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WHO IS AFFECTED BY CHANGES? "Silver-only" hazardous wastes will be identified as <br /> hazardous due to their silver content according to the <br /> Businesses that generate "silver-only" hazardous federal RCRA regulatory level of 5 milligrams/liter <br /> wastes, such as: (mg/1), using the Toxicity Characteristic Leaching <br /> Procedure (TCLP) [40 CFR 261.241. <br /> Photovrocessors(includes Photography,printing and <br /> X-ray development wastes): If the waste is identified as hazardous for any other <br /> Dental offices/clinics reason (i.e., corrosivity, reactivity, ignitability, or <br /> Hospitals listed as hazardous) or constituent (i.e., toxicity <br /> Medical professional offices/clinics characteristic other than silver),using the California <br /> Chiropractic offices hazardous waste criteria, then the waste remains <br /> Veterinary hospitals/clinics subject to California hazardous waste requirements. <br /> Police <br /> Schools with industrial labs Changes apply exclusively to wastes that are <br /> Government agencies hazardous for silver only. Wastes that are hazardous <br /> Microfilm labs for constituents other than silver are not included. <br /> Motion picture labs Examples of wastes not included are: <br /> Minilabs/One-hour photo shops -RCRA listed wastes, such as electroplating <br /> Professional/photofinishers wastewater treatment sludges(F006 listed waste); <br /> Printer,graphic arts, commercial services labs - dental amalgam(if it contains mercury or any other <br /> metal that would cause it to exhibit a characteristic <br /> Jewelers and jewelry manufacturers of hazardous waste); and <br /> - corrosive cleaning/etching solution wastes <br /> Electrical and electronics (generally hazardous due to corrosivity, as well as <br /> other metals). <br /> Businesses that transport "silver-only" hazardous <br /> wastes. Treatment of photoimaging solutions and wastewaters <br /> to remove silver will be regulated only to the extent it <br /> Businesses that reclaim metals from "silver-only" is regulated under RCRA, and not require California <br /> hazardous waste. Tiered Permitting authorization. Any other treatment <br /> of "silver-only" RCRA hazardous waste remains <br /> Environmental regulatory agencies. subject to regulation under California hazardous <br /> waste laws and may require treatment authorization. <br /> Businesses generating no more than 100 kilograms <br /> WHAT ARE SOME OF THE IMPORTANT (approximately 27 gallons)per month exclusively of <br /> POINTS TO CONSIDER? "silver-only" hazardous waste may be exempt from <br /> most generator requirements as Conditionally Exempt <br /> Requirements established under laws other than Small Quantity Generators (CESQGs) [40 CFR <br /> California's Hazardous Waste Control Law are 261.5]. <br /> not affected by the provisions of SB 2111. <br /> Examples of requirements not affected include POTW Although subject to reduced waste management <br /> pretreatment requirements for discharges to the sewer, requirements, CESQGs must: <br /> as well as waste discharge requirements established -determine whether their waste is "silver-only" <br /> under the federal Clean Water Act or California's hazardous or not using tests or knowledge of the <br /> Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act. waste [40 CFR 261.5(g)(1)]; <br /> Page 2 <br />