See Also
How
to Determine if Your Waste is Hazardous
Pollution
Prevention
How you can reduce
waste at home and at work
Environmental
Assistance for Small Businesses
Contact DEQ
State
Office
Waste Management and Remediation
Division, Hazardous Waste Program
Rene' Anderson
(208) 373-0210
Regional
Office
Waste Management and Remediation Managers
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Hazardous Waste Management in Idaho:
How to Determine Your Generator
Status
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Every
business in Idaho is required to track the volume of wastes generated,
determine whether or not each type of waste is hazardous, and ensure
that all wastes are properly disposed of according to federal, state,
and local requirements. |
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| Calculating How Much Hazardous
Waste You Produce |
Hazardous
waste generators are regulated according to the amount of waste
generated in a calendar month. To determine your generator status,
calculate how much hazardous waste you produce as follows:
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Make a list of wastes you generate. |
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Identify
whether the wastes are hazardous or non-hazardous. Some resources
to help with this determination include: |
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Material
Safety Data Sheets |
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Product suppliers |
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EPA and DEQ |
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Analytical testing labs |
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Add up the total weight
of hazardous wastes generated each month. (You may need to convert
volume into pounds by using the density of the specific liquid.) |
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Do
you have a sump pump?
If so,
you must determine whether the sump waste you generate is hazardous
and, if so, include in your hazardous waste volumes. Click here
for more information on managing sump waste. |
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Do
you use solvents?
If so,
you must determine whether the spent solvents you generate are hazardous
and, if so, include in your hazardous waste volumes. Click here
for more information on managing spent solvents. |
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| Generator Categories |
Based
on volume, hazardous waste generators are classified in one of the
three following categories:
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Conditionally
Exempt Small Quantity Generator (CESQG) |
You
are a CESQG if you generate:
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220 pounds or less of hazardous
wastes per calendar month |
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2.2 pounds or less of acutely hazardous wastes
per calendar month |
As a CESQG,
you are required to:
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Keep
track of your waste by identifying all hazardous
wastes generated and determining the total amount generated
and stored on-site each month. Be prepared to document that
you are within the limits for this classification. You are not
required, but may wish, to obtain an EPA
Identification Number to track quantities, types, and movement
of hazardous wastes you generate. |
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Limit on-site
storage of hazardous wastes you generate to
no more than 2,200 lbs. at any time. |
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Properly dispose
of hazardous wastes. Ensure that all hazardous
wastes are delivered to an approved municipal solid waste landfill
or permitted hazardous waste facility, or a facility that beneficially
uses or reuses, or legitimately recycles or reclaims the waste.
Link to hazardous waste shipping instructions
below. |
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Small
Quantity Generator (SQG) |
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are an SQG if you generate:
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more than 220 but less than 2,200
pounds of hazardous wastes per calendar month |
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2.2 pounds or less of acutely hazardous wastes
per calendar month |
As an
SQG, you are required to:
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Keep
track of your waste by identifying all hazardous
wastes generated and determining the total amount generated
and stored on-site each month. |
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Obtain
an EPA
Identification Number to track quantities, types, and movement
of hazardous wastes you generate. |
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Limit
on-site storage of hazardous wastes you generate
to no more than 13,200 lbs. for 180 days or less (or 270 days
if treatment, storage, and disposal facility is more than 200
miles from generator facility). (If you store hazardous wastes
longer than the regulated time or accept hazardous waste generated
by another entity, you may be considered a treatment, storage,
and disposal (TSD) facility subject to TSD
permitting requirements.) |
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Properly
dispose of hazardous wastes. Ensure that all
hazardous wastes are delivered to a permitted hazardous waste facility, or a facility that beneficially uses or reuses, or legitimately recycles or
reclaims the waste. Link to hazardous waste
shipping instructions below. |
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Report
annually to DEQ on the types and quantities
of hazardous waste generated and how or where the hazardous
waste was stored, treated, or disposed. Link to state reporting
form and instructions. |
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Large
Quantity Generator (LQG) |
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are an LQG if you generate:
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2,200 or more pounds of hazardous
wastes per calendar month |
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more than 2.2 pounds acutely hazardous wastes
per calendar month |
As an
LQG, you are required to:
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Keep
track of your waste by identifying all hazardous
wastes generated and determining the total amount generated
and stored on-site each month. |
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Obtain
an EPA
Identification Number to track quantities, types, and movement
of hazardous wastes you generate. |
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Limit
on-site storage of hazardous wastes you generate
to no more than 2.2 lbs. of acutely hazardous wastes for 90
days or less. (If you store hazardous wastes longer than the
regulated time or accept hazardous waste generated by another
entity, you may be considered a treatment, storage, and disposal
(TSD) facility subject to TSD
permitting requirements.) |
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Properly
dispose of hazardous wastes. Ensure that all
hazardous wastes are delivered to a permitted hazardous waste facility, or a facility that beneficially uses or reuses, or legitimately recycles or
reclaims the waste. Link to hazardous waste
shipping instructions below. |
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Report
annually to DEQ on the types and quantities
of hazardous waste generated and how or where the hazardous
waste was stored, treated, or disposed. Link to state
reporting form
and instructions. |
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Report
biennially to EPA on the quantities and types
of hazardous waste generated and how it was managed (treated,
stored or disposed). Link to federal
reporting
form and instructions on EPA's Web site. |
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Link
to Summary of Idaho Hazardous
Waste Generator Requirements
(DEQ Publication,
Updated June 2007: pdf 90 kb, 2 pages) |
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| Hazardous Waste
Shipping Instructions (Manifest Information) |
| Anytime
a hazardous waste is moved off-site, a manifest is required to accompany
the waste. The manifest is designed to track waste from the time
it leaves the generator until it arrives at a permitted hazardous
waste treatment, storage, or disposal facility. The manifest allows
waste generators to verify that wastes have been properly delivered
and that no waste has been lost or unaccounted for in the process.
Idaho does not require copies of manifests to be submitted to it regardless of whether the waste originates or is disposed of in the state. The only exception is when Idaho DEQ is the generator of the waste.
Idaho does not have any state-specific waste codes.
Link to more information
on the Hazardous
Waste Manifest System and Hazardous
Waste Manifest Form (pdf) on EPA's
Web site.
U.S. EPA has revised the Hazardous Waste Manifest Form used to track hazardous waste from a generator's site to the site of its disposition. The new form is available from any source that has registered with EPA to print and distribute the form. Existing forms must be used until September 4, 2006. Use the new Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifest beginning September 5, 2006.
For more information, contact John Brueck at (208) 373-0458 or Rene' Anderson at (208) 373-0210.
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| Treatment, Storage,
and Disposal Facilities |
| Facilities
where hazardous waste is treated, stored, or disposed are required
to have a permit.
Link to information on
requirements
applicable to treatment, storage, and disposal facilities. |
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| Links to Hazardous
Waste Laws and Regulations |
Federal |
Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
Historical
and current information about RCRA laws, regulations and policies
on EPA's Web site. |
State |
Hazardous
Waste Management Act of 1983
Title
38, Chapter 44 of Idaho Code. |
| Rules
and Standards for Hazardous Waste (IDAPA 58.01.05)
PDF on Department of Administration
Web site. |
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| Links to U.S. EPA Web Site References |
Hazardous Waste Generator Reference Document
(U.S. EPA Publication: pdf 2.7 mb, 331 pages) |
| Large Quantity Generator Resources |
Small Quantity Generator Resources
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| Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generator Resources |
| Generators Summary Chart |
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