310 CMR 30.010
Industrial Furnace (f) and (g)), that have been approved for disposal as special
wastes pursuant to M.G.L. c. 111, § 150A at waste disposal facilities, provided that:
a. these residues meet the generic exclusion levels identified in the tables of 40 CFR
261.3(c)(2)(ii)(C), as incorporated by reference, for all constituents, and exhibit no
characteristics of hazardous waste. Testing requirements must be incorporated in a
facility's waste analysis plan or a generator's waste analysis plan; at a minimum,
composite samples of residues must be collected and analyzed quarterly and/or when
the process or operation generating the waste changes. Persons claiming this
exclusion in an enforcement action will have the burden of proving by clear and
convincing evidence that the material meets all of the exclusion requirements
including the notification and certification requirements of 310 CMR
30.104(2)(e)2.b.
b. A one-time notification and certification shall be provided to the solid waste
facility and sent to the Department. The notification and certification must also be
retained by the generator and treatment facility and must be updated if the process or
operation generating the waste changes and/or if the solid waste facility receiving the
waste changes. However, the generator or treatment facility need only notify the
Department on an annual basis if such changes occur. Such notification and
certification shall be submitted to the Department no later than December 31st . The
contents of the notification and certification shall comply with 40 CFR
261.3(c)(2)(ii)(C)(2), as incorporated by reference.
3. Residue resulting from the treatment of hazardous debris, as defined in 40 CFR 268.2
and incorporated by reference at 310 CMR 30.750(1), provided such treatment was
conducted by means of the required extraction or destruction technologies specified in
40 CFR 268.45: Table 1 also as incorporated by reference at 310 CMR 30.750(1).
Persons claiming this exclusion in an enforcement action will have the burden of proving
by clear and convincing evidence that the material meets all of the exclusion
requirements.
(f) Materials subject to in-situ mining techniques which are not removed from the ground
as part of the extraction process.
(g) Household waste, including household waste that has been collected, transported, stored,
treated, disposed, recovered (e.g., refuse derived fuel) or reused, except household hazardous
waste accepted or accumulated at an event or center subject to 310 CMR 30.390. "Household
waste" means any material (including garbage, trash, and sanitary wastes in septic tanks)
derived from households (including single and multiple residences, hotels and motels,
bunkhouses, ranger stations, crew quarters, campgrounds, picnic grounds, and day-use
recreation areas). A resource recoveryfacilitymanaging municipal waste shall not be deemed
to be treating, storing, disposing of, or otherwise managing hazardous wastes for the
purposes of 310 CMR 30.000, if such facility:
1. Receives and burns only
a. Household waste (except household hazardous waste accepted or accumulated at
an event or center subject to 310 CMR 30.390) and
b. Waste from commercial or industrial sources that does not contain hazardous
waste; and
2. Does not accept hazardous waste, and the owner or operator of such facility has
established contractual requirements or other appropriate notification or inspection
procedures to assure that hazardous wastes are not received at or burned in such facility.
(h) Wastes generated by any of the following and which are returned to the soil as fertilizer:
1. The growing and harvesting of agricultural crops; and
2. The raising of animals, including animal manures.
(i) Mining overburden returned to the mine site.
(j)
Fly ash waste, bottom ash waste, slag waste, and flue gas emission control waste
generated primarily from the combustion of coal or other fossil fuels.
(k)
Drilling fluids, produced waters and other wastes associated with the exploration,
development, or production of crude oil, natural gas or geothermal energy.
(l) Waste which is hazardous solely because it fails the test for toxicity due to the presence
of chromium and waste which is hazardous because it is listed in 310 CMR 30.130 through
30.136 due only to the presence of chromium, provided the waste does not fail the test for
any characteristic other than toxicity due only to the presence of chromium, shall not be
subject to 310 CMR 30.000 if the criteria of 310 CMR 30.104(2)(l)1. through 3. are satisfied
and documentation establishing compliance with these criteria is kept on-site by the
generator in compliance with 310 CMR 30.331 and made available for inspection by the
Department or the waste meets one or more of the descriptions in 310 CMR 30.104(2)(l)4.
1. The chromium in the waste is exclusively, or nearly exclusively, trivalent chromium.
2. The waste is generated from an industrial process which uses trivalent chromium
exclusively, or nearly exclusively, and the process does not generate hexavalent
chromium.
3. The waste is typically and frequently managed in non-oxidizing environments.
4. Specific wastes which meet the standard in 310 CMR 30.104(2)(l)1. through 3.,
provided they do not fail the test for the toxicity characteristic for any other constituent
and do not exhibit any other characteristic, are:
a. Chrome (blue) trimmings generated by the following subcategories of the leather
tanning and finishing industry; hair pulp/chrome tan/retan/wet finish; hair
save/chrome tan/retan/wet finish; retan/wet finish; no beamhouse; through-the-blue;
and shearling.
b. Chrome (blue) shavings generated by the following subcategories of the leather
tanning and finishing industry: Hair pulp/chrome tan/retan/wet finish; hair
save/chrome tan/retan/wet finish; retan/wet finish; no beamhouse; through-the-blue;
and shearling.
c. Buffing dust generated by the following subcategories of the leather tanning and
finishing industry; hair pulp/chrome tan/retan/wet finish; hair save/chrome
tan/retan/wet finish; retan/wet finish; no beamhouse; through-the-blue.
d. Sewer screenings generated by the following subcategories of the leather tanning
and finishing industry: Hair pulp/chrome tan/retan/wet finish; hair save/chrome
tan/retan/wet finish; retan/wet finish; no beamhouse; through-the-blue; and shearling.
e. Wastewater treatment sludges generated by the following subcategories of the
leather tanning and finishing industry: Hair pulp/chrome tan/retan/wet finish; hair
save/chrome tan/retan/wet finish; retan/wet finish; no beamhouse; through-the-blue;
and shearling.
f. Wastewater treatment sludges generated by the following subcategories of the
leather tanning and finishing industry: Hair pulp/chrome tan/retan/wet finish; hair
save/chrome tan/retan/wet finish; and through-the-blue.
g. Waste scrap leather from the leather tanning industry, the shoe manufacturing
industry, and other leather product manufacturing industries.
h.
Wastewater treatment sludges from the production of TiO2 pigment using
chromium-bearing ores by the chloride process.
(m)
Waste from the extraction, beneficiation, and processing of ores and minerals
(including coal, phosphate rock and overburden from the mining of uranium ore). For
purposes of 310 CMR 30.104(2)(m), beneficiation of ores and minerals is restricted to the
activities enumerated by 40 CFR 261.4(b)(7)(i) and waste from the processing of ores and
minerals includes only those wastes specifically identified in 40 CFR 261.4(b)(7)(ii)(A)
through (T) and incorporated by reference herein.
(n) Cement kiln dust waste.
(o) Waste which consists of discarded arsenical-treated wood or wood products which fails
the test for the Toxicity Characteristic for Hazardous Waste Codes D004 through D017 and
which is not a hazardous waste for any other reason if the waste is generated by persons who
utilize the arsenical-treated wood and wood products for these materials' intended end use.
(p)
Petroleum-contaminated media and debris that fail the test for the Toxicity
Characteristic of 310 CMR 30.125 (Hazardous Waste Codes D018 through D043 only) when
managed in compliance with the requirements of 310 CMR 40.000.
(q) Explosives which are destroyed by, or whose destruction is supervised, by U.S. Army
Explosive Ordinance personnel, if such explosives are generated by a Small Quantity
Generator, as that term is defined in 310 CMR 30.351(1) and (2), such destruction does not
involve land disposal, and such destruction occurs during an immediate response to an
immediate threat to human health, safety or welfare or to the environment, by U.S. Army
Explosive Ordnance personnel.
(r)
Explosives which are destroyed by, or whose destruction is supervised by the
Department of Public Safety pursuant to M.G.L. c. 148, § 9 and codified at 527 CMR 13.00,
if such explosives are generated by a Small Quantity Generator, as that term is defined in
310 CMR 30.351(1) and (2), such destruction does not involve land disposal, and such
destruction occurs during an immediate response to an immediate threat to human health,
safety or welfare or to the environment, by Department of Public Safety personnel.
(s) Wastes with infectious characteristics, which are regulated by the Department of Public
Health pursuant to M.G.L. c. 111, §§ 3, and 51 through 56.
(t)
Amalgam waste that is hazardous solely because it fails the test for the Toxicity
Characteristic of 310 CMR 30.125 for Hazardous Waste Code D009 when managed by
dental facilities in compliance with the requirements of 310 CMR 73.00.
1.
Massachusetts facilities that reclaim amalgam waste described in 310 CMR
30.104(2)(u) must comply with the requirements of 310 CMR 30.200 and 30.800, as
applicable.
2. Massachusetts facilities that consolidate, but do not reclaim shipments of amalgam
waste described in 310 CMR 30.104(2)(u) must, prior to shipping off-site for
reclamation:
a. accumulate amalgam waste in containers that are sealed and structurally sound;
and
b. accumulate amalgam waste for no more than one year.
(u) Medicinal nitroglycerin, in finished dosage form such as tablets or capsules, that would
otherwise meet the description of a P081 listed waste, is not subject to hazardous waste
regulation pursuant to 310 CMR 30.000 so long as, upon generation, the following
conditions are met:
1. the waste does not meet the description of any other listing; and
2.
the waste does not exhibit any hazardous waste characteristic, including the
characteristic for which it was originally listed (i.e., the reactivity characteristic, as
described at 310 CMR 30.124).
(v) Hazardous debris, as defined in 310 CMR 30.010, that has been treated using one of the
required extraction or destruction technologies specified in 310 CMR 30.750 (see 40 CFR
268.45: Table 1). Persons claiming this exclusion in an enforcement action will have the
burden of proving by clear and convincing evidence that the material meets all of the
exclusion requirements.
(3) Wastes Subject to Conditional Exemptions.
(a) Samples of waste collected for the sole purpose of testing to determine their properties,
characteristics or composition while being managed pursuant to 310 CMR 30.104(3)(a)1. and
provided that the generator or sample collector complies with the requirements of 310 CMR
30.104(3)(a) 2. and 3.
1. The exemption established in 310 CMR 30.104(3)(a) is only applicable when:
a. The sample is being transported to a laboratory for the purpose of testing; or
b. The sample is being transported back to the sample collector after testing; or
c. The sample is being stored by the sample collector before transport to a laboratory
for testing; or
d. The sample is being stored in a laboratory before testing; or
e. The sample is being stored in a laboratory after testing but before it is returned
to the sample collector; or
f. The sample is being stored temporarily in the laboratory after testing for a specific
purpose (for example, until conclusion of a court case or enforcement action where
further testing of the sample may be necessary).
2. In order to qualify for the exemption in 310 CMR 30.104(3)(a), a sample collector
shipping samples to a laboratory and a laboratory returning samples to a sample collector
shall:
a. Comply with DOT, USPS, or any other applicable shipping requirements; or
b. Comply with the following requirements if the sample collector determines that
DOT, USPS, or other shipping requirements do not apply to the shipment of the
sample:
(i) Assure that the following information accompanies the sample:
(A) The sample collector's name mailing address and telephone number;
(B) The laboratory's name, mailing address, and telephone number;
(C) The quantity of the sample;
(D) The date of shipment; and
(E) A description of the sample.
(ii)
Package the sample so that it does not leak, spill, or vaporize from its
packaging.
3. This exemption shall not apply when the sample is discarded or if the laboratory
determines that the waste is hazardous but the laboratory is no longer meeting any of the
conditions stated in 310 CMR 30.104(3)(a)1.e. or f.
(b) Treatability Study Samples. Except as provided in 310 CMR 30.104(3)(b) and (c), any
person who generates or collects samples for the purpose of conducting treatability studies
is exempt from the requirements of 310 CMR 30.000, and need not include treatability study
samples in quantity determinations made pursuant to 310 CMR 30.340(1), 30.351(1) and
30.353(1), so long as such samples are managed pursuant to 310 CMR 30.104(3)(b).
1. The exemption established in 310 CMR 30.104(3)(b) is only applicable when:
a.
The generator or sample collector is collecting and preparing a sample for
transportation; or
b. The generator or sample collector is accumulating or storing a sample prior to
transportation to a laboratory or testing facility; or
c. The generator or sample collector is transporting a sample to a laboratory or
testing facility for the purpose of conducting a treatability study; or
d. The sample is being transported back to the generator or sample collector after
completion of the treatability study.
2.
Any person who generates or collects samples for the purpose of conducting a
treatability study shall comply with the following requirements:
a. The generator or sample collector shall accumulate for treatability studies a total
of no more than 10,000 kilograms of media contaminated with non-acutelyhazardous
waste, 1,000 kilograms of non-acutely hazardous waste other than contaminated
media, 1 kilogram of acutely hazardous waste, or 2,500 kilograms of media
contaminated with acutely hazardous waste for each treatment process being
evaluated for each generated waste stream; and
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b. The mass of each sample shipment shall not exceed 10,000 kilograms; the 10,000
kilogram quantity may be all media contaminated with non-acutely hazardous waste,
2,500 kilograms of media contaminated with acutely hazardous waste, 1,000
kilograms of hazardous waste, and 1 kilogram of acutely hazardous waste; and
c. The generator or sample collector accumulates treatability study samples at the
site of generation for 180 days or less; and
d. The generator or sample collector shall package the sample to ensure that the
sample will not leak, spill, or vaporize from its packaging during shipment, and shall
ensure that:
(i) The transportation of each sample shipment shall comply with DOT, USPS,
and all other applicable shipping requirements; or
(ii) If DOT, USPS, or other shipping requirements do not apply to the shipment
of the sample, the following information shall accompany the sample:
(A) The name, mailing address, and telephone number of the originator of
the sample;
(B)
The name, address, and telephone number of the facility that will
perform the treatability study;
(C) The quantity of the sample;
(D) The date of shipment; and
(E)
A description of the sample including the EPA Hazardous Waste
Number of the material in the sample; and
e. The generator or sample collector shall cause the sample to be shipped only to a
laboratory or testing facility which is exempt pursuant to 310 CMR 30.104(3)(c), or
has a valid license issued by the Department pursuant to M.G.L. c. 21C or interim
status; and
f.
The generator or sample collector may transport the sample off the site of
generation without having to obtain a license to transport hazardous waste or a
vehicle identification device for the vehicle in which the hazardous waste is
transported, and without having to use a hazardous waste manifest, but only if all of
the following requirements are met:
(i) The generator or sample collector may not collect or transport any treatability
sample except such treatability samples generated by that generator.
(ii) the transport of the treatability sample is not prohibited by the DOT pursuant
to 49 CFR 172.101(d).
(iii) The generator or sample collector may deliver the treatability sample only
to a destination described in 310 CMR 30.104(3)(b)2.e.
(iv) The generator or sample collector may not transport more, in the aggregate,
than 200 kilograms of treatability sample in any one vehicle at any one time.
Such treatability samples may be transported only in containers.
(v) The generator or sample collector shall transport the treatability sample only
in containers that are
(A) compatible with the sample; and
(B) tightly sealed; and
(C) tightly secured to the vehicle in which they are transported; and
(D) clearly marked and labelled in a manner which identifies, in words, the
material(s) in the container (e.g., acetone, toluene) and the hazard(s)
associated with the sample (e.g., ignitable, toxic, dangerous when wet); and
(E) clearly marked with the words "Treatability Sample"; and
(F) in compliance with applicable regulations and standards of the DOT and
the Massachusetts Department of Public Works, and the Massachusetts Board
of Fire Prevention Regulations, 527 CMR 1.00 through 24.00.
(vi) Treatability samples that are incompatible with each other shall not be
transported in the same vehicle at the same time.
(vii) In the event that a fire, explosion, spill or other release or threat of release
of oil, hazardous waste, or hazardous material occurs during transport, the
generator shall take all appropriate action to protect public health, safety, and
welfare and the environment, and shall
(A) Immediately notify the local fire and police departments; and
(B) Call the Bureau of Waste Site Clean-up at the Department’s Regional
Office serving the location where the release or threat of release occurred
when required by and within the time frames established pursuant to 310
CMR 40.0311 through 40.0317. To report a release after normal business
hours, dial (617) 556-1133, (888) 304-1133 (or such other telephone number
as may be designated by the Department) or follow any instructions provided
on the answering message for the Regional Office.
(C)
In addition to the notification requirements of 310 CMR
30.104(3)(b)2.f.(vii)(A) and (B), when a fire, explosion, spill or other release
could threaten human health or the environment, when a reportable quantity
limit established pursuant to 310 CMR 40.0000 has been exceeded, or when
the generator has knowledge that a spill has reached surface water or an
adjoining shoreline, the generator shall immediately notify the National
Response Center at its 24-hour toll-free number (1-800-424-8802) and
provide the information required pursuant to 310 CMR 30.351(9)(i)2.a
through g.
(viii) The vehicle in which the treatability sample is transported shall go directly
to the intended destination, without any stops or detours in between except those
reasonablyand immediately necessaryin response to road conditions, the driver's
need for nourishment or rest, the vehicle's need for service or maintenance, or
emergencies.
(ix) The generator shall placard the vehicle when so required by DOT pursuant
to 49 CFR 172.504.
g. A generator or sample collector who ships or offers for shipment any sample in
excess of 200 kilograms in weight shall:
(i) not itself transport the sample unless that generator or sample collector has
at that time a valid license issued by the Department pursuant to M.G.L. c. 21C
to transport hazardous waste; and
(ii) offer the sample for transportation only to a person who has at that time both
an EPA identification number and a valid license issued by the Department
pursuant to M.G.L. c. 21C for the transport of that hazardous waste sample; and
(iii) limit the mass of each sample shipment to 10,000 kilograms or less. The
10,000 kilogram quantity may be all media contaminated with non-acutely
hazardous waste, or may include 2,500 kilograms of media contaminated with
acutely hazardous waste, 1,000 kilograms of hazardous waste, and 1 kilogram of
acutely hazardous waste; and
h. The generator or sample collector shall maintain the following records for a
period of at least three years after completion of the treatability study, or for the
duration of any unresolved enforcement action, whichever period is longer:
(i) Copies of the shipping documents;
(ii) A copy of the contract with the facility conducting the treatability study;
(iii) Documentation showing:
(A) the amount of waste shipped pursuant to 310 CMR 30.104(3)(b);
(B) the name, address, and EPA identification number of the laboratory or
testing facility that received the waste;
(C) the date of the shipment to the laboratory or testing facility; and
(D)
whether or not unused samples and residues were returned to the
generator; and
i. A Large Quantity Generator shall report the information required in 310 CMR
30.104(3)(b)2.g.(iii) in its Biennial Report, as described in 310 CMR 30.332.
(c) Samples undergoing treatability studies at laboratories and testing facilities. While a
sample undergoing a treatability study is at a laboratory or testing facility, such sample is not
subject to any requirement of 310 CMR 30.000, provided that the requirements set forth in
310 CMR 30.104(3)(c) are met. The laboratory or test facility which only conducts
treatability studies on treatability samples is not subject to any requirement of 310 CMR
30.000 provided that the requirements of 310 CMR 30.104(3)(c) are met. A mobile treatment
unit may qualify as a testing facility subject to 310 CMR 30.104(3)(c). Where a group of
mobile treatment units are located at the same site, the limitations specified in 310 CMR
30.104(3)(c) apply to the entire group of mobile treatment units collectively as if the group
were one mobile treatment unit.
1. A laboratory or testing facility which intends to conduct treatability studies shall
notifythe Department, in writing, and shall submit an application to the Department prior
to commencing or conducting such treatability studies, and shall not commence such
treatability studies without the prior, written, site-specific approval of the Department.
The application shall include the following information:
a. The name and address of the owner of the property where the laboratory or testing
facility is located:
b. The name and address of the owner and operator of the laboratory or testing
facility;
c. The name and telephone number of the individual responsible for supervising all
treatability studies at the laboratory or testing facility;
d.
An operations plan which shall include a site plan and shall describe, at a
minimum, all of the following:
(i) All hazardous waste storage areas;
(ii) All hazardous waste treatment and sample analysis areas:
(iii)
All hazardous wastes to be stored and treated or analyzed, including
chemical name and waste codes;
(iv) All hazardous waste treatment processes;
(v)
Procedures for obtaining detailed chemical and physical analyses of
representative samples of wastes prior to receipt by the laboratory or testing
facility for treatability study; and
(vi)
Chemical and physical screening methods used to verify that the
information obtained pursuant to 310 CMR 30.104(3)(c)1.d.(v) accurately
represents the hazardous waste received from off-site generators and sample
collectors; and
e. Certification that the laboratory or testing facility is in compliance with 310 CMR
30.351(8) and (9), and that there are written emergency procedures to be used in the
event of a fire, explosion, or spill within the storage, analysis, and treatment areas,
including identification of the individual(s) responsible for implementing and
carrying out all emergency actions; and
f. The signatures described in 310 CMR 30.807(1) and certification required by 310
CMR 30.009 both for sites where mobile treatment units are placed and for
applicants located at a laboratory or testing facility; and
g. Listing and status of all required permits or construction approvals for treatability
study activity conducted, or intended or proposed to be conducted, by the applicant;
and
h. A description of introductory and continuing training programs for all personnel
involved in the treatability studies, and documentation of all training given and
intended or proposed to be given to each employee. Each applicant's training
program shall emphasize hazardous waste management, treatment, and emergency
procedures; and
i.
Certification that there are written decontamination procedures in effect for
mobile treatment units as required in 310 CMR 30.585;
j.
The following certification, which shall be separately signed by the persons
described in 310 CMR 30.807: I certify under penalty of law that the hazardous
waste treatment process and equipment have been designed and installed and will be
operated safely with a minimum risk to public health and safety and to the
environment.
k. Documentation that the applicant has sent a copy of the notification to the Board
of Health, Fire Department and Emergency Planning Committee of the city or town
in which the laboratory, testing facility, or mobile treatment unit will be located.
2. The Department may obtain additional information or conduct inspections at the
treatability site at any time to ensure that the operation constitutes an insignificant
potential hazard to the public health, safety, or welfare or the environment.
3. The laboratory or testing facility conducting the treatability study shall have an EPA
identification number as described in 310 CMR 30.511.
4.
The laboratory or testing facility shall initiate, in any one day, treatment in all
treatability studies on no more than 10,000 kilograms of "as received" media
contaminated with non-acutelyhazardous waste, 2,500 kilograms of media contaminated
with acutely hazardous waste, or 250 kilograms of other "as received" hazardous waste.
"As received" waste means the waste as received in the shipment from the generator or
sample collector.
5. For the purpose of evaluation in treatability studies, the total quantity of "as received"
hazardous waste stored at a laboratory or testing facility shall not at any time exceed, in
the aggregate, 10,000 kilograms. The10,000 kilogram quantity may include not more
than 10,000 kilograms of media contaminated with non-acutely hazardous waste, 2,500
kilograms of media contaminated with acutelyhazardous waste, 1,000 kilograms of non-
acutely hazardous wastes other than contaminated media, and 1 kilogram of acutely
hazardous waste. The total quantity of as received hazardous waste does not include
treatment materials (including non-hazardous waste) added to "as received" hazardous
waste.
6. The laboratory or testing facility shall hold no sample longer than 90 days after the
completion of the treatability study in which the sample was used, or one year after the
generator or sample collector ships the sample to the laboratory or testing facility (two
years for treatability studies involving bioremediation), whichever date first occurs. Up
to 500 kilograms of treated material from a particular wastestream from treatability
studies may be archived for future evaluation up to five years from the date of initial
receipt. Quantities of materials archived shall be counted towards the total storage limit
for the laboratory or testing facility.
7. The laboratory or testing facility shall accumulate treatability study samples, retained
samples, treatability study residues and treatment materials (including nonhazardous
waste) added to "as received" hazardous waste in storage at the laboratories or testing
facilities in compliance with the requirements in 310 CMR 30.351(8) and (9).
8. In a treatability study, the placement of hazardous waste into or on land, and the open
burning of hazardous waste, are prohibited.
9.
For three years following completion of each study, or for the duration of any
unresolved enforcement action, whichever period is longer, the laboratory or testing
facility shall maintain all records that show the treatment rate, the quantity of material
in storage, and the amount of time of storage, including, without limitation, records
showing the following:
a. The name, address, and EPA identification number of the generator or sample
collector of each waste sample;
b. The date the shipment was received by the laboratory or testing facility;
c. The quantity of waste accepted;
d. The quantity of "as received" waste in storage each day;
e. The date the treatment study was initiated and the amount of "as received" waste
introduced to treatment each day;
f. The date the treatability study was concluded; and
g. The date on which the laboratory or testing facility returned any unused sample
or residues generated from the treatability study to the generator or sample collector
or, if sent to a designated facility, the name and EPA identification number of the
facility.
10. The laboratory or testing facility shall keep on-site a copy of the treatability study
contract and all shipping papers associated with the transport of treatabilitystudysamples
to and from the facility for a period ending not less than three years from the completion
date of each treatability study, or for the duration of any unresolved enforcement action,
whichever period is longer. In the case of mobile treatment units, the laboratoryor testing
facility shall retain such information at the fixed facility where the mobile treatment unit
is stored when not in use. If such location is situated outside the Commonwealth, such
records shall be made available upon request of the Department.
11. The laboratory or testing facility shall prepare and submit a report to the Department
by March 15 of each year that estimates the number of studies and the amount of waste
expected to be used in treatability studies during the current year, and includes the
following information for the previous calendar year:
a. The name, address, and EPA identification number of the laboratory or testing
facility conducting the treatability studies;
b. The types (by process) of treatability studies conducted;
c. The names and addresses of persons for whom studies have been conducted
(including the EPA identification number of each);
d. The total quantity of "as received" waste together with any materials archived
pursuant to 310 CMR 30.104(3)(c)6. in storage each day;
e. The quantity and types of waste subjected to treatability studies;
f. When each treatability study was conducted;
g. The final disposition of residues and unused sample from each treatability study;
h. The names and addresses of all transporters or shippers (including the USPS) of
wastes;
i. Types of wastes including waste codes shipped or transported; and
j. Dates of each shipment.
12. The laboratory or testing facility shall determine whether any unused sample or
residues generated by the treatability study are hazardous waste pursuant to 310 CMR
30.100 and if so, are subject to 310 CMR 30.000, unless the residues and unused samples
are returned to the sample originator pursuant to 310 CMR 30.104(3)(b).
13.
The laboratory or testing facility shall comply with the following closure
requirements:
a. 310 CMR 30.585 (for equipment, structures, and soil);
b. 310 CMR 30.689 (for containers); and
c. 310 CMR 30.699 (for tank systems).
14. The laboratory or testing facility shall notify the Department by letter when the
facility is no longer planning to conduct any treatability studies at the site and certifies
compliance with the closure requirements referenced in 310 CMR 30.104(3)(c)13.
(d) Research Study Samples. Except as provided in 310 CMR 30.104(3)(d) and 310 CMR
30.864, any person who generates or collects samples for the purpose of conducting a
research study is exempt from the requirements of 310 CMR 30.000, and need not include
research studysamples in quantitydeterminations made pursuant to 310 CMR 30.340(1), 310
CMR 30.351(1) and 30.353(1), so long as such samples are managed pursuant to 310 CMR
30.104(3)(d).
1. The exemption established in 310 CMR 30.104(3)(d) is only applicable when:
a. The generator or sample collector is accumulating or storing a sample prior to
transportation to a research facility; or
b.
The generator or sample collector is collecting and preparing a sample for
transportation; or
c. The generator or sample collector is transporting, or causing to have transported,
a sample to a research facility for the purpose of conducting a research study.
d. The sample is being transported back to the generator or sample collector after
completion of the research study and pursuant to a contractual agreement with the
research facility.
2. Any person who generates or collects samples, in excess of treatability study limits
as set forth in 310 CMR 30.104(3)(b), for the purpose of conducting a research study
shall comply with the following requirements:
a. For each treatment or disposal process evaluated for each generated waste stream,
the generator or sample collector shall accumulate for a research study no more than
the quantity of such waste stream that is necessary for the purpose of such study and
specified in a contractual agreement with the destination research facility; and
b.
The generator or sample collector shall accumulate at any one time for all
research studies no more than the total quantities of various waste streams that are
determined to be necessary for the purpose of such studies and specified in one or
more contractual agreements with the destination research facility; and
c. The generator or sample collector shall package the sample to ensure that the
sample will not leak, spill, or vaporize from its packaging during shipment; and
d. The generator or sample collector shall cause the sample to be shipped only to a
research facility which has a valid license issued by the Department pursuant to 310
CMR 30.864; and
e. The generator or sample collector who transports or offers for transport to a
research facility any sample shall:
(i)
Comply with all applicable manifest requirements in 310 CMR 30.310
through 30.316;
(ii) Not itself transport the sample unless that generator or sample collector has
at that time a valid license issued by the Department pursuant to M.G.L. c. 21C
to transport hazardous waste; and
(iii) Offer the sample for transportation only to a person who has at that time
both an EPA identification number and a valid license issued by the Department
pursuant to M.G.L. c. 21C for the transport of that hazardous waste sample; and
f. The generator or sample collector shall maintain the following records for a
period of at least three years after completion of a research study, or for the duration
of any unresolved enforcement action, whichever period is longer:
(i) Copies of all manifests;
(ii) A copy of the contractual agreement with the research facility conducting the
research study;
(iii) Documentation showing:
(A) The amount of waste transported pursuant to 310 CMR 30.104(3)(d);
(B)
The name, address, and EPA identification number of the research
facility that received the waste; and
(C) The date of the shipment(s) to the research facility.
g. A Large Quantity Generator shall report the information required in 310 CMR
30.104(3)(d)2.f. in its Biennial Report, as described in 310 CMR 30.332.
3. Any person who intends to or does generate or collect samples, below treatability
study limits set forth in 310 CMR 30.104(3)(b), for the purpose of conducting a research
study shall comply with all applicable requirements set forth in 310 CMR 30.104(3)(b).
(e) Gasoline and water mixtures that are hazardous for the ignitability characteristic (D001)
and/or the toxicity characteristic for benzene (D018) provided that the generator of the
gasoline and water mixtures complies with the requirements of 310 CMR 30.104(3)(e). Such
generators shall ensure that:
1. the material has never been used and is being reclaimed for gasoline content;
2. the material, if accumulated on-site prior to shipping, is accumulated in containers
that are sealed, structurally sound and labeled as a “Gasoline/Water Mixture For
Reclamation – Ignitable – Toxic – Benzene”;
3. the material is transported by a hazardous waste transporter using either a manifest
or bill of lading, or by a common carrier using a bill of lading in compliance with
310 CMR 30.223(4)(b), as applicable, and in such a manner so as to not cause a leak or
spill during transit;
4. records from the recycling facility demonstrating that each shipment of material to the
recycling facility was received and recycled in compliance with applicable state and
federal laws and regulations, are kept by the generator for three years from the date of
recycling; and
5. the recycling facility signs the bill of lading or manifest acknowledging receipt of the
material and returns a copy after signature to the generator.
(f)
Dredged material when temporarily stored at an intermediate facility pursuant to
314 CMR 9.07(4), or when placed in confined disposal pursuant to 314 CMR 9.07(8),
provided it is managed in accordance with the following:
1. the material is managed in accordance with requirements established in a Clean
Water Act (33 U.S.C. 1344) § 401 certification, specifically covering the intermediate
facility or the confined disposal; and
2. the material is managed in accordance with requirements included in a permit issued
under § 404 of the Clean Water Act, specifically covering the intermediate facility or the
confined disposal;
3. this exemption shall not apply:
a. to any facility or activity that is not subject to regulation under § 404 of the Clean
Water Act;
b. to any facility or activity for which 401 certification requirements have been
waived by the Department;
c.
to any facility or activity regarding which all 401 certification requirements
established by the Department have not been included in a 404 permit; or
d. if the Department determines that compliance with some or all of the provisions
of 310 CMR 30.000 is required.
(g) Low-level mixed waste and the transportation and disposal of Naturally Occurring
and/or Accelerator-produced Radioactive Material (NARM) that contain hazardous waste
managed in compliance with 40 CFR Part 266, Subpart N, hereby incorporated by reference,
subject to the following exceptions, additions and modifications:
1. When the low-level mixed waste referenced in 310 CMR 30.104(3)(g) has met the
requirements for reaching background radiation levels in its Nuclear Regulatory
Commission background license for decay-in-storage and can be disposed of as a non
radioactive waste, then the conditional exemption for storage no longer applies and such
waste is subject to hazardous waste regulation pursuant to the applicable provisions of
310 CMR 30.000.
2. Within three days of becoming subject to hazardous waste regulation, pursuant to
310 CMR 30.104(3)(g)1., such waste shall be transferred to the generator’s hazardous
waste accumulation area, and labeled with the date on which the waste was transferred
to the accumulation area as the container accumulation start date.
(h) Used, broken cathode ray tubes (CRTs) and processed CRT glass undergoing recycling
that are managed in compliance with 310 CMR 30.104(3)(h). Such generators shall ensure
that:
1. Prior to Processing. These materials are not hazardous wastes if they are destined for
recycling and if they meet the following requirements:
a. Storage. The broken CRTs shall be placed in a container (i.e., a package or a
vehicle) that is constructed, filled, and closed to minimize releases to the
environment of CRT glass (including fine solid materials).
b. Labeling. Each container in which the used, broken CRT is contained shall be
labeled or marked clearly with one of the following phrases: "Used cathode ray
tube(s)-contains leaded glass" or "Leaded glass from televisions or computers." It
shall also be labeled: "Do not mix with other glass materials."
c.
Transportation. The used, broken CRTs shall be transported in a container
meeting the requirements of 310 CMR 30.104(3)(h)1.a. and 310 CMR
30.104(3)(h)1.b.
d. Speculative Accumulation and Use Constituting Disposal. The used, broken
CRTs are subject to the speculative accumulation prohibition described at 310 CMR
30.205(14), including the same recordkeeping requirements as are stated there for
permittees. If they are used in a manner constituting disposal, or intended for
disposal, and they or their components exhibit a hazardous waste characteristic
described at 310 CMR 30.125, they shall comply with the applicable requirements
of 310 CMR 30.000 instead of the requirements of 310 CMR 30.104(3)(h).
e.
Exports. In addition to the applicable conditions specified in 310 CMR
30.104(3)(h)1. and 2., exporters of used, broken CRTs shall comply with the EPA
administered requirements at 40 CFR 260.2(d) and 261.39(a)(5).
2.
Requirements for Used CRT Processing. Used, broken CRTs undergoing CRT
processing as defined in 310 CMR 30.010 are not hazardous wastes if they meet the
following requirements:
a. Storage. Used, broken CRTs undergoing processing are subject to 310 CMR
30.104(3)(h)1.d.
b. Processing.
i. All CRT processing activities described in the CRT processing definition at
310 CMR 30.010(1) through (3) shall be performed within a building with a roof,
floor, and walls;
ii.
No activities may be performed that use temperatures high enough to
volatilize lead from CRTs; and
iii.
A company that conducts CRT Processing shall submit a one-time
notification to the Department on a form specified by the Department 30 days
prior to commencing CRT Processing. This notification shall include, at a
minimum, the name and address of the companyconducting the CRT Processing,
the name and phone number of a company contact person, a description of the
CRT glass processing operation including, but not limited to, the procedures for
acceptance, handling and processing, and the name and address of the facilities
to which the CRT glass is sent for recycling.
c. Processed CRT Glass Sent to CRT Glass Making or Lead Smelting. Glass from
used CRTs that is destined for recycling at a CRT glass manufacturer or a lead
smelter after processing is not a hazardous waste if it meets the speculative
accumulation prohibition described at 310 CMR 30.205(14), including the same
record-keeping requirements as is stated there for permittees.
d. Use Constituting Disposal. Glass from used CRTs that exhibits a hazardous
waste characteristic described at 310 CMR 30.125 and that is used in a manner
constituting disposal, or intended for disposal, shall comply with the requirements
of 310 CMR 30.000 instead of the requirements of 310 CMR 30.104(3)(h).
(i) Solvent-contaminated wipes that are sent for cleaning and reuse are not hazardous wastes
from the point of generation, provided that all of the following conditions are met:
1. The solvent-contaminated wipes, when accumulated, stored, and transported, are
contained in non-leaking, closed containers that are labeled "Excluded
Solvent-contaminated Wipes." The containers must be able to contain free liquids,
should free liquids occur. During accumulation, a container is considered closed when
there is complete contact between the fitted lid and the rim, except when it is necessary
to add or remove solvent-contaminated wipes. When the container is full, or when the
solvent-contaminated wipes are no longer being accumulated, or when the container is
being transported, the container must be sealed with all lids properlyand securelyaffixed
to the container and all openings tightly bound or closed sufficiently to prevent leaks and
emissions;
2. The solvent-contaminated wipes may be accumulated by the generator for up to 180
days from the start date of accumulation for each container prior to being sent for
cleaning;
3. At the point of being sent for cleaning on-site or at the point of being transported
off-site for cleaning, the solvent-contaminated wipes must contain no free liquids as
defined in 310 CMR 30.010;
4. Free liquids removed from the solvent-contaminated wipes or from the container
holding the wipes must be managed according to the applicable regulations found in
310 CMR 30.000;
5. Generators must maintain at their site the following documentation:
a. Name and address of the laundry or dry cleaner that is receiving the solvent-
contaminated wipes;
b.
Documentation that the 180-day accumulation time limit in 310 CMR
30.104(3)(i)2. is being met; and
c.
Description of the process the generator is using to ensure the solvent-
contaminated wipes contain no free liquids at the point of being laundered or dry
cleaned on-site or at the point of being transported off-site for laundering or dry
cleaning.
6. The solvent-contaminated wipes are sent to a laundry or dry cleaner in Massachusetts,
or in another State where this exclusion has been adopted, whose discharge, if any, is
regulated under §§ 301 and 402 or § 307 of the Clean Water Act.
(j)
Solvent-contaminated wipes, except for wipes that are hazardous waste due to the
presence of trichloroethylene, that are sent for disposal are not hazardous wastes from the
point of generation provided that all of the following conditions are met:
1. The solvent-contaminated wipes, when accumulated, stored, and transported, are
contained in non-leaking, closed containers that are labeled "Excluded
Solvent-contaminated Wipes." The containers must be able to contain free liquids,
should free liquids occur. During accumulation, a container is considered closed when
there is complete contact between the fitted lid and the rim, except when it is necessary
to add or remove solvent-contaminated wipes. When the container is full, or when the
solvent-contaminated wipes are no longer being accumulated, or when the container is
being transported, the container must be sealed with all lids properly and securely affixed
to the container and all openings tightly bound or closed sufficiently to prevent leaks and
emissions;
2. The solvent-contaminated wipes may be accumulated by the generator for up to 180
days from the start date of accumulation for each container prior to being sent for
disposal;
3. At the point of being transported for disposal, the solvent-contaminated wipes must
contain no free liquids as defined in 310 CMR 30.010;
4. Free liquids removed from the solvent-contaminated wipes or from the container
holding the wipes must be managed according to the applicable regulations found in
310 CMR 30.000;
5. Generators must maintain at their site the following documentation:
a.
Name and address of the landfill or combustor that is receiving the
solvent-contaminated wipes;
b.
Documentation that the 180-day accumulation time limit in 310 CMR
30.104(3)(i)2. is being met; and
c. Description of the process the generator is using to ensure solvent-contaminated
wipes contain no free liquids at the point of being transported for disposal.
6. The solvent-contaminated wipes are sent for disposal
a. To a municipal solid waste landfill permitted pursuant to M.G.L. c. 111, § 150A
(Solid Waste Management Act) and implementing regulations, or to a municipal
solid waste landfill in another state where this exclusion has been adopted and which
is regulated under 40 CFR Part 258, including 40 CFR 258.40, or to a hazardous
waste landfill regulated under 40 CFR Parts 264 or 265 or equivalent State
regulations; or
b. To a municipal waste combustor in Massachusetts or other combustion facility
regulated under M.G.L. c. 111, § 142A through § 142E and implementing
regulations, or to a municipal waste combustor or other combustion facility in
another State where this exclusion has been adopted and which is regulated under
Section 129 of the Clean Air Act, or to a hazardous waste combustor, boiler, or
industrial furnace regulated under 40 CFR parts 264, 265, or 266 subpart H or
equivalent State regulations.
(k) Airbag Waste.
1.
Airbag waste at the airbag waste handler or during transport to an airbag waste
collection facility or designated facility is not a hazardous waste and is not subject to the
notification requirements of 310 CMR 30.060 through 30.064 provided that:
a.
The airbag waste is accumulated in a quantity of no more than 250 airbag
modules or airbag inflators, for no longer than 180 days;
b. The airbag waste is packaged in a container designed to address the risk posed by
the airbag waste and labeled "Airbag Waste-Do Not Reuse";
c. The airbag waste is sent directly to either:
i. An airbag waste collection facility in the United States under the control of a
vehicle manufacturer or their authorized representative, or under the control of
an authorized party administering a remedy program in response to a recall under
the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, or
ii. A designated facility as defined in 310 CMR 30.010;
d. The transport of the airbag waste complies with all applicable U.S. Department
of Transportation regulations in 49 CFR Part 171 through 180 during transit;
e. The airbag waste handler maintains at the handler facility for no less than three
years records of all off-site shipments of airbag waste and all confirmations of receipt
from the receiving facility. For each shipment, these records must, at a minimum,
contain the name of the transporter and date of the shipment; name and address of
receiving facility; and the type and quantity of airbag waste (i.e., airbag modules or
airbag inflators) in the shipment. Confirmations of receipt must include the name
and address of the receiving facility; the type and quantity of the airbag waste (i.e.,
airbag modules and airbag inflators) received; and the date which it was received.
Shipping records and confirmations of receipt must be made available for inspection
and may be satisfied by routine business records (e.g., electronic or paper financial
records, bills of lading, copies of DOT shipping papers, or electronic confirmations
of receipt).
2. Once the airbag waste arrives at an airbag waste collection facility or designated
facility, it becomes subject to all applicable hazardous waste regulations, and the facility
receiving airbag waste is considered the hazardous waste generator for the purposes of
the hazardous waste regulations and must comply with the requirements of 310 CMR
30.000, as applicable.
3. Reuse in vehicles of defective airbag modules or defective airbag inflators subject to
a recall under the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is prohibited.