42 38 1 3

Unregulated

42 12 18 18 2 5

No Response

42 15 25 4 11 3

42 3 35 4 

## ASTSWMO SURVEY CONDUCTED FEB - MAR 2009 (www.astswmo.org)

Is coal combustion waste included in your State regulations?

In general, which of the following best describes how CCB is regulated in your State:

Are you considering changing your current regulations? If you checked “Yes”, do you currently have a draft of your revised regulations?

Does your State prohibit or discourage the wet handling method of managing CCB? Yes No # STATES with CCB Under regulations designed specifically for CCB

# STATES with CCBYES NO NO RESPONSE # STATES with CCB Considering Changing Regulations If “Yes”, is there a draft of the revised regulations Under general industrial waste regulations Under general solid waste regulations

Yes No 

## SURVEY SUMMARY OF GENERAL QUESTIONS - RESULTS FOR STATES WITH CCB

Regulated onlyon a case-bycase basis # STATES with CCB YES NO NO RESPONSENo Response

42 35 2 0 35 3 0 34 6 0 5

No Response

Yes No Yes No Yes No
36 25 6 0 21 12 0 15 19 0 7

Yes No In process of inspecting No Response

42 23 8 6 5

Yes No In process of inspecting No Response

36 7 12 5 13 Does your State have information regarding the location and size of CCB landfills, and of the quantity of material disposed or approved for disposal in these units?

# STATES with CCB SURFACE IMPOUNDMENTS # STATES with CCB LANDFILLS

In the last 6 months, has your State inspected for the stability and safety of CCB: No

Does your State have information regarding the location and size of CCB impoundments, and of the quantity of material disposed or approved for disposal in these units? # STATES with CCB SURFACE IMPOUNDMENTS

Location Size Quantity of Material Disposed/ Approved Yes No Yes

In the last 6 months, has your State inspected for the stability and safety of CCB: Yes No # STATES with CCB LANDFILLS

Location Size Quantity of Material Disposed/ ApprovedYes No No Response
42 34 5 3

Yes No No Response
36 16 12 8

Yes No No response
42 33 6 3

Yes No No response
36 19 10 7 Does your State have engineering standards that apply to the construction of CCB: # STATES with CCB

# STATES with CCB SURFACE IMPOUNDMENTS # STATES with CCB LANDFILLS # STATES with CCB SURFACE IMPOUNDMENTS

Does your State have groundwater monitoring data for CCB: Does your State have groundwater monitoring data for CCB: LANDFILLS Does your State have engineering standards that apply to the construction of CCB:42 36 3 3

42 5 34 3 0 1 3 4 0 Does your State have a permit program for CCB Landfills? # States with CCBYES NO No Response 

## ASTSWMO SURVEY CONDUCTED FEB - MAR 2009 (www.astswmo.org)

How many CCB landfills do you currently have operating in your State? 41 responding States had 277 CCB LFs

# States with CCBExempt LFs that receive captive waste from permit requirements If you answered Yes, does the exemption equate to a complete absence of regulation?

Yes No No Response Yes No Explanatio

n No Response 

## SURVEY SUMMARY OF QUESTIONS REGARDING CCB LANDFILLS - RESULTS FOR STATES WITH CCB LANDFILLS

Does your State exempt landfills that receive captive wastes (meaning, wastes that are disposed on the site where they are generated) from permit requirements? If “Yes”, does the exemption equate to a complete absence of regulations?Other (please explain)

Physical

or ChemicalCharacteristics and/or Quantity of the CCB
42 26 4 2 5 8 3

42 27 5 22 4 8 15 14 13 4 19 21 9 2 12 12 2 25 6 Yes No Yes No No ResponseRequireme nt Applies to Both Existing and New/Latera l Expansions of CCB Landfills Requireme nt Applies Only to Existing CCB Landfills Need Evaluated on a Case-By-Case Basis No Response Require
ment Applies Only to New/Lat eral Expansi ons of CCB LandfillNo Response
Yes No Yes No # States with CCB Regulatory Requirement: BOTTOM LINER BOTTOM LINER BOTTOM LINER Regulatory Requirement:

Dual/ Multiple Liners Other Minimum Requirement VarianceAllowed ExemptionAllowed # States with CCB REGULATORY CLASSIFICATIONS FOR CCB LANDFILLS
All CCB landfills receive the same type of permit under the State programDifferent Classifications or No Response of CCB Landfills Established in Regulations Based on:

Type Source

Clay linerComposite Liner42 34 4 16 10 8 15 12 12 3 31 0 4 7

42 22 11 17 8 8 13 15 12 3 9 0 21 11 Regulatory Requirement: GROUNDWATER MONITORING GROUNDWATER MONITORING No Response Requireme nt Applies to Both Existing and New/Latera l Expansions of CCB Landfills Requiremen t Applies Only to Existing CCB Landfills Requirem
ent Applies Only to New/Late ral Expansio ns of CCB Landfills Minimum Requirement VarianceAllowed ExemptionAllowedNeed evaluated on a case-by-case basis No Response

Yes No Yes No Yes # States with CCB Regulatory Requirement:

No

Regulatory Requirement: LEACHATE COLLECTION SYSTEM LEACHATE COLLECTION SYSTEM Minimum Requirement VarianceAllowed ExemptionAllowed No Response

No Yes Yes No Yes Yes

# States with CCB Regulatory Requirement: No

Need Evaluated on a Case-By-Case Basis

No Yes No Requireme nt Applies to Both Existing and New/Latera l Expansions of CCB Landfills Requiremen t Applies Only to Existing CCB Landfills Requirem
ent Applies Only to New/Late ral Expansio ns of CCB Landfills No Response42 33 3 17 8 4 17 9 16 3 31 0 4 7

Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No

42 33 4 13 12 4 18 9 16 3 31 0 3 8 FINAL COVER SYSTEM (CAP)

Regulatory Requirement:

Requireme nt Applies to Both Existing and New/Latera l Expansions of CCB Landfills Requiremen t Applies Only to Existing CCB Landfills # States with CCB Regulatory Requirement: FINAL COVER SYSTEM (CAP) Minimum Requirement VarianceAllowed ExemptionAllowedNeed Evaluated on a Case-By-Case Basis No Response No Response Regulatory Requirement:

No Yes No Yes Requiremen t Applies Only to Existing CCB Landfills Requirem
ent Applies Only to New/Late ral Expansio ns of CCB Landfills Requireme nt Applies to Both Existing and New/Latera l Expansions of CCB Landfills No Yes No

# States with CCB Regulatory Requirement: POST CLOSURE CARE Yes

POST CLOSURE CARE Minimum Requirement VarianceAllowed Exemption2AllowedNeed Evaluated on a Case-By-Case Basis No Response Requirem
ent Applies Only to New/Late ral Expansio ns of CCB LandfillsNo ResponseYes No Yes No Yes No Yes No
42 35 3 16 10 8 15 10 13 3 17 0 18 8

Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No
42 36 3 12 12 6 15 10 13 3 32 0 3 7 No Response Requireme nt Applies to Both Existing and New/Latera l Expansions of CCB Landfills Requiremen t Applies Only to Existing CCB Landfills Requirem
ent Applies Only to New/Late ral Expansio ns of CCB LandfillsNo Response

ExemptionAllowedNeed Evaluated on a Case-By-Case Basis Requireme nt Applies to Both Existing and New/Latera l Expansions of CCB Landfills Requiremen t Applies Only to Existing CCB Landfills # States with CCB Regulatory Requirement: SITING CONTROLS Minimum Requirement VarianceAllowed ExemptionAllowed

Requirem
ent Applies Only to New/Late ral Expansio ns of CCB Landfills Regulatory Requirement:

SITING CONTROLS

# States with CCB Regulatory Requirement:

No Response Need Evaluated on a Case-By-Case Basis No Response

Regulatory Requirement: CORRECTIVE ACTION CORRECTIVE ACTION Minimum Requirement VarianceAllowedYes No Yes No Yes No Yes No
42 29 4 11 14 4 18 11 15 5 25 0 7 10

Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No
42 29 7 10 16 6 16 10 15 3 29 0 4 9 # States with CCB Regulatory Requirement: Regulatory Requirement: STRUCTURAL STABILITY Minimum Requirement VarianceAllowed ExemptionAllowed

# States with CCB Regulatory Requirement:

VarianceAllowed ExemptionAllowedNeed Evaluated on a Case-By-Case Basis No Response Requireme nt Applies to Both Existing and New/Latera l Expansions of CCB Landfills

Requireme nt Applies to Both Existing and New/Latera l Expansions of CCB LandfillsRegulatory Requirement: STRUCTURAL STABILITY Requiremen t Applies Only to Existing CCB Landfills Requirem
ent Applies Only to New/Late ral Expansio ns of CCB LandfillsNo Response

Requiremen t Applies Only to Existing CCB Landfills Requirem
ent Applies Only to New/Late ral Expansio ns of CCB LandfillsNo Response Need Evaluated on a Case-By-Case Basis No Response FINANCIAL ASSURANCE FINANCIAL ASSURANCE Minimum Requirement# States with CCB No Response

Yes No Yes No
42 16 23 0 5 14 3

Groundw ater Final Post Siting CorrectiveStructural

Monitori ng Cover ClosureControlsAction Stability

System Care (Cap)
42 30 31 29 31 31 32 29 28 32 9

# States with CCB Waste QuantityWaste Chemical Compositi

on Waste Physical Characteris tics Leachate Quality Leachate QuantityCo-Combustion (coal combusted with other type of fuels) Cost (landfillconstruction or operating)Climatic ConditionsGeographic Conditions Geologic ConditionsHydrogeologic ConditionsPotential Impact to Ground Water Potential Impact to Surface Water Other Environme ntal ConcernsOther General or Specific Factors Industry Specific Input Public Input No Response

42 16 28 27 26 19 10 11 15 20 27 29 29 29 15 12 23 22 8 Which of the following were considered in developing requirements for CCB landfills during the regulation development process? What were the foundational requirements your State used in setting up its CCB landfill regulations. Did you use the RCRA Part 258 Subtitle D Criteria as a starting point for the regulations? If “Yes”, are your State regulations more stringent than the Part 258 Criteria?

Bottom Liner Used Part 258 Criteria as a Starting Point? If Yes, are your State regulations more stringent than the Part 258 Criteria?

Leachate Collection System Financial AssuranceNo Response # States with CCB Number of Operating CCB Landfills with this Requirement36 25 3 8

36 1 25 9 0 0 1 1 7 

## ASTSWMO SURVEY CONDUCTED FEB - MAR 2009 (www.astswmo.org)

Does your State have a permit program for CCB surface impoundments (either a landfill permit, NPDES permit, construction permit, or a combination)?

Does your State exempt surface impoundments that receive captive wastes (meaning, wastes that are disposed on the site where they are generated) from permit requirements? If “Yes”, does the exemption equate to a complete absence of regulation? How many CCB surface impoundments do you currently have operating in your State?

33 responding States had 257 CCB SIs 

## SURVEY RESPONSES REGARDING CCB SURFACE IMPOUNDMENTS - RESULTS FOR STATES WITH CCB SURFACE IMPOUNDMENTS

No Respons

e No No Response Yes No Explanati

on # States with CCB SIs YES NO NO RESPONS E

# States with CCB SIs Exempt SIs that receive captive waste from permit requirements If you answered Yes, does the exemption equate to a complete absence of regulation?

YesOther

TypePhysical or Chemical Characteris tics and/or Quantity of the CCB

36 18 1 1 5 13

36 19 82 125 35 82 76 64 101 78 65 # States with CCB SIs No Response Number of Operating CCB Surface Impoundments with these Requirements

Botto

m Liner Leacha te Collecti

on System Financial Assurance Groundwat

er Monitoring Siting Controls Structural Stability Final Cover System (Cap) Post Closure Care No Response

All CCB surface impound ments receive the same type of permit under the State programDifferent Classifications or Types of CCB Surface

Correcti

ve Action # States with CCB SIs REGULATORY CLASSIFICATIONS SURFACE IMPOUNDMENTSYes No Yes No Yes No Yes No
36 12 5 6 4 4 6 7 4 14 11 10 6 0 12 9 0 7 20

Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No
36 14 5 5 4 4 5 9 3 13 17 0 2 17 Requiremen t Applies to Both Existing and New/Latera l Expansions of CCB Surface Impoundme
nts Requireme nt Applies Only to Existing CCB Surface Impoundme
nts Requirem
ent Applies Only to New/Late ral Expansio ns of CCB Surface Impound
ments No Respon

se # States with CCB SIs Regulatory Requirement: Regulatory Requirement: GROUNDWATER MONITORING GROUNDWATER MONITORING Minimum Requirement VarianceAllowedExemption Allowed Need evaluated on a case-by-case basis No Response Regulatory Requirement: BOTTOM LINER

No Response VarianceAllowedExemption Allowed Need Evaluated on a Case-By-Case Basis BOTTOM LINER

Minimum Requirement No Response Regulatory Requirement:

Requirement Applies to Both Existing and New/Lateral Expansions of CCB Surface Impoundments Composite Liner Dual/ Multiple Liners Other # States with CCB SIs Requirement Applies Only to Existing CCB Surface ImpoundmentsRequirement Applies Only
to New/Lateral Expansions of CCB Surface Impoundment

s No Response BOTTOM LINER**

Clay linerYes No Yes No Yes No Yes No 36 5 11 2 5 3 4 7 3 15 7 0 4 25

Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No
36 13 5 4 6 1 8 9 4 15 15 0 1 19 Requireme nt Applies Only to Existing CCB Surface Impoundme
nts Requirem
ent Applies Only to New/Late ral Expansio ns of CCB Surface Impound
ments Minimum Requirement VarianceAllowed # States with CCB SIs Regulatory Requirement: Regulatory Requirement: FINAL COVER SYSTEM (CAP) FINAL COVER SYSTEM (CAP)

Exemption Allowed Need Evaluated on a Case-By-Case Basis No Respon

se No ResponseRequiremen t Applies to Both Existing and New/Latera l Expansions of CCB Surface Impoundme
nts Requireme nt Applies Only to Existing CCB Surface Impoundme
nts Requirem
ent Applies Only to New/Late ral Expansio ns of CCB Surface Impound
ments Minimum Requirement VarianceAllowedExemption Allowed Need Evaluated on a Case-By-Case Basis No ResponseRequiremen t Applies to Both Existing and New/Latera l Expansions of CCB Surface Impoundme
nts No Respon

se # States with CCB SIs Regulatory Requirement: Regulatory Requirement: LEACHATE COLLECTION SYSTEM LEACHATE COLLECTION SYSTEM36 14 5 3 6 2 6 7 4 15 15 0 1 20

Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No
36 14 4 5 5 3 6 7 4 14 10 0 7 19

# Regulatory Requirement: # States with CCB SIs Regulatory Requirement: Regulatory Requirement: SITING CONTROLS SITING CONTROLS Requiremen t Applies to Both Existing and New/Latera l Expansions of CCB Surface Impoundme
nts Requireme nt Applies Only to Existing CCB Surface Impoundme
nts Minimum Requirement VarianceAllowedExemption Allowed Requirem
ent Applies Only to New/Late ral Expansio ns of CCB Surface Impound
ments No Respon

se

Regulatory Requirement: Need Evaluated on a Case-By-Case Basis No Response # States with CCB SIs Regulatory Requirement:

No Respon

se

Yes No Yes No Yes No Requireme nt Applies Only to Existing CCB Surface ImpoundmeRequirem
ent Applies Only to New/Late ral Expansio Exemption Allowed Need Evaluated on a Case-By-Case Basis No Response

Yes No Minimum Requirement VarianceAllowed Regulatory Requirement: POST CLOSURE CARE POST CLOSURE CARE Requiremen t Applies to Both Existing and New/Latera lYes No Yes No Yes No Yes No
36 15 3 3 6 2 6 10 3 14 20 0 1 16

Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No
36 13 5 3 5 1 7 5 6 14 21 11 0 4 Exemption Allowed Need Evaluated on a Case-By-Case Basis # States with CCB SIs Regulatory Requirement: Regulatory Requirement: STRUCTURAL STABILITY STRUCTURAL STABILITY Requireme nt Applies Only to Existing CCB Surface Impoundme
nts Requirem
ent Applies Only to New/Late ral Expansio ns of CCB Surface Impound
ments No Response No Respon

se Requiremen t Applies to Both Existing and New/Latera l Expansions of CCB Surface Impoundme
nts No Respon

se VarianceAllowedExemption Allowed

Minimum Requirement VarianceAllowed States with CCB SIs Need Evaluated on a Case-By-Case Basis No Response Minimum Requirement Requiremen t Applies to Both Existing and New/Latera l Expansions of CCB Surface Impoundme
nts Requireme nt Applies Only to Existing CCB Surface Impoundme
nts Requirem
ent Applies Only to New/Late ral Expansio ns of CCB Surface Impound
ments CORRECTIVE ACTION CORRECTIVE ACTIONYes No Yes No Yes No Yes No
36 11 9 0 7 0 7 3 5 15 10 0 1 25

# States with CCB SIs No ResponseWaste Quanti ty Waste Chemical Compositio

n Waste Physica l Charac teristic

s Leachate QualityLeachate QuantityCoCombusti on (coal combuste d with other type of fuels) Cost (landfill construc tion or operatin g) Climatic ConditionsGeographi

c ConditionsGeologic ConditionsHydrogeologic Conditio

ns Potenti al Impact to Groun d WaterPotential Impact to Surface Water Other Environmental Concerns Other General or Specific Factors Industry Specific Input Public Input

36 18 14 15 12 13 10 5 5 8 9 11 12 15 15 8 7 11 12 VarianceAllowed # States with CCB SIs Requirem
ent Applies Only to New/Late ral Expansio ns of CCB Surface Impound
ments No Respon

se Requireme nt Applies Only to Existing CCB Surface Impoundme
nts Regulatory Requirement: FINANCIAL ASSURANCE FINANCIAL ASSURANCE Minimum Requirement Exemption Allowed Need Evaluated on a Case-By-Case Basis No ResponseRequiremen t Applies to Both Existing and New/Latera l Expansions of CCB Surface Impoundme
nts Regulatory Requirement:

Which of the following were considered in developing requirements for CCB surface impoundments during the regulation development process