California Health and Safety Code

§ 25295

HSC § 25295 Effective Jan 1, 2013Div. 20 · Ch. 6.7

Statute text

(a)(1) An unauthorized release that escapes from the secondary containment, or from the primary containment, if no secondary containment exists, increases the hazard of fire or explosion, or causes deterioration of the secondary containment of the underground tank system shall be reported by the owner or operator to the local agency within 24 hours after the release has been detected or should have been detected. The owner or operator of the underground tank system shall transmit the information specified in this paragraph regarding the unauthorized release to the local agency no later than five working days after the date of the occurrence of the unauthorized release. The information shall be submitted to the local agency on a written form or using an electronic format developed by the board and approved by the Secretary for Environmental Protection as consistent with the standardized electronic format and protocol requirements of Sections 71060 to 71065, inclusive, of the Public Resources Code. Either reporting method shall include all of the following:

(A)A description of the nature and volume of the unauthorized release.

(B)The corrective or remedial actions undertaken.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 536, Sec. 4. (AB 1701) Effective January 1, 2013.