TEMPORARY STATE ID NUMBER ISSUANCE WEBSITE

Welcome to the California Department of Toxic Substances Control's Temporary State ID Number Issuance System.

In California all people or businesses who generate hazardous waste must obtain a hazardous waste ID number before shipping hazardous waste to a recycler or disposal facility.

This is our online system to obtain a temporary State ID number. Temporary ID numbers are only active for 90 days. You cannot obtain an EPA provisional (federal temporary) ID number through this online system. For more information on all types of ID Numbers, visit our Hazardous Waste ID Numbers webpage.

A State ID number may be used if a person generates no more than 100 kg of RCRA hazardous waste on a monthly basis, and any amount of a non-RCRA hazardous waste. One hundred (100) kg is 220 pounds, which is about 27 gallons of liquid, by volume. California-only waste is commonly known as non-RCRA waste.

Temporary State ID numbers are site-specific and owner-specific. Before applying for a temporary State ID number, you must determine if an active temporary or permanent ID number exists for the generator at the address where the hazardous waste is being generated. Information on existing ID numbers is available at our Hazardous Waste Tracking System (HWTS). Click on the report titled “Handler Search”. If an active number exists for the generator at that address, do not apply for another number. Temporary State ID numbers are issued to a person or business that does not routinely generate hazardous waste. Some examples of non-routine (not ongoing) activities include:
    •  asbestos abatement;
    •  removing underground tanks;
    •  and removing hazardous waste that was abandoned in a leased building.

If you have any questions, contact our Telephone Information Center at (800) 618-6942 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. or email hwtsadmn@dtsc.ca.gov.

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