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hazardous waste at many businesses is for more hazardous and higher required to have State authorization, but not volume wastestreams and processes federal authorization (i.e.,authorization than the other two lower tier, under the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act(RCRA)). This five- • The Conditionally Authorized tier tiered program matches the regulatory allows onsite treatment of non- requirements to the degree of risk posed by RCRA and RCRA-exempt the facility's activities. hazardous waste (Health& Saf. Code §25200.3). This tier is limited The permitting tiers consist of the to single-hazard wastes and following: Full Permit, Standardized treatment in the unit cannot exceed Permit, Permit by Rule (PBR), 5,000 gallons or 45,000 pounds in a Conditionally Authorized (CA), and calendar month. However, there is Conditionally Exempt(CE). They are no volume limit for treatment of arranged in descending order of regulatory specified dilute aqueous, acidic, oversight. alkaline, or oily wastes. • The Full Permit tier allows • The Conditionally Exempt tier treatment and storage of RCRA and allows onsite treatment of non- California only (non-RCRA) RCRA and RCRA-exempt hazardous waste pursuant to Title hazardous waste (f lealth& Saf. 40, Code of Federal Regulations Code §25201.5(a) and (c), (C.F.R.),parts 264 and 270, and §25201.14, and §25144.6(c). This California Code of Regulations,title tier is for smaller quantities or less 22, section 66264.1 et seq., and risky waste and treatment methods. section 66270.1 et seq. It includes It includes: Conditionally Exempt- all facilities requiring a RCRA Small Quantity Treatment, permit(such as incinerators and Conditionally Exempt-Specified land disposal facilities), and selected Wastestreams, Conditionally non-RCRA activities. Exempt-Commercial Laundries, and Conditionally Exempt-Limited. • The Standardized Permit tier allows offsite treatment and storage Am I eligible to treat waste of non-RCRA and RCRA-exempt under CEL? hazardous waste (Health & Saf. Code §25201.6). It includes, but is you are eligible to treat waste under CEL if not limited to, recyclers, oil transfer your wastestreams and treatment processes stations, and precious metals are listed in Health and Safety Code section recyclers. 25201.14. A list of those wastestreams and treatment processes are included in this fact • The PBR tier allows onsite sheet on page six. Additionally,to be treatment of non-RCRA and RCRA- eligible: exempt hazardous waste (Cal. Code Regs.,tit. 22, §67450.11). This tier