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dust emissions. The Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board (CVRWQCB) is responsible for setting storm water and waste discharge standards, issuing permits, and making compliance determinations. The Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) regulates hazardous waste related issues. The San Joaquin County Environmental Health Department - Certified Unified Program Agency (CUPA) is responsible for the local implementation and enforcement of hazardous waste laws and regulations, as well as, managing aboveground petroleum storage tanks and Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure Plans (SPCC), underground storage tanks, hazardous materials and the California Accidental Release Prevention Program (Cal ARP) program requirements. The California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) is responsible for solid waste, waste tire, recycled content product and local government regulatory mandates and activities. CalRecycle is also responsible for promoting the reduction of solid waste generated and going to landfills, recycled and compost generated materials into new products, increasing the purchase of these products, and proper management of universal and hazardous wastes that cannot be landfilled. The Department of Food and Agriculture's (DFA) Plant Health and Pest Prevention Services Division protects California's environment and natural resources from direct pest impacts and pesticide use. The purpose of this AMP is to establish policies, procedures, and personnel responsibilities to ensure compliance with the regulations implemented and enforced by the aforementioned agencies, for the protection of human health, safety and the environment, as those laws and regulations relate to the beneficial reuse of Ash. 2.0 KEY DEFINITIONS Beneficial Reuse: Solid wastes appropriate for the specific use and in accordance with engineering, industry guidelines, or other standard practices. Storage and handling of solid waste and derived materials for beneficial reuse will be conducted in a manner to protect public health and safety and the environment, and control vectors, fires, odors, and nuisances. The owner or operator is required to maintain a record of beneficial reuse. Biomass or Biomass Waste: Any organic material not derived from fossil fuels, such as agricultural crop residues, bark, lawn, yard and garden clippings, leaves, sylvicultural residue, tree and brush pruning, wood and wood chips, and wood waste. It does not include material containing sewage sludge, industrial sludge, medical waste, hazardous waste, or radioactive waste'. Biomass Fuel: Biomass fuels include sawmill residue, forest residue, urban wood California Health & Safety Code Section 25143.5(g)(2). 6