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Hazardous Waste Facility Permit: U.S. Department of the Army, Anniston TABLE OF CONTENTS MODULE NUMBER OF PAGES I STANDARD PERMIT CONDITIONS .......................................................................19 II GENERAL FACILITY CONDITIONS ......................................................................17 III ANCDF CONTAINER STORAGE ............................................................................24 IV TANKS SYSTEMS .....................................................................................................20 V MISCELLANEOUS TREATMENT UNITS ..............................................................22 VI INCINERATION – SHAKEDOWN, TRIAL-BURN, AND POST TRIAL-BURN .............................................................................................................44 VII INCINERATION – NORMAL OPERATIONS ..........................................................61 VIII CORRECTIVE ACTION FOR SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT UNITS ..........................................................................................................................18 IX ANAD CONTAINER STORAGE ..............................................................................10 X GROUNDWATER MONITORING AND CORRECTIVE ACTION………………10 ATTACHMENTS NUMBER OF PAGES 1. 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WASTE MINIMIZATION CERTIFICATION OBJECTIVES ....................................2 DOCUMENTS INCLUDED BY REFERENCE: Part B Permit Application (all revisions listed below) ANCDF 2002 Risk Assessment and Subsequent Addendums Final Mustard Trial Burn Plan Mustard Condition 1 and Condition 2 Trial Burn Reports Final SDC Emission Test Plan SDC Emissions Test Report Anniston Chemical Activity Chemical Munitions Storage Igloo Closure Plan Page iv (ModR14) THE RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT HAZARDOUS WASTE PERMIT APPLICATION FOR THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY, ANNISTON ARMY DEPOT, THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY, ANNISTON CHEMICAL AGENT DISPOSAL FACILITY FIELD OFFICE, AND WASHINGTON GOVERNMENT ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, LLC DATED DECEMBER 6, 2006, AS AMENDED JANUARY 5, 2007, RESUBMITTED AUGUST 30, 2007, AS MODIFIED BY SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS DATED NOVEMBER 26, 2007, JANUARY 7, 2008, FEBRUARY 2, 2008, FEBRUARY 4, 2008, FEBRUARY 19, 2008, JUNE 19, 2008, AUGUST 25, 2008, AUGUST 27, 2008, NOVEMBER 18, 2008, DECEMBER 1, 2008, DECEMBER 22, 2008, FEBRUARY 6, 2009, MARCH 11, 2009, MARCH 23, 2009, MAY 4, 2009, MAY 26, 2009, JUNE 25, 2009, JULY 10, 2009, AUGUST 18, 2009, SEPTEMBER 2, 2009, OCTOBER 14, 2009, JANUARY 11, 2010, FEBRUARY 5, 2010, APRIL 21, 2010, JUNE 28, 2010, AUGUST 12, 2010, SEPTEMBER 7, 2010, OCTOBER 7, 2010, JANUARY 18, 2011, MAY 9, 2011, AND AUGUST 19, 2011 (HEREAFTER COLLECTIVELY REFERRED TO AS THE APPLICATION) IS HEREBY INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE INTO THIS PERMIT AND THE PERMITTEES SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE REQUIREMENTS THEREIN. Page v (ModR14) LIST OF ACRONYMS % Percent ˚F Degrees Fahrenheit 2MRA 2 Minute Rolling Average AAC ADEM Administrative Code ACAMS Automatic Continuous Air Monitoring System ACFM Actual Cubic Feet per Minute ACS Agent Collection System ACT Agent Collection Tank ADEM Alabama Department of Environmental Management AFO Anniston Field Office AHWMMA Alabama Hazardous Wastes Management and Minimization Act AL Airlock ANAD Anniston Army Depot ANCA Anniston Chemical Activity ANCDF Anniston Chemical Demilitarization Facility AOC Area of Concern AQS Agent Quantification System ASC Allowable Stack Concentration ASME American Society of Mechanical Engineers ATB Agent Trial Burn AWFCO Automatic Waste Feed Cutoff BD Buried Detonation BDAT Best Demonstrated Available Technology BSA Buffer Storage Area BTS Brine Treatment System BTU British Thermal Unit CAIRA Chemical Accident/Incident Response and Assistance CAMDS Chemical Agent/Munition Disposal System CAMU Corrective Action Management Unit CDC Centers for Disease Control CEC Cation Exchange Capacity CEM Continuous Emissions Monitor CFM Cubic Feet Per Minute CFR Codified Federal Regulations CHB Container Handling Building Cl2 Chlorine CLA Chemical Limited Area CMS Corrective Measure Study CO Carbon Monoxide COc Corrected CO ppm COm Measured CO ppm CON Control Room CS Confirmatory Sampling CSDP Chemical Stockpile Disposal Program CWA Clean Water Act D/P Differential Pressure DAAMS Depot Area Air Monitoring System DAL MPF Discharge Air Lock Page vi (ModR12) DDESB Department of Defense Explosive Safety Board DECON Decontamination DFS Deactivation Furnace DHHS Department of Health and Human Services DOD Department of Defense DOT Department of Transportation DPE Disposable Protective Ensemble DRE Destruction and Removal Efficiency DSCFM Dry Standard Cubic Feet per minute ECR Explosive Containment Room ECV Explosive Containment Room Vestibule EONC Enhanced On-site Container EPA Environmental Protection Agency EVAP Evaporator EXCH Exchanger FD Forced Draft FFA Federal Facilities Agreement FPI Feed Prohibitive Interlock FT Foot FT2 Squared Feet FT3 Cubed Feet G Grams GAL Gallons GC Gas Chromatograph GFE Government Furnished Equipment GPL General Population Limit GPM Gallons Per Minute HCl Hydrochloride HDC DFS Heated Discharge Conveyor HEPA High Efficiency Particulate Air HF Hydrofluoride HHRA Human Health Risk Assessment HHS Health and Human Services HMMS Hazardous Materials Management System HPLC High Performance Liquid Chromatography HR Hour HSWA Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendment HTH High Test Hypochlorite HVAC Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning HWMU Hazardous Waste Management Unit IAW In Accordance With I.D. Identification ID Induced Draft IDLH Immediately Dangerous to Life and Health IDS Intrusion Detection System INWC Inches of Water Column JACADS Johnston Atoll Chemical Agent Disposal System JSB Job Safety Breakdown LAB Laboratory LBs Pounds LBs/2-min Pounds Per 2-minute Average Page vii (ModR12) LDR Land Disposal Restrictions LIC Liquid Incinerator LMC Lower Munitions Corridor LPMD Linear Projectile/Mortar Disassembly LSS Life Support System m3 Cubed Meter MCL Maximum Contaminant Level M-CR Munition Corridor M-CR-AL Munitions Corridor Airlock MDB Munition Demilitarization Building MEK Methyl Ethyl Ketone MG Milligram MIN Minute Mini-CAMS Miniature Continuous Air Monitoring System MMR Military Munition Rule MPB-AL Munitions Processing Bay Airlock MPF Metal Parts Furnace MSDS Material, Safety and Data Sheets ND Non-Detect NDE Non-Destructive Examination NEW Net Explosive Weight No Number NPDES National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NPL National Priority List O2 Oxygen Om Measured Percent Oxygen OB Open Burning OD Open Detonation ONC Onsite Storage Container Pc Corrected Concentration of Particulate Matter Pm Measured Concentration of Particulate Matter PAS Pollution Abatement System PCB Polychlorobiphenyls PFS Pollution Abatement System Filtration System PIC Products of Incomplete Combustion PM Particulate Matter PMB Personnel Maintenance Building POHC Principal Organic Hazardous Constituents POL Petroleum, Oil and Lubricants PPB Parts Per Billion PPE Personal Protective Equipment PPM Parts Per Million PPMW Parts Per Million by Weight PRA Preliminary Risk Assessment PRW Process Water PSIG Pounds Per Square Inch Gauge PUB Process and Utility Building QAPP Quality Assurance Project Plans QA/QC Quality Assurance/ Quality Control RA Risk Assessment RAA Risk Assessment Addendum Page viii (ModR12) RCRA Resource Conservation and Recovery Act RFA RCRA Facility Assessment RFC Request for Concurrence RFI RCRA Facility Investigation RHA Residue Handling Area RL Reporting Limit ROHA Rolling Hourly Average RPM Rounds Per Minute S Seconds SAR SWMU Assessment Report SCBA Self Contained Breathing Apparatus SCFH Standard Cubic Feet per Hour SDC Static Detonation Chamber SDS Spent Decontamination Solution SGU Specific Gravity Unit SO2 Sulfur Dioxide SOP Standard Operating Procedure SOPC Substances of Potential Concern STB Surrogate Trial Burn STEL Short-Term Exposure Level STL Short Term Limit SWMU Solid Waste Management Unit TAP Toxicological Agent Protective Gear TBD To Be Determined TC Toxicity Characteristic TCLP Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure TMA Toxic Management Area TOX Toxic Cubicle TSCA Toxic Substances Control Act TSD Treatment, Storage, Disposal TSDF Treatment, Storage, Disposal Facility UMC Upper Munition Corridor UPA Unpack Area US United States WAP Waste Analysis Plan WCL Waste Control Limit WIC Waste Incineration Container WMM Waste Military Munitions WPL Worker Protection Limit WTF Waste Transfer Facility Y Measured Oxygen Concentration in the Stack Gas Page ix (ModR12) ANAD PERMIT EPA ID. AL3 210 020 027 MODULE I: STANDARD PERMIT CONDITIONS TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE I.A. EFFECT OF PERMIT ......................................................................................................3
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