California Code of Regulations (Last Updated: August 6, 2014) |
Title 22. Social Security |
Division 4.5. Environmental Health Standards for the Management of Hazardous Waste |
Chapter 15. Interim Status Standards for Owners and Operators of Hazardous Waste Transfer, Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facilities |
Article 16. Thermal Treatment |
§ 66265.382. Open Burning; Waste Explosives.
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- Open burning of hazardous waste is prohibited except for the open burning and detonation of waste explosives. Waste explosives include waste which has the potential to detonate and bulk military propellants which cannot safely be disposed of through other modes of treatment. Detonation is an explosion in which chemical transformation passes through the material faster than the speed of sound (0.33 kilometers/second at sea level). Owners or operators choosing to open burn or detonate waste explosives shall do so in accordance with the following table and in a manner that does not threaten human health or the environment.Minimum Distance from OpenPounds of WasteBurning or Detonation to theExplosives or PropellantsProperty of Others0 to 100204 meters (670 feet)101 to 1,000380 meters (1,250 feet)1,001 to 10,000530 meters (1,730 feet)10,001 to 30,000690 meters (2,260 feet)HISTORY1. New section filed 5-24-91; operative 7-1-91 (Register 91, No. 22).
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Note: Authority cited: Sections 208 and 25159, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 25159.5 and 25200, Health and Safety Code; 40 CFR Section 265.382.