Section 25204 Of Article 9. Permitting Of Facilities From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 20. >> Chapter 6.5. >> Article 9.
25204
. (a) For purposes of this section, "residuals repository"
means a hazardous waste facility, or an operational unit at a
hazardous waste facility, which meets all of the following
requirements:
(1) It is sited, designed and constructed, operated, and
maintained, in accordance with all applicable federal and state
regulations, including, but not limited to, the regulations adopted
pursuant to subdivision (b).
(2) The operator holds a hazardous waste facilities permit issued
by the department under this chapter.
(3) A condition imposed in the hazardous waste facilities permit
authorizes the residuals repository to accept for disposal in or on
the land only treated hazardous waste, as defined in subdivision ( l)
of Section 25179.3, that has been specified as suitable for disposal
in a residuals repository pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision
(b).
(b) On or before May 1, 1990, the department shall adopt, by
regulation, standards for residuals repositories. In developing these
standards, the department shall consult with the State Water
Resources Control Board, conduct public workshops, and request
comments and recommendations from appropriate state and federal
agencies and the interested public. The standards shall, at a
minimum, be at least as stringent, effective, and comprehensive as
the standards applicable to hazardous waste land disposal facilities
adopted under the federal act, including the regulations, guidelines,
and policies adopted pursuant to the federal act, and shall include,
but not be limited to, all of the following:
(1) A specification of which treated hazardous wastes the
department determines are suitable for disposal in a residuals
repository. The department may specify these treated hazardous wastes
by listing types or categories of treated hazardous wastes or by
establishing physical or chemical properties that treated hazardous
wastes are required to meet.
(2) Design and construction standards for a residuals repository.
(3) Standards governing the operation, monitoring, maintenance,
closure, and postclosure maintenance of a residuals repository.
(4) Minimum standards governing the location of a residuals
repository and the subsurface geology underlying the site. In
establishing these standards, the department shall also specify the
specific criteria, if any, under which the department justifies a
finding that engineering measures or design factors may be
substituted for geological requirements.
(5) Requirements for hazardous waste segregation and
recordkeeping.