Nationwide Risk-Based PCB Remediation Waste Disposal Approvals
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- Approval to Dispose of Less than 50 Parts Per Million (ppm) PCB Remediation Waste Issued to Utility Solid Waste Activities Group (USWAG) Members
- Approval to Dispose of Less than 50 ppm PCB Remediation Waste Issued to American Public Power Association (APPA) Members
Approval to Dispose of Less than 50 ppm PCB Remediation Waste Issued to USWAG Members
On March 6, 2025, EPA renewed the final disposal approvals to USWAG members. The approvals allow the disposal of less than 50 parts per million (ppm) PCB Remediation Waste under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) in certain non-TSCA approved disposal facilities, such as municipal solid waste landfills, non-hazardous waste landfills, and hazardous waste landfills. EPA granted the original approvals to USWAG member companies on June 14, 2014, with a subsequent approval modification adding new members on April 12, 2016. EPA then renewed the 2014 approvals on February 13, 2020, with subsequent approval modifications adding new members on December 22, 2021, and December 20, 2022. These approvals expired February 12, 2025, and were administratively continued pending renewal.
EPA renewed the approvals with no substantive changes to their content. The final approvals posted here maintain the same permissions to all listed USWAG member companies.
Approval to Dispose of Less than 50 ppm PCB Remediation Waste Issued to American Public Power Association Members
On April 12, 2023, EPA renewed the final disposal approvals to American Public Power Association (APPA) members. The approvals allow the disposal of less than 50 parts per million PCB Remediation Waste under the Toxic Substances Control Act in certain non-TSCA approved disposal facilities, such as municipal solid waste landfills, non-hazardous waste landfills, and hazardous waste landfills. EPA granted the original approvals to APPA members on September 28, 2017, with subsequent approval modifications adding new members on June 15, 2018, and February 13, 2020. These approvals expired September 28, 2022, and were administratively continued pending renewal.
EPA issued draft approvals on February 6, 2023, and accepted public comments through March 8, 2023. EPA received one supportive comment on the draft approvals; the final approvals are unchanged from the draft approvals issued for public comment. The final approvals are linked below.