Engineering Considerations for the Corrective Measures Study

The Corrective Measures Study (CMS) elements as outlined in the EPA document entitled RCRA Corrective Action Plan - Interim Final (U.S.EPA, 1988) provides guidance to the regulatory community on the steps practiced by the engineering community in the conduct of a feasibility study. These steps include  

This logical process ensures that all appropriate technologies are identified and evaluated on an equal basis. 

Site data should be reviewed to identify conditions that may limit or promote the use of certain technologies. Technologies whose use is clearly precluded by site characteristics should be eliminated from further consideration. 

Identification of waste characteristics that limit the effectiveness or feasibility of technologies is an important part of the screening process. Technologies clearly limited by these waste characteristics should be eliminated from consideration. Waste characteristics particularly affect the feasibility of on-site methods, direct treatment methods, and land disposal (on/off-site). 

During the screening process, the level of technology development performance record and inherent construction, operation, and maintenance problems 

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