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11 .0 SITING OF HAZARDOUS WASTE FACILITIES <br /> Section 25135.1 (d) of the Health and Safety Code specifies that a <br /> C must include, at minimum, an identification of general areas or <br /> specific sites for siting new hazardous waste management facilities <br /> which are determined to be needed. This section of the Code also <br /> states that, in lieu of identification of general areas or specific <br /> sites, the Plan may list siting criteria developed by the County and <br /> approved by DHS or the siting criteria that have been delineated in <br /> the DHS Guidelines (June 30, 1987) for such needed facilities. <br /> The identification ofgeneral areas suitable for facilities represents <br /> only the preliminary stage of the siting process. These areas are <br /> locations that have satisfied certain siting criteria. However, <br /> before any facilities could be permitted in these areas, considerably <br /> more environmental and economic analysis would be required as part of <br /> the permitting and site-specific CEQA review process. Furthermore, <br /> public input would be solicited at each stage of the siting process. <br /> 11 . 1 SITING CRITERIA <br /> The initial step in siting waste management facilities involves the <br /> identification of siting criteria. These criteria create a framework <br /> for evaluating future facility applications on the basis of definable <br /> issues. <br /> DHS has suggested a list of siting criteria that are described in the <br /> DHS Guidelines. These criteria may be divided into the following <br /> categories: <br /> * High Hazard Areas <br /> 0 Public Safety <br /> 0 Physical Limitations of the Site Area <br /> 0 Location-Specific Features <br /> PJ9 9390502D.00D 11-1 Rev. 1 11/08/88 <br />