TITLE 35: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
SUBTITLE G: WASTE DISPOSAL
CHAPTER I: POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
SUBCHAPTER i: SOLID WASTE AND SPECIAL WASTE HAULING
PART 817 REQUIREMENTS FOR NEW STEEL AND FOUNDRY INDUSTRY WASTES LANDFILLS
SECTION 817.101 SCOPE AND APPLICABILITY


 

Section 817.101  Scope and Applicability

 

a)         In addition to the requirements of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 811.Subpart A, the standards of this Part apply exclusively to the non-putrescible wastes produced by the following processes:

 

1)         The steel and foundry processes covered by SIC Codes 331 and 332 with the exception of those industries identified by SIC Code 3313; and

 

2)         The foundry processes at business operations whose primary SIC Code is not included within the SIC Code 332.

 

b)         Landfill units regulated under this Part shall accept waste only from the steel and foundry industries.

 

c)         This Part shall not apply to the not otherwise prohibited use of iron and steelmaking slags, including the use as a base for road building, but not including use for land reclamation except as allowed under subsection (e).

 

d)         This part shall not apply to the not otherwise prohibited use of foundry sand which has been demonstrated as suitable for beneficial use under Section 817.105, including the use as a base for road building, but not including use for land reclamation except as allowed under subsection (e).

 

e)         The Agency may approve the use of iron and steelmaking slags and foundry sands for land reclamation purposes upon a demonstration by the owner or operator that such uses will not cause an exceedence of the applicable groundwater quality standards specified at 35 Ill. Adm. Code 620.

 

f)         This Part shall not apply to the use or reuse of iron and steelmaking slags and foundry sands as ingredients in an industrial process to make a product.