Open AccessResource Conservation and Recovery Act industrial site environmental restoration site characterization report - area 6 steam cleaning effluent ponds
Publication year - 1996
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/434441
Subject(s) - environmental science , waste management , resource recovery , effluent , excavation , environmental engineering , mining engineering , archaeology , engineering , geography , wastewater
The Area 6 North and South Steam Cleaning Effluent Ponds (SCEPs) are historic disposal units located at the Nevada Test Site (NTS) in Nye County, Nevada. The NTS is operated by the U.S. Department of Energy, Nevada Operations Office (DOE/NV) which has been required by the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection (NDEP) to characterize the site under the requirements of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Part B Permit for the NTS and Title 40 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 265