Section 25395.94 Of Article 6. Streamlined Site Investigation And Response Plan Agreements From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 20. >> Chapter 6.82. >> Article 6.
25395.94
. (a) (1) A person who enters into an agreement pursuant to
this article with an agency for the oversight of a site assessment
shall submit a site assessment plan to the agency to conduct a site
assessment of the site in accordance with the requirements of this
section.
(2) If the agency requires a health risk assessment as part of
that agreement, the health assessment shall be prepared in accordance
with subdivisions (b), (c), and (d) of Section 25356.1.5.
(b) The site assessment plan shall provide for the evaluation of
all of the following:
(1) Whether a release of hazardous materials has occurred at the
site, a threat of a release of hazardous materials exists at the
site, or there is a threat of a release of hazardous materials from
the site.
(2) If a release or threatened release of hazardous materials
exists at the site or there is a release or a threatened release from
the site, whether the release or threatened release poses an
unreasonable risk to public health and safety or the environment.
(c) The site assessment plan shall also include all of the
following:
(1) Adequate characterization of the hazardous materials released
or threatened to be released at, or from, the site and documentation
of the findings.
(2) Reasonably available information about the site, including,
where appropriate, a risk assessment that evaluates the risk posed by
any hazardous materials released or threatened to be released at, or
from, the site, and information regarding reasonably anticipated
foreseeable uses of the site based on current and projected land use
and zoning designations.
(3) If the release has impacted groundwater, reasonable
characterization of underlying groundwater, including present and
anticipated beneficial uses of that water.
(d) A person shall submit the site assessment plan to the agency
for review and approval.
(e) The agency shall evaluate the adequacy of the site assessment
plan to ensure that it contains all necessary information.
(f) After evaluating the site assessment plan, if the agency finds
that the site assessment plan is adequate, the agency shall approve
the site assessment plan and provide notification to appropriate
persons, including notification of any public water system that
relies on impacted groundwater for public drinking water purposes.