C.F.R. » Title 40 » CHAPTER I—ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY › SUBCHAPTER I—SOLID WASTES › PART 270—EPA ADMINISTERED PERMIT PROGRAMS: THE HAZARDOUS WASTE PERMIT PROGRAM › Subpart E—Expiration and Continuation of Permits

40 C.F.R. § 270.50

Duration of permits

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(a) RCRA permits shall be effective for a fixed term not to exceed 10 years.

(b) Except as provided in § 270.51, the term of a permit shall not be extended by modification beyond the maximum duration specified in this section.

(c) The Director may issue any permit for a duration that is less than the full allowable term under this section.

(d) Each permit for a land disposal facility shall be reviewed by the Director five years after the date of permit issuance or reissuance and shall be modified as necessary, as provided in § 270.41.

[48 FR 14228, Apr. 1, 1983, as amended at 50 FR 28752, July 15, 1985]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1989–2025 · leading case: Alabama v. United States Env't Prot. Agency, 871 F.2d 1548 (11th Cir. 1989).
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Alabama v. United States Env't Prot. Agency, 871 F.2d 1548 (11th Cir. 1989). · cites it 2× “A permit is valid only for a maximum term of ten years, 40 C.F.R. § 270.50 (a), and each permit for a land disposal facility is reviewed after five years and is subject to modification at that point.”
Sw. Rsch. & Info. Ctr. (N.M. Ct. App. 2025). “See 40 C.F.R. § 270.50 (a). During that ten-year period, “a 18 permit may be modified at the request of the permittee for just cause as demonstrated 19 by the permittee.”
Sw. Rsch. & Info. Ctr. v. Sec'y of N.M. Env't Dep't (N.M. Ct. App. 2025). “See 40 C.F.R. § 270.50 (a). During that ten-year period, “a permit may be modified at the request of the permittee for just cause as demonstrated by the permittee.”
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