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Generator Summary Chart
This table—from "RCRA, Superfund and EPCRA Call Center Training Module: Introduction to Generators (PDF) (23 pp, 362 K, About PDF)—provides a summary of requirements for each class of hazardous waste generator: Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators (CESQGs), Small Quantity Generators (SQGs), and Large Quantity Generators (LQGs).
For a more detailed analysis, see Hazardous Waste Generator Regulations: A User-Friendly Reference Document, May 2007 (PDF) (339 ppp, 3.7 MB, About PDF).
| CESQGs | SQGs | LQGs | |
| Quantity Limits | ≤100 kg/month ≤1 kg/month of acute hazardous waste ≤100 kg/month of acute spill residue or soil §§261.5(a) and (e) |
Between 100 - 1,000
kg/month §262.34(d) |
≥1,000 kg/month >1 kg/month of acute hazardous waste >100 kg/month of acute spill residue or soil Part 262 and §261.5(e) |
| EPA ID Number | Not required §261.5 |
Required §262.12 |
Required §262.12 |
| On-Site Accumulation Quantity | ≤1,000 kg ≤1 kg acute ≤100 kg of acute spill residue or soil §§261.5(f)(2) and (g)(2) |
≤6,000 kg §262.34(d)(1) |
No limit |
| Accumulation Time Limits | None §261.5 |
≤180 days or |
≤90 days §262.34(a) |
| Storage Requirements | None §261.5 |
Basic
requirements with technical standards for tanks or containers §§262.34(d)(2) and (3) |
Full compliance for management
of tanks, containers, drip pads, or containment buildings §262.34(a) |
| Sent To: | State approved or RCRA permitted/interim
status facility §§261.5(f)(3) and (g)(3) |
RCRA permitted/interim
status facility §262.20(b) |
RCRA permitted/interim status facility §262.20(b) |
| Manifest | Not required §261.5 |
Required §262.20 |
Required §262.20 |
| Biennial Report | Not required §261.5 |
Not required §262.44 |
Required §262.41 |
| Personnel Training | Not required §261.5 |
Basic training required §262.34(d)(5)(iii) |
Required §262.34(a)(4) |
| Contingency Plan | Not required §261.5 |
Basic plan §262.34(d)(5)(i) |
Full plan required §262.34(a)(4) |
| Emergency Procedures | Not required §261.5 |
Required §262.34(d)(5)(iv) |
Full plan required §262.34(a)(4) |
| DOT Transport Requirements | Yes (if required by DOT) |
Yes §§262.30-262.33 |
Yes §§262.30-262.33 |
