Addendum to January 18, 2012 blog

Specific revisions to the 2011 Hazardous Waste Report include:

  1. Clarified Underground Injection Control (UIC) Instruction
    Facilities that generate, treat, store, or dispose of hazardous waste and place the waste into an underground injection well (e.g., a Class I well) located at their site must mark "Yes" in Section 10.A.9 of the Site ID form.
  2. Added Waste Pharmaceuticals and Dried Paint to the list of Form Codes
    Form code W005 has been added to track waste pharmaceuticals managed as hazardous waste. Form code W406 has been added to track dried paint (paint chips, filters, air filters, other).
  3. Modified the description for G11, G24, G25, and W206:
    • The source code for G11 is now described as "Discarding off-specification, out-of-date, and/or unused chemicals or products."
    • The source code for G24 is now described as "Solvent or product distillation as part of production process (including totally enclosed treatment systems). Does not include batch treatment in a separate process."
    • The source code for G25 is now described as "Hazardous waste management – indicate management method (for residuals from regulated hazardous waste processes – enter the related H code)".
    • The form code W206 is now described as "Waste oil managed as hazardous waste."
  4. Revised Groundwater contaminated by Hazardous Waste instructions
    Replaced the term "leachate" with "hazardous waste" and added further instructions regarding contaminated media.
  5. Clarified instructions for on-site management
    Modified the language to clarify that filers should choose the management method code that best identifies the last substantive purpose/operation it performs onsite.
  6. Revised wording of Box 10.D (Academic Labs) and the Addendum to the Site ID form (Hazardous Secondary Material)
    Wording changes implemented to both the Site ID form and instructions to help minimize confusion for reporting under these rules.
  7. Clarified "Short-term Generator"
    Added examples, further instruction, and a definition for short-term generator.
  8. Developed the "Biennial Reporting: Reportable and Non-Reportable Wastes reference document
    This document offers instruction for determining which wastes should be reported.
  9. Revised note for Treater, Storer, or Disposer of Hazardous Waste
    The note under Box 10.A.6 in the Site ID form now reads "Note: A hazardous waste Part B permit is required for these activities."
  10. Added instruction for source code G61
    If reporting source code G61 (hazardous waste received from off-site for storage/bulking, and transfer off-site for treatment or disposal), the generation amount must be zero (0) in Section 1, Item F.
  11. Added example of sequential process
    This example complements the existing non-sequential process for reporting on-site management.
  12. Modified language for GM Form, Section 2 On-site Generation and Management
    Section 2 now asks "Was any of this hazardous waste that was generated at this facility treated, disposed, and/or recycled on-site?"
  13. Added definition for Waste Minimization and Waste Oil (Biennial Report Only)
    Definition for Waste Minimization has been added and defined as "The reduction, to the extent feasible, of hazardous waste that is generated or subsequently treated, stored, or disposed. It includes any source reduction or recycling activity undertaken by a generator that results in: (1) the reduction of total volume or quantity of hazardous waste; (2) the reduction of toxicity of hazardous waste; or (3) both, as long as the reduction is consistent with the goal of minimizing present and future threats to human health and the environment." Definition for Waste Oil (Biennial Report Only) has been added and defined as "Any oil that has been refined from crude oil, or any synthetic oil, that has been used, and as a result of such use, is contaminated by physical or chemical impurities and is managed as a hazardous waste."
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