Chapter Chapter 43. Interim Status

A. Written Plan. By May 19, 1988, the owner or operator of a hazardous waste disposal unit must have a written post-closure plan. An owner or operator of a surface impoundment or waste pile that intends to remove all hazardous wastes at closure must prepare a post-closure plan an…

A. No later than 60 days after certification of closure of each hazardous waste disposal unit, the owner or operator must submit to the local zoning authority, or the authority with jurisdiction over local land use, and to the Office of Environmental Services a record of the type…

A. No later than 60 days after completion of the established post-closure care period for each hazardous waste disposal unit, the owner or operator must submit to the Office of Environmental Services, by registered mail, a certification that the post-closure care period for the h…

A. Owners and operators who are subject to the requirement to obtain a post-closure permit under LAC 33:V.305, but who obtain enforceable documents in lieu of post-closure permits, as provided under LAC 33:V.305.H, must comply with the following requirements: 1. submit informatio…

A. The requirements of LAC 33:V.3719, 4401, 4403, 4411, and 4413 apply to owners and operators of all hazardous waste facilities, except as provided otherwise in this Section or in LAC 33:V.4307. B. The requirements of LAC 33:V.4405 and 4407 apply only to owners and operators of:…

A. General Terms 1. Closure Plan―the plan for closure prepared in accordance with the requirements of LAC 33:V.4381. 2. Current Closure Cost Estimate―the most recent of the estimates prepared in accordance with LAC 33:V.4401. 3. Current Post-Closure Cost Estimate―the most recent …

A. The owner or operator must have a detailed written estimate, in current dollars, of the cost of closing the facility in accordance with the requirements in LAC 33:V.4379, 4381, 4383, 4385, and 4387 and applicable closure requirements in LAC 33:V.4442, 4457, 4475, 4489, 4501, 4…

By the effective date of these regulations an owner or operator of each facility must establish financial assurance for closure of the facility. He must choose from the options as specified in Subsections A-E of this Section. A. Closure Trust Fund 1. An owner or operator may sati…

A. The owner or operator of a hazardous waste disposal unit must have a detailed written estimate, in current dollars, of the annual cost of post-closure monitoring and maintenance of the facility in accordance with the applicable post-closure regulations in LAC 33:V.4389-4395, L…

An owner or operator of each hazardous waste disposal unit shall establish financial assurance for post-closure care of the facility. He must choose from the options as specified in Subsections A-E of this Section. A. Post-Closure Trust Fund 1. An owner or operator may satisfy th…

A. An owner or operator may satisfy the requirements for financial assurance for both closure and post-closure care for one or more facilities by using a trust fund, surety bond, letter of credit, insurance, financial test, or corporate guarantee that meets the specifications for…

A. Coverage for Sudden Accidental Occurrences. An owner or operator of a hazardous waste treatment, storage, or disposal facility, or a group of such facilities, must demonstrate financial responsibility for bodily injury and property damage to third parties caused by sudden acci…

A. An owner or operator must notify the Office of Environmental Services by certified mail of the commencement of a voluntary or involuntary proceeding under Title 11 (Bankruptcy), U.S. Code, naming the owner or operator as debtor, within 10 days after commencement of the proceed…

A. Owners and operators of all hazardous waste facilities with interim status that store hazardous wastes in containers are subject to the requirements of this Chapter and LAC 33:V.Chapter 21 as indicated below.

A. Interim status facilities are subject to the requirements of LAC 33:V.2103.

A. Interim status facilities are subject to the requirements of LAC 33:V.2105.

A. Interim status facilities are subject to the requirements of LAC 33:V.2107.

A. Interim status facilities are subject to the requirements of LAC 33:V.2109.A.

A. Interim status facilities are subject to the requirements of LAC 33:V.2113.

A. Interim status facilities are subject to the requirements of LAC 33:V.2115.

A. The owner or operator shall manage all hazardous waste placed in a container in accordance with the applicable requirements of Subchapters Q, R, and V of this Chapter.

A. The regulations of this Subchapter apply to owners or operators of facilities that use tank systems for storing or treating hazardous waste, except as otherwise provided in this Section and in LAC 33:V.4433 or in 4301 and 105.F. 1. Tank systems that are used to store or treat …

A. For each existing tank system that does not have secondary containment meeting the requirements of these regulations, the owner or operator must determine that the tank system is not leaking or unfit for use. Except as provided in Subsection C of this Section, the owner or ope…

A. Owners or operators of new tank systems or components must ensure that the foundation, structural support, seams, connections, and pressure controls (if applicable) are adequately designed and that the tank system has sufficient structural strength, compatibility with the wast…

A. In order to prevent the release of hazardous waste or hazardous constituents to the environment, secondary containment that meets the requirements of this Section must be provided (except as provided in Subsections F and G of this Section): 1. for all new and existing tank sys…

A. Hazardous wastes or treatment reagents must not be placed in a tank system if they could cause the tank, its ancillary equipment, or the secondary containment system to rupture, leak, corrode, or otherwise fail. B. The owner or operator must use appropriate controls and practi…

A. The owner or operator must inspect, where present, at least once each operating day data gathered from monitoring and leak detection equipment (e.g., pressure or temperature gauges, monitoring wells) to ensure that the tank system is being operated according to its design. B. …

A tank system or secondary containment system from which there has been a leak or spill, or which is unfit for use, must be removed from service immediately, and the owner or operator must satisfy the following requirements. A. Cessation of Use; Prevent Flow or Addition of Wastes…

A. Interim status facilities are subject to the requirements of LAC 33:V.1915.

A. Interim status facilities are subject to the requirements of LAC 33:V.1917.

A. Interim status facilities are subject to requirements of LAC 33:V.1919.

A. In addition to performing the waste analysis required by LAC 33:V.4313, the owner or operator must, whenever a tank system is to be used to treat chemically or to store a hazardous waste that is substantially different from waste previously treated or stored in that tank syste…

A. The owner or operator shall manage all hazardous waste placed in a tank in accordance with the applicable requirements of Subchapters Q, R, and V of this Chapter.

A. The regulations in this Subchapter apply to owners and operators of facilities that use surface impoundments to treat, store, or dispose of hazardous waste, except as LAC 33:V.4307 provides otherwise.

A. The owner or operator of surface impoundment units subject to LAC 33:V.4462.A must submit a proposed action leakage rate to the Office of Environmental Services when submitting the notice required under LAC 33:V.4462.B. Within 60 days of receipt of the notification, the admini…

§4452. Response Actions[Formerly §4451] A. The owner or operator of surface impoundment units subject to LAC 33:V.4462.A must develop and keep on-site until closure of the facility a response action plan. The response action plan must set forth the actions to be taken if the acti…

A. In addition to the waste analyses required by LAC 33:V.1519, 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 with a…

A. The owner or operator must inspect: 1. the freeboard level at least once each operating day to ensure compliance with LAC 33:V.4449; and 2. the surface impoundment, including dikes and vegetation surrounding the them, at least once a week to detect any leaks, deterioration, or…

A. The owner or operator shall manage all hazardous waste placed in a surface impoundment in accordance with the applicable requirements of Subchapters R and V of this Chapter.

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 unless…

A. Ignitable or reactive waste must not be placed in a surface impoundment, unless the waste and impoundment satisfy all applicable requirements of LAC 33:V.Chapter 22 and: 1. the waste is treated, rendered, or mixed before or immediately after placement in the impoundment so tha…

A. Incompatible wastes or incompatible wastes and materials must not be placed in the same surface impoundment, unless LAC 33:V.4321.B is complied with.

A. The owner or operator of each new surface impoundment unit, each lateral expansion of a surface impoundment unit, and each replacement of an existing surface impoundment unit must install two or more liners and a leachate collection and removal system between the liners and op…

A. The regulations in this Subchapter apply to owners and operators of facilities that treat or store hazardous waste in piles, except as LAC 33:V.4307 provides otherwise. Alternatively, a pile of hazardous waste may be managed as a landfill under LAC 33:V.Chapter 43.Subchapter M…

A. 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.

A. In addition to the waste analyses required by LAC 33:V.1519, 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 pil…

A. If collected leachate or run-off is discharged through a point source to waters of the United States, it is subject to the requirements of Section 402 of the Clean Water Act, as amended. If a leachate or run-off from a pile is a hazardous waste, then either: 1. the pile must b…

A. An owner or operator required to have a leak detection system under LAC 33:V.4476 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.

A. Ignitable or reactive wastes must not be placed in a pile unless the waste and pile satisfy all applicable requirements of LAC 33:V.Chapter 22, and: 1. addition of the waste to an existing pile results in the waste or mixture no longer meeting the definition of ignitable or re…

A. The owner or operator of waste pile units subject to LAC 33:V.4476 must develop and keep on-site until closure of the facility a response action plan. The response action plan must set forth the actions to be taken if the action leakage rate has been exceeded. At a minimum, th…