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General Listing
Title of Listing:
EPA OSWER (Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response)
Category:
Federal/National - Agencies
Subcategory:
US Environmental Protection Agency-EPA, All Listings
Date:
Document #:
Web Site:
http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/
Email:
Abstract:

The Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response (OSWER) provides EPA-wide policy, guidance, and direction for the solid waste and emergency response programs. OSWER develops guidelines and standards for the land disposal of hazardous wastes and for the operation of underground storage tanks. The Office also furnishes technical assistance in the development, management, and operation of solid waste activities, and studies the recovery of useful energy from solid waste. OSWER also manages a program to respond to abandoned and active hazardous waste sites and accidental releases, as well as the encouragement of innovative technologies for contaminated soil and groundwater.

          Programs and offices within OSWER cover the following areas:

          Chemical Emergency Preparedness and Prevention,
          Federal Facilities Restoration and Reuse,
          Technology Innovations,
          Oil Spills,
          Solid Waste: Hazardous, Non-Hazardous & Special,
          Special Initiatives (i.e., Brownfields),
          Community Right-to-Know,
          Superfund, and
          Underground Storage Tanks
Topics
Brownfields, Emergency Response, Energy, Renewable/Alternative, Federal Environmental Agencies, Hazardous Waste, Solid/Special/Industrial Waste, Spill Prevention/Releases/SPCC, Superfund/CERCLA, Tanks

Additional Topics/Tags/Keywords
EPA, Solid Waste, Hazardous Waste, Emergency Response, Brownfields, Spills

Organization:
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response (OSWER)
Address:
401 M Street, SW
MC 5101
Phone:
DescriptionNumber
City:
Washington
1.
Primary (202) 260-4610
State/Province/Territory:
DC
2.
Zip/Postal Code:
20460
3.
Country:
United States
4.
Fax:(202) 260-3527
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