RCRA Enforcement and the Statute of Limitations
Editors' Summary: EPA's RCRA enforcement program will face a serious threat as defendants begin to raise statute of limitations defenses. The five-year federal statute of limitations is now expiring for many RCRA violations. Many statute of limitations issues remain unresolved, including what, if any, is the proper statute of limitations in civil or criminal court actions and when does it begin running, and whether administrative proceedings toll the statute.