Waste Management Standard

1.0 Purpose 

The purpose of this standard is to provide personnel at Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF)
guidance to ensure compliance with the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), South Dakota
Codified Law (SDCL 34-A11) and Administrative Rule (ARSD 74:28).

South Dakota Science and Technology Authority (SDSTA) references the following to fulfill this standard:

• 40 CFR 261.3 – Definitions of Hazardous Waste
• 40 CFR part 262 – Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste
• 40 CFR 261.21 – Characteristics of Ignitability
• 40 CFR 261.22 – Characteristics of Corrosivity
• 40 CFR 261.23 – Characteristics of Reactivity
• 40 CFR 261.24 – Characteristics of Toxicity
• 40 CFR 261.30 – General
• 40 CFR 261.31 – Hazardous Wastes from Non-Specific Sources
• 40 CFR 261.32 – Hazardous Wastes from Specific Sources
• 40 CFR 261.33 – Discarded Commercial Chemical Products
• 40 CFR 261.4 (a) – Materials Which are not Solid Wastes
• 40 CFR 260.30 – Non-Waste Determinations and Variances from Classification as Solid Waste
• 40 CFR 260.34 – Standards and Criteria for Non-Waste Determinations
• 40 CFR 273 – Standards for Universal Waste Management
• 40 CFR 279.11 – Used Oil Specifications
• ARSD 74:27:13:17 – Special Wastes

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