New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
Env - Department of Environmental Services
Subtitle Env-Hw - Hazardous Waste Programs
Chapter Env-Hw 500 - REQUIREMENTS FOR HAZARDOUS WASTE GENERATORS
Part Env-Hw 512 - RECORDKEEPING AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
Section Env-Hw 512.01 - Recordkeeping

Universal Citation: NH Admin Rules Env-Hw 512.01

Current through Register No. 13, March 27, 2025

(a) A generator shall keep the following records, as applicable, for at least 3 years:

(1) Subject to (d) through (f), below, all manifest copies, including the original generator copy and the copy certified by the designated facility or the foreign consignee, for 3 years from the date of signature by the generator;

(2) A copy of each quarterly activity report and biennial report, for 3 years from the due date of the report;

(3) A copy of each exception report;

(4) A copy of each notification of intent to export;

(5) A copy of each EPA acknowledgment of consent;

(6) Records on any test results, waste analyses, or other waste determinations, made in accordance with Env-Hw 401.03(j) or Env-Hw 502.01, for 3 years from the date that the waste was last sent to be recycled or for treatment, storage or disposal;

(7) Records of any hazardous waste spills or discharges;

(8) Records of the inspections required by Env-Hw 509.02, for 3 years from the date of the inspection;

(9) Records pertaining to the use of drip pads as required by Env-Hw 509.02(e);

(10) Records pertaining to the use of containment buildings as required by Env-Hw 509.02(f);

(11) Records pertaining to land disposal restrictions as required by Env-Hw 509.05, for 3 years from the date that the waste was last sent to on-site or off-site treatment, storage, or disposal; and

(12) Records pertaining to hazardous waste received from small quantity generators as required by Env-Hw 509.02 ()(1), for 3 years from the date of receipt of the waste.

(b) The time period specified in (a), above, shall be automatically extended while any enforcement action is pending.

(c) Manifests may be retained on electronic media provided the records are available during an inspection by the department.

(d) Except as specified in (e) and (f), below, a generator may rely on the electronic manifest system to satisfy manifest recordkeeping requirements in (a)(1), above, only if the generator has registered in the electronic manifest system and has established access to manifest records stored therein.

(e) For shipments of waste using an electronic manifest that was printed for the generator's signature, the generator shall retain the paper copy of the electronic manifest with the generator's signature for 3 years from the date of signature by the generator.

(f) For shipments of waste using a paper manifest, a generator who has registered in the electronic manifest system shall retain the original generator copy of the manifest as specified in (a)(1), above, until such time as the generator verifies, in the electronic manifest system, receipt of the shipment by the receiving facility.

#5053, eff 1-24-91; ss by #5886, eff 8-26-94; ss by #7333, eff 8-1-00; amd by #7578, eff 10-13-01; ss by #9215, INTERIM, eff 8-1-08; (See Revision Note at chapter heading for Env-Hw 500) ss by #9367, eff 1-28-09

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