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TIERED PERkITTING FACT SHEET 17726 J 4 r JA Conditional Exemption for Specified Wastestreams October 1996 ABOUT TIERED PERMITTING or store hazardous waste but do not require a haz- This fact sheet describes the requirements forfixed ardous waste facility permit under federal law. treatment units operating under the Conditional Ex- emption Tier for Specified Wastestreams (CESW). It If you are not sure which tier or tiers apply to your is designed to assist you in determining if this status operations, you should refer to Department of Toxic applies to your operation. It is also designed to assist Substances Control (DTSC) Onsite Hazardous you in understanding the various administrative and Waste Treatment Notification Form or DTSC Onsite technical operating requirements that you must meet Tiered Permitting Flow Chart, which graphically dis- in order to operate under CESW. plays the eligible wastestreams and treatment pro- cesses by tier. The Wright-Polanco-Lempert Hazardous Waste Treatment Permit Reform Act of 1992 (Assembly Bill After reviewing this fact sheet, if you still have questions regarding the applicability 1772) established a five-tiered program for authoriz- ing hazardous waste treatment and/or storage at busi- your operation, please call the DTSCC Regional O these tiers to n nesses required to have State authorization to treat five nearest you at the phone numbers shown on the map on back page. D • A Fixed Treatment Unit(FTU) is: A Transportable Treatment Unit (TTU) is: • any equipment which performs hazardous waste • any mobile equipment that performs treatment, is treatment that is permanently stationed at a single transported onto a facility to perform treatment, and facility regardless of the period or frequency of treat- is not permanently stationed at a single facility. ment. Treatment is: A Certified Unified Program Agency (COPA) is: SB 1082 (1993) established a local Certified Uni- • any process or method designed to change the fied Program Agency (CUPA) to consolidate six pro- character or composition of a hazardous waste.' gram elements at the local level, including hazardous '[This revised definition is effective January 1,1997 and was amended by Assembly waste generator and onsite treaters, hazardous ma- Bill 2776(Chapter 999,Statutes of1996). The previousdefindion did not require that the process be destined to change the waste in order to constitute"atment.) terial inventory and business plans, and above and underground tanks. By January 1, 1997, most of A Unit is: DTSC's responsibilities to implement the generator and onsite treatment programs will be transferred to • a combination of tanks or tank systems and/or con- the CUPAs. tainers located together that are used in sequence to treat one or more compatible hazardous AIN THIS FACT SHEET wastestreams. The devices are either plumbed to- gether or otherwise linked so as to form one treat- Definitions ment system. Operating Requirements Eligibility Note: Legal citations reading 66XXX.XX or 67XXX.XX and references to chapters NotlfiCatlon/Application and articles refer to sections within Thle 22,California Code of Regulations(CCR), Fees Division 4.5. Leqal citations reading 25XXX.X referto Chapter 6.5 of Division 2C of the California Health and Safety Code(HSC).