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federal levels. This assessment includes addressing all <br /> environmental issues of concern in accordance with the <br /> California Environmental Quality Act. <br /> • The County Public Works Department shall cooperate with <br /> other counties in developing agreements to satisfy <br /> multicounty hazardous waste management needs. <br /> • When such multicounty agreements establish a need for <br /> hazardous waste management facilities within the County, <br /> siting criteria shall be developed and candidate areas <br /> meeting these criteria shall be identified. The CHWMP <br /> will be amended to incorporate the criteria and candidate <br /> areas in accordance with AB 2948 procedures for amending <br /> the plan. This includes approval by the DHS and by the <br /> majority of the cities with a majority of the population <br /> in the County. <br /> Chapter 12.0 Hazardous Waste Transportation System <br /> • The County contains a 3,050-mile network of city streets, <br /> county roads, state highways, and U.S. highways. State <br /> highway routes make up 324 miles. Interstate 5 and State <br /> Highway 99 are the two major north-south routes through <br /> the Central Valley, which pass through the center of the <br /> County. <br /> • In the County, State Highways 120 and 99, and Inter- <br /> states 205, 580, and 5 carry the highest traffic loads, <br /> particularly between San Joaquin County and the San <br /> Francisco Bay area. <br /> • Three interstate railroads (Santa Fe, Southern Pacific, <br /> and Western Pacific) and four local railroad companies <br /> operate on 320 miles of track. Stockton has traditional - <br /> ly been a hub for a number of rail lines. <br /> • According to the Department of Transportation, hazardous <br /> materials (gasoline, explosives, pure chemicals) pose a <br /> greater threat when transported than do hazardous wastes. <br /> • The number of vehicles used to transport hazardous wastes <br /> in the U.S. in 1982 was only 5 percent of the total <br /> number of trucks carrying hazardous materials (Masley, <br /> 1987) . <br /> • Hazardous waste transporters must adhere to routing <br /> requirements in Section 31303 of the California Vehicle <br /> Code. Enforced by the California Highway Patrol , these <br /> requirements include (1) transport by the most direct <br /> route, using state or interstate highways where possible, <br /> PJ9 9390502D.00D 4- 11 3 Rev. 1 0888/ / <br />