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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 02-172b

[32 Pa.B. 564]

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   (13)  Records of analytical evaluations conducted on the contaminated soil, dredged material or used asphalt shall be maintained by the person using and distributing the soil, dredged material or used asphalt and shall be made available to the Department for inspection. The records shall include the following:

   (i)  The dates of testing.

   (ii)  Each parameter tested.

   (iii)  The test results.

   (iv)  The laboratory where testing was conducted.

   (v)  The sampling procedures and analytical methodologies used.

   (vi)  The name of the person who collected the sample.

   (14)  This permit does not authorize and may not be construed as an approval to discharge waste, wastewater or runoff from the site where contaminated soil, dredged material or used asphalt originated or the site where contaminated soil, dredged material or used asphalt is beneficially used, to the land or waters of this Commonwealth.

   (15)  Contaminated soil, dredged material or used asphalt placed in accordance with this permit shall cease to be waste as long as the contaminated soil, dredged material or used asphalt remains in place.

   (16)  Contaminated soil may not be used at a site undergoing a remediation or corrective action that will cause the receiving site to exceed the remediation standard selected.

   (17)  Placement of contaminated soil at a site undergoing a remediation or corrective action shall meet the requirements of subsection (m).

   (l)  Historic fill. The placement of historic fill shall be deemed to have a residual waste permit when used as construction material if, in addition to subsection (a), the following conditions are met:

   (1)  The historic fill shall be analyzed and shall meet one of the following:

   (i)  Historic fill may not exceed the residential soil-to-groundwater pathway numeric values based on the following parameters:

   (A)  The highest value between the residential generic value and a value which is 100 times the residential MSC for groundwater, as calculated in § 250.308. The numeric standards are listed in Appendix A, Tables 5 and 6.

   (B)  When calculating the residential soil-to-groundwater pathway numeric value, the calculation shall be based on groundwater in aquifers used or currently planned for use with naturally occurring background total dissolved solids concentrations less than or equal to 2,500 milligrams per liter.

   (C)  Formulae identified in § 250.305(b) apply as limits to the physical capacity of the soil to contain a substance.

   (ii)  Historic fill may not exceed the lowest residential direct contact numeric values calculated in accordance with the methodologies in §§ 250.306 and 250.307, if the requirements in clause (A) or (B) are met for groundwater protection and the requirements of clauses (C) and (D) are met when calculating the numeric value.

   (A)   A TCLP that demonstrates that the historic fill meets the requirements in § 288.623(a).

   (B)  The historic fill does not produce a leachate in excess of the residential MSC for groundwater, in aquifers used or currently planned for use with naturally occurring background total dissolved solids concentrations less than or equal to 2,500 milligrams per liter, when subject to the Synthetic Precipitation Leaching Procedure (SPLP) (Method 1312 of SW-846, Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, promulgated by the EPA). The numeric standards are listed in Appendix A, Tables 5 and 6.

   (C)  When calculating the residential direct contact numeric value, the calculation shall be based on groundwater in aquifers used or currently planned for use with naturally occurring background total dissolved solids concentrations less than or equal to 2,500 milligrams per liter.

   (D)  Formulae identified in § 250.305(b) shall apply as limits to the physical capacity of the soil to contain a substance.

   (2)  To determine whether historic fill meets the standards in paragraph (1), the historic fill shall be sampled and analyzed in accordance with § 287.11(b) and either (c) or (d).

   (3)  At locations where historic fill is placed and the numeric value under paragraph (1)(i) for a regulated substance does not provide protection from direct contact exposure, direct contact pathways are promptly and permanently eliminated by the placement of uncontaminated soil and uncontaminated dredged material or through other engineering controls.

   (4)  At locations where historic fill is placed, an erosion and sedimentation control plan is implemented that is consistent with the applicable requirements of Chapter 102.

   (5)  Historic fill is not placed into or on waters of this Commonwealth.

   (6)  At locations where historic fill is placed, material may not be placed within 100 feet of surface waters of this Commonwealth.

   (7)  At locations where historic fill is placed, material may not be placed within 100 feet of the edge of a sinkhole.

   (8)  At locations where historic fill is placed, material may not be placed within 300 feet of a water source unless the owner has provided a written waiver consenting to the placement of the material closer than 300 feet.

   (9)  At locations where historic fill is placed, material shall only be used under this permit on properties that are zoned and exclusively used for commercial and industrial uses. For unzoned properties, historic fill shall be reused in an area where the background is equal to or greater than the concentration of contamination in historic fill being brought to the site and the property shall be used for commercial or industrial purposes only.

   (10)  Historic fill that is hazardous waste under Chapter 261a may not be used under this permit.

   (11)  Historic fill when placed may not contain free liquids, based on visual inspection, and may not create odor or other public nuisance associated with the historic fill.

   (12)  A person that receives and uses historic fill shall submit a written notice to the Department that includes the following:

   (i)  The names, addresses and phone numbers of the persons receiving and using the historic fill.

   (ii)  The quantity of historic fill used at the receiving location.

   (iii)  The locations of historic fill where material was removed for use and where the historic fill is placed for use.

   (iv)  An identification of whether the location where the historic fill originated is the subject of a corrective action or remediation activity.

   (v)  A description of engineering practices and construction activities used to eliminate direct contact pathways and to assure that site excavation and placement of historic fill does not cause onsite or offsite contamination.

   (13)  Records of analytical evaluations conducted on the historic fill shall be maintained by the person using and distributing the soil and shall be made available to the Department for inspection. The records shall include the following:

   (i)  The dates of testing.

   (ii)  Each parameter tested.

   (iii)  The test results.

   (iv)  The laboratory where testing was conducted.

   (v)  The sampling procedures and analytical methodologies used.

   (vi)  The name of the person who collected the sample.

   (14)  This permit does not authorize and may not be construed as an approval to discharge waste, wastewater or runoff from the site where historic fill originated or the site where historic fill is beneficially used, to the land or waters of this Commonwealth.

   (15)  Historic fill placed in accordance with this permit shall cease to be waste as long as the material remains in place.

   (m)  Contaminated soil placed at a receiving site undergoing remediation activities. Contaminated soil generated offsite and placed at a site undergoing remediation activities under Chapter 250 (relating to administration of land recycling program) and the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act (Act 2) (35 P. S. §§ 6026.101--6026.909) shall be deemed to have a residual waste permit when used to bring an area to grade, to limit infiltration of rainfall and to facilitate runoff if, in addition to subsection (a), the following conditions are met:

   (1)  The notice of intent to remediate the soils at the receiving site undergoing remediation activities (required by section 303(h) of Act 2 (35 P. S. § 6026.303(h)) identifies the Statewide health standards as the remediation standards that shall be attained. The addition of contaminated soil at the site undergoing remediation activities shall meet the Statewide health standards as follows:

   (i)  Prior to the placement at a residential site undergoing remediation activities, the contaminated soil brought to the residential site undergoing remediation activities shall meet the residential Statewide health standards in accordance with §§ 250.306--250.308 and as listed in Chapter 250, Appendix A, Tables 3A, 3B, 4A and 4B.

   (ii)  Prior to the placement at a nonresidential site undergoing remediation activities, the contaminated soil brought to the nonresidential site undergoing remediation activities shall meet the nonresidential Statewide health standards in accordance with §§ 250.306--250.308 and as listed in Chapter 250, Appendix A, Tables 3A, 3B, 4A and 4B.

   (iii)  When calculating the direct contact numeric value or the soil-to-groundwater pathway numeric value for the Statewide health standards, the calculation shall be based on groundwater in aquifers used or currently planned for use with naturally occurring background total dissolved solids concentrations less than or equal to 2,500 milligrams per liter.

   (iv)  Formulae identified in § 250.305(b) shall apply as limits to the physical capacity of the soil to contain a substance.

   (2)  The quantity, quality and destination of the contaminated soil shall be identified in the final report (under section 303(h) of Act 2) submitted for the receiving site undergoing remediation activities.

   (3)  Placement of the contaminated soil may not cause the receiving site undergoing remediation activities to exceed the Statewide health standard selected and identified in the notice of intent to remediate.

   (4)  Contaminated soil containing a contaminant other than those identified in the notice of intent to remediate or subsequently identified during site characterization submitted for the receiving site undergoing remediation activities may not be placed at the receiving site undergoing remediation activities.

   (5)  For contaminated soil placed at a site undergoing remediation activities prior to the approval of the final report, relief from liability may include the material brought to the receiving site undergoing remediation activities and the material shall be included in the final report.

   (6)  At a site undergoing remediation activities where contaminated soil is placed, an erosion and sedimentation control plan is implemented that is consistent with the applicable requirements of Chapter 102.

   (7)  At a site undergoing remediation activities where contaminated soil is placed, soil may not be placed into or on waters of this Commonwealth.

   (8)  At a site undergoing remediation activities where contaminated soil is placed, soil may not be placed within 100 feet of surface waters of this Commonwealth.

   (9)  At a site undergoing remediation activities where contaminated soil is placed, soil may not be placed within 100 feet of the edge of a sinkhole.

   (10)  At a site undergoing remediation activities where contaminated soil is placed, soil may not be placed within 300 feet of a water source unless the owner has provided a written waiver consenting to the placement of the soil closer than 300 feet.

   (11)  At a site undergoing remediation activities where contaminated soil is placed, soil may not be placed in a 100-year flood plain of waters of this Commonwealth.

   (12)  To determine whether contaminated soil placed at a site undergoing remediation activities meets the standards in paragraph (1), the contaminated soil shall be sampled and analyzed in accordance with § 287.11(b) and either (c) or (d).

   (13)  Contaminated soil placed at a site undergoing remediation activities may not contain free liquids left in the soil, based on visual inspection, and the soil may not create odor or other public nuisance resulting from chemical contaminants in the soil.

   (14) Upon completion of areas where contaminated soil is placed, the areas shall be promptly vegetated to minimize and control erosion or capped to minimize infiltration.

   (15) This permit does not authorize and may not be construed as an approval to discharge waste, wastewater or runoff from the site where contaminated soil originated or the site undergoing remediation activities where contaminated soil is beneficially used, to the land or waters of this Commonwealth.

   (16)  A person who receives and uses contaminated soil at a site undergoing remediation activities shall submit a written notice to the Department. The notice shall include the following:

   (i)  The names, addresses and phone numbers of the persons receiving and using the contaminated soil.

   (ii)  The quantity of contaminated soil from a site used at the receiving site undergoing remediation activities.

   (iii)  The locations of areas where contaminated soil is generated and locations of areas where the contaminated soil will be placed.

   (iv)  Copies of recorded deed notices that identify where on a receiving property contaminated soil is placed if nonresidential Statewide health standards are used at the sites undergoing remediation activities as the remediation standards.

   (v)  An identification of whether the location where the contaminated soil originated is the subject of a corrective action or remediation activity.

   (vi)  A description of engineering practices and construction activities used to assure that excavation and placement of contaminated soil at the site undergoing remediation activities does not cause onsite or offsite contamination.

   (17)  Contaminated soils that are hazardous waste under Chapter 261a may not be used under this permit.

   (18)  Records of analytical evaluations conducted on the contaminated soil shall be maintained by the person using and distributing the soil and shall be made available to the Department for inspection. The records shall include the following:

   (i)  The dates of testing.

   (ii)  Each parameter tested.

   (iii)  The test results.

   (iv)  The laboratory where testing was conducted.

   (v)  The sampling procedures and analytical methodologies used.

   (vi)  The name of the person who collected the sample.

   (19)  Contaminated soil placed in accordance with this permit shall cease to be waste as long as the contaminated soil remains in place at the site undergoing remediation activities.

APPENDIX A

Table 1.  Safe Fill Numeric Standards For Metals

Regulated Substance Residential Direct Contact
RDC
mg/kg
Residential Generic Value
RGV
mg/kg
Safe Fill
(Lower of RDC to RGV)
mg/kg1          mg/L4
ANTIMONY 88 27 27 0.006
ARSENIC 12 150 12 0.05
BARIUM AND COMPOUNDS 15000 8200 8200 2
BERYLLIUM 440 320 320 0.004
BORON AND COMPOUNDS 20000 6.7 6.7 0.6
CADMIUM 110 38 38 0.005
CHLORIDES2 na na 250
CHROMIUM III 190,000 190,000 190,000 0.1
CHROMIUM VI 660 190 190 0.1
COBALT 13000 24 24 2.2
COPPER 8100 36000 43003 1
LEAD 500 450 450 0.005
MANGANESE 31000 na 31000 --
MERCURY 19 10 10 0.002
NICKEL 4400 650 650 0.1
SELENIUM 1100 26 26 0.05
SILVER 1100 84 84 0.1
THALLIUM 15 14 14 0.002
TIN 130000 240 240 22
VANADIUM 1500 26000 1500 0.26
ZINC 66000 12000 75003 2.0

1 Lower of the residential direct contact and residential generic value from the Statewide health standards promulgated under 25 Pa. Code Chapter 250.

2 Chloride analysis required of dredged material and sediments only.

3 Due to the phytotoxicity of copper and zinc, safe fill numerical standards are based on the 40 CFR Part 503 regulations.

4 SPLP for metals only if placement into or along waterways as part of an active or abandoned mine or abandoned quarry reclamation and where groundwater monitoring is being conducted.

   na--not applicable

APPENDIX A

TABLE 2.  Safe Fill Numeric Standards for Organic Rgulated Substances

Compound/ContaminantCASRN SHS1 (residential used aquifer, TDS <2500mg/LSafe3 Fill
Residential Direct
Contact
Soil MSC2
mg/kg
Soil to Groundwater Path-
way Numeric Value
Residential Generic Value
mg/kg
Lower of
RDC or
RGV
mg/kg
GWMSC by
SPLP4
mg/L
Is Safe Fill
Number
Based on
Generic
Value?
ACENAPHTHENE83-32-913000.00G2700E27002.21
ACENAPHTHYLENE208-96-813000.00G2500E25002.21
ACEPHATE30560-19-1880.00G0.84E0.840.0761
ACETALDEHYDE75-07-0140.00N0.23E0.230.0191
ACETONE67-64-110000.00C41E413.71
ACETONITRILE75-05-81100.00C19E190.171
ACETOPHENONE98-86-210000.00C200E2003.71
ACETYLAMINOFLUORENE, 2- (2AAF)53-96-34.70G0.069E0.0690.000171
ACROLEIN10-702-80.38N0.00062E0.000620.0000551
ACRYLAMIDE79-06-14.00G0.00057E0.000570.0000331
ACRYLIC ACID79-10-719.00N0.051E0.0510.00281
ACRYLONITRILE107-13-14.70N0.0088E0.00880.000631
ALACHLOR15972-60-8220.00G0.077E0.0770.0021
ALDICARB116-06-3220.00G0.120E0.120.0071
ALDRIN309-00-21.10G0.100E0.100.00000871
ALLYL ALCOHOL107-18-6330.00N0.580E0.580.0491
AMINOBIPHENYL, 4-92-67-10.85G0.00120E0.00120.0000311
AMITROLE61-82-519.00G0.0280E0.0280.00071
AMMONIA7664-41-71900.00N330E330301
AMMONIUM SULPHAMATE7773-06-044000.00G22E2221
ANILINE62-53-319.00N0.160E0.160.00281
ANTHRACENE*120-12-766000.00G350E3500.0661
ATRAZINE1912-24-981.00G0.130E0.130.0031
BAYGON (PROPRXUR)114-26-1880.00G0.033E0.0330.0031
BENOMYL17804-35-211000.00G20.000E20.001.81
BENTAZON25057-89-06600.00G12.000E12.001.11
BENZENE*71-43-241.00N0.130E0.130.0051
BENZIDINE92-87-50.08G0.000032E0.0000320.00000291
BENZO[A]ANTHRACENE*56-55-325.00G80E25.000.00090
BENZO[A]PYRENE*50-32-82.50G46E2.500.00020
BENZO[B]FLUORANTHENE*205-99-225.00G120E25.000.00090
BENZO[GHI]PERYLENE*191-24-213000.00G180E180.000.000261
BENZO[K]FLUORANTHENE207-08-9250.00G600E250.000.000550
BENZOIC ACID65-85-0190000.00C2900E2900.001501
BENZOTRICHLORIDE98-07-71.40G0.00057E0.000570.0000511
BENZYL ALCOHOL100-51-610000.00C400E400.00111
BENZYL CHLORIDE100-44-76.40N0.051E0.0510.000871
BHC, ALPHA-319-84-62.80G0.046E0.0460.00011
BHC, BETA-319-85-79.90G0.22E0.220.000371
BHC, DELTA-319-86-8130.00G11E11.000.0221
BHC, GAMMA (LINDANE)58-89-914.00G0.0710E0.0710.00021
BIPHENYL, 1,1-92-52-411000.00G20E20.001.81
BIS(2-CHLOROETHYL)ETHER111-44-40.96N0.00390E0.00390.000131
BIS(2-CHLORO-ISOPROPYL)ETHER108-60-132.00N8E8.000.31
BIS(CHLOROMETHYL)ETHER542-88-10.01N0.000010E0.0000100.000000691
BIS[2-ETHYLHEXYL] PHTHALATE117-81-71300.00G130E130.000.0061
BISPHENOL A80-05-711000.00G20E20.001.81
BROMOCIL314-40-929000.00G0.89E0.890.081
BROMOCHLOROMETHANE74-97-52900.00G1E1.000.091
BROMODICHLOROMETHANE75-27-48.60N3.4E3.400.11
BROMOMETHANE74-83-995.00N0.540E0.540.011
BROMOXYNIL1689-84-54400.00G63E63.000.731
BROMOXYNIL OCTANOATE1689-99-24400.00G360E360.000.081
BUTADIENE, 1,3-106-99-05.30G0.0017E0.00170.000151
BUTYL ALCOHOL, N-71-36-36600.00N12E12.000.971
BUTYLATE2008-41-510000.00C3.9E3.900.351
BUTYLBENZENE, N-104-51-82200.00G4.1E4.101.51
BUTYLEBENZENE, SEC-135-98-82200.00G4.1E4.101.51
BUTYLEBENZENE, TERT-98-06-62200.00G4.1E4.101.51
BUTYLBENZYL PHTHALATE85-68-710000.00C10000C100002.70
CAPTAN133-06-25100.00G12E12.000.191
CARBARYL63-25-222000.00G42E42.000.71
CARBAZOLE86-74-8900.00G0.37E0.370.0331
CARBOFURAN1563-66-21100.00G0.870E0.870.041
CARBON DISULFIDE75-15-010000.00C160E160.001.91
CARBON TETRACHLORIDE56-23-521.00N0.26E0.260.0051
CARBOXIN5234-68-422000.00G7.8E7.800.71
CHLORAMBEN133-90-43300.00G1.1E1.100.11
CHLORDANE57-74-951.00G49E49.000.0021
CHLORO-1, 1-DIFLUOROETHANE, 1-75-68-3190000.00C1600E1600.0001401
CHLORO-1-PROPENE, 3- (ALLYL CHLORIDE)107-05-119.00N0.065E0.0650.00281
CHLOROACETOPHENONE, 2-532-27-41.90G0.0034E0.00340.000311
CHLOROANILINE, P-106-47-8880.00G19E19.000.151
CHLOROBENZENE108-90-74400.00G3.4E3.400.11
CHLOROBENZILATE510-15-666.00G1.6E1.600.00241
CHLORBUTANE, 1-109-69-310000.00C170E170.00151
CHLORODIBROMOMETHANE124-48-112.00N3.2E3.200.11
CHLORODIFLUOROMETHANE75-45-6190000.00C1.1E1.100.11
CHLOROETHYL VINYL110-75-81700.00N3.1E3.100.231
CHLOROFORM67-66-314.00N2.5E2.500.11
CHLORONAPHTHALENE, 2-91-58-718000.00G6200E6200.002.91
CHLORODINITROBENZENE, 2-100-00-5990.00G0.41E0.410.0371
CHLOROPHENOL, 2-95-57-8330.00N4.4E4.400.041
CHLOROPRENE126-99-8130.00N0.45E0.450.0191
CHLROPROPANE, 2-75-29-61900.00N0.45E0.450.281
CHLOROTHALONIL1897-45-61600.00G3.1E3.100.061
CHLOROTOLUENE, O-95-49-84400.00G1.1E1.100.11
CHLORPYRIFOS2921-88-2660.00G23E23.000.021
CHLORSULFURON64902-72-311000.00G20E20.001.81
CHLORTHAL-DIMETHYL (DACTHAL) (DCPA)1861-32-12200.00G4.4E4.400.41
CHRYSENE*218-01-92500.00G230E230.000.00191
CRESOL(S)1319-77-3330.00N0.85E0.850.181
CRESOL, M-(METHYLPHENOL, 3-)95-48-710000.00C20E20.001.81
CRESOL, O-(METHYLPHENOL, 2-)108-39-410000.00C20E20.001.81
CRESOL, P-(METHYLPHENOL, 4-)106-44-51100.00G2E2.000.181
CRESOL, P-CHLORO-M-59-50-71100.00G37E37.000.181
CROTONALDEHYDE4170-30-39.40G0.00099E0.00100.0000791
CROTONALDEHYDE, TRANS-123-73-99.40G0.0039E0.00390.0000791

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