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CFR /  Title 40  /  Part 257  /  Sec. 257.1 Scope and purpose.

(a) * * * Unless otherwise provided, the criteria in Sec. Sec. 257.50 through 257.107 are adopted for determining which CCR landfills and CCR surface impoundments pose a reasonable probability of adverse effects on health or the environment under sections 1008(a)(3) and 4004(a) of the Act.

(1) Facilities failing to satisfy any of the criteria in Sec. Sec. 257.1 through 257.4 or Sec. Sec. 257.5 through 257.30 or Sec. Sec. 257.50 through 257.107 are considered open dumps, which are prohibited under section 4005 of the Act.

(2) Practices failing to satisfy any of the criteria in Sec. Sec. 257.1 through 257.4 or Sec. Sec. 257.5 through 257.30 or Sec. Sec. 257.50 through 257.107 constitute open dumping, which is prohibited under section 4005 of the Act.

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(12) Except as otherwise specifically provided in subpart D of this part, the criteria in subpart A of this part do not apply to CCR landfills, CCR surface impoundments, and lateral expansions of CCR units, as those terms are defined in subpart D of this part. Such units are instead subject to subpart D of this part.