§ 264.172 Compatibility of waste with spills, or precipitation, unless the con-
containers. tainers are elevated or are otherwise The owner or operator must use a protected from contact with accumu- container made of or lined with mate- lated liquids; rials which will not react with, and are (3) The containment system must otherwise compatible with, the haz- have sufficient capacity to contain 10% ardous waste to be stored, so that the of the volume of containers or the vol- ability of the container to contain the ume of the largest container, which- waste is not impaired. ever is greater. Containers that do not contain free liquids need not be consid- § 264.173 Management of containers. ered in this determination; (a) A container holding hazardous (4) Run-on into the containment sys- waste must always be closed during tem must be prevented unless the col- storage, except when it is necessary to lection system has sufficient excess ca- add or remove waste. pacity in addition to that required in (b) A container holding hazardous paragraph (b)(3) of this section to con- waste must not be opened, handled, or tain any run-on which might enter the stored in a manner which may rupture system; and the container or cause it to leak. (5) Spilled or leaked waste and accu- mulated precipitation must be removed [Comment: Reuse of containers in trans- from the sump or collection area in as portation is governed by U.S. Depart- timely a manner as is necessary to pre- ment of Transportation regulations in- vent overflow of the collection system. cluding those set forth in 49 CFR [Comment: If the collected material is a 173.28.] hazardous waste under part 261 of this Chap- ter, it must be managed as a hazardous waste § 264.174 Inspections. in accordance with all applicable require- ments of parts 262 through 266 of this chap- At least weekly, the owner or oper- ter. If the collected material is discharged ator must inspect areas where con- through a point source to waters of the tainers are stored, looking for leaking United States, it is subject to the require- containers and for deterioration of con- ments of section 402 of the Clean Water Act, tainers and the containment system as amended.] caused by corrosion or other factors. (c) Storage areas that store con- [Comment: See §§ 264.15(c) and 264.171 for tainers holding only wastes that do not remedial action required if deteriora- contain free liquids need not have a tion or leaks are detected.] containment system defined by para- graph (b) of this section, except as pro- vided by paragraph (d) of this section § 264.175 Containment. or provided that: (a) Container storage areas must (1) The storage area is sloped or is have a containment system that is de- otherwise designed and operated to signed and operated in accordance with drain and remove liquid resulting from paragraph (b) of this section, except as precipitation, or otherwise provided by paragraph (c) of (2) The containers are elevated or are this section. otherwise protected from contact with (b) A containment system must be accumulated liquid. designed and operated as follows: (d) Storage areas that store con- (1) A base must underly the con- tainers holding the wastes listed below tainers which is free of cracks or gaps that do not contain free liquids must and is sufficiently impervious to con- have a containment system defined by tain leaks, spills, and accumulated pre- paragraph (b) of this section: cipitation until the collected material (1) FO20, FO21, FO22, FO23, FO26, and is detected and removed; FO27. (2) The base must be sloped or the containment system must be otherwise (2) [Reserved] designed and operated to drain and re- [46 FR 55112, Nov. 6, 1981, as amended at 50 move liquids resulting from leaks, FR 2003, Jan. 14, 1985]
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