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RULE 4651 VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND EMISSIONS FROM <br />DECONTAMINATION OF SOIL (Adopted April 16, 1992, Amended <br />December 17, 1992) <br />1.0 Purpose <br />The purpose of this rule is to limit VOC emissions from the excavation and <br />treatment of soil that has been contaminated by organic liquid as a result of leakage <br />from storage or transfer facilities, from accidental spillage, or other deposition. <br />2.0 Applicability <br />This rule shall apply to the excavation and treatment of soil that has been <br />contaminated by organic liquid as a result of leakage from storage or transfer <br />facilities, from accidental spillage, or other deposition. <br />3.0 Definitions <br />3.1 Active Soil Aeration Pile: a pile of contaminated soil with a volume at least <br />one cubic yard which is undergoing limited aeration in accordance with the <br />requirements contained in Section 5.2. <br />3.2 Contaminated Soil: soil which registers 50 ppm or greater of VOC when <br />measured as hexane at a distance of three (3) inches above the surface with <br />an organic vapor analyzer, or soil containing VOC which has been identified <br />for decontamination by the designated lead agency. <br />3.3 Decontamination: the removal of VOC from contaminated soil by an <br />approved process. <br />3.4 Organic Content: the VOC concentration used to determine the daily rate at <br />which contaminated soil may be added to an active soil aeration pile. <br />3.5 Organic Vapor Analyzer: a hydrocarbon analyzer which satisfies the <br />specification requirements of EPA Method 21, 40 CFR Part 60. <br />4.0 Exemptions <br />4.1 The requirements of this rule shall not apply to: <br />4.1.1 Treatment of less than one (1) cubic yard of contaminated soil. <br />4.1.2 Accidental spillage of one barrel (42 gallons) or less of liquids <br />containing VOC. <br />?J <br />SJVUAPCD 4651 - 1 12/17/92 <br />