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CA Health & Safety Code § 25207.12 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.5 - Hazardous Waste Control|ARTICLE 9.4 - Banned, Unregistered, or Outdated Agricultural Wastes|Section 25207.12.

25207.12.  (a) Any eligible participant who submits banned, unregistered, or outdated agricultural wastes for collection in a program established pursuant to this article is exempt from the fees and reimbursements required by Sections 25205.2, 25205.5, and 25205.7, with regard to the wastes submitted for collection.(b) An eligible participant who submits banned, unregistered, or outdated agricultural wastes for collection is exempt from the hazardous waste facilities permit requirements of Section 25201 with regard to the management of the wastes submitted for collection.(c) A county operating a collection program in compliance with this article shall not be held liable in any cost recovery action brought pursuant to Section 25360 for any hazardous waste that has been properly handled and transported to an authorized hazardous waste treatment or disposal facility, in compliance with this chapter, at a location other than that of the collection program.(d) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2022, and shall apply to the fees due for the 2022 reporting period and thereafter, including the prepayments due during the reporting period and the fee due and payable following the reporting period. (Repealed (in Sec. 72) and added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 73, Sec. 73. (SB 158) Effective July 12, 2021. Operative January 1, 2022, by its own provisions.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25207.13 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.5 - Hazardous Waste Control|ARTICLE 9.4 - Banned, Unregistered, or Outdated Agricultural Wastes|Section 25207.13.

25207.13.  For purposes of complying with the manifest requirements of subdivision (b) of Section 25160, a county which collects banned, unregistered, or outdated agricultural wastes pursuant to this article shall be deemed to be the person who produced the hazardous waste, if the banned, unregistered, or outdated agricultural wastes collected by the county is labeled and no remedial or removal action is required.(Added by renumbering Section 25207.12 by Stats. 1993, Ch. 989, Sec. 13. Effective January 1, 1994.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25208 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.5 - Hazardous Waste Control|ARTICLE 9.5 - Surface Impoundments|Section 25208.

25208.  This article shall be known and may be cited as the Toxic Pits Cleanup Act of 1984.(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1543, Sec. 2.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25208.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.5 - Hazardous Waste Control|ARTICLE 9.5 - Surface Impoundments|Section 25208.1.

25208.1.  The Legislature finds and declares as follows:(a)  Discharges of liquid hazardous wastes or hazardous wastes containing free liquids into lined or unlined ponds, pits, and lagoons pose a serious threat to the quality of the waters of the state. (b)  Recent reports indicate that hazardous waste contamination from surface impoundments is migrating to domestic drinking water supplies and threatening the continued beneficial uses of the state’s ground and surface waters, air, and environment. (c)  Under the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 6901 et seq.), and under state regulations, the storage of hazardous wastes in existing ponds has not been required to meet the same requirements as new impoundments, such as double liners, leachate collection, and leak detection. (d)  Recent studies have found that synthetic liners, clay liners, and combinations, including clay and synthetic liners, impede, but do not eliminate, leachate from surface impoundments migrating into the surrounding environment. (e)  It is in the public interest to establish a continuing program for the purpose of preventing contamination from, and improper storage, treatment, and disposal of, liquid hazardous wastes or hazardous wastes containing free liquids in surface impoundments. It is the intent of the Legislature, in enacting this article, to establish a program that will ensure that existing surface impoundments are either made safe or are closed, so that they do not contaminate the air or waters of the state, and so that the health, property, and resources of the people of the state are protected. (Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1543, Sec. 2.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25208.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.5 - Hazardous Waste Control|ARTICLE 9.5 - Surface Impoundments|Section 25208.3.

25208.3.  (a)  The state board shall, by emergency regulation, adopt a fee schedule that assesses a fee upon any person discharging any liquid hazardous wastes or hazardous wastes containing free liquids into a surface impoundment, except as provided in Section 25208.17. The state board shall include in this fee schedule the fees charged for applications for, and renewals of, an exemption from Section 25208.5, as specified in subdivision (h) of Section 25208.5, from subdivision (a) of Section 25208.4, as specified in subdivision (b) of Section 25208.4, from subdivision (c) of Section 25208.4, as specified in Section 25208.16, and from Sections 25208.4 and 25208.5, as specified in subdivision (e) of Section 25208.13. The state board shall also include provisions in the fee schedule for assessing a penalty pursuant to subdivision (c). The state board shall set these fees at an amount equal to the state board’s and regional board’s reasonable and anticipated costs of administering this article. (b)  The emergency regulations that set the fee schedule shall be adopted by the state board in accordance with Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, and for the purposes of that chapter, including Section 11349.6 of the Government Code, the adoption of these regulations is an emergency and shall be considered by the Office of Administrative Law as necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety, and general welfare. Notwithstanding Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, any emergency regulations adopted by the state board pursuant to this section shall be filed with, but not be repealed by, the Office of Administrative Law and shall remain in effect until revised by the state board. (c)  The state board shall send a notice to each person subject to the fee specified in subdivision (a). If a person fails to pay the fee within 60 days after receipt of this notice, the state board shall require the person to pay an additional penalty fee. The state board shall set the penalty fee at not more than 100 percent of the assessed fee, but in an amount sufficient to deter future noncompliance, as based upon that person’s past history of compliance and ability to pay, and upon additional expenses incurred by this noncompliance. (d)  The state board shall collect and deposit the fees collected pursuant to this article in the Surface Impoundment Assessment Account, which is hereby created in the General Fund. The money within the Surface Impoundment Assessment Account is available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to the state board and the regional boards for purposes of administering this article and Article 9.7 (commencing with Section 25209.10). (Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 597, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25208.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.5 - Hazardous Waste Control|ARTICLE 9.5 - Surface Impoundments|Section 25208.6.

25208.6.  When a regional board determines that a surface impoundment is polluting, or threatens to pollute, the waters of the state or that hazardous waste constituents are migrating from that surface impoundment into the vadose zone or the waters of the state, in concentrations which pollute the vadose zone, or pollute, or threaten to pollute, the waters of the state, the regional board shall either order the surface impoundment to close, if the regional board determines that requiring the installation of double liners and a leachate collection system and the conducting of groundwater monitoring, as specified in subdivision (a) of Section 25208.5, does not provide reasonable assurance of protection against future migration into the vadose zone or the waters of the state, or take both of the following actions:(a)  Issue a cease and desist order pursuant to Section 13301 of the Water Code prohibiting any discharge into the surface impoundment and require appropriate removal and remedial actions by the person or other responsible parties to clean up any pollution which may have occurred. (b)  Require the surface impoundment to comply with subdivision (a) of Section 25208.5. The regional board shall not grant an exemption for such a surface impoundment pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 25208.5. (Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1543, Sec. 2.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25208.7 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.5 - Hazardous Waste Control|ARTICLE 9.5 - Surface Impoundments|Section 25208.7.

25208.7.  (a)  The regional board shall make at least one inspection per year of all facilities with surface impoundments, and shall regularly review monitoring data, as necessary, to ensure that all surface impoundments comply with this article and that any equipment or programs required pursuant to this article are operating properly. (b)  Except as provided in subdivisions (c) and (d), each regional board shall establish a schedule and a notification system requiring the submission of reports to the regional board on or before January 1, 1988, by every person discharging liquid hazardous wastes or hazardous wastes containing free liquids into a surface impoundment located within the jurisdiction of the regional board. Any person discharging liquid hazardous wastes or hazardous wastes containing free liquids into a surface impoundment who receives this notice from the regional board shall submit a report to the regional board within the time specified in the notice, except that if the person has filed a report with an application for exemption, pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 25208.5, the regional board shall not require the person to file a report. (c)  The regional board may require that the report specified in Section 25208.8 be filed by a person who has conducted a site assessment pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 25208.17 only after the regional board makes the determination specified in subdivision (g) of Section 25208.17. (d)  The regional board may exempt a person from submitting a report specified in Section 25208.8 if the person has ceased discharging into the surface impoundment, the person closed the surface impoundment on or before December 31, 1985, with the approval of the regional board and the department, and the board makes both of the following findings: (1)  The report is not required to determine the extent to which the hazardous waste constituents have migrated from the surface impoundment. (2)  No hazardous waste constituents are present in the vadose zone or the waters of the state beneath the surface impoundment in concentrations which pollute the vadose zone or threaten to pollute or pollute the waters of the state. (Amended by Stats. 1987, Ch. 748, Sec. 1.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25208.9 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.5 - Hazardous Waste Control|ARTICLE 9.5 - Surface Impoundments|Section 25208.9.

25208.9.  (a)  Notwithstanding Section 25189, any person who is required to file a hydrogeological assessment report with a regional board pursuant to Section 25208.7, and who fails to do so, shall be liable civilly in a sum of not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) and not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for each day the report has not been received. (b)  Notwithstanding Section 25189, any person who submits false information to the regional board shall be liable civilly in a sum of not less than two thousand dollars ($2,000) and not more than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) for each day the false information goes uncorrected. (c)  In determining the amount of civil liability imposed pursuant to this section, the court shall consider all relevant circumstances, including, but not limited to, the extent of harm or potential harm caused by the violation, the nature of the violation and the period of time over which it occurred, the frequency of past violations, and the corrective action, if any, taken by the person. (d)  A regional board shall submit any report that contains false information to the State Board for Geologists and Geophysicists for the purpose of disciplinary action pursuant to Section 7860 of the Business and Professions Code or to the Board for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors for the purpose of taking disciplinary action pursuant to Section 6775 of the Business and Professions Code, as appropriate. (Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 59, Sec. 15. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25208.10 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.5 - Hazardous Waste Control|ARTICLE 9.5 - Surface Impoundments|Section 25208.10.

25208.10.  For purposes of performing the functions and duties provided for in this article, and because of the urgency in protecting the public, the state board and regional boards may, during the 1984–85 fiscal year, contract for temporary services necessary to implement this article.(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1543, Sec. 2.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25208.11 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.5 - Hazardous Waste Control|ARTICLE 9.5 - Surface Impoundments|Section 25208.11.

25208.11.  This article shall not be construed to limit or abridge the powers and duties granted to the department pursuant to this chapter or pursuant to Chapter 6.8 (commencing with Section 25300) or to the state board or any regional board pursuant to Division 7 (commencing with Section 13000) of the Water Code.(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1543, Sec. 2.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25208.12 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.5 - Hazardous Waste Control|ARTICLE 9.5 - Surface Impoundments|Section 25208.12.

25208.12.  Article 2 (commencing with Section 13320) of, Article 3 (commencing with Section 13330) of, and Article 4 (commencing with Section 13340) of, Chapter 5 of Division 7 of the Water Code applies to any action of, or failure to act by, a regional board pursuant to this article.(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1543, Sec. 2.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25208.14 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.5 - Hazardous Waste Control|ARTICLE 9.5 - Surface Impoundments|Section 25208.14.

25208.14.  Not later than January 1, 1987, the state board shall provide the Legislature with a report containing information regarding the number of applications for exemption which are filed pursuant to Sections 25208.4 and 25208.5. The state board shall include in this report a preliminary workplan detailing plans for implementation of this article.The time limits set forth in this article are predicated upon the assumption that there will be not more than 300 applications filed pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 25208.4 and subdivision (c) of Section 25208.5. The time limits set forth in this article assume that there are, on the average, three surface impoundments per facility.It is the intent of the Legislature that if it determines that there are more than 300 applications filed with regional boards with on the average, more than three surface impoundments for each facility, the Legislature will adjust the time limits specified in Sections 25208.4 and 25208.5.The Legislature hereby recognizes that if there are more than 300 applications filed by January 1, 1986, with the regional boards, the time limits should be adjusted to ensure a thorough analysis of each application.(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1543, Sec. 2.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25208.15 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.5 - Hazardous Waste Control|ARTICLE 9.5 - Surface Impoundments|Section 25208.15.

25208.15.  (a)  Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, an in-ground sump, used by a pest control operator licensed under Section 11705 of the Food and Agricultural Code, or used by a local or state agency, which meets all of the specifications listed in subdivision (b) and complies with subdivision (c), is exempt from the requirements of subdivision (a) of Section 25208.4, Section 25208.5, and Section 25208.8 if, prior to installation, the plan for the in-ground system is submitted to the regional board and the regional board determines that the system complies with this section. (b)  For purposes of this article, an “in-ground sump” shall have the following specifications: (1)  It consists of two containment units. The primary container is constructed primarily of nonearthen materials, including, but not limited to, stainless steel or plastic, and is designed to prevent the migration of any constituents into the secondary container. The secondary container is constructed of impermeable materials and is designed to prevent the migration of any hazardous waste constituents into the ground surrounding the secondary container. The secondary container shall also be designed to prevent the intrusion of groundwater, rainwater, or any other surface runoff into the space beneath the primary container. (2)  It is designed to allow visual inspection of the space underlying the primary container each operating day. (3)  The dimensions of the in-ground sump do not exceed six feet in depth, nor 75 square feet of surface area for each hazardous waste containment system. (4)  The in-ground sump is used for pest control operations. (c)  In order to qualify for the exemption, an in-ground sump shall be pumped empty of free liquid at least twice each operating day and these free liquids shall not be returned to the sump. The sump shall be visually inspected at least once each operating day. A record of all visual inspections shall be maintained by the pest control operator or local or state agency and shall be audited by the regional board at least annually. (d)  If at any time the regional board determines that the primary container of an in-ground sump is leaking, the regional board shall immediately order the discharge to cease and shall either order installation of a new primary container as provided in paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) or revoke the exemption authorized by this section. Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the regional board’s authority to take any action necessary to determine whether an in-ground sump poses any threat to the waters of the state. (Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1400, Sec. 1.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25209 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.5 - Hazardous Waste Control|ARTICLE 9.6 - Land Treatment Units|Section 25209.

25209.  The Legislature finds and declares as follows:(a)  Hazardous waste discharged into land treatment units may migrate beyond the treatment zone of the land treatment unit and thereby threaten the public health and the environment and pose a serious threat to the quality of the waters of this state. (b)  With the exception of land treatment units, all major forms of land disposal units are required by law to be equipped with liner and leachate collection and removal systems to ensure sufficient protection of the public health and safety and the environment and to protect the quality of the waters of this state. It is in the public interest to extend these requirements to include land treatment units. (c)  It is the intent of the Legislature to establish a uniform and workable procedure for implementing requirements for liner and leachate collection and removal systems in all existing land treatment units, and replacements and lateral expansions of existing and new land treatment units, and to ensure that the vadose zone and groundwater beneath all land treatment units is adequately monitored to detect the presence of any contamination. Land treatment units in operation in this state must be made safe, or closed if necessary, to protect public health and safety and the environment, including the waters of the state. (Added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1374, Sec. 1.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25209.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.5 - Hazardous Waste Control|ARTICLE 9.6 - Land Treatment Units|Section 25209.1.

25209.1.  For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply:(a)  “Discharge” means to place or dispose hazardous wastes in a land treatment unit. (b)  “Facility” has the meaning specified in Section 25117.1. (c)  “Hazardous constituent” has the meaning specified in regulations adopted by the department. (d)  “Hazardous waste” means a hazardous waste, as defined in Section 25117 and “non-RCRA hazardous waste” has the same meaning as defined in Section 25117. 9. (e)  “Land treatment unit” means a facility or part of a facility at which hazardous waste is applied onto or incorporated into the soil surface so that hazardous constituents are degraded, transformed, or immobilized within the treatment zone. A land treatment unit is a disposal unit if the waste will remain after closure. (f)  “Potential source of drinking water” has the meaning specified in subdivision (s) of Section 25208.2. (g)  “Treatment zone” means the portion of a land treatment unit including the soil surface, within which hazardous constituents are degraded, transformed, or immobilized. A treatment zone may not extend more than five feet from the initial soil surface and the base of the treatment zone shall be a minimum of five feet above the highest anticipated elevation of the water table. (h)  “Vadose zone” means the unsaturated zone outside the treatment zone and between the land surface and the water table. (i)  “Waste management unit” has the meaning specified in the regulations adopted by the department. (Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1686, Sec. 10.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25209.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.5 - Hazardous Waste Control|ARTICLE 9.6 - Land Treatment Units|Section 25209.3.

25209.3.  Except as provided in Section 25209.5, after January 1, 1990, unless granted a variance pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 25209.2, or exempted pursuant to Section 25209.6, no person shall discharge hazardous waste into a land treatment unit which has not been equipped with liners, a leachate collection and removal system, a groundwater monitoring system, and a vadose zone monitoring system which satisfy the requirements of Section 25209.5.(Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1632, Sec. 23.)