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25246. (a) Each owner or operator of a hazardous waste facility shall submit a hazardous waste facility closure and postclosure plans to the department and to the California regional water quality control board for the region in which the facility is located. The plans shall contain the owner' s or operator' s estimate of the cost of closure and subsequent maintenance, shall conform to the regulations adopted by the department and shall comply with applicable state laws relating to water quality protection and monitoring. (b) The plans specified in subdivision (a) shall be submitted to the department with the application for a hazardous waste facilities permit or when otherwise requested by the department. The plans shall be submitted to the California regional water quality control board with a report of waste discharge submitted in accordance with Section 13260 of the Water Code. An owner or operator who has submitted a request for, or received a hazardous waste facilities permit prior to, the adoption of the standards and regulations pursuant to Section 25245 shall submit the plans within 180 days after the department issues a written request for the plans. Prior to actual closure of the facility, the plans shall be updated if I requested by the department. However, no operator shall be required to w revise or amend a closure plan after the department notifies the owner or Y operator in writing that the closure of the facility has been completed in accordance with the approved closure plan. (c) An owner or operator who has not submitted facility closure and postclosure plans shall submit the plans at least 180 days prior to closure of the hazardous waste facility. (Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1631. ) 25247. (a) The department shall review each plan submitted pursuant to Section 25246 and shall approve the plan if it finds that the plan complies with the regulations adopted by the department and complies with all other applicable state and federal regulations. (b) The department shall not approve the plan until at least one of the following occurs: (1) The plan has been approved pursuant to Section 13227 of the Water Code. (2) Sixty days expire after the owner or operator of an interim status facility complies with Section 25246. If the department denies approval of a plan for an interim status facility, this 60-day period shall not begin until the owner or operator resubmits the plan in compliance with Section 25246. (3) The director finds that immediate approval of the plan is necessary to protect public health, safety, or the environment. (c) Any action taken by the department pursuant to this section is subject to Section 25204.5. (Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1631. ) 25248. The operator of a facility for which closure and postclosure plans have been approved shall carry out the plans during the closure and postclosure period required by law. (Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1631. ) -196-