Title HSC, California Health & Safety Code

The Environmental Protection Agency regulations regarding spent sulfuric acid as set forth in Section 261.4(a)(7) of Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations (50 Fed. Reg. 665) are the regulations of the department and shall remain in effect until the department adopts regulat…

(a) The department shall adopt regulations pursuant to this section, which authorize the reuse of pulping liquors that are reclaimed in a pulping liquor recovery furnace, and which are equivalent to the regulations in Section 261.4 (a)(6) of Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regula…

(a) Except as provided in subdivisions (d), (e) and (f), the department shall classify as nonhazardous waste any fly ash, bottom ash, and flue gas emission control residues, generated from a biomass combustion process, as defined in subdivision (g), if the combustion process will…

(a) Spent brine solutions that are byproducts from the treatment of groundwater to meet California drinking water standards are exempt from the requirements of this chapter if all of the following conditions are met: (1) The treatment of these spent brine solutions by dewatering …

Waste containing asbestos may be disposed of at any landfill which has waste discharge requirements issued by the regional water quality control board which allow the disposal of such waste, provided that the wastes are handled and disposed of in accordance with the Toxic Substan…

(a) For purposes of this section, “cementitious material” means cement, cement kiln dust, clinker, and clinker dust. (b) The test specified in the regulations adopted by the department with regard to a waste exhibiting the characteristic of corrosivity if representative samples o…

A recyclable material shall not be excluded from classification as a waste pursuant to subdivision (b) or (d) of Section 25143.2, unless all of the following requirements are met: (a) The material is held in a container, tank, containment building, or waste pile that is labeled, …

(a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meaning: (1) “Oil” means crude oil, or any fraction thereof, that is liquid at 60 degrees Fahrenheit and 14.7 pounds per square inch absolute pressure. “Oil” does not include any of the following, unless it …

(a) As used in this section, “reusable soiled textile materials” means textile items, including, but not limited to, shop towels, uniforms, gloves, and linens and towels which may become soiled with hazardous waste during commercial or industrial use, and are made reusable by lau…

Notwithstanding this chapter, including, but not limited to, Section 25123.5, and any regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter, the draining of used fuel filters that are removed from fuel dispensers is not treatment, for purposes of this chapter, if all of the following requ…

(a) This chapter shall not be construed to limit or abridge the powers or duties granted to the State Water Resources Control Board and each regional water quality control board by Division 7 (commencing with Section 13000) of the Water Code. (b) Subdivision (a) shall not be cons…

No provision of this chapter, or any ruling of the department or director, shall be construed to limit or abridge the power of the Attorney General, at the request of the department or director, or upon his or her own motion, to bring an action in the name of the people of the St…

(a) The department shall adopt, and revise when appropriate, standards and regulations for the management of hazardous wastes to protect against hazards to the public health, to domestic livestock, to wildlife, or to the environment. (b) The department and the local officers and …

The requirements in Sections 25290.1, 25290.2, 25291, and 25292 apply to the construction, operation, maintenance, monitoring, and testing of underground storage tanks, as defined in subdivision (y) of Section 25281, that are required to obtain hazardous waste facilities permits …

(a) The department shall adopt regulations, consistent with federal law, concerning the transportation of hazardous waste from this state across international boundaries. These regulations shall include, but are not limited to, both of the following: (1) All applicable federal re…

The department shall adopt emergency regulations pursuant to Section 11346.1 of the Government Code which ensure protection for the public and the environment concerning hazardous waste held or handled at transfer facilities. (Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 216, Sec. 66.)

Not later than July 1, 1994, the administrator for oil spill response in the Department of Fish and Game and the Director of Toxic Substances Control shall jointly develop a preincident process for the handling and transport of materials used or recovered during an oil spill resp…

On or before July 1, 1995, the department shall revise any standard or regulation it has adopted that requires the preparation of a contingency plan, as that term is defined in Section 66260.10 of Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations, to allow the person preparing the c…

Any regulation that was adopted prior to January 1, 2008, pursuant to former Section 25150.6, exempting a hazardous waste management activity from one or more of the requirements of this chapter, shall remain valid unless repealed. (Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 544, Sec. 3. (SB 1458…

(a) The Legislature finds and declares that this section is intended to address the unique circumstances associated with the operation of metal shredding facilities, and the generation and management of wastes generated by metal shredding facilities. The Legislature further decla…

(a) The department shall collect an annual fee from all metal shredding facilities that are subject to the requirements of this chapter or to the alternative management standards adopted pursuant to Section 25150.82. The department shall establish and adopt regulations necessary …

Treated metal shredder waste that is managed in accordance with the alternative management standards adopted by the department pursuant to Section 25180.82 and that is accepted by a solid waste landfill or other authorized location for disposal or for use as alternative daily cov…

(a) (1) The department shall require metal shredding facilities to do both of the following: (A) Monitor hazardous waste constituents requested by the department. (B) Report the results of the monitoring required pursuant to subparagraph (A) to the department. The facilities may …

The department may adopt varying regulations pursuant to Section 25150, other than building standards for different areas of the state depending on population density, climate, geology, types and volumes of hazardous waste generated in the area, types of waste treatment technolog…

Before adopting building standards or adopting or revising other standards and regulations for the handling, processing, storing, use, recycling, and disposal of hazardous and extremely hazardous wastes, the department shall hold at least one public hearing in Sacramento, or in a…

(a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply: (1) “Unusual circumstances” means only the following: (A) The need to search for and collect the requested records from field facilities or other establishments that are separate from the office processing the req…

The offsite storage, treatment, transportation, and disposal of extremely hazardous waste is subject to the same requirements specified in this chapter that are applicable to hazardous waste and the department shall not require any special or additional permits for the offsite ha…

(a) Any person generating or managing a RCRA hazardous waste shall comply with subsection (a) of Section 3010 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, as amended (42 U.S.C. Sec. 6930(a)). (b) Any person generating or managing a non-RCRA hazardous waste shall comply …

It shall be unlawful for any person to manage any hazardous waste except as provided for in this chapter or regulations adopted by the department pursuant to this chapter. (Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1631, Sec. 18.)

No extremely hazardous waste may be disposed of without prior processing to remove its harmful properties or as specified by the regulations of the department for the handling and disposal of the particular extremely hazardous waste. (Amended by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1039.)

(a) The owner or operator of every commercial offsite multiuser hazardous waste disposal facility shall develop a proposed monitoring plan, in writing, for the monitoring of the ambient air downwind and upwind from the facility. The plan shall include all of the following: (1) An…

(a) The operator of a landfill, land farm, or surface impoundment, which is used for disposing or treating hazardous waste which contains volatile organic compounds in concentrations of more than 1 percent by weight, shall do both of the following: (1) Monitor air emissions from …

The department shall develop and adopt regulations and standards to implement Article 11 (commencing with Section 25220), including, but not limited to, regulations which specify appropriate procedural requirements for the hearings conducted pursuant to that article. The departme…

Regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter may require the treatment of extremely hazardous waste at the site of production prior to any transportation, if the director determines that treatment is necessary to provide safe transportation of the extremely hazardous waste. No pr…

(a) Except as provided in subdivision (f), any person generating hazardous waste, or owning or operating a facility for the treatment, storage, or disposal of hazardous waste, shall file with the director, or the director’s designee, on a form provided by the director, or the dir…

(a) When making the quantity determinations for purposes of Section 66262.34 of Title 22 of Division 4.5 of the California Code of Regulations, as it may be amended consistent with this code, a generator shall include all hazardous waste that it has generated in any month, except…

(a) For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply: (1) “Manifest” means a shipping document originated and signed by a generator of hazardous waste that contains all of the information required by the department and that complies with all applicable federal and st…

(a) Electronic manifests that are obtained, completed, and transmitted in accordance with paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 262.20 of Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations, and used in lieu of United States Environmental Protection Agency Forms 8700-22 and 8700-22…

(a) The department shall revise the hazardous waste code identification system established in Appendix XII of Chapter 11 (commencing with Section 66261.1) of Division 4.5 of Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations. The revised hazardous waste code identification system sha…

(a) In lieu of the procedures prescribed by Sections 25160 and 25161, transporters and generators of hazardous waste meeting the conditions in this section may use the consolidated manifesting procedure set forth in subdivision (b) to consolidate shipments of waste streams identi…

(a) If a generator submits an incomplete or improperly completed copy of a paper manifest to the department, and the department returns the generator copy of the paper manifest to the person who submitted the manifest, the person to whom it was returned shall, within 30 days from…

An authorized representative of the generator or facility operator that is responsible for loading hazardous waste into a transport vehicle shall, prior to that loading, ensure that the driver of the transport vehicle is in possession of the appropriate class of driver’s license …

(a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply: (1) “Door-to-door household hazardous waste collection program” or “household hazardous waste residential pickup service” has the same meaning as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 25218.1. (2) “Household…

(a) The department may adopt and enforce those regulations, regarding a uniform program for hazardous waste transportation, that are necessary and appropriate to achieve consistency with the findings made by the Federal Highway Administration and the federal Department of Transpo…

(a) A person shall not transport hazardous waste on the highways of this state, or deliver to a railroad or vessel hazardous waste for transport if the final destination of the transported hazardous waste is a domestic facility outside the jurisdiction of the state, unless one of…

A recyclable material that is to be exported to a foreign country is not excluded from classification as a waste pursuant to subdivision (b) or (d) of Section 25143.2, unless the requirements of Sections 25143.2 and 25143.9 are met, and the person exporting the material has compl…