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WASTE AND UNIT CLASSIFICATIONS "Nonhazardous solid waste"may be discharged to <br /> USED IN CALIFORNIA Class III landfills that protect beneficial uses of nearby <br /> WASTE CLASSIFICATIONS WASTE waters,but do not provide complete waste contain- <br /> MANAGEMENT <br /> DEPT.OF TOXICS WATER BOARDS UNITS ment. The only threat to water quality posed by wastes <br /> in the"inert'category is siltation. Paving fragments <br /> HAZARDOUS CLASS I and nondegradable construction debris are examples of <br /> 0 HAZARDOUS a $ p <br /> 0 cc <br /> "inert waste". Wastes in this category may be dis- <br /> 4 r Hazardous Leve(:' DESIGNATED CLASS II charged to unclassified waste management units that <br /> z Designated Levels <br /> r are located and managed to keep the wastes from en- <br /> NON- NONHAZARDOUS <br /> a CLASS III tering surface waters or drainage courses. <br /> SOLID <br /> aHAZARDOUS "Designated waste"is defined in§2522(a)of Title <br /> ? 3 <br /> IN —=� UNCLASSIFIED 23 of CCR,Division 3,Chapter 15 as: <br /> "1) nonhazardous waste which consists of or con- <br /> Figure 2 tains pollutants which,under ambient environ- <br /> mental conditions at the waste management unit, <br /> (Title 23 of CCR)term for"municipal solid waste"or could be released at concentrations in excess of <br /> "refuse"and is characterized as having a significant applicable water quality objectives,or could <br /> proportion of putrescible(degradable)matter,strin- cause degradation of waters of the State"or <br /> gent moisture limitations,and prohibitions against "2) hazardous waste which has been granted a vari- <br /> inclusion of"designated"or"hazardous"wastes. ance from hazardous waste management re- <br /> WASTE CLASSIFICATIONS AND DISPOSAL OPTIONS <br /> WASTE Minimum <br /> w Waste Permissible <br /> uClassification Containment <br /> N Y <br /> �O <br /> c <br /> 4no (given <br /> it be <br /> Is it Hazardous as HAZARDOUS <br /> u ed as CLASS I <br /> h „ defined in Title 22? yes ous? yes <br /> u0 <br /> no <br /> variance) <br /> — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — <br /> Has the waste discharger <br /> demonstrated that waste <br /> e DESIGNATED constituents present a lower <br /> risk of water quality no <br /> degradation than indicated <br /> Q by this classification? <br /> 'M <br /> V <br /> d <br /> Does it pose a significant yes I CLASS II <br /> `o threat to water quality. —>► DESIGNATED <br /> c yes <br /> m <br /> no <br /> r <br /> 3 <br /> Does n contain a ` NONHAZARDOUS 10, <br /> ` CLASS III <br /> significant amount of 7 SOLID <br /> degradable material? Yes <br /> no <br /> r INERT ® UNCLASSIFIED <br /> INERT <br /> Figure 3 <br /> Page 2 Summary of The Designated Level Methodology <br />