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Emergency Response
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DIRECTIVE NUMBER: ^80.01(35)
TITLE: Applicability of the HSWA Mininuo Technological Requirements
Respecting Liners and leachate Collection Systems
APPROVAL DATE: .4-1-35...
EFFECTIVE DATE: >-i-85
ORIGINATING OFFICE: office of solid waste
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PARTS 264-265 TSDF TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS
9480.01(85)
Key Words:
Regulations
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Summary:
Existing Unit, Liners, Land Disposal
RCRA 3004(o), 3015
Applicability of the HSWA Minimum Technological Requirements
Respecting Liners and Leachate Collection Systems
Waste Management Divison Directors, Region I-X
John Skinner, Director, Office of Solid Waste
9480.01(85) .
4-1-85 . ...
This memo outlines the most critical factors for determining the applicabil-
ity of minimum technological requirements for liners and leachate collection
systems at hazardous waste landfills, surface impoundments and waste piles.
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' 9430.OL (35)
APR 1 1985
aSMORABDOBM
SOdJBCTs Applicabilityof the I8»A Minimum Technological
Requirements Respecting Liners and Leachate Collection
•yet
FRO* i John •• Skinner, Director
Office e* Solid Vasts (m-SCJ)
TO i Masts Management Oi trie ion Director
RegioM I - X
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Me have received numerous inquiries regarding the applicability
of the RSWA-imposed minimum technological requirementa for liners
and leachate collection aystems at hatardoua waete landfllla,
surface iepoundnent«f and vaate pi lee* Thia neaoraadm outlines
the aoat or itice1 factors for determining the applicability of
the •laiausi technological requirement a. The guidance contained
herein will be incorporated into an upcoming veraion of the
Xeauthoriaation Statutory Interpretation (RSI) for the minimua
technological requirementa* Other important applicability
iaauea, aueh aa definition of the ten •replacement unit**
will be addreaeed in the RSI*
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^ Aa you know* the nev vinimua technological requireaenta
CM are contained in sections 3004(o) and 3015 of RCRA* Among
^ other things, these sections require that (a) nev landfill and
£ aurface impoundment units and lateral expansions and replacementa
«» of existing landfill and surface impoundment units must have
£ two or more liners and a leachate collection system above (in
^ the case of a landfill) and between the liners) and (b) new
« interim status waste pile units and lateral expanaione and
12 replacements of existing interim status waste pile units
§ must meet the current regulations for new, permitted waste piles.
3t RCRA Subtitle C permita issued after Sovember 8, 1984, must
e include these provisions, and interim status facilitiea must
•• meet the requirements with respect to waste received after
H Hay 8, 1985.
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..anj3»«ti«,awiJi^ t^a applicability of
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all ef tfc< following critarla anat
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la aoM «artSiBa of tfia aalt aa of Bo^abac •»
2* Th* ara«;«a« idaatif lad 'in* oparat|9ag Mterd»« eloaura
,paraita, • at«« f'- aa' b*l ay.,payt. of. tJ»a - uoit
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flfta* ««;-*&», arva vaa- aonatr^ctad br tftat; data la
.a«corxJanea vitft ^adaral*. 8takar and local ra^utraawnta ,
iaclodiag itc«n«a and panitit)*
Ti» at't^ii^laaawraft^mr 'taflardlng ;'* facility la aaqion 7
h*a racaatly projjosa^ to plac« w««t« »6o»a a landfill
tr*aeb that ia raa^Alag Ita phyalcal capacity* BUY protida
vitii a^dltloaai *a«f ul gvidanca.
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