Section 25179.10 Of Article 7.7. Hazardous Waste Treatment Reform Act Of 1995 From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 20. >> Chapter 6.5. >> Article 7.7.
25179.10
. (a) The department may grant an exemption from the
requirements of Section 25179.6 pursuant to subdivision (b) for
either of the following:
(1) Any special waste which meets the criteria and requirements
established for special waste in the regulations adopted by the
department and has been classified as a special waste pursuant to the
regulations adopted by the department but does not meet the
treatment standards established by the department pursuant to Section
25179.6.
(2) Any hazardous waste generated in the extraction,
beneficiation, or processing of ores and minerals.
(b) The department may grant an exemption for a waste specified in
subdivision (a) if a person, upon application, demonstrates to the
satisfaction of the department that no economically and
technologically feasible alternatives exist to recycle, reuse, or
treat the waste to meet the treatment standards adopted by the
department pursuant to Section 25179.6 and that there will be no
migration of hazardous constituents in concentrations which pollute
or threaten to pollute the waters of the state from the disposal unit
where the waste is to be disposed. An exemption granted pursuant to
this subdivision shall remain in effect for five years. The
department may renew the exemption if, upon application, it
determines that the findings required by the subdivision still apply.