Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection

Emergency Burn Ban In Effect 10/26/24 - An emergency burn ban is now in effect for all Connecticut State Parks, Forests, and Wildlife Management areas, prohibiting the use of all outdoor grills, firepits, and campfires, and the kindling and use of flame outdoors. DEEP and local agencies are working to contain several active fires across the state. Please avoid all affected State Parks and Forests, as well as the blue-blazed Mattabesett Trail. The Enduro Trail in Voluntown and portions of North Stonington within the Pachaug State Forest are closed at this time. Please note that today's forest fire danger report remains at an 'extreme' level. More information about the current fire danger, burn ban and recommended safety measures can be found here

Connecticut’s RCRA "Contained-In" Policy

For the Characterization of Contaminated Soil, Sediment, and Groundwater

Policy

RCRA hazardous waste determinations for contaminated soil, sediment or groundwater may compare contaminant concentrations with the characterization criteria below. If the concentrations are below these criteria then the soil, sediment or groundwater do not need to be managed in Connecticut as RCRA hazardous waste. If the concentrations are above these levels then the soil/water must be treated, stored, transported, and disposed in the same manner as hazardous waste.

Purpose

To simplify the management of non-hazardous contaminated soil, sediment, and groundwater and to encourage remediation of contaminated sites.

Applicability

This policy applies to contaminated soil, sediment, and groundwater managed in Connecticut. It does not establish cleanup criteria. When contaminant concentrations are below the levels described in this policy, but are greater than applicable Connecticut Remediation Standard Regulations ("RSR") criteria, then the soil, sediment or groundwater must be handled as non-hazardous contaminated soil, sediment, or groundwater subject to applicable RSR polluted soil reuse requirements and to Connecticut solid waste requirements.

Contaminant

Soil and Sediment
 Characterization Criteria

Groundwater
Characterization Criteria
Characteristically hazardous waste " D codes"

Non-hazardous if below levels in Toxicity Characteristic Table in 40 CFR 261.24 ("TC Table")1

 Non-hazardous if below levels in Toxicity Characteristic Table in 40 CFR 261.24 ("TC Table")
Listed hazardous waste "F,K,P,U codes"

See 40 CFR 261.33 for "P" & "U"

See 40 CFR 261 Appendix VII to identify constituents for which " F" & "K" wastes are listed.

Non-hazardous if below the lower of A and B:
(A) Industrial/Commercial Direct Exposure Criteria in RSR2 and
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[choose one method from B]:

(B) either TC Table1
or
100 x GA Pollutant Mobility Criteria in RSR3
or
100 x Groundwater Protection Criteria in RSR4

 Non-hazardous if below 100 x GA Groundwater Protection Criteria in RSR

1.  via Toxicity Characteristic Leachate Procedure ("TCLP")
2.  via mass analysis
3.  via mass analysis or leachate analysis
4.  via leachate procedure (e.g., TCLP or Synthetic Precipitation Leachate Procedure ["SPLP"])

For more information about the application of the Contained in Policy in Connecticut, see the following:

Content Last Updated on February 14, 2020