Regulatory Assistance for Generators
What you Need to Know if you are a Generator
All generators must understand how to manage their hazardous waste.
Statutes and Regulations:
- California Health and Safety Code
- Title 22 Social Security, Division 4.5
- Generator Inspection Checklist
Getting Started
Get or Find an EPA ID Number
For California Only Regulated Generators, to apply for, reactivate, or inactivate a permanent California identification number, complete and submit (DTSC 1358). Faxing the form to (916) 255-4703 seems to work best.
You can obtain information on existing EPA ID numbers from our Hazardous Waste Manifests web page. Go to the Reports tab. To apply for a temporary California ID number, go to our Temporary State ID Number Issuance Website. DTSC no longer issues temporary ID numbers by phone.
For RCRA Regulated Generators to obtain a permanent or temporary U.S. EPA identification number, go to the U.S. EPA’s Identification Numbers web page and follow the directions provided.
See our Hazardous Waste ID Number Verification Questionnaire page for frequently asked questions about getting an EPA ID number.
Search for a company or ID number using the Hazardous Waste Tracking System.
Must Read
- Hazardous Waste Generator Requirements
This fact sheet guides the reader through the statutory and regulatory requirements for generators, explaining what is hazardous waste, how it can be accumulated and transported. - Waste Classification Training
This link will take you to DTSC’s Official Waste Classification training offered by the California Compliance School. Also check out DTSC’s guidance web page: Defining Hazardous Waste. - Hazardous Waste Accumulation Time for Generators
This document provides information about how much and for how long hazardous waste can be accumulated depending on the generator’s status (Small Quantity vs. Large Quantity). The guidance document also covers “satellite accumulation” and storage labeling requirements.
Where to Send your Hazardous Waste
Any DTSC permitted, commercial hazardous waste Recycling, Treatment, Transfer, Storage and disposal Facilities (TSDF) that accept offsite hazardous waste.
How to get it there:
There are a few exceptions, but in most cases you need to hire a registered hazardous waste transporter to take your hazardous waste, using a hazardous waste manifest to a permitted treatment storage disposal facility. Look in your phone book to find a transporter and confirm that they are registered by checking their status here:
Registered Hazardous Waste Transporter Database
Where to Send your Manifest
The generator is required to send DTSC a copy of the Generator copy within 30 days of shipping the waste. If you send your hazardous waste out of state you must ensure that DTSC gets both a Generator Copy and a Facility Copy Generators must send a legible photocopy of the manifests to:
DTSC Generator Manifests
P. O. Box 400
Sacramento, CA 95812-0400
Or
DTSC Facility Manifests
P.O. Box 3000
Sacramento, CA 95812
It is extremely important to send this copy to DTSC, even if it is late. There is no need to send a letter of explanation or cover letter, with a copy of a manifest. Just get it in ASAP.
For Additional Questions, Contact the Regulatory Assistance Office
Toll-Free in CA: 800-728-6942 or 800 72-TOXIC
Outside CA: 916-324-2439
Email: RAO@dtsc.ca.gov
RAO Links
Hazardous Waste Links
- Hazardous Waste Home
- Certified Appliance Recycler (CAR) Program
- CUPAs
- Electronic Waste (E-Waste)
- Enforcement
- Facilities (TSDFs)
- Generators
- Hazardous Waste ID Numbers
- Hazardous Waste Manifests
- Hazardous Waste Tracking System
- Household Hazardous Waste
- Land Use Restriction Sites
- Metal Recycling
- Permitting
- Toxics in Products
- Transporters
- Universal Waste
- Form 1358
- California Hazardous Waste Codes
Hazardous Waste Related Links
- Annual/Biennial Reports
- Emergency Response Program
- EnviroStor
- Export-Import Standards
- Fact Sheets & Publications
- Find a Registered Hazardous Waste Transporter
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Hazardous Waste Policies & Procedures
- Hazardous Waste Project Documents
- Kettleman Hills Landfill
- Office of Criminal Investigations
- Regulatory Assistance Office
- Report an Environmental Concern
- Retail Waste