Monitoring and Inspections

Section 725 Section 725.477  Monitoring and Inspections The owner or operator must conduct, as a minimum, the following monitoring and inspections when thermally treating hazardous waste: a)         Existing instruments that relate to temperature and emission control (if an emission control device is present) must be monitored at least every 15 minutes.  Appropriate corrections to maintain steady state or other appropriate thermal treatment conditions must be made immediately either automatically or by the operator.  Instruments that relate to temperature and emission control would normally include those measuring waste feed, auxiliary fuel feed, treatment process temperature, and relevant process flow and level controls. b)         The stack plume (emissions), where present, must be observed visually at least hourly for normal appearance (color and opacity).  The operator must immediately make any indicated operating corrections necessary to return any visible emissions to their normal appearance. c)         The complete thermal treatment process and associated equipment (pumps, valves, conveyors, pipes, etc.) must be inspected at least daily for leaks, spills and fugitive emissions, and all emergency shutdown controls and system alarms  must be checked to assure proper operation.