What is a permit shield?

A permit shield is language in an air emission permit which provides protection from enforcement action in cases where the Permittee has complied with all conditions of its air emission permit.

What are RCRA permits?

A RCRA permit is a legally binding document that establishes the waste management activities a facility can conduct and the conditions under which it can conduct them. The permit includes applicable EPA regulations from 40 CFR parts 260 through 270, and also: Outlines facility design and operation.

What is covered under RCRA?

The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) gives EPA the authority to control hazardous waste from cradle to grave. This includes the generation, transportation, treatment, storage, and disposal of hazardous waste. RCRA also set forth a framework for the management of non-hazardous solid wastes.

What is RCRA Part B?

Any waste facility wishing to store hazardous waste onsite for a period of more than 90 days, or to treat and/or dispose of hazardous waste onsite, is required to obtain a RCRA Part B Permit.

What is the difference between RCRA and CERCLA?

Whereas RCRA is a proactive program that regulates how wastes should be managed to avoid potential threats to human health and the environment, CERCLA is designed to remedy threats to human health and the environment from unexpected releases and historical mistakes in hazardous waste management.

What determines RCRA status?

The determination of your hazardous waste generator status is necessary in order to identify which of the RCRA regulations (Federal & State) apply to your operations and what you must do to ensure compliance. This determination is based on the amount of non-exempt hazardous waste you generate in a calendar month.

Does RCRA apply to households?

While most hazardous wastes that are ignitable, reactive, corrosive or toxic in America are regulated under Subtitle C of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), Congress developed an exclusion for household waste.

What is an RCRA site?

There are two types of sites that are subject to RCRA Corrective Action: Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage, or Disposal facilities (TSDs) have RCRA permits allowing the treatment, storage and or disposal of hazardous wastes.

What is the difference between cercla and RCRA?

What is an RCRA permit?

The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) requires anyone who owns or operates a facility where hazardous waste is treated, stored, or disposed to have a RCRA hazardous waste permit issued by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The permit application is divided into two parts, Part A and Part B.

Do TSDFs need RCRA permits?

As a result, TSDFs are required to obtain permission, in the form of an RCRA permit, which establishes the administrative and technical conditions under which waste at the facility must be managed.

How many forms are in the RCRA sub title C form?

The entire packet containing all three forms, the Notification of RCRA Subtitle C Activities (Site Identification Form 8700-12), the Hazardous Waste Report (Biennial Report Form 8700-13A/B) and the Part A Permit Application (8700-23), is available as one PDF (137 pp, 1.59 MB, About PDF) . Instructions for Filling out the Hazardous Waste Part A Form

Who is responsible for issuing a permit?

Permits are issued by authorized states or EPA regional offices. States and EPA cooperate to implement RCRA. What is a hazardous waste permit? What is a hazardous waste management facility?