Supplemental Requirements for Photo Processors and Printers

(1) Photo processors and printers shall not discharge industrial wastewater to the ground without a groundwater permit pursuant to 314 CMR 5.00: Ground Water Discharge Permit Program, and shall not discharge industrial wastewater to surface water without a permit pursuant to 314 CMR 3.00: Surface Water Discharge Permit Program. Discharge of industrial wastewater to a septic or on site disposal system is prohibited. (2) Photo processors and printers subject to 310 CMR 71.00 that use silver recovery systems with cartridges or non-cartridges shall comply with the general and specific prohibitions listed in 310 CMR 71.06(2)(a) and (b): (a) General Prohibitions. No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged to a POTW any substances, materials or wastewaters that can harm the sewers, wastewater treatment process, or equipment; have an adverse impact on the receiving waters or can otherwise endanger life, limb, public property or constitute a nuisance. In addition, no person shall discharge hazardous waste or allow the discharge of hazardous waste through any sewer connection. In determining the acceptability of these wastewaters, consideration shall be given to such factors as the quantities of such wastewaters in relation to flows and velocities in the sewers, materials or construction of sewers, nature of the wastewater treatment process, capacity of the wastewater treatment process, degree of treatability of such wastewaters in the wastewater treatment plant, and other pertinent factors. Pollutants introduced into POTWs by a non-domestic source shall not pass through the POTW or interfere with the operation or performance of the works. These general prohibitions and the specific prohibitions listed in 310 CMR 71.06(2)(b) apply to all non-domestic sources introducing pollutants into a POTW whether or not the source is subject to other pretreatment standards or any other Federal, State or local pretreatment requirements. (b) Specific Prohibitions. In addition, the following pollutants shall not be introduced into a POTW: 1. Pollutants which create a fire or explosion hazard in the POTW; 2. Pollutants which cause corrosive structural damage to the POTW, but in no case discharges with pH lower than 5.5 or more than 10.0, unless the works is specifically designed to accommodate such discharges; 3. Solid or viscous pollutants in amounts which will cause obstruction to the flow in the POTW resulting in interference; 4. Any pollutant, including oxygen demanding pollutants discharged in a flow rate and/or pollutant concentration which will cause interference with the POTW; 5. Heat in amounts which will inhibit biological activity in the POTW resulting in interference, but in no case heat in such quantities that the temperature at the POTW treatment plant exceeds 40°C (104°F) unless the Division, upon request of the POTW, approves alternate temperature limits. (3) Photo processors and printers generating hazardous waste shall comply with all applicable requirements in 310 CMR 30.000: Hazardous Waste including requirements for using holding tanks for hazardous waste. These holding tank requirements include: (a) maintain tanks and containers holding hazardous waste to be recycled on site in accordance with 310 CMR 30.205(19): Storage and Accumulation in Tanks and Containers; (b) maintain tanks and containers holding hazardous waste to be shipped off site in accordance with 310 CMR 30.340: Large Quantity Generators, 30.351: Small Quantity Generators, or 30.353: Very Small Quantity Generators, as applicable; (c) maintain records in accordance with 310 CMR 30.310: The Manifest, 30.331: Recordkeeping, and 30.353(9), as applicable, in order to demonstrate that all hazardous waste is shipped off-site to a facility authorized to receive it pursuant to 310 CMR 30.305: Destination of Hazardous Waste or Regulated Recyclable Material Sent Off-site or 30.353(8). (4) Photo processors and printers using silver recovery systems which are not directly piped to the photo processing wastestream shall: (a) comply with any existing Class A recycling permit for the unit; (b) maintain tanks and containers holding hazardous industrial wastewater in accordance with 310 CMR 30.205(19): Storage and Accumulation in Tanks and Containers; (c) record amount of industrial wastewater passing through their silver recovery unit and keep the records on-site for at least three years; and (d) manage any hazardous waste byproducts either as a regulated recyclable material in accordance with 310 CMR 30.200: Provisions for Recyclable Materials and for Waste Oil or as a hazardous waste in accordance with 310 CMR 30.000 Hazardous Waste. (5) Photo processors and printers using tanks or containers to store non-hazardous industrial wastewater shall: (a) use tanks which 1. have a containment structure with 110% capacity of the total volume of all above- ground tanks; 2. have a bell and light alarm in a conspicuous location if they are remotely/ automatically filled tanks. The alarm must activate when the level of wastewater reaches 75% capacity of the tank and the alarm signal must be transmitted to a staffed location. Manually filled tanks must be provided with visual or sight glass type of level measurement; 3. are located to provide year round access for emptying; 4. have odor control as necessary; 5. are made of, or lined with, materials which will not react with, and otherwise be compatible with, the industrial wastewater to be stored; and 6. are located in a secured storage area which is free of cracks and gaps that is sufficiently impervious to contain leaks and spills, and, 7. have a label indicating contents are non-hazardous. (b) use containers which 1. satisfy requirements set by the Department of Transportation for transportation of waste off-site, 2. have a label indicating contents are non-hazardous, and, 3. are located in a secured storage area which is free of cracks and gaps that is sufficiently impervious to contain leaks and spills. (c) maintain records sufficient to demonstrate that all industrial wastewater is shipped off- site to the POTW, including, but not limited to, transporter name and address, dates of shipment, amount shipped, and destination. These records shall be kept on-site for at least three years. (d) implement the following operating procedures and work practices: 1. spill control measures when filling, emptying or transporting containers 2. report to the local Board of Health within 24 hours any occurrence of spills released to the environment.