SAN DIEGO COUNTY AIR POLLUTION CONTROL DISTRICT

RULE 361.155 - STANDARD FOR OPERATIONS THAT CONVERT ASBESTOS-CONTAINING WASTE MATERIAL INTO NONASBESTOS (ASBESTOS-FREE) MATERIAL

Each owner or operator of an operation that converts RACM and asbestos-containing waste material into nonasbestos (asbestos-free) material shall:

(a) Obtain prior written approval of the Administrator to construct the facility. To obtain approval, the owner or operator shall provide the Administrator with the following information:
 

(1)     Application to construct pursuant to Rule 361.07.

(2)     In addition to the information requirements of Rule 361.07(b)(3), a

(i) Description of waste feed handling and temporary storage.

(ii) Description of process operating conditions.

(iii) Description of the handling and temporary storage of the end product.

(iv) Description of the protocol to be followed when analyzing output materials by transmission electron microscopy.

(3)     Performance test protocol, including provisions for obtaining information required under Section (b) of this rule.

(4)     The Administrator may require that a demonstration of the process be performed prior to approval for the application to construct.

(b) Conduct a startup performance test. Test results shall include:
 

(1)     A detailed description of the types and quantities of nonasbestos material, RACM, and asbestos-containing waste material processed, e.g., asbestos cement products, friable asbestos insulation, plaster, wood, plastic, wire, etc. Test feed is to include the full range of materials that will be encountered in actual operation of the process.

(2)     Results of analyses, using polarized light microscopy, that document the asbestos content of the wastes processed.

(3)     Results of analyses, using transmission electron microscopy, that document that the output materials are free of asbestos. Samples for analysis are to be collected as eight-hour composite samples (one 200-gram [7-ounce] sample per hour), beginning with the initial introduction of RACM or asbestos-containing waste material and continuing until the end of the performance test.

(4) A description of operating parameters, such as temperature and residence time, defining the full range over which the process is expected to operate to produce nonasbestos (asbestos-free) materials. Specify the limits for each operating parameter within which the process will produce nonasbestos (asbestos-free) materials.

(5)     The length of the test.

(c) During the initial 90 days of operation:
 

(1)     Continuously monitor and log the operating parameters identified during startup performance tests that are intended to ensure the production of nonasbestos (asbestos-free) output material.

(2)     Monitor input materials to ensure that they are consistent with the test feed materials described during startup performance tests in Subsection (b)(1) of this rule.

(3)     Collect and analyze samples, taken as ten-day composite samples (one 200-gram [7-ounce] sample collected every eight hours of operation) of all output material for the presence of asbestos. Composite samples may be for fewer than ten days. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) shall be used to analyze the output material for the presence of asbestos. During the initial 90-day period, all output materials must be stored onsite until analysis shows the material to be asbestos-free or disposed of as asbestos-containing waste material according to Rule 361.150.

(d) After the initial 90 days of operation:
 

(1)     Continuously monitor and record the operating parameters identified during startup performance testing and any subsequent performance testing. Any output produced during a period of deviation from the range of operation conditions established to ensure the production of nonasbestos (asbestos-free) output materials shall be:
 
(i) Disposed of as asbestos-containing waste material according to Rule 361.150, or

(ii) Recycled as waste feed during process operation within the established range of operating conditions, or

(iii) Stored temporarily onsite in a leak-tight container until analyzed for asbestos content. Any product material that is not asbestos-free shall be either disposed of as asbestos-containing waste material or recycled as waste feed to the process.

(2)     Collect and analyze monthly composite samples (one 200-gram [7-ounce] sample collected every eight hours of operation) of the output material. Transmission electron microscopy shall be used to analyze the output material for the presence of asbestos.

(e) Discharge no visible emissions to the outside air from any part of the operation, or use the methods specified by Rule 361.152 to clean emissions containing particulate asbestos material before they escape to, or are vented to, the outside air.

(f) Maintain records onsite and include the following information:
 

(1)     Results of startup performance testing and all subsequent performance testing, including operating parameters, feed characteristic, and analyses of output materials.

(2)     Results of the composite analyses required during the initial 90 days of operation under Rule 361.155(c);

(3)     Results of the monthly composite analyses required under Rule 361.155(d);

(4)     Results of continuous monitoring and logs of process operating parameters required under Rule 361.155(c) and (d);

(5)     The information on waste shipments received as required in Rule 361.154(e);

(6)     For output materials where no analyses were performed to determine the presence of asbestos, record the name and location of the purchaser or disposal site to which the output materials were sold or deposited, and the date of sale or disposal; and

(7)     Retain records required by Section (f) of this rule for at least two years.

(g) Submit the following reports to the Administrator:
 

(1)     A report for each analysis of product composite samples performed during the initial 90 days of operation.

(2)     A quarterly report, including the following information concerning activities during each consecutive 3-month period:
 

(i) Results of analyses of monthly product composite samples;

(ii) A description of any deviation from the operating parameters established during performance testing, the duration of the deviation, and steps taken to correct the deviation;

(iii) Disposition of any product produced during a period of deviation, including whether it was recycled, disposed of as asbestos-containing waste material, or stored temporarily onsite until analyzed for asbestos content; and

(iv) The information on waste disposal activities as required in Rule 361.154(f).

(h) Nonasbestos (asbestos-free) output material is not subject to any of the provisions of this subpart. Output materials in which asbestos is detected, or output materials produced when the operating parameters deviated from those established during the startup performance testing, unless shown by TEM analysis to be asbestos-free, shall be considered to be asbestos-containing waste and shall be handled and disposed of according to Rules 361.150 and 361.154 or reprocessed while all of the established operating parameters are being met.