Guidance and Policy

Environmental Spill and Release Reporting 

Environmental Covenants and Environmental Use Restrictions

Memoranda of Understanding 

Permits, Notifications, Registrations and Certifications  (process information)  

Well Permitting Requirements at CERCLA and RCRA Sites   - exit to Department of Natural Resources 

Agency-wide Policies

• Policy on Settling Administrative and/or Civil Penalties Against Counties and Municipalities  (4 pg, May 2008)
• Supplemental Environmental Projects Policy  (13 pg, May 2008) 

• Technologically Enhanced Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials (TENORM)

• End of Post-Closure Care Policy (3 pg, August 2008)
• Groundwater VOC Sample Preservation Policy  (8 pg, June 1998)
• Human Health Toxicity Values in Environmental Risk Assessment and Remediation (2 pg, August 2004)

• Enforcement Response Policy (12 pg, August 2008)
• Penalty Policy - Hazardous Waste    (19 pg, June 2008)
  • Default Penalty Matrix Guidance  (4 pg, July 2009)

• Air Screening Concentrations Table (4 pg, December 2011)
• Arsenic Concentrations in Soil, Risk Management Guidance for Evaluating  (3 pg, June 2011)
• Colorado Soil Evaluation Values (CSEV)     NEW 
• Corrective Action Guidance Document (152 pg, May 2002)
  • Appendix 2 - Contained-Out Determination Procedure for Environmental Media Contaminated with RCRA Hazardous Waste (page 94 of 152)
  • Appendix 3  - Management of Remediation Waste (page 140 of 152)
• Dry Cleaner Remediation Guidance Document  (41 pg, March 2006)
• Environmental Covenants and Institutional Controls
• Indoor Air Sample Analysis Guidance Document  (9 pg, April 2000)
• Draft Indoor Air Guidance  (draft) ( pg, 2004)
• Integrated Corrective Action Plan Guidance Document (21 pg, January 2000)
• Mercury Spill and Fluorescent Bulb Cleanup Guidance for Businesses (4 pg, September 2009)
• Methamphetamine Labs Cleanup 
• Outdoor Shooting Ranges Guidance Document (21 pg, May 2012)
• Remediation Waste Management (Corrective Action Guidance Document - Appendix 3)
• (15 pg, May 2002)
• Risk Management Procedure for the Derivation and Use of Soil Exposure Point Concentrations for Unrestricted Use Determinations (10 pg, January 2012)

• Aerosol Cans Compliance Bulletin (4 pg, August 2002)  Summary (2 pg, July 2004)
• Agricultural Pesticide Collection Program
• Antifreeze (Used) Compliance Bulletin (2 pg, August 2002)
• Automotive Salvage Yard Waste Management Practices Guidance Document (19 pg, June 2006)
• Batteries Compliance Bulletin (5 pg, August 2002)  Summary (2 pg, July 2004)
• Compliance Aids
• Discharge of Hazardous Waste to Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTW) (2 pg, June 2005)
• Dry Cleaners and PCE Factsheet ( 2 pg, 2002)
• Dry Cleaning Solvent Alternatives Waste Disposal Compliance Bulletin    (2 pg, 2013)
• Electronics (computers, etc.) Compliance Bulletin (6 pg, June 2003)  Summary (2 pg, July 2004)  Electronic Waste Recyclers Interpretive Guidance (4 pg, March 2004)
• EPA Identification Number Compliance Bulletin (4 pg, January 2013)
• Generator Fees and Notification Requirements (1 pg, January 2013)
• Generator Handbook -  Generator Requirements of the Colorado Hazardous Waste Regulations (68 pg, January 2010)
• Generator Requirements Summary Table (1 pg, June 2008)
• Hazardous Waste Exclusions Guidance Document (46 pg, April 2009)
• Hazardous Waste Identification Guidance Document (105 pg, October 2008)
• Hazardous Waste Recycling Guidance Document  (39 pg, August 2010) 
• Hazardous Waste Transporters Guidance Document    (14 pg, October 2011) 
• Hazardous Waste Treatment by Generators Guidance Document (34 pg, August 2010)
• Household Hazardous Waste Exclusion Compliance Bulletin  (2 pg, February 2013)
• Lead-Based Paint Abatement and Lead Waste Management Compliance Bulletin (4 pg, January 2013)
• Lighting Wastes Compliance Bulletin (6 pg, May 2007)  Summary (2 pg, May 2007)
• Mail-back Programs for Mercury, Lighting, Dental, Medical and Electronic Waste   (6 pg, October 2012) 
• Mercury in Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFLs) (1 pg, January 2008)
• Mercury-Containing Devices Compliance Bulletin (4 pg, July 2004)  Summary (2 pg, July 2004)
• P and U Listed Hazardous Waste Interpretive Memo (2 pg, January 2008)
• Photographic, X-ray and Dental Wastes Compliance Bulletin (2 pg, August 2002)
• Records Reviewed During Hazardous Waste Inspection (3 pg, July 2011)
• Recycling and Distillation Unit Residues Guidance (4 pg, September 2005)
• Recyclers Lists 
• Regulations More Stringent Than Federal Regulations    (6 pg, January 2013)
• Shop Towels and Reusable Absorbents Compliance Bulletin (1 pg, August 2002)
• State Manifest Requirements
• Universal Waste Rule Compliance Bulletin (6 pg, June 2003)

• Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators - New Notification Requirements for Certain Waste Solvents (January 2007)
• Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generator/Household Hazardous Waste (CESQG/HHW) and CESQG-only Waste Consolidation Facilities Guidance Document (17 pg, September 2004) 

• Contingency Plan Templates and Guidance
• Emergency Response/ Preparedness and Prevention (6 pg, February 2009)
• Personnel Training   (6 pg, February 2009)
• Satellite Accumulation (8 pg, May 2009)  

• Contingency Plan Templates and Guidance
• Personnel Training (11 pg, March 1997)
• Preparedness and Prevention, Contingency Plan, and Emergency Procedures (11 pg, February 2010)
• Satellite Accumulation (9 pg, June 2009) 

Health Care Facilities and Other Medical Waste Generators

• Containers That Once Held P-listed Pharmaceuticals (7 pg, December 2011)
• Collection of Hazardous Waste Pharmaceuticals (3 pg, January 2012)
• Epinephrine Waste Management - Regulatory Compliance Notice (2 pg, August 2006)
• Epinephrine Hazardous Waste Determination White Paper (3 pg, August 2006)
• Evaluating Wastes in the Health Care Setting Including Pharmaceutical Wastes (3 pg, October 2011)
• Examples of Hazardous Waste Pharmaceuticals (7 pg, October 2011)
• Generator Requirements of the Colorado Hazardous Waste Regulations (70 pg, January 2010)
• Medical Waste Generator Compliance Bulletin (10 pg, February 2012)
• Medical Waste Identification Compliance Bulletin   (7 pg, February 2012)
• Trauma Scene Waste Management   (5  pg, April 2012)
• EPA 1994 Interpretation: Empty Syringes  (1 pg, December 1994)
• EPA 2008 Interpretation: Empty Syringes (1 pg, April 2008) 
• Waste/Outdated Vaccine Disposal (2 pg, December 2010) 

Medical Waste Service Providers

• Medical Waste Storage Facilities Compliance Bulletin   (5 pg, February 2012)
• Medical Waste Transporters Compliance Bulletin    (3 pg, February 2012)
• Medical Waste Treatment Compliance Bulletin    (5 pg, February 2012)

• Used Oil Collection Centers and Aggregation Points Interpretive Memo (2 pg, December 2007)
• Used Oil Generators Guidance Document (17 pg, November 2007)
• Used Oil Space Heaters  
• Used Oil Transporters Guidance Document (13 pg, February 2005)