lemmons, scott, lhb industries, the haz waste storage tank i didn't realize i had, at 2014...
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A presentation by Scott Lemmons about the inspection process and followup interactions surrounding a solvent still tank.TRANSCRIPT
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The Haz Waste Storage Tank I Didn’t Realize I Had
Presentation to Missouri Hazardous Waste Seminar
ByScott D. Lemmons, CHMM
November 4, 2014
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Overview of LHB Industries
• Founded in 1933
• Operate 2 facilities
• 10440 Trenton Avenue in Overland
• 8833 Fleischer Place in Berkeley
• Over 95% of our Direct Labor is legally Blind
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Berkeley Operations• 92,500 square foot under roof
• Primary Products include:
• Aerosol and Liquid Paints
• Aerosol & Liquid Cleaning Products
• Pesticides & Repellants
• Liquid Soaps
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Products
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AERIAL PHOTOTHE BERKELEY FACILITY
8833 Fleischer Place
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WHAT ??? This can’t be a Haz Waste Storage Tank!!!
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Not a Haz Waste Storage Tank Basis # 1
• Material is not a waste
• It is not discarded and it has value to LHB
• RR Permit “Rules the Day”
• Not cite before; operating for 17 yrs.
• Response
• Material is a spent solvent therefore Haz Waste
• Regulations not the Permit Requirements
• Tank must meet the requirements for LQG
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Not a Haz Waste Storage Tank
Basis # 2
• Exception in 40 CFR 261.4(a)(23)
• Hazardous secondary material generated and reclaimed… and managed in land based units is not a solid waste provided:
• The material is contained
• The material is generated and reclaimed under the control of the generator
• Is not speculatively accumulated
• The reclamation of the material is legitimate
• Must provide notification
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Not a Haz Waste Storage Tank
Basis # 2 • Response
• Land-based unit means an area where hazardous secondary materials are placed in or on the land before recycling. This definition does not include land-based production units.
• An example of a land-based unit is landfill, surface impoundment, etc.
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Not a Haz Waste Storage Tank Basis # 3
• Exception in 40 CFR 261.2(a)(2)(ii)
• Hazardous secondary material is not discarded if it generated and reclaimed under the control of the generator, not speculatively accumulated, is handled only in non-land-based units and is contained in such units… and the reclamation of the material is legitimate.
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Not a Haz Waste Storage Tank
Basis # 3 • Response• The material has been claimed to be a spent
solvent, which would be considered a solid waste as it no longer is usable to the generator per 40 CFR 261.2(c)(3).
• Section 261.4 (a)(23) provides a solid waste exclusion for hazardous secondary materials that are reclaimed, not waste materials.
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Why I am now Convinced It’s a Haz Waste Storage Tank
• 1986 Letter from EPA to PRI• Operational units are exempted from permitting
regulations when those operations involve recycling of hazardous wastes.
• However, there is no exemption for certain recycling practices constituting disposal. Additionally, the storage, transport and generation that precedes this activity are regulated without any special considerations for recycling activities.
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Changes LHB Made
• Daily Inspection of Distillation Unit Area
• Maintain a logsheet of the inspections.
• Ensure tank is emptied within 24 hours
• Records are maintained in the Input Log
• Signage on the tank.
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After the Changes
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Contact Information
Scott Lemmons, CHMM
E H & S Manager
LHB Industries
314-423-4333 ext 203