Illinois Administrative Code

Section 725.451 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. BOARD NOTE: At closure, as throughout the operating period, unless…

Section 725.452 Interim Status Incinerators Burning Particular Hazardous Wastes a) An owner or operator of an incinerator subject to this Subpart O may burn hazardous wastes numbers F020, F021, F022, F023, F026, or F027 if it receives a certification from the Agency that they can…

Section 725.470 Other Thermal Treatment The regulations in this Subpart P apply to owners and operators of facilities that thermally treat hazardous waste in devices other than enclosed devices using controlled flame combustion except, as Section 725.101 provides otherwise. Therm…

Section 725.473 General Operating Requirements Before adding hazardous waste, the owner or operator must bring his thermal treatment process to steady state (normal) conditions of operation, including steady state operating temperature-using auxiliary fuel or other means, unless …

Section 725.475 Waste Analysis In addition to the waste analyses required by Section 725.113, the owner or operator must sufficiently analyze any waste that he has not previously treated in his thermal process to enable him to establish steady state (normal) or other appropriate …

Section 725.477 Monitoring and Inspections The owner or operator must conduct, as a minimum, the following monitoring and inspections when thermally treating hazardous waste: a) Existing instruments that relate to temperature and emission control (if an emission control device is…

Section 725.481 Closure At closure, the owner or operator must remove all hazardous waste and hazardous waste residues (including, but not limited to, ash) from the thermal treatment process or equipment. BOARD NOTE: At closure, as throughout the operating period, unless the owne…

Section 725.482 Open Burning; Waste Explosives Open burning of hazardous waste is prohibited except for the open burning and detonation of waste explosives. Waste explosives include waste that has the potential to detonate and bulk military propellants that cannot safely be dispo…

Section 725.483 Interim Status Thermal Treatment Devices Burning Particular Hazardous Wastes a) An owner or operator of a thermal treatment device subject to this Subpart P may burn hazardous waste numbers F020, F021, F022, F023, F026, or F027 if it receives a certification from …

Section 725.500 Applicability The regulations in this Subpart Q apply to owners and operators of facilities that treat hazardous waste by chemical, physical, or biological methods in other than tanks, surface impoundments, and land treatment facilities, except as Section 725.101 …

Section 725.501 General Operating Requirements a) Chemical, physical, or biological treatment of hazardous waste must comply with Section 725.117(b). b) Hazardous waste or treatment reagents must not be placed in the treatment process or equipment if they could cause the treatmen…

Section 725.502 Waste Analysis and Trial Tests a) In addition to the waste analysis required by Section 725.113(b) applies whenever either of the following conditions exist: 1) A hazardous waste that is substantially different from waste previously treated in a treatment process …

Section 725.503 Inspections The owner operator of a treatment facility must inspect the following, where present: a) Discharge control and safety equipment (e.g., waste feed cutoff systems, bypass systems, drainage systems, and pressure relief systems) at least once each operatin…

Section 725.504 Closure At closure, all hazardous waste and hazardous waste residues must be removed from treatment processes or equipment, discharge control equipment, and discharge confinement structures. BOARD NOTE: At closure, as throughout the operating period, unless the ow…

Section 725.505 Special Requirements for Ignitable or Reactive Wastes Ignitable or reactive waste must not be placed in a treatment process or equipment unless either of the following conditions exists: a) The waste is treated, rendered, or mixed before or immediately after place…

Section 725.506 Special Requirements for Incompatible Wastes a) An owner or operator must not place incompatible wastes or incompatible wastes and materials (see Appendix E to this Part for examples) in the same treatment process or equipment unless it complies with Section 725.1…

Section 725.530 Applicability Except as Section 725.101 provides otherwise, the following apply: a) The owner or operator of a facility that disposes of hazardous waste by underground injection is excluded from the requirements of Subparts G and H. b) The requirements of this Sub…

Section 725.540 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) An "existing drip pad" …

Section 725.541 Assessment of Existing Drip Pad Integrity a) For each existing drip pad, the owner or operator must evaluate the drip pad and determine that it meets all of the requirements of this Subpart W, except the requirements for liners and leak detection systems of Sectio…

Section 725.542 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 725.543 (except 725.543(a)(4)), 725.544, a…

Section 725.543 Design and Operating Requirements a) Drip pads must fulfill the following requirements: 1) It must not be constructed of earthen materials, wood, or asphalt, unless the asphalt is structurally supported; 2) It must be sloped to free-drain to the associated collect…

Section 725.544 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 725.545 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 as…

Section 725.930 Applicability a) This Subpart AA applies to owners and operators of facilities that treat, store, or dispose of hazardous wastes (except as provided in Section 725.101). b) Except for Section 725.934(d) and (e), this Subpart AA applies to process vents associated …

Section 725.931 Definitions As used in this Subpart AA, all terms not defined in this Subpart AA have the meaning given them in 35 Ill. Adm. Code 724.931, section 1004 of RCRA, incorporated by reference in 35 Ill. Adm. Code 720.111, and 35 Ill. Adm. Code 720 through 728, and 738.…

Section 725.932 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 725.933 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 725.934 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 725.935 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 725.950 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 725.101). b) Except as provided in Section 725.964(k), this Subpart BB applies to equip…

Section 725.951 Definitions As used in this Subpart BB, all terms have the meaning given them in Section 725.931, section 1004 of RCRA, incorporated by reference in 35 Ill. Adm. Code 720.111, and 35 Ill. Adm. Code 720 through 728, and 738. (Source: Amended at 42 Ill. Reg. 23725, …

Section 725.952 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 725.963(b), except as provided in subsections (d), (e), and (f). 2) Each pump in light liquid…

Section 725.953 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) The following must be true …

Section 725.954 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 725.955 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 725.956 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 725.957 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 725.963(b) and must comply with subsections (b) through (e), except as provided …

Section 725.958 Standards: Pumps, Valves, Pressure Relief Devices, Flanges, 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…

Section 725.959 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 725.960 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 725.933. b) Implementation Schedule 1) The owner or operator of an existing f…

Section 725.961 Percent Leakage Alternative for Valves a) An owner or operator subject to the requirements of Section 725.957 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 the v…

Section 725.962 Skip Period Alternative for Valves a) An owner or operator subject to the requirements of Section 725.957 may elect for all valves within a hazardous waste management unit to comply with one of the alternative work practices specified in subsections (b)(2) and (b)…

Section 725.963 Test Methods and Procedures a) Each owner or operator subject to the provisions of this Subpart BB must comply with the test methods and procedures requirements provided in this Section. b) Leak detection monitoring, as required in Sections 725.952 through 725.962…

Section 725.964 Recordkeeping Requirements a) Lumping Units 1) Each owner or operator subject to the provisions of this Subpart BB must comply with the recordkeeping requirements of this Section. 2) An owner or operator of more than one hazardous waste management unit subject to …

Section 725.980 Applicability a) The requirements of this Subpart CC apply to owners and operators of all facilities that treat, store, or dispose of hazardous waste in tanks, surface impoundments, or containers that are subject to Subpart I, J, or K, except as Section 725.101 an…

Section 725.981 Definitions As used in this Subpart CC, all terms not defined in this Section will have the meanings given to them in section 1004 of RCRA, incorporated by reference in 35 Ill. Adm. Code 720.111, and 35 Ill. Adm. Code 720 through 728. "Average volatile organic con…

Section 725.982 Schedule for Implementation of Air Emission Standards a) This subsection (a) corresponds with 40 CFR 265.1082(a), which required compliance before dates long past. This statement maintains structural consistency with the corresponding federal rules. b) An owner or…