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| Date Oct. 15, 2010 |
Report No. GAO-11-63 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
October 2010 Report to Congressional Requesters AFGHANISTAN AND IRAQ DOD Should Improve Adherence to Its Guidance on Open Pit Burning and Solid Waste Management GAO-11-63 October 2010 Accountability • Integrity • Reliability AFGHANISTAN AND IRAQ
DOD Should Improve Adherence to Its Guidance on Open Pit Burning and Solid Waste Management Highlig... |
| Date Nov. 4, 2009 |
Report No. GAO-10-48 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
November 2009 Report to Congressional Requesters NUCLEAR WASTE MANAGEMENT Key Attributes, Challenges, and Costs for the Yucca Mountain Repository and Two Potential Alternatives GAO-10-48 November 2009 NUCLEAR WASTE MANAGEMENT Highlights
Highlights of GAO-10-48, a report to congressional requesters Accountability Integrity Reliability Key Attribute... |
| Date Sept. 30, 2009 |
Report No. GAO-09-913 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
September 2009 Report to the Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives NUCLEAR WASTE Uncertainties and Questions about Costs and Risks Persist with DOE’s Tank Waste Cleanup Strategy at Hanford GAO-09-913 September 2009 NUCLEAR WASTE Highlights
Highlights of GAO-09-913, a report to the Sub... |
| Date May 7, 2009 |
Report No. GAO-09-451 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
May 2009 Report to Congressional Requesters NUCLEAR AND WORKER SAFETY Limited Information Exists on Costs and Reasons for Work Stoppages at DOE’s Hanford Site GAO-09-451 May 2009 NUCLEAR AND WORKER SAFETY Highlights
Highlights of GAO-09-451, a report to congressional requesters Accountability Integrity Reliability Limited Information Exists on C... |
| Date March 4, 2009 |
Report No. GAO-09-406T |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 2:00 p.m. EST Wednesday, March 4, 2009 Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Contract and Project Management Concerns at the National Nuclear Security Administration and Office of Environmental Management
Stat... |
| Date Sept. 26, 2008 |
Report No. GAO-08-1081 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
September 2008 Report to the Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives NUCLEAR WASTE Action Needed to Improve Accountability and Management of DOE’s Major Cleanup Projects GAO-08-1081 September 2008 NUCLEAR WASTE Highlights
Highlights of GAO-08-1081, a report to the Subcommittee on Energy... |
| Date June 12, 2007 |
Report No. GAO-07-762 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
June 2007 Report to Congressional Committees NUCLEAR WASTE DOE Should Reassess Whether the Bulk Vitrification Demonstration Project at Its Hanford Site Is Still Needed to Treat Radioactive Waste GAO-07-762 June 2007 NUCLEAR WASTE Highlights
Highlights of GAO-07-762, a report to congressional committees Accountability Integrity Reliability DOE Shou... |
| Date Jan. 26, 2007 |
Report No. GAO-07-240R |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 January 26, 2007 Congressional Committees Subject: Chemical Demilitarization: Actions Needed to Improve the Reliability of the Army’s Cost Comparison Analysis for Treatment and Disposal Options for Newport’s VX Hydrolysate The U.S. stockpile of 1,269 tons of VX nerve agent1 stored at the Newport Chemical Depot (Newport), India... |
| Date April 6, 2006 |
Report No. GAO-06-602T |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 10:00 a.m. EDT Thursday, April 6, 2006 Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies, Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives HANFORD WASTE TREATMENT PLANT Contractor and DOE Management Problems Have Led to Higher Costs, Construction Delays, and Safety Conce... |
| Date Dec. 16, 2005 |
Report No. GAO-06-99 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
December 2005 Report to Congressional Requesters HAZARDOUS WASTE EPA Needs to Clarify the Types of Mercury Waste That Can Be Treated and Disposed of Using the Debris Regulations GAO-06-99 a December 2005 HAZARDOUS WASTE Highlights
Highlights of GAO-06-99, a report to congressional requesters Accountability Integrity Reliability EPA Needs to Clarif... |
| Date June 13, 2003 |
Report No. GAO-03-761 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
June 2003 Report to the Honorable Lynn C. Woolsey, House of Representatives DEEP INJECTION WELLS EPA Needs to Involve Communities Earlier and Ensure That Financial Assurance Requirements Are Adequate GAO-03-761 June 2003 DEEP INJECTION WELLS EPA Needs to Involve Communities Earlier and Ensure That Financial Assurance Requirements Are Adequate Highlights ... |
| Date May 15, 2003 |
Report No. GAO-03-558 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
May 2003 Report to the Honorable Ellen Tauscher, House of Representatives RADIOACTIVE WASTE DOE Has Acted to Address Delay in New Facility at Livermore Laboratory, but Challenges Remain GAO-03-558 May 2003 RADIOACTIVE WASTE DOE Has Acted to Address Delay in New Facility at Livermore Laboratory, but Challenges Remain Highlights of GAO-03-558, a report to ... |
| Date Feb. 16, 1999 |
Report No. NSIAD-99-51R |
Title
GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 National Security and International Affairs Division B-281720 February 16, 1999 The Honorable Larry E. Craig United States Senate Subject: Environmental Protection: Research and Development of Plasma Arc Technology Used to Treat Hazardous Waste Dear Senator Craig: As you requested, we are providing information on three selected res... |
| Date Oct. 8, 1998 |
Report No. RCED-99-13 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
October 1998 Report to Congressional Requesters NUCLEAR WASTE Department of Energy’s Hanford Tank Waste Project— Schedule, Cost, and Management Issues GAO/RCED-99-13 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division B-281093 October 8, 1998 The Honorable Thomas J. Bliley, Jr. Ch... |
| Date Oct. 8, 1998 |
Report No. T-RCED-99-21 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 10:00 a.m. EDT Thursday October 8, 1998 Testimony
Before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Commerce, House of Representatives NUCLEAR WASTE Schedule, Cost, and Management Issues at DOE’s Hanford Tank Waste Project
Statement of Ms. Gary L. Jones, Associate Director, Energy, Resources, and ... |
| Date Nov. 20, 1997 |
Report No. AIMD-98-9 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
November 1997 Report to the Secretary of Defense FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT DOD’s Liability for Aircraft Disposal Can Be Estimated GAO/AIMD-98-9 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Accounting and Information Management Division B-273004 November 20, 1997 The Honorable William S. Cohen The Secretary of Defense Dear Mr. Secretary... |
| Date Nov. 14, 1997 |
Report No. AIMD-98-26 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
November 1997 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on the District of Columbia, Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, House of Representatives DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Status of the Sports Arena GAO/AIMD-98-26 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Accounting and Information Management Division B-275392 November 14, 1997 T... |
| Date July 30, 1997 |
Report No. AIMD-97-131R |
Title
United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Accounting and Information Management Division B-276645 July 30, 1997 The Honorable Jerry Lewis Chairman The Honorable Louis Stokes Ranking Minority Member Subcommittee on Veterans Affairs, Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Committee on Appropriations House of Representatives Subject: Financial Management: Sunerfu... |
| Date July 28, 1997 |
Report No. T-RCED-97-221 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 1:00 p.m. EDT Monday, July 28, 1997 Testimony
Before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Commerce, House of Representatives NUCLEAR WASTE Department of Energy’s Pit 9 Cleanup Project Is Experiencing Problems
Statement of Victor S. Rezendes, Director, Energy, Resources, and Science Issues, R... |
| Date Aug. 30, 1996 |
Report No. RCED-96-211 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
August 1996 Report to Congressional Requesters RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT Inspections of Facilities Treating and Using Hazardous Waste Fuels Show Some Noncompliance G A O years
1921 - 1996 GAO/RCED-96-211 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division B-272528 August ... |
| Date Aug. 2, 1996 |
Report No. RCED-96-213R |
Title
GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, Economic Development and Division B-272421 August 2, 1996 The Honorable Joe Barton Chairman, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Committee on Commerce House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: The Department of Energy (DOE) has about 56 million gallons of highly radioactive waste currently stored in... |
| Date April 24, 1996 |
Report No. RCED-96-98R |
Title
GA!!0 United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 iiesonrces, Community, Economic Development and Division B-270973 April 24,1996 The Honorable Bud Shuster ChairnGn The Honorable James L. Oberstar Ranking Minority Member Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure House of Representatives The Honorable Sherwood L. Boehlert Chairman The Honorable Robert A. Borski Ranking Minor... |
| Date March 29, 1996 |
Report No. NSIAD-96-32 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
March 1996 Report to Congressional Requesters ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP Progress in Resolving Long-standing Issues at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal G A O years
1921 - 1996 GAO/NSIAD-96-32 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 National Security and International Affairs Division B-266062 March 29, 1996 The Honorable Bill Zeliff Chair... |
| Date March 27, 1996 |
Report No. RCED-96-75 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
March 1996 Report to the Chairman, Committee on Environment and Public Works, U.S. Senate SUPERFUND Number of Potentially Responsible Parties at Superfund Sites is Difficult to Determine G A O years
1921 - 1996 GAO/RCED-96-75 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division B-27106... |
| Date March 18, 1996 |
Report No. RCED-96-106R |
Title
GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Economic Community, Development and Division B-271417 March 18, 1996 The Honorable John D. Dingell Ranking Minority Member Committee on Commerce House of Representatives Dear Mr. Dingell: Concerned about the shift from the federal government to the states of responsibility for cleaning up hazardous waste sites,. you aske... |
| Date Sept. 20, 1994 |
Report No. RCED-94-200 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
September 1994 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, House of Representatives ENERGY SUPPLY Energy Potential of Municipal Solid Waste Is Limited /I GAO/RCED-94-200 1 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20648 Resources, Community, and Economic Development... |
| Date March 8, 1993 |
Report No. RCED-93-99 |
Title
NUCLEAR WAST% Hanford Tank Waste Program Needs Cost, Schedule, and Management Changes to be released outside’ the Office unless specifically of Congressional RELEASED - ---8-D GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, Economic Development and Division B-251800 March 8, 1993 The Honorable Mike Synar Chairman, Environment, Energy, and Natural Resource... |
| Date Sept. 15, 1992 |
Report No. T-RCED-92-92 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expectedat IO:00 a.m. EDT
Tuesday Testimony
Before the Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight, Committee on Public Works and Transportation, House of Representatives SUPERFUND Illllllll Ill llll
147567 SeptemberI$1992 EPA Needs to Better Focus Cleanup Technology Development
Statement of Richard L. Hembra, Director, Environme... |
| Date June 30, 1992 |
Report No. T-RCED-92-70 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office I Testimony
Before the Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight, Committee on Public Works and Transportation U.S. House of Representatives For Release on Delivery Expected at 10 a.m. EDT Tuesday June 30, 1992 SUPEI3FUN-D Problems With the Completeness and Consistency of Site Cleanup Plans
Statement of Richard L. Hembra, Director Environmental Protection... |
| Date June 25, 1992 |
Report No. T-RCED-92-69 |
Title
United States General Accounting OEce GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 9:30 a.m. EST Thursday June 25.1992 Testimony
Before the Subcommitteeon SuperfUnd,Oceanand Water Protection, Committee on Environment and Public Works U.S. Senate SUPERFUND ProblemsWith the Completenessand Consistency of Site Cleanup Plans
Statementof Richard L. Hembra, Director Environmental Protection Issues, Resources... |
| Date May 18, 1992 |
Report No. RCED-92-138 |
Title
. - IJnited States General Accounting Office ~ GAO
May 1992 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Superfund, Ocean and Water Protection, Committee on Environment and Public Works, U.S. Senate
___------.---.-._ _-.---_---- SUPERF’ UND Problems With the Completeness and Consistency of Site Cleanup Plans ’ RESTRICTED--Not to be released outside the General Accounting Office unless spe@ically ap... |
| Date Jan. 10, 1992 |
Report No. RCED-92-61 |
Title
I$” -.l_____._l._.._-_- ^ . *.-_-.. _._._- ...;;-(-j 11 :I .__..,lll ..“I . JCLEAR WASTE
S ow Progress c zveloping Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Facilities llllllll lull ll
145713 >- RESTRICTED--Not to be release tI-f%ltMSB General Accounting Office unless specifically approved by the Oi;i’ titcrkof Congressional Relations.
,,,,,,. ._ ..- ,,. -_ -...- ~;Ao/'l~(:EI~-!~2-~il Jkonomic De... |
| Date July 5, 1991 |
Report No. RCED-91-149 |
Title
_” -.-----_- .Jdp l!)!Jl NUCLEAR WASTE Extensive Process to Site Low-Level Waste Disposal Facility in Nebraska 144524 WI , GAO General Accounting Office Washington, DC. 20648 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division united states B-243944 July 5,199l The Honorable J. James Exon United States Senate Dear Senator Exon: The Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Act of 1980, as amended i... |
| Date June 12, 1991 |
Report No. RCED-91-165 |
Title
NUCLEAR WASTE
Pretreatment Modifications at DOE Hanford’ B Plant s Should Be Stopped -,,.m,..--..m. ,... . .._- -, to be m&wed outside the GeneralAcc0~omcSd~6pedilcrgg @tJpp~bythe omce of CangreMdonal RE@llkmmD ---Not RELEASED ..- -.- ...-........ -.- .._. - -_- ___..._._...._..._____ .” .” ____ .-.-__ _..___ - .._..__ -_-_.--_--_- ..-. _..__ _._ -----.- .----- --- GAO States General Account... |
| Date March 6, 1990 |
Report No. RCED-90-86 |
Title
United States General Accounting Off&e nGAO
March 1990 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Regulation, Business Opportunities and Energy, Committee on Small Business, House of Representatives ’ MEDICAL WASTE REGULATION Health and Environmental Risks Need to Be filly Assessed i. c-. .~. . ‘. ‘, GAO/RCJ3B90-86 - Resources, Economic Community, Development and Division B-236282 March 6,199O ... |
| Date May 19, 1989 |
Report No. HRD-89-84 |
Title
/ “.,? ; /I,. .:,, ,:* ,,r ,I, ‘m .: 1 0 ” 3.; .., dl, Unked States General Acckmting Office GAO
M&y 1989 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on ‘? Regulation, Business Opportunities and Energy, Committee on Small Business, House of Representatives INFECTIOUS WMTE Federal Health Care Facilities’ Handling and Disposal Practices GAO United States General Accouuting Office Washington, D.C.... |
| Date March 30, 1989 |
Report No. RCED-89-77 |
Title
t- united States General Accounting Office 6AO
March 1989 Report to the Honorable Matthew G. Martinez, House of Representatives SUPERFUND Analysis of Issues Concerning the Operating Industries Site (gL$o ~~2Jj~~~wmf&fi” , .’
Resources, Community, Economic Development and Division B-232915 March 30, 1989 The Honorable Matthew G. Martinez House of Representatives Dear Mr. Martinez: As requested,... |
| Date April 11, 1988 |
Report No. RCED-88-95 |
Title
U&ed State8 General Acsbsating Offlce Report to Congressional Requesters April 1988 HAZARDOUS WMTE F’ uture Availability of and Need for Treatment Capacity Are Uncertain Resources, Community, ‘ Economic Development and Division B-230384 April 11, 1988 The Honorable Thomas A. Luken Chairman, Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Hazardous Materials Committee on Energy and Commerce House ... |
| Date Oct. 29, 1987 |
Report No. NSIAD-88-4 |
Title
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GAO . United States General Accounting Office I+t3-w Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Environment, Energy and Natural Resources, Committee on Government Operations, House of Representatives October 1987 HAZARDOUS WASTE Tinker Air Force Base’ Improvement s Efforts 134530 RE~ICpD--Not to be releasedoutside the Gad Accountin& Office except on the bmie of the epecificWPmVd by the Offim of C... |
| Date Dec. 6, 1985 |
Report No. NSIAD-86-23BR |
Title
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United States General Ac’counting Office 1a838c; ~ &A0
December 1985 ’ Briefing Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources, Committee on Government Operations, House of Representatives HAZAFDOUSWISTE Status d Cleanup at the Former Hamilton Air Force Base,CaUbmia RELEASED
GAO/NSIAD-86-23BR . ‘GAO United States General Accounting Office Washingto... |
| Date July 19, 1985 |
Report No. NSIAD-85-91 |
Title
Report To The Chairman, Subcommittee On Environment, Energy And Natural Resources, Committee On Government Operations, House Of Representatives Hazardous Waste Management At Tinker Air Force BaseProblems Noted, Improvements Needed
Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, as a major military industrial installation, is a large generator of hazardous waste. At the request of Chairman Mike Synar, GAO reviewe... |
| Date Dec. 2, 1983 |
Report No. RCED-84-53 |
Title
-. . X41x ‘. .* B’Y’ THE U.S.GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFiCE
Report To The Administrator, Protection Agency Environmental Wastewater Dischargers Are Not Complying With EPA Pollution Control Permits
The Clean Water Act’s National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System limits the type and amount of pollution a municipal or industrial facility may legally discharge into the nation’s waterways. Ba... |
| Date Sept. 28, 1981 |
Report No. CED-81-158 |
Title
REPORTBY THE Comptroller General
OF THE UNITEDSTATES HiJzardous Waste Facilities With Interim Status May Be Endangering Public HealthlAnd The Environment
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has little assurance that hazardous waste facilities with interim status -- the period between application and issuance of the final permit -- meet the minimum national requirements for acceptable managem... |
| Date Jan. 1, 1981 |
Report No. 116145 |
Title
Charles A. Bowsher Sixth Comptroller General of the United States
President Ronald Reagan nominated Charles A. Bowsher, a partner in Arthur Andersen & Company, as Comptroller General of the United States. Since 1971, Mr. Bowsher supervised Arthur Andersen’s work for such Federal entities a s the Departments of Interior and Treasury, the Agency for International Development, the Federal Energy O... |
| Date May 15, 1980 |
Report No. EMD-80-45 |
Title
BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITEDSTATES ’ a Report ToThe Congress
Industrial Wastes: An Unexplored Source Of Valuable Minerals U.S. industries generate millions of tons of waste each year. These wastes typically take the form of slag, scale, sludge, slime, slurry, dust, and dross. And they also contain large amounts of minerals. Unfortunately, recovering minerals from industrial wastes ha... |
| Date March 31, 1980 |
Report No. 111983 |
Title
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111983 UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE 20548 WASHINGTON, D.C. FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 1O:OO a.m. Monday, March 31, 1980 STATEMENT OF DOUGLAS L. MCCULLOUGH DEPUTY DIRECTOR, ENERGY AND MINERALS DIVISION BEFORE THE 5% SUBCOMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND POWER tA . . OF THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON INTERSTATE AND FOREIGN COMMERCE ON CONVERSION OF URBAN WASTE TO ENERGY lJ Mr. Cha... |
| Date Sept. 22, 1979 |
Report No. 094336 |
Title
, . I . ACCOUNTABILITY I N GOVERNMENTETHE ROLE GAO PLAYS PRESENTED BY JOHN D, HELLER GENERAL BEFORE THE CONFERENCE ON CONTROL FOR SERVICE INDUSTRY AND SMALL BUSINESSJ SPONSORED BY THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF QUALITY CONTROL AT WILLIAMSBURGJ VIRGINIA r IT SEEMS THAT A CONTINUING THEME IN POLITICAL SPEECHES
AND NEWSPAPER COLUMNS THESE DAYS IS "THE UNACCOUNTABLE BUREAUCRAT".-- THE P E R S O ~ WHO PRO... |
| Date July 17, 1979 |
Report No. 109910 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D. C. 2054% FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 17, 1979 I 109910 , STATEMENT OF J. DEXTER PEACH DIRECTOR, ENERGY AND MINERALS DIVISION o e-J 'p 4 BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND COMMERCE OF THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON INTERSTATE AND FOREIGN COMMERCE AND THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON ENERGY DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATIONS OF T... |
| Date May 16, 1979 |
Report No. CED-79-59 |
Title
BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL ~~llll~~lllllllllllll
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OF THEUNITEDSTATES disposal Of Garbage And Sludge--A Promising To Two Problems
The quantity of sewage sludge and garbage which must be disposed of is rapidly increasing. At the same time, some traditional disposal methods are being restricted or eliminated. GAO believes that combined disposal, or codisposal, of sludge and garbage by therm... |
| Date Dec. 19, 1978 |
Report No. CED-79-13 |
Title
For this officials and take them. to occur, however, Federal, State, and local must recognize that these facilities are needed appropriate action, however unpopular, to secure RECOMMENDATION We recommend that the Administrator, EPA, closely monitor and evaluate the development of State solid waste management plans to (1) identify the magnitude of the problems in locating suitable disposal sites e... |
