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Treatment, Storage and Disposal (Waste Management) Facilities
RCRA Topics
The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) establishes the authority to regulate treatment, storage and disposal facilities (TSDFs). TSDFs are the last link in the cradle-to-grave hazardous waste management system. The requirements for TSDFs, located in 40 CFR Parts 264 and 265, are more extensive than the standards for generators and transporters and include:
- EPA identification numbers
- waste analysis
- inspection requirements
- personnel training
- preparedness and prevention of releases
- contingency plan and emergency procedures
- manifesting
- record keeping and reporting
- requirements for releases from solid waste management units, closure and post-closure requirements
- financial requirements
Inspectors look at:
- use and management of containers
- tank systems
- surface impoundments
- waste piles
- land treatment
- landfills
- incinerators
- drip pads
- miscellaneous other units
- corrective action for solid waste management units
TSDFs also must comply with air emission standards for process vents, equipment leaks, tanks, surface impoundments, and contains, in addition to requirements for containing buildings.