| | MULTI-MEDIA INVESTIGATION MANUAL |
| | 0,52 | | MB |
| | 234 | | stron |
| | 5934 | | ID | UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY |
| | 1996 | | rok |
| | CONTENTS |
| | INTRODUCTION . 1 |
| | Purpose and Scope of this Manual . 5 |
| | PROJECT REQUEST/IDENTIFICATION 8 |
| | PROJECT TEAM FORMATION . 9 |
| | REQUIRED SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS . 9 |
| | INVESTIGATOR RESPONSIBILITY 11 |
| | BACKGROUND INFORMATION REVIEW . 12 |
| | FEDERAL/STATE/LOCAL FILE REVIEW . 12 |
| | RECONNAISSANCE . 13 |
| | EPA DATABASE REVIEWS . 13 |
| | PROJECT PLAN DEVELOPMENT 15 |
| | PROJECT PLAN 15 |
| | NOTIFICATIONS/SCHEDULING 17 |
| | FIELD INSPECTION . 19 |
| | DEVELOPING AN INSPECTION STRATEGY 19 |
| | CONDUCTING THE ON-SITE INSPECTION . 23 |
| | Entry . 23 |
| | Opening Conference 25 |
| | General Facility Tour . 28 |
| | Questioning Facility Personnel 29 |
| | Document Reviews . 31 |
| | Sampling 32 |
| | Closing Conference . 33 |
| | MEDIA SPECIFIC INVESTIGATION PROCEDURES . 35 |
| | RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT (RCRA) 35 |
| | Basic Program 35 |
| | Generators . 37 |
| | Transporters 39 |
| | Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facilities . 40 |
| | Land Disposal Restrictions . 46 |
| | Subtitle I - Underground Storage Tanks (USTs) . 48 |
| | Subtitle J - Medical Wastes . 50 |
| | Pollution Prevention 53 |
| | CLEAN WATER ACT (CWA) 55 |
| | Basic Program 55 |
| | Evaluating Compliance 56 |
| | CLEAN AIR ACT (CAA) 59 |
| | Basic Program 59 |
| | Evaluating Compliance 61 |
| | SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT (SDWA) 63 |
| | Basic Program 63 |
| | Evaluating Compliance 64 |
| | TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT (TSCA) . 65 |
| | Basic Program 66 |
| | Evaluating Compliance 67 |
| | FEDERAL INSECTICIDE, FUNGICIDE, AND RODENTICIDE ACT (FIFRA) . 74 |
| | Basic Program 74 |
| | Evaluating Compliance 74 |
| | EMERGENCY PLANNING AND COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW ACT (EPCRA) . 76 |
| | Basic Program 76 |
| | Evaluating Compliance 77 |
| | COMPREHENSIVE EMERGENCY RESPONSE, COMPENSATION, AND LIABILITY ACT (CERCLA) |
| | 79 |
| | LABORATORY AND DATA QUALITY AUDITS 80 |
| | FIELD CITATIONS AND DOCUMENTATION 83 |
| | Field Citations 84 |
| | Other Facility Material 84 |
| | Project Logbook . 84 |
| | Chain-of-Custody 85 |
| | Photographs 85 |
| | INVESTIGATION REPORT . 85 |
| | OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION 87 |
| | REFERENCES 88 |
| | APPENDICES |
| | A Summary of Pollution Control Legislation |
| | B Multi-Media Inspections - Definitions and Training |
| | C Team Leader REsponsibilities and Authorities |
| | D Types of Information |
| | E Sources of Information |
| | F Project Plan and Safety Plan Examples |
| | G Multi-Media Investigation Equipment Checklist |
| | H Suggested Records/Document Request |
| | I Multi-Media Checklists |
| | J Investigation Authority/Summary of Environmental Acts |
| | K Evidentiary Procedures for Photographs/Microfilm |
| | L Key Principles and Techniques for Interviewing |
| | M Sampling Guidelines |
| | N Land Disposal Restrictions Program |
| | O Sources Subpart (40 CFR Part 60) Effective Date of Standard Air Pollutants Subject to NSPS |
| | P TSCA Forms |
| | Q TSCA Sections 5 and 8 Glossary of Terms and Acronyms |