[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 40, Volume 23]
[Revised as of July 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 40CFR271.12]

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                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT
 
                   CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
                           AGENCY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 271--REQUIREMENTS FOR AUTHORIZATION OF STATE HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAMS--Table of Contents
 
             Subpart A--Requirements for Final Authorization
 
Sec. 271.12  Requirements for hazardous waste management facilities.

    The State shall have standards for hazardous waste management 
facilities which are equivalent to 40 CFR parts 264 and 266. These 
standards shall include:
    (a) Technical standards for tanks, containers, waste piles, 
incineration, chemical, physical and biological treatment facilities, 
surface impoundments, landfills, and land treatment facilities;
    (b) Financial responsibility during facility operation;
    (c) Preparedness for and prevention of discharges or releases of 
hazardous waste; contingency plans and emergency procedures to be 
followed in the event of a discharge or release of hazardous waste;
    (d) Closure and post-closure requirements including financial 
requirements to ensure that money will be available for closure and 
post-closure monitoring and maintenance;
    (e) Groundwater monitoring;
    (f) Security to prevent unauthorized access to the facility;
    (g) Facility personnel training;
    (h) Inspections, monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting;
    (i) Compliance with the manifest system, including the requirements 
that facility owners or operators return a signed copy of the manifest 
to the generator to certify delivery of the hazardous waste shipment;
    (j) Other requirements to the extent that they are included in 40 
CFR parts 264 and 266.