TCEQ Industrial and Hazardous Waste Program Update · Generator Improvement Rule •60+ changes...
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TCEQ Industrial and Hazardous Waste Program
Update
Andi Windham, Registration and Reporting Section
Will Wyman, Industrial and Hazardous Waste Section
September 20, 2017
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Office of Waste
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I&HW Sites
• Permits: 181
• Commercial: 53
• Non-Commercial: 128
• Post-Closure Orders: 6
• Notifications, reports, etc.
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Combustion
• 23 sites, 57 combustion units
• 14 Incinerators
• 34 Liquid-Fired Boilers
• 8 Halogen Acid Furnaces
• 1 Sulfuric Acid Furnace
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Technical Analysis Group
[Table showing:]
• Audits: 557
• Recycling activity notifications: 118
• DSW exclusions: 11
• QA/QC data sets: 44
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Items Processed & Reviewed FY16 Numbers
Audits 557
Recycling Activity Notifications 118
DSW & HSM Exclusions 11
QA/QC Data Sets 44
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Program Updates
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Topics Covered Today
• EPA Hazardous Waste Generator Improvement Rule
• Other potential changes in the rule package
• Definition of Solid Waste Vacatur
• Coal Combustion Residuals Program
• Hazardous Waste Combustion Tools
• Revised 00002 form
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Continued Topics Covered
• Closure Cost Estimates
• Other Updates
• Copies of Checks
• Permit Transfers – website updated
• Construction or Closure Plan accepted
• Planning for 2020
• Posted positions
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EPA Hazardous Waste Generator Improvement Rule
• 60+ changes
• Reorganize the rules based on generator status
• Clarify areas in the rule where ambiguity existed
• Add flexibility for generators managing hazardous wastes under certain conditions
• Improve efficiency and effectiveness
• Non-compliance rate 10 to 30%
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EPA Generator Improvement Rule - continued
• More stringent
• SQG re-notification
• Labeling requirements
• Reference guide for contingency plans
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EPA Generator Improvement Rule - continued
• Less Stringent
• VSQG consolidation
• Episodic generation
• 50’ rule waivers
• Academic labs- 12 months for accumulation
• Rulemaking Team
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Other potential rule changes
• Import/Export rule
• Comparable Fuels Vacatur
• 40 CFR 261.4 Coal Combustion Residuals (CCR) beneficial use rule
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DSW Vacatur
• July 7, 2017 DC court of appeals issued opinion
• Mandate goes into effect after all of motions are filed and responded to
• EPA won’t have details on implementing court decision till October
• TCEQ status – rule is currently in place
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CCR Rule
• Positions
• Self implementing rule until a permit is granted
• EPA encouraging adoption by states
• EPA has to approve a state program
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Hazardous Waste Combustion
• Standardized Combustion Program submittals
• CPT Plans and Reports
• Cover Sheet
• Checklists (January goal)
• Future standardization of other industrial and hazardous waste reports
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New TCEQ Form 00002
• One form instead of three (no 8700-12 or
10400)
• Fillable pdf
• Updated instructions
• Submit only the pages pertaining to updates
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Closure Cost Estimates
• Technical Guidance No. 10 – status update
• Cost Estimating Tools
• CostPro no longer supported by EPA
• IHW Permits will begin using RACER
• Bids from third party contractors
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Other Updates
• Changed instructions on copies of checks
• following information in regards to the application fee:
• check number,
• date of check, and check amount.
• Please do not submit a photocopy of the actual check (or equivalent transaction submittal) with your application
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Other Updates
• Permit transfer webpage updated
• (Class 1 or 1.1)
• Clarifies if owned but operated by another party
• Encourages pre-application meetings
• Updates instructions for submitting a class 1.1 modification
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Other Updates
• Permit modification after Construction or Closure Plan accepted
• Status of posted positions
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Process Improvements
• Risk Assesment
• Evaluated all lines in Part B
• Risk grading in 4 areas including technical complexity, risk to human health & the environment
• 2020 Workload Reduction Planning
• Strategy Planning
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http://www.tceq.texas.gov/permitting/waste_permits/ihw_permits/signupihw
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[Pictures of the Summer 2017 I&HW Quarterly Highlights, four pages.]
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How to Contact Us
Andi Windham, Registration and Reporting Section
(512) 239-1325
Will Wyman, Industrial & Hazardous Waste Permits Section
(512) 239-3015
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