As a state with an authorized hazardous waste program, Colorado had the ability to make its state regulations more stringent and more broad than those of the USEPA; and it has.  The Colorado hazardous waste regulations enforced by the Hazardous Materials and Waste Management Division of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) are more strict than those of the USEPA.

Are you in compliance with the regulations of the CDPHE?

For the regulations pertaining to hazardous waste management in Colorado, one must refer to 6 CCR 1007-3 of the Colorado Code of Regulations.  However, many responsibilities of a hazardous waste generator are not found in the regulations but in the guidance and compliance documents of a regulatory agency; and the training requirement for a Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generator of hazardous waste in Colorado are a good example of this. (more…)