The document discusses a webinar about the EPA's Hazardous Waste Generator Improvements Rule. The webinar covered an overview of RCRA regulations for hazardous waste generators, current issues with the existing rules, details on the 7 major components of the finalized rule, and next steps for compliance. Attendees would receive a copy of the presentation, recording, and link to provide feedback on the webinar.

1. The Hazardous Waste
Generator Improvements
Rule
Analysis of the provisions and what they mean for you.

2. Meet Your Moderator
James Ciccone

3. During this Webinar
 All lines will be muted.
 Communicate via the questions tab in your
webinar panel.
 Unanswered questions will be responded to after
the webinar.
 Webinar recording and slides will be emailed to
you tomorrow.

4. Meet Your Presenter
Geraldine “Gigi”
Dambreville
Environmental Health and Safety
Consultant,
Triumvirate Environmental Inc.

5. RCRA Overview
Current Issues
Final Rule Overview
7 Major Components
Wrap Up/Q&A
Agenda

6. How Concerned
Are You About
the New Rule?
Poll Question

7. The Resource Conservation and
Recovery Act of 1976:
Originally conceived as a law
addressing municipal trash
disposal, Subtitle C of RCRA
was included to give the U.S.
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) the authority to
regulate hazardous waste. This
includes the generation,
transportation, treatment,
storage, and disposal of
hazardous waste.
RCRA and Generators

8. HSWA continued where RCRA, Subtitle C left off,
including: adding mandates for the regulation of small
quantity generators, restrictions on land disposal of
hazardous waste, regulation of underground storage tanks
(USTs), and corrective action provisions to prevent RCRA
facilities from becoming Superfund sites.
The Hazardous and Solid Waste
Amendments of 1984:
HSWA and Generators

9. History of the Rule
• Hazardous Waste Generator Program
evaluation – April 2004
• Hazardous Waste Determination Program
evaluation – 2013
• Hazardous Waste Generator Proposed Rule
– 2015

10. 40 CFR Parts 260 – 265
mainly
Federal register notice
September 25th, 2015
Comment period ended
December 24th,2015
Proposed
Regulations

11. Final Rule!
Signed by the EPA
Administrator on October
28, 2016
Will be published in the
Federal Register in the
coming weeks
Made effective May 30th
2017

12.  Generators
 Transporters
 Treatment,
Storage and
Disposal Facilities
(TSDFs)
• Part 261- Waste Identification
• Part 262- Generator Requirements
• Part 263- Transporter Requirements
• Part 264- 265- TSDF Requirements
• Part 266- Recycling
• Part 268- Land Disposal Restrictions
• Part 270- TSDF Permitting
• Part 271- State RCRA Programs
40 CFR Parts: 260-281
Who’s Covered Under State &
Federal RCRA Regulations?

13. The amount and type of hazardous waste
generated in a given calendar month will
determine your “generator status”.
Large Quantity Generators (LQGs)
Small Quantity Generators (SQG)
Conditionally Exempt Small
Quantity Generators (CESQGs)
Generator Status

14. RCRA Overview
Current Issues
Final Rule Overview
7 Major Components
Wrap Up/Q&A
Agenda

15. Issue #1
Regulations
are Confusing

16. Issue #2
Lack of Flexibility for Operators of
Facility with Different Generator
Status

17. Issue #3
Lengthy Contingency Plan Requirements &
Lack of Recordkeeping Requirements

18. Issue #4
Mismanagement
of Waste from
Generators

19. RCRA Overview
Current Issues
Final Rule Overview
7 Major Components
Wrap Up/Q&A
Agenda

20. Goals of the
Final Rule
1. Reorganize the regulations to make them more user friendly and
enable improved compliance
2. Provide greater flexibility for hazardous waste generators to
manage waste in a cost-effective manner
3. Strengthen environmental protection by addressing identified gaps
in the regulations
4. Clarify certain components of the hazardous waste generator
program to address ambiguities and foster improved compliance

21. 40 CFR Part 260 – Standards for
the classification of hazardous
wastes generators and specific
Types of Hazardous Waste
Management Facilities
Part 262 – Management
Standards for Hazardous Waste
Where Will the
Regulations Live?

22. RCRA Overview
Current Issues
Final Rule Overview
7 Major Components
Wrap Up/Q&A
Agenda

23. 1. Consolidation of CESQG Waste at LQG’s:
• CESQG to be called VSQG
• CESQG’s and LQG’s must be under the control of the same
person
• Eliminate RCRA permit requirement to accept CESQG’s waste
• Additional option for CESQG’s to manage their waste
• Increased training and documentation
• Potentially decrease generator cost
Rule #1

24. 2. Episodic Generation for CESQG’s and SQG’s:
• Only allowed once a year
• Would not change current generator status
• Would not have to complete biennial requirement
• Notification of planned and unplanned events
• Labeling requirement for accumulation of episodic waste
• 60 days from initiation and completion of episodic event
Rule #2

25. 3. Emergency Planning and Preparedness:
• Only applicable to LQG’s and SQG’s
• Require generators to make arrangements with local LEPC’s first
• If no local LEPC, generators to make arrangements with local Fire
Departments
• NEW LQG’s to submit executive summary to LEPC rather than full
contingency plans
• Eliminating employee personal information in plans
Rule #3

26. 4. Labeling changes:
• Applicable to SQG’s, LQG’s and Transporters
• Marking containers with hazardous waste codes
• Make it easier for TSDF’s to identify content
• Relevant areas on site: SAA’s, CAA’s, transfer facilities
consolidating waste from different generators
• Labeling requirement for tanks, drip pads and containment buildings
• Recordkeeping requirements for tanks, drip pads, containment
building for 90 and 180 day storage
Rule #4

27. 5. Reporting Requirements:
• Biennial reporting required only for LQG’s
• Reporting for all hazardous waste generated
during reporting year
• Not applicable to CESQG’s and SQG’s under
episodic rule
• Allow new source code for CESQG’s transferred
waste
Rule #5

28. 6. Satellite Accumulation areas:
• Prohibiting incompatible waste to be mixed in the
same container
• Limited exception for keeping containers closed at
all times at SAA’s
• Modify labeling to include flexibility on hazard
category type
• Clarify the “three day” rule
Rule #6

29. Rule #7
7. Closure:
• Require closure as landfill for when LQG’s
accumulating in containers fail to clean close
• Notification to EPA or authorized state 30 days
prior to closing an accumulation area or within 90
days after closure of unit or facility

30. • Documenting hazardous waste determinations
• SQG re-notification
• Labeling
• Notification of closure
• Biennial reporting for the whole year
• Executive summary for contingency plan
More Stringent Rules

31. • CESQG consolidation
• Episodic generation
• Waiver from 50-foot rule
Less Stringent Rules

32. EPA Considers certain proposed provisions to be more
stringent than current regulations
• More stringent regulations – all states will be required to adopt
the final rule
• Less stringent regulations – states may but are not required to
adopt federal regulations
No final authorization on base State RCRA program
• Will be effective in these states on the effective date for the final
rule, even before the state adopts it
State Adoption

33. RCRA Overview
Current Issues
Final Rule Overview
7 Major Components
Wrap Up/Q&A
Agenda

34. Prepare yourself for drastic changes
Understand how you may be affected
Follow up for more information
What’s next?
Wrap Up

35. Thank You For Attending!
You Will Receive:
• A copy of this presentation and the
webinar recording
• A link to a short survey
• A special offer to help ensure that
your hazardous waste program is
fully compliant
Geraldine “Gigi” Dambreville
gdambreville@triumvirate.com
www.Triumvirate.com
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