Środowisko i energia · 15.09.1994

Arizona: Adequacy Determination of State Municipal Solid Waste Permit Program

Section 4005(c)(1)(B) of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), as amended by the Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments (HSWA) of 1984, 42 U.S.C. 6945 (c)(1)(B), requires States to develop and implement regulatory programs to ensure that municipal solid waste landfills (MSWLFs) which may receive hazardous household waste or small quantity generator hazardous waste will comply with the revised federal MSWLF criteria (40 CFR Part 258). Section 4005(c)(1)(C) of RCRA, 42 U.S.C. 6945(c)(1)(C), requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to determine whether States have adequate regulatory programs for MSWLFs. Approved state MSWLF programs provide interaction between the State and MSWLFs owners and operators regarding site-specific approval conditions. Only owners or operators located in States with approved programs can use the site-specific flexibility provided by 40 CFR Part 258 to the extent the state program allows such flexibility. EPA notes that regardless of the approval status of a State program or of any individual MSWLF facility, the federal MSWLF criteria will apply to all MSWLF facilities. Arizona applied for a determination of adequacy under Section 4005 o