3745-50-46. Permits by rule

(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of rules 3745-50-40 to 3745-50-235 of the Administrative Code, a publicly owned treatment works shall be deemed to have a hazardous waste permit if such public owned treatment works meets the following conditions:

(1) Has an Ohio national pollutant discharge elimination system (NPDES) permit that complies with the following:

(a) The conditions of the NPDES permit.

(b) The following rules:

(i) Rule 3745-54-11 of the Administrative Code, U.S. EPA identification number.

(ii) Rule 3745-54-71 of the Administrative Code, use of manifest system.

(iii) Rule 3745-54-72 of the Administrative Code, manifest discrepancies.

(iv) Paragraphs (A) and (B)(1) of rule 3745-54-73 of the Administrative Code, operating record.

(v) Rule 3745-54-75 of the Administrative Code, biennial report.

(vi) Rule 3745-54-76 of the Administrative Code, unmanifested waste report.

(vii) For NPDES permits issued after November 8, 1984, rule 3745-54-101 of the Administrative Code.

(2) Accepts only waste that meets all federal, state, and local pretreatment requirements which would be applicable to the waste if such waste were being discharged into a publicly owned treatment works through a sewer, pipe, or similar conveyance.

(B) Notwithstanding any other provision of rules 3745-50-40 to 3745-50-235 of the Administrative Code, the owner or operator of an injection well disposing of hazardous waste shall be deemed to have a hazardous waste permit if the following conditions are met:

(1) For underground injection control (UIC) permits issued after November 8, 1984, the UIC well complies with rule 3745-54-101 of the Administrative Code.

(2) Where the UIC well is the only unit at a facility that requires a hazardous waste permit, the UIC well complies with paragraph (D) of rule 3745-50-44 of the Administrative Code.

(C) Paragraphs (B) and (C) of rule 3745-50-40 of the Administrative Code provide a permit by rule under the conditions specified in that rule for the owner or operator of a facility treating, storing, or disposing of hazardous waste on the effective date of any new, amended, or rescinded rule or statute that renders the owner or operator of the facility subject to the permitting requirements of Chapter 3734. of the Revised Code.

Effective: 2/12/2018
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates: 10/30/2017 and 02/12/2023
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 3734.02, 3734.05, 3734.12
Rule Amplifies: 3734.12
Prior Effective Dates: 05/22/1981 (Emer.), 08/26/1981 (Emer.), 12/02/1981, 11/17/1988 (Emer.), 02/23/1989, 12/30/1989, 02/11/1992, 07/14/1997, 03/13/2002, 12/07/2004, 02/16/2009, 02/05/2013