Section 25185.5 Of Article 8. Enforcement From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 20. >> Chapter 6.5. >> Article 8.
25185.5
. For a property that is designated as a hazardous waste
property or border zone property pursuant to the former Article 11
(commencing with Section 25220), an authorized representative of the
department may, at any reasonable hour of the day, or as authorized
pursuant to Title 13 (commencing with Section 1822.50) of Part 3 of
the Code of Civil Procedure, enter and inspect any real property that
is within 2,000 feet of a deposit of hazardous waste or a hazardous
waste property and do any of the following:
(a) Obtain samples of the soil, vegetation, air, water, and biota
on or beneath the land.
(b) Set up and maintain monitoring equipment for the purpose of
assessing or measuring the actual or potential migration of hazardous
wastes on, beneath, or toward the land.
(c) Survey and determine the topography and geology of the land.
(d) Photograph any equipment, sample, activity, or environmental
condition described in subdivision (a), (b), or (c). The photographs
shall be subject to the requirements of subdivision (d) of Section
25185.
(e) This section does not apply to any hazardous waste facility
that is required to be permitted pursuant to this chapter and that is
subject to inspection pursuant to Section 25185.
(f) An inspector who inspects pursuant to this section shall make
a reasonable effort to inform the owner or his or her authorized
representative of the inspection and shall provide split samples to
the owner or representative upon request and shall comply with the
provisions of subdivision (b) of Section 25185.