How does a site get placed in the WERR?
Sites can be placed in the WERR by completing the electronic Waste Energy Survey Tool (WEST). The agency expects WEST to be released within 90 days of the final rule being published in the Federal Register. The Tool screens the site or source input data using embedded algorithms to determine simple payback and ensure the source or site meets the criteria described in the proposed rule. Completing WEST is voluntary, however EPA expects to contact about 11,000 facilities based on the initial major industrial and large commercial thresholds. Any site can download and complete WEST; all sites will be included in the Registry based on WEST results.
