[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 40, Volume 26]

[Revised as of July 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 40CFR270.16]



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                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT

 

         CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)

 

PART 270_EPA ADMINISTERED PERMIT PROGRAMS: THE HAZARDOUS WASTE PERMIT 

PROGRAM--Table of Contents

 

                      Subpart B_Permit Application

 

Sec.  270.16  Specific part B information requirements for tank systems.



    Except as otherwise provided in Sec.  264.190, owners and operators 

of facilities that use tanks to store or treat hazardous waste must 

provide the following additional information:

    (a) A written assessment that is reviewed and certified by a 

qualified Professional Engineer as to the structural integrity and 

suitability for handling hazardous waste of each tank system, as 

required under Sec. Sec.  264.191 and 264.192 of this chapter;

    (b) Dimensions and capacity of each tank;

    (c) Description of feed systems, safety cutoff, bypass systems, and 

pressure controls (e.g., vents);

    (d) A diagram of piping, instrumentation, and process flow for each 

tank system;

    (e) A description of materials and equipment used to provide 

external corrosion protection, as required under Sec.  

264.192(a)(3)(ii);

    (f) For new tank systems, a detailed description of how the tank 

system(s) will be installed in compliance with Sec.  264.192 (b), (c), 

(d), and (e);

    (g) Detailed plans and description of how the secondary containment 

system for each tank system is or will be designed, constructed, and 

operated to meet the requirements of Sec.  264.193 (a), (b), (c), (d), 

(e), and (f);

    (h) For tank systems for which a variance from the requirements of 

Sec.  264.193 is sought (as provided by Sec. Sec.  264.193(g)):

    (1) Detailed plans and engineering and hydrogeologic reports, as 

appropriate, describing alternate design and operating practices that 

will, in conjunction with location aspects, prevent the migration of any 

hazardous waste or hazardous constituents into the ground water or 

surface water during the life of the facility, or

    (2) A detailed assessment of the substantial present or potential 

hazards posed to human health or the environment should a release enter 

the environment.

    (i) Description of controls and practices to prevent spills and 

overflows, as required under Sec.  264.194(b); and

    (j) For tank systems in which ignitable, reactive, or incompatible 

wastes are to be stored or treated, a description of how operating 

procedures and tank system and facility design will achieve compliance 

with the requirements of Sec. Sec.  264.198 and 264.199.

    (k) Information on air emission control equipment as required in 

Sec.  270.27.



[51 FR 25486, July 14, 1986; 51 FR 29431, Aug. 15, 1986; 59 FR 62952, 

Dec. 6, 1994; 71 FR 16914, Apr. 4, 2006]