What does a facility do with solvent used to rinse tanks, since they will not be able to reuse the solvent forever?
For solvent rinses associated with drum rinsing or interior equipment cleaning rinsing operations, it is expected that, under the P2 alternative, a facility will reuse the solvent into the formulated product (or, at a minimum, they will segregate their solvent rinsates from their water rinsates). If the facility is not able to completely reuse their solvent rinses in this manner, they must dispose of the solvent in accordance with appropriate disposal regulations; however, the PFPR rule only covers wastewater discharges (not solid or hazardous waste disposal operations).
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