Illinois Administrative Code

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…

Section 724.653 Temporary Units a) For temporary tanks and container storage areas used to treat or store hazardous remediation wastes during remedial activities required pursuant to Section 724.201 or RCRA section 3008(h), or at a permitted facility that is not subject to Sectio…

Section 724.654 Staging Piles a) Definition of a Staging Pile. A staging pile is an accumulation of solid, non-flowing remediation waste (as defined in 35 Ill. Adm. Code 720.110) that is not a containment building and which is used only during remedial operations for temporary st…

Section 724.655 Disposal of CAMU-Eligible Wastes in Permitted Hazardous Waste Landfills a) The Agency must approve placement of CAMU-eligible wastes in hazardous waste landfills not located at the site from which the waste originated, without the wastes meeting the requirements o…

Section 724.670 Applicability a) The requirements of this Subpart W apply to owners and operators of facilities that use new or existing drip pads to convey treated wood drippage, precipitation, or surface water run-on to an associated collection system. 1) "Existing drip pads" a…

Section 724.671 Assessment of Existing Drip Pad Integrity a) For each existing drip pad, the owner or operator must evaluate the drip pad and determine whether it meets all of the requirements of this Subpart W, except the requirements for liners and leak detection systems of Sec…

Section 724.672 Design and Installation of New Drip Pads Owners and operators of new drip pads must ensure that the pads are designed, installed and operated in accordance with one of the following: a) All of the requirements of Sections 724.673 (except Section 724.673(a)(4)), 72…

Section 724.673 Design and Operating Requirements a) Drip pads must fulfill the following: 1) Not be constructed of non-earthen materials, wood, or asphalt, unless the asphalt is structurally supported; 2) Be sloped to free-drain to the associated collection system treated wood d…

Section 724.674 Inspections a) During construction or installation, liners and cover systems (e.g., membranes, sheets, or coatings) must be inspected for uniformity, damage, and imperfections (e.g., holes, cracks, thin spots, or foreign materials). Immediately after construction …

Section 724.675 Closure a) At closure, the owner or operator must remove or decontaminate all waste residues, contaminated containment system components (pad, liners, etc.), contaminated subsoils, and structures and equipment contaminated with waste and leakage, and manage them a…

Section 724.700 Applicability The requirements in this Subpart X apply to owners and operators of facilities that treat, store, or dispose of hazardous waste in miscellaneous units, except as Section 724.101 provides otherwise. (Source: Amended at 27 Ill. Reg. 3725, effective Feb…

Section 724.701 Environmental Performance Standards A miscellaneous unit must be located, designed, constructed, operated, maintained, and closed in a manner that will ensure adequate protection of human health and the environment. Permits for miscellaneous units are to contain s…

Section 724.702 Monitoring, Analysis, Inspection, Response, Reporting, and Corrective Action Monitoring, testing, analytical data, inspections, response and reporting procedures and frequencies must ensure compliance with Sections 724.115, 724.133, 724.175, 724.176, 724.177, 724.…

Section 724.703 Post-Closure Care A miscellaneous unit that is a disposal unit must be maintained in a manner that complies with Section 724.701 during the post-closure care period. In addition, if a treatment or storage unit has contaminated soils or groundwater that cannot be c…

Section 724.930 Applicability a) Subpart AA applies to owners and operators of facilities that treat, store, or dispose of hazardous wastes (except as provided in Section 724.101). b) Except for Sections 724.934(d) and (e), Subpart AA applies to process vents associated with dist…

Section 724.931 Definitions As used in this Subpart AA, all terms not defined in this Subpart AA have the meaning given them in section 1004 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, incorporated by reference in 35 Ill. Adm. Code 720.111, and 35 Ill. Adm. Code 720 through 72…

Section 724.932 Standards: Process Vents a) The owner or operator of a facility with process vents associated with distillation, fractionation, thin-film evaporation, solvent extraction, or air or steam stripping operations managing hazardous wastes with organic concentrations of…

Section 724.933 Standards: Closed-Vent Systems and Control Devices a) Compliance Required 1) Owners or operators of closed-vent systems and control devices used to comply with provisions of this Part must comply with the provisions of this Section. 2) Implementation Schedule A) T…

Section 724.934 Test Methods and Procedures a) Each owner or operator subject to the provisions of this Subpart AA must comply with the test methods and procedures requirements provided in this Section. b) When a closed-vent system is tested for compliance with no detectable emis…

Section 724.935 Recordkeeping Requirements a) Compliance Required 1) Each owner or operator subject to the provisions of this Subpart AA must comply with the recordkeeping requirements of this Section. 2) An owner or operator of more than one hazardous waste management unit subje…

Section 724.936 Reporting Requirements a) A semiannual report must be submitted by owners and operators subject to the requirements of this Subpart AA to the Agency by dates specified in the RCRA permit. The report must include the following information: 1) The USEPA identificati…

Section 724.950 Applicability a) The regulations in this Subpart BB apply to owners and operators of facilities that treat, store, or dispose of hazardous wastes (except as provided in Section 724.101). b) Except as provided in Section 724.964(k), this Subpart BB applies to equip…

Section 724.951 Definitions As used in this Subpart BB, all terms have the meaning given them in Section 724.931, section 1004 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, incorporated by reference in 35 Ill. Adm. Code 720.111, and 35 Ill. Adm. Code 720 through 728 and 738. (So…

Section 724.952 Standards: Pumps in Light Liquid Service a) Monitoring 1) Each pump in light liquid service must be monitored monthly to detect leaks by the methods specified in Section 724.963(b), except as provided in subsections (d), (e), and (f). 2) Each pump in light liquid …

Section 724.953 Standards: Compressors a) Each compressor must be equipped with a seal system that includes a barrier fluid system and that prevents leakage of total organic emissions to the atmosphere, except as provided in subsections (h) and (i). b) Each compressor seal system…

Section 724.954 Standards: Pressure Relief Devices in Gas/Vapor Service a) Except during pressure releases, each pressure relief device in gas-vapor service must be operated with no detectable emissions, as indicated by an instrument reading of less than 500 ppm above background,…

Section 724.955 Standards: Sampling Connecting Systems a) Each sampling connection system must be equipped with a closed-purge, closed-loop, or closed-vent system. This system must collect the sample purge for return to the process or for routing to the appropriate treatment syst…

Section 724.956 Standards: Open-Ended Valves or Lines a) Equipment 1) Each open-ended valve or line must be equipped with a cap, blind flange, plug, or a second valve. 2) The cap, blind flange, plug, or second valve must seal the open end at all times except during operations req…

Section 724.957 Standards: Valves in Gas/Vapor or Light Liquid Service a) Each valve in gas-vapor or light liquid service must be monitored monthly to detect leaks by the methods specified in Section 724.963(b) and must comply with subsections (b) through (e), except as provided …

Section 724.958 Standards: Pumps, Valves, Pressure Relief Devices, and Other Connectors a) Pumps and valves in heavy liquid service, pressure relief devices in light liquid or heavy liquid service and flanges and other connectors must be monitored within five days by the method s…

Section 724.959 Standards: Delay of Repair a) Delay of repair of equipment for which leaks have been detected is allowed if the repair is technically infeasible without a hazardous waste management unit shutdown. In such a case, repair of this equipment must occur before the end …

Section 724.960 Standards: Closed-Vent Systems and Control Devices a) An owner or operator of a closed-vent system or control device subject to this Subpart BB must comply with the provisions of Section 724.933. b) Implementation Schedule 1) The owner or operator of an existing f…

Section 724.961 Alternative Percentage Standard for Valves a) An owner or operator subject to the requirements of Section 724.957 may elect to have all valves within a hazardous waste management unit comply with an alternative standard that allows no greater than two percent of t…