Full Document:
RCRA Online Number: 14964
Title: Implementing Climate Resilience in Hazardous Waste Permitting Under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
Document Date: 2024-06-05
To: Land, Chemicals, and Redevelopment Division Directors, Regions 1-10
From: Hoskinson
Organization of Recipient: EPA
Description: Provides guidance to EPA Regions, states, and territories on when and how to consider potential adverse climate change impacts in the hazardous waste permitting process under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. This guidance includes recommendations for conducting climate change vulnerability screenings and assessments for treatment, storage, and disposal facilities to determine whether there are climate vulnerabilities that hazardous waste permits should address. (additional keywords: climate change, climate adaptation, climate resiliency, floodplain)
Regulatory Citation(s): 270.32(b)(2), 264.18(b), 264.50, 271.19, 264.32, 270.41
Official ORCR Policy: Yes
Associated Topic(s):
Permits and Permitting,
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