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Sierra Chemical Co. <br /> Hazardous Waste Management Plan <br /> 1. Introduction <br /> 1.1 Purpose <br /> The Hazardous Waste Management Plan (HWMP) described herein provides information,guidelines, <br /> and Sierra Chemical,Co. procedures for the storage, use, and disposal of hazardous materials and <br /> wastes throughout the facility.As required by the California Environmental Quality Act(CEQA) and the <br /> Resource Conservation and Recovery Act(RCRA),this Plan serves as a guidance document for Sierra <br /> Chemical Co. and is intended to outline methods in hazardous waste reduction and minimization. <br /> This Plan is not intended to address the safe handling of chemicals throughout the facility.There are <br /> several other Sierra Chemical Co. environmental, health, and safety plans and programs related to the <br /> use, management, handling,spill response and disposal of hazardous materials and wastes including the <br /> RCRA Contingency Plan,the Emergency Action Plan, and the Emergency Response Plan.Alternative <br /> Sierra Chemical Co. plans and standard operating procedures provide specific guidance specific safety <br /> and response measures when working around hazardous materials and hazardous wastes and should be <br /> referenced in addition to this plan during specific incidents involving hazardous waste or materials. <br /> For the purposes of this Plan, and as referenced by the U.S. EPA(40 CFR section 261), a "hazardous <br /> material"will be defined as: <br /> Any physical, biological, or chemical item that has the potential to cause harm to living organisms or the <br /> environment. <br /> In comparison,a "hazardous waste," as defined by the U.S. EPA(40 CFR section 261) and referenced by <br /> the U.S. DOT(49 CFR section 171), is defined as: <br /> A waste, when not properly handled or disposed of, may present an unreasonable or substantial <br /> risk to human health or the environment.A solid waste qualifies as a hazardous waste if it falls <br /> under any one of the four(4)categories listed below and does not qualify for any of the <br /> exemptions or exclusions listed under Federal and/or State regulations. <br /> 1)A waste or waste generation process which has been specifically identified by EPA to be <br /> "listed"hazardous waste. Included in this category are products in their pure or off-specification <br /> form which are discarded and contain specific hazardous constituents. <br /> 2) Those solid waste and waste generation processes that have not been specifically listed by <br /> EPA but exhibit one or more of the four characteristics of hazardous waste irrespective of the <br /> manufacturing produces from which it is generated. The four characteristics are:ignitability(1), <br /> corrosivity(C), reactivity(R), or toxicity(T). <br /> 3)It is a mixture of a listed hazardous waste and any other material or is a mixture of a <br /> characteristic waste and any other material,provided the mixture still exhibits the characteristic <br /> (i.e., mixture rule). <br /> 4)It is a residue that is "derived from"the treatment,storage, or disposal of a listed waste. <br /> Under RCRA,each state can enforce stricter hazardous waste management procedures so long as the <br /> state's rules encompass all RCRA regulations. Moreover,the California Environmental Protection Agency <br /> Prepared By: Issue date: Replaces: Page: <br /> ACT Environmental Services, Inc. May 12,2016 March 4,2016 6 of 27 <br />