hazardous waste or 1 quart of solid acute hazardous waste, at the discretion of
the person who is accumulating the waste; or
(iii) 1 kilogram of any combination of solid
and liquid acute hazardous waste.
(2) If a waste removal trigger has been
reached in a satellite accumulation area for nonacute hazardous waste but not
for acute hazardous waste, or vice versa, the actions specified in §D of this
regulation are only required for the waste for which the waste removal trigger
has been exceeded.
D.
Actions Required if a Waste Removal Trigger is Exceeded.
(1) The requirements of this section apply
separately to containers of acute hazardous waste and containers of nonacute
hazardous waste.
(2) Upon
accumulation in a satellite accumulation area of an amount of hazardous waste
that exceeds a quantity specified in §C(1) of this regulation, the generator of
the waste shall:
(a) Immediately mark each
container of hazardous waste that is contributing to the exceedance with the
date on which the exceedance occurred; and
(b) If the generator begins using an
additional container for the accumulation of hazardous waste in the satellite
accumulation area, contributing to the exceedance of the waste removal trigger,
before the actions required by §D(2)(c) of this regulation are taken, the
generator shall mark the container with the date identified in §D(2)(a) of this
regulation.
(3) Not later
than the end of the third day after the date of exceedance identified in
§D(2)(a) of this regulation, the generator shall either:
(a) Begin operating the satellite
accumulation area as a hazardous waste accumulation area in accordance with the
requirements of Regulation .03-4 of this chapter; or
(b) Remove all waste required to have been
marked with the date of exceedance from the satellite accumulation area and
transfer it to:
(i) A hazardous waste
accumulation area operated in accordance with the requirements of Regulation
.03-4 of this chapter;
(ii) An
on-site interim status or permitted hazardous waste treatment, storage, or
disposal facility; or
(iii) An
off-site designated facility authorized to accept the waste.
E. Management
Standards.
(1) The generator of a hazardous
waste that is being managed in a satellite accumulation area shall ensure that
the waste is managed in accordance with the requirements of this section. If
the generator fails to do so, then, during the period of noncompliance, the
generator will lose the exemption from the requirement to have a CHS permit or
interim status, and may be subject to enforcement action for operating a CHS
facility without a permit or interim status authorization.
(2) If a container of hazardous waste in a
satellite accumulation area is not in good condition, or if it begins to leak,
the generator shall immediately:
(a) Transfer
the hazardous waste from the container to a container that is in good condition
and that does not leak; or
(b)
Transfer the hazardous waste to a hazardous waste accumulation area operated in
compliance with the requirements of Regulation .03-4 of this
chapter.
(3) Special
Standards for Incompatible Wastes. A person:
(a) May not place incompatible wastes, or
incompatible wastes and materials, examples of which are found in COMAR
26.13.05.24, in the same container
unless the requirements of COMAR
26.13.05.02H(2)
are met;
(b) May not place
hazardous waste in an unwashed container that previously held an incompatible
waste or material unless the requirements of COMAR
26.13.05.02H(2)
are met; and
(c) Shall ensure that
a container that holds hazardous waste that is incompatible with any waste or
other materials accumulated nearby in other containers is separated from the
other materials or protected from them by any practical
means.
(4) A container
holding hazardous waste shall be kept closed at all times during accumulation
except when:
(a) Adding, removing, or
consolidating waste; or
(b)
Temporary venting of the container is necessary:
(i) For the proper operation of equipment;
or
(ii) To prevent dangerous
situations, such as the buildup of extreme
pressure.
(5)
The generator shall mark or label a container that is being used to accumulate
hazardous waste with
(a) The words "Hazardous
Waste"; and
(b) An indication of
the hazards of the contents of the container, with the marking or label
communicating the hazards by:
(i) Listing the
hazardous waste characteristic or characteristics that the waste
exhibits;
(ii) Providing hazard
communication information consistent with the U.S. Department of Transportation
requirements at 49 CFR Part 172 Subpart E (labeling) or Subpart F
(placarding);
(iii) Providing a
hazard statement or pictogram consistent with the U.S. Occupational Health and
Safety Administration Hazard Communication Standard at
29 CFR §
1910.1200;
(iv) Providing a chemical hazard label
consistent with the National Fire Protection Association code 704; or
(v) Some other method that is at least as
effective as any of the methods listed in §E(5)(b)(i)-(iv) of this
regulation.
(6)
The generator shall ensure that the satellite accumulation area is operated in
accordance with the preparedness and prevention requirements of Regulation
.03-5C of this chapter.
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