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3 ��• SPECIAL CONDITIONS I. Storage of wastes. (a) Hazardous waste shall not be stored at the facility for longer than one year without written approval from the California State Department of Health Services. (b) If a hazardous waste is stored at the facility longer than one year, the owner or operator shall pay to the California State Department of Health Services a fee, as if the waste had been disposed of on land, in accordance with Article 8, Chapter 30, Division 4, Title 22 of the California Administrative Code. The fee shall be paid in the 13th month of storage. (c) Hazardous waste shall be stored in a secure enclosure such as a building, room or fenced area, which shall prevent unauthorized persons from gaining access to the waste and in a manner that will prevent spills. A caution sign shall be posted and visible from any direction of access or view of hazardous waste stored in such enclosure. Wording of caution signs shall be in English, "Caution-Hazardous Waste Storage Area-Unauthorized Persons Keep Out", and Spanish, "Cuidado! Zona de Residuos Peligrosos. Prohibida la Entrada a Personas No Autorizadas". (d) Each hazardous waste storage area shall have a continuous base that is impervious to the waste to be stored and shall be designed and constructed so that any surface water runoff or spills can be contained. 2. Storage in tanks. (a) Each hazardous waste storage tank situated above ground shall have a spill confinement structure (e.g. , dike or trough) capable of holding the entire contents of the tank plus sufficient freeboard. (b) Hazardous waste storage tanks shall be constructed of materials which are compatible with the wastes to be contained or shall be protected by liners which are compatible with those wastes. (c) Prior to use, hazardous waste storage tanks and their appurte- nances shall be certified by an engineer registered in California to be structurally sound and of adequate construction for the intended use.