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RCED-83-241 1 (1983-09-21)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabegf0001 and id is 1 raw text is: RELEASED Cnr rais a ov-alo t@ ,, ............ L~/ LO~ U fi 'U UT un~rub.u'I r~~w u~. BY THE US, GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Chairman, Subcommittee On Commerce, Transportation And Tourism Committee On Energy And Commerce House Of Representatives Interim Report On Inspection, Enforcement, And Permitting Activities At Hazardous Waste Facilities Owners or operators of facilities where hazardous waste is treated, stored, or disposed of are subject to federal controls. This interim report presents data on key elements of the federal hazardous waste regulatory program established by the Re- source Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976. Overall, GAO found that: --Many facilities in the four states it sampled are not in compliance with the ground water monitoring and closure, postclosure, and financial responsibility requirements or their compliance status is unknown. --While most major facilities in two of the four states it sampled were inspected, over half the facilities sampled have not been inspected by responsible state agencies and enforcement actions have not been extensive. --The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the states have issued relatively few final permits to the estimated 8,000 facilities requiring them--a process that because of the complexities involved could, according to EPA, take up to 10 years to complete. Because of the limited permitting experience, it is too early to assess EPA's current permitting priority system. 122523 u 0 n GAO/RCED-83-241 eCou 4j% 1 SEPTEMBER 21,1983 , JG-r' / 2 2_ -;

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