§6937 Inventory of Federal agency hazardous waste facilities

Summary

Each Federal agency must run an ongoing program to make, publish, and send an inventory every two years, starting January 31, 1986, to the Administrator and to the State when the site is in a State with an authorized hazardous waste program. The inventory must be made available to the public as allowed by law. Information already sent under other related laws does not have to be sent again, but agencies must update earlier reports with the latest data. The inventory must list every site the agency owns or has operated where hazardous waste is or has been stored, treated, or disposed of, and it must give basic facts about each site: where it is (including hydrogeology and wells/surface water within one mile for old disposal sites), the amount and kind of waste and its toxicity, known contamination and monitoring results, current status (including if activity has stopped and when), sites with no monitoring and why, cleanup or response actions done or planned, the waste management techniques used, and the site’s name, address, and responsible agency. If the Administrator finds an agency is not providing enough information, the Administrator will warn the agency’s chief. If the agency does not begin an adequate program within 90 days, the Administrator will prepare the inventory for that agency.