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Training Curriculum: RCRA
This area includes training materials about RCRA's mission and statutory authorities, 2008 and 2020 goals, hazardous waste identification, enforcement, land disposal restrictions, permitting, and financial assurance:
- Mission and Statutory Authorities
- 2008 Goals and 2020 Goals
- Hazardous Waste identification
- Enforcement
- Land Disposal Restrictions
- Permitting
- Financial Assurance
Mission and Statutory Authorities
- The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act: The Mission and Program (PDF) (37 pp, 1.3MB)
- State Authorization (PDF) (21 pp, 1.0MB)
- The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act: How EPA Implements RCRA Subtitle (PDF) (36 pp, 1.3MB)
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Advanced Training
Supplemental Training, Resources, and Links
- The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act: RCRA-Regulated Wastes (PDF) (29 pp, 970K)
- RCRA Statutory History (PDF) (1 pg, 22K)
- RCRA Orientation Manual
- Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
- EPA Hazardous Waste Web Page
- EPA Treatment, Storage, and Disposal of Hazardous Waste Web Site
- RCRA State Authorization Web Site
- RCRA Flexibilities
2008 Goals and 2020 Goals
- The 2020 Challenge: Where Are We Going? (PDF) (13 pp, 721K)
Supplemental Training, Resources, and Links
Hazardous Waste Identification
Supplemental Training, Resources, and Links
- RCRA Hazardous Waste Identification: Characteristic Hazardous Waste (PDF) (19 pp, 727K)
- RCRA Hazardous Waste Identification: Listed Hazardous Waste (PDF) (30 pp, 1.2MB)
- RCRA Hazardous Waste Identification: Special Regulatory Conventions (PDF) (15 pp, 641K)
- EPA Hazardous Waste Identification Web Page
Enforcement
- No recommended training resources available at this time
Advanced Training
- Corrective Action Streamlined Consent Orders (30 pp, 755K)
Supplemental Training, Resources, and Links
- RCRA, Superfund, and EPCRA Hotline Training Module: Introduction to RCRA Enforcement and Compliance (16 pp, 45K)
- Enforcement Approaches for Expediting RCRA Corrective Action (2001) (PDF) (22 pp, 1.0MB)
- RCRA Enforcement and Compliance Process: Basic RCRA Inspectors Overview (PDF) (8 pp, 206K)
- RCRA Enforcement and Compliance Process: Best Practices for Field Inspections (PDF) (59 pp, 860K)
- RCRA Enforcement and Compliance Process: Enforcement Response Policy (PDF) (17 pp, 102K)
- RCRA Enforcement and Compliance Process: Best Practices for Case Development (PDF) (24 pp, 792K)
- Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Enforcement Web Site
Non-RCRA Resources
- Fundamentals of Superfund: Liability (PDF) (14 pp, 552K)
- Superfund Enforcement Process: Consent Decree (PDF) (27 pp, 220K)
- Superfund New Attorney Training: Enforcement Options (PDF) (42 pp, 205K)
- Superfund New Attorney Training: Overview of Liability (PDF) (49 pp, 181K)
Land Disposal Restrictions
- Land Disposal Restrictions (PDF) (53 pp, 757K)
Supplemental Training, Resources, and Links
- Introduction to Land Disposal Restrictions (PDF) (26 pp, 117K)
- RCRA, Superfund, and EPCRA Hotline Training Module: Introduction to RCRA Enforcement and Compliance (PDF) (16 pp, 45K)
- Introduction to Land Disposal Units (PDF) (16 pp, 166K)
- Guidance on Demonstrating Compliance with LDR Alternative Soil Treatment Standards (PDF) (57 pp, 315K)
- Land Disposal Restrictions: Summary of Requirements (PDF) (119 pp, 950K)
- EPA Land Disposal Restrictions Manuals and Guidance
Permitting
Supplemental Training, Resources, and Links
- RCRA Permit Training: Organization of a Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendment Permit (PDF) (20 pp, 295K)
- RCRA Permit Training: Drafting a RCRA Permit (PDF) (86 pp, 1.7MB)
- RCRA Permit Training: Reviewing the Permit Application (PDF) (102 pp, 1.3MB)
- RCRA Orientation Manual
- EPA Permits and Permitting Web Site
- RCRA Training Module - "Introduction to Permits and Interim Status" (PDF) (25 pp, 144K)
Financial Assurance
Supplemental Training, Resources, and Links
- Introduction to RCRA Financial Assurance (PDF) (15 pp, 40K)
- RCRA Financial Assurance: Liability (PDF) (6 pp, 134K)
- RCRA Financial Assurance: Cost Estimates (PDF) (9 pp, 352K)
- RCRA Financial Assurance: Mechanisms for Financial Assurance (PDF) (15 pp, 191K)
- Financial Assurance: American Recovery Site, Curtis Bay, Maryland (PDF) (45 pp, 3.5MB)
- Cost Estimating for RCRA Financial Assurance (PDF) (24 pp, 353K)
- Interim Guidance on Financial Responsibility for Facilities Subject to RCRA Corrective Action (PDF) (17 pp, 296K)