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Airport Deicing Rule Summary Full Text
Asbestos (Buildings) Summary Full Text
Cleaning, Solvent Summary Full Text
Floor Drains Summary Full Text
Landscaping Summary Full Text
Painting Operations - Vehicle Repainting Summary Full Text
Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) Summary Full Text
Refrigeration Systems and HVAC Summary Full Text
Spills and Leaks, Prevention (SPCC Rule) Summary Full Text
Spills and Leaks, Reporting Summary Full Text
Stormwater Summary Full Text
Tanks, Underground Summary Full Text
Universal Waste Summary Full Text
Airport Deicing Rule
Applies to: All airports that conduct aircraft deicing operations, and have 1,000 or more annual jet departures and 10,000 or more total annual departures
Requires: Collection of a specified percentage of runoff from deicing operations, and treatment if necessary before release (proposed rule)
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  • Antifreeze
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    Asbestos (Buildings)
    Applies to: Any facility where demolition and renovation operations involve processing, handling, or disposing of asbestos-containg material
    Requires: Rules cover exposure limits, work practices, and documentation
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    Cleaning, Solvent
    Applies to: Any facility carrying out processes that involve cleaning with petroleum-based (non-water-based) solvents, including degreasers and solvent-based parts washers. The regulations also cover the use and disposal of solvent wetted rags to manually wipe soils from the metal surfaces (hand wiping).
    Requires: Hazardous waste regulations may apply to storage and disposal; some facilities may need air emissions permits.
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  • Cleaning, Parts Cleaners (Water-based)
  • Hazardous Waste Determination
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    Floor Drains
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    Applies to: Any facility with floor drains
    Requires: Facilities must obtain either a permit for direct discharge to the environment or a permit for discharge to a sewage treatment system
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  • Cleaning, Tank Interiors
  • Cleaning, Vehicle Washing
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    Diesel Fuel Storage Tanks
    Applies to: Any facility with Diesel fuel storage capacity exceeding 110 gallons (for underground tanks) or 1,320 gallons (10,000 lb) for above-ground tanks
    Requires: For underground tanks: registration; leak detection and corrosion protection systems; insurance coverage. For above ground tanks: spill prevention and control plans, other safety-related requirements.
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  • Fueling Operations - Best Practices
  • Spills and Leaks, Prevention
  • Spills and Leaks, Reporting
  • Tanks, Underground
    • Landscaping
    Applies to: All landscaping and related maintenance operations
    Requires: Best practices -- voluntary, but recommended
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    Metalworking Fluids
    Applies to: Any facility that carries out machining operations
    Requires: Hazardous waste regulations may apply to storage and disposal
    See also:
  • Hazardous Waste
  • Cleaning, Solvent
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    Painting Operations - Vehicle Repainting
    Applies to: Most facilities that carry out spray painting operations
    Requires: Most spray painting operations require air emissions permits from state or federal agencies
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  • Cleaning, Parts Cleaners (Water-based)
  • Cleaning, Solvent 
  • Hazardous Waste
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    Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)
    Applies to: Any facility that owns and/or operates electrical equipment containing polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in concentrations above a specified limit
    Requires: Equipment still in service must be inspected quarterly for leaks; out of service equipment cannot be sold, and cannot be stored for more than 30 days, but must be disposed of according to EPA regulations
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  • Hazardous Waste
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    Refrigeration Systems and HVAC
    Applies to: All transportation operations that own or service air conditioning and refrigeration equipment
    Requires: Maintenance of systems must be carried out according to rules designed to minimize the release of ozone depleting substances; rules include certification of technicians, and require corrective action in case of leaks
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  • Clean Air Act
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    Spills and Leaks, Prevention (SPCC Rule)
    Applies to: Any facility with aboveground oil storage capacity greater than 1,320 U.S. gallons, or completely buried oil storage capacity greater than 42,000 gallons. Oils covered under the rule include diesel fuel, gasoline, lubricating oils, water soluble machining oils, oil-filled electrical equipment, etc.
    Requires: Facilities are required to develop and implement a spill control plan
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  • Diesel Fuel Storage Tanks
  • Spills and Leaks, Reporting
  • Tanks, Underground
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    Spills and Leaks, Reporting
    Applies to: Any person, company or organization responsible for a release or spill
    Requires: Any person or organization responsible for a release or spill is required to notify the federal National Response Center when the amount reaches a federally determined limit
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  • Hazardous Waste Determination
  • Spills and Leaks, Prevention (SPCC Rule)
    • Stormwater
    Applies to: All industrial facilities that discharge stormwater, including runoff from rooftops, parking lots, and other impervious areas.
    Requires: Facilities must either obtain a permit or submit a no exposure certification form.
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    Tanks, Underground
    Applies to: Any facility having an underground tank storing more than 110 gallons of either petroleum or certain hazardous substances (some state rules may be more stringent)
    Requires: Facilities must register then installation with the appropriate state agency, must maintain leak detection, corrosion control, and other systems, and must follow closure requirements for temporarily or permanently closed tanks
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  • Diesel Fuel Storage Tanks
  • Oil, Used
  • Spills and Leaks, Prevention
  • Spills and Leaks, Reporting
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    Universal Waste
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    Applies to: Anyone who disposes of several common waste products, including batteries, pesticides, mercury-containing equipment, and fluorescent light bulbs
    Requires: Universal waste regulations (similar to but less stringent than hazardous waste regulations) apply to storage and disposal
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  • Batteries
  • Hazardous Waste
  • Hazardous Waste Determination
  • Pesticides
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