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HAZARDOUS WASTE ELECTRONIC MANIFEST (e-MANIFEST) IMPLEMENTATION AND FEES
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will begin implementation and operation of the e-Manifest system on June 30, 2018. The e-Manifest requirements will be effective in all states on this date affecting to those required to use a hazardous waste manifest–generators; transporters; owners and operators of treatment, storage and disposal facilities (TSDF); and handlers of state-only…
Changes to Hazardous Waste Regulations
On November 28, 2016, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a final rule that significantly revises hazardous waste generator regulations. These revisions provide less stringent requirements for many hazardous waste generators and become effective on May 17, 2017. The revised regulations are intended to improve compliance and program effectiveness, clarify existing regulations, address regulatory gaps,…
CERCLA Basics
Last week I presented a series on Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act (EPCRA), in the second part of that series I discussed Emergency Release Notification Requirements. I briefly mentioned the intersection between the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) also known as Superfund. This intersection applies to releases (or spills…
EPCRA Reporting
Over the past few posts I have discussed the requirements of Emergency Planning Community Right to Know Act (EPCRA) for both Emergency Planning and Emergency Release Notifications. In today’s post I am going to tackle part one of the last major section of EPCRA, reporting. There are three reports required by EPCRA: Chemical Inventory, Material Safety Data…
EPCRA Emergency Release Notifications
I am on a quest to demystify the requirements of the Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know (EPCRA) regulation. In the previous post I discussed the requirements of EPCRA Emergency Planning, today I am focusing on EPCRA emergency release notification. EPCRA standards require the reporting of a release of any Environmental Hazardous Substance (EHS) at or above…
EPCRA Emergency Planning Requirements
In my previous post I mentioned the Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act (EPCRA) is composed of three major parts. In today’s post I will focus on Emergency Planning, the portion of the law which intends to prepare state and local governments to respond to the most likely hazardous chemical emergencies. EPCRA requires the…