South Carolina Hazardous Waste Storage: What you need to know

Definition of hazardous waste storage: South Carolina Code of Regulations (R.) 61-79.260.10

Storage facility permits: R. 61-79.124 and R. 61-79.270

Hazardous waste container rules: R. 61-79.264.170 to 61-79.264.179 and R. 61-79.265.170 to 61-79.265.178 (interim status)

Hazardous waste storage tank rules: R. 61-79.264.190 to 61-79.264.200 and R. 61-79.265.190 to 61-79.265.202 (interim status)

Hazardous waste surface impoundment rules: R. 61-79.264.220 to 61-79.264.232 and R. 61-79.265.220 to 61-79.265.231 (interim status)

Container labeling: R. 61-79.262.34(a)(3), R. 61-79.264.173, and R. 61-79.265.173 (interim status)

Storage facility standards:

Storage facility fee: R. 61-79.264.75(a)(10)(ii)

On-site storage rules for generators: R. 61-79.262.34

South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) Office of Environmental Quality Control Bureau of Land and Waste Management

See national section for basic information and federal regulations.

• Rules. South Carolina follows the federal hazardous waste storage rules and adds its own labeling requirement for hazardous waste containers, more stringent storage facility standards (which include a storage fee), and additional requirements for generators accumulating hazardous waste on-site without a permit.

• Administration and enforcement. The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control's (DHEC) Bureau of Land and Waste Management administers and enforces South Carolina's hazardous waste storage rules.

CONTAINER LABELING

R. 61-79.262.34(a)(3), R. 61-79.264.173, and R. 61-79.265.173 (interim status)

South Carolina requires owners and operators of storage ...