Which statement describes post-closure care?

Which statement describes post-closure care?

• A. Post-closure care involves long-term monitoring and maintenance after a facility closes.
• B. It ends immediately once the facility stops operating.
• C. It is only required for non-hazardous waste facilities.
• D. It is optional if the owner pays a fee.

Answer: (A)

Post-closure care is the long-term monitoring and maintenance required after a hazardous waste facility closes to prevent releases to the environment. This includes keeping up the final cover, maintaining drainage systems, continuing groundwater or leachate monitoring, repairing containment features as needed, and ensuring there is funding to cover these activities for the required post-closure period. The aim is to protect health and the environment long after operations have ceased. This isn’t something that ends right away once operations stop, it applies to hazardous waste facilities (not only non-hazardous ones), and it isn’t optional even if a fee is paid—the regulations require ongoing post-closure obligations for a designated period.

Post-closure care is the long-term monitoring and maintenance required after a hazardous waste facility closes to prevent releases to the environment. This includes keeping up the final cover, maintaining drainage systems, continuing groundwater or leachate monitoring, repairing containment features as needed, and ensuring there is funding to cover these activities for the required post-closure period. The aim is to protect health and the environment long after operations have ceased.

This isn’t something that ends right away once operations stop, it applies to hazardous waste facilities (not only non-hazardous ones), and it isn’t optional even if a fee is paid—the regulations require ongoing post-closure obligations for a designated period.