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Memorandum: RCRA Regulatory Status of Contaminated Ground Water

This is a response to a September 19, 1986 memorandum regarding the regulatory status of ground water contaminated with hazardous waste leachate under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). Issued Nov. 13, 1986.

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RCRA Regulatory Status of Contaminated Ground Water (PDF)(2 pp, 94 K)