Section 25180.5 Of Article 8. Enforcement From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 20. >> Chapter 6.5. >> Article 8.
25180.5
. (a) The department, the State Water Resources Control
Board, and the California regional water quality control boards shall
notify the local health officer and director of environmental health
of a county, city, or district, and the CUPA for the jurisdiction as
specified in subdivision (b), within 15 days after any of the
following occur:
(1) The department's or board's employees are informed or discover
that a disposal of hazardous waste has occurred within that county,
city, or district and that the disposal violates a state or local
law, ordinance, regulation, rule, license, or permit or that the
disposal is potentially hazardous to the public health or the
environment.
(2) The department or board proposes to issue an abatement order
or a cease and desist order, to file a civil or criminal action, or
to settle a civil or criminal action, concerning a disposal of
hazardous waste within that county, city, or district.
(b) The notice given by the department or board pursuant to
subdivision (a) shall include all test results and any relevant
information which the department or board has obtained and which do
not contain trade secrets, as defined by Section 25173, as determined
by the department or board. If the department or board determines
that the test results or information cannot be disseminated because
of current or potential litigation, the department or board shall
inform the local health officer, the director of environmental
health, and the CUPA for the jurisdiction that the test results and
information shall be used by the local health officer, the director
of environmental health, and the unified program agencies, only in
connection with their statutory responsibilities and shall not
otherwise be released to the public.
(c) The department, the State Water Resources Control Board, and
the California regional water quality control boards shall coordinate
with the unified program agencies regarding violations of this
chapter, or violations of regulations adopted pursuant to this
chapter, at a unified program facility.