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Waste System Issues, Compliance with the Dangerous Waste Regulations-Introduction
Current Hazardous Waste System Issues
Compliance with the Dangerous Waste Regulations
Compliance with federal and state hazardous waste management
regulations is the basis of Ecology's charge regarding hazardous
waste management. The state Dangerous Waste Regulations (Chapter
173-303 WAC,
http://apps.leg.wa.gov/wac/default.aspx?cite=173-303)
are the foundation of the HWTR Program's compliance efforts. Formal
inspections of, and informal visits to, waste generators are centered
on the regulations.
Recommendations and Five Year Milestones:
| HW
5 |
Increase the number
of local and state compliance inspectors so staffing levels
are sufficient to inspect Large and Medium Quantity Generators
(LQGs and MQGs) every three years and to provide most counties
with local source control inspectors. |
| HW
6 |
Additional user-friendly
information is available to regulated facilities on how
to comply with the Dangerous Waste Regulations. |
| HW
7 |
Work toward safer
management of small quantity generator (SQG) wastes. |
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