Section 25244.22 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.
25244.22
. (a) The department may, on a periodic basis, prepare and
make available for public review a draft work plan for the department'
s operations and activities in carrying out this article. The
department shall prepare the work plan in consultation with the
advisory committee and with other interested parties, including local
government, industry, labor, health, and environmental
organizations. The department shall hold a public meeting of the
advisory committee to discuss the draft work plan before finalizing
the work plan. This work plan shall include an outline of the
department's proposed operations and activities under this article.
The department shall use the data summary analysis prepared pursuant
to subdivision (b) to develop criteria for the selection of targets
for pollution prevention efforts. When identifying activities for
inclusion in the work plan, the department shall consider potential
benefits to human health and the environment, available resources,
feasibility of applying pollution prevention techniques, and
availability of related resources from other entities, such as other
states, the federal government, local governments, and other
organizations.
(b) The department may periodically prepare, and make available
to the public on its Internet Web site, a summary analysis of readily
available data on the state's hazardous waste generation and
management patterns. The analysis may include information from
various data sources including hazardous waste manifests, biennial
generator reports, and United States Environmental Protection Agency
Toxics Release Inventory reports. The department shall estimate the
quantities of hazardous waste generated in the state, by hazardous
waste stream, the amounts of hazardous waste generated in the state
by industry SIC or NAICS Code, and the amounts of hazardous waste
state generators sent offsite for management, by management method.