40 C.F.R. § 264.178

Closure

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At closure, all hazardous waste and hazardous waste residues must be removed from the containment system. Remaining containers, liners, bases, and soil containing or contaminated with hazardous waste or hazardous waste residues must be decontaminated or removed.

[Comment: At closure, as throughout the operating period, unless the owner or operator can demonstrate in accordance with § 261.3(d) of this chapter that the solid waste removed from the containment system is not a hazardous waste, the owner or operator becomes a generator of hazardous waste and must manage it in accordance with all applicable requirements of parts 262 through 266 of this chapter].
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 1983–1983 · leading case: Opinion No. (1983) (Mo. Att'y Gen. 1983).
Opinion No. (1983) (Mo. Att'y Gen. 1983). “The requirements of 40 CFR 264.178 and 264.197 , applicable to containers and tanks, are covered in 10 CSR 25-7.”
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