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Region 5 Policy and Guidance Regarding Historical Data Usage in the RCRA Facility Investigation

Region 5 Waste Areas

A RCRA facility investigation (RFI) is a

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process where data is generated and evalauated in order to determine the nature and extent of releases of hazardous constituents at a facility suvject to RCRA corrective action.   Facilities often propose using sampling data which was collected before the RFI work plan was finalized to meet some (or all) of the RFI objectives.  It is Region 5's policy to utilize such "historical data" in meeting RFI objectives to the extent the quality of the data permits its use.

The purpose of the "Region 5 Policy and Guidance Regarding Historical Data Usage in the RCRA Facility Investigation" is to provide a policy on the acceptability and use of historical data relative to corrective action decision making.  [For purposes of this memo, historical data is defined as any analytical data obtained and/or analyzed under conditions other than specified in an approved RFI quality assurance project plan (QAPP).]

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For more information contact: Brian Freeman (312) 353-2720

 

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