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D.C. Municipal Regulations (Last Updated: September 13, 2017) |
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Title 20. ENVIRONMENT |
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Chapter 20-42. HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT - STANDARDS FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF HAZARDOUS WASTE AND USED OIL |
Section 20-4262. STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO GENERATORS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE
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4262.1 The provisions of 40 C.F.R. Part 262 (Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste) and the Appendix to Part 262 are incorporated by reference, subject to the general modifications in 20 DCMR §§ 4200 through 4206 and the specific modifications in this section.
4262.2 With respect to the federal compliance requirements and penalties referenced in 40 C.F.R. § 262.10(g), the following District of Columbia enforcement authorities are also applicable: sections 10, 11, and 12 of the District of Columbia Hazardous Waste Management Act of 1977, effective March 16, 1978, as amended (D.C. Law 2-64; D.C. Official Code §§ 8-1309 to 8-1311).
4262.3 In 40 C.F.R. § 262.11 (hazardous waste determination), the term “Administrator” shall mean the Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency.
4262.4 In 40 C.F.R. § 262.43 (additional reporting), the cross-references to §§ 2002(a) and 3002(6) of RCRA shall refer instead to § 6 of the District of Columbia Hazardous Waste Management Act of 1977, effective March 16, 1978, as amended (D.C. Law 2-64; D.C. Official Code § 8-1305(a)).
4262.5 In addition to the requirements in 40 C.F.R. § 262.44, beginning on March 1, 2006, and on or before March 1 of each year thereafter, each generator of greater than one hundred kilograms (100 kg) but less than one thousand kilograms (1000 kg) of hazardous waste in a calendar month shall complete and submit to the Director, on forms provided by the Department, an annual self-certification of compliance with the requirements of 40 C.F.R. Part 262, as modified by this section (20 DCMR § 4262) during the preceding twelve (12) months, and, where necessary, a return-to-compliance plan. The generator shall also address:
(a) Any measures taken during the previous year to reduce the volume and toxicity of hazardous waste generated; and
(b) To the extent such information is available, any changes in the volume and toxicity actually achieved during the year in comparison to previous years.
4262.6The substitution of terms specified in 20 DCMR § 4201.8(a) and (b) shall not apply to 40 C.F.R. Part 262, Subparts E and H (exports of hazardous waste and transfrontier shipments of hazardous waste for recovery within the member countries of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development).