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Where is the Hazardous Waste Generator Improvements Rule in Effect?

On this page:

  • Map of Where the Final Rule is in Effect
  • Links to Generator Improvements State Regulations

Map of Where the Final Rule is in Effect

On November 28, 2016, EPA issued a rule that finalizes a much-needed update to the hazardous waste generator regulations to make the rules easier to understand, facilitate better compliance, provide greater flexibility in how hazardous waste is managed and close important gaps in the regulations.

This map shows which states have adopted the Hazardous Waste Generator Improvements final rule and which states have been authorized by EPA to implement it. New rules go into effect in a state when a state adopts them into state law. When EPA authorizes a state for a new rule, EPA reviews the new state regulations subsequent to adoption to ensure they are equally as stringent as, or more stringent than the federal regulations. EPA authorizes states through a final rule and can then enforce authorized state rules. See the State Authorization page for further information about the State Authorization program.

HAWAII 2
NEW HAMPSHIRE 4
NORTH DAKOTA 2
NEBRASKA 4
IOWA 3
VERMONT 2
IDAHO 2
MAINE 4
WISCONSIN 2
COLORADO 2
MINNESOTA 4
UTAH 2
TENNESSEE 2
INDIANA 2
KANSAS 4
ALABAMA 2
MASSACHUSETTS 4
MISSOURI 4
SOUTH DAKOTA 2
ARKANSAS 2
FLORIDA 1
VIRGINIA 2
TEXAS 2
MARYLAND 2
MONTANA 2
OKLAHOMA 2
OREGON 2
SOUTH CAROLINA 1
WYOMING 2
CALIFORNIA 4
GEORGIA 1
KENTUCKY 1
RHODE ISLAND 4
ARIZONA 2
NORTH CAROLINA 1
WASHINGTON 2
CONNECTICUT 4
DELAWARE 2
LOUISIANA 2
MISSISSIPPI 2
NEW YORK 4
MICHIGAN 2
OHIO 2
PENNSYLVANIA 2
ILLINOIS 2
NEVADA 1
NEW JERSEY 2
WEST VIRGINIA 2
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 4
NEW MEXICO 2
ALASKA 3
American Samoa
Guam
Northern Mariana Islands
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands

Last updated on July 3, 2022


Links to Generator Improvements State Regulations

Note: In the event that a link to state regulations is not found or available, search for the state environmental regulatory program's website in our list of hazardous waste programs Web page. You may need to search within the state website to find more information about the generator improvements final rule. The state links below all EPA.

State or Territory Link to State Regulations Adopted the Rule Authorized for the Rule
Federal Tribes (uses Federal Regulations) Administered by appropriate EPA Region
Alabama Regulations (PDF) (1142 pp, 3.77 M, About PDF) Yes No
Alaska (uses Federal Regulations) Administered by EPA Region 10
American Samoa (uses Federal Regulations) Administered by EPA Region 9
Arizona Regulations Yes No
Arkansas Regulations Yes No
California   No No
Colorado Regulations Yes No
Connecticut   No No
Delaware  Regulations Yes No
District of Columbia   No No
Florida Regulations Yes Yes
Georgia Regulations (1 pp, 212 K, About PDF) Yes Yes
Guam   No No
Hawaii Regulations Yes No
Idaho Hazardous Waste web page Yes No
Illinois Regulations (120 pp, 538 KB, About PDF) Yes No
Indiana Regulations Yes No
Iowa (uses Federal Regulations) Administered by EPA Region 7
Kansas   No No
Kentucky Regulations Yes Yes
Louisiana Regulations Yes No
Maine   No No
Maryland Regulations Yes No
Massachusetts   No No
Michigan Regulations Yes No
Minnesota    No No
Mississippi Regulations: Rules 1.3 and 1.4 (pdf) Yes  No
Missouri   No No
Montana Regulations: Subchapter 6 Yes   No
Nebraska   No No
Nevada Regulations Yes Yes
New Hampshire   No No
New Jersey Regulations Yes No
New Mexico  Regulations(PDF)(11 pp, 159 K, About PDF) Yes No
New York   No No
North Carolina Regulations Yes No
North Dakota  Regulations Yes No
Northern Mariana Islands (uses Federal Regulations) Administered by EPA Region 9
Ohio  Regulations Yes No
Oklahoma Regulations (PDF)(31 pp, 258 K, About PDF) Yes No
Oregon Regulations Yes No
Pennsylvania  Regulations Yes No
Puerto Rico (uses Federal Regulations) Administered by EPA Region 2
Rhode Island   No No
South Carolina Regulations Yes Yes
South Dakota Regulations Yes No
Tennessee  Regulations Yes No
Texas Regulations Yes No
U.S. Virgin Islands (uses Federal Regulations) Administered by EPA Region 2
Utah Regulations Yes No
Vermont  Regulations: Subchapter 3 Yes   No
Virginia Regulations Yes No
Washington Regulations Yes No
West Virginia Regulations Yes No
Wisconsin   Regulations Yes No
Wyoming  Regulations: Section 262 Yes   No

If you would like to suggest updates to the page, please send your comments to Kaitlin Franssen at franssen.kaitlin@epa.gov.

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Last updated on July 2, 2022
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