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Ensuring Companies in your Community File Hazardous Waste Reports
National Links
Hazardous Waste Report Instructions
Hazardous Waste
Instructions and Form
PDF, 80 pg, 360 K About PDF
Regional Links
Region 9's Hazardous Waste Programs
For more information: Please contact EPA's James Sullivan at (415) 972-3309, or at sullivan.james@epa.gov
Crower Sales and Engineering is an auto parts maker. Ortho Organizers makes orthodontic steel brackets. Flash Electronics puts electronic parts onto circuit boards. What do these California companies have in common? They all generate large quantities of hazardous waste, which requires them to file a hazardous waste report, called a Biennial Report, every two years
Whether these are Fortune 500 companies or just neighborhood mom-and-pop shops, making sure they report their hazardous waste is important to residents of nearby communities who want to know what’s in their back yards.
EPA estimates that the United States generates 41 million tons of hazardous waste annually. EPA uses the Biennial Reports to track changes in waste volume and toxicity, the effects of regulations, and the impact of pollution-prevention and waste-minimization efforts. This information gives EPA a clearer picture of what types of waste end up in landfills, which can lead to regulatory changes to enhance recycling and can affect decisions on the siting of hazardous waste facilities. The Biennial Reports are essential to EPA’s mission of protecting public health and the environment.
Some types of hazardous waste can be dangerous even in very small amounts. EPA requires Biennial Reports from any facility that generates more than 2.2 pounds of acutely hazardous waste, or 2,200 pounds of other hazardous waste, per month. About 2,500 facilities in California are required to file reports to EPA every other year on the quantities, nature, and disposition of their hazardous wastes.
Recently, in an effort to increase compliance with these requirements, EPA’s Pacific Southwest Regional Office initiated a new expedited settlement program for large quantity hazardous waste generators that failed to file their 2001 biennial reports. The move came after EPA discovered that numerous facilities that should have filed biennial reports had failed to do so.
In the pilot program, EPA targeted 45 large hazardous waste generators who failed to file the report in 1999 and 200l. To date, 31 companies have settled cases with EPA and reported more than 36 million pounds of hazardous waste. In addition to providing their missing biennial hazardous waste reports, each company paid a fine of $2,200.
EPA’s Pacific Southwest Regional Office plans to expand this effort based on 2003 biennial reports, and extend it to Arizona, Nevada, Hawaii and the Pacific Islands.
For more information on EPA’s hazardous waste reports and instructions on how to fill out the Biennial Report, go to EPA's Web page: 2003 Hazardous Waste Report Instructions and Forms.
The 31 California companies that settled with EPA are:
| Company | Address | Community |
|---|---|---|
| Anaheim Plating, | 928 E. South St. | Anaheim |
| Aerodynamic Plating Co. | 3629 S. St. Andrew Place | Torrance |
| Aero Electric Connector | 548 Ampula | Torrance |
| Air Force Conversion Agency | Division D/Castle Air Force Base | Merced |
| Cal Bumper | 13034 Saticoy St. | North Hollywood |
| Camp Roberts Training Site | Highway 101 | Camp Roberts |
| Camp San Luis Obispo | Highway 1 | San Luis Obispo |
| Cemex CA Cement LLC | l6888 N. East Street | Victorville |
| Clearwater Environmental Management | 33204 Western Ave. | Union City |
| Crower Sales and Engineering | 3333 Main St. | Chula Vista |
| Data Circuit Systems | 335 Turtle Creek Ct. | San Jose |
| El Paso Merchant Energy | 1130 West Rincon St. | Corona |
| Eurodesign Cabinets Inc. | 13428 Benson Ave. | Chino |
| Flash Electronics | 4050 Starboard Dr. | Fremont |
| Flash Electronics | 48607 Warm Springs Road | Fremont |
| Inland Valley Development Agency | Leland Norton Way | San Bernardino |
| Kulike & Soffa | 1504 McCarthy Blvd. | Milpitas |
| Maxdem Inc. | 140 E. Arrow Hwy. | San Dimas |
| Merchants Metals | 12482 E. Putnam Dr. | Whittier |
| Murrietta Circuit Design | 5000 E. London Dr. | Anaheim |
| OPI Products | 13056 Saticoy St. | North Hollywood |
| Ortho Organizers | 1619 S. Rancho Santa Fe Road | San Marcos |
| Phenomenex | 411 Madrid Ave. | Torrance |
| Siemens Transportation Systems Inc. | 7464 French Road | Sacramento |
| Solectron | Gilbralter Dr. | Milpitas |
| Synpep Corp. | 6905 Sierra Ct. | Dublin |
| Systron Donner Inertial Division | 2700 Systron Dr. | Concord |
| Tektek | 45585 Commerce St. | Indio |
| Thibiant International | 20320 Prairie St. | Chatsworth |
| Xerox Corp. | 800 E. Bonita Ave. | Pomona |
| X-Ray Laminantes | 1504 McCarthy Blvd. | Milpitas |
Contact Information
James Sullivan ( sullivan.james@epa.gov)
(415) 972-3309