What is an EPA/State ID number?
An EPA/State ID number is tied to a single geographic location, as opposed to a particular business name. You will need this number if you are a:
- Site that generated regulated amounts of dangerous waste.
- Transporter of regulated quantities of dangerous waste.
- Facility that transfers, stores, treats, recycles, or disposes dangerous waste.
It is used to identify your site on things such as:
This number is used for both federal and state regulations to report dangerous waste activities. It is not a license or permit.
How to apply for an EPA/State ID Number
First, make sure your site has no number associated with it:
If your site’s address has:
Note: EPA/State ID Numbers are not transferable to other physical locations (unless you are a transporter).
How do I notify Ecology about other waste activities?
If you decide to manage your waste under the following circumstances, you must:
- Fill out the appropriate addendum.
- Open your pre-printed Site ID form in TurboWaste and print it.
- Mail these to Ecology.
If you do not have access to TurboWaste, please contact us.
Addendums
Episodic generation
Episodic generation is a planned or unplanned waste event that would normally bump your generator status to a larger category. Only medium and small quantity generators can choose to use this rule. You may notify us of one episodic event in a calendar year (Jan. 1–Dec. 31).
Planned episodic event
If you intend to have an episodic event, you must notify us first:
We recommend that you submit your notification a minimum of 60 days prior to the planned event proposed start date.
If we receive your form less than 30 calendar days before the proposed start date, we will change your start date to meet the minimum 30 calendar day requirement.
Unplanned episodic event
Unexpected waste generation events require immediate notification:
- Within 72 hours of the event, notify your regional HWTR office by email or fax.
- Within 30 days of the event, fill out the addendum and mail it with your pre-printed Site ID form.
Second episodic event in the same calendar year
You must petition your regional office and wait for our approval before managing your dangerous waste as episodic.
Large quantity consolidation
This rule allows large quantity generators (LQGs) to receive waste from state small quantity generators (SQGs) that are under the same company, if they meet the conditions for exemption (WAC 173-303-200(15)).
To manage your state SQG waste under large quantity consolidation:
You may not begin consolidation until Ecology has approved your notification. Consolidation may begin 30 days or more after approval.
To update or add additional state SQG sites:
- Fill out the LQG Consolidation Addendum.
- Mail the addendum with a pre-printed Site ID form to Ecology.
Hazardous secondary materials
Hazardous secondary material (HSM) is material that, when discarded, is identified as dangerous waste during recycling processes involving solid waste (WAC 173-303-017(7)). A generator of HSM may apply for a variance following the procedures in the chapter.
To start managing your HSM under these requirements, you must:
- Contact your regional office to begin the application process.
- Request and fill out the HSM Addendum.
- Mail the pre-printed Site ID form and HSM Addendum form to Ecology.
If you have access to the site, you can reactivate your information electronically:
- Login to SAW to access TurboWaste.
- From your assigned sites page, select the inactive site.
- Click the reactivation link.
The site is active as soon as the notification is successfully submitted.
Changes to revise or update information are done through notifications.
Electronic submittal
To revise your information electronically:
- Login to SAW to access TurboWaste.
- From your assigned sites page, click on the site you need to update.
- Use the update notification link.
Updates that require paper notification
All information can be updated electronically except:
- Site name.
- Site location (transporters only).
- Legal ownership.
If submitting with a paper form, the form must:
- Have an original, wet ink signature by an authorized representative for your site.
- Be mailed to the address at the top of the form.
Note: We will return all forms that do not have an original, wet ink signature. Copies, faxes, or emails are not accepted.
Once an EPA/State ID number is assigned to a site, it stays active until you withdraw it. You cannot withdraw your number until all of the following conditions are met:
- All dangerous waste activity has stopped.
- All dangerous wastes have been removed from the site.
- Ecology has received all Dangerous Waste Annual Reports for all active years.
If you are a small quantity or medium quantity generator, you can withdraw your EPA/State ID number by selecting “Withdraw” on the Site ID form.
Yes. You must follow the conditions of exemption for LQGs (WAC 173-303-200(12)):
- Notify no later than 30 days prior to closing the facility.
- Submit electronically or with a pre-printed Site ID form with the LQG Clean Closure section filled out.
- Within 90 days after closing, submit your annual report and select the withdraw option.
EPA/State ID numbers are not transferable (unless you are a transporter). If your business moves to a new location and continues to generate dangerous waste, you must:
- Withdraw the EPA/State ID number for the old location.
- Apply for an EPA/State ID number for the new location or reactivate a previously withdrawn number for the new location.
If you are a transporter, you can take your number with you as long as you have not generated waste on the site.
To update your site location information, you must mail in your pre-printed Site ID form.