(a) Pursuant to H&SC Section 25398.14 (as it read on June 26, 2012), upon completion of an engineering design to implement an approved remedial action plan, the responsible person for the site shall submit the engineering design to the Department for approval. The Department shall approve, modify, request information, or deny in writing the engineering design within 60 days from the date of receipt.

(b) The Department shall approve an engineering design if the Department determines that the engineering design is consistent with the selected remedial alternative outlined in the approved Remedial Action Plan (RAP). If the engineering design is consistent with the technical and operational plans in the approved RAP and there is compliance with all federal, state, and local statutes, regulations, and ordinances then the Department will grant an approval.

(c) The Department shall request that the responsible person modify the engineering design if the Department determines that the engineering design does not contain sufficient information necessary to ensure that the engineering design is consistent with the approved remedial alternative selected in the RAP and compliance with all federal, state, and local statutes, regulations, and ordinances. The Department shall identify in writing deficiencies that must be addressed in the engineering design. A responsible person shall not implement the response action until the responsible person has made the modifications to the engineering design required by the Department.

(d) The Department shall not approve an engineering design if the Department determines that the engineering design is inconsistent with the selected remedial alternative outlined in the approved RAP.

(e) Any responsible person whose engineering design has been disapproved may request a meeting with the Department to discuss the reasons for the disapproval.