When first developing the satellite accumulation area (SAA) regulations in 1984 (hello Knight Rider!) the U.S. Environmental Protection agency (USEPA) inadvertently failed to account for the small quantity generators (SQG) and large quantity generators (LQG) of hazardous waste that might accumulate incompatible waste in a SAA. In the Generator Improvements Rule it fixed this oversight.

The purpose of this article is to explain the regulations of 40 CFR 262.14(a)(3) – created by the Generator Improvements Rule – that now require SQGs and LQGs to comply with special requirements for incompatible wastes accumulated in a satellite accumulation area. (more…)