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TITLE 30ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
PART 1TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
CHAPTER 335INDUSTRIAL SOLID WASTE AND MUNICIPAL HAZARDOUS WASTE
SUBCHAPTER EINTERIM STANDARDS FOR OWNERS AND OPERATORS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE TREATMENT, STORAGE, OR DISPOSAL FACILITIES
RULE §335.120Containment for Waste Piles

If leachate or run-off from a pile is a hazardous waste, then either:

  (1) the pile must be placed on an impermeable base that is compatible with the waste under the conditions of treatment or storage; the owner or operator must design, construct, operate, and maintain a run-on control system capable of preventing flow onto the active portion of the pile during peak discharge from at least a 100-year storm; the owner or operator must design, construct, operate, and maintain a run-off management system to collect and control at least the water volume resulting from a 24-hour, 100-year storm; and collection and holding facilities (e.g., tanks or basins) associated with run-on and run-off control, systems must be emptied or otherwise managed expeditiously to maintain design capacity of the system;

  (2) the pile is managed such that:

    (A) the pile must be protected from precipitation and run-on by some other means; and

    (B) no liquids or wastes containing free liquids may be placed in the pile.


Source Note: The provisions of this §335.120 adopted to be effective May 28, 1986, 11 TexReg 2347.

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