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Article 6. Requirements For Property Assessment And Cleanup of California Health And Safety Code >> Division 20. >> Chapter 6.9.1. >> Article 6.

A local health officer shall establish a written plan consistent with this chapter outlining the procedures to be followed for conducting the remediation to property for purposes of this chapter. The procedures shall comply with this article and any regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter, and shall include, but not be limited to, procedures for the preparation of a preliminary site assessment work plan, the conduct of a preliminary site assessment to determine the extent and level of contamination, in accordance with that PSA work plan, and the preparation of a PSA report containing the results of the preliminary site assessment and recommendations for remediation to meet the occupancy standards specified in Section 25400.16.
The PSA work plan shall include, but is not limited to, all of the following:
  (a) The physical location of the property.
  (b) A summary of the information obtained from law enforcement, the local health officer, and other involved local agencies. The summary shall include a discussion of the information's relevance to the contamination, including areas suspected of being contaminated, and may include all of the following information:
  (1) Duration of laboratory operation and number of batches cooked or processed.
  (2) Hazardous chemicals known to have been manufactured.
  (3) Recipes and methods used.
  (4) Chemicals and equipment found, by location, used in connection with the manufacture or storage of the hazardous chemicals.
  (5) Location of contaminated cooking and storage areas.
  (6) Visual assessment of the severity of contamination inside and outside of the structure where the laboratory was located.
  (7) Assessment of contamination of adjacent rooms, units, apartments, or structures.
  (8) Disposal methods observed at or near the site, including dumping, burning, burial, venting, or drain disposal.
  (9) A comparison of the chemicals on the manifest with known methods of manufacture in order to identify other potential contaminants.
  (10) A determination as to whether the methamphetamine manufacturing method included the use of chemicals containing mercury or lead, including lead acetate, mercuric chloride, or mercuric nitrate.
  (c) A description of the areas to be sampled and the basis for the selection of the areas. This element of the PSA work plan shall also document the decision process used in determining not to sample particular areas. The PSA work plan shall consider both primary and secondary areas of concern.
  (1) The primary areas of concern included in the work plan shall include all the following areas:
  (A) Any area that has obvious staining caused by the use or manufacture of hazardous chemicals.
  (B) Any processing or cooking area, with contamination caused by spills, boilovers, or explosions, or by chemical fumes and gases created during cooking. The area may include floors, walls, ceilings, glassware, and containers, working surfaces, furniture, carpeting, draperies and other textile products, plumbing fixtures and drains, and heating and air-conditioning vents.
  (C) Any disposal area, including such indoor areas as sinks, toilets, bathtubs, plumbing traps and floor drains, vents, vent fans, and chimney flues and such outdoor areas that may be contaminated by dumping or burning on or near soil, surface water, groundwater, sewer or storm systems, septic systems, and cesspools.
  (D) Chemical storage areas that may be contaminated by spills, leaks, or open containers.
  (2) The secondary areas of concern shall include all of the following:
  (A) Any location where contamination may have migrated, including hallways or other high traffic areas.
  (B) Common areas in multiple dwellings, apartments, and adjacent apartments or rooms, or mobilehome parks and special occupancy parks, including adjacent permanent buildings, manufactured homes, mobilehomes, or recreational vehicles, and the floors, walls, ceilings, furniture, carpeting, light fixtures, blinds, draperies and other textile products in all of those areas.
  (C) Common ventilation or plumbing systems in hotels, mobilehome parks, special occupancy parks, and multiple dwellings.
  (d) Sampling protocols, analytical methods and laboratories to use and their relevant certifications or accreditations.
  (e) A description of areas and items that will be remediated in lieu of sampling, if any.
After a preliminary site assessment is completed in accordance with the PSA work plan, a PSA report shall be prepared and submitted to the local health officer. The PSA report shall be thorough and specific in reporting findings and recommendations and shall include all of the following:
  (a) The location of the site, including all of the following, as applicable:
  (1) Street address and mailing address of the contaminated property, the owner of record and mailing address, legal description, and clear directions for locating the property.
  (2) (A) If the property is a manufactured home or mobilehome, the legal owner, as defined in Section 18005.8, each junior lienholder, as defined in Section 18005.3, and the registered owner, as defined in Section 18009.5.
  (B) If the property is a recreational vehicle, the legal owner, as defined in Section 370 of the Vehicle Code, and the registered owner, as defined in Section 505 of the Vehicle Code.
  (b) A site map, including a diagram of the contaminated property. The diagram shall include floor plans of affected buildings and local drinking water wells and nearby streams or other surface waters, if potentially impacted, and shall show the location of damage and contamination and the location of sampling points used in the preliminary site assessment. All sampling point locations shall be keyed to the sampling results and remediation recommendations.
  (c) A description of the sampling methods and analytical protocols used in the preliminary site assessment.
  (d) A description of the sampling results.
  (e) Information regarding the background samples and results obtained.
  (f) Specific recommendations, including methods, for remedial actions required to meet the human occupancy standards specified in Section 25400.16, including, but not limited to, any required decontamination, demolition, or disposal.
  (g) A plan for postremediation site assessment, including specific sampling requirements and methodologies, and locations at which samples are to be obtained.
The PSA work plan and PSA report shall be signed and notarized by the contractor responsible for the completion of the preliminary site assessment and by a certified industrial hygienist for sufficiency and completeness.
(a) A person shall not perform a preliminary site assessment or any remediation work pursuant to this chapter, including a decontamination, demolition, or disposal, unless the person has completed all of the following:
  (1) Initial training pursuant to subparagraph (A) of paragraph (3) of, or paragraph (4) of, subdivision (e) of Section 5192 of Title 8 of the California Code of Regulations, as applicable. That training shall include elements listed pursuant to subparagraphs (A) to (G), inclusive, of paragraph (2) of subdivision (e) of Section 5192 of Title 8 of the California Code of Regulations.
  (2) Annual refresher training pursuant to paragraph (8) of subdivision (e) of Section 5192 of Title 8 of the California Code of Regulations.
  (3) Additional requirements as determined by the local health officer, or other applicable law.
  (b) Training specified in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subdivision (a) shall be certified pursuant to paragraph (6) of subdivision (e) of Section 5192 of Title 8 of the California Code of Regulations.