Revision to the Research, Development and Demonstration Permits Rule for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills
other · Rule · Published 2016-05-10 · Effective 2016-11-10 · 81 FR 28720
Document
Document number
2016-10993
Federal Register citation
81 FR 28720
CFR reference
40 CFR 258
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
other
Publication date
2016-05-10
Effective date
2016-11-10
EPA docket
EPA-HQ-RCRA-2015-0126
Abstract
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is publishing a final rule to revise the maximum permit term for Municipal Solid Waste Landfill (MSWLF) units operating under Research, Development and Demonstration (RD&D) permits. The RD&D permit program, which began in 2004, allows landfill facilities to utilize innovative methods that vary from the run-on control systems, liquids restrictions, and final cover criteria prescribed in 40 CFR part 258 if these systems are determined by the Director of an approved State to be at least as protective as those criteria. The current rule limits permits for these units to three years, and they are renewable three times for a total permit term of 12 years. This revision allows the Director of an approved State to increase the number of permit renewals to six, for a total permit term of up to 21 years.