Connecticut Closure/Post-Closure Plans: What you need to know

Hazardous waste treatment, storage, and disposal facility (TSDF) closure rules: 22a-449(c)-104(a)(1) Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies (RCSA) and 22a-449(c)-105(a)(1) RCSA (interim status)

TSDF post-closure rules: 22a-449(c)-104(a)(1) RCSA and 22a-449(c)-105(a)(1) RCSA (interim status)

Closure and post-closure plan fee: Connecticut General Statutes (CGS) 22a-454a

Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Bureau of Materials Management and Compliance Assurance Engineering and Enforcement Division Hazardous Waste Program

See ADDRESSES & CONTACTS for addresses and telephone numbers.

See national section for basic information and federal regulations.

• Rules. Connecticut's closure and post-closure rules for hazardous waste TSDFs include the federal requirements and the state's additional rules for plan fees. In addition to complying with the general closure and post-closure standards, owners or operators of the various types of TSDFs have to meet closure and post-closure standards specific to their facility types. Connecticut follows the federal rules specific to facilities utilizing containers, hazardous waste storage tanks, hazardous waste landfills, land treatment, and surface impoundments.

• Administration and enforcement. DEP's Engineering and Enforcement Division administers and enforces the TSDF closure and post-closure requirements in Connecticut.

CLOSURE AND POST-CLOSURE PLAN FEE

CGS 22a-454a

When a TSDF owner or operator submits a closure plan or a post-closure plan to DEP for approval, the state's closure/post-closure plan fee of $4,000 must also be paid.

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