APPENDIX IX 

HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT IN IDAHO 

201 3 


INTRODUCTION 

Thi s rep0l1 Covers th e lim\! period fi'om January I through 

DCCl:mb-.:r 3 L 2013 . 11 descnbl's th e LypeS CUltJ amounts oj 

IlllZ<J rdOUS wilsIe generated ill Idaho, how this W<lste was 

Il1 rm ogt.:d, find ally wilSie rem,lIning on-s ileo The report ;lho 

di .') ~lIs t:s Ih e {")'pe ~ al1 d ornounts o f hazardous W:.JSl\..: imp0l1ed 

into IJdhll. '1l1is m ro)1'n<llit)n is cum pileu by the lrtoho 

Oc-pm1Il1Cn! of Lnvironrnenlnl Qll::dity (DEQ) hom the ldnho 

Haz<lrdous Waste Generalor Annual Rep<)rts slIhm itLed hy 

Largt: :Ulcl Smal l Quantity HalRrdoll!:' Wa<.;lc GcncrCllors 

lu'}'lis and SQGs), (I S required by Id.iho Code Section 

39-44 11 (4) o r lhe Idaho Hazardous Waste "" lrulagcmCJlI Act 

(HWMA). aJlClli'om reports s ublllilled by commercial 

hfl lardOllS us ~ disposnl lilcilitics, as requn-ell b) Idaho 

( 'ode Sed. Oil 39-44 1 1(5). 1his report is distributell to tl:!.: 

Go .... ernor, Legislat ure. und the public of Idaho to rr~sl.:.llt an 

annual overview o r IJaho h<l7itrdous waste mana!;t:IllCll t 

activit ies. Additllmal inlimnation n.: ga di ll~ DEQ lIlay b.:: 

found at hltp: i, \\'\\\\- !leg !t~ \O . L'\ll.. 

The Idaho DEQ eOnLribul es 10 tht.: natlon<ll ovcrview or 

halurdous w.,ste lll<tn:l.gemC:l1 t activities tl1l'\)ugh rederal 

bienninl reportlllg ruld th e Resource Conservation and 

Reco vel)' Act Iliionnali oll System (RCRAlnfo). r'IH..: fl..'dcmJ 

Hi IC llIlial Repol1 J~scribl..' s national hnL<lrdous waste "(:tivllle~ 

as rep0l1ed by LQGs and Tn..:at.llleni. to r.l~e, alld Disposa l 

(TSD) rncil ities t:very other yeer, RCRA ln fo <lssigns 

hal:<l nJous waste tilCllilY identiiicatiollllulliber.::; 1111d tracks 

h.17.4lrdlJ\lS wa!'>h: petll1iuing. enfun.:l..'lllcnl. and cor'recli vc 

action ,It hazardous Wllstc gt:ncratioll fncllitil'S. Bi clin ial 

reporling <md RC RAlnio An,: used hy tht: U.S. En vironmental 

Proh!l:tion " !!reney (EPA) to tfud, ttJltJ report nat ional 

luvardolls waste m;tivities to ule lJresidl,.'llt. IJ,:,) Congress, 

and the pu bliC, " his infonnation may aJso be' ac()!sscd 

th rough the Intern":l tit dther oflhe 1~l ll owlll g sil.;s: 

hup .llww\\.::p;J t'C'\ 'eli viro/indr x illv.t hUuJ: or 

hU[l ;o'"' ,,,",m t:IlJ g('l\'lr l Uslilrt hl, 

E-MANtFE ST UPDATE 

On October 5, 20 12, Prcsidt.!1l1 Obama signed inlo 1m\', the 

hnardolls wf1$ IC eleclronic manifest est<ll blisbmenl ilct 

hl1 1J\ \\" '" I.!'ll ~b\ c;iPh¥1,jlb-1 1':-7 Ilknripd li hjllsI J2 ~ 7 1 0cnJ'.l\l,U). which uuthorizl!s the US EPA 10 imr lemC'nl 

il n.HioJl <11 cleclronil: IlwllifeSI sysk'm. Cnmmonly n:fC rn:u to 

•15 "c-lTI ilflile:i1 ," this 11<11iol1<11 s),stelll is ell visio ned to be 

impkmenl'l!d by thl! EP A ill pmillcrsil ip with indu~try lind 

states. 

Th~ Act ires that lhe c-manifest IIlforrnahon technology 

systt:m must be up aud running within three YI!,I"'; after Ole 

ill·t is rassed, ' 1111.' EPA musl iS511 1.' q~ul<l t ll ullthori /il1g 1l~1.' 

oreit:ctroni.; manifests within one ) cal' after the act is pass..:d 

(Ihis regulation wns published h hruary 7. 20 14 , in the 

h:J..:ral Rc ~ister) . Thl! EPA mll!it establish a !iystem advisor)' 

board with in three ye'I's after the act is passl'd in nrdcr til 

adv ~c the EPA on systcm pcrlonllancc and user kcs. 

Th~ e-tnanifest Act· 

Ex tends to all rederally- (lnd st<lLe-regulatcd wastes 

requiring nHUlircslS 

• 	 AIIl)\\'" that the use orelectronic l11(llli !\;:';l:, i:, 

optional ror users 

AlilhOl'l7..es ccn!r'<llized collecti on of data li'ol11 

electronic and pnrer llHlllitests 

Auitlllri/c" EPA to collect t'a ~(lI1a le user fel.'s for 

all s-yst em related costs including development and 

maintenance 

Requires EPA conduct annual inspector g,enernl 

audits ;tnd subm it bieunial repons to Congress 

Rcqu ires CPA l!stablish a uniroml cll l.':(i e date in 

all states ror e -mani fest. and must implemenl eIllilni test umil stat es UTe authori zed 

THE REPORT 

As reported by Idaho LQGs nnd SQGs, there were 10,767 

Ions of hazardous waste g<.:ncratcd in IJllho durmg 20 13, with 

no wast ewater amou nts r;.: pnrted thiS year. The wa1l1cS fil II in 

Ihe rollowing c<llcgories: 

r{rMFDl"rtON W i\STF .C; ·- 5,233 Tons 

Mo:.; t rcmedl ation wastes art: generuled li'OOl lhe 

cle;ulIJp or CO lilam lnated sitt's (Superfund il.l1d Oilie r 

sit e::;). performin g corrective action, <lno/or rcmov in g 

<lnd 1Ipgrading 11lHIL-rgrollnll storilgc t<mks. 

0 1ltFR WAsru.. - 1.622 Tons 

1 his \\asle incllldes discarded eommercial (.;helllicals 

( 12 tons), IIni ve ~a l wastes (245 tons). <lnd 

IIllscellancous lisled wastes ( 1.365 lons), 

TnE.<\nIEL\ T, STORAGE, A'.0 D tSPOSAL (TSD) 

WM;TCs- I.49 1 Tons 

111is hazardous waste is ~~ener<tLed tro ln residuols 

ilJld co llection systems al jlLnnill-:J j ~D frlcllilie s 

(IIld h.lz:lrdous waste landftlls 

CHARACi \'R TIC W A,<.,-r r <; 1,091 Tons 

This wa!ltl' is hazardous lh,:clUse it contains one or 

more charae (eris(lc of ignil ab ilil y, corrosivity. 

reaclivity, or lox-icilY . 

MIXW W\SlES - 1.019 TOilS 

1 his Wilsie is, bOlh hazardous ilnd radioacti ve. Fo)' 

fhe year 20 13, most mixed waS1e \....a::; generated and 

:;lortd at the INL 

SOI \ T'\ T W ASTf!'> -3 11 Tons 

Spellt solvents arc generatcd by various IlU\l~t )' 

and bu nl!~~ activities, such as parts gt\:, ill . 

painting., vanous rnanutaeturing proee:;scs, IIlld dry 

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WASTE IMPORTED INTO IDAHO IN 2013 

Th\;; (lill y comrnerciall l,L{llrUUIIS W,\Slc land nil operating In Idaho is th e LIS Ccology Idah o. Inc. site m Owy hee COUlllYncar Grand 

Vic\\·. Idaho, 'Ifaullion all y. wastc rCt'Clved at LI S [ cnlogy IdHho Il <ts ll~C !l rcpol1ed in UK: follmving llll"CC(3) emcg,Mies: 

ROtA - This wa..~l e Isddill..:tI 11) the kucral Rc:>mm.:e COllscr v~\!iO Il &. Re..:overy Al:t (RCRA) and HWM/\ as 

h.U'arun us It is rcguhllt"u by Idaho and the jh.iL-r::l goveml11cnL 

PCB - l"h is waste is dc!ined iI..... a 10.'\ie o.; lIbstance hy tht: Ii:: tlerd l Toxic: Snll~t(lll(.:e Conlrol Act (TSCA). CUlTcntl:--, 

til lS wa::.tl..: JSn:gul~lr.: J in Idahu on ly by the Icderal !!ovemlllcnL 

No n-I-I az l - r llis catcgory In cJlI( l~ s both uOll-hazartlo\ls wasle and wa:;-[c reg,tll:ued as ~lIl ir ti state hazardous w,Hac!> 

by other sl;llcs (including n JSRA PINORM waslcs) .md must bl.! disposecllil a pennilled RCRA hnl.3rJotis 

\I'.:Isle dispos<.11 racility wht:11 shlppl.:d to Idaho. 

Durin:; 20 13, US Ecolog,y Idaho rl!ce l\,t!d 284 ,470 tOilS o rw(tslc. a decrease of28% from the 396. 102 Ions rece ived during 201 2 (1st of 

Ihe waste (275.901 (ons or >97%) rece ived a( US F.c\,logy Idaho e<tme Irom other Slah;S. The stale rrom whh.;h Ihc most waste \Ya5SCntlo 

IJS htllug) Idaho \vas Missouri, whi ch sem 90.5891011::; !\lr dio.;pu~<1 \ in 201.1 . 1t.Iahu gClll.! ralors scnt 7.569l<J%) [OilS to US [c\)lul.!)' 

I,b llo ill 20 13, The chart Oil th e following pIIgc details the various slilles Clnd amou nt ul \\.t\tc they hippl.,tI [0 US Ecology Idaho 111 201 1 

I I'hl» calcQJf)" hol.~ I' rr\'i (JI.I~I} l-.een 4~ cl. i li t.! U <\1 Ihe 51,,\{" W:IS1( 'l1 tCSOf\ How,'\., duC Iv 'l.'hHJI gC-.s in \\';\stc 'i )ijo!.~ 1 P\i t"" l~. II h.;G bc..:ome I); m:!nt 10 

Iclullo DEQ Ibis ':'1tt:gQry s.hou ld more .trrrOflTllJ.1el) be i!~1 II~k'~ ,IS the Nm,j I;u:m!ous 1.1I1t'~1f', ' , 11 ~!. .)1111 1.'\IIIt"in mil!1 nmOllllts of\\"3!,le re&i1L1lCd 

as. nl3nire~ cd Slru,' !;'1 ;~ dOllSw;)sle by olill:r Slall:s. 

TREND S IN IDAHO WASTE GENERATION 

i11e amoulll or hazardous lVa~ e ge nerateu in ld<ll\o, as 

reponed by Idaho LQGs :.lIlu SQGs. Incn:::1..;;ed fmlll 5.267 

to ns It! 20 12 to 10.767 tO il::; in 20 13. an incn;,t'ie or I o/o. 

Although, nvc orlhe si:\ hazardous \\-;lsll.: ca[q,!uries lislet! on 

lhe frOn! page show an mcrea')l: rrOill 20 12 runouills. U1C 

primary ilH.:reil.;;e overall was duc to n olle-tU}lC 1"CIllCdi<t(ioll 

clCWU IJ> pro.icc! 

Th~ five ccltt.gnrics rell cetin,!! all increase Me Remcdi ation 

Wastes, Other Wastes (li kel y due 10 mereased lllli\'crs ~1 1 

W:Lo.; te lm;]~C lllc l) . " SD asl~s. C har<tcteri;,.t ic W,t,q..:.." 

ilnd Solvent WUSICS. rhe only ullegory refle":ling a d~c n:: i\se 

is Mi xed Waste. 

Total Hazardous Waste Genera\!on In Idaho 

2008·2013 

SOllie s iles rero rlcd snlall in cn;as~$ in waste gen1.!ration. 

sUi!gt:sting thJI sligh( ecollomic t1plUrns continue lo imp.1c l 

W<l~!t.· s\!nen1l ion. II WOllid al~o <tppcar tlHlI publi c hcallh and 

tht: environment o f Id;:Jho continue 10 bencfll 11 '0 111 eOlltinued 

hu<.,m css waSle minilllizfllJOll practices. such as ree) cling iU1d 

di:ltt ill<1 tioll. 

Non-wastewaler liatar<lcus iI~ te Generation 


Per Year In Id "ho 

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HAZARDOUS WASTE IMPORTED INTO 

IDAHO I N 2013 (TONS) 

STATE RANh: RCRA PCB NON~ II \ 1, 20 IJ TOTAL I '%oFToTAL 2012ToTAL 

MO I 0.06 0.00 90,588 gj 9U.588.89 1 32.00 67,492-2 

N.! 2 J,217K~ 0. 12 \ I ,'146.25 52.664 . I 8 18.60 126.591.9 

, A 3 13.870.75 ~(i.5 94.6 :; 25 .118.42 15.58 3.80 16.08 80. 27 I.U 

i\l A ·1 7!i .34 o ou 2~ . ~:!- 5g 22.6OU. I 2 8. 00 23,7 

OR 15,012.93 6.97 2 .27 7.01 17,2%.()1 6 10 33,579.!) 

WA 6 5.688.5 I •... .52 8.40 j .2 5U.05 15,466.96 5.46 6.90 J.2 

ID 7 1. 1 1".96 39 18 6.3 83.40 7.568.54 2.67 1.623. 7 

PA 8 46.8 2 U.OO 6. I 14.46 6.161.28 2 17 649. I 

liT 9 2.9 13. 50 12 Z I l,')30,t}(, !'i ,H76.67 207 5.8259 

MT 2.13 I .54 40 1.46 1,169.n 3. 7U2.96 I-JO IJ .53 I. I 

WY I I I 181 3 2.710 18 (i.6~1 3.2 5~ . 14 I. IS 228.5 

NY 12 n.on 3 55. 19 I.X{n .1l1) 2.247.R x 0.79 4&.761-0 

NO 13 U.OO 7.7 1 1.997.05 2.00·1.76 0.70 734. I 

MI 14 0.00 0.00 1.354 .37 1.35,1.3 7 0.47 2.0 

CO oflo.? I 1. 84 631 .27 1. 246 .oJ 0.4 3 I. I 49.l 

Il. 16 0.00 O.Oi l 1.1,11.18 1.242 .78 0.4 3 1.049.9 

AI< 17 453.56 1() 58 '\ 1782 78 7.9 5 0. 27 64 I I 

TX 18 2-12.56 0.00 361.96 60·L5 1 0.2 I 654 I 

NV 1'1 3!JJ .9'! 9 1. 65 198 .4 8 59·1 12 11.2 1 782.7 

SO 0.99 184.92 J59.25 545.15 0.19 726.2 

IA 21 332.20 t lJ(d 4 1 13 .92 4X2.46 o 17 209 I 

NH 22 025 000 33 I .38 331.63 0.12 273 .2 

MO -

?', 6.74 0.00 234 .34 241.08 11.08 333.1 

WI ' 4 0.00 0.00 IiW.60 Im .GO 0. 06 100.4 

NM 1.71 24.01 12).7 I 151 ..1 5 (J. 06 )9.6 

CU"''''''' 26 0.00 15481 0.00 15:I.R I 0.05 ] I, I 

l.A 27 57 I g 0. 00 -15 .2 I 10:1. .39 0.04 [hl.1 

!'IE 28 97.% . ~ 1. 0'1 9 i,70 0.01 19.3 

NT'""'''''''' 29 0.110 0.00 88. I 5 88. I 5 003 0.0 

C U. OO 0.00 72 ..33 72.33 0.03 19.2 

KS 31 0. 00 O. UO 53. U4 511>4 0 02 -1 27.2 

VA 32 0.0 1 0.00 38.12 38. J3 0.0 1 36J 

H. 31 0.00 0.00 19 .5 8 IY.58 0 0 1 6k().R 

OB 34 0.00 O.UO 14.49 14.49 0.01 45.9 

OK 0.00 0.00 12.60 12.60 0.00 J.8 

AZ 3() 0.95 0.00 9. 91 10.86 0.00 435.4 

CAN*'" 37 0.00 0.00 8 14 8. I 4 0.00 1.800.6 

Al. 38 o.uo a.oo 7. 03 7.0) 0.00 00 i 

AR 39 0.00 O.UO 6.19 &.19 0 .00 7 I 

iVI N u. uo ..f J(J 0.00 4.16 000 7 I 5 

IN 4 I 0.35 0.00 1.68 2.03 000 0.0 

TN ·12 0.00 0.00 1.11 1.1 1 0.00 2.0 

I-J:il ·13 0 .00 0.00 U. 5!J 0,511 0. 00 2. I 

KY 44 0.00 000 0.08 0.08 o OU 109.9 

GA 0.00 0.00 0.0 1 0.01 0.00 &3 

OC 16 0.00 0.011 0,00 (l.on 0.00 59 A 

MS 47 0.00 0.011 000 0.00 000 12.6 

SC 48 0.00 0.00 11.00 0.00 o.ml 0.7 

I) •. ) U.OO U.110 0.00 0.011 0.110 OJ 

To- \I~ N/A 44,JJ 2.R2 15290.59 223 846.40 283 469.8\1 1O0l', 396. 101.5 . • Co mbliled r ~C /R LRA wnSlc strc ~ ; U CanadD; * U ( rtJam, U h Northcrn Tcrntonc:-., Austra!la 
State of Idaho 

Department of Environmental Quality 

1410 North Hilton 

Boile, ldaho 83706 

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H AZARDOUS WASTE M ANAGEM EN T METHODS 

Using Que o f the Int:lhoos hstcd be low. a ~~po rt d 14,237 I(\ n~ Ur h:lI..Jrdolls wasle was IlHulag.ed in 2() 13. ~ <1111 0U I1\ o r ":ISle llHlll:lp,ed durin ~ 201 3 

include ) most o f the reported 10,767 tons gellcr<-lled III 20 IJ as \\·c ll as W:lste ge crnl d in previous Y", i:I":\ hu t kepi 1n pcnn illed slorn,ge umls aW31lmg 

funhcl lre<H nl 1l1 and di sposal 

M.ANAG EME NT 

M ETH O D 

TOTAL 

TONS 

MANAGE D 

IN-STATE 

MANAGED 

OUT-O F-STA TP. 

Lano lill 9. 128 6. 19<l 2,93..J 

Treatment ),786 3,696 90 

RC Ilsc/ Rccyclc 272 12 2(,0 

Incmemli 'Jn ";5 5 0 55 5 

Other 496 0 496