hazardous waste

CEGs, SQGs and LQGs:
All containers holding or storing  or accumulating hazardous waste must be:

• kept closed except to add or remove waste;
• placed on an impervious surface, in a structure that shed rain and snow;
• protected from freezing;
• in good condition and chemically compatable with the waste therein;

SQGs and LQGs:
Containers in satellite accumulation  (See § 7-310(a) of the Vermont Hazardous Waste Management Regulations) must be:

Biennial Hazardous Waste Report Information

Who needs to report?
All Large Quantity Generators (LQGs), permitted Treatment, Storage & Disposal Facilities (TSDFs), and any other generator that operated as an LQG for any month of 2017 are required to complete the Biennial Hazardous Waste Report (EPA Forms). If you have questions about whether you should complete a report, contact Wendy Edwards at (802) 522-0261 or via email at wendy.edwards@vermont.gov.

Hazardous Waste Handler Notification:

• Vermont Hazardous Waste Handler Site ID Form
• Instructions to Site ID Form
• Sample VT Hazardous Waste Handler Site ID Form

A generator who no longer generates or manages hazardous waste at a site must, within 90 days of cessation of hazardous waste activities, close the site in a manner that:

SQGs must: ensure that each employee is thoroughly familiar with evacuation signals and routes, and proper waste handling and emergency procedures relevant to their responsibilities during normal facility operations as well as emergencies.

A contingency plan must contain:

• A description of the actions facility personnel must take to comply with §§ 7-308(b)(14)(A) and 7-308(b)(14)(E) of the Vermont Hazardous Waste Management Regulations (VHWMR) in response to fires, explosions or any unplanned sudden or non-sudden release of hazardous waste or hazardous waste constituents to air, soil, groundwater, or surface water at the facility.