[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 40, Volume 24]
[Revised as of July 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 40CFR264.178]

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                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT
 
         CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 264_STANDARDS FOR OWNERS AND OPERATORS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE TREATMENT, 
STORAGE, AND DISPOSAL FACILITIES--Table of Contents
 
               Subpart I_Use and Management of Containers
 
Sec. 264.178  Closure.

    At closure, all hazardous waste and hazardous waste residues must be 
removed from the containment system. Remaining containers, liners, 
bases, and soil containing or contaminated with hazardous waste or 
hazardous waste residues must be decontaminated or removed.

[Comment: At closure, as throughout the operating period, unless the 
owner or operator can demonstrate in accordance with Sec. 261.3(d) of 
this chapter that the solid waste removed from the containment system is 
not a hazardous waste, the owner or operator becomes a generator of 
hazardous waste and must manage it in accordance with all applicable

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requirements of parts 262 through 266 of this chapter].