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NR 665.1061 NR 665.1061Alternative standards for valves in gas or vapor service or in light liquid service: percentage of valves allowed to leak.
NR 665.1061(1)(1)An owner or operator subject to s. NR 665.1057 may elect to have all valves within a hazardous waste management unit comply with an alternative standard which allows no greater than 2 percent of the valves to leak.
NR 665.1061(2) (2)An owner or operator who decides to comply with the alternative standard of allowing 2 percent of valves to leak shall meet all of the following requirements:
NR 665.1061(2)(a) (a) Conduct a performance test as specified in sub. (3) initially upon designation, annually and at other times requested by the department.
NR 665.1061(2)(b) (b) If a valve leak is detected, repair it according to s. NR 665.1057 (4) and (5).
NR 665.1061(3) (3)Conduct performance tests according to all of the following:
NR 665.1061(3)(a) (a) Monitor all valves subject to s. NR 665.1057, within the hazardous waste management unit, within one week by the methods specified in s. NR 665.1063 (2).
NR 665.1061(3)(b) (b) If an instrument reading of 10,000 ppm or greater is measured, a leak is detected.
NR 665.1061(3)(c) (c) Determine the leak percentage by dividing the number of valves subject to s. NR 665.1057 for which leaks are detected, by the total number of valves subject to s. NR 665.1057 within the hazardous waste management unit.
NR 665.1061 History History: CR 05-032: cr. Register July 2006 No. 607, eff. 8-1-06; CR 16-007: r. (2) (a), renum. (2) (b), (c) to (2) (a), (b), r. (4) Register July 2017 No. 739, eff. 8-1-17.
NR 665.1062 NR 665.1062Alternative standards for valves in gas or vapor service or in light liquid service: skip period leak detection and repair.
NR 665.1062(1)(1)An owner or operator subject to s. NR 665.1057 may elect for all valves within a hazardous waste management unit to comply with one of the alternative work practices specified in sub. (2) (b) and (c).
NR 665.1062(2)(a)(a) An owner or operator shall comply with the requirements for valves in s. NR 665.1057, except as described in pars. (b) and (c).
NR 665.1062(2)(b) (b) After 2 consecutive quarterly leak detection periods with the percentage of valves leaking equal to or less than 2 percent, an owner or operator may begin to skip one of the quarterly leak detection periods (i.e., monitor for leaks once every 6 months) for the valves subject to s. NR 665.1057.
NR 665.1062(2)(c) (c) After 5 consecutive quarterly leak detection periods with the percentage of valves leaking equal to or less than 2 percent, an owner or operator may begin to skip 3 of the quarterly leak detection periods (i.e., monitor for leaks once every year) for the valves subject to s. NR 665.1057.
NR 665.1062(2)(d) (d) If the percentage of valves leaking is greater than 2 percent, the owner or operators shall monitor monthly in compliance with s. NR 665.1057, but may again elect to use this section after meeting s. NR 665.1057 (3) (a).
NR 665.1062 History History: CR 05-032: cr. Register July 2006 No. 607, eff. 8-1-06; CR 16-007: renum. (1) (a) to (1), r. (1) (b) Register July 2017 No. 739, eff. 8-1-17.
NR 665.1063 NR 665.1063Test methods and procedures.
NR 665.1063(1)(1)Each owner or operator subject to this subchapter shall comply with the test methods and procedures requirements in this section.
NR 665.1063(2) (2)Leak detection monitoring, as required in ss. NR 665.1052 to 665.1062, shall comply with all of the following requirements:
NR 665.1063(2)(a) (a) Monitoring shall comply with Method 21 in appendix A of 40 CFR part 60, incorporated by reference in s. NR 660.11.
NR 665.1063(2)(b) (b) The detection instrument shall meet the performance criteria of Method 21.
NR 665.1063(2)(c) (c) Calibrate the instrument before use on each day of its use by the procedures in Method 21.
NR 665.1063(2)(d) (d) Calibration gases shall be all of the following:
NR 665.1063(2)(d)1. 1. Zero air (less than 10 ppm of hydrocarbon in air).
NR 665.1063(2)(d)2. 2. A mixture of methane or n-hexane and air at a concentration of approximately, but less than, 10,000 ppm methane or n-hexane.
NR 665.1063(2)(e) (e) Traverse the instrument probe around all potential leak interfaces as close to the interface as possible as described in Method 21.
NR 665.1063(3) (3)When equipment is tested for compliance with no detectable emissions, as required in ss. NR 665.1052 (5), 665.1053 (9), 665.1054 and 665.1057 (6), the test shall comply with all of the following requirements:
NR 665.1063(3)(a) (a) Comply with sub. (2) (a) to (d).
NR 665.1063(3)(b) (b) Determine the background level, as set forth in Method 21.
NR 665.1063(3)(c) (c) Traverse the instrument probe around all potential leak interfaces as close to the interface as possible as described in Method 21.
NR 665.1063(3)(d) (d) Compare the arithmetic difference between the maximum concentration indicated by the instrument and the background level with 500 ppm for determining compliance.
NR 665.1063(4) (4)According to the waste analysis plan required by s. NR 665.0013 (2), an owner or operator of a facility shall determine, for each piece of equipment, whether the equipment contains or contacts a hazardous waste with an organic concentration that equals or exceeds 10 percent by weight using any of the following:
NR 665.1063(4)(a) (a) Methods described in ASTM Methods D2267-88, E169-87, E168-88 or E260-85, incorporated by reference in s. NR 660.11.
NR 665.1063(4)(b) (b) Analyze each sample and compute the total organic concentration of the sample using Method 9060A of EPA SW-846, incorporated by reference in s. NR 660.11, or analyze for its individual organic constituents.
NR 665.1063(4)(c) (c) Application of the knowledge of the nature of the hazardous waste stream or the process by which it was produced. This method requires documentation of a waste determination. Examples of documentation that shall be used to support a determination under this paragraph include production process information documenting that no organic compounds are used, information that the waste is generated by a process that is identical to a process at the same or another facility that has previously been demonstrated by direct measurement to have a total organic content less than 10 percent or prior speciation analysis results on the same waste stream where it can also be documented that no process changes have occurred since that analysis that could affect the waste total organic concentration.
NR 665.1063(5) (5)If an owner or operator determines that a piece of equipment contains or contacts a hazardous waste with organic concentrations at least 10 percent by weight, the determination can be revised only after following the procedures in sub. (4) (a) or (b).
NR 665.1063(6) (6)When an owner or operator and the department do not agree on whether a piece of equipment contains or contacts a hazardous waste with organic concentrations at least 10 percent by weight, the procedures in sub. (4) (a) or (b) can be used to resolve the dispute.
NR 665.1063(7) (7)Samples used in determining the percent organic content shall be representative of the highest total organic content hazardous waste that is expected to be contained in or contact the equipment.
NR 665.1063(8) (8)To determine if pumps or valves are in light liquid service, the vapor pressures of constituents may be obtained from standard reference texts or may be determined by ASTM D2879-86, incorporated by reference in s. NR 660.11.
NR 665.1063(9) (9)Performance tests to determine if a control device achieves 95 weight percent organic emission reduction shall comply with s. NR 665.1034 (3) (a) to (d).
NR 665.1063 History History: CR 05-032: cr. Register July 2006 No. 607, eff. 8-1-06; CR 16-700: am. (4) (b) Register July 2017 No. 739, eff. 8-1-17; CR 19-082: am. (2) (d) 2. Register August 2020 No. 776, eff. 9-1-20.
NR 665.1064 NR 665.1064Recordkeeping requirements.
NR 665.1064(1)(a) (a) Each owner or operator subject to this subchapter shall comply with this section.
NR 665.1064(1)(b) (b) An owner or operator of more than one hazardous waste management unit subject to this subchapter may comply with the recordkeeping requirements for these hazardous waste management units in one recordkeeping system if the system identifies each record by each hazardous waste management unit.
NR 665.1064(2) (2)Owners and operators shall record all of the following information in the facility operating record:
NR 665.1064(2)(a) (a) For each piece of equipment to which this subchapter applies:
NR 665.1064(2)(a)1. 1. Equipment identification number and hazardous waste management unit identification.
NR 665.1064(2)(a)2. 2. Approximate locations within the facility (e.g., identify the hazardous waste management unit on a facility plot plan).
NR 665.1064(2)(a)3. 3. Type of equipment (e.g., a pump or pipeline valve).
NR 665.1064(2)(a)4. 4. Percent-by-weight total organics in the hazardous waste stream at the equipment.
NR 665.1064(2)(a)5. 5. Hazardous waste state at the equipment (e.g., gas or vapor or liquid).
NR 665.1064(2)(a)6. 6. Method of compliance with the standard (e.g., “monthly leak detection and repair" or “equipped with dual mechanical seals").
NR 665.1064(2)(b) (b) For facilities that comply with s. NR 665.1033 (1) (b), an implementation schedule as specified in s. NR 665.1033 (1) (b).
NR 665.1064(2)(c) (c) Where an owner or operator chooses to use test data to demonstrate the organic removal efficiency or total organic compound concentration achieved by the control device, a performance test plan as specified in s. NR 665.1035 (2) (c).
NR 665.1064(2)(d) (d) Documentation of compliance with s. NR 665.1060, including the detailed design documentation or performance test results specified in s. NR 665.1035 (2) (d).
NR 665.1064(3) (3)When each leak is detected as specified in ss. NR 665.1052, 665.1053, 665.1057 and 665.1058, all of the following requirements apply:
NR 665.1064(3)(a) (a) Attach to the leaking equipment a weatherproof and readily visible identification, marked with the equipment identification number, the date evidence of a potential leak was found according to s. NR 665.1058 (1) and the date the leak was detected.
NR 665.1064(3)(b) (b) The identification on equipment, except on a valve, may be removed after it has been repaired.
NR 665.1064(3)(c) (c) The identification on a valve may be removed after it has been monitored for 2 successive months as specified in s. NR 665.1057 (3) and no leak has been detected during those 2 months.
NR 665.1064(4) (4)When each leak is detected as specified in ss. NR 665.1052, 665.1053, 665.1057 and 665.1058, record all of the following information in an inspection log and keep it in the facility operating record:
NR 665.1064(4)(a) (a) The instrument and operator identification numbers and the equipment identification number.
NR 665.1064(4)(b) (b) The date evidence of a potential leak was found according to s. NR 665.1058 (1).
NR 665.1064(4)(c) (c) The date the leak was detected and the dates of each attempt to repair the leak.
NR 665.1064(4)(d) (d) Repair methods applied in each attempt to repair the leak.
NR 665.1064(4)(e) (e) “Above 10,000" if the maximum instrument reading measured by the methods specified in s. NR 665.1063 (2) after each repair attempt is equal to or greater than 10,000 ppm.
NR 665.1064(4)(f) (f) “Repair delayed" and the reason for the delay if a leak is not repaired within 15 calendar days after discovery of the leak.
NR 665.1064(4)(g) (g) Documentation supporting the delay of repair of a valve in compliance with s. NR 665.1059 (3).
NR 665.1064(4)(h) (h) The signature of the owner or operator (or designate) whose decision it was that repair could not be effected without a hazardous waste management unit shutdown.
NR 665.1064(4)(i) (i) The expected date of successful repair of the leak if a leak is not repaired within 15 calendar days.
NR 665.1064(4)(j) (j) The date of successful repair of the leak.
NR 665.1064(5) (5)Record design documentation and monitoring, operating and inspection information for each closed-vent system and control device required to comply s. NR 665.1060 and keep them up-to-date in the facility operating record as specified in s. NR 665.1035 (3). Design documentation is specified in s. NR 665.1035 (3) (a) and (b) and monitoring, operating and inspection information in s. NR 665.1035 (3) (c) to (h).
NR 665.1064(6) (6)For a control device other than a thermal vapor incinerator, catalytic vapor incinerator, flare, boiler, process heater, condenser or carbon adsorption system, record, in the facility operating record, monitoring and inspection information indicating proper operation and maintenance of the control device.
NR 665.1064(7) (7)Record all of the following information, pertaining to all equipment subject to ss. NR 665.1052 to 665.1060, in a log that is kept in the facility operating record:
NR 665.1064(7)(a) (a) A list of identification numbers for equipment (except welded fittings) subject to this subchapter.
NR 665.1064(7)(b)1.1. A list of identification numbers for equipment that the owner or operator elects to designate for no detectable emissions, as indicated by an instrument reading of less than 500 ppm above background, under ss. NR 665.1052 (5), 665.1053 (9) and 665.1057 (6).
NR 665.1064(7)(b)2. 2. The designation of this equipment as subject to s. NR 665.1052 (5), 665.1053 (9) or 665.1057 (6), signed by the owner or operator.
NR 665.1064(7)(c) (c) A list of equipment identification numbers for pressure relief devices required to comply with s. NR 665.1054 (1).
NR 665.1064(7)(d)1.1. The dates of each compliance test required in ss. NR 665.1052 (5), 665.1053 (9), 665.1054 and 665.1057 (6).
NR 665.1064(7)(d)2. 2. The background level measured during each compliance test.
NR 665.1064(7)(d)3. 3. The maximum instrument reading measured at the equipment during each compliance test.
NR 665.1064(7)(e) (e) A list of identification numbers for equipment in vacuum service.
NR 665.1064(7)(f) (f) Identification, either by list or location (area or group) of equipment that contains or contacts hazardous waste with an organic concentration of at least 10 percent by weight for less than 300 hours per calendar year.
NR 665.1064(8) (8)Record all of the following information, pertaining to all valves subject to s. NR 665.1057 (7) and (8), in a log that is kept in the facility operating record:
NR 665.1064(8)(a) (a) A list of identification numbers for valves that are designated as unsafe to monitor, an explanation for each valve stating why the valve is unsafe to monitor and the plan for monitoring each valve.
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