United States              Office of Water (WH 5503)         EPA 570/9-91-036E
                    Environmental Protection                                January 1992
                    Agency
vvEPA        Best Management Practices


                    For  Protecting  Ground Water


                          For  Furniture Strippers  Using

                              Shallow Industrial  Waste

                                       Disposal Wells

                        (Class V Well BMP Fact Sheet Number 2C)

                    EPA recognizes that certain industrial waste disposal practices using drainage welte may pose unacceptable risks
                    to Underground Sources of Drinking Water These operations allow the discharge of various wastes to a drainage
                    system neither designed for nor capable of treating them. Accordingly, BMPs for Industrial Disposal wells focus
                    on well closure and alternative disposal methods We have also included BMPs for waste minimization to help
                    facilities reduce waste disposal costs, regardless of the disposal method they use In addition local, county, and
                    State regulations may prohibit use of these wells Note  these practices are recommendations only For more
                    information, contact the person named below

                         The BMPs listed below apply to furniture strippers. Fact Sheet 2 in this series lists
                         BMPs that are applicable to Industrial Disposal Wells in general (including those
                         used by furniture strippers), particularly for closure and alternative disposal.  In
                         addition the Agency believes that wastes from furniture strippers pose significant
                         risks to ground water when injected.  Industrial Disposal Wells at these facilities
                         will probably be closed.

                         Waste Minimization

                             • Use complete hand stripping in place of chemical stripping where practical

                             • Remove loose paint and stain by hand before chemical stripping

                             • Spray stripping chemicals on furniture in sealed chambers and filter
                               excess and runoff, or use a recirculating flow system which screens the
                               stripping fluid as it is recycled

                             • Have a licensed recycling service periodically collect used hot and cold
                               tank liquids and provide new or replenished stripping fluids
                   Note: These BMPs are adapted from a May 1991 EPA report titled, "Class V Well BMP Guidance - Phase I and
                   Phase II," and have been modified in response to comments by EPA Regions. For a copy of the EPA report,
                   please contact the Underground Injection Control Branch of the Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water U S
                   EPA



                   For further information contact:

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