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:
(2) In addition to the information requirements of Rule 361.07(b)(3), a
(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.
(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:
(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:
(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:
(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:
(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:
(2) A quarterly report, including the following information concerning activities during
each consecutive 3-month period:
(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.