AMERICAN ECOLOGY CORP
EXHIBIT 10.50
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EXHIBIT 10.50G

                    EIGHTH AMENDMENT TO THE CREDIT AGREEMENT

     This  Amendment  is  made  and entered into as of the 16th day of December,
2004,  by and between WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, successor to First
Security Bank ("Bank"), and AMERICAN ECOLOGY CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation
("Borrower").

                                 R E C I T A L S

     A.     Borrower  and  Bank  entered  into  a  Credit Agreement, dated as of
August  17,  2000  (as amended, modified, or supplemented from time to time, the
"Credit Agreement").

     B.     Borrower  has asked Bank to amend the Credit Agreement to adjust the
letter of credit commitment amount.

     C.     Bank  is  willing  to  amend the Credit Agreement upon the terms and
conditions of this Amendment.

                                A M E N D M E N T

     NOW, THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows.

     DEFINITIONS

     Except  as  specifically  defined  otherwise  in this Amendment, all of the
terms  herein  shall have the same meaning as contained in the Credit Agreement.

     AMENDMENTS

          AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLE 1 - DEFINITIONS.

          The  definition of "Letter of Credit Commitment Amount" in Section 1.1
of  the  Credit Agreement is amended to increase the Letter of Credit Commitment
Amount  from  $3,600,000  to  $5,500,000 and the definition shall provide in its
entirety  as  follows:

          "LETTER  OF  CREDIT COMMITMENT AMOUNT" means Five Million Five Hundred
     Thousand Dollars ($5,500,000), less the amount of the outstanding principal
     balance  of  the  Revolving  Loans  in  excess  of Two Million Five Hundred
     Thousand  Dollars  ($2,500,000).

     CONDITIONS PRECEDENT

     As  conditions  precedent  to  Bank's  obligation  to  extend the financial
accommodations  provided  for  in  this  Amendment,  Borrower  shall execute and
deliver,  or  cause to be executed and delivered, to Bank, in form and substance
satisfactory  to  Bank  and  its  counsel,  the  following:

                  EVIDENCE OF ALL CORPORATE ACTION BY BORROWER.


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          Certified copies of all corporate action taken by Borrower authorizing
its  execution  and  delivery  of  this  Amendment and each other document to be
delivered  pursuant  to  this  Amendment  and  its performance of its agreements
thereunder.

          CERTIFICATES OF EXISTENCE.

          Certificates  of  good  standing or existence that Bank may reasonably
require showing that Borrower is in good standing under the laws of the state of
its  incorporation.

          PUBLIC RECORD SEARCHES.

          Uniform  Commercial  Code  financing  statement  searches, federal and
state  income  tax  lien  searches,  judgment  or  litigation searches, or other
similar  searches  that Bank may reasonably require and in such form as Bank may
reasonably require.

          ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION.

          Such  other  approvals,  opinions, or documents as Bank may reasonably
request.

     REAFFIRMATION OF LOAN DOCUMENTS.

     Borrower  acknowledges  and  reaffirms  all  existing  security agreements,
financing  statements,  and  any other documents executed in connection with the
Credit Agreement.  Borrower further acknowledges and agrees that the Obligations
shall  be  secured  by  all  collateral  to  be  granted by Borrower to secure a
proposed  term  loan  from  Bank  to  Borrower.

     BORROWER'S COVENANTS, REPRESENTATIONS, AND WARRANTIES.

     In  order  to  induce  Bank  to  enter into this Amendment and to amend the
Credit  Agreement  in  the  manner  provided  herein,  Borrower acknowledges and
reaffirms  as  true, correct, and complete in all material respects on and as of
the  date  of this Amendment all covenants, representations, and warranties made
by  Borrower  in  the  Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents to the same
extent  as  though  made  on  and as of the date of execution of this Amendment.
Borrower  represents  and warrants that the execution, delivery, and performance
by  the  Borrower  of  this  Amendment has been duly authorized by all necessary
corporate  action.  Borrower  further  represents and warrants that there are no
Events  of  Default  or  facts which constitute, or with the passage of time and
without  change  will  constitute, an Event of Default under the Loan Documents.
Borrower  further  represents  that there has been no material adverse change in
Borrower's  business  or  financial  condition  from  that reflected in the most
recent  of  Borrower's  financial  statements  that have been delivered to Bank.
Borrower  further  represents and warrants that Borrower has no claims or causes
of action of any kind whatsoever against Bank or any of Bank's present or former
employees,  officers,  directors,  attorneys,  or  agents  of  any kind in their
capacity  as  such  (collectively, the "Released Parties") and further, that the
Released  Parties  have  performed  all  of the respective obligations under the
Credit  Agreement and other Loan Documents and have complied with all provisions
therein  set  forth.  Borrower  acknowledges  that  as of December 16, 2004, the
outstanding principal balance of the Revolving Loans is $0.00, and the aggregate
stated  amount of all Letters of Credit outstanding and available for drawing is
$3,258,262.00.


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     COURSE OF DEALING.

     No  course of dealing heretofore or hereafter between Borrower and Bank, or
any  failure  or  delay on the part of Bank in exercising any rights or remedies
under  the  Credit Agreement or existing by law shall operate as a waiver of any
right  or  remedy  of  Bank  with respect to said indebtedness, and no single or
partial  exercise  of any right or remedy hereunder shall operate as a waiver or
preclusion  to  the  exercise  of  any other rights or remedies Bank may have in
regard  to  said  indebtedness.

     GOVERNING LAW.

     This Amendment is made in the State of Idaho, which state the parties agree
has  a substantial relationship to the parties and to the underlying transaction
embodied  hereby.  Accordingly,  in  all  respects,  this Amendment and the Loan
Documents and the obligations arising hereunder and thereunder shall be governed
by,  and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Idaho applicable
to  contracts  made  and  performed  in such state and any applicable law of the
United  States  of  America.  Each  party hereby unconditionally and irrevocably
waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any claim to assert that the law
of any jurisdiction other than the State of Idaho governs this Amendment and the
Loan Documents.

     COSTS AND EXPENSES.

     Borrower  shall pay on demand by Bank all Bank Expenses incurred by Bank in
connection  with  the  preparation,  execution, delivery, filing, recording, and
administration  of  this  Amendment or any of the documents contemplated hereby,
including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and out of pocket expenses of
counsel  for  Bank  with  respect  to  this  Amendment  and  the  documents  and
transactions contemplated hereby.

     ENTIRE AGREEMENT.

     The  Credit  Agreement as amended by this Amendment together with the other
Loan Documents supersedes all prior negotiations, understandings, and agreements
between  the  parties,  whether  oral  or  written,  and  all such negotiations,
understandings, and agreements are evidenced by the terms of the Loan Documents.
The  Credit Agreement may not be further altered or amended in any manner except
by a writing signed by Bank and Borrower.

     EFFECTS OF THIS AMENDMENT.

     This Amendment shall be binding and deemed effective when it is executed by
Borrower,  accepted and executed by Bank, and all conditions precedent set forth
in  Section  3  have been fulfilled.  All terms, covenants and conditions of the
Credit  Agreement  that have not been modified, amended, or otherwise changed by
this Amendment are reaffirmed and remain in full force and effect.


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     COUNTERPARTS.

     This  Amendment  may  be  executed  in counterparts and may be delivered by
facsimile transmission.  Each such counterpart shall constitute an original, but
all  such  counterparts  shall  constitute  but  one  Amendment.

                             Signature Page Follows


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          IN  WITNESS  WHEREOF,  Borrower  has executed this Amendment as of the
date  first  written  above.

                                      BORROWER:

                                      AMERICAN ECOLOGY CORPORATION

                                      By /s/ James R. Baumgardner
                                         ------------------------
                                         James R. Baumgardner
                                         Sr. Vice President and CFO

                               GUARANTOR'S CONSENT

          Each  Guarantor  consents  to,  acknowledges, and accepts the forgoing
Amendment.  Each Guarantor affirms and ratifies its Continuing and Unconditional
Guaranty  made  by  Guarantor  for  the  benefit  of  Bank (the "Guaranty"), and
confirms that the Guaranty remains in full force and effect and binding upon the
Guarantor  without  any  setoffs,  defenses,  or  counterclaims  of  any  kind
whatsoever.  Each  Guarantor  also  acknowledges  and  reaffirms  all  existing
security agreements, financing statements, and any other documents the Guarantor
executed  in  connection  with  the  Guaranty  or  the  Credit  Agreement.

             Dated as of December 16, 2004.

                                      GUARANTORS:

                                      AMERICAN ECOLOGY SERVICES CORPORATION

                                      By /s/ James R. Baumgardner
                                         ------------------------
                                         James R. Baumgardner
                                         Sr. Vice President and CFO
                                         AMERICAN ECOLOGY MANAGEMENT CORPORATION

                                      By /s/ James R. Baumgardner
                                         ------------------------
                                         James R. Baumgardner
                                         Sr. Vice President and CFO

                                      TEXAS ECOLOGISTS, INC

                                      By /s/ James R. Baumgardner
                                         ------------------------
                                         James R. Baumgardner
                                         Sr. Vice President and CFO


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                                      AMERICAN ECOLOGY RECYCLE CENTER, INC.

                                      By /s/ James R. Baumgardner
                                         ------------------------
                                         James R. Baumgardner
                                         Sr. Vice President and CFO

                                      AMERICAN ECOLOGY ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES
                                      CORPORATION

                                      By /s/ James R. Baumgardner
                                         ------------------------
                                         James R. Baumgardner
                                         Sr. Vice President and CFO

                                      US ECOLOGY, INC.

                                      By /s/ James R. Baumgardner
                                         ------------------------
                                         James R. Baumgardner
                                         Sr. Vice President and CFO

                                      US ECOLOGY IDAHO, INC.

                                      By /s/ James R. Baumgardner
                                         ------------------------
                                         James R. Baumgardner
                                         Sr. Vice President and CFO

                                BANK'S ACCEPTANCE

     Accepted  and  effective as of the 16th day of December, 2004, in the State
of  Idaho.

                                      WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

                                      By /s/ Brian W. Cook
                                         -----------------
                                         Brian W. Cook, Vice President


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