Special Waste

The following are designated as special wastes:

• Waste that contains petroleum contaminated soils
• Waste from shredding motor vehicles

Arizona Special Waste Identification Number
Pursuant to Arizona Administrative Code (A.A.C.) R18-13-1303 and 1304, the following shall request an identification number on an Application for Arizona Special Waste Identification Number Form:

• A special waste generator
• A special waste shipper who receives special waste in Arizona for transport to a special waste receiving facility in Arizona
• A special waste receiving facility
• Application for Arizona Special Waste Identification Number Form

Special Waste Annual Reporting Requirements
The following must annually submit a Special Waste Annual Report Form by March 1 of each year for all special waste shipped the preceding year:

• Any special waste transporter;
  • Special Waste Transporter Annual Report Form
• Any facility which treats, recycles, stores, or disposes of special waste on-site from an off-site location;
  • Special Waste Receiving Facility Annual Report Form
• Any generator who treats, stores, or disposes of special waste on-site, and/or a Generator who ships special waste for purposes of treatment, recycling, storage, or disposal from a facility that is managed by that Generator to another facility managed by that Generator.
  • Special Waste Generator Annual Report Form

The purpose of these annual reports is to assist generators, transporters, and receiving facilities who handle special waste, with a structured reporting format for preparing annual reports. The use of this form for annual reporting is not necessary to satisfy annual reporting requirements, Arizona Revised Statues (A.R.S.) § 49-860.

Petroleum Contaminated Soil

The department has received numerous inquiries on the regulatory criteria to be used to determine when soil contaminated with petroleum becomes a special waste. Petroleum contaminated soil (PCS) means soil excavated for storage, treatment or disposal containing any of the 17 chemical constituents listed in A.R.S. § 49-851(A)(3) in concentrations in excess of levels determined by the department director pursuant to A.R.S. § 49-152.

The soil remediation levels (SRLs) described in Arizona Administrative Code (A.A.C.) R18-7-205 and listed in Appendix A of A.A.C. Title 18, Chapter 7, Article 2 are the standards developed pursuant to A.R.S. § 49-152(A)(1). The department's position is that PCS that contains any of the 17 chemical constituents listed in A.R.S. § 49-851(A)(3) exceeding its respective non-residential SRL is classified as a special waste.

The department intends to formalize its position on the regulatory levels to be used to determine if excavated soil is classified as PCS, and thus a special waste, through the rulemaking process.

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