tailieunhanh - BASIC HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT, Third Edition - PART 2 (END)

As the demand for a clean, safe environment grows, so also grows the public demand for protection from the health hazards and environmental horrors of hazardous waste mismanagement. Entrepreneurs of industry and commerce provide daily evidence of the general awakening to the need for reduction or elimination of hazardous waste sources and better management of the wastes that are generated. However, the everpresent drive for new product advantage, competition, budget and capital restraints, and the activities of those who have not yet accepted their environmental responsibilities continue to threaten our environmental well-being. Meanwhile the “not in my backyard” (NIMBY) syndrome has reached the point that almost no site. | Q RCRA Permits Compliance and Enforcement OBJECTIVES At completion of this chapter the student should Understand the basic outline of the RCRA permitting process. Be familiar with the four steps of the RCRA corrective action process and the application of each of the steps. Understand the goals of the RCRA Enforcement Program and the actions which may be taken to achieve these goals. Be familiar with the administrative civil and criminal enforcement provisions of RCRA. INTRODUCTION In the previous chapters we have attempted to first present materials on the generally accepted practice pertaining to the hazardous waste management subject at hand. We have followed the general or generic material with an overview of the regulatory requirements of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act RCRA and other pertinent statutes as they apply to the subject. This chapter deals with three related aspects of RCRA which have no generic counterpart. Similarly we have attempted to present the highly complex subject of hazardous waste management and the respective components of RCRA in an orderly flow of compartmentalized subjects. We now find it necessary to present an important set of materials that do not fit together as nicely. Certainly compliance is required of permit holders and enforcement actions are taken against those not in compliance. However compliance with RCRA and other statutes and regulations is required of all who handle hazardous wastes not just permit holders or applicants and enforcement actions may be taken against those who do not comply with the regulations. We will attempt to keep these aspects clear but the reader should approach the subject with care. The requirement to apply for and obtain an operating permit to treat store and dispose of hazardous waste is the subject of 3005 of RCRA. The implementing 2001 by CRC Press LLC regulations for 3005 are codified at 40 CFR 270. The related authority of EPA and or state inspectors to enter upon the premises .