SLD 30 Hazardous Waste Management Plan - Final.pdf

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SPACE LAUNCH DELTA 30

VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE,

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HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN

30 SLD Plan 32-7043-A

January 2022

OPR: 30 CES/CEIEC

1028 Iceland Avenue Vandenberg SFB, CA 93437-6010

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

CONTENTS PAGE

TABLE OF CONTENTS .................................................................................................................................. i

CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................... 1-1

1. PLAN SCOPE AND APPLICABILITY ............................................................................................. 1-1

a. Purpose ................................................................................................................................................ 1-1

b. Applicability ........................................................................................................................................ 1-1

2. LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS ............................................................................................................. 1-1

3. SUMMARY OF CHANGES ................................................................................................................. 1-2

4. SETTING .................................................................................................................................................. 1-2

a. Vandenberg SFB ................................................................................................................................ 1-2

b. Explosive Ordnance Disposal Range ............................................................................................. 1-3

Figure 1-1. Hazardous Waste Contact List................................................................................................. 1-4 Figure 1-2. Location of CCAP, HSF CAPs, and EOD Range ............................................................... 1-5

c. Hazardous Waste Stream Inventory ............................................................................................... 1-6

5. KEY REFERENCES AND SOURCES OF INFORMATION .................................................... 1-7

CHAPTER II. REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS .................................................................. 2-1

1. FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS ............................................................................................................ 2-1

a. Resource Conservation and Recovery Act .................................................................................... 2-1

(1) 40 CFR 260, Hazardous Waste Management System: General .................................................. 2-1

(2) 40 CFR 261, Identification and Listing of Hazardous Waste ..................................................... 2-1

b. Toxic Substances Control Act ......................................................................................................... 2-1

(1) 40 CFR 761, Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) Manufacturing, Processing, Distribution in Commerce, and Use Prohibitions ....................................................... 2-2

(a) PCB Concentration Criteria .......................................................................................... 2-2

Table 2-1. PCB Concentration Criteria ....................................................................................................... 2-2

(b) PCB Storage for Disposal ............................................................................................. 2-2

(c) PCB Disposition Records and Reports....................................................................... 2-3

(2) 40 CFR 61, Subpart M, National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants ............ 2-3

c. Hazardous Materials Transportation Act ....................................................................................... 2-3

2. CALIFORNIA REQUIREMENTS ..................................................................................................... 2-4

a. California Health and Safety Code, Division 20, Chapter 6.5, Hazardous

Waste Control ..................................................................................................................................... 2-4 ii

b. California Code of Regulations, Title 22, Division 4.5, Environmental Health Standards for the Management of Hazardous Waste ........................................................................... 2-4

(1) Chapter 11, Identification and Listing of Hazardous Waste ....................................................... 2-4

(a) Determining Whether a Material Is a Waste .............................................................. 2-5

(b) Determining Whether a Material Is a Hazardous Waste ......................................... 2-5

1. Exclusions ................................................................................................................. 2-5

2. Characteristic Hazardous Waste ............................................................................ 2-6

a. Ignitability ........................................................................................................... 2-6

b. Corrosivity .......................................................................................................... 2-6

c. Reactivity ............................................................................................................ 2-6

d. Toxicity ............................................................................................................... 2-7

3. Listed Hazardous Wastes ....................................................................................... 2-8

a. F-Listed Hazardous Wastes ............................................................................ 2-8

b. K-Listed Hazardous Wastes ............................................................................ 2-8

c. P-Listed Hazardous Wastes ............................................................................ 2-9

d. U-Listed Hazardous Wastes ............................................................................ 2-9

e. M-Listed Hazardous Wastes ........................................................................... 2-9

4. RCRA Hazardous Waste ........................................................................................ 2-9

5. Non-RCRA Hazardous Waste............................................................................. 2-10

(c) Management of PCB Waste ........................................................................................ 2-10

(d) Management of Empty Containers............................................................................ 2-11

(e) Management of Aerosol Cans .................................................................................... 2-11

(f) Management of Compressed Gas Cylinders ............................................................ 2-11

(g) Management of Asbestos-Containing Materials ...................................................... 2-11

Figure 2-1. Label for 119-Gallon or Less Hazardous Waste Container per 22 CCR 66262.32(2) .......................................................................................................................... 2-12

(2) Chapter 12, Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste ..................................... 2-12

(a) Packaging ........................................................................................................................ 2-12

(b) Labeling .......................................................................................................................... 2-12

(c) Marking ........................................................................................................................... 2-12

(d) Placarding ....................................................................................................................... 2-13

(e) Accumulation Time ...................................................................................................... 2-13

1. Qualifying Criteria.................................................................................................. 2-13

2. Continuously Used Tanks and Containers ........................................................ 2-13

(f) Collection Accumulation Point Requirements ........................................................ 2-13

(g) Closure of Accumulation Points ................................................................................ 2-13

(h) Satellite Accumulation Point Requirements ............................................................. 2-13

(i) Personnel Training Requirements .............................................................................. 2-14

(3) Chapter 16, Recyclable Materials (Recyclable Hazardous Waste) ............................................. 2-14 Table 2-2. List of Recyclable Hazardous Wastes per 22 CCR 66266.2(b) .......................................... 2-14

(a) Management of Used Oil Filters ................................................................................ 2-14

(b) Management of Waste Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Filters ....................................... 2-14 iii

(c) Management of Spent Lead-Acid Storage Batteries ............................................... 2-14

(4) Chapter 18, Land Disposal Restrictions ................................................................................... 2-15

(5) Chapter 23, Standards for Universal Waste Management ......................................................... 2-15

(6) Chapter 29, Standards for the Management of Used Oil ........................................................... 2-15

(7) Chapter 34, Alternative Management Standards for Treated Wood Waste ............................... 2-15

(8) Chapter 42, Requirements for Management of Fluorescent Light Ballasts which Contain Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) ......................................................................................................... 2-16

3. AIR FORCE REQUIREMENTS ....................................................................................................... 2-16

a. AFMAN-32-7002, Air Force Manual .............................................................................................. 2-16

b. AFI 10-2501, Air Force Emergency Management (EM) Program Planning and Operations ................................................................................................................................ 2-17

c. AFI 23-502, Recoverable Fuel ............................................................................................................ 2-18

CHAPTER III. ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES .................................................................. 3-1

1. GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES ....................................................................................................... 3-1

2. SPECIFICALLY ASSIGNED RESPONSIBILITIES...................................................................... 3-1

a. Installation Commander (30 SW/CC) ............................................................................................ 3-1

b. Environmental Section (30 CES/CEIE) ....................................................................................... 3-1

c. Explosive Ordnance Disposal Flight (30 CES/CED)................................................................. 3-3

d. Bioenvironmental Engineering Flight (30 MDOS/SGOJ) ......................................................... 3-3

e. Hazardous Waste Generators and Accumulation Point Managers ........................................... 3-3

f. Materiel Management Flight (30 LRS/LGRM) ............................................................................ 3-4

CHAPTER IV. CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS ........................................................................... 4-1

1. HAZARDOUS WASTE DETERMINATION PROCESS ............................................................ 4-1

a. General Approach .............................................................................................................................. 4-1 Figure 4-1. Determining If a Material Is a Hazardous Waste ................................................................. 4-2

b. Determining Whether a Material Is a Waste ................................................................................. 4-3

c. Determining Whether a Material Is a Solid Waste ....................................................................... 4-3

d. Determining Whether a Material Is a Hazardous Waste ............................................................. 4-4

2. HAZARDOUS WASTE CHARACTERIZATION ......................................................................... 4-4

a. Categories of Hazardous Waste ....................................................................................................... 4-4

(1) Characteristic Hazardous Waste ............................................................................................ 4-4 Table 4-1. Characteristics of Hazardous Waste ......................................................................................... 4-5 Table 4-2. Maximum Concentration of Contaminants for the Toxicity

Characteristic per 22 CCR 66261.24(a)(1)(B) ......................................................................... 4-6 Table 4-3. List of Inorganic Persistent and Bioaccumulative Toxic Substances and Their STLC and TTLC per 22 CCR 66261.24(a)(2)(A) ................................................ 4-8 Table 4-4. List of Organic Persistent and Bioaccumulative Toxic Substances and Their STLC and TTLC per 22 CCR 66261.24(a)(2)(B) ................................................ 4-9 iv

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(2) Listed Hazardous Waste ........................................................................................................ 4-10 Table 4-5. Listed Hazardous Waste Designations................................................................................... 4-10

(a) F-Listed Hazardous Waste .......................................................................................... 4-10

(b) K-Listed Hazardous Waste ......................................................................................... 4-10

(c) P-Listed Hazardous Waste .......................................................................................... 4-10

(d) U-Listed Hazardous Waste ......................................................................................... 4-10

(e) M-Listed Hazardous Waste ......................................................................................... 4-11

(3) Applicable Regulatory Requirements .................................................................................. 4-11

b. Waste Requiring Characterization ................................................................................................. 4-11

(1) Category I: Initial Waste Characterization ......................................................................... 4-11

(2) Category II: Re-evaluation of Hazardous Waste ............................................................... 4-11

(3) Category III: Characterization of Unknown Waste .......................................................... 4-11

Figure 4-2. Assessing Regulatory Requirements for Waste ................................................................... 4-12

3. WASTE SAMPLING AND ANALYSIS .......................................................................................... 4-13

a. General Requirements ..................................................................................................................... 4-13

b. Documentation of Sampling and Analysis .................................................................................. 4-14

c. Sampling Methodology ................................................................................................................... 4-14

(1) General Approach .................................................................................................................. 4-14

(2) Requesting Waste Sampling and Analysis .......................................................................... 4-15

Figure 4-3. Sample Hazardous Waste Characterization Form .............................................................. 4-16 Figure 4-4. Sample Collection Request Form .......................................................................................... 4-17

(3) Responsibility for Sample Collection .................................................................................. 4-18

(4) Risk Associated with Sampling Unknown Contents ........................................................ 4-18

(a) Level I—Low Health and Safety Risk/Low Environmental Impact .................. 4-18

(b) Level II—Medium Health and Safety Risk/Medium

Environmental Impact ........................................................................................... 4-18

(c) Level III—High Health and Safety Risk/Medium-High

Environmental Impact ........................................................................................... 4-19

(d) Level IV—Extremely High Health and Safety Risk/High

Environmental Impact .......................................................................................... 4-19

(e) Sampling Sealed Containers with Unknown Contents........................................... 4-19

d. Determination of Analytical Test Methods ................................................................................. 4-20

(1) General Requirements ........................................................................................................... 4-20

(2) Qualitative Screening Techniques........................................................................................ 4-22

e. Processing of Analytical Results .................................................................................................... 4-22 Figure 4-5. Flow Diagram for Determining Metal Toxicity .................................................................. 4-23 Figure 4-6. Qualitative Screening Request Form .................................................................................... 4-24 Figure 4-7. Qualitative Screening Results Form ...................................................................................... 4-25 v

4. MANAGEMENT OF WASTE AWAITING ANALYSIS ........................................................... 4-26

a. General Requirements ..................................................................................................................... 4-26

b. Management of Waste Presumed to Be Hazardous ................................................................... 4-26

c. Management of Waste Presumed to be Non-Hazardous ......................................................... 4-26

Figure 4-8. Marker for Wastes Awaiting Analysis ................................................................................... 4-27

5. ACCUMULATION OF HAZARDOUS WASTE .......................................................................... 4-28

a. General Policies and Procedures ................................................................................................... 4-28

b. Accumulation Time Limits ............................................................................................................. 4-28

(1) Specific Vandenberg SFB Accumulation Time Limits .................................................... 4-28 Table 4-6. Requirements for Authorized Hazardous Waste Accumulation Points........................... 4-29

(2) Requests for Extension of Accumulation Time Limits ........................................................... 4-30

c. Procurement of Hazardous Waste Containers ..................................................................................... 4-31

Table 4-7. Containers Available Through Materiel Management Flight ............................................. 4-32

d. Management of Roll-Offs ............................................................................................................... 4-32

e. Container Marking and Labeling ................................................................................................... 4-33

Figure 4-9. Hazardous Waste Marker ........................................................................................................ 4-34 Figure 4-10. Instructions for Completing a Hazardous Waste Marker ............................................... 4-35

f. Contingency Planning...................................................................................................................... 4-36

(1) 30 SW Plan 32-4002-A, Hazardous Materials Emergency Response Plan .............................. 4-36

(2) Site-Specific Contingency Plan ............................................................................................. 4-36

(3) California Business Response Plans .................................................................................... 4-37

(4) Spill Control and Clean-Up Equipment ............................................................................. 4-37

Figure 4-11. Example Format for Accumulation Site Contingency Plan ........................................... 4-38 Table 4-8. Suggested Spill Control and Clean-up Equipment/Supplies ............................................. 4-40

g. Personnel Training Requirements ................................................................................................. 4-40

6. MANAGEMENT OF COLLECTION ACCUMULATION POINTS ..................................... 4-42

a. CAP Authorization .......................................................................................................................... 4-42

b. Facility Requirements ...................................................................................................................... 4-42

c. CAP Operational Requirements .................................................................................................... 4-43

(1) Accumulation Time Limits ................................................................................................... 4-43

(2) Management of CAP Accumulation Units ........................................................................ 4-44

(a) General Requirements.................................................................................................. 4-44

(b) CAP Maintenance ......................................................................................................... 4-44

(c) Management of Hazardous Waste Containers ........................................................ 4-44

1. Secondary Containment ........................................................................................ 4-44

2. Labeling and Marking Requirements .................................................................. 4-44

3. Inspections .............................................................................................................. 4-45

(d) Management of Hazardous Waste Storage Tanks .................................................. 4-45 Figure 4-12. CAP Weekly Inspection Checklist ...................................................................................... 4-47

(3) Required Documentation ...................................................................................................... 4-49

(4) Closure of Collection Accumulation Points ...................................................................... 4-49 vi

Figure 4-13. Hazardous Waste Storage Tank Daily Inspection Checklist .......................................... 4-50

d. Vandenberg SFB CCAP Operations ............................................................................................ 4-51

e. Hypergolic Storage Facility CAPs ................................................................................................. 4-51

7. MANAGEMENT OF SATELLITE ACCUMULATION POINTS .......................................... 4-52

a. SAP Authorization ........................................................................................................................... 4-52

b. SAP Operational Requirements ..................................................................................................... 4-53

(1) Storage Requirements ............................................................................................................ 4-53

(2) Quantity Limits ....................................................................................................................... 4-54

(3) Accumulation Time Limits ................................................................................................... 4-54

(4) SAP Container Marking and Labeling ................................................................................ 4-54

(5) Required Documentation ...................................................................................................... 4-54

(6) Closure of Satellite Accumulation Points ........................................................................... 4-54

Figure 4-14. Workplace Hazardous Waste Accumulation Container Label ....................................... 4-55 Figure 4-15. Instructions for Completing Workplace Hazardous Waste Accumulation Container Label ........................................................................................................................................ 4-56

8. WASTE TURN-IN PROCEDURES ................................................................................................. 4-57

a. Required Documentation and Authorization.............................................................................. 4-57

(1) Hazardous Waste Characterization Form .......................................................................... 4-57

(2) Hazardous Waste Profile Sheet ............................................................................................ 4-57

Figure 4-16. Sample Vandenberg SFB Hazardous Waste Profile Sheet .............................................. 4-58

(3) Grantt Authorization ............................................................................................................. 4-60

(4) Turn-in Receipt ....................................................................................................................... 4-60

b. Turn-In Procedures for the CCAP and the HSF CAPs ............................................................ 4-60 Figure 4-17. Typical Grantt Authorization Listing ................................................................................. 4-61 Figure 4-18. Example of Hazardous Waste Profile/Turn-In Receipt ................................................. 4-63 Figure 4-19. Hazardous Waste Turn-In Self Inspection Checklist ...................................................... 4-64

c. Small Quantity Turn-In ................................................................................................................... 4-65

(1) General Requirements ........................................................................................................... 4-66

(2) Types of Waste Eligible for Consolidation ........................................................................ 4-66

(3) Consolidation Containers ...................................................................................................... 4-67

Figure 4-20. Example of a Completed Small Quantity/Consolidation Form .................................... 4-67

d. Lab Packs for Small Quantity Hazardous Waste Items ............................................................ 4-68

e. Turn-In of Bulk Quantities of Hazardous Waste ....................................................................... 4-68

f. Transport of Hazardous Waste to the CCAP or an HSF CAP ............................................... 4-69

g. DOT Labeling Requirements ................................................................................................................... 4-70

h. Review and Retention of Hazardous Waste Documentation ................................................... 4-71

Figure 4-21. DOT Hazard Class Label with Hazardous Waste Marker .............................................. 4-72

9. DISPOSAL OF HAZARDOUS WASTE ......................................................................................... 4-73

a. General Requirements ..................................................................................................................... 4-73

b. Land Disposal Restrictions ............................................................................................................. 4-74 vii

c. Transport of Hazardous Waste Not Processed Through the CCAP...................................... 4-74

d. Reporting and Documentation Requirements ............................................................................ 4-76

(1) Annual Report ......................................................................................................................... 4-76

(2) Biennial Report ....................................................................................................................... 4-76

(3) Exception Reports .................................................................................................................. 4-76

(4) Monthly Activities Report ..................................................................................................... 4-77

(5) Spill Reports ............................................................................................................................ 4-77

10. WASTE CATEGORIES REQUIRING SPECIAL ATTENTION ............................................ 4-77

a. Universal Waste ................................................................................................................................ 4-77

(1) Categories of Universal Waste ............................................................................................. 4-77

(2) Universal Waste Management Requirements .................................................................... 4-78

Figure 4-22. Example of a Universal Waste Label .................................................................................. 4-80 Table 4-9. Labeling/Marking of Universal Waste per 22 CCR 66273.14 ........................................... 4-81

(3) Specific Universal Waste Requirements ............................................................................. 4-82

(a) Small Batteries ............................................................................................................... 4-82

(b) Thermostats ................................................................................................................... 4-82

(c) Fluorescent Tubes ........................................................................................................ 4-82

Figure 4-23. Example of Recyclable Bulb Receiving Record ................................................................ 4-83

b. Aerosol Cans ..................................................................................................................................... 4-84

c. Empty Containers ............................................................................................................................ 4-84

(1) Empty Container Standard ................................................................................................... 4-84

(2) Permissible Management Practices ...................................................................................... 4-85

(3) Labeling Empty Containers .................................................................................................. 4-86

Figure 4-24. DOT (Modified) Empty Label ............................................................................................ 4-87

d. Used Oil ............................................................................................................................................. 4-87

Table 4-10. List of Common Vandenberg SFB Commodities that Can/Cannot Qualify as Used Oil per 22 CCR 66279.1 .......................................................................... 4-88

Figure 4-25. Used Oil Marker ..................................................................................................................... 4-89

e. Used Oil Filters ................................................................................................................................. 4-90

Figure 4-26. Label for Drained Used Oil Filters ..................................................................................... 4-91

f. Recoverable and Waste Petroleum Products .............................................................................. 4-92

(1) Recoverable Petroleum Products......................................................................................... 4-92

(2) Waste Petroleum Products.................................................................................................... 4-92

g. Used Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Filters ......................................................................................... 4-92

h. Lead-Acid Batteries .......................................................................................................................... 4-93

(1) Management of Spent Lead-Acid Storage Batteries ......................................................... 4-93

(2) Turn-In of Lead-Acid Batteries to the CCAP ................................................................... 4-94

(3) Packaging and Transport of Spent Lead-Acid Batteries .................................................. 4-94

Figure 4-27. Marking and Labeling of Lead-Acid Batteries .................................................................. 4-95

(4) Records and Documentation ................................................................................................ 4-96

i. Paint Waste ........................................................................................................................................ 4-96

(1) Lead-Based Paint .................................................................................................................... 4-96 viii

(2) Water-Based Paint .................................................................................................................. 4-96

(3) Paint Filters and Rags ............................................................................................................ 4-97

j. Ethylene Glycol Contaminated Waste.......................................................................................... 4-97

k. Compressed Gas Cylinders............................................................................................................. 4-98

l. Treated Wood Waste ....................................................................................................................... 4-98

m. Construction Hazardous Waste ..................................................................................................... 4-98

n. Asbestos Containing Materials ....................................................................................................... 4-99

(1) Asbestos Waste Management ............................................................................................... 4-99

(2) Packaging and Transport of Friable Asbestos ................................................................. 4-100

Figure 4-28. Example of an Asbestos Label per OSHA Requirements ............................................ 4-101

(3) Asbestos Waste Shipment Records ................................................................................... 4-101

o. Hypergolic Fuels and Oxidizers................................................................................................... 4-102

(1) Accumulation of Hypergolic Waste .................................................................................. 4-102

(2) Sampling and Analysis of Hypergolic Waste ................................................................... 4-103

(3) Management of Hypergolic Waste .................................................................................... 4-103

p. Launch Process Waste Water ....................................................................................................... 4-103

q. Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) .............................................................................................. 4-103

(1) Regulatory Provisions .......................................................................................................... 4-104

(a) PCB Concentration Criteria ...................................................................................... 4-104

(b) Storage for Disposal ................................................................................................... 4-105

(c) PCB Disposal Procedures ......................................................................................... 4-106

Figure 4-29. Marker for PCBs .................................................................................................................. 4-108

(d) PCB Disposition Records and Reports................................................................... 4-108

1. Annual Records .................................................................................................... 4-109

2. Annual Document Log ....................................................................................... 4-109

(e) Fluorescent Light Ballasts ......................................................................................... 4-110

1. Management of PCB Ballasts for Disposal ..................................................... 4-110

2. Containerization ................................................................................................... 4-110

3. Labeling ................................................................................................................. 4-111

4. Leaking PCB Ballasts........................................................................................... 4-111

r. Disposable Rags and Wipes ......................................................................................................... 4-111

s. Installation Restoration Program Waste .................................................................................... 4-112

t. Medical Waste ................................................................................................................................. 4-112

u. Decontamination Waste ................................................................................................................ 4-113

v. Radioactive Waste .......................................................................................................................... 4-113

w. Waste “Found on Base” ................................................................................................................ 4-113 ix

CHAPTER V. MANAGEMENT OF EOD RANGE TREATMENT UNIT .................... 5-1

1. INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................................. 5-1 Figure 5-1. EOD Range Site Plan ................................................................................................................ 5-2

2. EOD RANGE WASTE ANALYSIS PLAN ...................................................................................... 5-3

a. EOD Range Concept of Operations .............................................................................................. 5-3

b. Identification of PEP Wastes ........................................................................................................... 5-4

(1) General Provisions ................................................................................................................... 5-4

(2) Waste Analysis Requirements Pertaining to Land Disposal Restrictions ....................... 5-5

(3) Frequency of Waste Stream Re-Evaluation ......................................................................... 5-5

(4) Methods for Waste Stream Re-Evaluation........................................................................... 5-5

(5) Procedures for Handling Suspected Discrepancies in a Waste ........................................ 5-5

Figure 5-2. Waste Characterization and Profiling Flowchart .................................................................. 5-6

c. Facility Procedures and Operational Limitations ......................................................................... 5-7

(1) Receiving PEP Wastes ............................................................................................................. 5-7

(2) Managing and Handling PEP Wastes ................................................................................... 5-7

Figure 5-3. Ownership Transfer Flowchart................................................................................................ 5-8

(3) Design Capacities and Limitations ........................................................................................ 5-8

d. Waste Analysis Plan Update ............................................................................................................. 5-9

3. EOD RANGE SAMPLING AND ANALYSIS PLAN ................................................................... 5-9

a. Scope and Purpose ............................................................................................................................. 5-9

b. Physical Setting of EOD Range .................................................................................................... 5-10

c. EOD Range Operations ................................................................................................................. 5-10

d. EOD Range Sampling and Analysis Scheme .............................................................................. 5-11

Table 5-1. EOD Range Sampling Plan Summary ................................................................................... 5-12

(1) Schedule ................................................................................................................................... 5-14

(2) Groundwater Sampling ......................................................................................................... 5-14

(a) Monitoring Wells .......................................................................................................... 5-14

(b) Well Purging Procedure ............................................................................................... 5-14

Figure 5-4. EOD Range Sampling Locations .......................................................................................... 5-15

(c) Sample Collection Procedures .................................................................................... 5-17

Table 5-2. Analytical Methods, Sample Containers, Preservative Methods, and Holding Times ................................................................................................................... 5-18

(d) Analytical Methods ....................................................................................................... 5-19

(3) Soil Sampling ........................................................................................................................... 5-19

(a) RCRA Part B Regulated Disposal Operations Assessment .................................. 5-19 Figure 5-5. Schematic Composite Sampling Pattern for Explosive Residues .................................... 5-21

(b) Sampling Scheme .......................................................................................................... 5-21

(c) Analytical Methods ....................................................................................................... 5-22

(4) Sample Handling ..................................................................................................................... 5-22

(5) Field Documentation ............................................................................................................. 5-23

(6) Investigation Derived Waste ................................................................................................ 5-23

(7) Health and Safety .................................................................................................................... 5-23 x

4. Quality Assurance Plan .......................................................................................................................... 5-24

a. Equipment Decontamination ........................................................................................................ 5-24

b. Chain-of-Custody Procedures ........................................................................................................ 5-24

c. Field QA/QC Samples .................................................................................................................... 5-25

d. Laboratory QA/QC......................................................................................................................... 5-25

(1) Quality Control Elements ..................................................................................................... 5-25

(a) Sample Receiving Temperature .................................................................................. 5-25

(b) Laboratory or Method Blanks .................................................................................... 5-25

(c) Laboratory Control Samples ....................................................................................... 5-26

(d) Surrogates ....................................................................................................................... 5-26

(e) Second Column Confirmation ................................................................................... 5-26

(f) Matrix Spike Samples ................................................................................................... 5-26

(g) Internal Standards ......................................................................................................... 5-26

(h) Retention Time Windows ........................................................................................... 5-27

(2) Detection Limits ..................................................................................................................... 5-27

(3) Quantitation Levels ................................................................................................................ 5-27

Table 5-3. Maximum MDLs for Target Analytes .................................................................................... 5-28

(4) Quality Control Procedures .................................................................................................. 5-29

(a) Procedures...................................................................................................................... 5-29

(b) Standards ........................................................................................................................ 5-29

(c) Supplies ........................................................................................................................... 5-29

(d) Instrument Calibration ................................................................................................. 5-29

(e) Holding Time Compliance .......................................................................................... 5-30

(f) Preventive Maintenance ............................................................................................... 5-30

e. Data Review and Evaluation .......................................................................................................... 5-30

(1) Data Validation ....................................................................................................................... 5-30

(2) Vandenberg SFB Background Threshold Values ............................................................. 5-31

Table 5-4. Background Threshold Values for Burton Mesa ................................................................. 5-32

(3) Regulatory Levels.................................................................................................................... 5-33

f. Reporting ........................................................................................................................................... 5-33

CHAPTER VI. WASTE MINIMIZATION ................................................................................. 6-1

1. POLLUTION PREVENTION............................................................................................................. 6-1

a. Source Reduction ............................................................................................................................... 6-1

b. Material Reuse ..................................................................................................................................... 6-1

c. Recycling .............................................................................................................................................. 6-1

d. Alternatives to Disposal as Hazardous Waste ............................................................................... 6-2

2. WASTE SOLVENT MINIMIZATION INITIATIVE ................................................................... 6-2 xi

CHAPTER VII. PERSONNEL TRAINING ................................................................................ 7-1

1. APPLICABILITY ..................................................................................................................................... 7-1

2. HAZARDOUS WASTE TRAINING REQUIREMENTS FOR VANDENBERG SFB ........ 7-2

a. Training for Accumulation Point Personnel ................................................................................. 7-2

(1) CAP Personnel .......................................................................................................................... 7-2

(a) Scope of Training.................................................................