Source: U.S. EPA Region 9 Pacific Southwest
On November 5, 2012, EPA issued an Approval (permit) for US Ecology to operate a commercial PCB storage and chemical waste landfill facility (“Facility”). The Approval, which will be valid for ten years, allows US Ecology to continue (1) commercial storage of PCB wastes; (2) treatment of PCB wastes in two stabilization tanks for final disposal; and (3) disposal of PCBs in the Trench 11 landfill. The Approval also authorizes PCB disposal in the Trench 12 landfill which has been receiving hazardous wastes since 2008 under a hazardous waste permit issued by the State of Nevada.
The Approval is being issued pursuant to Section 6(e)(1) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (“TSCA”) of 1976, 15 U.S.C. § 2605(e)(1), and 40 C.F.R. Part 761.
EPA has concluded, based on a thorough review of the record, that this Approval satisfies the TSCA requirements for storage and disposal of PCBs. EPA has also concluded that PCB operations at the Facility do not pose an unreasonable risk of injury to human health or the environment. For more details on EPA’s conclusions, see “Requirements Satisfied” section below.
Read the U.S. EPA fact sheet here.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9, San Francisco, California PCB Approval Decision and Response to Public Comments report