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<br /> HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE - HSC
<br /> DIVISION 20. MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS [24000 - 262501 ( Division 20 enacted by Stats. 1939,
<br /> Ch. 60. )
<br /> CHAPTER 6 .5. Hazardous Waste Control [25100 - 25259] ( Chapter 6. 5 added by Stats. 1972, Ch. 1236. )
<br /> ARTICLE 4. Listings [25140 - 25145 .4] ( Article 4 added by Stats. 1972, Ch. 1236. )
<br /> 25144. ( a ) For purposes of this section , the following terms have the following meaning :
<br /> ( 1 ) ' Oil " means crude oil , or any fraction thereof, that is liquid at 60 degrees Fahrenheit and 14 . 7 pounds per
<br /> square inch absolute pressure . " Oil " does not include any of the following , unless it is exempt from regulation under
<br /> paragraph ( 1 ) of subdivision ( g ) of Section 279 . 10 of, or paragraph ( 5 ) of subdivision ( g ) of Section 279 . 10 of, Part
<br /> 279 of Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations :
<br /> ( A ) Spent lubricating fluids that have been removed from an engine crankcase , transmission , gearbox , or
<br /> differential of an automobile , bus , truck , vessel , heavy equipment, or machinery powered by an internal
<br /> combustion engine .
<br /> ( B ) Spent industrial oils , including compressor, turbine , and bearing oil , hydraulic oil , metal -working oil ,
<br /> refrigeration oil , and railroad drainings .
<br /> ( 2 ) " Oil - bearing materials " means any liquid or semisolid material containing oil , partially refined petroleum
<br /> products , or petroleum products . " Oil - bearing materials " do not include either of the following :
<br /> ( A ) Soil from remediation projects .
<br /> ( B ) Contaminated groundwater that is generated at, or originating from the operation , maintenance , or cleanup of,
<br /> service stations , as defined in Section 13650 of the Business and Professions Code .
<br /> ( 3 ) " Oil recovery operations " means the physical separation of oil from oil - bearing materials by means of gravity
<br /> separation , centrifugation , filter pressing , or other dewatering processes , with or without the addition of heat,
<br /> chemical flocculants , air, or natural gas to enhance separation .
<br /> (4 ) " Petroleum refinery " means an establishment that has the Standard Industrial Classification Code 2911 and
<br /> that is not subject to the permit requirements for the recycling of used oil imposed pursuant to Article 9
<br /> ( commencing with Section 25200 ) .
<br /> ( 5 ) " Subsidiary" means a corporate entity engaged in the exploration , production , transportation , refining ,
<br /> marketing , or distribution of crude oil or petroleum products .
<br /> ( b ) ( 1 ) Except as provided in paragraph ( 2 ) , a biological process on the property of the producer treating oil , its
<br /> products , and water, that meets the definition of a non - RCRA waste , and that produces an effluent that is
<br /> continuously discharged to navigable waters in compliance with a permit issued pursuant to Section 402 of the
<br /> Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U . S . C . Sec . 1342 ) , is exempt from this chapter.
<br /> ( 2 ) Residues produced in the treatment process and subsequently removed that conform to any criterion for the
<br /> identification of a hazardous waste adopted pursuant to Section 25141 are not exempt from this chapter.
<br /> ( c) To the extent consistent with the applicable provisions of the federal act, units , including associated piping , that
<br /> are part of a system used for the recovery of oil from oil - bearing materials , and the associated storage of oil -
<br /> bearing materials and the recovered oil , are exempt from this chapter, if all of the following conditions are met :
<br /> ( 1 ) The oil recovery operations are conducted at a petroleum refinery, or at another facility owned or operated by
<br /> the corporate entity that owns or operates the refinery, or a corporate parent or subsidiary of the corporate entity.
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