Section 25244.12.

25244.12. 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.)

Section 25244.13.

25244.13. 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 development of new programs and incentives for achieving the goal of optimal minimization of […]

Section 25244.13.1.

25244.13.1. (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) Effective June 27, 2012.)

Section 25244.14.

25244.14. 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 adopted a hazardous waste management plan pursuant to Article 3.5 (commencing with Section 25135). (c) “Business” has the same meaning […]

Section 25244.15.

25244.15. (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 promote coordinated efforts to encourage the reduction of hazardous waste. Coordination between the program and other […]

Section 25244.15.1.

25244.15.1. (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 ex officio member. (3) The Director of Toxic Substances Control, as an ex officio […]

Section 25244.16.

25244.16. 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 to include in the review and plan […]

Section 25244.17.

25244.17. 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 obtaining information, assessing pollution prevention methods, and developing and applying pollution prevention techniques. The program be carried […]

Section 25244.17.1.

25244.17.1. 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 committee, identify priority categories of businesses by SIC or NAICS Code. At least one selected category […]

Section 25244.17.2.

25244.17.2. (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 assistance to businesses in identifying and applying methods of pollution prevention. (2) The activities conducted pursuant to paragraph (1) shall emphasize activities […]

Section 25244.18.

25244.18. (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 department or the unified program agency may evaluate […]

Section 25244.19.

25244.19. (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 subdivision (a) shall be conducted and completed for each site pursuant to the […]

Section 25244.20.

25244.20. (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 hazardous waste management performance report required by subdivision (a) shall be prepared for each site in accordance […]

Section 25244.21.

25244.21. (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 to any authorized representative of […]

Section 25244.22.

25244.22. (a) The department may, on a periodic basis, prepare and make available for public review a draft work plan for the department’s operations and activities in carrying out this article. The department shall prepare the work plan in consultation with the advisory committee and with other interested parties, including local government, industry, labor, health, and […]

Section 25244.23.

25244.23. (a) (1) The department shall adopt regulations to ensure that trade secrets designated by a generator in all or a portion of the review and plan or the report required by this article are utilized by the director, the department, the unified program agency, or the appropriate local agency only in connection with the responsibilities of […]