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AQSTATE OF CALffOANIA LLQ E AUTHENTICATED BuaciStj ELECTRONIC LEGAL NIATENULL State of California HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE Section 25250. 1 25250. 1 . (a) As used in this article, the following terms have the following meaning : ( 1 ) (A) "Used oil" means all of the following: (i) Oil that has been refined from crude oil, or any synthetic oil, that has been used, and, as a result of use or as a consequence of extended storage, or spillage, has been contaminated with physical or chemical impurities . (ii) Material that is subject to regulation as used oil under Part 279 (commencing with Section 279 . 1 ) of Subchapter I of Chapter 1 of Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations . (B) Examples of used oil are spent lubricating fluids that have been removed from an engine crankcase, transmission, gearbox, or differential of an automobile, bus, truck, vessel, plane, heavy equipment, or machinery powered by an internal combustion engine; industrial oils, including compressor, turbine, and bearing oil; hydraulic oil; metalworking oil; refrigeration oil; and railroad drainings . (C) "Used oil' does not include any of the following: (i) Oil that has a flashpoint below 100 degrees Fahrenheit or that has been mixed with hazardous waste, other than minimal amounts of vehicle fuel. (ii) (1) Wastewater, the discharge of which is subject to regulation under either Section 307(b) (33 U. S . C . Sec. 1317(b)) or Section 402 (33 U. S . C . Sec. 1342) of the federal Clean Water Act (33 U. S . C . Sec. 1251 et seq.), including wastewaters at facilities that have eliminated the discharge of wastewater, contaminated with de mimmis quantities of used oil. (11) For purposes of this clause, "de minimis quantities of used oil' are small spills, leaks, or drippings from pumps, machinery, pipes, and other similar equipment during normal operations, or small amounts of oil lost to the wastewater treatment system during washing or draining operations . (III) This exception does not apply if the used oil is discarded as a result of abnormal manufacturing operations resulting in substantial leaks, spills, or other releases or to used oil recovered from wastewaters . (iii) Used oil re-refining distillation bottoms that are used as feedstock to manufacture asphalt products. (iv) Oil that contains polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) at a concentration of 5 ppm or greater. (v) (1) Oil containing more than 1000 ppm total halogens, which shall be presumed to be a hazardous waste because it has been mixed with halogenated hazardous waste listed in Subpart D (commencing with Section 261 . 30) of Part 261 of Subchapter I of Chapter 1 of Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations .