Criteria for municipal-solid-waste landfills (40 CFR part 258). Subtitle D of Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). Closure/post-closure care and financial-responsibility requirements (Subpart C, Sections 258. 30 through 258. 32). Draft report

Technical Report · Fri Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1988

OSTI ID:6759424

In August 1988, the US Environmental Protection Agency proposed Solid-Waste Disposal Facilities Criteria (40 CFR Part 258) for municipal solid-waste landfills. The background document provides the technical support for the closure, post-closure core and financial responsibility requirements. The requirements are part of the operating requirements of Part 258. The document contains a discussion of background information and provides detailed information on the revised closure, post-closure, and financial responsibility requirements. This document addresses; (1) closure and post-closure performance stand; (2) closure and post-closure plans; (3) financial-assurance criteria for closure, post-closure, and corrective action for known releases; and (4) financial-assurance mechanisms that are available to owners or operators of municipal-solid-waste landfills.

• Research Organization: Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC (USA). Office of Solid Waste
• OSTI ID: 6759424
• Report Number(s): PB-88-242474/XAB; EPA-530/SW-88/041
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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