California Administrative Code

(a) On July 8, 1996, the wastes specified in section 66261.32 as EPA Hazardous Waste numbers K156-K159 and K161; and in section 66261.33 as EPA Hazardous Waste numbers P127, P128, P185, P188-P192, P194, P196-P199, P201-P205, U271, U278-U280, U364, U367, U372, U373, U387, U389, U3…

(a) General import requirements. (1) With the exception of subsection (a)(5) of this section, importers of shipments covered under a consent from U.S. EPA to the country of export issued before December 31, 2016 are subject to that approval and the requirements that existed at th…

(a) An owner or operator required pursuant to section 66264.91 to establish a corrective action program for a regulated unit shall, at a minimum, comply with the requirements of this section for that unit. (b) The owner or operator shall take corrective action to remediate releas…

(a) The owner or operator of a destination facility shall keep a record of each shipment of universal waste received at the facility. The record may take the form of a log, invoice, manifest, bill of lading, movement document, or other shipping document. The record for each shipm…

The regulations in this article apply to owners and operators of all hazardous waste facilities, except as provided in section 66264.1.

(a) The secondary MCLs shown in Tables 64449-A and 64449-B shall not be exceeded in the water supplied to the public by community water systems. Constituents Maximum Contaminant Levels/Units 0.2 mg/L 15 Units 1.0 mg/L 0.5 mg/L 0.3 mg/L 0.05 mg/L 0.005 mg/L 3 Units 0.1 mg/L 0.001 …

(a) An OTNWS with a UV disinfection process must be equipped with a built-in automatic reliability feature that is triggered when the measured UV dose is below the required minimum UV dose. If the measured UV dose goes below the required minimum UV dose, the SCADA system must aut…

(a)(1) Each open-ended valve or line shall be equipped with a cap, blind flange, plug, or a second valve. (2) The cap, blind flange, plug, or second valve shall seal the open end at all times except during operations requiring hazardous waste stream flow through open-ended valve …

Water systems required to monitor pursuant to section 64450 (Unregulated Chemicals -- Monitoring) and/or Federal Register 64(180), p 50556-50620, September 17, 1999, shall notify persons served by the water system of the availability of the results, as follows: (a) No later than …

(a) Each OTNWS must be equipped with alarm devices to provide warnings of: (1) Loss of power; (2) Treatment train failure to meet section 60642; and (3) Any other incidents for which warning is required by the local jurisdiction to minimize threats to public health resulting from…

(a) Pumps and valves in heavy liquid service, pressure relief devices in light liquid or heavy liquid service, and flanges and other connectors shall be monitored within five days by the method specified in Section 66264.1063(b) if evidence of a potential leak is found by visual,…

(a) Incompatible wastes, or incompatible wastes and materials, (see Appendix V of this part for examples) shall not be placed in the same pile, unless section 66264.17(b) is complied with. (b) A pile of hazardous waste that is incompatible with any waste or other material stored …

(a) Any claim of an exemption or deduction from the generation and handling fee assessed pursuant to Health and Safety Code section 25205.5 is subject to review by the Department at its sole discretion. The Department shall provide written notification to the generator notifying …

(a)(1) Each owner or operator subject to the provisions of this article shall comply with the recordkeeping requirements of this section. (2) An owner or operator of more than one hazardous waste management unit subject to the provisions of this article may comply with the record…

(a)(1) An owner or operator subject to the requirements of Section 66264.1057 shall elect for all valves within a hazardous waste management unit to comply with one of the alternative work practices specified in subsections (b)(2) and (3) of this section. (2) An owner or operator…

(a) Removing user-replaceable components. A universal waste handler, who conducts the activities identified in subsections (b) and (c) of this section on electronic devices, or PV systems, shall be deemed authorized by the Department to perform these activities, and is exempt fro…

All facility communications or alarm systems, fire protection equipment, spill control equipment, and decontamination equipment, where required, shall be tested and maintained as necessary to assure its proper operation in time of emergency.

“Accredited academic institution” means an academic institution accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges or an accrediting organization recognized by the Council of Post Secondary Education.

(a) Waste determination procedure to determine average volatile organic (VO) concentration of a hazardous waste at the point of waste origination. (1) An owner or operator shall determine the average VO concentration at the point of waste origination for each hazardous waste plac…

(a) This section applies to the management of hazardous waste in tanks, surface impoundments, and containers subject to this article. (b) The owner or operator shall control air pollutant emissions from each waste management unit in accordance with standards specified in sections…

After expiration of the announcement period stated in the publications, the Director shall evaluate statements of qualifications and performance data on file in the Department. The Director shall conduct discussions with no less than three firms regarding anticipated concepts and…

For the Annual report on activities for 1995, only facilities that are required under Title 40 of the Code of Federal of Regulations (CFR), section 265.75 to prepare and submit this report are subject to this section for the report. This Report, due on March 1, 1996 is to be subm…

(a) The wildlife survival impairment hazard trait is defined as the occurrence of increased incidence of death, disease or other biological impairment following exposure to a chemical substance that may decrease the potential for wildlife survival, including in aquatic and terres…

“Interim Distribution Operator Certificate” means a certificate issued by the Department pursuant to section 63810.

(a) Applicability. This section applies to owners or operators of used oil collection centers as defined in section 66279.1(e). (b) Used oil collection center requirements. Owners or operators of used oil collection centers shall: (1) Comply with the generator standards in articl…

Interim status terminates when: (a) final administrative disposition of a permit application is made; or (b) interim status is terminated as provided in section 66270.10(e)(3); (c) for owners or operators of each land disposal facility which has been granted interim status prior …

(a) Permit Decisions. The Department shall conduct a complete review of a facility's compliance history when making a decision to issue, deny, revoke, suspend, or modify a permit under this article. (b) A complete review of the facility's compliance history shall include, but is …

(a) The owner or operator shall prepare and submit to the Department a detailed written estimate, in current dollars, of the cost of closing the facility in accordance with the requirements in sections 66264.111 through 66264.115 and applicable closure requirements in sections 66…

“Diatomaceous earth filtration” means a process resulting in particulate removal in which a precoat cake of graded diatomaceous earth filter media is deposited on a support membrane (septum) and, while the water is being filtered by passing through the cake on the septum, additio…

The definitions set forth in section 66260.10 of this division shall apply unless otherwise defined. The following definitions shall apply to the terms used in this chapter: “Area of Interest” means the area immediately adjacent to the point of use within the site, but limited to…

(a) Written plan. (1) The owner or operator of a hazardous waste management facility shall have a written closure plan. In addition, certain surface impoundments and waste piles from which the owner or operator intends to remove or decontaminate the hazardous waste at partial or …

Containers holding ignitable or reactive waste shall be located at least 15 meters (50 feet) from the facility's property line.

(a) All containment buildings shall comply with the following design standards: (1) The containment buildings shall be completely enclosed with a floor, walls, and a roof to prevent exposure to the elements, (e.g., precipitation, wind, runon), and to assure containment of managed…

(a) Distribution of funds from the Expedited Site Remediation Trust Fund will be conducted annually. The distribution will only occur to the extent funds are available in the Expedited Site Remediation Trust Fund to pay claims received for response costs that have been allocated …

The requirements of this section apply only to universal waste handlers of batteries, lamps (including M003 wastes that contain lamps), and mercury-containing equipment. The corresponding requirements for universal waste handlers of electronic devices, CRTs, and CRT glass are set…

(a) The Department shall approve an action leakage rate for surface impoundment units subject to section 66264.221 (c) or (f). The action leakage rate is the maximum design flow rate that the leak detection system (LDS) can remove without the fluid pressure head on the bottom lin…

Ignitable or reactive waste shall not be placed in a surface impoundment unless the waste and impoundment satisfy all applicable requirements of chapter 18 of this division, and: (a) the waste is treated, rendered, or mixed before or immediately after placement in the impoundment…

(a) The following hazardous wastes are eligible for management by SHWCCAFs operating pursuant to section 67450.44: (1) Non-RCRA hazardous waste as defined in section 66261.101; and (2) RCRA hazardous waste as defined in section 66261.100 if transportation and management of that w…

The owner or operator shall manage all hazardous waste placed in a tank in accordance with the applicable requirements of Articles 27, 28 and 28.5 of this Chapter. Note: Sections 25150, 25159, 25159.5, 25245 and 58012, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 25150, 25159 and …

(a) CRT panel glass destined for disposal in a CRT panel glass approved landfill shall meet the following criteria: (1) The CRT panel glass shall not exhibit the RCRA hazardous waste characteristic of toxicity. (2) The CRT panel glass shall not exhibit the toxicity characteristic…

(a) To determine compliance with disinfection inactivation requirements specified in section 64654(a), a supplier shall develop and conduct a monitoring program to measure those parameters that affect the performance of the disinfection process. This shall include but not be limi…

“Water supplier”, “person operating a public water system” or “supplier of water” means any person who owns or operates a public water system. These terms will be used interchangeably in this chapter. (a) “Wholesale water supplier,” or “wholesaler” means any person who treats wat…

(a) A DiPRRA shall develop a joint plan that describes partner agency coordination procedures and includes the following: (1) Identification of each partner agency, the roles and responsibilities of each partner agency, the legal authority of each partner agency to fulfill its ro…

(a) The number of persons served by a community water system shall be determined by the water system using one of the following methods: (1) Utilizing the most recent United States census data, or more recent special census data certified by the California Department of Finance, …

All earthen dikes shall have a protective cover, such as grass, shale, or rock to minimize wind and water erosion and to preserve their structural integrity.

(a) The Department will be the Administering Agency for all Properties that are the subject of an ISCP Loan. For Properties that are the subject of a CLEAN Loan Program Loan Application, the following apply: (1) For Applications for CLEAN Loan Program Loans, the Department will p…

(a) What is marked proof of certification? Marked proof of certification is the unique identification code and environmental compliance marking that is marked on the brake friction material, described in SAE J 866:JUL2012, and the certification mark that appears on the brake fric…

The contingency plan shall be reviewed, and immediately amended, if necessary, whenever: (a) the facility permit is revised; (b) the plan fails in an emergency; (c) the facility changes in its design, construction, operation, maintenance, or other circumstances in a way that mate…

(a) Prior to installing POEs, and as part of its permit application to use POE in lieu of centralized treatment, a public water system shall submit to the State Board a POE Monitoring Program sufficient to ensure that water treated by the proposed POE consistently meet drinking w…

Incompatible wastes, or incompatible wastes and materials, (see Appendix V of this chapter for examples) shall not be placed in the same landfill cell, unless subsection 66264.17(b) is complied with.