Guide to selecting compliant off-site hazardous waste treatment, storage and disposal facilities

摘要

This Guide packages statutory, regulatory and policy requirements applicable to off-site transfers of hazardous wastes into a simple, portable document, similar in format to EPA's ''pocket guide'' format. The Guide summarizes applicable US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations implementing the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) and the Comprehensive Environmental Restoration, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), as well as Department of Energy (DOE) policies and relevant EPA and DOE guidance. It then synthesizes these regulations and policies into a regulatory ''road map'' that DOE Heads of Field Organizations (HFOs), Environmental Restoration Program Managers (ERPMs), and others, as appropriate, can use to effectively focus on compliance aspects of selecting off-site hazardous waste management facilities for hazardous environmental restoration and process wastes. The Guide also provides guidance on selecting compliant hazardous waste transporters.