What is a RCRA Site Identification Number?
The RCRA Site ID number is an identification number used on the Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifest (EPA Form 87022) that accompanies and identifies dangerous waste shipments. It is not a license or permit. A RCRA Site ID number (ID number) is required by the Washington State Department of Ecology’s Dangerous Waste Regulations WAC 173-303-060 Exit Ecology for: • Sites that generate regulated amounts of dangerous waste • Transporters of regulated quantities of dangerous waste • Facilities that transfer, store, treat, recycle, or dispose of dangerous waste • The ID number is assigned to the waste generating site, not to a business, so each different job site could potentially need it’s own RCRA Site ID number. The Site ID Form is needed to obtain a RCRA Site ID number or to revise, withdraw or cancel an existing number. • An ID number is also required by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for generators, transporters and handlers of regulated amounts of federal hazardous wastes. The
