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Biennial Reports
Attention: Treatment, Storage, and/or Disposal Facilities (TSDF) please go to the Annual Facility Report Page for reporting information. Due to California Regulations, DTSC is not authorized to grant extensions. What is the Purpose of the Biennial Report? The DTSC and U.S. EPA have a common mission to protect human health and the environment, which they carry out by enforcing strict management standards for hazardous wastes, and gathering information about the generation, transportation and final disposition of hazardous waste in the state. The Federal and State hazardous waste regulations require certain RCRA hazardous waste generators, as well as, facilities that treat, store or dispose of RCRA hazardous waste, to report their hazardous waste activities biennially on odd-numbered calendar years. The information collected will:
This year, as in past years, DTSC is only collecting Biennial Reports from Large Quantity Generators of RCRA (Federally-regulated) hazardous wastes. WHO MUST FILE THE 2011 HAZARDOUS WASTE REPORT (BIENNIAL REPORT)? Sites required to file the Hazardous Waste Report You are required by Federal statute (mandatory reporting) to complete and file the 2011 Hazardous Waste Report (also known as the “Biennial Report”) if your site:
DEFINITION OF A RCRA LARGE QUANTITY GENERATOR
Note: You will report your current Hazardous Waste Generator status as of the date of submitting your 2011 Hazardous Waste Report on the Site ID Form in Item 10.A.1 – Generator of Hazardous Waste. Your current status may be different from the status during the report year that requires you to file the Hazardous Waste Report. When is the Biennial Report Due? The Biennial Reports must be postmarked no later than March 1st of every even calendar year covering activities conducted the previous year. Please, DO NOT fax or e-mail completed reports. Fees: No Fees are required for completing the Biennial Report. However, failure to comply with Federal and State regulations regulations regarding Biennial Reports may result in fines and penalties. Disclosure: Due to the State budget crisis, DTSC will not mail out courtesy notification letters to facilities that are required to file the 2011 Biennial Report. However, DTSC is neither required nor obligated to notify facilities of when to report. It is the responsibility of all facilities to obtain current forms and reporting information. Furthermore, it is the facilities responsibility to submit reports and manage reporting deadlines. To utilize all the features in this web site, please download the FREE utility, Adobe Acrobat Reader 2011 Biennial Report Reference Materials Due to California Regulations, DTSC is not authorized to grant extensions. Required Forms for LQG's: Forms not required for LQG's: Contact Us Phone, Fax and E-Mail Biennial Reporting Address (Physical, UPS/Fed Ex) FREE Software link: California recommends that LQG's use Florida’s Department of Environmental Protection Software: 2011 BRState Software 2011 BRState User Manual BRState Software Webinar Training - New Session 1 - Software Set Up, Set Up User and Report Options Session 2 - RCRA Subtitle C Site Identification Forms (Site ID) Session 3 - Waste Generation and Management Forms (GM) Session 4 - Waste Received from Off-Site Forms (WR) - TSDF's Only Session 5 - Error Checking, How to Print, and How to Create a Submission File/ Zip file IHS Waste Reporting Software: As of June 1, 2011, the Waste Reporter software is no longer available for distribution or support. Consequently, the software will not be available for preparation of Biennial Hazardous Waste reports for the 2011 reporting year. Note: California does not accept reports from the American Resource Management (ARM) Waste Reporting Management Software. 2009 Biennial Report Reference Materials 2009 Biennial Hazardous Waste Report Instructions and Forms 2009 Biennial Hazardous Waste Report Printable Forms Only 2009 Biennial Hazardous Waste Report Flat File Specifications USEPA's National Biennial Report Page | ||