35 Ill. Adm. Code 727.270
Use and Management of Containers
Section 727.270Â Use and Management of Containers
a)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Applicability
of This Section. This Section applies to the owner or operator of a facility
that treats or stores hazardous waste in containers under a RCRA standardized
permit pursuant to Subpart J of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 703, except as provided in
Section 727.100(a)(2).
BOARD NOTE:Â Subsection (a) is
derived from 40 CFR 267.170 (2017).
b)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Standards
Applicable to Containers. Standards apply to the condition of containers, to
the compatibility of waste with containers, and to the management of containers
holding hazardous waste.
1)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Condition
of Containers. If a container holding hazardous waste is not in good condition
(for example, it exhibits severe rusting or apparent structural defects) or if
it begins to leak, the facility owner or operator must undertake either of the
following actions:
A)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â It
must transfer the hazardous waste from the defective container to a container
that is in good condition; or
B)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â It
must manage the waste in some other way that complies with the requirements of
this Part.
2)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Compatibility
of Waste with Containers. To ensure that the ability of the container to
contain the waste is not impaired, the facility owner or operator must use a
container made of or lined with materials that are compatible and will not
react with the hazardous waste to be stored.
3)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Management
of Containers
A)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â The
facility owner or operator must always keep a container holding hazardous waste
closed during storage, except when it adds or removes waste.
B)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â The
facility owner or operator must never open, handle, or store a container holding
hazardous waste in a manner that may rupture the container or cause it to leak.
BOARD NOTE:Â Subsection (b) is
derived from 40 CFR 267.171 (2017).
c)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Inspection
Requirements. At least weekly, the facility owner or operator must inspect
areas where it stores containers, looking for leaking containers and for
deterioration of containers and the containment system caused by corrosion or
other factors.
BOARD NOTE:Â Subsection (c) is
derived from 40 CFR 267.172 (2017).
d)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Standards
Applicable to the Container Storage Areas
1)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â The
facility owner or operator must design and operate a containment system for its
container storage areas according to the requirements in subsection (d)(2),
except as otherwise provided by subsection (d)(3).
2)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â The
design and operating requirements for a containment system are the following:
A)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â A base
must underlie the containers that is free of cracks or gaps and is sufficiently
impervious to contain leaks, spills, and accumulated precipitation until the
collected material is detected and removed;
B)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â The
base must be sloped, or the containment system must be otherwise designed and
operated to drain and remove liquids resulting from leaks, spills, or
precipitation, unless the containers are elevated or are otherwise protected
from contact with accumulated liquids;
C)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â The
containment system must have sufficient capacity to contain 10 percent of the
volume of all containers placed in it, or the volume of the largest container,
whichever is greater. This requirement does not apply to containers that do
not contain free liquids;
D)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â The
owner or operator must prevent run-on into the containment system, unless the
collection system has sufficient excess capacity to contain the liquid, in
addition to that required by subsection (d)(2)(C); and
E)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â The
owner or operator must remove any spilled or leaked waste and accumulated
precipitation from the sump or collection area as promptly as is necessary to
prevent overflow of the collection system.
3)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Except
as provided in subsection (d)(4), the owner or operator does not need a
containment system, as defined in subsection (d)(2), for storage areas that
store containers holding only wastes with no free liquids if either of the
following conditions are fulfilled:
A)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â The
storage area is sloped or is otherwise designed and operated to drain and
remove liquid resulting from precipitation; or
B)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â The
containers are elevated or are otherwise protected from contact with
accumulated liquid.
4)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â The
facility owner or operator must have a containment system defined by subsection
(d)(2) for storage areas that store containers holding F020, F021, F022, F023,
F026, and F027 wastes, even if the wastes do not contain free liquids.
BOARD NOTE:Â Subsection (d) is
derived from 40 CFR 267.173 (2017).
e)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Special
Requirements for Ignitable or Reactive Waste
The facility owner or operator
must locate containers holding ignitable or reactive waste at least 15 meters
(50 feet) from its facility property line. The owner or operator must also
follow the general requirements for ignitable or reactive wastes that are
specified in Section 727.110(h)(1).
BOARD NOTE:Â Subsection (e) is
derived from 40 CFR 267.174 (2017).
f)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Special
Requirements for Incompatible Wastes
1)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â The
facility owner or operator must not place incompatible wastes or incompatible
wastes and materials (see appendix V to 40 CFR 264, incorporated by reference
in 35 Ill. Adm. Code 720.111(b), for examples) in the same container, unless it
complies with Section 727.110(h)(2).
2)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â The
facility owner or operator must not place hazardous waste in an unwashed
container that previously held an incompatible waste or material.
3)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â The
facility owner or operator must separate a storage container holding a
hazardous waste that is incompatible with any waste or with other materials
stored nearby in other containers, piles, open tanks, or surface impoundments
from the other materials, or protect the containers by means of a dike, berm,
wall, or other device.
BOARD NOTE:Â Subsection (f) is
derived from 40 CFR 267.175 (2017).
g)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Requirements
for Stopping the Use of Containers. The facility owner or operator must remove
all hazardous waste and hazardous waste residues from the containment system.Â
The owner or operator must decontaminate or remove remaining containers,
liners, bases, and soil containing, or contaminated with, hazardous waste or
hazardous waste residues.
BOARD NOTE:Â Subsection (g) is
derived from 40 CFR 267.176 (2017).
h)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Air Emission
Standards. The facility owner or operator must manage all hazardous waste
placed in a container according to the requirements of Subparts AA, BB, and CC
of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 724. Under a RCRA standardized permit, the following
control devices are permissible:Â a thermal vapor incinerator, a catalytic
vapor incinerator, a flame, a boiler, a process heater, a condenser, or a
carbon absorption unit.
BOARD NOTE:Â Subsection (h) is
derived from 40 CFR 267.177 (2017).