United States Environmental Protection Agency Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response v>EPA 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 0 FINAL D DRAFT STATUS: [ ] A- Pending OMB approval { j B- Pending AA-OSWER approval [ j C- For review &/or comment [ j D- .In development or circulating headquarters REFERENCE (other documents): OSWER OSWER OSWER fE DIRECTIVE DIRECTIVE Di ------- PARTS 264-265 TSDF TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS 9480.01(85) Key Words: Regulations Subject: Addressee: Originator: Source Doc: Date:. 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. ------- ' 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 *• 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* i/i 00 • ^ 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. ------- ..anj3»«ti«,awiJi^ t^a applicability of •I aivuai' taw&noCo0i@ar r'raqui'rsaa&jfcar-ia "axi at i ng *.'aai.t#-* . baea »H oOMr ty?»4r of unita {!•$*•>.. s©^' suits* Tatara!* axpanaions, aaA rapLaeaawvtslair* raqulratf. i© aa«%. UM mlnfram t«chnolo9lo«i ' ualfeg t^ayfc. do not rae«iv :a£tar «^? ®* 3>^"3^9 .aro •xe»p£»dc--; Za addition* aort ..4 la oc«4»r ~&3C'« sai£ «s? ^^r^^^B of, ^u»lt 6*: qualify •a ••xlatiag «altf «od, tter»£or9« o« axavpt froi U all ef tfc< following critarla anat -- • - • - -- • Tla «»t %oat a rs^ld afltllof liuirdoor vaata 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 ' '«aV •oparatioiial* aa of • •evmbve- f 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. ------- |