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Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Report Page IV.E-1 Forward Inc. Landfill 2014 Expansion Project E. PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY This section provides an overview of existing conditions with regard to public health and safety associated with the proposed expanded Forward Landfill. Included are reviews of the hazardous materials regulatory framework,worker health and safety/environmental protection requirements, and hazardous materials screening programs and procedures. In addition, this section summarizes the peer-reviewed health risk assessment(HRA)' completed for the applicant,which assesses exposure to offsite human receptors from inhalation, soil, and food chain pathways. The impacts and mitigations in this section replace those in Section IV.E of the 2013 EIR. Setting Regulatory Setting The use, production, and disposal of hazardous materials and waste are regulated extensively by federal,State, regional, and local regulations and guidance, with major objectives of protecting the public health and the environment. These regulations and guidance were developed primarily for application in industrial and manufacturing environments where worker health and safety and waste production as a byproduct of manufacturing occurs. A myriad of laws and regulations at the federal,State, and local levels affect the management of hazardous materials. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is the lead agency responsible for enforcing federal regulations that affect public health and the environment. The EPA designates much of its regulatory authority to the individual states. In California, the EPA has granted most enforcement authority over federal hazardous materials regulations to the California Environmental Protection Agency (Cal-EPA). Cal-EPA serves as the umbrella agency for six boards/departments: the California Air Resources Board (CARB), the Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR), the Department of Toxic Substances Control(DTSC), the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery(CalRecycle), the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment(OEHHA), and the State Water Resource Control Board (SWRCB) and associated Regional Water Quality Control Boards (RWQCB). «. The DTSC is generally charged with oversight of hazardous materials and waste. The Regional Water Quality Control Board (Central Valley Region) is the lead regulatory agencies for the protection of the waters of California potentially endangered by pollution. In turn, local jurisdictions such as the San Joaquin County Certified Unified Programs Agency (CUPA) may take the lead agency role as a Local Oversight Program entity, implementing State as well as local policies. At the project site, the lead agencies for hazardous materials and any associated potential contamination to the environment are the DTSC and RWQCB Department of Toxic Substances Control .. The DTSC works in conjunction with the EPA to enforce and implement specific laws and regulations pertaining to hazardous wastes. California legislation, for which DTSC has primary enforcement authority, includes the Hazardous Waste Control Act and the Hazardous low Substance Account Act. Most State hazardous waste regulations are contained in Title 27 of the California Code of Regulations(CCR). The DTSC generally acts as the lead agency for soil and it ' SCS Engineers,Air Quality Impact Analysis and Air Toxics Risk Assessment for Proposed Landfill Project 2014 Forward Landfill Manteca,California,August 2014. This document is available for review at the San Joaquin County Community Development Department offices in Stockton.