Facility____________________________
Date____________________________
LAND TREATMENT CHECKLIST
40 CFR Part 264 Subpart M - Land Treatment
264_____ Permit Condition_______
1. Does the owner/operator have records showing
the date, rate and method of waste application?
Y______N______
2. Is the run-off analyzed to see if it is a
hazardous waste (264.272)?
Y______N______
a.
If the run-off is considered hazardous, how is it handled?
(Use narrative explanation.)
b.
Y______N______
If it is not a hazardous waste, is it discharged through a point
source to surface water?
Y______N______
If yes, list NPDES Permit No.______________________________________
3. Does the owner/operator inspect the unit weekly and
after storms to detect evidence of:
a.
Run-on and run-off control systems operation?
Y______N______
b.
Wind dispersal control system?
Y______N______
4. Are food chain crops grown (264.276)?
a.
Y______N______
If yes, can the owner/operator demonstrate from field testing that
arsenic, lead, mercury or other toxic waste constituents:
(1) will not be transferred to the food portion of the crop or ingested
by food chain animals?
Y______N______
OR
(2) will not occur in greater concentrations in the crops on the facility
than in the same crops on untreated soils in the region?
Y______N______
5. Is the following information kept at the facility (264.276):
a.
Tests for the specific wastes and application rates being used
at the facility?
Y______N______
b.
Crop characteristics?
Y______N______
c.
Soil characteristics
Y______N______
d.
Sample selection criteria?
Y______N______
e.
Sample size determination?
Y______N______
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f.
Analytical methods used?
Y______N______
g.
Statistical procedures?
Y______N______
6. If waste contain cadmium:
a.
Was the pH of the soil and waste mixture 6.5 or greater at the time
the time of each waste application?
Y______N______
If the pH was less than 6.5, did the waste contain cadmium
concentrations of 2mg/kg or less?
NA_____
Y______N______
b.
Is the annual application rate of cadmium less than
0.5 kg/ha (kilograms per hectare) for the following: tobacco, leafy
vegatables or root crops grown for human consumption?
NA_____
Y______N______
(1) For all other food chain crops, is the annual cadmium
application rate less than 2.0 kg/ha?
Y______N______
7. Is an unsaturated zone monitoring plan kept at the facility (264.278)?
Y______N______
8. Are ignitable or reactive wastes treated at the facility (264.281)?
(Circle appropriate waste.)
Y______N______
a.
If yes, are the wastes immediately incorporated into the soil so
that they are no longer reactive or ignitable?
b.
Y______N______
Describe or attach a copy of treatment.
9. Are incompatible wastes placed in the facility (264.282)?
Are the incompatible wastes placed in different locations in the facility?
Y______N______
Y______N______
If no, look for signs of fire, heat generation, toxic mists, etc.
(Use narrative explanation.)
10. Is run-on diverted away from the land treatment facility (264.272)?
Y______N______
11. Is run-off from the land treatment facility collected?
Y______N______
12. Is the area managed to prevent fire, explosion or contamination
of the environment?
Y______N______
13. Specific conditions on permit.
________________________________________________________________
Y______N______
________________________________________________________________
Y______N______
________________________________________________________________
Y______N______
________________________________________________________________
Y______N______
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