Applicability

Section 724 Section 724.350  Applicability a)         The regulations in this Subpart L apply to owners and operators of facilities that store or treat hazardous waste in piles, except as Section 724.101 provides otherwise. b)         The regulations in this Subpart L do not apply to owners or operators of waste piles that are closed with wastes left in place.  Such waste piles are subject to regulation under Subpart N (Landfills). c)         The owner or operator of any waste pile that is inside or under a structure that provides protection from precipitation so that neither run-off nor leachate is generated is not subject to regulation under Section 724.351 or under Subpart F (Groundwater Protection), provided that the following is true: 1)         Liquids or materials containing free liquids are not placed in the pile; 2)         The pile is protected from surface water run-on by the structure or in some other manner; 3)         The pile is designed and operated to control dispersal of the waste by wind, where necessary, by means other than wetting; and 4)         The pile will not generate leachate through decomposition or other reactions.