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Treated wood waste

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    Manifested treated wood waste

    The hazardous treated wood requires a manifest because no applicable alternative management or exclusion route is used

    When to use 614
Code 614 is for hazardous treated wood that needs a manifest, when no alternative management route is used.

Which California code fits treated wood waste?

CodeWhen it fits
614RCRA status, preservative hazards and alternative-route eligibility

The classification and shipping rules still apply.

Which California treated wood can use alternative management standards?

Non-RCRA treated wood that is hazardous only because of a registered preservative can use the HSC 25230 alternative management standards. Wood under HSC 25143.1.5 follows its own route.

Under the alternative standards, confirm acceptance at an authorized treated-wood-waste facility. Label and separate the wood, and keep the shipment record.

It needs no hazardous waste manifest or registered hauler. You can presume treated wood is hazardous and use these standards without laboratory testing. 40 CFR 261.4(b)(9) federally excludes end-user arsenical or chromated copper arsenate (CCA) wood that is hazardous only for D004 through D017.

California characteristics can still make that wood non-RCRA hazardous and eligible for the alternative standards. Wood with another hazard, or federally regulated RCRA wood, can't use these standards.

HSC 25143.1.5 separately exempts preservative-treated wood removed from electric, gas or telephone service. The wood must be non-RCRA and go to an authorized composite-lined area of a municipal landfill.

The landfill’s regional water-board waste discharge requirements must allow that wood. A utility-pole label alone doesn't prove the source or disposal conditions.

What are the California treated wood storage and quantity limits?

Household incidental treated wood can use the simplified route only under its storage and 30-day rules. Don't alter it, except for permitted resizing or sorting.

DTSC household guidance also sets a limit below 1,000 lb. A business can hold no more than 1,000 lb of incidental treated wood onsite, for no more than 30 days.

The business must separate and label the wood and use an approved destination. Construction or demolition waste produced in normal business follows the general handler rules.

A small load isn't automatically incidental. Under the general standards, elevated covered piles can stay for 90 days.

Qualifying containment surfaces allow 180 days. Compliant closed water-resistant containers, or qualifying buildings with water-resistant floors, allow one year.

Move a filled container to a treated-wood-waste facility within 90 days. Storage beyond one year needs proof that the only purpose is to collect enough wood for proper disposal.

General handlers must meet training rules and keep records for 3 years. More than 10,000 lb in a calendar year needs an ID number and notice to DTSC within 30 days.

Don't burn, mulch, scavenge, grind or chip treated wood for mulch. When resizing wood for transport or reuse, collect the debris as treated wood waste.

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