Exemption of Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Wastes from Federal Hazardous Waste Regulations
Date
2002-10
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Publisher
United States Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
This publication provides and understanding of the exemption of certain oil and gas exploration and production (E&P) wastes from regulation as hazardous wastes under Subtitle C of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). The information contained within this booklet is intended to furnish the reader with: A basic background on the E&P exemption; Basic rules for determining the exempt or non-exempt status of wastes; Examples of exempt and non-exempt wastes; Status of E&P waste mixtures; Clarifications of several misunderstandings about the exemption.
Description
40 pages; available for download at the link below.
Keywords
exemption from environmental regulation, Resouce Conservation and Recovery Act, hazardous waste regulation, oil and gas development, environmental protection