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14 CA ADC § 15330Barclays Official California Code of Regulations

Barclays California Code of Regulations
Title 14. Natural Resources
Division 6. Resources Agency
Chapter 3. Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act (Refs & Annos)
Article 19. Categorical Exemptions
14 CCR § 15330
§ 15330. Minor Actions to Prevent, Minimize, Stabilize, Mitigate or Eliminate the Release or Threat of Release of Hazardous Waste or Hazardous Substances.
Currentness
Class 30 consists of any minor cleanup actions taken to prevent, minimize, stabilize, mitigate, or eliminate the release or threat of release of a hazardous waste or substance which are small or medium removal actions costing $1 million or less.
(a) No cleanup action shall be subject to this Class 30 exemption if the action requires the onsite use of a hazardous waste incinerator or thermal treatment unit or the relocation of residences or businesses,or the action involves the potential release into the air of volatile organic compounds as defined in Health and Safety Code Section 25123.6, except for small scale in situ soil vapor extraction and treatment systems which have been permitted by the local Air Pollution Control District or Air Quality Management District. All actions must be consistent with applicable state and local environmental permitting requirements including, but not limited to, off-site disposal, air quality rules such as those governing volatile organic compounds and water quality standards, and approved by the regulatory body with jurisdiction over the site.
(b) Examples of such minor cleanup actions include but are not limited to:
(1) Removal of sealed, non-leaking drums or barrels of hazardous waste or substances that have been stabilized, containerized and are designated for a lawfully permitted destination;
(2) Maintenance or stabilization of berms, dikes, or surface impoundments;
(3) Construction or maintenance of interim or temporary surface caps;
(4) Onsite treatment of contaminated soils or sludges provided treatment system meets Title 22 requirements and local air district requirements;
(5) Excavation and/or offsite disposal of contaminated soils or sludges in regulated units;
(6) Application of dust suppressants or dust binders to surface soils;
(7) Controls for surface water run-on and run-off that meets seismic safety standards;
(8) Pumping of leaking ponds into an enclosed container;
(9) Construction of interim or emergency ground water treatment systems;
(10) Posting of warning signs and fencing for a hazardous waste or substance site that meets legal requirements for protection of wildlife.

Credits

Note: Authority cited: Section 21083, Public Resources Code. Reference: Section 21084, Public Resources Code.
History
1. New section filed 10-26-98; operative 10-26-98 pursuant to Public Resources Code section 21087 (Register 98, No. 44).
2. Change without regulatory effect amending first paragraph filed 2-1-2001 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2001, No. 5).
3. Redesignation of portions of first paragraph as subsections (a)-(b), amendment of newly designated subsection (a) and redesignation of former subsections (a)-(j) as subsections (b)(1)-(10) filed 9-7-2004; operative 9-7-2004 pursuant to Public Resources Code section 21083(e) (Register 2004, No. 37).
4. Change without regulatory effect amending Note filed 10-6-2005 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2005, No. 40).
This database is current through 4/12/24 Register 2024, No. 15.
Cal. Admin. Code tit. 14, § 15330, 14 CA ADC § 15330
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