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The Hazardous Waste Section currently has how many staff?
What is 31.
This phase of groundwater monitoring is intended to characterize any releases of hazardous constituents into the uppermost aquifer.
What is Detection Monitoring.
Facilities must produce information on site conditions, releases, potential releases, and exposure pathways during which phase of Corrective Action?
What is initial site assessment.
The rules pertaining to operating licenses for new facilities and the expansion, enlargement, or alteration of existing facilities can be found here.
What is Part 5.
A hazardous waste container is any portable device in which a hazardous waste is stored, transported, treated, or otherwise handled.
What is a container
How many districts does MMD have?
What is 10.
Once a TSDF ceases operations and stops managing hazardous waste, they must have this to ensure hazardous waste management units do not pose a future threat to human health and environment.
What is a Closure Plan.
This must be done before cleanup decisions can be made and is often referred to as the RCRA Facility Investigation (RFI).
What is site characterization.
This contains information on the identification and listing of hazardous waste.
What is Part 2.
Enclosed devices that use controlled flame combustion for the thermal treatment of hazardous waste
What is an incinerator
How many sections does MMD have?
What is 6.
This requires TSDFs to demonstrate that they will have the resources to properly close a facility or unit when it's operational life is over.
What is Financial Assurance.
Corrective Action may be required through a RCRA permit, order, administrative or judicial action, or _________.
What is a voluntary agreement.
Corrective Action, reporting, contingency plan, and environmental monitoring rules for Owner/Operators is found in which Part?
What is Part 6.
Excavated or engineered sites where non-liquid hazardous waste is deposited for final disposal and covered.
What is a landfill
These staff are responsible for Site IDs, episodic events, User Charge invoices, and M/QORs.
What are the SEEPs.
RCRA requires TSDFs to control these from process vents, hazardous waste management equipement, containers, tanks, and surface impoundments.
What is Air Emissions
These are used to control or abate ongoing risks to human health and environment in advance of final remedy selection.
What is/are Interim Measures.
Rules for corrective action, closure, and post-closure financial assurance can be found in what Part of the 111 Rules?
What is Part 7.
Non-containerized piles of solid, non-liquid hazardous waste that are used for temporary storage or treatment.
What is a waste pile.
Who is our Assistant Division Director?
Who is Phil Roycraft
This program, enacted by Congress in 1984 as part of the Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments, prohibits the disposal of untreated hazardous waste in a unit such as a landfill, surface impoundment, or waste pile.
What is Land Disposal Restrictions.
During the Corrective Action Measures Study, a range of these must be evaluated to determine the advantages and disadvantages relative to facility-specific conditions.
What is/are Remedial Alternatives.
This contains the rules for Hazardous Waste Emergencies.
What is Part 9.
This type of unit uses naturally occurring soil microbes and sunlight to treat hazardous waste.
What is a land treatment unit