United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2000-10-20 monographic deposited born digital 20 p. GA 1.13:GAO-01-57 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-57 P0b002ee1803a3076 f:d0157 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-57 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-57 GAO-01-57 Environmental policies Waste management Waste disposal Hazardous substances Industrial wastes Pollution control Federal/state relations Environmental law EPA Corrective Action Management Unit Superfund Program Letter Report The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed several amendments to its 1993 Corrective Action Management Unit (CAMU) rule. The CAMU rule currently allows agencies to set aside a portion of its hazardous waste site to deposit wastes without triggering the requirements of the Recovery Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). EPA's action is in response to a lawsuit that alleges that CAMU rule would allow for the management of wastes in violation of RCRA's land disposal restrictions. The 1993 and proposed rules that govern the treatment, storage, and disposal of hazardous waste onsite in CAMU differ primarily in the requirements for waste treatment and facility design. According to the EPA, the proposed rules will increase the time and the costs of site cleanups using CAMUs because it is less flexible than the 1993 rule and adds technical and process requirements. Several state representatives expressed concern that the proposed requirements could end up being applied to cleanups conducted under their programs, regardless of whether they were using CAMUs, thereby deterring the progress states have been making in cleaning up sites. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-57/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-57.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-57/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-57.pdf GAO-01-57 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-57 Letter Report GAO-01-57; Hazardous Waste: Effect of Proposed Rule's Extra Cleanup; Environmental policies Waste management Waste disposal Hazardous substances Industrial wastes Pollution control Federal/state relations Environmental law EPA Corrective Action Management Unit Superfund Program