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3 ll. SPECIAL CONDITIONS 1. Storage of wastes. (a) Hazardous waste shall not be stored at the facility for longer than one year without written approval from the California State Department of Health Services. (b) If a hazardous waste is stored at the facility longer than one year, the owner or operator shall pay to the California State Department of Health Services a fee, as if the waste had been disposed of on land, in accordance with Article 8, Chapter 30, Division 4, Title 22 of the California Administrative Code. The fee shall be paid in the 13th month of storage. (c) Hazardous waste shall be stored in a secure enclosure such as a building, room or fenced area, which shall prevent unauthorized persons from gaining access to the waste, and in a manner that will prevent spills. A caution sign shall be posted and visible from any direction of access or view of hazardous waste stored in such enclosure. Wording of caution signs shall be in English, "Caution-Hazardous Waste Storage Area-Unauthorized Persons Keep Out", and Spanish, "Cuidado! Zona de Residuos Peligrosos. Prohibida la Entrada a Personas No Autorizadas". (d) Each hazardous waste storage area shall have a continuous base that is impervious to the waste to be stored and shall be designed and constructed so that any surface water runoff or spills can be contained. 2. Storage in ponds. (a) The following hazardous wastes shall not be stored in open storage ponds: (1) Extremely hazardous wastes as defined in Sections 66064 and 66685, Title 22, California Administrative Code, unless specifically approved by a written permit from the California State Department of Health Services; (2) Wastes such as organic solvents or sludges containing vola- tile, toxic substances in excess of 10 percent by weight. (b) Hazardous sludges, concentrates, and residues removed from a storage pond for subsequent disposal shall be properly handled, transported, and disposed of as hazardous wastes.