TRI Reporting Form R and Form A Modifications
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) has modified the reporting requirements on the Toxic Release Inventory’s (TRI) Form R and Form A. The changes are as follows:
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Removal of Section 4.6, Part I – Latitude and Longitude Elements |
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Removal of Section 4.8, Part I – EPA Identification Number(s) |
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Removal of Section 4.9, Part I – Facility NPDES Permit Number(s) |
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Removal of Section 4.10, Part I – Underground Injection Well Code ID Number(s) |
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Modification to Section 7A Column B – The 64 Waste Treatment Method Codes will be replaced with the 18 Hazardous Waste Treatment Codes used in the USEPA Resource Conservation Recovery Act (RCRA) Biennial Hazardous Waste Report |
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Removal of Section 7A Column C – Range of Influent Concentration |
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Modification to Section 7A Column D – Treatment Efficiencies will now be Reported as a Range Instead of an Exact Percentage using 6 Range Codes |
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Removal of Section of 7A Column E – Efficiency Based on Operating Data |
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Modification to Section 7C – The Current Recycling Codes will be Replaced with Three Reclamation and Recovery Management Categories used in the USEPA RCRA Biennial Hazardous Waste Report |
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Modification to Section 8.11 – The Requirement to answer “Yes” or “No” to the Optional Section on Additional Information on Source Reduction, Recycling, or Pollution Control Activities will be Replaced with an Optional Text Box in the USEPA’s TRI-ME software |
These modifications will become effective on September 12, 2005. The first reports with the revised requirements will be due July 1, 2006 for the 2005 reporting year.
Author: Sharon S. Diday, Project Engineer
Date: 10/24/05