Section 722.115  Satellite Accumulation Area Regulations for a Small Quantity Generator or Large Quantity Generator

a)         A generator may accumulate as much as 55 gallons (208 ℓ) of non-acute hazardous waste or either one quart (0.94 ℓ) of liquid acute hazardous waste listed in 35 Ill. Adm. Code 721.131 or 721.133(e) or 1 kg (2.2 lbs) of solid acute hazardous waste listed in 35 Ill. Adm. Code 721.131 or 721.133(e) in containers at or near any point of generation where wastes initially accumulate that is under the control of the operator of the process generating the waste, without a permit or interim status and without complying with the requirements of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 702, 703, 705, and 724 through 727, provided that the generator complies with all of the conditions for exemption in this Section.  A generator may comply with the conditions for exemption in this Section instead of complying with the conditions for exemption in Section 722.116(b) or 722.117(a), except as required in Section 722.115(a)(7) and (a)(8).  The conditions for exemption for satellite accumulation are the following:

1)         If a container holding hazardous waste is not in good condition, or if the container begins to leak, the generator must immediately transfer the hazardous waste from the leaking container to a container that is in good condition and not leaking, or immediately transfer and manage the waste in a central accumulation area operated in compliance with Section 722.116(b) or 722.117(a).

2)         The generator must use a container made of or lined with materials that will not react with and that are otherwise compatible with the hazardous waste to be accumulated, so that the ability of the container to contain the waste is not impaired.

3)         Special Standards for Incompatible Wastes

A)        The generator must not place incompatible wastes or incompatible wastes and materials (see appendix V of 40 C.F.R. 265, incorporated by reference in 35 Ill. Adm. Code 720.111, for examples) in the same container, unless the generator complies with Section 725.117(b).

B)        The generator must not place hazardous waste in an unwashed container that previously held an incompatible waste or material (see appendix V of 40 C.F.R. 265, incorporated by reference in 35 Ill. Adm. Code 720.111, for examples), unless the generator complies with Section 725.117(b).

C)        The generator must separate a container holding hazardous waste or otherwise protect it by any practical means from any other incompatible waste or other materials accumulated nearby in other containers.

4)         A container holding hazardous waste must be closed at all times during accumulation, except at the following times:

A)        When the generator is adding, removing, or consolidating waste; or

B)        When the generator is engaged in necessary temporary venting of a container for either of the following reasons:

i)          For the proper operation of equipment; or

ii)         To prevent dangerous situations, such as build-up of extreme pressure.

5)         A generator must mark or label its container with the following:

A)        The words "Hazardous Waste"; and

B)        An indication of the hazards of the contents.  Examples include, but are not limited to, the applicable hazardous waste characteristics (i.e., ignitable, corrosive, reactive, or toxic) listed in Subpart C or D of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 721; hazard communication consistent with subpart E (Labeling) and subpart F (Placarding) of 49 CFR 172, incorporated by reference in 35 Ill. Adm. Code 720.111; a hazard statement or pictogram consistent with 29 CFR 1910.1200 (Hazard Communication), incorporated by reference in 35 Ill. Adm. Code 720.111; or a chemical hazard label consistent with NFPA 704, incorporated by reference in 35 Ill. Adm. Code 720.111.

6)         A generator who accumulates either acute hazardous waste listed in 35 Ill. Adm. Code 721.131 or 721.133(e) or non-acute hazardous waste in excess of the amounts listed in subsection (a) at or near any point of generation must do the following:

A)        Either:

i)          Comply within three consecutive calendar days with the applicable central accumulation area regulations in Section 722.116(b) or 722.117(a); or

ii)         Remove the excess from the satellite accumulation area within three consecutive calendar days to any of a central accumulation area operated in accordance with the applicable regulations in Section 722.116(b) or 722.117(a), an on-site interim status or permitted treatment, storage, or disposal facility; or an off-site designated facility.

B)        During the three-consecutive-calendar-day period provided by subsection (a)(6)(A)(ii), the generator must continue to comply with subsections (a)(1) through (a)(5).  The generator must mark or label the containers holding the excess accumulation of hazardous waste with the date the excess amount began accumulating.

7)         All satellite accumulation areas operated by an SQG must meet the preparedness and prevention regulations of Section 722.116(b)(8) and emergency procedures at Section 722.116(b)(9).

8)         All satellite accumulation areas operated by an LQG must meet the Preparedness, Prevention and Emergency Procedures in Subpart M.

b)         This subsection (b) corresponds with 40 CFR 262.115(b), which USEPA has marked "reserved".  This statement maintains structural consistency with the corresponding federal regulation.

(Source:  Amended at 44 Ill. Reg. 15263, effective September 3, 2020)