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Environmental Protection
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Office of
Solid Waste and
Emergency Response
DIRECTIVE NUMBER: 9444.14-85
TITLE:
Disposal of Dioxin Containing Waste Rinsates by Deep Well Injection.
APPROVAL DATE: si/io/ss .
EFFECTIVE DATE: 9/10/85
ORIGINATING OFFICE: Office of Solid Waste
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Disposal of Dioxin Containing Waste Rinsates by Deep Well Injection.
Summary of Directive
The letter addresses chap well injection of rinsates generated as a result of cleaning
containers that contained pesticide formulations. These waste rinsates are listed ,
as acute hazardous waste under EPA regulations and can only be disposed at a deep
well facility which is permitted to'handle dioxin-containing wastes.
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OSWER POLICY DIRECTIVE NO.
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Mr. Dave Johnson
Production Manager
Puablo Chemical and Supply Company
Garden City, Kansas 67346
Oaar Mr. Johnsoni
We have reviewed your letter of July 22, 1985, notifying the
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of your intent to dispose
of over 20,000 gallons of rinsates generated as a result of
cleaning containers that contained 2,4,5-? and other pesticide
formulations by deep well injection. These waste rinsates are
listed as acute hazardous wastes under EPA regulations (see
encloeed Federal Register notice) and subject to all regulatory
provisions of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. -.ftmev //
the waste rinsates can be disposed only at a deep well facility
which is permitted to handle diogin-containing wastes* If ths)
facility at which you intend to dispose the waste rinsatee lei
peraitted to handle such wastes, you may proceed with the dispose,!
plan. However, if the facility is not permitted you cam either
seek a facility that is permitted to handle these
petition the Agency to exclude your waste* from tike:
waste list.
While wastes described in the regulations
hazardous, a specific waste meeting the listing
aa individual facility may not tee. For this
240*20 and 260.22 provide generators the
the Administrator to exclude a waste on a
from the hazardous waste list.
To be excluded* petitioners must show
at their facility does not meet any of the
the waste was listed. (See 40 CFE 2S0.22(g).)
Agency is required to consider factors
tuents) other than those for which the waste
is a reasonable basis to believe that soch
could cause the waste to be hazardous. Acccc^B4£^r ^
must demonstrate that his waste does not agtiait 'a*y/ *
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hasardaus waste characteristics and present sufficient information
for thej Agency to determine whether tha waste contains any other
toaicanta at haaardous lavala.
• If you wish to daliat tha subject waste rinaatas fron tha
hasardoua waata liat, you can patition EPA to asclado tha
riaaataa from tha liating under CPR Part 261. Tha pa*. It ion mtiat
includa au££iciant information for tha Agency to dataredna whathar
tha waata aaats tha critaria for which it was listed aa veil aa
information to detarmiaa if any other hasardoua constituents ara
prasant in tha waste rinaates at levels of regulatory concern.
Tha analytic data included in your letter to SPA can, in part, be
used to support a dalisting determination should you decide to
petition tho Agancy for an azcluaion to the listing.
If you hav« any questions or naad further information on
tha dalisting procedures, please contact Or. Howard Fribosh*
Office of Solid Waste, on (202) 475-4726.
Sincerely,
Jack ».
Deputy Assistant
Sncloaura
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