Full Document:
RCRA Online Number: 14650
Title: REGULATORY STATUS OF GASOLINE SPILLS
Document Date: 1998-02-02
To: Gable
From: Fields
Organization of Recipient: State of West Virginia, Bureau of the Environment
Description: A gasoline spill on the ground at a product storage facility could be a solid waste because the product has been discarded by being abandoned. Disposal of a hazardous waste has occurred if the spilled and abandoned material exhibits a characteristic. Spilled gasoline becomes a waste when it exits the unit, enters the environment, and is not promptly recovered or cleaned up. An implementing agency can require cleanup of a spill to site-specific levels. In rare cases, the spill area may be considered a land disposal unit (SEE ALSO: RPC# 9/29/1986-02). The recovered free product is potentially not a solid waste if it is reused for its original purpose or reclaimed.
Regulatory Citation(s): 261.2(c), 261.2, 261.2(a)(2)
Official ORCR Policy: Yes
Associated Topic(s):
Disposal,
Hazardous Waste,
Hazardous Waste Recycling,
Identification of Hazardous Waste |