NR 664.0171NR 664.0171 Condition of containers. If a container holding hazardous waste is not in good condition (e.g., severe rusting, apparent structural defects) or if it begins to leak, the owner or operator shall transfer the hazardous waste from this container to a container that is in good condition or manage the waste in some other way that complies with the requirements of this chapter. NR 664.0171 HistoryHistory: CR 05-032: cr. Register July 2006 No. 607, eff. 8-1-06. NR 664.0172NR 664.0172 Compatibility of waste with containers. The owner or operator shall use a container made of or lined with materials which will not react with, and are otherwise compatible with, the hazardous waste to be stored, so that the ability of the container to contain the waste is not impaired. NR 664.0172 HistoryHistory: CR 05-032: cr. Register July 2006 No. 607, eff. 8-1-06. NR 664.0173(1)(1) A container holding hazardous waste shall always be closed during storage, except when it is necessary to add or remove waste. NR 664.0173(2)(2) A container holding hazardous waste may not be opened, handled or stored in a manner which may rupture the container or cause it to leak. NR 664.0173 NoteNote: Reuse of containers in transportation is governed by U.S. department of transportation regulations including those set forth in 49 CFR 173.28. NR 664.0173 HistoryHistory: CR 05-032: cr. Register July 2006 No. 607, eff. 8-1-06. NR 664.0174NR 664.0174 Inspections. At least weekly, the owner or operator shall inspect areas where containers are stored, looking for leaking containers and for deterioration of containers and the containment system caused by corrosion or other factors. The owner or operator shall comply with ss. NR 664.0015 (3) and 664.0171 for remedial action required if deterioration or leaks are detected. NR 664.0175(1)(1) Container storage areas shall have a containment system that is designed and operated in accordance with sub. (2), except as otherwise provided by sub. (3). NR 664.0175(2)(2) A containment system shall be designed and operated to meet all of the following requirements: NR 664.0175(2)(a)(a) A base shall underlie the containers which is free of cracks or gaps and is sufficiently impervious to contain leaks, spills and accumulated precipitation until the collected material is detected and removed. NR 664.0175(2)(b)(b) The base shall be sloped or the containment system shall be otherwise designed and operated to drain and remove liquids resulting from leaks, spills or precipitation, unless the containers are elevated or are otherwise protected from contact with accumulated liquids. NR 664.0175(2)(c)(c) The containment system shall have sufficient capacity to contain 10% of the volume of containers or the volume of the largest container, whichever is greater. Containers that do not contain free liquids need not be considered in this determination. NR 664.0175(2)(d)(d) Run-on into the containment system shall be prevented unless the collection system has sufficient excess capacity in addition to that required in par. (c) to contain any run-on which might enter the system. NR 664.0175(2)(e)(e) Spilled or leaked waste and accumulated precipitation shall be removed from the sump or collection area in as timely a manner as is necessary to prevent overflow of the collection system. NR 664.0175 NoteNote: If the collected material is a hazardous waste under ch. NR 661, it shall be managed as a hazardous waste in accordance with all applicable requirements of chs. NR 662 to 666. If the collected material is discharged through a point source to waters of the state, it is subject to the requirements of ss. 283.31 and 283.33, Stats. NR 664.0175(3)(3) Storage areas that store containers holding only wastes that do not contain free liquids need not have a containment system defined by sub. (2), except as provided by sub. (4), provided that either of the following conditions is met: NR 664.0175(3)(a)(a) The storage area is sloped or is otherwise designed and operated to drain and remove liquid resulting from precipitation. NR 664.0175(3)(b)(b) The containers are elevated or are otherwise protected from contact with accumulated liquid. NR 664.0175(4)(4) Storage areas that store containers holding F020, F021, F022, F023, F026 or F027 wastes that do not contain free liquids shall have a containment system defined by sub. (2). NR 664.0175 HistoryHistory: CR 05-032: cr. Register July 2006 No. 607, eff. 8-1-06. NR 664.0176NR 664.0176 Special requirements for ignitable or reactive waste. Containers holding ignitable or reactive waste shall be located at least 15 meters (50 feet) from the facility’s property line. NR 664.0176 NoteNote: See s. NR 664.0017(1) for additional requirements. NR 664.0176 HistoryHistory: CR 05-032: cr. Register July 2006 No. 607, eff. 8-1-06. NR 664.0177NR 664.0177 Special requirements for incompatible wastes. NR 664.0177(2)(2) Hazardous waste may not be placed in an unwashed container that previously held an incompatible waste or material. NR 664.0177 NoteNote: As required by s. NR 664.0013, the waste analysis plan shall include analyses needed to comply with this section. Also, s. NR 664.0017(3) requires wastes analyses, trial tests or other documentation to assure compliance with s. NR 664.0017(2). As required by s. NR 664.0073, the owner or operator shall place the results of each waste analysis and trial test, and any documented information, in the operating record of the facility. NR 664.0177(3)(3) A storage container holding a hazardous waste that is incompatible with any waste or other materials stored nearby in other containers, piles, open tanks or surface impoundments shall be separated from the other materials or protected from them by means of a dike, berm, wall or other device. NR 664.0177 NoteNote: The purpose of this section is to prevent fires, explosions, gaseous emission, leaching or other discharge of hazardous waste or hazardous waste constituents which could result from the mixing of incompatible wastes or materials if containers break or leak.
NR 664.0177 HistoryHistory: CR 05-032: cr. Register July 2006 No. 607, eff. 8-1-06; correction in (1) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats., Register March 2013 No. 687. NR 664.0178NR 664.0178 Closure. At closure, all hazardous waste and hazardous waste residues shall be removed from the containment system. Remaining containers, liners, bases and soil containing or contaminated with hazardous waste or hazardous waste residues shall be decontaminated or removed. NR 664.0178 NoteNote: At closure, as throughout the operating period, unless the owner or operator can demonstrate in accordance with s. NR 661.0003 (4) that the solid waste removed from the containment system is not a hazardous waste, the owner or operator becomes a generator of hazardous waste and shall manage it in accordance with all applicable requirements of chs. NR 662 to 666. NR 664.0178 HistoryHistory: CR 05-032: cr. Register July 2006 No. 607, eff. 8-1-06. NR 664.0179NR 664.0179 Air emission standards. The owner or operator shall manage all hazardous waste placed in a container in accordance with the applicable requirements of subchs. AA, BB and CC. NR 664.0179 HistoryHistory: CR 05-032: cr. Register July 2006 No. 607, eff. 8-1-06. NR 664.0190NR 664.0190 Applicability. The requirements of this subchapter apply to owners and operators of facilities that use tank systems for storing or treating hazardous waste except as otherwise provided in subs. (1) to (3) or in s. NR 664.0001. NR 664.0190(1)(1) Tank systems that are used to store or treat hazardous waste which contains no free liquids and are situated inside a building with an impermeable floor are exempted from the requirements in s. NR 664.0193. To demonstrate the absence or presence of free liquids in the stored or treated waste, the following test shall be used: Method 9095B (paint filter liquids test) as described in “Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, Physical/Chemical Methods,” EPA SW-846, incorporated by reference in s. NR 660.11. NR 664.0190(2)(2) Tank systems, including sumps, as defined in s. NR 660.10, that serve as part of a secondary containment system to collect or contain releases of hazardous wastes are exempted from the requirements in s. NR 664.0193 (1). NR 664.0190(3)(3) Tanks, sumps and other collection devices or systems used in conjunction with drip pads, as defined in s. NR 660.10 and regulated under subch. W, shall meet the requirements of this subchapter. NR 664.0190 HistoryHistory: CR 05-032: cr. Register July 2006 No. 607, eff. 8-1-06; CR 16-007: am. (1) Register July 2017 No. 739, eff. 8-1-17. NR 664.0191NR 664.0191 Assessment of existing tank system’s integrity. NR 664.0191(1)(1) For each existing tank system that does not have secondary containment meeting the requirements of s. NR 664.0193, the owner or operator shall determine that the tank system is not leaking or is unfit for use. Except as provided in sub. (3), the owner or operator shall obtain and keep on file at the facility a written assessment reviewed and certified by a qualified professional engineer, in accordance with s. NR 670.011 (4), that attests to the tank system’s integrity by January 12, 1988. NR 664.0191(2)(2) This assessment shall determine that the tank system is adequately designed and has sufficient structural strength and compatibility with the wastes to be stored or treated, to ensure that it will not collapse, rupture or fail. At a minimum, this assessment shall consider all of the following: NR 664.0191(2)(a)(a) Design standards, if available, according to which the tank and ancillary equipment were constructed. NR 664.0191(2)(b)(b) Hazardous characteristics of the wastes that have been and will be handled. NR 664.0191(2)(d)(d) Documented age of the tank system, if available (otherwise, an estimate of the age). NR 664.0191(2)(e)(e) Results of a leak test, internal inspection or other tank integrity examination such that: NR 664.0191(2)(e)1.1. For non-enterable underground tanks, the assessment shall include a leak test that is capable of taking into account the effects of temperature variations, tank end deflection, vapor pockets and high water table effects. NR 664.0191(2)(e)2.2. For other than non-enterable underground tanks and for ancillary equipment, this assessment shall include either a leak test, as described in subd. 1., or other integrity examination, that is certified by a qualified professional engineer in accordance with s. NR 670.011 (4), that addresses cracks, leaks, corrosion, and erosion. NR 664.0191 NoteNote: The practices described in the American Petroleum Institute (API) Publication, Guide for Inspection of Refinery Equipment, Chapter XIII, “Atmospheric and Low-Pressure Storage Tanks”, 4th edition, 1981, may be used, where applicable, as guidelines in conducting other than a leak test.
NR 664.0191(3)(3) Tank systems that store or treat materials that become hazardous wastes subsequent to March 1, 1991, shall conduct this assessment within 12 months after the date that the waste becomes a hazardous waste. NR 664.0191(4)(4) If, as a result of the assessment conducted in accordance with sub. (1), a tank system is found to be leaking or unfit for use, the owner or operator shall comply with the requirements of s. NR 664.0196. NR 664.0191 HistoryHistory: CR 05-032: cr. Register July 2006 No. 607, eff. 8-1-06; CR 16-007: am. (1), (2) (e) 2. Register July 2017 No. 739, eff. 8-1-17; CR 19-082: am. (1) Register August 2020 No 776, eff. 9-1-20. NR 664.0192NR 664.0192 Design and installation of new tank systems or components. NR 664.0192(1)(1) Owners or operators of new tank systems or components shall obtain and submit to the department, at time of submittal of the feasibility and plan of operation report, a written assessment, reviewed and certified by a qualified professional engineer, in accordance with s. NR 670.011 (4), attesting that the tank system has sufficient structural integrity and is acceptable for the storing and treating of hazardous waste. The assessment shall show that the foundation, structural support, seams, connections and pressure controls (if applicable) are adequately designed and that the tank system has sufficient structural strength, compatibility with the wastes to be stored or treated and corrosion protection to ensure that it will not collapse, rupture or fail. This assessment, which will be used by the department to review and approve or disapprove the acceptability of the tank system design, shall include, at a minimum, all of the following information: NR 664.0192(1)(a)(a) Design standards according to which the tanks and ancillary equipment are constructed. NR 664.0192(1)(c)(c) For new tank systems or components in which the external shell of a metal tank or any external metal component of the tank system will be in contact with the soil or with water, a determination by a corrosion expert of all of the following: NR 664.0192(1)(c)1.1. Factors affecting the potential for corrosion, including but not limited to, all of the following: NR 664.0192(1)(c)2.2. The type and degree of external corrosion protection that are needed to ensure the integrity of the tank system during the use of the tank system or component, consisting of one or more of the following: NR 664.0192(1)(c)2.a.a. Corrosion-resistant materials of construction such as special alloys, fiberglass reinforced plastic, etc. NR 664.0192(1)(c)2.b.b. Corrosion-resistant coating (such as epoxy, fiberglass, etc.) with cathodic protection (e.g., impressed current or sacrificial anodes). NR 664.0192 NoteNote: The practices described in the National Association of Corrosion Engineers (NACE) standard, “Recommended Practice (RP-02-85)—Control of External Corrosion on Metallic Buried, Partially Buried, or Submerged Liquid Storage Systems”, and the American Petroleum Institute (API) Publication 1632, “Cathodic Protection of Underground Petroleum Storage Tanks and Piping Systems”, may be used, where applicable, as guidelines in providing corrosion protection for tank systems.
NR 664.0192(1)(d)(d) For underground tank system components that are likely to be adversely affected by vehicular traffic, a determination of design or operational measures that will protect the tank system against potential damage. NR 664.0192(1)(e)2.2. Tank systems will be anchored to prevent flotation or dislodgment where the tank system is placed in a saturated zone. NR 664.0192(2)(2) The owner or operator of a new tank system shall ensure that proper handling procedures are adhered to in order to prevent damage to the system during installation. Prior to covering, enclosing or placing a new tank system or component in use, an independent, qualified installation inspector or a qualified professional engineer, either of whom is trained and experienced in the proper installation of tank systems or components, shall inspect the system for the presence of any of the following items:
