CA Annual EPA ID Number Verification Questionnaire (EVQ):  If you have a California EPA ID number, you need to complete an EVQ.  If you do not complete it in 30 days from the date of notification and pay the fee, your EPA ID number gets deactivated and the hauler will stop picking up your waste.  Please consider this as a priority.  https://evq.dtsc.ca.gov/Documents/user_guide.pdf

Options:

1. Dealers complete the EVQ ASAP (Go to https://evq.dtsc.ca.gov). Let us know at Celly Services that you have completed this via email.
2. If you want Celly Services to complete the EVQ, send us the username and password for EVQ ASAP (we may have saved password from prior years in files).  Send us information as follows:

• The number of employees in California.
• CDTFA Number (for facilities with haz waste generated over 5 tons, i.e., prox. 1500 gallons per year)

Once completed, we will send you the completed EVQ form and invoice to pay the EVQ fee to the state. Please contact your Celly Rep if you have any questions.

What happens if you do not file EVQ? 

The dealership’s EPA ID number will be made INACTIVE.  There is no real warning to the dealership.  The hauler stops picking up the hazardous waste as the EPA number has become inactive.  Your hazardous waste oil tanks, drums and buckets can continue to overflow! Only after completion of a new EPA ID application, completion of the EVQ and upon the payment of fees, will the EPA ID number get reactivated.  This whole process can take over two weeks and can be demanding.

Fees can range from $0-600 per EPA ID number, depending upon the number of employees at the dealership and the hazardous waste manifests completed for the year.

 

Other Useful Links

·       Verification Questionnaire Step by Step Guide

·      California Hazardous Waste Classification (Online Course)

·       Check My ID Number Status

DISCLAIMER: The contents of this newsletter are for informational purposes only and are not to be considered legal advice. Employers must consult their lawyer for legal matters and EPA/OSHA consultants for matters related to Environmental, Health & Safety. The article was authored by Sam Celly of Celly Services, Inc. who has been helping automobile dealers in Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, Texas, and Virginia comply with EPA and OSHA regulations for over 35 years. Sam is a Certified Safety Professional (No. 16515) certified by the National Board of Certified Safety Professionals. Sam received his BE (1984) and MS (1986) in Chemical Engineering, followed by a J.D. from Southwestern University School of Law (1997). Sam is a member of the American Chemical Society (No. 31176063), American Industrial Hygiene Association (No. 124715), and National Association of Dealer Counsel (NADC). Sam also serves on the Board of Orange County American Industrial Hygiene Association and on CA Industrial Hygiene Council (CIHC). Our newsletters can be accessed at www.epaoshablog.com. We welcome your comments/questions. Please send them to sam@cellyservices.com.