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CALIFORNIA CODE ANNOTATED
HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE
Division 20. Miscellaneous Health and Safety Provisions
Chapter 6.7. Underground Storage of Hazardous Substances
Date:
08/31/2009
Document:
Cal Health & Saf Code § 25295 (2010)
§ 25295. Unauthorized release from secondary containment, or from primary containment if no secondary containment exists
(a)
(1) Any unauthorized release which escapes from the secondary containment, or from the primary containment, if no secondary containment exists, increases the hazard of fire or explosion, or causes any deterioration of the secondary containment of the underground tank system shall be reported by the owner or operator to the local agency designated pursuant to Section 25283 within 24 hours after the release has been detected or should have been detected. A full written report shall be transmitted by the owner or operator of the underground tank system to the local agency within five working days of the occurrence of the release. The report shall describe the nature and volume of the unauthorized release, any corrective or remedial actions undertaken, and any further corrective or remedial actions, including investigative actions, which will be needed to clean up the unauthorized release and abate the effects of the release and a time schedule for implementing these actions.
(2) The local agency shall review the permit whenever there has been an unauthorized release or when it determines that the underground tank system is unsafe. In determining whether to modify or terminate the permit, the local agency shall consider the age of the tank, the methods of containment, the methods of monitoring, the feasibility of any required repairs, the concentration of the hazardous substances stored in the tank, the severity of potential unauthorized releases, and the suitability of any other long-term preventive measures which would meet the requirements of this chapter.
(b) The board shall continuously post and update on its Web site, but at a minimum, annually on or before December 1, a report of all unauthorized releases, indicating for each unauthorized release the responsible party, the site name, the hazardous substance, the quantity of the unauthorized release if known, and the actions taken to abate the problem.
(c) The reporting requirements imposed by this section are in addition to any requirements which may be imposed by Sections 13271 and 13272 of the Water Code.
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