This training module:

• Lists the types of facilities that are subject to closure and post-closure
• Defines the difference between partial and final closure
• Specifies who submits a closure plan and when a closure plan must be submitted, lists the steps in the process, and states the time frame for submittal
• Identifies when a closure plan must be amended and how closure plans are amended
• Explains the time frame for notification of closure, and the deadlines for beginning and completing closure
• Specifies which facilities need contingent post-closure plans
• Lists the elements of post-closure and cites the requirements
• Specifies the conditions and timing for amending a post-closure plan
• States who must certify closure and post-closure
• Explains the alternatives to post-closure permits for interim status facilities

Access other training modules that provide overviews of other specific RCRA regulatory topics here.

• RCRA Training Module: Introduction to Closure/Post-Closure (40 CFR Parts 264/265, Subpart G) (PDF)(16 pp, 150 K, September 2005, EPA530-K-05-009)