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' Table 1 (cont.) History of Environmental Legislation 1972 Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 The Army Corps of Engineers was directed to protect the coastal zone.The Act specifically recognized waste disposal as cause of serious environmental loses. ' 1972 Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments (PL92-500) Originally promulgated in 1956,these amendments authorized the USEPA to establish effluent discharge standards for 28 industrial categories and public treatment works to achieve secondary treatment. 1974 Safe Drinking Water Act The USEPA charged with responsibility for establishing maximum contaminant concentrations for 30 syn- thetic organic chemicals and 8 inorganic metals. These standards have been utilized in establishing stand- ards for what constitutes hazardous waste under RCRA. ' 1976 Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Amended in 1981, 1983, 1984, 1986,and 1988. 1976 Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (RCRA) The USEPA authorized to develop nationwide standards for hazardous waste management and solid waste disposal. 1980 Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liabilitv Act of 1980 . The USEPA program authorized to identify and respond to uncontrolled hazardous waste sites. Wastes ' from these sites that are shipped offsite must go to RCRA permitted facilities. 1984 Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments (HSWA) (PL98-6161 ' HSWA amended many aspects of RCRA, including requiring a ban on disposal of certain wastes from land disposal.dual liners for land disposal.and development of air emission standards for RCRA facilities. 1986 Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 198b 1986 Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments (PL99-399) Under the amendment the USEPA was authorized to become more involved in protection of ground water ' resources and to set health-based standards for contaminants in drinking water. 1987 Water Quality Act of 1987 ' The Act amended the Clean Water Act, authorizing the USEPA to do more with respect to the regulation of to)6cs. In 1989 this led to the USEPA definine landfill leachate collection systems as a point source. Pretreatment of toxics under the program will produce more sludge requiring disposal. The Act requires the USEPA to promulgate regulations for sewage sludge. ' 1988 Federal Insecticide.Fungicide.and Rodenticide Act (PL100-532) New amendment passed that requires.among other things, the imposition of standards for storage and dis- posal of banned pesticides. • ' EI DIGEST 8 Copyright It Januan,1991 Environmentallnformation, Ltd.