Title HSC, California Health & Safety Code

(a) This chapter does not preempt local storage tank ordinances, in effect as of August 16, 1989, that meet or exceed the standards prescribed by this chapter. (b) This chapter does not preempt the authority granted to the board and the regional boards under the Porter Cologne Wa…

For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply: (a) “Aboveground storage tank” or “storage tank” means a tank or container that has the capacity to store 55 gallons or more of petroleum that is substantially or totally above the surface of the ground, except that, …

A tank facility is subject to this chapter if any of the following apply: (a) The tank facility is subject to the oil pollution prevention regulations specified in Part 112 (commencing with Section 112.1) of Subchapter D of Chapter I of Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations…

This chapter shall be implemented by the unified program agency, in accordance with the regulations adopted by the office pursuant to Section 25270.4.1. (Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 721, Sec. 3. (AB 2902) Effective January 1, 2019.)

(a) The office shall adopt regulations implementing this chapter. The office shall also provide interpretation of this chapter to the UPAs, and oversee the implementation of this chapter by the UPAs. (b) The office shall establish an advisory committee that includes representativ…

(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the owner or operator of a storage tank at a tank facility subject to this chapter shall prepare a spill prevention control and countermeasure plan applying good engineering practices to prevent petroleum releases using the same format r…

(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), at least once every three years, the UPA shall inspect each storage tank or a representative sampling of the storage tanks at each tank facility that has a storage capacity of 10,000 gallons or more of petroleum. The purpose of the inspe…

(a) (1) On or before January 1, annually, each owner or operator of a tank facility subject to this chapter shall file with the statewide information management system, a tank facility statement that shall identify the name and address of the tank facility, a contact person for t…

Each owner or operator of a tank facility shall immediately, upon discovery, notify the Office of Emergency Services and the UPA using the appropriate 24-hour emergency number or the 911 number, as established by the UPA, or by the governing body of the UPA, of the occurrence of …

(a) The board and the regional board may oversee cleanup or abatement efforts, or cause cleanup or abatement efforts, of a release from a storage tank at a tank facility. (b) The reasonable expenses of the board and the regional board incurred in overseeing, or contracting for, c…