California Health and Safety Code

§ 25208.16

HSC § 25208.16 Effective Jan 1, 1998Div. 20 · Ch. 6.5 · Art. 9.5

Statute text

(a)A person may apply to the regional board for an exemption from subdivision (c) of Section 25208.4 for a surface impoundment into which restricted hazardous wastes that do not contain cyanide wastes or polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in concentrations specified in paragraphs (1) and (4) of subdivision (a) of Section 25122.7 are discharged for the purpose of onsite temporary storage and treatment by filing an application with the regional board. If the surface impoundment was constructed before January 1, 1984, the person shall file the application with a regional board by March 1, 1986. The initial application for exemption shall include a completed hydrogeological assessment report that contains the accurate data and documentation specified in Section 25208.8. A regional board may grant the applicant an exemption from subdivision (c) of Section 25208.4 if the regional board makes all of the following findings:

(1)No extremely hazardous wastes are currently being discharged into the surface impoundment, and either one of the following applies:

(A)The records of the person applying for the exemption indicate that no extremely hazardous wastes have been discharged into the surface impoundment.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 330, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1998.