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LOCAL DRY CLEANING SHOP

Plain English

Guide for the Dry Cleaners

Step By Step Approach to Understanding Federal Environmental Regulations

LOCAL DRY CLEANING SHOP

Table of Contents

I. Part I: Summary of environmental regulations

that apply to perc dry cleaners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-1

Section A: Section B: Section C: Section D:

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-1

Plain English version of NESHAP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

Plain English version of standards for hazardous waste generators . . . . I-5

Plain English version of pretreatment and underground injection

control regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-9

II. Part II: Step-by-step approach to environmental compliance . . . . . . . . . . II-1

Section A: Section B: Section C: Section D: Section E:

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II-1

Which regulations apply to my dry cleaning shop? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II-4

How do I set up my dry cleaning shop? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II-16

How do I properly operate my machine and shop to stay in compliance with

enviromental regulations? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II-26

What do I do if an accident happens? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II-39

III. Questions that an EPA inspector may ask while visiting your perc dry

cleaning facility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-1

IV. Commonly asked questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IV-1

Appendix A Appendix B

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List of Tables

Section I: I-1 I-2 I-3

Air Control Requirements for Dry Cleaners with Existing Machines are Based on Perc Purchases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-4

Categories of Hazardous Waste Generators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-6

Summary of Hazardous Waste Generator Requirements for Perc Dry Cleaners

in 40 CFR 262 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-7

Section II:

II-1 II-2 II-3 II-4 II-5 II-6 II-7

Regulatory Requirements and Recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II-2

Air Requirements for New Dry Cleaners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II-6

Air Requirements for Existing Dry Cleaners Are Based on

Perc Purchases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II-7

Typical Amounts of Hazardous Waste Generated by a Perc Dry Cleaning

Facility (for every 1,000 Pounds of Clothes Cleaned) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II-10

The Three Hazardous Waste Generator Categories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II-11

Materials Used and Wastes Generated by Dry Cleaners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II-14

Wastewater Requirements for Dry Cleaners with Sewer Systems . . . . . . . II-15

List of Figures

Section II:

II-1 II-2 II-3 II-4 II-5 II-6

EPA Form for Notification of Regulated Waste Activity . . . . . . . . . . . . . II-20

Monthly Machine Maintenance and Perchloroethylene Log . . . . . . . . . . . II-27

Colorimetric Detector Tube . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II-29

Hand Bellows Pump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II-30

Sample Log Sheet for Perc Purchases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II-31

EPA Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifest Form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II-37

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Part I: Summary of environmental regulations that apply to perc dry cleaners

Section A: Introduction

The first part of this handbookprovides a simplified version of the national environmental regulations that apply to perc dry cleaners. Section I-B presents a summary of the air regulations. Section I-C presents a summary of the hazardous waste regulations, and Section I-D presents a summary of the waste water regulations. Keep in mind that these summaries present only the federal regulations. Your state or local area may require additional regulations. Your EPA Regional office contact listed in Appendix A can assist you in identifying your state and local contacts to learn if your state or area has its own additional requirements.

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