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Soil Acceptance Procedure

List of Acceptable Contaminants

Lab Requirements

Acceptable Lab Methods

Sampling Frequency

Sampling Methods

Scheduling Soil to the Facility

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Soil Acceptance Procedure:

New York and New Hampshire Facilities

For the fixed facilities, the Generator Waste Profile form must be completed in full before the soil can be approved for acceptance. The Profile is available for printing or downloading . The completed form is used to categorize the contaminated soil and ensure the proper analytical methods have been performed. Carefully complete all sections of the form. The profile must be signed by the generator or the generators representative certifying that the information provided properly represents the contaminated materials being sent to ESMI. ESMI’s facilities are permitted to accept non-hazardous materials that are amenable to thermal treatment. These materials include soils contaminated with compounds with boiling points below 1000 degrees F. The fixed facilities cannot accept the following prohibited materials.

Prohibited materials include waste containing:

• Listed hazardous wastes
• Characteristic hazardous wastes
• Reactive wastes
• Free liquids
• Infectious wastes
• Compressed gasses
• Explosive materials
• Municipal solid waste
• Construction and or demolition wastes
• TSCA PCB remediation waste
• other materials not amenable to thermal treatment
  
  Other materials not amenable to thermal treatment include:
  
• combustible materials (hay, wood, paper, PPE, and other organic matter)

The soil’s characteristics are very important in determining the treatability and cost effectiveness of soil treatment and recycling. Issues such as moisture content, excessive debris, oversized materials, elevated contaminant levels, and the soil's physical characteristics (i.e. Clay, sand, silt content) are key elements to your project. Properly characterizing a site is one of the most important variables in managing a cost effective project. Allow ESMI to help you manage these issues by bringing us into the project planning process sooner.

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List of Acceptable Contaminants / Lab Requirements

Lab requirements are defined to meet ESMI’s permit requirements. As a generator or generator's representative, it is your responsibility to complete a proper waste determination for the State of origin in order to ensure the material is not a hazardous waste. If you are unsure or need assistance with this process, please contact our technical compliance department. In any project, properly characterizing your soils reduces the generator's liability and aids in determining the proper material management from start to finish. A well thought out sampling plan can be one of the most cost effective tools to develop for the project. The site history is critical in determining the analytical parameters required for waste profiling. The quantity of contaminated soil generated determines the number of composite samples required to be analyzed. The Summary Guide to Lab Requirements prescribes the minimum number of samples and analytical parameters. Based on the site history and/or other site data, additional parameters may be requested that are not listed in the Summary Guide. All soil samples shall be analyzed by a certified laboratory, in accordance with accepted EPA or State test methods.


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Summary Guide to Lab Requirements:

Notes:

1) Total lead required for urban areas, and historical gas releases where lead may have been present.

2) (NH Facility): Virgin Fuel Releases less than 50 tons do not require sampling as long as the generator certifies that there are no other contaminants present.

3) (NY Facility): Certified residential sites under 150 tons require in-house TPH testing only.

4) (NY Facility): NYSDEC directed virgin spill cleanups require in-house TPH when
certified virgin and characterization is waived by a NYSDEC Spill Representative.

5) Required if coal tar is present.

6) Dredged soil must be sampled prior to mixing or drying. Chain of Custody must reflect this and be included with all lab results.

7) Any soils containing a listed hazardous waste, may be accepted, at the discretion of the facility when accompanied with a State Certified “contained-out” determination.

8) At the discretion of the facility, additional lab may be required for project acceptance.

9) One sample required for each 500 tons.


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4. Acceptable Lab Methods:

All analysis is required to be conducted by a State Certified lab using SW-846 Methods*.

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5. Sampling Frequency:

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Scheduling soil to the facility:

Once the waste has been properly profiled and laboratory data has been reviewed and approved by the ESMI compliance department, the job can be scheduled through the sales department. We encourage customers to communicate their needs as far out as possible and keep us informed of any changes. We want your project to run as smoothly as you do, the more involved we get in the work schedule the better we can serve your needs.

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(Note: Some special situations may exist where other documents are required on a case by case basis)

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