dept. 1200, 1206, 8 CCR 1206-1, II, 12.0

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 22, November 25, 2024

Part 12.0 - Scope of These Rules

12.1. These rules apply to:

(a) All operating bulk pesticide storage facilities, commercial or private, with the exception that portable refillable containers that are approved by the Environmental Protection Agency and have a capacity of greater than 56 gallons and less than 660 gallons are exempt from secondary containment.

(b) All mixing and loading areas, commercial or private, where any of the following are handled in any one year period:

(1) Five hundred (500) gallons or more, in the aggregate, of formulated product or combination of formulated products of liquid pesticides;

(2) Three thousand (3,000) pounds or more, in the aggregate, of formulated product or combination of formulated products of dry pesticides; or

(3) One thousand five hundred (1,500) pounds or more, in the aggregate, of active ingredients of pesticides.

(For liquid pesticides, Parts 13 and 15-17 apply; for dry pesticides, Parts 14-17 apply)

12.2. These rules do not apply to:

(a) Field mixing and loading of pesticides; or

(b) Loading and unloading of unopened containers; or

(c) Facilities storing pesticides used for water treatment at public water systems, which are systems used to provide the public with piped water for human consumption, and domestic wastewater treatment works.

12.3. Operation of the bulk pesticide storage facilities and mixing and loading areas are regulated by these rules.

12.4.

(a) Pesticide facilities subject to these rules must be in compliance the following number of years after the effective date of these rules (September 30, 1994):

Liquid Pesticide Secondary Containment	3 years
Liquid & Dry Pesticide Mixing and Loading Areas	3 years
Dry Pesticide Storage	3 years

(b) New facilities or expansion of existing facilities constructed three (3) years after the effective date of these rules (September 30, 1994) shall be in compliance with these rules prior to beginning operations.

12.5. All bulk pesticide storage facilities are required to have a mixing and loading area.

dept. 1200, 1206, 8 CCR 1206-1, II, 12.0

37 CR 19, October 10,2014, effective 11/14/2014