Mich. Admin. Code R. 299.9227 - Deletion of certain hazardous waste numbers after equipment cleaning and replacement
Rule 227.
(1)
Wastes from wood preserving processes at plants that do not resume or initiate
the use of chlorophenolic preservatives will not meet the listing description
of F032 once the generator has met all of the requirements of subrules (2) to
(5) of this rule. These wastes may, however, continue to meet another hazardous
waste listing description or may exhibit 1 or more of the hazardous waste
characteristics.
(2) Generators
shall either clean or replace all process equipment that may have come into
contact with chlorophenolic formulations or constituents thereof, including,
but not limited to, treatment cylinders, sumps, tanks, piping systems, drip
pads, fork lifts, and trams, in a manner that minimizes or eliminates the
escape of hazardous waste or constituents, leachate, contaminated drippage, or
hazardous waste decomposition products to the environment. In cleaning or
replacing the process equipment, the generator shall do 1 of the following:
(a) Prepare and follow a process equipment
cleaning plan and clean process equipment in accordance with the provisions of
subrule (3) of this rule.
(b)
Prepare and follow a process equipment replacement plan and replace process
equipment in accordance with the provisions of subrule (4) of this
rule.
(c) Document that previous
process equipment cleaning or replacement, or both, was performed in accordance
with the provisions of subrule (3) or (4), or both, of this rule and occurred
after cessation of the use of chlorophenolic preservatives.
(3) In cleaning the process
equipment that may have come into contact with chlorophenolic formulations, the
generator shall do all of the following:
(a)
Prepare and sign a written process equipment cleaning plan that describes all
of the following:
(i) The process equipment
to be cleaned.
(ii) The process
equipment cleaning method or methods.
(iii) The solvent to be used in cleaning the
process equipment.
(iv) How the
solvent rinses will be tested.
(v)
How the cleaning residues will be managed and disposed of.
(b) Clean the process equipment as follows:
(i) Remove all visible residues from the
process equipment.
(ii) Rinse
process equipment with an appropriate solvent until dioxins and dibenzofurans
are not detected in the final solvent rinse.
(c) Test the rinses in accordance with an
appropriate method in accordance with
40
C.F.R. §
261.35(b)(2)(iii).
(d) Manage all residues from the cleaning
process as F032 waste.
(4) In replacing the process equipment that
may have come into contact with chlorophenolic formulations, the generator
shall do both of the following:
(a) Prepare
and sign a written process equipment replacement plan that describes all of the
following:
(i) The process equipment to be
replaced.
(ii) The process
equipment replacement method or methods.
(iii) How the process equipment will be
managed and disposed of.
(b) Manage the discarded process equipment as
F032 waste.
(5) The
generator shall maintain all of the following information that documents the
cleaning and replacement activities as part of the operating record:
(a) The name and address of the
plant.
(b) Formulations previously
used and the date on which their use ceased in each process at the
plant.
(c) Formulations currently
used in each process at the plant.
(d) The equipment cleaning or replacement
plan.
(e) The name and address of
any persons who conducted the cleaning and replacement.
(f) The dates on which the cleaning and
replacement were accomplished.
(g)
The dates of sampling and testing.
(h) A description of the sampling handling
and preparation techniques, including the techniques that are used for all of
the following:
(i) Extraction.
(ii) Containerization.
(iii) Preservation.
(iv) Chain-of-custody of the
samples.
(i) A
description of the tests performed, the date the tests were performed, and the
results of the tests.
(j) The names
and model numbers of the instruments used in performing the tests.
(k) Quality assurance/quality control
documentation.
(l) A statement
which is signed by the generator or the generator's authorized representative
and which contains the following language: "I certify under penalty of law
cleaned or replaced as represented in the equipment cleaning and/or replacement
plan and accompanying documentation. I am aware that there are significant
penalties for providing false information, including the possibility of fine or
imprisonment." (6) The provisions of
40
C.F.R. §
261.35(b)(2)(iii) are
adopted by reference in
R 299.11003.
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