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Ci 1. 671 —2— Article 2—Article 4.2. Released Waste significant polentiul hazard to human health or lite environment th it should be referred to the Department of Toxic Substances Conir 512. (a) For purposes of this article, the following definitions or a California regional water quality control board. apply: (e) After determining that a responsible party has completed t1 (1) "Local officer" means a county health officer, city health actions required by the remedial action agreement and that officer,or county director of environmental health. permanent remedy for ilia release of waste has been achieved, it (2) "Person"has the same meaning as set forth in Section 25118. local officer may provide the responsible party with a letter or oth (3) "Release"has the same meaning as set forth in Section 25320. document that describes the release of waste that occurred and tl (4) "Remedial action" means any action taken by a responsible remedial uclion taken,and certifies that the cleanup goals embodh party to clean up a released waste, to abate the effects of u released in ilia remedial action agreement were accomplished. waste,or to prevent,minimize,or mitigate damages that may result 512.1. This article shall not apply to any of the following: from the release of a waste. "Remedial action" includes ilia (u) A hazardous substance release site listed pursuantectic restoration, rehabilitation, or replacement of an356 y natural resource 25 , a site subject to an order or enforceable agreemoissm damaged or lost as a result of ilia release of u waste. pursuant to Section 25355.5 or 25358.3, or u site where if (5) "Responsible party" means a person who, pursuant to this Department of Toxic Substances Control has initiated aclic section, requests ilia local officer to supervise remedial action with pursuant to Section 25.'355. respect to a released waste. (b) A site subject to a corrective action order issued pursuant (6) "Waste"has the same meaning as set forth in subdivision (b) Section 25187 or 25187.7. . of Section 470. (c) A site subject to a cleanup and abatement order issue (b) Whenever a release of waste occurs and remedial action is pursuant to Section 13304 of the Water Code. required,tike responsible party for ilia release may request the local (d) A facility that is subject to the requirements of Sectic officer to supervise ilia remedial action.The local officer may agree 25200.10 or 25200.14. to supervise. ilia remedial action if he or she determines, based on 512.2. Nothing in this article shall be construed as prohibiting 11 available information,that adequate staff resources and the requisite Department of Toxic Substances Control from assuming jurisdictic technical expertise and capabilities are available to adequately over a release pursuant to Chapter 6.8 (commencing with Saclic supervise the remedial action. 25.`300) of Division 20, or a California regional waterqutility conte (c) Remedial actiotl carried out under this section shall be carried board or lite State Water Resources Control Hoard from takic out only pursuant to a remedial action agreement ealered into by ilia enforcement action against a release pursuant to Division local officer and lite responsible party. The' eernedial action (commencing with Section 13000) of the Water Code. agreement shall specify ilia testing, monitoring, and analysis lite 512.3. A local officer shall provide written noiificati to Ili responsihle party will carry oitt to determine the type and extent of Department of 'Toxic Substances Control and lite u priul ilia conlaminution caused by the released waste that is the subject of Californiu regional water quality control board at least 1 workh the remedial action, ilia remedial actions that will be taken,and the clays prior to entering into a remedial action agreement with cleanup goals that ilia local officer determines are necessary to responsible party pursuant to subdivision (c) of Seolion 512. T1 protect human health or safety or lite environment,and that,if incl; written notification shall include all of the following. constitute a permanent remedy to Ilia release of lite waste. (a) The nutne and address of lite responsibld party. (d) A local officer who enters into u remedial action agreement, (b) The nume and address of the site owner. as described in subdivision (c), may, after giving the responsible (c) The address anti locution of ilia site to which the remedi party adequate notice, willidruw from ilia agreement at any time. action agreement will apply. after making one of the following findings: (d) A description of any known or planned local,state,or feder (1) The responsible party is not in compliance with the remedial regulatory involvement at lite site. action agreement. • 512.4. A local officer may charge ilia responsible party u fee (2) Appropriate staff resources, technical expertise, or technical recover the reasonable and necessary costs incurred in carrying o capabilities are not available to adequately supervise the remedial this article. action. (3) The release of the waste that is ilia subject of lite remedial action is of u sufficiently complex nature or may present such it 0