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Section 258.28 LIQUIDS RESTRICTIONS

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Performance Standard:

258.28(a) Bulk or noncontainerized liquid waste may not be placed in MSWLF units unless:

258.28(a)(1) The waste is household waste other than septic waste; or

258.28(a)(2) The waste is leachate or gas condensate derived from the MSWLF unit and the MSWLF unit, whether it is a new or existing MSWLF or lateral expansion, is designed with a composite liner and leachate collection system as described in sec. 258.40 (a)(2) of this part. The owner or operator must place the demonstration in the operating record and notify the State Director that it has been placed in the operating record.

258.28(b) Containers holding liquid waste may not be placed in a MSWLF unit unless:

258.28(b)(1) The container is a small container similar in size to that normally found in household waste;

258.28(b)(2) The container is designed to hold liquids for use other than storage; or

258.28(b)(3) The waste is household waste.

Definitions:

258.28(c) For purposes of this section:

258.28(c)(1) "Liquid waste" means any waste material that is determined to contain "free liquids" as defined by Method 9095 (Paint Filter Liquids Test), as described in "Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Wastes, Physical/Chemical Methods" (EPA Pub. No. SW-846).

258.28(c)(2) "Gas condensate" means the liquid generated as a result of gas recovery process(es) at the MSWLF unit.

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