Section 25246 Of Article 12. Financial Responsibility And Closure And Maintenance Of Facilities From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 20. >> Chapter 6.5. >> Article 12.
25246
. (a) Each owner or operator of a hazardous waste facility
shall submit hazardous waste facility closure and postclosure plans
to the department and to the California regional water quality
control board for the region in which the facility is located. The
plans shall contain the owner's or operator's estimate of the cost of
closure and subsequent maintenance, shall conform to the regulations
adopted by the department and shall comply with applicable state
laws relating to water quality protection and monitoring.
(b) The plans specified in subdivision (a) shall be submitted to
the department with the application for a hazardous waste facilities
permit or when otherwise requested by the department. The plans shall
be submitted to the California regional water quality control board
with a report of waste discharge submitted in accordance with Section
13260 of the Water Code. An owner or operator who has submitted a
request for, or received a hazardous waste facilities permit prior
to, the adoption of the standards and regulations pursuant to Section
25245 shall submit the plans within 180 days after the department
issues a written request for the plans. Prior to actual closure of
the facility, the plans shall be updated if requested by the
department. However, no owner or operator shall be required to revise
or amend a closure plan after the department notifies the owner or
operator in writing that the closure of the facility has been
completed in accordance with the approved closure plan.
(c) An owner or operator who has not submitted facility closure
and postclosure plans shall submit the plans at least 180 days prior
to closure of the hazardous waste facility.
(d) This section does not apply to any person operating under a
permit-by-rule, a conditional authorization, or a conditional
exemption, pursuant to this chapter or the regulations adopted by the
department.