40 CFR 265.18 - Location standards.

Regulations last checked for updates: Feb 07, 2026

Title 40 - Protection of Environment last revised: Dec 22, 2026

View all text of Subpart B [§ 265.10 - § 265.19]

§ 265.18 - Location standards.

The placement of any hazardous waste in a salt dome, salt bed formation, underground mine or cave is prohibited, except for the Department of Energy Waste Isolation Pilot Project in New Mexico.

[50 FR 28749, July 15, 1985]

authority: 42 U.S.C. 6905,6906,6912,6922,6923,6924,6925,6935,6936,6937,and

source: 45 FR 33232, May 19, 1980, unless otherwise noted.

cite as: 40 CFR 265.18