The following are questions that are frequently answered by the HW staff.  

This QAPrP is intended as a Program-specific supplement to the WVDEP Quality Management Plan (QMP) 2021 revision. As such, this QAPrP encompasses the activities of EE/HW as a whole, and is applicable to individual activities and projects including inspection, sampling, emergency response, enforcement actions, remediation oversight and data entry. When the need for a Sampling and Analysis Plan (SAP) for a project is determined, a brief site-specific SAP will be generated in accordance with this QAPrP. Sampling is generally biased, and factors determining the need for a SAP may vary, and include scope, scale and complexity of the project. United States Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) Region 9 QAPP guidance was used in the development of this plan, including Project Plan Elements for Sampling and Analysis Plan (SAP) designs.  

The following documents list private providers of various hazardous waste services in West Virginia. To help us keep these lists updated, if you know of companies that should be included, or find information in the documents that is incorrect, please contact us.  

• Hazardous Waste Services

  Produced for generator assistance only. This is not an endorsement by WVDEP. This list contains only companies known to provide services within West Virginia.  

• Used Oil Services

  These companies provide various used oil services from testing and transportation to recycling and disposal. This list is provided for generator assistance only, it is not an advertisement, endorsement of services, nor certification of licensing.  

• Universal Waste Lamp Recyclers

  This is a partial listing of facilities that WVDEP-DWWM is aware of that provide collection or recycling services for mercury-containing universal waste lamps and/or ballasts. This list is not to be considered an endorsement or approval of these facilities. Its intent is to give interested parties a place to start to find a recycling facility for their used lamps.  

• Universal Waste Battery Recyclers

  This is a partial listing of facilities that WVDEP-DWWM is aware of that provide collection or recycling services for universal waste batteries. This list is not to be considered an endorsement or approval of these facilities. Its intent is to give interested parties a place to start to find a recycling facility for their used batteries.  

• Silver Recovery and Film Recycling

  The companies listed below recycle silver from recovery units, scrap film, and photo papers. Where available, a web site address has been provided for faster information search. They are listed in no specific order. We do not recommend any one particular, but suggest you contact several or all to get the best arrangement for your facility. We also suggest you contact the manufacturer(s) of your developing units and processing chemicals since they may be able to provide this service also.  

• Hazardous Waste Activity Notification Requirements

  Section 3010 of Subtitle C of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) requires any person who generates, transports, or recycles regulated wastes or who owns or operates a facility for the treatment, storage or disposal of regulated wastes to notify EPA of their activities, including the location and general description of the activities and the regulated wastes handled. Respondents must submit the information required by completing the RCRA Subtitle C Site Identification form.  

• Hazardous Waste Generator Regulations Compendium

  A user-friendly reference to assist EPA and state staff, industrial facilities generating and managing solid and hazardous wastes, as well as the general public, in locating resources addressing specific regulatory issues within the federal hazardous waste generator program.  

• US EPA Enforcement and Compliance History On-Line (ECHO)

  Use EPA's Enforcement and Compliance History Online website to search for facilities in your community to assess their compliance with environmental regulations. You can use ECHO to:  

  • Search for Facilities
  • Investigate Pollution Sources
  • Search for EPA Enforcement Cases
  • Examine and Create Enforcement-Related Maps
  • Analyze Trends in Compliance & Enfrcement Data
    
    

• EPA Biennial Hazardous Waste Report

  Federal regulations require large quantity generators to submit a report every two years regarding the nature, quantities and disposition of hazardous waste generated at their facility. EPA refers to this as the National Biennial RCRA Hazardous Waste Report or Biennial Report.  

• RCRA Online

  RCRA Online is an electronic database that indexes thousands of letters, memoranda, publications, and questions and answers issued by EPA's Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery (ORCR). These documents represent past EPA Headquarters interpretations of the RCRA regulations governing the management of solid, hazardous, and medical waste. RCRA Online allows users to locate documents by browsing topics or performing full text or advanced searches. RCRA Online also allows users to view the actual text of the documents identified in a search.  

• West Virginia Hazardous Waste Law §22-18

  This article may be known and cited as the “Hazardous Waste Management Act”.  

• West Virginia DEP Haardous Waste Management Rule

  To view the WVDEP Hazardous Waste Management Rule, use the link above to search the West Virginia Secretary of State Online Data Services website for Title Series 33-20  

• 40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 300.900 - 920

  Data requirements for a product in section 300.915 of Subpart J of the NCP Product Schedule. 

• WVDEP Industrial Facility Closure Guidance Document

  Facility abandonment is a precursor to the creation of a Superfund site. These sites can cause environmental and human health hazards that can result in extremely high cleanup cost, health care cost and/or loss of habitat. In 1995 the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP), Environmental Enforcement Section (EE) initiated a program of inspection to evaluate environmental impacts or potential impacts for industrial and manufacturing facilities, which are moving, closing, ceasing operations, or have been closed. The focus of this program is to insure that a facility does not leave contamination or other environmental problems that the State or Federal Government will have to deal with under CERCLA, Superfund, or similar program. This document is to provide guidance to facilities that fall under this program.
  Revised: March, 2010