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Hazardous Waste Management

Hazardous Waste Management. Legislation. RCRA – Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. Regulate management and disposal of wastes currently being produced. CERCLA – Comprehensive Environmental, Response, Compensation, and Liability Act

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Hazardous Waste Management

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  1. Hazardous Waste Management Legislation RCRA – Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Regulate management and disposal of wastes currently being produced CERCLA – Comprehensive Environmental, Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (Often called Super-Fund) Deals with clean-up of old or pre-existinghazardous waste problems And clean-up of spills TOSCA – Toxic Substances Control Act Prevention of the creation of hazardous wastes and PCB clean-up

  2. RCRA Mandates “cradle-to-grave” management of Hazardous wastes Every organization that manages hazardous wastes must notify EPA and receive an Identification number Hazardous wastes are monitored by the Hazardous Waste Manifest System

  3. Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifest Generators create Uniform Hazardous Waste manifest document Manifest must Accompany waste At all times, from Generation to disposal

  4. What Constitutes a Generator? Anyone classified as a small or large quantity generator must start the manifest document So anyone generating more than 100 kg/month Has to comply with the Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifest process Manifests must also be created if > 10 kg/month of acutely toxic wastes are generated Generators ID number must accompany the waste at all times

  5. Transporter Storage Treatment Disposal TSD

  6. CERCLA Establishes responsibility for waste clean-up Generators ultimately responsible Liability is “strict” according to CERCLA Don’t have to prove an action was irresponsible to estabish responsibility Liability is “Joint and Several” A generator may be held responsible more than “his fair share” Deep pocket Liability is retroactive

  7. Results More “on-site” disposal Why?

  8. Clean-up of Old Sites Evaluation Hazard Ranking System (HRS) 1 Potential health effects 2 Potential for fammability & explosion 3 Potential for direct contact with waste HRS score Based on HRS score sites are prioritized National Priority List (NPL) • 2200 sites on NPL • ~40 have been cleaned up • In addition, 110 DOE sites • 17,000 DOD sites

  9. Steps to Clean-up Sites on NPL 1) RI/FS (Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study) Define Problem Investigate alternative solutions Determine a recommended solution 2) Public Meetings 3) ROD (record of decision) Choose alternative solution

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