Illinois Administrative Code (Last Updated: March 27, 2024) |
TITLE35. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION |
PART726. STANDARDS FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF SPECIFIC HAZARDOUS WASTE AND SPECIFIC TYPES OF HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITIES |
SUBPARTP. HAZARDOUS WASTE PHARMACEUTICALS |
§726.605. Prohibition Against Sewering
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All healthcare facilities, including VSQGs operating under 35 Ill. Adm. Code 722.114 in lieu of this Subpart P, and reverse distributors are prohibited from discharging hazardous waste pharmaceuticals to a sewer system that passes through to a publicly-owned treatment works. Healthcare facilities and reverse distributors remain subject to the prohibitions in 40 CFR 403.5(b)(1), incorporated by reference in 35 Ill. Adm. Code 720.111.
BOARD NOTE: This Section negates the exclusion from definition as solid waste in 35 Ill. Adm. Code 721.104(a)(1)(B) for mixtures of waste and domestic sewage as to VSQGs and reverse distributors.
(Source: Added at 44 Ill. Reg. 15427, effective September 3, 2020)