California Health and Safety Code

§ 41701.5

HSC § 41701.5 Effective Apr 8, 1996Div. 26 · Part 4 · Ch. 3 · Art. 1

Statute text

(a)Neither the state board nor any district shall impose a discharge requirement on emissions of visible smoke from diesel pile-driving hammers which is more stringent than the requirements of this section, except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c).

(b)A district shall issue a permit to the operator of a diesel pile-driving hammer if the operator submits a completed application for a permit to the district and the district determines, on the basis of information provided in the application, that the proposed use will comply with one of the following requirements:

(1)Meets the Ringelmann 1 limit, as published by the United States Bureau of Mines, and does not exceed that limit for more than four minutes during the driving of a single pile.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 25, Sec. 1. Effective April 8, 1996.