RCRA Part B Permit Application

Project Location: 
Whatcom County, Washington
Project Situation: 

Whatcom Environmental prepared a Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Part B Permit Application for a local refinery.

Project Outcome: 

The Permit Application provided information required by Ecology in order to grant a Permit for post-closure care of the land treatment facility and continued storage of dangerous waste at the container storage area. The Permit Application met the requirements of WAC 173-303-806 and 40 CFR Subpart B. Information compiled and presented by Whatcom Environmental included a description of the following: general description of the facility, security and equipment, inspection requirements, preparedness and prevention, contingency plan, personnel training, closure/post-closure plan, closure notices, closure cost estimate, financial assurance, topographic map, hydrogeologic characterization including a description of the uppermost aquifer and a presentation of groundwater monitoring data.


A portion of a closed land treatment facility which was the subject of a RCRA Part B Permit Application.