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(c)The department shall establish a program to assemble,catalogue,and disseminate information about hazardous waste source reduction methods, available consultant services, and regulatory requirements. (d)The department shall identify the range of generic and specific technical solutions that can be applied by particular types of hazardous waste generators to reduce hazardous waste generation. 25244.17.1. The department shall establish a technical assistance and outreach program to promote implementation of model source reduction measures in priority industry categories. (a) Every two years,in the work plan required by Section 25244.22,the department shall, in consultation with the advisory committee,select at least two priority categories of generators by SIC Code.At least one selected category of generators shall be taken from the list of categories previously selected by the department under Section 25244.18.At least one selected category of generators shall be a category that consists primarily of small businesses. (b)For each selected priority industry category,the department shall implement a cooperative source reduction technical assistance and outreach program to include the following elements: (1)The department shall use available resources,including reports prepared pursuant to paragraph(4)of subdivision(a)of Section 25244.18 and information on source reduction methods from federal,state,and local governments and industry associations and industry members,to identify a set of model source reduction measures for each industry category. (2)The department shall determine,with the assistance of the advisory committee,the most effective technical assistance and outreach methods to promote implementation of the model source reduction measures identified in paragraph(1). (3)The department shall develop a plan and schedule to implement the technical assistance and outreach measures before the next biennial work plan.The measures may include,but are not limited to,all of the following: (A)Holding,presenting at,or cosponsoring workshops,conferences,technology fairs,and other promotional events. (B)Developing and distributing educational materials,such as short descriptions of successful source reduction projects. (C)Developing checklists,training manuals,technical resource manuals and using those resources to train CUPAs,small business development corporations,business environmental assistance centers,and other regional and local government environmental programs. (D)Preparing and distributing resource lists,such as lists of vendors,consultants,or providers of financial assistance for source reduction projects. (E)Serving as an information clearinghouse to support telephone and onsite consultations with businesses and local governments. (4)For industry categories that include primarily large or technically complex businesses,the source reduction technical assistance and outreach program shall emphasize activities that involve direct communication between department staff and industry members.For these industry categories,the department shall communicate with representatives of 80 percent of the state's companies in the category.For categories that consist primarily of small businesses,the cooperative source reduction program shall emphasize providing industry-specific training and resources to CUPAs,small business development corporations,business environmental assistance centers,and other regional and Iocal government environmental programs for use in their inspections and other direct communications with businesses. (c)While conducting activities under this section,the department shall coordinate its activities with appropriate industry and professional associations. (d)The department shall coordinate activities under this section with grants made under Sections 25244.5 and 25244.11.5. <f > B5