Appendix 6

AuthorSusan M. McMichael
Pages383-386
Page 383
Appendix 6
RCRA Unit-Specific Inspection Schedule
Citation Item Frequency
40 C.F.R. §264.174 Containers Weekly. Weekly inspection of areas where containers are stored, looking
for leaking and/or deteriorated containers caused by corrosion or other
factors (§264.15(c)).
Burden Reduction Initiative. Performance track members may reduce
inspections from weekly to monthly provided certain conditions are met
(Chapter 8.1.2.2).
40 C.F.R. §§264/265.195 Tanks Each operating day. Inspections required each operating day of overll
controls, including aboveground portions of the tank system for corrosion
or releases of waste; data gathered from monitoring and leak detection
equipment to ensure that the tank system is being operated according
to its design; construction materials and externally accessible portions
of the tank system including the secondary containment system, e.g.,
dikes, to detect erosion or signs of releases of hazardous waste, e.g., wet
spots, dead vegetation. “Each operating day” means every day the tank is
in operation, i.e., storing or treating hazardous waste, and not necessarily
just on days the facility is open for business.
Burden Reduction Initiative. Reduced daily inspections for above
ground tanks and construction materials and externally accessible
portions of the tank system from daily to weekly provided certain
conditions are met (Chapter 8.2.2.4).
Within six months after installation. Cathodic protection systems must
be inspected to ensure that they are functioning properly within six
months after initial installation and annually thereafter, and all sources
of impressed current must be inspected and/or tested, as appropriate,
at least every other month for secondary containment requirements
(§264.193).
Note, tanks not requiring secondary containment that are not enterable
must be inspected annually, with leak tests conducted semiannually.
Ancillary equipment must be inspected annually through a leak test or
other assessment approved by the permitting agency (§§264/265.193).
Impoundments
During construction and installation. Liners and cover systems must be
inspected for uniformity, damage, and imperfections.
Immediately after construction or installation. Synthetic liners and
covers must be inspected to ensure tight seams and joints and the
absence of tears, punctures, or blisters; soil-based and admixed liners
and covers must be inspected for imperfections including lenses, cracks,
channels, root holes, or other structural non-uniformities that may cause
an increase in the permeability of the liner or cover.
Prior to permit issuance, the facility must obtain a certication from a
qualied engineer that the impoundment’s dike, including that portion of
any dike which provides freeboard, has structural integrity.

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