Section 30.601 - Applicability(1)310 CMR 30.601 through 30.699, cited collectively as 310 CMR 30.600, set standards for the design, performance, operation, maintenance, and monitoring of facilities subject to 310 CMR 30.000. Different provisions of 310 CMR 30.600 apply to different classes and categories of facilities. 310 CMR 30.600 applies to owners and operators of:(a) All facilities which use, store, treat or dispose of hazardous waste;(b) All facilities which are described in 310 CMR 30.341(8);(c) All facilities which recycle regulated recyclable material, or which store regulated recyclable material prior to its being recycled, unless the regulated recyclable material is stored and recycled in compliance with 310 CMR 30.200; and(d) All facilities which treat or store hazardous waste before it is loaded onto a vessel for incineration or disposal at sea.(2) The requirements of 310 CMR 30.600 do not apply to: (a) The accumulation of hazardous waste by a generator at the site of generation for less than 90 days, provided that the requirements of 310 CMR 30.340 through 30.343 are met;(b) A treatment process, method or technique which is an integral part of the manufacturing process, as defined in 310 CMR 30.010, provided that an owner or operator conducting treatment which is an integral part of the manufacturing process shall conduct inspections, maintenance or other activities to ensure that the treatment operation does not result in spills, leaks, or emissions into the environment;(c) Accumulation by a small quantity generator in compliance with 310 CMR 30.351(5); and(d) Municipal or industrial waste water treatment facilities permitted pursuant to M.G.L. c. 21, § 43. Such facilities shall be subject to 314 CMR 8.00: Supplemental Requirements for Hazardous Waste Management Facilities.(e) Universal waste handlers and universal waste transporters handling the wastes listed at 310 CMR 30.143(2) in compliance with 310 CMR 30.1000.(f) An eligible academic entity that chooses to be subject to 310 CMR 30.354 for the accumulation of unwanted material and hazardous waste in its laboratories, provided the laboratories comply with the provisions of 310 CMR 30.354 and the eligible academic entity has a Laboratory Management Plan in accordance with 310 CMR 30.354(14) that describes how the laboratories owned by the eligible academic entity will comply with the requirements of 310 CMR 30.354.(g) Elementary neutralization of corrosive hazardous waste at the site of generation in an elementary neutralization unit provided that the generator is in compliance with 310 CMR 30.1103.Amended by Mass Register Issue 1522, eff. 5/24/2024.