Project Grant 02J77301

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $153,333 Project Grant under the Hazardous Waste Management State Program Support (CFDA 66.801) to the Environmental Conservation Alaska Department's Administrative Services Division. The funding will assist the State of Alaska in developing an authorized hazardous waste management program to control the generation, transportation, treatment, storage, and disposal of hazardous waste, minimize hazardous waste production, and protect human health and the environment from inactive hazardous waste facilities. Key activities include completing regulatory documents, participating in EPA-led inspections and permitting, corrective action and enforcement activities, and providing RCRA trainings. Deliverables involve drafting program authorization documents, compliance determinations, enforcement procedures, and supporting EPA-led activities. This funding will help Alaska establish an authorized RCRA program to preserve and restore land by reducing waste generation and properly managing hazardous waste, directly benefiting state residents.