b'ROLE OF REGULATORY, OVERSIGHT, AND INDUSTRY ORGANIZATIONSThe State of Idaho managed a reported 8,257 tons of hazardous waste in 2020, either via a landll, treatment, reuse, incineration, or some other method. The amount of waste managed during 2020 included most of the reported 7,376 tons generated in 2020, as well as waste generated in previous years, but kept in permitted storage units awaiting further treatment and disposal. 13Storage TanksIdaho has state program approval and regulatesFIGURE 4. Underground Storage Tank 12underground storage tanks (UST) under the Rules Regulating Underground Storage Tank Systems.activities. The objective is to quickly identify the All Idaho UST rules are considered equal to federalextent of the release and determine the necessary regulations. Each regulated UST system is inspectedactions for removing the contamination or reducing by sta every three years to ensure compliance.its risk to human health and the environment.Compliance requirements include nancial responsibility, training, release prevention, releaseThe DEQs programs use a site-specic and risk-based detection, testing, and notications.12 approach to investigate and cleanup contamination. The approach is dependent on the type and extent Hazardous Waste in Idaho of contamination, geology and hydrology at the site, Hazardous waste, which is regulated under thecurrent and likely future uses of the site, and other Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)relevant factors.14Subtitle C, has properties that make it dangerous or potentially harmful to human health or theCommercial Drivers License Hazardous environment. Hazardous wastes can take the form ofMaterials Endorsementliquids, solids, contained gases, or sludges. The wastesThe federal Transportation Security Administration can be byproducts of manufacturing processes,(TSA) and the U.S. Department of Transportation have discarded commercial products, or unused chemicalsissued rules to secure the transport of hazardous such as cleaning uids or pesticides. materials, including explosives. The rules require security threat assessments (background checks) on Businesses that generate waste must determine if theircommercial drivers certied to transport hazardous wastes are hazardous. The DEQ ensures compliance bymaterials (hazmat). The security threat assessment inspecting businesses that generate hazardous wasteprocess includes the collection of an individuals and, if necessary, taking enforcement into action.ngerprints, and verication of United States The DEQ also assists businesses through compliancecitizenship or permanent legal presence in the United assistance, education, and outreach.14 States. Under current federal regulations, states are Sampling, Investigation, and Cleanup required to implement the ngerprinting and security threat assessment requirement for new commercial The DEQ works to ensure Idahos land is protecteddriver license (CDL) hazmat endorsement applicants for the use and enjoyment by all its citizens. Whenand at every renewal of a CDL with a hazmat contamination occurs, the DEQs remediationendorsement. CDL holders with an existing hazmat programs provide oversight and support to conductendorsement will be notied when a security threat eective investigation, sampling, and cleanupassessment is required.15Hazardous Materials 75'