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Hazardous Materials and Waste Management Division
Permits, Notifications, Registrations, and Certifications
Hazardous Waste
Radiation
Solid Waste
Forms and Applications
The following provides narrative descriptions of the permitting, licensing, notification,
registration and certification processes related to the management and
disposal of solid waste, hazardous waste, radioactive materials and
radiation-producing machines. This guidance is not meant to modify
or replace State statutes or regulations, which undergo periodic
revisions.
Permits/Licenses
Corrective Action Plan
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Owners and
operators of sites where hazardous waste has been released into the
environment may submit a corrective action plan for approval in
order to pro-actively respond to the release without the need for a
permit or enforcement action by the Department.
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Emergency
Permit
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In instances
where there is an imminent and substantial endangerment to human
health or the environment because a substance is too dangerous to
move or is shock sensitive, a temporary emergency permit may be
issued to allow the treatment, storage or disposal of the waste.
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Generator EPA Identification Number
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An EPA
Identification Number is not a permit. It is a number used by
the Department and EPA to identify a facility for hazardous waste
management purposes.
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Generator Treatment Permit by Rule
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Generators
may be able to treat their own hazardous wastes on site in order to
reduce the volume or toxicity of the waste, or to increase the
ability to recycle or reclaim the waste.
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Hazardous Materials Transportation
Permit
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The
Colorado Public Utilities Commission issues annual hazardous
materials transportation permits to transporters hauling hazardous
materials that require placarding under 49 CFR 172 or 173. Hazardous waste is a subset of hazardous materials.
Most
transporters hauling hazardous waste must also obtain an EPA
Identification Number.
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Land Treatment
Demonstration Permit
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Anyone
wanting to treat or dispose of hazardous waste in a land treatment
unit must obtain a short-term permit to conduct field tests to show
that the waste will be completely degraded, transformed or
immobilized.
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| Publicly
Owned Treatment Works (POTW) Permit by Rule
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This
permit by rule process allows a municipal sewage and industrial
wastewater treatment facility (Publicly Owned Treatment Works or
POTW) to accept certain hazardous wastes for treatment if the
facility is permitted under the Clean Water Act to accept such
wastes for treatment.
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Research,
Development and Demonstration Permit
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Anyone
wanting to try an innovative or experimental hazardous waste
treatment technology or process for which permit standards don't
already exist may apply for a temporary permit.
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Remedial
Action Plan
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The
owner or operator of a facility that generates hazardous
remediation wastes may request approval for a Remedial Action Plan
that authorizes the facility to treat, store or dispose of the
waste at the remediation waste management site.
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Treatment, Storage and
Disposal Facilities Permit
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Anyone
wanting to operate a facility for the treatment, storage or disposal
of hazardous waste must obtain a permit.
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Underground
Injection Control Well Permit by Rule
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The
owner or operator of an underground injection well may utilize this
rule if they have, and are in compliance with, an underground
injection control permit issued under the federal Clean Water Act or
Colorado’s Safe Drinking Water Act that allows the disposal of
hazardous wastes.
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Notifications/Registrations
Notification
of Regulated Waste Activity
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Certain
facilities that generate hazardous waste must notify the Department of
their regulated hazardous waste activities. Persons who own or operate
a facility for the treatment, storage, or disposal of regulated
hazardous waste, handle used oil (not just generate), transport hazardous wastes or manage large quantities of
universal waste must also notify of these activities. Persons that
import hazardous waste from a foreign country, generate mixed
hazardous and radioactive waste, burn hazardous waste in a boiler or
industrial furnace, recycle hazardous waste and/or if there is an
underground injection well located at their facility must notify the
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Radiation Permits/Licenses
Notifications/Registrations
| Provisional
Mammographers Registration/Certification
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Any person who is not registered in
mammography by the American Registration of Radiologic Technology (ARRT)
needs to register with the Department for a provisional certificate.
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Qualified
Inspector Registration/Certification
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Qualified applicants may become authorized
to perform inspections of radiation-producing machines in Colorado
(except in federal facilities).
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| Servicing
and Services of Radiation Machines Registration
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Individuals that wish to provide radiation
protection services, including providing environmental radiation
measurement, shielding calibration and the installation, servicing and
calibration of radiation-producing machines and components, must register with the
Department.
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| X-ray
Machine Registration
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Anyone who operates a facility that has one
or more radiation-producing machines installed and/or located within a building or
vehicle is required to register with the Department.
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Certifications
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Solid Waste
Permits/Licenses
| Certificate of Designation
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Persons
operating a facility for solid waste disposal where processing,
treatment or final disposal is performed must
obtain a certificate of designation.
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Certificate
of Designation - Composting Facility
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Persons
operating a facility where composting, incorporating into compost or
utilizing a composting process for organic solid wastes must obtain
a certificate of designation.
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Certificate
of Designation - Scrap Tire Facility
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Persons
operating a facility for the purpose of processing or disposal of
scrap tires that are not regulated under the recycling requirements
of Section 8 of the Colorado Regulations Pertaining to Solid Waste
Sites and Facilities (6 CCR 1007-2) must obtain a certificate of
designation.
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Notifications/Registrations
24
Hour Notification of Unplanned Asbestos in Soil Discovery
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The
owner/operator of property at which soil-disturbing activities are
occurring must notify the Department within 24 hours of discovery of
visible material containing asbestos in the soils or asbestos-contaminated soil.
Although the underlying requirements are contained in Solid Waste
statutes and regulations, project oversight can be conducted by Solid
Waste, Hazardous Waste, Brownfields or Voluntary Cleanup staff. |
10
Day Notification of Planned Asbestos in Soil Management
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The
owner/operator of property at which soil-disturbing activities are
planned in an area that is known to have, or has the potential to
have, material suspected of containing asbestos must notify the
Department at least 10 working days prior to any soil-disturbing
activity. Although the underlying requirements are contained in
Solid Waste statutes and regulations, project oversight can be
conducted by Solid Waste, Hazardous Waste, Brownfields or Voluntary
Cleanup staff.
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Recycling
Facility Registration
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Persons that operate solid waste recycling facilities
must register with the Department and submit an annual report
summarizing their activities.
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Tire
Hauler Registration
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Persons involved in the commercial
transportation of waste motor vehicle tires for storage and/or disposal
purposes in Colorado must register with the Department.
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