Who may issue operating permits for Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facilities?

Who may issue operating permits for Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facilities?

• A. EPA only
• B. State only
• C. Either the EPA or the State
• D. Local authority

Answer: (C)

Permits for Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facilities come from the agency that has authority to regulate hazardous waste in a given area, which depends on whether the state program is EPA-authorized. If the state has been granted authorization to run the hazardous waste program, the state agency issues and enforces the operating permit for the TSDF. If the state is not authorized, the Environmental Protection Agency issues the permit directly. Local authorities aren’t the issuing bodies for these permits, though they may handle related land-use or siting matters. So, depending on authorization status, the permit can come from either the EPA or the state.

Permits for Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facilities come from the agency that has authority to regulate hazardous waste in a given area, which depends on whether the state program is EPA-authorized. If the state has been granted authorization to run the hazardous waste program, the state agency issues and enforces the operating permit for the TSDF. If the state is not authorized, the Environmental Protection Agency issues the permit directly. Local authorities aren’t the issuing bodies for these permits, though they may handle related land-use or siting matters. So, depending on authorization status, the permit can come from either the EPA or the state.