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GEORGIA ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DIVISION

GEORGIA ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DIVISION. HAZARDOUS WASTE . CORRECTIVE ACTION PROGRAM UPDATES. Response and Remediation Program. Hazardous Waste Corrective Action Program. Hazardous Waste Management Program. Underground Storage Tank Management Program. Solid Waste Management Program.

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GEORGIA ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DIVISION

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  1. GEORGIA ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DIVISION

  2. HAZARDOUS WASTE CORRECTIVE ACTION PROGRAM UPDATES

  3. Response and Remediation Program Hazardous Waste Corrective Action Program Hazardous Waste Management Program Underground Storage Tank Management Program Solid Waste Management Program LAND PROTECTION BRANCH

  4. A new e-manifest option • Continued vigorous promotion of time-sensitive and cost-effective investigation and clean-up technologies • Broader use of overlapping institutional controls New and Pending Changes at Federal Level

  5. Putting more focus into finding solutions for cleaning up sites versus historical focus of defining RCRA universe at RCRA permitted sites • Focusing on reaching environmentally acceptable endpoints • Helping permitted sites achieve permit termination whenever possible Changes at State Level

  6. Encouraging and promoting single mobilizations for completing site-delineation • Utilizing useful investigation technologies and waste-specific techniques • Promoting innovative, time-reducing, and cost-effective cleanup technologies whenever possible Streamlining RCRA Corrective Action Process

  7. Risk Assessments for SWMUs and Regulated Units • Uniform Environmental Covenant Act (UECA) • Built-in Corrective Action Contingency Plans with Automatic Triggers into RCAPs • Increasing Public Involvement and Awareness Tools for Effective Corrective Action Implementation

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