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San Joaquin County Community Environmental Setting, Impacts,and Mitigation Measures <br /> Development Department Hazards and Hazardous Materials <br /> Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation <br /> and Liability Act <br /> The Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act <br /> (CERCLA),also known as Superfund,was passed to facilitate the cleanup of the <br /> nation's toxic waste sites. In 1986, Superfund was amended by the Superfund _ <br /> Amendments and Reauthorization Act(SARA)Title III(community right-to- <br /> know laws),which stated that past and present owners of land contaminated with <br /> hazardous substances can be liable for the entire cost of the cleanup, even if the _ <br /> material was illegally dumped when the property was under different ownership. <br /> State Regulations <br /> State regulations also contain detailed planning and management requirements to _ <br /> ensure that hazardous wastes are properly handled, stored,and disposed of to <br /> reduce human health risks and environmental risks. Key state laws pertaining to <br /> hazardous wastes include the following. <br /> ■ Hazardous Waste Control Act(HWCA). <br /> ■ Hazardous Materials Release Response Plans and Inventory Act of 1985 <br /> (Business Plan Act) (Chapter 6.95 of the California Health and Safety Code). <br /> ■ Emergency Services Act. <br /> ■ Proposition 65 (the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of <br /> 1986), which requires the governor to publish a list of chemicals known to <br /> the state to cause cancer or reproductive toxicity. <br /> ■ California Government Code, Section 2.65962.5,which requires the Office <br /> of Permit Assistance to compile a list of potentially contaminated sites in the <br /> state(Cortese List). _ <br /> Several of these laws are discussed in more detail below. <br /> Hazardous Waste Control Act <br /> HWCA is the primary state hazardous waste law. HWCA created the state <br /> hazardous waste management program, which is like the federal RCRA program <br /> but generally more stringent. HWCA is implemented by regulations contained in _ <br /> 26 CCR,which describes the requirements for the proper management of <br /> hazardous wastes, including the following. <br /> ■ Criteria for identification and classification of hazardous wastes. <br /> ■ Requirements for generation and transportation of hazardous wastes. <br /> ■ Standards for design and permitting of facilities that recycle,treat, store, and <br /> dispose of hazardous wastes. <br /> DeSilva Gates Quarry Project <br /> Draft Environmental Impact Report 3.1-4 <br /> AS 05105.5 <br />