Hawaii Administrative Code

(a) The owner or operator of surface impoundment units subject to subsection 11-265-221(a) must submit a proposed action leakage rate to the director when submitting the notice required under subsection 11-265-221(b). Within sixty days of receipt of the notification, the director…

(a) The owner or operator of surface impoundment units subject to subsection 11-265-221(a) must submit a response action plan to the director when submitting the proposed action leakage rate under section 11-265-222. The response action plan must set forth the actions to be taken…

(a) In addition to the waste analyses required by section 11-265-13, whenever a surface impoundment is to be used to: (1) Chemically treat a hazardous waste which is substantially different from waste previously treated in that impoundment; or (2) Chemically treat hazardous waste…

(a) The owner or operator must inspect: (1) The freeboard level at least once each operating day to ensure compliance with section 11-265-222, and (2) The surface impoundment, including dikes and vegetation surrounding the dike, at least once a week to detect any leaks, deteriora…

(a) At closure, the owner or operator must: (1) Remove or decontaminate all waste residues, contaminated containment system components (liners, etc.), contaminated subsoils, and structures and equipment contaminated with waste and leachate, and manage them as hazardous waste unle…

Ignitable or reactive waste must not be placed in a surface impoundment, unless the waste and impoundment satisfy all applicable requirements of chapter 11-268, and: (a) The waste is treated, rendered, or mixed before or immediately after placement in the impoundment so that: (1)…

Incompatible wastes, or incompatible wastes and materials, (see Appendix V for examples) must not be placed in the same surface impoundment, unless subsection 11-265-17(b) is complied with. Notes Haw. Code R. § 11-265-230 [Eff 6/18/94; comp] (Auth: HRS §§ 342J-4, 342J-31, 342J-34…

The owner or operator shall manage all hazardous waste placed in a surface impoundment in accordance with the applicable requirements of subchapters BB and CC. Notes Haw. Code R. § 11-265-231 [Eff 3/13/99; comp] (Auth: HRS §§ 342J-4, 342J-31, 342J-34, 342J-35) (Imp: 40 C.F.R. §26…

The rules in this subchapter apply to owners and operators of facilities that treat or store hazardous waste in piles, except as section 11-265-1 provides otherwise. Alternatively, a pile of hazardous waste may be managed as a landfill under subchapter N. Notes Haw. Code R. § 11-…

The owner or operator of a pile containing hazardous waste which could be subject to dispersal by wind must cover or otherwise manage the pile so that wind dispersal is controlled. Notes Haw. Code R. § 11-265-251 [Eff 6/18/94; comp] (Auth: HRS §§ 342J-4, 342J-31, 342J-34, 342J-35…

In addition to the waste analyses required by section 11-265-13, the owner or operator must analyze a representative sample of waste from each incoming movement before adding the waste to any existing pile, unless: (1) The only wastes the facility receives which are amenable to p…

If leachate or run-off from a pile is a hazardous waste, then either: (a) (1) The pile must be placed on an impermeable base that is compatible with the waste under the conditions of treatment or storage; (2) The owner or operator must design, construct, operate, and maintain a r…

The owner or operator of each new waste pile on which construction commences after January 29, 1992, each lateral expansion of a waste pile unit on which construction commences after July 29, 1992, and each such replacement of an existing waste pile unit that is to commence reuse…

(a) The owner or operator of waste pile units subject to section 11-265-254 must submit a proposed action leakage rate to the director when submitting the notice required under section 11-265-254. Within 60 days of receipt of the notification, the director will: Establish an acti…

(a) Ignitable or reactive waste must not be placed in a pile unless the waste and pile satisfy all applicable requirements of chapter 11-268, and: (1) Addition of the waste to an existing pile (i) results in the waste or mixture no longer meeting the definition of ignitable or re…

(a) Incompatible wastes, or incompatible wastes and materials, (see Appendix V for examples) must not be placed in the same pile, unless subsection 11-265-17(b) is complied with. (b) A pile of hazardous waste that is incompatible with any waste or other material stored nearby in …

(a) At closure, the owner or operator must remove or decontaminate all waste residues, contaminated containment system components (liners, etc.), contaminated subsoils, and structures and equipment contaminated with waste and leachate, and manage them as hazardous waste unless su…

(a) The owner or operator of waste pile units subject to section 11-265-254 must submit a response action plan to the director when submitting the proposed action leakage rate under section 11-265-255. The response action plan must set forth the actions to be taken if the action …

An owner or operator required to have a leak detection system under section 11-265-254 must record the amount of liquids removed from each leak detection system sump at least once each week during the active life and closure period. Notes Haw. Code R. § 11-265-260 [Eff 6/18/94; c…

The rules in this subchapter apply to owners and operators of hazardous waste land treatment facilities, except as section 11-265-1 provides otherwise. Notes Haw. Code R. § 11-265-270 [Eff 6/18/94; comp] (Auth: HRS §§ 342J-4, 342J-31, 342J-34, 342J-35) (Imp: 40 C.F.R. §265.270)…

(a) Hazardous waste must not be placed in or on a land treatment facility unless the waste can be made less hazardous or nonhazardous by degradation, transformation, or immobilization processes occurring in or on the soil. (b) The owner or operator must design, construct, operate…

In addition to the waste analyses required by section 11-265-13, before placing a hazardous waste in or on a land treatment facility, the owner or operator must: (a) Determine the concentrations in the waste of any substances which equal or exceed the maximum concentrations conta…

(a) An owner or operator of a hazardous waste land treatment facility on which food chain crops are being grown, or have been grown and will be grown in the future, must notify the director of such use of the land. (b) (1) Food chain crops must not be grown on the treated area of…

(a) The owner or operator must have in writing, and must implement, an unsaturated zone monitoring plan which is designed to: (1) Detect the vertical migration of hazardous waste and hazardous waste constituents under the active portion of the land treatment facility, and (2) Pro…

The owner or operator must include hazardous waste application dates and rates in the operating record required under section 11-265-73. Notes Haw. Code R. § 11-265-279 [Eff 6/18/94; comp] (Auth: HRS §§ 342J-4, 342J-31, 342J-34, 342J-35) (Imp: 40 C.F.R. §265.279)

(a) In the closure plan under section 11-265-112 and the post-closure plan under section 11-265-118, the owner or operator must address the following objectives and indicate how they will be achieved: (1) Control of the migration of hazardous waste and hazardous waste constituent…

The owner or operator must not apply ignitable or reactive waste to the treatment zone unless the waste and treatment zone meet all applicable requirements of chapter 11-2 68, and: (a) The waste is immediately incorporated into the soil so that: (1) The resulting waste, mixture, …

Incompatible wastes, or incompatible wastes and materials (see Appendix V for examples), must not be placed in the same land treatment area, unless subsection 11-265-17(b) is complied with. Notes Haw. Code R. § 11-265-282 [Eff 6/18/94; comp] (Auth: HRS §§ 342J-4, 342J-31, 342J-34…

The rules in this subchapter apply to owners and operators of all hazardous waste facilities, except as section 11-265-1 provides otherwise. Notes Haw. Code R. § 11-265-30 [Eff 6/18/94; comp] (Auth: HRS §§ 342J-4, 342J-31, 342J-34, 342J-35) (Imp: 40 C.F.R. §265.30)

The rules in this subchapter apply to owners and operators of facilities that dispose of hazardous waste in landfills, except as section 11-265-1 provides otherwise. A waste pile used as a disposal facility is a landfill and is governed by this subchapter. Notes Haw. Code R. § 11…

(a) The owner or operator of each new landfill unit on which construction commences after January 29, 1992, each lateral expansion of a landfill unit on which construction commences after July 29, 1992, and each replacement of an existing landfill unit that is to commence reuse a…

(a) The owner or operator of landfill units subject to subsection 11-265-301(a) must submit a proposed action leakage rate to the director when submitting the notice required under subsection 11-265-301(b). Within sixty days of receipt of the notification, the director will: Esta…

(a) The owner or operator of landfill units subject to subsection 11-265-301(a) must submit a response action plan to the director when submitting the proposed action leakage rate under section 11-265-302. The response action plan must set forth the actions to be taken if the act…

(a) An owner or operator required to have a leak detection system under subsection 11-265-301(a) must record the amount of liquids removed from each leak detection system sump at least once each week during the active life and closure period. (b) After the final cover is installe…

The owner or operator of a landfill must maintain the following items in the operating record required in section 11-265-73: (a) On a map, the exact location and dimensions, including depth, of each cell with respect to permanently surveyed benchmarks; and (b) The contents of eac…

Facilities must be maintained and operated to minimize the possibility of a fire, explosion, or any unplanned sudden or non-sudden release of hazardous waste or hazardous waste constituents to air, soil, or surface water which could threaten human health or the environment. Notes…

(a) At final closure of the landfill or upon closure of any cell, the owner or operator must cover the landfill or cell with a final cover designed and constructed to: (1) Provide long-term minimization of migration of liquids through the closed landfill; (2) Function with minimu…

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), and in section 11-265-316, ignitable or reactive waste must not be placed in a landfill, unless the waste and landfill meet all applicable requirements of chapter 11-268, and: (1) The resulting waste, mixture, or dissolution or material n…

Incompatible wastes, or incompatible wastes and materials, (see Appendix V for examples) must not be placed in the same landfill cell, unless subsection 11-265-17(b) is complied with. Notes Haw. Code R. § 11-265-313 [Eff 6/18/94; comp] (Auth: HRS §§ 342J-4, 342J-31, 342J-34, 342J…

(a) [Reserved] (b) The placement of bulk or non-containerized liquid hazardous waste or hazardous waste containing free liquids (whether or not sorbents have been added) in any landfill is prohibited. (c) Containers holding free liquids must not be placed in a landfill unless: (1…

Unless they are very small, such as an ampule, containers must be either: (a) At least ninety percent full when placed in the landfill; or (b) Crushed, shredded, or similarly reduced in volume to the maximum practical extent before burial in the landfill. Notes Haw. Code R. § 11-…

Small containers of hazardous waste in overpacked drums (lab packs) may be placed in a landfill if the following requirements are met: (a) Hazardous waste must be packaged in non-leaking inside containers. The inside containers must be of a design and constructed of a material th…

All facilities must be equipped with the following, unless none of the hazards posed by waste handled at the facility could require a particular kind of equipment specified below: (a) An internal communications or alarm system capable of providing immediate emergency instruction …

All facility communications or alarm systems, fire protection equipment, spill control equipment, and decontamination equipment, where required, must be tested and maintained as necessary to assure its proper operation in time of emergency. Notes Haw. Code R. § 11-265-33 [Eff 6/1…

(a) Whenever hazardous waste is being poured, mixed, spread, or otherwise handled, all personnel involved in the operation must have immediate access to an internal alarm or emergency communication device, either directly or through visual or voice contact with another employee, …

(a) The rules in this subchapter apply to owners and operators of hazardous waste incinerators (as defined in section 11-260-10), except as section 11-265-1 provides otherwise. (b) Owners and operators of incinerators burning hazardous waste are exempt from all of the requirement…

In addition to the waste analyses required by section 11-265-13, the owner or operator must sufficiently analyze any waste which he has not previously burned in his incinerator to enable him to establish steady state (normal) operating conditions (including waste and auxiliary fu…