GEORGIA ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DIVISION
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GEORGIA ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION DIVISION
CORRECTIVE ACTION PROGRAM UPDATES
HAZARDOUS WASTE
LAND PROTECTION BRANCH
Hazardous Waste
Corrective Action
Program
Solid Waste
Management Program
Underground Storage
Tank Management Program
Response and
Remediation Program
Hazardous Waste
Management Program
New and Pending Changes at Federal
LevelA new e-manifest option
Continued vigorous promotion of time-sensitive and cost-effective investigation and clean-up technologies
Broader use of overlapping institutional controls
Changes at State Level
Putting more focus into finding solutions for cleaning up sites versus historical focus of defining RCRA universe at RCRA permitted sites
Focusing on reaching environmentally acceptable endpoints
Helping permitted sites achieve permit termination whenever possible
Streamlining RCRA Corrective Action
ProcessEncouraging and promoting single mobilizations for completing site-delineation
Utilizing useful investigation technologies and waste-specific techniques
Promoting innovative, time-reducing, and cost-effective cleanup technologies whenever possible
Tools for Effective Corrective Action ImplementationRisk Assessments for SWMUs and Regulated
Units
Uniform Environmental Covenant Act (UECA)
Built-in Corrective Action Contingency Plans with Automatic Triggers into RCAPs
Increasing Public Involvement and Awareness