ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAM AT KSC

Permitting & Compliance - Waste Management - Hazardous & Controlled Waste

The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) is administered by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and establishes requirements for cradle-to-grave (generation, storage, transportation, treatment/disposal, etc.) management of hazardous waste. The EPA has authorized the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) to oversee and enforce RCRA requirements in the State of Florida.

In addition to RCRA, there are several other Federal and State of Florida laws and regulations that govern the management and disposal of certain non-hazardous waste streams. These other regulated waste streams are labeled “controlled waste” at KSC.

At KSC, the NASA Environmental Assurance Branch (EAB) is responsible for implementation of a hazardous, controlled, and solid waste management program. Each waste generator at KSC is responsible for developing general and site-specific waste management procedures for their operations to promote consistency, minimize risk, and ensure compliance with Federal and State of Florida regulatory requirements. To ensure compliance, the EAB established a center-wide process to evaluate, identify, and dispose of hazardous and controlled waste streams generated at KSC. Hazardous and controlled waste evaluation, pickup, and disposal services are provided by the KSC Waste Management Office which is operated by the KSC Medical and Environmental Support Contractor.

The KSC requirements for hazardous and controlled waste management are found in the Kennedy NASA Procedural Requirements document KNPR 8500.1, Chapter 13. Specific procedures for obtaining hazardous and controlled waste support from the KSC Medical and Environmental Support Contractor are found in EVS-P-0001 - Spaceport Waste Services Guidance Manual.

NASA Hazardous and Controlled Waste Management Points of Contact

  • Rodney Brown (321-867-9081)
  • Pat Lynn (321-867-4735)
  • Doug Younger (321-867-4556)

Medical and Environmental Support Contractor Points of Contact

  • Rob Ouellette (321-867-8640)
  • Don Roberts (321-867-8642)
  • Barry Hamilton (321-861-1330)