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4. ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS 4.11 HAZARDS AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS issued NPDES construction activity storm water permits would be taken to ensure that no hazardous materials enter any nearby waterways. Significance after Mitigation: Less-than-significant. Impact 4.113: The Proposed Project would involve the installation and use of above- ground fuel storage tanks,and the storage and use of hazardous materials. This would be a less-than-significant impact. The owners and operators of above-ground storage tanks are required to comply with all laws and regulations with respect to the design,construction and monitoring requirements for new and existing above-ground storage tanks. Due to the current laws and regulations that the project applicant would be required to comply with regarding above-ground fuel storage tanks and hazardous materials, the Proposed Project would be consistent with all applicable policies of the San Joaquin County General Plan and the Stanislaus County General Plan with regards to hazardous materials. A HMMP would be prepared and submitted to both the San Joaquin County Environmental Health Department and the Stanislaus County Environmental Health Department. This plan would include an inventory of hazardous materials and hazardous wastes, as well as an emergency response to incidents involving those hazardous materials and wastes. The plan would be located on the property at all times and employees would be trained on the details of the plan. Current federal regulations(40 C.F.R. § 112,et seq.)require operations storing more than 1,320 gallons of petroleum products to have a Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure Plan _ (SPCC). The Aboveground Petroleum Storage Act Program, administered by the State Water Resources Control Board,requires owners or operators of aboveground storage tanks to: • File a storage statement defining the quantity of petroleum stored on-site(applies to a single petroleum tank that stores greater than 660 gallons of petroleum product,or facilities with a cumulative petroleum storage capacity of greater than 1,320 gallons). �. • Pay a bi-annual facility fee. • Prepare and implement a Federal SPCC Plan. A registered professional engineer must r certify the SPCC plan and a complete copy maintained on the site at all times. A SPCC will be required to be prepared for the site in accordance with 40 CFR 112, and the State ` Aboveground Petroleum Storage Act program. The SPCC Plan will address the liquid petroleum products that are stored and used at the site, and provide the procedures for the prevention of discharge of the products into any on-site waters. As required by the RWQCB,the tanks would RMC Pacific Vernalis Quany Mining and Reclamation Project 4.11-15 ESA/203015 Adminlsuauvn Draft EIR March 2004 r.