RCRA Hazardous Waste Regulations

Applicability of Preparedness, Prevention, & Emergency Procedures to Satellite Accumulation Area

Applicability of Preparedness, Prevention, & Emergency Procedures to Satellite Accumulation Area

Prior to the Generator Improvements Rule, the waste accumulated in a SAA was not subject to the preparedness, prevention, and emergency procedure regulations; but that’s changed. Under the revised regulations all areas of a facility where hazardous waste is generated,…

USEPA Modifies the Language for Generator Options When the Maximum Volume or Weight is Exceeded in a Satellite Accumulation Area

USEPA Modifies the Language for Generator Options When the Maximum Volume or Weight is Exceeded in a Satellite Accumulation Area

Generators that accumulate waste in a satellite accumulation area (SAA) must comply with the regulations of 40 CFR 262.15. This includes maintaining waste below certain volume and/or weight thresholds and then complying with specific requirements when those thresholds are exceeded. Prior…

USEPA Provides a Maximum Weight for Acute Hazardous Waste Accumulation in a Satellite Accumulation Area

USEPA Provides a Maximum Weight for Acute Hazardous Waste Accumulation in a Satellite Accumulation Area

Generators of hazardous waste may accumulate acute hazardous waste and/or non-acute hazardous waste in containers in a satellite accumulation area (SAA). Prior to the Generator Improvements Rule USEPA used separate volume thresholds for these two wastes: one quart or fifty-five…