Laws & Regulations

Creating and Submitting Hazardous Waste Annual Export Reports in WIETS

presentation slides on how to produce and submit an annual report in the WIETS

Steps to Safe Renovation and Repair Activities

Highlights precautionary measures and best work practices to follow when conducting a repair or renovation in older buildings where PCB-containing building material could be encountered.

Renewed Approval Granted to Hydrodec of North America, LLC

PCB approval for Hydrodec of North America to operate its chemical dechlorination system to destroy PCBs in contaminated MODEF

Frequent Questions About Hazardous Waste Identification

Differences Between Universal Waste and Hazardous Waste Regulations

Tables comparing requirements for universal waste and hazardous waste.

Best Management Practices (BMPs) for Soils Treatment Technologies

Document providing guidance on how to design and conduct soil remediation activities at RCRA and other hazardous waste sites so that transfers of contaminants from contaminated soil to other media are minimized.

Information Regarding the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Used Oil Rebuttable Presumption

Information in regard to the RCRA used oil and rebuttable presumption

Aggregate Risk Hazard Quotient Results Table for the Hazardous Waste Delisting Risk Assessment Software (DRAS)

Document that describes each of the columns in the Aggregate Risk Hazard Quotient Results Table and the equations to sum the columns.

A User-Friendly Reference Document for Hazardous Waste Characteristics

EPA’s hazardous waste characteristics regulations under the authority of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Subtitle C.

Common Sense Initiative’s Recommendation on Cathode Ray Tube (CRT) Glass-to-Glass

From 1994 through 1998, EPA’s Common Sense Initiative (CSI) Computers and Electronics Subcommittee (CES) formed a workgroup to examine regulatory barriers to pollution prevention and electronic waste recycling.

Final Paper Products Recovered Materials Advisory Notice (RMAN) Response to Public Comments

Final Paper Products Recovered Materials Advisory Notice Response to Public Comments

Summary Chart of Hazardous Waste Permitting Regulations

This page provides links to EPA’s regulations for hazardous waste treatment, storage, and disposal facilities.

Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Training Module about Groundwater Monitoring

This training module describes the groundwater monitoring criteria for interim status and permitted facilities.

How Do I Find Hazardous Waste Management Facilities in My Area?

Hazardous waste information is maintained in the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Information (RCRAInfo), a national program management and inventory system of hazardous waste handlers.

Subpart X Permit Writers Technical Resource Document

This document identifies the minimum requirements for such an assessment and provides guidance for evaluating information submitted by permit applicants.

Federal Register Notice: Proposed Incinerator Standards for Owners and Operators of Hazardous Waste Management Facilities

EPA is proposing to amend the Part 264, Subpart 0, general (permit) standards published today in the Federal Register.

Particulate Matter (PM) Air Quality Standards

The Clean Air Act requires EPA to set national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) for six pollutants considered harmful to public health and the environment

Responses to Significant Comments on the 2020 Proposed Decision on the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter

Particulate Matter (PM) Standards - Regulatory Impact Analysis from Current Review

Regulatory Impact Analysis (RIA) documents supporting current review of the ozone NAAQS.

Revised Lead and Copper Rule

LCR, lead, drinking water, EPA, copper, action level, final