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DESCRIPTION OF LEGAL REQUIREMENTS FOR BUSINESSES (Retain for future reference) AB 2185(WATERS)was signed by GovernorDeukmejian in September 1985 and was incorporated into the State Law as Chapter 6.95,Division 20,Section 25500 et seq. of the State Health and Safety Code. It requires each county to designate an agency to administer and implement the law. In San Joaquin County,the Administering Agency is the Office of Emergency Services (OES). The law applies to businesses that handle a hazardous material, or a mixture containing a hazardous material, in a quantity equal to or greater than 55 gallons, 500 pounds, or 200 cubic feet at standard pressure and temperature at any one time in the year. These quantities may be of a mixture of which only a portion is a hazardous material. If your business handles an acutely hazardous materials,then use the Threshold Planning Quantity associated with the chemical for inventory reporting purposes. Please complete an Acutely Hazardous Materials (AHM)Registration Form(FORM HM 3777)and submit to OES. "Hazardous material"means any material that,because of its quantity,concentration,or physical or chemical characteristics,poses a significant present or potential hazard to human health and safety or to the environment if released into the workplace or the environment. Examples include: Fuels,petroleum products,paints,propane,oxygen,ammonia(AHM),chlorine(AHM),pesticides,fer- tilizers,and hazardous wastes.. . . The Office of Emergency Services can assist with this determination. For those businesses which come under this law there are several requirements which must be met: Businesses must prepare a Hazardous Materials Management Plan to be submitted to the County Office of Emergency Services and to be used by the business. Updates must be submitted to the County Office of Emergency Services within 30 days of any changes. An annual inventory form must be submitted to the County Office of Emergency Services. Businesses must immediately report releases, or threatened releases of hazardous materials, to local emergency response agencies and to the County Office of Emergency Services when they pose a significant present or potential hazard to human health or to the environment. (See pages 11 & 111). Businesses must report unauthorized releases of hazardous materials to the County Office of Emergency Services (209)468-3969 and to the State Warning Center(800) 852-7550. Businesses must implement their plans in case of an emergency. I