Applicability

Section 725 Section 725.290  Applicability The regulations of this Subpart J apply to owners and operators of facilities that use tank systems for storing or treating hazardous waste, except as otherwise provided in subsection (a), (b), or (c) or in Section 725.101. a)         Tank systems that are used to store or treat hazardous waste that contains no free liquids and that are situated inside a building with an impermeable floor are exempted from the requirements in Section 725.293.  To demonstrate the absence or presence of free liquids in the stored or treated waste, the following test must be used: USEPA  Method 9095B (Paint Filter Liquids Test), as described in "Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Wastes, Physical/Chemical Methods", USEPA publication number EPA-530/SW-846, incorporated by reference in 35 Ill. Adm. Code 720.111(a). b)         Tank systems, including sumps, as defined in 35 Ill. Adm. Code 720.110, that serve as part of a secondary containment system to collect or contain releases of hazardous wastes are exempted from the requirements in Section 725.293(a). c)         Tanks, sumps, and other collection devices used in conjunction with drip pads, as defined in 35 Ill. Adm. Code 720.110 and regulated under Subpart W, must meet the requirements of this Subpart J.