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| Title: | IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY OF U.S. SUPREME COURT DECISION CITY OF CHICAGO V. EDF FOR MUNICIPAL WASTE COMBUSTOR ASH |
| RCRA Online Number: | 14009 |
| Date: | 05/27/1994 |
| To: | Regional Administrators |
| From: | Herman and Laws |
| Organization of Recipient: | EPA |
| Description: | The implementation strategy following the Supreme Court Decision states Section 3001(i) does not exempt ash from resource recovery facilities burning household and nonhazardous commercial wastes. Waste-to-energy facilities must set up programs to determine if ash is hazardous and must manage hazardous ash in an environmentally responsible manner. Discusses factors to consider in an enforcement response (SUPERSEDED: see RPC# 3/22/95-01). |
| Regulatory Citation(s) : | 258.1, 261.4(b)(1)  |
| Statutory Citation(s): | NA Read US Code 42, Chapter 82 |
| Topic(s): | Burning; Combustion of Hazardous Waste; Exclusions (RCRA); Hazardous Waste Recycling; Household Hazardous Waste; Landfills; Municipal Solid Waste; Nonhazardous Waste; Treatment |