Summary of Environmental Regulations The following is a summary
of environmental regulations and requirements. For information
on a particular category, please click one of the following
links: - Hazardous Waste - Elementary Neutralization - Solvent
Recovery - Universal Wastes - Regulated Medical Waste (RMW) -
New York Public Health Law - Petroleum/Chemical Storage (Tanks)
- Clean Water Act - Clean Air Act - State Facility Permit -
Toxic Substance Control Act - Spill Response - Environmental
Management System (recommended by the EPA) - View Entire Summary
- Generators of hazardous waste may accumulate up to 55 gallons
of hazardous waste (or 1 quart of acute hazardous waste) in
containers of Satellite Accumulation Areas (SAA's). The SAA must
(1) be located at or near the point of initial generation, and
(2) be under the control of the person(s) generating the wastes.
Containers in each SAA must be managed in accordance with the
SAA rules. - All waste generators must determine if each waste
they generate is a h