# District of Columbia — US state hazardous waste generator annual fees by category

For District of Columbia, generator category is LQG; annual fee is $1,000; fee basis is flat annual; due date is March 1; legal citation is 20 DCMR 4390, recorded from its source on 2026-08-14.

- **State:** District of Columbia _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Generator Category:** LQG _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Annual Fee:** $1,000 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Fee Basis:** flat annual _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Due Date:** March 1 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Legal Citation:** 20 DCMR 4390 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Tonnage Fee:** $0.70/ton generated _(per deq.nc.gov, not stated by the source above)_
- **Effective Date:** July 1, 2025 _(per deq.nc.gov, not stated by the source above)_

## What the source says

> Large Quantity Generators (LQG): $1,000

## Sources disagree

More than one authority states this, and they do not state the same
thing. Both are reproduced with the source each came from.

### Annual Fee

doee.dc.gov says annual fee is **$1,000**, as of 2026-08-14.

> Large Quantity Generators (LQG): $1,000

Source: https://doee.dc.gov/service/hazardous-waste-annual-fee-and-self-certification

deq.nc.gov says annual fee is **$1,660**, as of 2026-08-14.

> Large Quantity Generator (LQG) $1,660

Source: https://www.deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/waste-management/hazardous-waste-section/fees-and-records-management/hazardous-waste-fees

dec.vermont.gov says annual fee is **$600**, as of 2026-08-14.

> Large Quantity Generator (LQG) : $600

Source: https://dec.vermont.gov/waste-management/hazardous/administrative/generator-fees


### Due Date

doee.dc.gov says due date is **March 1**, as of 2026-08-14.

> Large Quantity Generators (LQG): $1,000

Source: https://doee.dc.gov/service/hazardous-waste-annual-fee-and-self-certification

dec.vermont.gov says due date is **April 30**, as of 2026-08-14.

> Large Quantity Generator (LQG) : $600

Source: https://dec.vermont.gov/waste-management/hazardous/administrative/generator-fees


### Legal Citation

doee.dc.gov says legal citation is **20 DCMR 4390**, as of 2026-08-14.

> Large Quantity Generators (LQG): $1,000

Source: https://doee.dc.gov/service/hazardous-waste-annual-fee-and-self-certification

deq.nc.gov says legal citation is **N.C.G.S. 130A-294.1**, as of 2026-08-14.

> Large Quantity Generator (LQG) $1,660

Source: https://www.deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/waste-management/hazardous-waste-section/fees-and-records-management/hazardous-waste-fees

dec.vermont.gov says legal citation is **10 VSA Section 6608(f)**, as of 2026-08-14.

> Large Quantity Generator (LQG) : $600

Source: https://dec.vermont.gov/waste-management/hazardous/administrative/generator-fees


## Source

- https://doee.dc.gov/service/hazardous-waste-annual-fee-and-self-certification
- https://www.deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/waste-management/hazardous-waste-section/fees-and-records-management/hazardous-waste-fees
- https://dec.vermont.gov/waste-management/hazardous/administrative/generator-fees

Last verified: 2026-08-14. Review by: 2027-08-14.
Part of [US state hazardous waste generator annual fees by category](https://referencesource.org/hazardous-waste-generator-fees-by-state/).