APPENDIX X 

HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT IN IDAHO 


2010 


INTRODUCTION 

This report COvers the time period from January 1 through 

December 31,2010, It describes the types and amounts of 

hazardous waste generated in Idaho, how this waste was 

managed, and any waste remaining on-site. The report also 

discusses the types and amounts of hazardous waste imported 

into Idaho. This information is compiled by the Idaho 

Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) from the Idaho 

Hazardous Waste Generator Annual ReporLli submitted by 

Large and Small Quantity Hazardous Waste Generators 

(LQGs and SQGs), as required by Idaho Code Section 

39-4411(4) of the Idaho Hazardous Waste Management Act 

(HWMA), and from reports submitted by commercial 

hazardous waste disposal facilities. as required by Idaho 

Code Section 39-4411(5), This report is distributed to the 

Governor. Legislature, and the public of Idaho to present an 

annual overview of Idaho hazardQUS waste management 

activities. Additional information regarding DEQ may be 

found at http;lIwww"degjdaho.gov. 

The Idano DEQ contributes to the national overview of 

hazardous waste management activities through federal 

biennial reporting and the Resource Conservation and 

Recovery Act Infonnation System (RCRAInfo), The federal 

Biennial Repoft describes national hazardous waste activities 

as reported by LQGs and Treatment, Storage, and Disposal 

(TSD) facilities every other year, RCRAlnfo assigns 

hazardous waste facility identification numbers and tracks 

hazardous waste- permitting. enforcement. and corrective 

action at hazardous waste generation facilities, Biennial 

reporting and RCRAlnfo are used by the U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency (EPA) to track and report national 

hazardous waste activities to the President, U.S. Congress, 

and the pUblic. This infonnation may also be accessed 

through the Internet at either of the following sites: 

hup:l!w\\w.epa.goy!envjro/indcx ja.ya.html; or 

llup:flwww.cpa.govIrIOearthl. 

THE REPORT 

As reported by Idaho LQGs and SQGs, 5,152 tons of 

hazardous waste was generated in Idaho during 2010. 

Wastewater accounted for <1 ton or <0,01 % of the total 

reported hazardous waste generated. Non-wastewater 

hazardous wastes accounted for >99% of the total or 5,151 

tons. These wastes fait in the following categories: 

CHARACTERIST1C WASTES - 1,858 Tons 

This waste is hazardous because it contains one or 

more characteristic of ignitability. corrosivity, 

reactjvity, or toxicity. 

OTHER WASTES - I, JI9 Tons 

This waste includes discarded commercial chemicals. 

universal wastes. and miscellaneous listed wastes, 

MIXED WASTES - 1,053 Tons 

This waste is both hazardous and radioactive. For 

the year 2010, most mixed waste was generated and 

stored at the fNL 

TREATMENT, STORAGE, AND DISPOSAl. (1'8D) 

WASTES - 969 Tons 

This hazardous waste is generated from residuals 

and conection systems at pennitted TSD facilities 

and hazardous waste landfills. 

SOl.VENT WASTES 146 Tons 

Spent solvents are generated by various industry 

and business activities, such as parts de-greasing. 

painting. various manufacturing processes. and dry 

cleaning. 

RE.MEDlAT10N WASTES 7 Tons 

Most remediation wastes are generated from the 

cleanup of contaminated sites (Superfund and other 

sites), perfomting corrective action, andlor removing 

and upgrading underground storage tanks. 
TRENDS IN IDAHO WASTE GENERATION 

The amount of hazardous waste generated in idaho. as 

reported by Idaho LQGs and SQGs, increased from 5,055 

tons in 2009 to 5.152 lOns in 2010, an increase of <2%. !'Ion~ 

wastewater hazardous waste amounts increased from 5.055 

tons in 2009£05.151 tons in 2010, also an increa.;;e of <2%. 

This year, only two of the six hazardous waste categories 

listed on the front page show increases from 2009 amounts 

with four of the six categories showing a reduction from 2009 

amounts. 

Total Hazardous Waste Generation in Idaho 

2005-2OtO 

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 

WASTE IMPORTED INTO IDAHO IN 201 0 

The tWQ categories reflecting an increase are Mixed Wastes 

and Other Wastes. The four categories reflecting a decrease 

are Characteristic Wastes, Remediation Wastes, Solvent 

\'v'astes. and TSD Wastes. 

In spite of fhe small overaU waste generalion increase. it 

would appear that public health and the environment of Idaho 

continue to benefit from continued business waste 

minimization practices, such as recycling and distillation, 

The economic downturn continues to tmpact waste 

generation. 

Non~wastewater Hazardous Waste Generation 


Per Year in Idaho 


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2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 

The only commercial hazardous waste landfill operating in Idaho is the US Ecology Idaho, Inc, site (formerly Envirosafu Services of 

Idaho. Inc,) in Owyhee County near Grand View, (daho. 

Traditionally, waste received at US Ecology Idaho has been reported in the following three (3) categories: 

RCRA- This waste is defined by the federaJ Resource Conservation & Recovery Act (ReRA) and HWMA as 

hazardous, It is reguJated by Idaho and the federal government. 

PCB­ lois waste is defined as a toxic substance by the federal Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA). Currently, 

this waste is regulated in Idaho only by the federal government 

Non-Hazl - This category includes both non-hazardous waste and waste regulated as manifested state hazardous wastes 

by other states (including FUSRAPINORM wastes) and must be disposed in a pennitted RCRA hazardous 

waste disposal facility when shipped to Idaho. 

During 2010, US Ecology Idaho received 404,532 tons of waste, a decrease uf 26% ftom the 546,772 tons receivt.-"d during 2009. Most of 

the waste (402,388 tons or >99%) received at US Ecology Idaho came from other states. The state from which the most waste was sent to 

liS Ecology Idaho was New Jersey, which sent 115.356 tons fordisposa) in 2010. ldaho generators sent 2,144 «1%) tons to US Eculogy 

Idaho in 2010. The chart on the foHowing page details the various states and amount of waste they shipped to US Ecology Idaho in 2010. 

I This category has previously been identified as the Stale Waste category. However, due 10- charlges in waste dIsposal options, it ha.~ become apparent 10 

Idaho DEQ this category should mote appmpriatdy be designated as the NOIl·Hazardous category. It does still oontain smaJt amounls of waste regu1ated 

as manifested stale hazMdous waste by other states. 
HAZARDOUS WASTE IMPORTED INTO 


IDAHO IN 2010 (TONS) 


i STATE RANK RCRA PCB NON-HAZ 2lI10TOTAL % OF TOTAL 2009 TOTAL

! 92,002,8 115,355,9 28.51 i 23,353, I 1 340,638,2 : NJ 0,0

i 2 25,17 NY ! 0,0 92,313,9* 9,488,9 29.568,2 

3 

101.802,8 i 

19,02 0,0 0,0 76.932,2 76,932,2 : 68.8923 

4 

MO 

OR 38.110,2 39.5 2,470.7 : 40.620.4 ! 10,04 25,547,2

5 12,169.1 : 115,6 1,073.8 i 13.358,6 : 3.30 I WA 9,568.1

6 3.10 CA 2,165.3 0,0 10,355,2 : 12,520.5 I 37.535,8 :

7 3,01 MT 1.618.5 4,117,0 ' 6.439,31 12,174,8 3.017.8

8 1,68 289,7 0.0 6.506.4 : 6.796.0 4,066,6 i NV 

9 1,63 i UT 4.375.6 43.5 2.167,9 i 6,586,9 7,029.8

10 1.27 AK 275.2 292,9 : 4,583,6 5,151,8 i 870.8 :

II i 0,69 0.0 0.0 2.793,8 2.7938 ' 102,7 , ! C~** 12 1 0.53 958,6 64.3 1,121.3 2.561.8 1

2,144.2 i 

0.39 co 13 1 1,234,7 0,2 346,9 1.581.8 510.5 ! 

0.27 PA 14 i, 10.9 0.0 1.063.7 1,074.5 i 12.804.6

FL 0,22 15 0,0 0.0 : 872.7 872.7 ' 14.1 i

678.1 I 0.18 

O.S I ~~ :~! ~:~ ~:~ :~::~ i 668.9 0.17 : 70.2 i 

KY 18 0,2 : 0,0 664.9 : 665.1 i 0.16 , 3.6 • 

WY 19 7.3 3.9 536.2 I 547<5 ' 0.14 457,0

I SD 2°1 I' 0.0 42.5 364.6 . 407.1 0./0 292.8 , 0.09 : i TX 2 12.3 0.5 338,0 1 350.S i 1,965.1

! IL 22 i 0.0 0.0 , 325<8 1 325.8 : 0.08 603.5 

AZ 23 0.0 0.0 • 234<2 : 234<2 0.06 2.1 i, I' 

MA 24: 47,7* 5.4 I 85.5 138.6 0,03 0.0, 

LA 25 0.7 0.0 1 135.4 1 1361 i 0<03 . 111.5 1 

NE 26 0.0 0.0 Ii : 123.3 123.3 I' 0.03 i, 0<0 i

I, IA 27 0.0 , 0.0 i 108.8 108.8 0.03 0<0 


KS '28 21.0 ! 0.0 : 60.7 i 81.7 0.02 I 253.0 i 


ND 29 0.0 : 30.3 Ii 51.0 ' 81.3 0.02 , 21.0 

NH 30 0.0 0.0 64.0 ' 64.0 0.02 i 014 

NC 31 47.8 0.0 I 0.2 48.0 0,0] 149.2 

GA i 32 0.0 0.0 : 28,5 28.5 0.01 0.0 

~: ~~ ~.~ JI[0~ , ~~<~ ~~:~ ~:~: • 3~~ HI 35 0.0 0.0 10.9 10.9 0,00 i 0,0 

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WI : 37 0.0 0<0 8<2 8.2 0.00 0.0 

i MN 38 0.0 4.8 1.0 5.8 0.00 21.4 

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I OK 40 0.2 0,0 4.0 4,2 0.00 12.0 

,IN 41 i 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0,00 0.0 

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i AL*** I"IA 0.0 0,0 0.0 i 0.0 0.00 , 15<0 I 

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TOTAL NIA 1 84,709.8 I 96.846.9 222,748.2 I 404,532,4 100% I 546,772.2

*Combmed TSCAIRCRA waste streams; ** Canada 


*"Included in 20()9 total, but no waste was received from Alabama or Connecticut in 2010 

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HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT METHODS 

Using one of the methods listed below, a reported 9.752 tuns of hazardous waste was managed in 2010. The amount of waste managed during 2010 

includes the reported 5.152 tons generated in 2010 as well as waste generated in previous years but kept in permitted storage units awaiting further 

treatment and disposal. 

MANAGEMENT 

METHOD 

TOTAL 

TONS 

MANAGED 

IN-STATE 

MANAGED 

OUT·Of-STATE 

Landfill 2.193 733 I,4W ! 

Treatment 3.600 3,223 377 

Reuse/Recycle 366 54 312 : 

i Incineration 1.036 0 1.036 

Other 2,557 0 2,557