RCRA Corrective Action:

2020 Initiative

What is RCRA Corrective Action? Historical activities at permitted and/or interim status facilities that treat, store, or dispose of hazardous wastes sometimes resulted in releases of hazardous waste or hazardous waste constituents into soil, groundwater, surface water, sediments, or air. The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Corrective Action Program requires such facilities to conduct site-wide investigations and cleanup actions as necessary to protect human health and the environment. The RCRA Corrective Action Program is run by the US EPA and 43 authorized states and territiories.

What is EPA's 2020 Initiative? By the year 2020, EPA's goal is that all facilities requiring RCRA Corrective Action will have largely completed the work of implementing final remedies. Are you ready?

EPA has compiled a list of 3,746 facilities across the country (including 256 facilities in Ohio) for which the ambitious goals for 2020 apply. This group of 3,746 facilities is collectively called the 2020 Corrective Action Universe. The 2020 Corrective Action Universe contains a wide variety of sites. Some properties are known to be heavily contaminated; other sites were contaminated but have since been cleaned up. Still others have not been fully investigated, and may require little or no remediation. To determine if your facility is in the 2020 Universe, click here.

Are you ready for 2020? Navigating the RCRA Corrective Action process can be complicated, time-consuming, and frustrating. Cox-Colvin has the expertise and experience to cost-effectively guide your facility through the complex RCRA Corrective Action process. Many of our staff members have over 20 years of environmental consulting experience focusing on the cost-effective planning, design, implementation, and management of RCRA Corrective Action projects under both federal and state programs.

RCRA Corrective Action Training: Cox-Colvin periodically offers RCRA Corrective Action training. The next training opportunity is planned for October 21, 2010 at the Cincinnati Marriott at RiverCenter in Covington, Kentucky. The fall 2010 course, entitled "RCRA Corrective Action Training: Preparing for 2020 - Ten Years and Counting", will focus on RCRA Corrective Action history, RCRA Cleanup Reforms, the post-reforms RCRA Corrective Action Program, and meeting the goals of EPA's 2020 initiative.

Need more info?
For assistance with your RCRA Corrective Action issues, or for more information on Cox-Colvin's RCRA Corrective Action expertise including the upcoming training: Call (614) 526-2040, click here for more training details, or email us.