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Current as of October 02, 2022 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
(a) Bulk or noncontainerized liquid waste may not be placed in MSWLF units unless:
(1) The waste is household waste other than septic waste;
(2) The waste is leachate or gas condensate derived from the MSWLF unit and the MSWLF unit, whether it is a new or existing MSWLF, or lateral expansion, is designed with a composite liner and leachate collection system as described in § 258.40(a)(2) of this part. The owner or operator must place the demonstration in the operating record and notify the State Director that it has been placed in the operating record; or
(3) The MSWLF unit is a Project XL MSWLF and meets the applicable requirements of § 258.41. The owner or operator must place documentation of the landfill design in the operating record and notify the State Director that it has been placed in the operating record.
(b) Containers holding liquid waste may not be placed in a MSWLF unit unless:
(1) The container is a small container similar in size to that normally found in household waste;
(2) The container is designed to hold liquids for use other than storage; or
(3) The waste is household waste.
(c) For purposes of this section:
(1) Liquid waste means any waste material that is determined to contain “free liquids” as defined by Method 9095B (Paint Filter Liquids Test), included in “Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, Physical/Chemical Methods” (EPA Publication SW–846) which is incorporated by reference. A suffix of “B” in the method number indicates revision two (the method has been revised twice). Method 9095B is dated November 2004. This incorporation by reference was approved by the Director of the Federal Register pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. This material is incorporated as it exists on the date of approval and a notice of any change in this material will be published in the Federal Register. A copy may be inspected at the Library, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW. (3403T), Washington, DC 20460, libraryhq@epa.gov; or at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). For information on the availability of this material at NARA, call 202–741–6030, or go to: http://www.archives.gov/federal_register/ code_of_federal_regulations/ibr_locations.html.
(2) Gas condensate means the liquid generated as a result of gas recovery process(es) at the MSWLF unit.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Code of Federal Regulations Title 40. Protection of Environment § 40.258.28 Liquids restrictions - last updated October 02, 2022 | https://codes.findlaw.com/cfr/title-40-protection-of-environment/cfr-sect-40-258-28/
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