The new law presents an operating permits program sculpted after a similar program under the Federal National Pollution Elimination Discharge System (NPDES) law. The purpose is to ensure compliance with all appropriate requirements of the Clean Air Act and to improve EPA 's ability to impose the Act. Air pollution sources subject to the program must obtain an operating permit, states must develop and implement the program, and EPA must issue permit program …show more content…
In the case of dredged material, MPRSA Section 103 grants the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers the decision to issue a permit, using EPA 's environmental criteria. Section 102 of MPRSA authorizes EPA the designated permitting agency for all other materials being dumped into the ocean and also responsible for the recommendation of ocean dumping sites. Under Section 102 the EPA also directs the EPA Administrator to set standards and principles for the review of ocean dumping permits. Time periods are issued with the chosen are of disposal areas to protect critical ocean areas and minimize any risk. Either the EPA Administrator or the Secretary of the Army in some circumstances may revoke a permit if dumping of waste materials does not consistently follow the original permit evaluation factors.
The Solid Waste Disposal Act was passed in 1965. Congress recognized that the disposal of solid waste and hazardous waste in or on the land without proper planning and supervision could bring harm to human health, welfare, and the environment. If disposing of hazardous waste is incorrectly implemented at first the proper corrective action will most likely be expensive, difficult, and time …show more content…
Substantial amendments were made to Solid Waste Disposal Act . The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (RCRA), which became law on October 21, 1976 which amended SWDA . New advancements in technology resulted in the making of immensely more quantities and forms of wastes than in the past recent. The Environmental Protection Agency was put in charge of setting the regulations and standards of solid waste disposal. , EPA oversees the demolition of old buildings, the construction of new buildings, and the provision of