Published: 2015-07-09
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(a) The Legislature finds and declares as follows:
(1) An effective planning process involving public and private sector participation exists at the county level for establishing new, or expanding existing, solid waste facilities, but an equivalent process has not been established at the local level to plan for the management of hazardous wastes.
(2) Counties are presently required to prepare solid waste management plans for all waste disposal within each county and for all waste originating in each county. While the department has requested that counties include in their solid waste management plans a hazardous waste management element, there is not presently a clear mandate that they do so.
(3) Hazardous waste management planning at the local level has been hampered because the department has not provided the counties with adequate and comprehensive planning guidelines, there is a lack of accurate data on hazardous waste generation, handling, and disposal practices, adequate funding has not been available, and local expertise in hazardous waste planning has not been developed.
(4) The failure to plan for the safe and effective management of hazardous wastes has contributed to the public’s general uncertainty in viewing proposals to site hazardous waste facilities at various locations throughout the state. Because advance planning has not taken place, local governments are not prepared to consider siting proposals and the public has not received adequate answers to questions concerning the need for proposed facilities.
(5) Safe and responsible management of hazardous wastes is one of the most important environmental problems facing the state at the present time. It is critical to the protection of the public health and the environment, and to the economic growth of the state. If environmentally sound hazardous waste facilities are not available to effectively manage the hazardous wastes produced by the many industries of the state, economic activity will be hampered and the economy cannot prosper.
(b) The Legislature, therefore, declares that it is in the public interest to establish an effective process for hazardous waste management planning at the local level. This process is consistent with the responsibility of local governments to assure that adequate treatment and disposal capacity is available to manage the hazardous wastes generated within their jurisdictions.
(c) It is the intent of the Legislature that the hazardous waste management plans prepared pursuant to this article serve as the primary planning document for hazardous waste management at the local level; that the plans be integrated with other local land use planning activities to ensure that suitable locations are available for needed hazardous waste facilities; that land uses adjacent to, or near, hazardous waste facilities, or proposed sites for these facilities, are compatible with their operation; and that the plans are prepared with the full and meaningful involvement of the public, environmental groups, civic associations, generators of hazardous wastes, and the hazardous waste management industry.
(d) It is further the intent of the Legislature, in enacting this article, to define the respective responsibilities of state and local governments in hazardous waste management planning; to establish a comprehensive planning process in which state and local government, the public, and industry jointly develop safe and effective solutions for the management and disposal of hazardous wastes; to ensure that local governments are assisted adequately by the state in carrying out their responsibilities; and to provide funding for local-level planning.
(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1504, Sec. 6.)
(a) For purposes of this article, and unless the context indicates otherwise, “county” means a county that notifies the department that it will prepare a county hazardous waste management plan in accordance with this article and receives a grant pursuant to Section 25135.8. “County” also means any city, or two or more cities within a county acting jointly, which notifies the department that it will prepare a county hazardous waste management plan in accordance with subdivision (c).
(b) A county may, at its discretion, and after notification to the department, prepare a county hazardous waste management plan for the management of all hazardous waste produced in the county. A county hazardous waste management plan prepared pursuant to this article shall serve in lieu of the hazardous waste portion of the county solid waste plan provided for in Article 2 (commencing with Section 66780) of Chapter 2 of Title 7.3 of the Government Code. The county hazardous waste management plan shall be prepared in cooperation with the affected cities in the county and the advisory committee appointed pursuant to Section 25135.2, in accordance with the guidelines adopted by the department pursuant to Section 25135.5, and in accordance with the schedule specified in Section 25135.6.
(c) On or before March 31, 1987, every county shall notify the department and the cities within the county whether the county has elected to prepare a county hazardous waste management plan pursuant to this article. A city, or two or more cities acting jointly, located within a county which elects not to prepare a county hazardous waste management plan or which fails to make an election, on or before March 31, 1987, to prepare a plan, may, at the city’s or cities’ discretion, elect to undertake the preparation of the plan. The city or cities shall be deemed to be acting in place of the county for purposes of this article and may apply for funding to pay the cost of preparing the plan pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 25135.8. However, the city or cities may not receive funding pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 25135.8, unless the proposal to prepare a county hazardous waste management plan by the city or cities is approved by a majority of the cities within the county which contain a majority of the population of the incorporated area of the county and the proposal is received by the department on or before June 30, 1987.
(d) The county hazardous waste management plan authorized by subdivision (b) or (c) shall serve as the primary planning document for hazardous waste management in the county and shall be prepared as a useful informational source for local government and the public. The plan shall include, but is not limited to, all of the following elements:
(1) An analysis of the hazardous waste stream generated in the county, including an accounting of the volumes of hazardous wastes produced in the county, by type of waste, and estimates of the expected rates of hazardous waste production until 1994, by type of waste.
(2) A description of the existing hazardous waste facilities which treat, handle, recycle, and dispose of the hazardous wastes produced in the county, including a determination of the existing capacity of each facility.
(3) An analysis of the potential in the county for recycling hazardous waste and for reducing the volume and hazard of hazardous waste at the source of generation.
(4) A consideration of the need to manage the small volumes of hazardous waste produced by businesses and households.
(5) A determination of the need for additional hazardous waste facilities to properly manage the volumes of hazardous wastes currently produced or that are expected to be produced during the planning period.
(6) An identification of those hazardous waste facilities that can be expanded to accommodate projected needs and an identification of general areas for new hazardous waste facilities determined to be needed. In lieu of this facility and area identification, the plan may instead include siting criteria to be utilized in selecting sites for new hazardous waste facilities. If siting criteria are included in the county hazardous waste management plan, the plan shall also designate general areas where the criteria might be applicable.
(7) A statement of goals, objectives, and policies for the siting of hazardous waste facilities and the general management of hazardous wastes through the year 2000.
(8) A schedule which describes county and city actions necessary to implement the hazardous waste management plan through the year 2000, including the assigning of dates for carrying out the actions.
(e) In addition to the elements of the plan required by subdivision (d), a county may include a description of any additional local programs which the county determines to be necessary to provide for the proper management of hazardous wastes produced in the county. These programs may include, but are not limited to, public education, enforcement, surveillance, transportation, and administration.
(f) The inclusion of an element in a county hazardous waste management plan pursuant to subdivision (d) or (e) does not authorize the county to adopt a program which the county is not otherwise authorized to adopt under any other provision of law.
(Amended by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1167, Sec. 1.)
(a) Each county shall establish an advisory committee of at least seven members to assist the county in the preparation and administration of the county hazardous waste management plan. The board of supervisors of the county shall appoint the members who are not city representatives to the advisory committee, including at least one representative of industry, one representative of an environmental organization, and one representative of the public. The advisory committee shall also consist of at least three members to represent cities appointed by the city selection committee specified in Article 11 (commencing with Section 50270) of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Division 1 of Title 5 of the Government Code. The board of supervisors shall, to the extent possible, appoint other members that have expertise concerning aspects of hazardous waste management planning, including, but not limited to, engineering, geology, and water quality.
(b) The advisory committee shall do all of the following:
(1) Advise the county staff, the board of supervisors of the county, and the staff, mayors, and council members of the cities within the county, on issues related to the development, approval, and administration of the county hazardous waste management plan.
(2) Hold informal public meetings and workshops to provide the public with information, and to receive comments, during the preparation of the county hazardous waste management plan.
(c) If a city or group of cities are preparing the county hazardous waste management plan pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 25135.1, the city or cities shall establish the advisory committee, using the qualifications and representation specified in subdivision (a).
(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1504, Sec. 6.)
The Association of Bay Area Governments, the Southern California Association of Governments, the Sacramento Area Council of Governments, and the Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments may, at the discretion of their governing boards, prepare a regional hazardous waste management plan to serve as a resource document and to identify hazardous waste management issues, needs, and solutions at the regional level. A council of governments specified in this subdivision shall include in the regional plan additional counties affected by the regional plan, at the request of the councils of governments for those counties. A council of governments shall prepare the regional plan pursuant to the following procedure:
(a) A council of governments specified in this subdivision may apply to the department for funding pursuant to paragraph (3) of subdivision (b) of Section 25135.8.
(b) On or before December 31, 1987, a council of governments which receives funding from the department shall prepare a draft regional hazardous waste management plan and submit the draft plan to the department. If a council of governments shows the department that it has made substantial compliance towards completing the draft regional hazardous waste management plan and needs additional time to complete the draft regional plan, the department may extend, to March 31, 1988, the date by which the draft regional plan is required to be submitted. The council of governments shall involve the public with the preparation of the draft plan, to the fullest extent possible, by public hearings, informational meetings, and other appropriate forums that offer the public the opportunity to respond to clearly defined alternative objectives, policies, and actions.
(c) From January 1, 1988, to March 31, 1988, or, if the department has given the council of governments a time extension pursuant to subdivision (b), on or before June 30, 1988, the council of governments shall conduct hearings on the draft regional hazardous waste management plan, in the number determined appropriate by the council of governments. The council of governments shall provide affected local jurisdictions, the public, industry, business organizations, and the hazardous waste management industry with a full opportunity to comment orally and in writing on the draft plan.
(d) On or before March 31, 1988, or, if the department has given the council of governments a time extension pursuant to subdivision (b), on or before June 30, 1988, the department shall review the draft plan, and provide the council of governments with comments on the draft plan.
(e) After conducting the review and comment period required by subdivision (c), the council of governments shall revise, as appropriate, the draft regional hazardous waste management plan.
(f) On or before September 30, 1988, or, on or before January 31, 1989, if the council of governments is given a time extension pursuant to subdivision (g), the council of governments shall complete and adopt the plan.
(g) On or before October 1, 1988, the council of governments shall submit the final regional hazardous waste management plan adopted by its governing board to the department for review and approval. If a council of governments shows the department that the council of governments has made substantial progress towards completing the regional hazardous waste management plan and needs more time to complete the plan, the department may extend this date to September 1, 1989. The department shall approve the regional plan if the department determines that all of the following requirements are met:
(1) The regional plan is consistent with the guidelines for the preparation of regional hazardous waste management plans adopted by the department.
(2) The regional plan applies the methods, techniques, and policies established by the department to analyze the waste stream and to determine whether there is a need for additional or expanded hazardous waste facilities to safely manage and properly dispose of the hazardous waste produced within the region.
(h) Throughout the process of preparing a regional hazardous waste management plan, a council of governments shall cooperate and consult with representatives and staff of affected counties and cities.
(i) Notwithstanding subdivisions (a) to (h), inclusive, of this section, if, pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 6500) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code, a joint powers agreement provides for the creation of the Southern California Hazardous Waste Management Authority, the Southern California Association of Governments shall, if it has elected to prepare a regional hazardous waste management plan pursuant to this section, transfer the responsibility for preparing the regional hazardous waste management plan and all funds received pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 25135.8 to the authority, if the governing board of the authority requests the transfer by the adoption of a resolution. If the transfer takes place, the authority shall comply with this section in the same manner as this section applies to the association. If the transfer of responsibility and funds authorized by this subdivision takes place and the authority is dissolved at any time before the regional hazardous waste management plan is approved by the department, the association shall prepare the regional hazardous waste management plan and any remaining funds received pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 25135.8 shall be transferred back to the association.
(Amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 7, Sec. 1. Effective April 3, 1989.)
(a) No person shall establish or expand an offsite facility, unless the legislative body of the city or county in which the new offsite facility, or the expansion of an existing offsite facility, is proposed makes a determination that the facility or expansion is consistent with the county hazardous waste management plan.
(b) This section applies only to proposed new offsite facilities, or expansions of existing offsite facilities, if an approval action pursuant to Title 7 (commencing with Section 65000) of the Government Code is necessary.
(c) This section does not apply to cities or counties which do not have an approved county hazardous waste management plan.
(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1504, Sec. 6.)
(a) The department shall, pursuant to this section, provide direction and technical data to counties and regional councils of governments to assist them in preparing planning documents for the management of hazardous wastes produced within their jurisdictions.
(b) The department shall do all of the following:
(1) On or before June 30, 1987, after conducting a workshop with county and city government officials and industry and environmental representatives, prepare and transmit to counties and regional councils of governments guidelines for the preparation and adoption of county and regional hazardous waste management plans. Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code does not apply to the preparation and transmittal of these guidelines. The guidelines shall include, but are not limited to, all of the following:
(A) A listing of types or categories of hazardous wastes that can be used in characterizing the hazardous waste stream in each county or region.
(B) Methods for determining the capacity of the hazardous waste facilities that currently manage the hazardous wastes in the county or region and for assessing the capacity of these hazardous waste facilities to manage these hazardous wastes in the future.
(C) Methods for assessing the need to establish new, or expand existing, capacity for the management of hazardous wastes produced in each county or region.
(D) Methods for estimating the amounts of hazardous waste produced by small businesses and households.
(2) On or before June 30, 1987, provide to each county and regional council of governments, all of the following information:
(A) Available data on the types and quantities of hazardous wastes produced in the county or region. The department shall inform the counties and regional councils of governments of the strengths and limitations of the data.
(B) A listing of the hazardous waste facilities that have received hazardous waste facilities permits or grants of interim status in each county or region. The listing shall specify whether the facilities are onsite or offsite facilities and whether the facilities are used for the storage, treatment, transfer, recycling, or disposal of hazardous waste.
(C) A listing of producers of hazardous wastes known to the department in the county or region.
(D) An assessment of overall needed capacities for treating and disposing of hazardous wastes at the state and regional levels through the year 1994.
(E) A description of state policies and programs concerning the management of hazardous waste, including, but not limited to, the policies and programs for recycling various types of hazardous wastes, requiring the treatment of particular types of hazardous wastes, restricting the disposal to land of particular types or categories of hazardous wastes, encouraging the reduction of the amounts of hazardous waste produced at the source of production, and any other policies and programs that affect the need for additional management capacity in various types of hazardous waste facilities.
(F) An assessment of the potential for recycling, or reducing the volume of, various types of hazardous wastes in various classes of industry.
(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1504, Sec. 6.)
(a) A county shall prepare, review, and adopt the county hazardous waste management plan pursuant to the schedule specified in this section.
(b) On or before December 31, 1987, each county, with the cooperation of affected local jurisdictions and the advisory committee established pursuant to Section 25135.2, shall prepare a draft county hazardous waste management plan and submit the draft plan to the department. If a county shows to the department that the county has made substantial compliance towards completing the draft county hazardous waste management plan and needs additional time to complete the draft plan, the department may extend to March 31, 1988, the date by which the draft plan is required to be submitted. The county shall involve the public with the preparation of the draft plan, to the fullest extent possible, by public hearings, informational meetings, and other appropriate forums that offer the public the opportunity to respond to clearly defined alternative objectives, policies, and actions.
(c) On or before March 31, 1988, or, if the department has given the county a time extension pursuant to subdivision (b), on or before June 30, 1988, the county shall conduct hearings on the draft county hazardous waste management plan, in the number determined appropriate by the county. The county shall provide affected local jurisdictions, the public, industry, business organizations, and the hazardous waste management industry with the full opportunity to comment orally and in writing on the draft county hazardous waste management plan.
(d) On or before March 31, 1988, or, if the department has given the county a time extension pursuant to subdivision (b), on or before June 30, 1988, the department shall review the draft plan, and provide each county with comments which specify the changes or additions which are required to be made to the draft plan to result in a final plan which can be approved by the department pursuant to Section 25135.7.
(e) After conducting the review and comment period required by subdivision (c), each county shall revise, as appropriate, the draft county hazardous waste management plan.
(f) The revised county hazardous waste management plan shall be approved by a majority of the cities within the county which contain a majority of the population of the incorporated area of the county, subject to subdivision (g).
(g) The revised county hazardous waste management plan shall be submitted to each city within the county for their approval. Each city shall act upon the revised county hazardous waste management plan within 90 days after the city has received the plan. If a city fails to act upon the plan within 90 days of receiving the plan, the city shall be deemed to have approved the plan as submitted.
(h) On or before September 30, 1988, or, on or before May 31, 1989, if the county is given an extension pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 25135.7, the county shall adopt the revised county hazardous waste management plan as the final county hazardous waste management plan. If the county is given an additional time extension to September 1, 1989, pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 25135. 7, the county shall adopt the revised county hazardous waste management plan as the final county hazardous waste management plan by August 31, 1989.
(Amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 7, Sec. 2. Effective April 3, 1989.)
(a) A county shall submit the final county hazardous waste management plan adopted by the county to the department for review and approval on or before October 1, 1988. If a county shows the department that the county has made substantial progress towards completing the county hazardous waste management plan and needs more time to complete the plan, the department may extend this date to June 1, 1989. If the department sends comments on the draft county hazardous waste management plan to a county after June 30, 1988, the department may extend the due date for submittal of the final county hazardous waste management plan for that county to September 1, 1989. The department shall, on or before December 31, 1988, or on or before November 30, 1989, if the county is given a time extension, review and either approve or disapprove the county hazardous waste management plan. If an additional time extension is given to September 1, 1989, pursuant to this subdivision, the department shall review and either approve or disapprove the county hazardous waste management plan on or before February 28, 1990. The department shall approve the county hazardous waste management plan if the department makes all of the following determinations:
(1) The plan substantially complies with the guidelines for the preparation of hazardous waste management plans adopted by the department.
(2) The plan applies the methods, techniques, and policies established by the department to analyze the waste stream and to determine whether there is a need for additional or expanded hazardous waste facilities to safely manage and properly dispose of the hazardous waste generated within the county.
(3) If the plan contains a determination pursuant to paragraph (5) of subdivision (d) of Section 25135.1 that there is a need for additional or expanded hazardous waste facilities, the plan proposes general areas, or, as determined appropriate by the county, proposes specific sites which may be suitable locations for a facility. However, if the plan instead contains siting criteria for selecting sites for new hazardous waste facilities, the plan shall propose general areas where the criteria might be applicable.
(4) If the county preparing the plan has entered into a formal agreement with other counties to manage hazardous waste, the agreement is documented.
(b) Within 180 days after the department approves a county hazardous waste management plan, the county shall either incorporate the applicable portions of the plan, by reference, into the county’s general plan, or enact an ordinance which requires that all applicable zoning, subdivision, conditional use permit, and variance decisions are consistent with the portions of the county hazardous waste management plan which identify specific sites or siting criteria for hazardous waste facilities.
(c) Within 180 days after receiving written notification from the county that the county hazardous waste management plan has been approved, each city within that county shall do one of the following:
(1) Adopt a city hazardous waste management plan containing all of the elements required by subdivision (d) of Section 25135.1 which shall be consistent with the approved county hazardous waste management plan.
(2) Incorporate the applicable portions of the approved county plan, by reference, into the city’s general plan.
(3) Enact an ordinance which requires that all applicable zoning, subdivision, conditional use permit, and variance decisions are consistent with the portions of the approved county plan which identify general areas or siting criteria for hazardous waste facilities.
(d) This section does not limit the authority of any city to attach appropriate conditions to the issuance of any land use approval for a hazardous waste facility in order to protect the public health, safety, or welfare, and does not limit the authority of a city to establish more stringent planning requirements or siting criteria than those specified in the county hazardous waste management plan.
(e) Any amendment to an adopted county hazardous waste management plan requires the approval of the department, the county, and a majority of the cities within the county which contain a majority of the population of the incorporated area of the county.
(Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1093, Sec. 1. Effective September 20, 1990.)
(a) If the department disapproves a county hazardous waste management plan pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 25135.7, or a regional hazardous waste management plan pursuant to Section 25135.3, the department shall provide the county or regional council of governments, in writing and at the time of disapproval, with a detailed description of its reasons for disapproval of the plan. A county or regional council of governments with a disapproved hazardous waste management plan may submit a revised plan to the department one time only. A revised county or regional hazardous waste management plan shall be submitted to the department within 270 days of the effective date of the act adding this section, or within 270 days of plan disapproval if the plan is disapproved by the department after the effective date of the act adding this section. A county or regional council of governments shall notify the department of their intent to revise and resubmit a disapproved plan within 45 days of the effective date of the act adding this section, or within 45 days of plan disapproval, if the plan is disapproved after the effective date of the act adding this section. A resubmitted county or regional plan shall contain detailed responses to all of the reasons for disapproval of the plan described by the department. The department shall provide counties with informational guidelines on developing an approvable plan.
(b) Before submitting a revised county hazardous waste management plan to the department pursuant to this section, the revised plan shall be approved by a majority of the cities within the county which contain a majority of the population of the incorporated area of the county, as specified in subdivisions (f) and (g) of Section 25135.6. A city which fails to act upon a county plan revised pursuant to this section within 90 days after the plan has been submitted to the city by the county shall be deemed to have approved the revised plan.
(c) The department shall review and either approve or disapprove a county or regional hazardous waste management plan revised pursuant to subdivision (a) within 180 days of receiving the revised plan.
(1) The department shall approve a revised county hazardous waste management plan if the department makes all of the determinations in paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4) of subdivision (a) of Section 25135.7. If the department approves a revised county hazardous waste management plan pursuant to this section, the county shall comply with subdivision (b) of Section 25135.7, and each city within that county shall comply with subdivision (c) of Section 25135.7.
(2) The department shall approve a revised regional hazardous waste management plan if the department makes all of the determinations in subdivision (g) of Section 25135.3.
(d) A county which did not submit its plan to the department within the due dates for plan submittal established by subdivision (a) of Section 25135.7, or a county whose plan was not formally acted upon by the department by the February 28, 1990, deadline, may submit their plan to the department for review and approval or disapproval pursuant to the provisions governing the resubmittal of revised plans established by this section.
(e) A council of governments which did not submit its plan to the department within the due dates for plan submittal established by Section 25135.3, or whose plan has not been formally acted upon by the department, may submit their plan to the department for review and approval or disapproval pursuant to the provisions governing the resubmittal of revised plans established by this section.
(Added by renumbering Section 25135.75 by Stats. 1993, Ch. 436, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1994.)
Notwithstanding Section 25135.7.5, the review and approval of county hazardous waste management plans for counties within the Association of Bay Area Governments region shall be governed in the following manner:
(a) Each county within the Association of Bay Area Governments region with an unapproved county hazardous waste management plan may submit the final plan adopted by the county to the department for review and approval or disapproval on or before January 15, 1994.
(b) Each county within the Association of Bay Area Governments region which submitted a final plan adopted by the county to the department after June 24, 1991, and prior to January 1, 1994, shall be considered to have met the condition of subdivision (a) with regard to the timely submission of county plans.
(c) The department shall, on or before July 1, 1994, review and either approve or disapprove the county hazardous waste management plans of the counties within the Association of Bay Area Governments region. The department shall approve the county hazardous waste management plan if the department makes all the determinations specified in paragraphs (1) to (4), inclusive, of subdivision (a) of Section 25135.7.
(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 436, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1994.)
(a) The department shall, pursuant to this section and subdivision (c) of Section 25170, prepare and adopt a state hazardous waste management plan. The state hazardous waste management plan shall serve as a comprehensive planning document for the state and shall be prepared as a useful informational source for the public, local government, and regional councils of government. The state hazardous waste management plan shall be prepared in conjunction with, and shall take into account, hazardous waste management plans adopted by counties and regional councils of governments.
(b) The state hazardous waste management plan shall be prepared and adopted by the department on or before November 30, 1991, shall be reviewed annually, and shall be revised to reflect new information at least once every three years.
(c) In preparing and adopting the state hazardous waste management plan, and in revising the plan thereafter, the department shall do all of the following:
(1) Publish the draft plan or the revised plan and make it available to the public for review and comment at least three months before final adoption.
(2) Conduct workshops and at least two public hearings on the plan or the draft revised plan, one in the southern part of the state and one in the northern part of the state, to solicit the views of the public, local government, regional councils of governments, and interested parties.
(3) Include in the final state hazardous waste management plan and in revisions of the plan, a summary of the comments received and the department’s responses to those comments.
(d) The state hazardous waste management plan, and each revision of the plan, shall include, but need not be limited to, all of the following elements:
(1) An analysis of the hazardous waste streams produced in the state, an accounting of the volumes of hazardous waste produced in each county and region of the state, by type of waste, and estimates of the expected rates of hazardous waste production, by type of waste, during the next five years.
(2) An inventory of existing and planned hazardous waste facilities which handle, treat, recycle, dispose, or otherwise manage hazardous wastes produced in the state. The inventory shall include a description of the facilities, a determination of the capacity of each existing or planned facility to handle, treat, recycle, dispose, or otherwise manage the waste streams it is authorized to handle, treat, recycle, dispose, or otherwise manage, and a description of the current progress and status of each planned facility in achieving operational status, including a timetable for becoming operational.
(3) An assessment of the need for additional hazardous waste facilities to manage the volumes of hazardous waste currently produced or which are expected to be produced during the next 20 years.
(4) An identification of the areas or regions of the state where new or expanded capacity to manage hazardous wastes are needed and the types of facilities that should be sited and constructed.
(5) A description of the policies, programs, incentives, requirements, prohibitions, or other measures which, if implemented, would reduce or eliminate the need for new or expanded facilities.
(6) A statement of goals, objectives, and policies currently in effect, or in the process of development, for the siting of hazardous waste facilities and the management of hazardous wastes during the next five years.
(7) A schedule of recommended actions, including specific dates, for carrying out state, regional, and local actions to implement the state hazardous waste management plan.
(Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1093, Sec. 3. Effective September 20, 1990.)
