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Administrative Draft Environmental Impact Report Gill Medical Center Project 4.11 Hazards and Hazardous Materials This section evaluates the environmental effects of Project construction and operation related to the transport and use of hazardous materials and waste. Hazardous materials and wastes are those substances that, because of their physical, chemical, or other characteristics, pose a risk of endangering human health or safety or of endangering the environment (California Health and Safety Code Section 25260). Types of hazardous materials of concern during the construction phase generally include petroleum hydrocarbons, persistent bioaccumulative toxins such as lead and mercury, industrial carcinogens, pesticides,volatile organic carbons. Because the Project includes full hospital services, the generation and disposal of medical waste is also of concern. The existing environmental and regulatory conditions specific to the handling of hazardous materials are described and the impact posed by that handling are addressed. This section specifically addresses whether the Project would create a significant hazard to the public or environment through the routine transport, use of and disposal of hazardous materials.This section also considers whether the Project would create a significant hazard to the public or the environment through reasonably foreseeable upset and accident conditions involving the release of hazardous materials into the environment. 4.11.1 Environmental Setting The Project site is currently in agricultural production. Site improvements include vineyards, a dilapidated corral and cattle chute, farm roads, a recently constructed water well and a former gas well converted to a water well. A Woodbridge Irrigation District agricultural canal is located onsite along the northwestern site boundary. 4.11.2 Regulatory Setting 4.11.2.1 Federal Federal laws require planning to ensure that hazardous materials are properly handled, used, stored, and disposed of, and if such materials are accidentally released, to prevent or mitigate injury to health or the environment.The primary federal agencies with responsibility for hazardous materials management include the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency(USEPA), U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), and the U.S. Department of Transportation. Applicable federal regulations pertaining to hazardous materials are primarily contained in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Titles 29, 40, and 49. Hazardous materials, as defined in the Code, are listed in 49 CFR 172.101. Management of hazardous materials is governed by the following laws, among others: The Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976 (15 USC Sections 2601-2697) regulates the manufacturing, inventory, and disposition of industrial chemicals, including hazardous materials. Section 403 of the Toxic Substances Control Act establishes standards for lead-based paint hazards in paint, dust, and soil.This is the federal law that mandates use of the Universal Hazardous Waste Manifest to track hazardous substances from "cradle to grave." Noise 4.11-1 October 2021