N.H. Admin. Code § Env-Hw 508.03

Current through Register No. 50, December 12, 2024
Section Env-Hw 508.03 - Small Quantity Generator Extended Quantity and Accumulation

A small quantity generator may accumulate 100 kilograms or more, equivalent to 220 pounds or more, of non-acutely hazardous waste on site in containers or tanks for greater than 90 days without a permit provided that:

(a) The quantity of hazardous waste accumulated on-site does not exceed 1,000 kilograms, equivalent to 2,200 pounds, of hazardous waste or one kilogram, equivalent to 2.2 pounds, of acutely hazardous waste;
(b) The generator meets the requirements of Env-Hw 508.02(b) through (e);
(c) Hazardous waste containers are inspected weekly and managed in accordance with 40 CFR Part 265 Subpart I - Use and Management of Containers, but not including 40 CFR 265.178;
(d) Hazardous waste tanks are inspected and managed in accordance with 40 CFR Part 265 Subpart J - Tanks, but not including 40 CFR 265.197(c), 40 CFR 265.200, and 40 CFR 265.202;
(e) For any inspection required by (c) or (d), above, the generator remedies any leaks or deterioration discovered during an inspection on a schedule that ensures the problem does not lead to an environmental or human health hazard;
(f) The hazardous waste is under the control of a designated hazardous waste manager or emergency coordinator or designee;
(g) At all times there is at least one employee designated as the emergency coordinator who is either on the premises or on call, with the responsibility for coordinating all emergency response measures;
(h) The generator posts the following information next to the telephone nearest each central accumulation area:
(1) The name and emergency telephone number(s) of the emergency coordinator and, if applicable, the emergency coordinator's designee;
(2) The telephone numbers of the fire department, police department, hospital, and state of New Hampshire and local emergency response teams that may be called upon to provide emergency services; and
(3) The location of fire extinguishers and spill control material, and, if present, fire alarm;
(i) The generator ensures that all employees are thoroughly familiar with proper waste handling and emergency procedures relevant to their responsibilities during normal facility operations and emergencies;
(j) The generator maintains the following equipment, not more than 100 feet from each central accumulation area, and accessible along a path unobstructed by any obstacles other than doors that are unlocked at all times:
(1) An internal communication or alarm system, as described in 40 CFR 265.32(a); and
(2) An external communication system, as described in 40 CFR 265.32(b);
(k) The generator makes good faith efforts to make arrangements with local fire officials to familiarize them with the layout of the facility, properties of hazardous waste handled at the facility and associated hazards, places where facility personnel would normally be working, entrances to roads inside the facility, and possible evacuation routes;
(l) Within 90 days of reaching the on-site accumulation limit of 1,000 kilograms or 2,200 pounds of non-acutely hazardous waste, the generator ships all hazardous wastes off-site in accordance with Env-Hw 510 and Env-Hw 511, to a facility authorized under the destination state's rules to handle the waste; and
(m) The generator clearly labels or marks containers and tanks used for the accumulation of hazardous waste with the date the on-site accumulation limit of 1,000 kilograms or 2,200 pounds of non-acutely hazardous waste is reached.

N.H. Admin. Code § Env-Hw 508.03

#5053, eff 1-24-91; ss by #5886, eff 8-26-94; amd by #7207-B, eff 2-26-00; amd by #7208, eff 2-26-00; ss by #7333, eff 8-1-00; amd by #7578, eff 10-13-01; ss by #9215, INTERIM, eff 8-1-08; (See Revision Note at chapter heading for Env-Hw 500) ss by #9367, eff 1-28-09

Amended byVolume XXXIV Number 50, Filed December 11, 2014, Proposed by #10739, Effective 12/2/2014, Expires12/2/2024.
Amended by Volume XXXVII Number 32, Filed August 10, 2017, Proposed by #12347, Effective 8/14/2017, Expires 8/14/2027.
Amended by Volume XXXIX Number 50, Filed December 12, 2019, Proposed by #12922, Effective 11/23/2019, Expires 11/23/2029.