La. Admin. Code tit. 43 § XIX-515

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

Section XIX-515 - E and P Waste Management and Operations Plan

A. All existing commercial facilities and transfer stations must maintain an E and P Waste management and operations plan (WMOP, Plan) on file with the Office of Conservation.

B. The plan must be updated as necessary or at the request of the commissioner to take into consideration any changes or modifications made at the facility.

C. The plan must describe the methods by which activities at the facility are monitored to insure compliance with the applicable requirements of this Chapter and Chapters 1, 3 and 4 of LAC 43:XIX, Subpart 1, Statewide Order No. 29-B.

D. For existing commercial facilities and transfer stations, a WMOP shall be submitted to the Office of Conservation within 180 days of promulgation of this requirement.

E. For new commercial facilities and transfer stations, a WMOP must be submitted with the application.

F. At a minimum, a WMOP shall contain the following information:

1. volume, rate of application/treatment and types of E and P Wastes to be received, stored, treated and/or disposed at each commercial facility or transfer station; a complete explanation of procedures for witnessing the receipt, sampling, and testing of E and P Wastes (E and P Waste acceptance policy) to assure that only permitted E and P Wastes are accepted, in compliance with the requirements of §545; and a detailed explanation of the storage, treatment and disposal system and related equipment to be utilized;

2. a contingency plan for reporting, responding to and cleaning up spills, leaks, and releases of E and P Wastes or treatment byproducts, including provisions for notifying applicable local, state and federal emergency response authorities and for taking operator-initiated emergency response actions;

3. a plan for routine inspection and maintenance of monitoring equipment (e.g., gauges, monitor wells, etc.) to ensure and demonstrate compliance with permit and regulatory requirements;

4. commercial land treatment facilities must provide the following information:

a. a groundwater and facility monitoring plan to comply with the applicable requirements of this Chapter;

b. specific plans for preventing or minimizing air emissions from sources such as the volatilization of organic materials (e.g., benzene) and/or hydrogen sulfide in E and P Waste, particulate matter (dust) carried by the wind, periodic removal and subsequent handling of free oil, and chemical reactions (e.g., production of hydrogen sulfide from sulfur-bearing E and P Wastes);

c. the plan shall address short-term and long-term distribution of Waste Type 06 on land treatment cells to prevent excessive 'same cell' loading of this E and P Waste Type;

d. a reuse stockpile management plan (see §565 G);

e. plans to comply with the location criteria of §507. A.3 for land treatment of E and P Waste;

5. a security plan for the facility;

6. a community relations or public information plan; and

7. an environmental, health, and safety plan which describes site sampling methods and procedures to determine the potential risks to public health, safety and welfare or the environment posed by the site. Such plan shall indicate how the facility will comply with the applicable environmental monitoring requirements of this Chapter.

La. Admin. Code tit. 43, § XIX-515

Promulgated by the Department of Natural Resources, Office of Conservation, LR 26:2822 (December 2000), amended LR 27:1904 (November 2001).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 30:4 et seq.