Current through Register Vol. 24-06, March 15, 2024
The generator must submit the following reports to the
department by the specified due date for each report, or within the time period
allowed for each report.
(1) Annual
reports.
(a) A generator or any person who
has obtained an EPA/state identification number pursuant to WAC
173-303-060
must submit an annual report to the department if the number has been active
any time during the reporting year, on the Dangerous Waste Annual Report
according to the instructions on the form (copies are available from the
department), no later than March 1 for the preceding calendar year.
(b) Any generator who is a large quantity
generator or a medium quantity generator for at least one month of the calendar
year who ships any dangerous waste off site to a treatment, storage, disposal
or recycling facility must comply with the annual reporting requirements of WAC
173-303-060
covering those wastes and generator activities for that reporting
year.
(c) Any generator who is a
large quantity generator or a medium quantity generator for at least one month
of the calendar year who stores, treats, recycles or disposes of dangerous
waste on-site must comply with the annual reporting requirements of WAC
173-303-390
Facility reporting, covering those wastes and activities for that reporting
year.
(d) Any large quantity
generator that receives dangerous waste from small quantity generators pursuant
to WAC
173-303-200(15)
must comply with the annual reporting requirements of WAC
173-303-390
Facility reporting.
(e) Reporting
for exports of hazardous waste is required on the annual report form. In
addition, a separate annual report requirement is set forth at
40 C.F.R.
262.83(g), which is
incorporated by reference at WAC
173-303-230(1).
(2) Exception reports.
(a) A generator who does not receive a copy
of the manifest with the handwritten signature of the owner/operator of the
designated facility within thirty-five days of the date the waste was accepted
by the initial transporter must contact the transporter(s) and/or facility to
determine the status of the dangerous waste shipment.
(b) A generator must submit an exception
report to the department if they have not received a copy of the manifest with
the handwritten signature of the owner/operator of the designated facility
within forty-five days of the date the waste was accepted by the initial
transporter.
(c) The exception
report must include:
(i) A legible copy of the
manifest for which the generator does not have confirmation of delivery;
and
(ii) A cover letter signed by
the generator or their representative explaining the efforts taken to locate
the waste and the results of those efforts.
(d) The department may require a generator to
submit exception reports in less than forty-five days if it finds that the
generator frequently or persistently endangers public health or the environment
through improper waste shipment practices.
(e) For rejected shipments of dangerous waste
or container residues contained in nonempty containers that are forwarded to an
alternate facility by a designated facility using a new manifest (following the
procedures of WAC
173-303-370(5)(e)
), the generator must comply with the requirements of (a) through (d) of this
subsection, as applicable, for the shipment forwarding the material from the
designated facility to the alternate facility instead of for the shipment from
the generator to the designated facility. For purposes of (a) through (d) of
this subsection for a shipment forwarding such waste to an alternate facility
by a designated facility:
(i) The copy of the
manifest received by the generator must have the handwritten signature of the
owner or operator of the alternate facility in place of the signature of the
owner or operator of the designated facility; and
(ii) The thirty-five and forty-five day time
frames begin the date the waste was accepted by the initial transporter
forwarding the dangerous waste shipment from the designated facility to the
alternate facility.
Note:
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The submission to the department need only be a
handwritten or typed note on the manifest itself, or on an attached sheet of
paper, stating that the return copy was not received.
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(3) Additional reports. The department, as it
deems necessary under chapter 70.105 RCW, may require a generator to furnish
additional reports for example, plans, specifications and engineering reports)
concerning the quantities and disposition of the generator's dangerous waste
and the generator's compliance with this chapter.
Statutory Authority:
Chapters
70.105,
70.105D, and
15.54 RCW and
RCW
70.105.007. 04-24-065 (Order 03-10), §
173-303-220, filed 11/30/04, effective 1/1/05. Statutory Authority:
Chapters
70.105 and
70.105D RCW. 95-22-008 (Order
94-30), § 173-303-220, filed 10/19/95, effective 11/19/95. Statutory
Authority:
Chapters
70.105 and
70.105D RCW, 40 C.F.R. Part 271.3
and RCRA § 3006 ( 42 U.S.C. 3251 ). 91-07-005 (Order 90-42), §
173-303-220, filed 3/7/91, effective 4/7/91. Statutory Authority:
Chapter
70.105 RCW. 87-14-029
(Order DE-87-4), § 173-303-220, filed 6/26/87; 86-12-057 (Order DE-85-10),
§ 173-303-220, filed 6/3/86; 84-09-088 (Order DE 83-36), §
173-303-220, filed 4/18/84. Statutory Authority:
RCW
70.95.260 and
chapter
70.105 RCW. 82-05-023
(Order DE 81-33), § 173-303-220, filed
2/10/82.