Minnesota Administrative Rules

7045.0685 SPENT LEAD-ACID BATTERIES BEING RECLAIMED.

Subpart 1.

Scope.

The requirements of this part apply to persons who generate, transport, collect, store, or reclaim spent lead-acid batteries that are recyclable. Except as provided in subpart 2, persons who generate, transport, or collect spent batteries, or who store spent batteries but do not reclaim them, are not subject to regulation under parts 7045.0205 to 7045.0685 and chapter 7001 for the generation, transportation, and storage of spent batteries. Alternatively, spent lead-acid batteries may be managed as universal wastes under part 7045.1400. For the purpose of this part, indoor storage is storage within a permanently constructed building consisting of at least a roof and three walls permanently affixed to an impermeable floor placed on the ground.

Subp. 2.

Standards for storage of spent batteries.

Storage of spent batteries by persons who do not reclaim them is subject to the following requirements:

A.

Storage of batteries indoors shall be on an impermeable curbed surface and provisions shall be made to recontainerize leaking or broken batteries, with regular inspection to assure the integrity of the stored batteries.

B.

Storage of spent batteries in a manner other than by indoor storage as defined in subpart 1 shall be subject to the following requirements:

(1)

If the storage does not meet the criteria of speculative accumulation as described in part 7045.0020, the storage is subject to the following requirements: storage shall be on an impermeable curbed surface and provisions shall be made to recontainerize leaking or broken batteries, with regular inspection to assure the integrity of the stored batteries; and the requirements of part 7045.0526, subparts 2 to 6, and 9.

(2)

If the storage of spent batteries meets the criteria of speculative accumulation as defined in part 7045.0020, the storage is subject to the following requirements: parts 7045.0452 to 7045.0456; 7045.0460 to 7045.0470; 7045.0478 to 7045.0534; 7045.0544; 7045.0552 to 7045.0562; 7045.0566 to 7045.0578; 7045.0584 to 7045.0632; and the permitting requirements of chapter 7001 for hazardous waste storage facilities.

Subp. 3.

Standards for owners or operators of facilities that store spent batteries before reclaiming them.

The owners or operators of facilities that store batteries before reclaiming them are subject to regulation under parts 7045.0452 to 7045.0456; 7045.0460 to 7045.0470; 7045.0478 to 7045.0534; 7045.0544; 7045.0552 to 7045.0562; 7045.0566 to 7045.0578; 7045.0584 to 7045.0632; and the permitting requirements of chapter 7001 for hazardous waste storage facilities.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 14.07; 116.07

History:

10 SR 1688; 16 SR 2102; 30 SR 43

Published Electronically:

October 10, 2013