Title HSC, California Health & Safety Code

(a) For purposes of this section, “resizing” means minimal cutting, breaking, or sawing, but does not include planing, grinding, drilling, chipping, sanding, shredding, mulching, or other mechanical handling or any other treatment. (b) Except as provided in subdivisions (c) and (…

(a) Notwithstanding Sections 25189.5 and 25201, when disposed to land, treated wood waste shall be disposed of in either a class I hazardous waste landfill or in a composite-lined portion of a solid waste landfill unit that meets all requirements applicable to disposal of municip…

(a) An employer managing treated wood waste shall provide training for all employees handling treated wood waste and all employees that may reasonably be expected to contact treated wood waste. The training shall include all of the following: (1) All applicable requirements of th…

The Legislature intends to continue to work with the department in order to ensure adequate enforcement of and compliance with this article, including estimations for adequate enforcement, when resources are made available for those purposes. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 147, Sec. …

(a) The Legislature intends to continue to evaluate the alternative management standards for treated wood waste, including the potential for longer term solutions that may replace the continuation of the alternative management standards and disposal of treated wood waste in solid…

(a) The wood preserving industry shall, in consultation with the department, maintain an internet website and prepare fact sheets and other outreach materials on the appropriate handling, disposal, and other management of treated wood waste for generators of treated wood waste an…

If treated wood waste is accepted by a solid waste landfill that manages and disposes of the treated wood waste in accordance with Section 25143.1.5 or subdivision (b) of Section 25230.11, the treated wood waste, upon acceptance by the solid waste landfill, shall thereafter be de…

No later than July 1, 2028, the department shall provide notification to the Legislature in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code if the department is prepared, as determined by the director, to ensure the safe management of treated wood waste in accordance with thi…

If, as of July 1, 2028, the department has provided the notification pursuant to Section 25230.17, this article shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2030, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute that is enacted before January 1, 2030, deletes or ex…

(a) The alternative management standards of this article apply only to wood waste that is all of the following: (1) A hazardous waste solely due to the presence of a preservative in or on the wood that is registered in accordance with the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Roden…

(a) Treated wood waste, as described in Section 25230.2, when managed as specified in this article, is exempt from the management requirements for hazardous waste pursuant to this chapter and the management standards in Chapter 12 (commencing with Section 66262.10) to Chapter 20 …

(a) Except as authorized by this article, treated wood waste managed in accordance with the alternative management standards of this article, shall not be any of the following: (1) Burned. (2) Scavenged. (3) Commingled with other waste prior to disposal, if previously segregated.…

(a) Treated wood waste generated, accumulated, stored, or transported within California shall be clearly marked and visible for inspection. The person managing the treated wood waste shall ensure that each unit or area designated for accumulation of treated wood waste is labeled.…

(a) (1) Treated wood waste shall be maintained in a manner that prevents unauthorized access and minimizes release to the environment. (2) Unauthorized access shall be prevented by means of visual control or a physical barrier when not under the direct control of the person respo…

(a) Except as provided in subdivision (c), a treated wood waste handler is prohibited from sending or taking treated wood waste to a place other than a treated wood waste facility, or a treated wood waste approved landfill. (b) Prior to sending a shipment of treated wood waste to…

(a) A treated wood waste handler shall keep a record of each shipment of treated wood waste sent from the handler to treated wood waste facilities. The record may take the form of a log, invoice, manifest, bill of lading, shipping document, or receipt from a treated wood waste fa…

(a) In any calendar year that a treated wood waste handler generates more than 10,000 pounds of treated wood waste, the handler shall obtain or maintain an identification number within 30 days of exceeding the weight threshold. (b) In any calendar year that a treated wood waste h…

(a) Any city, county, or state agency which, as owner, lessor, or lessee, knows or has probable cause to believe that a disposal of hazardous waste which is not authorized pursuant to this chapter has occurred on, under, or into the land which the city, county, or state agency ow…

It is the intention of the Legislature, in enacting this article, to protect the public health and safety and the environment by requiring all of the following: (a) Prompt steps to remedy the unauthorized disposal of hazardous waste on public land be taken as soon as possible. (b…

Prior to, or simultaneously with, utilizing the provisions of this article, the department shall diligently pursue all feasible civil and criminal actions against the owner of the land or other party responsible for the disposal of the hazardous waste, who violates this chapter o…

If any provision of this article or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, this holding shall not affect other provisions or applications of this article which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end, the p…

This article shall be known and may be cited as the Hazardous Waste Reduction, Recycling, and Treatment Research and Demonstration Act of 1985. (Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1030, Sec. 2.)

(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the department’s duty to implement this article is contingent upon, and limited to, the availability of funding. (b) Subdivision (a) does not apply to Section 25244.4. (Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 39, Sec. 40. (SB 1018) Effective June 27, …

(a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that, whenever possible, the generation of hazardous waste is to be reduced or eliminated as expeditiously as possible, and that waste that is generated should be recycled, treated, or disposed of in a manner that minimizes any presen…

The department may issue grants to, and enter into contracts with, universities, governmental agencies, and private organizations to research and develop hazardous waste reduction, recycling, or treatment technology. These grants may be applied to personnel, equipment, and admini…

For purposes of this article, “hazardous waste reduction, recycling, and treatment technologies” mean technologies and techniques which have, as their primary purpose, the reduced generation of hazardous waste, the recycling of hazardous waste, or the conversion of hazardous wast…

Every generator of hazardous waste shall submit a report to the department, at least once every two years, reporting the changes in volume and toxicity of waste achieved through waste reduction during the period for which the report is issued. (Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1030, Sec…

(a) The department shall establish a Hazardous Waste Technology, Research, Development, and Demonstration Program, which shall consist of all of the following elements: (1) Contracting with, and providing grants to, universities, governmental agencies, and private organizations f…

The department, in consultation with the State Water Resources Control Board, the State Air Resources Board, and the California Waste Management Board, shall do all of the following: (a) Implement a program to research, develop, and demonstrate hazardous waste reduction, recyclin…

Consistent with Article VII of the California Constitution, the department may contract for services to be performed to carry out this article, including, but not limited to, environmental control assessment, feasibility analysis, the review of project design, field management re…

Grant funding for equipment construction needed for demonstration of hazardous waste reduction, recycling, and treatment technologies shall be provided to projects selected pursuant to Section 25244.6 in four consecutive steps: (a) Step I grants shall be made to study the feasibi…

The department shall compile the results of all evaluations of projects funded by step IV grants, as specified in subdivision (d) of Section 25244.8, or the evaluations of any other project which are available to the department, and shall make them available to interested parties…

This article shall be known and may be cited as the Pollution Prevention and Hazardous Waste Source Reduction and Management Review Act. (Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 39, Sec. 42. (SB 1018) Effective June 27, 2012.)

The Legislature finds and declares as follows: (a) Existing law requires the department and the State Water Resources Control Board to promote the reduction of generated hazardous waste. This policy, in combination with hazardous waste land disposal bans, requires the rapid devel…

(a) The department’s duties to implement this article are contingent upon, and limited to, the availability of funding. (b) Subdivision (a) does not eliminate a requirement of this article that is imposed upon a generator. (Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 39, Sec. 44. (SB 1018) Effecti…

For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply: (a) “Advisory committee” means the California Pollution Prevention Advisory Committee established pursuant to Section 25244.15.1. (b) “Appropriate local agency” means a county, city, or regional association that has a…

(a) This article establishes a program for pollution prevention, including, but not limited to, hazardous waste source reduction. (b) The department shall coordinate the activities of all state agencies with responsibilities and duties relating to hazardous waste and shall promot…

(a) The California Pollution Prevention Advisory Committee is hereby created and consists of the following members: (1) The Executive Director of the State Air Resources Board, as an ex officio member. (2) The Executive Director of the State Water Resources Control Board, as an e…

The department shall do both of the following: (a) Adopt a format to be used by generators for completing the review and plan required by Section 25244.19, and the report required by Section 25244.20. The format shall include at least all of the factors the generator is required …

The department may establish a technical and research assistance program to assist businesses in identifying and applying methods of pollution prevention. The program shall emphasize assistance to smaller businesses that have inadequate technical and financial resources for obtai…

The department may establish a technical assistance and outreach program to promote implementation of model pollution prevention measures in priority business categories. (a) In the work plan described in Section 25244.22, the department may, in consultation with the advisory com…

(a) (1) The department may provide pollution prevention training and resources to CUPAs, small business development corporations, business environmental assistance centers, and other regional and local government environmental programs so that they can provide technical assistanc…

(a) The department or the unified program agency may request from any generator, and the generator shall provide within 30 days from the date of the request, a copy of the generator’s review and plan or report conducted and completed pursuant to Section 25244.19 or 25244.20. The …

(a) On or before September 1, 1991, and every four years thereafter, each generator shall conduct a source reduction evaluation review and plan pursuant to subdivision (b). (b) Except as provided in subdivision (c), the source reduction evaluation review and plan required by subd…

(a) On or before September 1, 1991, and every four years thereafter, each generator shall prepare a hazardous waste management performance report documenting hazardous waste management approaches implemented by the generator. (b) Except as provided in subdivision (d), the hazardo…

(a) Every generator shall retain the original of the current review and plan and report, shall maintain a copy of the current review and plan and report at each site, or, for a multisite review and plan or report, at a central location, and upon request, shall make it available t…