Legislative and Regulatory Timeline for Cement Kiln Dust Waste
This timeline walks through the history of cement kiln dust (CKD) waste regulation since 1976 and includes information such as regulations, proposals, amendments and reports conducted.
| Date(s) | Action or Event | Notes on Significance to Fossil Fuel Combustion Wastes |
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10/21/1976 |
Enactment of Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) | |
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12/18/1978 |
EPA proposes first set of hazardous waste management standards | Wastes from cement kiln dust is proposed to be designated as one of the six “special wastes”, which are exempt from RCRA Subtitle C regulations |
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10/12/1980 |
Solid Waste Disposal Act Amendments enacted | Bevill amendment added: temporarily exempts three special wastes from hazardous waste regulation until further study is completed |
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11/19/1980 |
EPA promulgates interim final amendments to the hazardous waste regulations |
Includes an exclusion for cement kiln dust from the definition of hazardous waste |
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10/31/1983 |
EPA misses the statutory deadline for submitting cement kiln dust waste report to Congress | |
| 03/8/1989 | The Environmental Defense Fund files suit again EPA for missing the deadline | |
| 06/19/1991 | EPA agrees to complete report to Congress on cement kiln dust | |
| 12/31/1993 | EPA submits a report to Congress on Cement Kiln Dust | |
| 02/07/1995 | EPA issues its final regulatory determination for Cement Kiln Dust | |
| 08/20/1999 | EPA publishes “Standard for the Management of Cement Kiln dust; Proposed Rule” | |
| 07/25/2002 | EPA publishes a notice of data availability in the Federal Register | Explains EPA is considering a new approach to cement kiln dust management |