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7045.0629 REQUIREMENTS FOR SMALL QUANTITY AND VERY SMALL QUANTITY GENERATORS THAT ACCUMULATE HAZARDOUS WASTE IN TANKS.
Subpart 1.
Scope.
The requirements of this part apply to small quantity and very small quantity generators that accumulate hazardous waste in tanks, and do not exceed accumulation amounts as provided in part 7045.0292.
Subp. 2.
General operating requirements.
Generators regulated under this part must comply with the following general operating requirements:
B.
Hazardous wastes or treatment reagents must not be placed in a tank if they could cause the tank or its inner liner to rupture, leak, corrode, or otherwise fail.
C.
Uncovered tanks must be operated to ensure at least 60 centimeters of freeboard, unless the tank is equipped with a containment structure such as a dike or trench, a drainage control system, or a diversion structure such as a standby tank with a capacity that equals or exceeds the volume of the top 60 centimeters of the tank.
D.
Where hazardous waste is continuously fed into a tank, the tank must be equipped with a means to stop this inflow such as a waste feed cutoff system or bypass system to a standby tank.
Subp. 3.
Inspections.
Generators regulated under this part must inspect, where present:
A.
discharge control equipment, such as waste feed cutoff systems, bypass systems, and drainage systems, at least once each operating day, to ensure that it is in good working order;
B.
data gathered from monitoring equipment such as pressure and temperature gauges, at least once each operating day, to ensure that the tank is being operated according to its design;
C.
the level of waste in the tank at least once each operating day to ensure compliance with subpart 2, item C;
D.
the construction materials of the tank at least weekly to detect corrosion or leaking of fixtures or seams; and
E.
the construction materials of, and the area immediately surrounding, discharge confinement structures such as dikes at least weekly to detect erosion or obvious signs of leakage such as wet spots or dead vegetation.
Subp. 4.
Closure.
Generators regulated under this part must, upon closure of the facility, remove all hazardous waste from tanks, discharge control equipment, and discharge confinement structures.
Subp. 5.
Ignitable and reactive wastes.
Generators regulated under this part must comply with the following special requirements for ignitable or reactive waste:
A.
Ignitable or reactive waste must not be placed in a tank, unless the waste is treated, rendered, or mixed before or immediately after placement in a tank so that the resulting waste, mixture, or dissolution of material no longer meets the definition of ignitable or reactive waste under parts 7045.0131, subpart 2 or 5, and 7045.0562, subpart 2 is complied with, or the waste is stored or treated in such a way that it is protected from any material or conditions that may cause the waste to ignite or react, or the tank is used solely for emergencies.
B.
The owner or operator of a facility which treats or stores ignitable or reactive waste in covered tanks must comply with the buffer zone requirements for tanks contained in the Minnesota State Fire Code, chapter 7510.
History:
13 SR 259; 15 SR 1515; 16 SR 2102; 20 SR 715; 22 SR 2300; 32 SR 10; 33 SR 2042
Published Electronically:
October 10, 2013
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