Section 13273.5 Of Article 4. Waste Discharge Requirements From California Water Code >> Division 7. >> Chapter 4. >> Article 4.
13273.5
. Notwithstanding Section 13273, a small city which operates
a Class III solid waste disposal site is not required to submit a
solid waste water quality assessment test report pursuant to Section
13273 if the city has a population of less than 20,000 persons, the
solid waste disposal site receives less than 20,000 tons of waste per
year, the water table of the highest aquifer under the disposal site
is 250 or more feet below the base of the disposal site and the
water in the highest aquifer is not potable, and the site receives
less than an average of 12 inches of rainfall per year.
This section applies only if the disposal site is operational and
has been granted all required permits as of January 1, 1991, if the
site is located in Kings County, and if the city has completed an
initial solid waste water quality assessment test and a solid waste
air quality assessment test which establish that no significant air
or water contamination has occurred, and, in that event, the city
shall be exempted from conducting further assessment tests for seven
years, or any longer time specified by the regional board, after the
date of the initial assessment tests.