Part 724: STANDARDS FOR OWNERS AND OPERATORS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE TREATMENT, STORAGE, AND DISPOSAL FACILITIES

Section 724.330 Special Requirements for Incompatible Wastes Incompatible wastes, or incompatible wastes and materials, (see Appendix E for examples) must not be placed in the same surface impoundment, unless Section 724.117(b) is complied with. (Source: Amended at 27 Ill. Reg. 3…

Section 724.331 Special Requirements for Hazardous Wastes F020, F021, F022, F023, F026, and F027 a) Hazardous Wastes F020, F021, F022, F023, F026, and F027 must not be placed in a surface impoundment unless the owner or operator operates the surface impoundment in accordance with…

Section 724.332 Air Emission Standards The owner or operator must manage all hazardous waste placed in a surface impoundment in accordance with the requirements of Subparts BB and CC. (Source: Amended at 42 Ill. Reg. 22614, effective November 19, 2018) SUBPART L: WASTE PILES

Section 724.350 Applicability a) The regulations in this Subpart L apply to owners and operators of facilities that store or treat hazardous waste in piles, except as Section 724.101 provides otherwise. b) The regulations in this Subpart L do not apply to owners or operators of w…

Section 724.351 Design and Operating Requirements a) A waste pile (except for an existing portion of a waste pile) must have the following: 1) A liner that is designed, constructed, and installed to prevent any migration of wastes out of the pile into the adjacent subsurface soil…

Section 724.352 Action Leakage Rate a) The Agency must approve an action leakage rate for waste pile units subject to Section 724.351(c) or (d). The action leakage rate is the maximum design flow rate that the LDS can remove without the fluid head on the bottom liner exceeding on…

Section 724.353 Response Action Plan a) The owner or operator of waste pile units subject to Section 724.351(c) or (d) must have an approved response action plan before receipt of waste. The response action plan must set forth the actions to be taken if the action leakage rate ha…

Section 724.354 Monitoring and Inspection a) During construction or installation, liners (except in the case of existing portions of piles exempt from Section 724.351(a)) and cover systems (e.g., membranes, sheets or coatings) must be inspected for uniformity, damage, and imperfe…

Section 724.356 Special Requirements for Ignitable or Reactive Waste Ignitable or reactive waste must not be placed in a waste pile, unless the waste and waste pile satisfy all applicable requirements of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 728, and the following: a) The waste is treated, rendered,…

Section 724.357 Special Requirements for Incompatible Wastes a) Incompatible wastes, or incompatible wastes and materials, (see Appendix E for examples) must not be placed in the same pile, unless Section 724.117(b) is complied with. b) A pile of hazardous waste that is incompati…

Section 724.358 Closure and Post-Closure Care 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 a…

Section 724.359 Special Requirements for Hazardous Wastes F020, F021, F022, F023, F026, and F027 a) Hazardous Wastes F020, F021, F022, F023, F026, and F027 must not be placed in waste piles that are not enclosed (as defined in Section 724.350(c)) unless the owner or operator oper…

Section 724.370 Applicability The regulations in this Subpart M apply to owners and operators of facilities that treat or dispose of hazardous waste in land treatment units, except as Section 724.101 provides otherwise. (Source: Amended at 27 Ill. Reg. 3725, effective February 14…

Section 724.371 Treatment Program a) An owner or operator subject to this Subpart M must establish a land treatment program that is designed to ensure that hazardous constituents placed in or on the treatment zone are degraded, transformed or immobilized within the treatment zone…

Section 724.372 Treatment Demonstration a) For each waste that will be applied to the treatment zone, the owner or operator must demonstrate, prior to application of the waste, that the hazardous constituents in the waste can be completely degraded, transformed, or immobilized in…

Section 724.373 Design and Operating Requirements The Agency must specify in the facility permit how the owner or operator will design, construct, operate, and maintain the land treatment unit in compliance with this Section. a) The owner or operator must design, construct, opera…

Section 724.376 Food-Chain Crops The Agency may allow the growth of food-chain crops in or on the treatment zone only if the owner or operator satisfies the conditions of this Section. The Agency must specify in the facility permit the specific food-chain crops that may be grown.…

Section 724.378 Unsaturated Zone Monitoring An owner or operator subject to this Subpart M must establish an unsaturated zone monitoring program to carry out the following responsibilities: a) The owner or operator must monitor the soil and soil-pore liquid to determine whether h…

Section 724.379 Recordkeeping The owner or operator must include hazardous waste application dates and rates in the operating record required under Section 724.173.

Section 724.380 Closure and Post-Closure Care a) During the closure period the owner or operator must do the following: 1) It must continue all operations (including pH control) necessary to maximize degradation, transformation, or immobilization of hazardous constituents within …

Section 724.381 Special Requirements for Ignitable or Reactive Waste The owner or operator must not apply ignitable or reactive waste to the treatment zone, unless the waste and the treatment zone satisfy all applicable requirements of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 728, and the following is …

Section 724.382 Special Requirements for Incompatible Wastes The owner or operator must not place incompatible wastes, or incompatible wastes and materials (see Appendix E for examples), in or on the same treatment zone, unless Section 724.117(b) is complied with. (Source: Amende…

Section 724.383 Special Requirements for Hazardous Wastes F020, F021, F022, F023, F026, and F027 a) Hazardous Wastes F020, F021, F022, F023, F026, and F027 must not be placed in a land treatment unit unless the owner or operator operates the facility in accordance with a manageme…

Section 724.400 Applicability The regulations in this Subpart N apply to owners and operators of facilities that dispose of hazardous waste in landfills, except as Section 724.101 provides otherwise. (Source: Amended at 27 Ill. Reg. 3725, effective February 14, 2003)

Section 724.401 Design and Operating Requirements a) Any landfill that is not covered by subsection (c) or 35 Ill. Adm. Code 725.401(a) must have a liner system for all portions of the landfill (except for existing portions of such landfill). The liner system must have the follow…

Section 724.402 Action Leakage Rate a) The Agency must approve an action leakage rate for landfill units subject to Section 724.401(c) or (d). The action leakage rate is the maximum design flow rate that the LDS can remove without the fluid head on the bottom liner exceeding 1 fo…

Section 724.403 Monitoring and Inspection a) During construction or installation, liners (except in the case of existing portions of landfills exempt from Section 724.401(a)) and cover systems (e.g., membranes, sheets or coatings) must be inspected for uniformity, damage and impe…

Section 724.404 Response Actions a) The owner or operator of landfill units subject to Section 724.401(c) or (d) must have an approved response action plan before receipt of waste. The response action plan must set forth the actions to be taken if the action leakage rate has been…

Section 724.409 Surveying and Recordkeeping The owner or operator of a landfill must maintain the following items in the operating record required under Section 724.173: a) On a map, the exact location and dimensions, including depth, of each cell with respect to permanently surv…

Section 724.410 Closure and Post-Closure Care 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 do the following: 1) Provide long-term minimization of migration of …

Section 724.412 Special Requirements for Ignitable or Reactive Waste a) Except as provided in subsection (b), and in Section 724.416, ignitable or reactive waste must not be placed in a landfill, unless the waste and landfill meet all applicable requirements of 35 Ill. Adm. Code …

Section 724.413 Special Requirements for Incompatible Wastes Incompatible wastes or incompatible wastes and materials (see Appendix E for examples) must not be placed in the same landfill cell, unless Section 724.117(b) is complied with. (Source: Amended at 42 Ill. Reg. 22614, ef…

Section 724.414 Special Requirements for Bulk and Containerized Liquids a) 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. b) To demonstrate the a…

Section 724.415 Special Requirements for Containers Unless they are very small, such as an ampule, containers must be either of the following: a) At least 90 percent full when placed in the landfill; or b) Crushed, shredded or similarly reduced in volume to the maximum practical …

Section 724.416 Disposal of Small Containers of Hazardous Waste in Overpacked Drums (Lab Packs) 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-leakin…

Section 724.417 Special Requirements for Hazardous Wastes F020, F021, F022, F023, F026, and F027 a) Hazardous wastes F020, F021, F022, F023, F026, and F027 must not be placed in a landfill, unless the owner or operator operates the landfill in accord with a management plan for th…

Section 724.440 Applicability a) The regulations in this Subpart O apply to owners and operators of hazardous waste incinerators (as defined in 35 Ill. Adm. Code 720.110), except as Section 724.101 provides otherwise. b) Integration of the MACT Standards 1) Except as provided by …

Section 724.441 Waste Analysis a) As a portion of the trial burn plan required by 35 Ill. Adm. Code 703.222 through 703.225, or with Part B of the permit application, the owner or operator must have included an analysis of the waste feed sufficient to provide all information requ…

Section 724.442 Principal Organic Hazardous Constituents (POHCs) a) Principal organic hazardous constituents (POHCs) in the waste feed must be treated to the extent required by the performance standard of Section 724.443. b) Designation of POHCs. 1) One or more POHCs will be spec…

Section 724.443 Performance Standards An incinerator burning hazardous waste must be designed, constructed, and maintained so that, when operated in accordance with operating requirements specified under Section 724.445, it will meet the following performance standards: a) Destru…

Section 724.444 Hazardous Waste Incinerator Permits a) The owner or operator of a hazardous waste incinerator may burn only wastes specified in its permit and only under operating conditions specified for those wastes under Section 724.445 except the following: 1) In approved tri…

Section 724.445 Operating Requirements a) An incinerator must be operated in accordance with operating requirements specified in the permit. These will be specified on a case-by-case basis as those demonstrated (in a trial burn or in alternative data as specified in Section 724.4…

Section 724.447 Monitoring and Inspections a) The owner or operator must conduct, as a minimum, the following monitoring while incinerating hazardous waste: 1) Combustion temperature, waste feed rate, and the indicator of combustion gas velocity specified in the facility permit m…

Section 724.451 Closure At closure the owner or operator must remove all hazardous waste and hazardous waste residues (including, but not limited to, ash, scrubber waters, and scrubber sludges) from the incinerator site. BOARD NOTE: At closure, as throughout the operating period,…

Section 724.650 Applicability of Corrective Action Management Unit Regulations a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a CAMU is subject to the requirements of Section 724.652. b) A CAMU that is approved before April 22, 2002, or for which substantially complete applications (or…

Section 724.651 Grandfathered Corrective Action Management Units a) To implement remedies pursuant to Section 724.201 or RCRA section 3008(h), or to implement remedies at a permitted facility that is not subject to Section 724.201, the Agency may designate an area at the facility…

Section 724.652 Corrective Action Management Units a) To implement remedies pursuant to Section 724.201 or RCRA section 3008(h), or to implement remedies at a permitted facility that is not subject to Section 724.201, the Agency may designate an area at the facility as a correcti…