Land disposal restrictions prohibitions

EPA. 1994. Land disposal restrictions. Prohibitions on storage. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Code of Eederal Regulations. 40 CER 268.50. 

Land Disposal Restrictions-Subpart B Schedule for land disposal prohibition and establishment of treatment standards... 

Land Disposal Restrictions—Waste specific prohibitions-spent aluminum potliners reactive and carbamate wastes (aluminum) Yes 40 CFR 268.39 EPA 1996a... 

Land disposal restrictions —effective dates of injected prohibited hazardous wastes EPA 20011 40CFR268, Appendix VIII... 

EPA. 20011. Land disposal restrictions. LDR effective dates of injected prohibited hazardous waste. 

RCRA establishes a comprehensive "cradle-to-grave" scheme for regulating hazardous wastes. As amended by the Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments of 1984, the centerpiece of RCRA is an ambitious set of land disposal restrictions (LDRs). The LDRs prohibit land disposal of particular wastes as of specified dates unless such disposal is carried out in accordance with regulations issued by EPA. In 1996, DOE submitted a final No-Migration Variance Petition to EPA seeking a waiver from the LDR to dispose of mixed waste at WIPE However, the 1996 amendments to the WIPP Land Withdrawal Act (Public Law 104-201) included a provision exempting WIPP mixed waste from the LDRs. This provision obviated the need for DOE to receive EPA approval of the pending petition. 

This series of prohibitions restricts how wastes subject to LDR requirements are handled. The most visible aspect of the LDR program is the disposal prohibition, which includes treatment standards, variances, alternative treatment standards (ATSs), and notification requirements. Land disposal means placement in or on the land, except in a corrective action unit, and includes, but is not limited to, placement in a landfill, surface impoundment, waste pile, injection well, land treatment facility, salt dome formation, salt bed formation, underground mine or cave, or placement in a concrete vault, or bunker intended for disposal purposes. The other two components work in tandem with the disposal prohibition to guide the regulated community in proper hazardous waste management. The dilution prohibition ensures that wastes are properly treated, and the storage prohibition ensures that waste will not be stored indefinitely to avoid treatment. 

If a restricted waste does not meet its applicable treatment standard, it is prohibited from land disposal. Although most wastes become eligible for disposal by meeting the treatment standards, in some instances this may not be possible. For example, there may not be enough treatment capacity to treat a waste, or the concentration level may not be achievable. To address these situations, U.S. EPA established procedures that allow wastes to be disposed of under special circumstances. The following exemptions, variances, and extensions allow wastes to be disposed of without meeting their respective treatment standards or to be treated to a different standard1,2 ... 

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