Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 13.11.1996

Preparing No-Migration Petitions for Municipal Solid Waste Disposal FacilitiesDraft Guidance Document

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is issuing a draft guidance document for comment. The draft guidance affects EPA regulations (40 CFR Part 258) for municipal solid waste landfills (MSWLFs) that allow groundwater monitoring requirements to be suspended if there is no potential for migration of hazardous constituents from the unit to the uppermost aquifer during the active life and post- closure care period. The requirements may be suspended by the Director of an Approved State/Tribe. This manual is intended to help the owners and operators of small MSWLFs (20 tons per day) to develop and submit no-migration petitions (NMP) to State permit authorities. A NMP can be a cost effective way for owners and operators of MSWLFs in specific climatic and hydrogeologic conditions to comply with the Groundwater Monitoring provisions of EPA's rules. NMPs result in the same environmental protection at less cost. The primary audience for the draft guidance manual is owners and operators of small MSWLFs, however, the general approach could be used by an owner/operator of any size MSWLF. The Agency was directed by the Land Disposal Program Flexibility Act (LDPFA) to issue a guidance document