Ariz. Admin. Code § 18-13-1601
Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 50, December 13, 2024
Section R18-13-1601 - DefinitionsIn addition to definitions in A.R.S. § 49-851 and A.A.C. R18-13-1301, the terms in this Article shall have the following meanings:
1. "Accumulation site" means an area or site at which PCS from one or more points of generation under the control of the generator of PCS is accumulated for more than 12 hours but less than 90 days prior to treatment, storage, or disposal.2. "Containment system" means a system designed to contain an accumulation of special waste which meets the design and performance standards in R18-13-1608 and either R18-13-1609 or R18-13-1611.3. "Excavated" means removed from the earth by scraping or digging a hole or cavity in the earth's surface or otherwise removed from the earth's surface.4. "Facility" or "special waste receiving facility" means a treatment facility, storage facility, or disposal facility which has been approved by the Director in accordance with A.R.S. § 49-857 or has qualified for Interim Use Facility status pursuant to A.R.S. § 49-858.5. "Hazardous waste" means hazardous waste as defined in A.R.S. § 49-921(5).6. "Non-fuel, non-solvent petroleum product" means a petroleum-based substance refined from virgin crude oil that is not used as a solvent or fuel including mineral oils and hydraulic oils.7. "Non-regulated soils" means soils that are neither hazardous waste, PCS, nor solid waste PCS, and which do not constitute an environmental nuisance pursuant to A.R.S. §§ 49-141 through 49-144. 8. "PCS" or "petroleum-contaminated soils" means soils excavated for storage, treatment or disposal containing one or more of the contaminants in the list below at the following concentrations: a. Benzene greater than or equal to 1.4 mg/kg,b. Toluene greater than or equal to 650 mg/kg,c. Ethylbenzene greater than or equal to 400 mg/kg,d. Total Xylenes greater than or equal to 420 mg/kg,e. Anthracene greater than or equal to 240,000 mg/kg,f. Benz(A)anthracene greater than or equal to 21 mg/kg,g. Benzo(A)pyrene greater than or equal to 2.1 mg/kg,h. Benzo(B)fluoranthene greater than or equal to 21 mg/kg, i. Benzo(K)fluoranthene greater than or equal to 210 mg/kg,j. Chrysene greater than or equal to 2,000 mg/kg,k. Dibenz(A,H)anthracene greater than or equal to 2.1 mg/kg, l. Fluoranthene greater than or equal to 22,000 mg/kg, m. Fluorene greater than or equal to 26,000 mg/kg,n. Indenopyrene greater than or equal to 21 mg/kg,o. Naphthalene greater than or equal to 190 mg/kg,p. Pyrene greater than or equal to 29,000 mg/kg.9. "PCS disposal facility" means a site or special waste receiving facility at which the disposal of PCS has been approved by the Director pursuant to A.R.S. § 49-857 or has qualified for Interim Use Facility status pursuant to A.R.S. § 49-858.10. "Petroleum" means petroleum as defined in A.R.S. § 49-1001(11).11. "Point of compliance" means point of compliance as defined in A.R.S. § 49-244.12. "Special waste shipper" means a person who transports special waste for off-site treatment, storage, or disposal.13. "Solid waste PCS" means excavated soils contaminated with petroleum that are not hazardous waste and not PCS but that contain one or more of the contaminants in the list below at the following concentrations:a. Benzene greater than or equal to 0.65 but less than 1.4 mg/kg;b. Toluene greater than or equal to 650 mg/kg;c. Ethylbenzene greater than or equal to 400 mg/kg;d. Total Xylenes greater than or equal to 270 but less than 420 mg/kg;e. Anthracene greater than or equal to 22,000 but less than 240,000 mg/kg;f. Benz(A)anthracene greater than or equal to 6.9 but less than 21 mg/kg;g. Benzo(A)pyrene greater than or equal to 0.69 but less than 2.1 mg/kg;h. Benzo(B)fluoranthene greater than or equal to 6.9 but less than 21 mg/kg;i. Benzo(K)fluoranthene greater than or equal to 69 but less than 210 mg/kg;j. Chrysene greater than or equal to 680 but less than 2,000 mg/kg;k. Dibenz(A,H)anthracene greater than or equal to 0.69 but less than 2.1 mg/kg;l. Fluoranthene greater than or equal to 2,300 but less than 22,000 mg/kg;m. Fluorene greater than or equal to 2,700 but less than 26,000 mg/kg;n. Indenopyrene greater than or equal to 6.9 but less than 21 mg/kg;o. Naphthalene greater than or equal to 56 but less than 190 mg/kg;p. Pyrene greater than or equal to 2,300 but less than 29,000 mg/kg.14. "Storage" means the holding of PCS for a period of more than 90 days but less than one year.15. "Storage facility" means a special waste receiving facility which engages in storage and which has been approved by the Director pursuant to A.R.S. § 49-857 or has qualified for Interim Use Facility status pursuant to A.R.S. § 49-858.16. "Temporary treatment facility" means an on-site treatment facility, or an off-site treatment facility owned or operated by the generator of PCS, where the PCS is treated to reduce the contaminants that make it PCS and which complies with the requirements of R18-13-1610. .
17. "Treatability study" means a study in which a special waste is subjected to a treatment process to determine any one or more of the following: a. Whether the waste is amenable to the treatment process,b. What pretreatment is required,c. The optimal process conditions needed to achieve the desired treatment,d. The efficiency of a treatment process,e. The characteristics and volumes of residual contaminants from a particular treatment process,f. Toxicological and health effects.18. "Treatment facility" means a special waste receiving facility at which PCS is treated to reduce the PCS contaminants and, if in the state of Arizona, has been Department-approved pursuant to A.R.S. § 49-857 or has qualified for Interim Use Facility status pursuant to A.R.S. § 49-85.Ariz. Admin. Code § R18-13-1601
Recodified from R18-8-1601at 8 A.A.R. 5172, effective November 27, 2002 (Supp. 02-4). Amended by final expedited rulemaking at 27 A.A.R. 57, effective 1/5/2021.