Section 25244.15 Of Article 11.9. Pollution Prevention And Hazardous Waste Source Reduction And Management Review Act From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 20. >> Chapter 6.5. >> Article 11.9.
25244.15
. (a) This article establishes a program for pollution
prevention, including, but not limited to, hazardous waste source
reduction.
(b) The department shall coordinate the activities of all state
agencies with responsibilities and duties relating to hazardous waste
and shall promote coordinated efforts to encourage the reduction of
hazardous waste. Coordination between the program and other relevant
state agencies and programs shall, to the fullest extent possible,
include joint planning processes and joint research and studies.
(c) The department shall adopt regulations to carry out the
requirements imposed upon generators pursuant to this article.
(d) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (3), Sections 25244.19,
25244.20, and 25244.21 apply only to generators who, by site,
routinely generate, through ongoing processes and operations, more
than 12,000 kilograms of hazardous waste in a calendar year, or more
than 12 kilograms of extremely hazardous waste in a calendar year.
(2) The department shall adopt regulations to establish procedures
for exempting generators from the requirements of this article where
the department determines that no source reduction opportunities
exist for the generator.
(3) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), Sections 25244.19, 25244.20,
and 25244.21 do not apply to any generator whose hazardous waste
generating activity consists solely of receiving offsite hazardous
wastes and generating residuals from the processing of those
hazardous wastes.