Article 3 - Stringfellow Quarry Class I Hazardous Waste Disposal Site

California Health and Safety Code — §§ 79490-79495

Sections (2)

Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 165, Sec. 2. (AB 777) Effective January 1, 2024.

(a)Any treatment, storage, transfer, or disposal facility built on the Stringfellow Quarry Class I Hazardous Waste Disposal Site, that was built for the purpose of a remedial or removal action at that site, shall only be used to treat, store, transfer, or dispose of hazardous substances removed from that site.
(b)No sample or waste from a site other than the Stringfellow Quarry shall be treated, stored, transferred to, or disposed of at the Stringfellow Quarry Class I Hazardous Waste Disposal Site. For purposes of this subdivision, waste includes, but is not limited to, hazardous waste, liquid

waste, and solid waste. For the purposes of this subdivision, a “sample” includes, but is not limited to, the samples listed in Section 66261.4 of Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations, as it read on June 1, 2023.

(c)(1) If any material or substance that is generated from a site other than the Stringfellow Quarry, other than those necessary to implement the ongoing cleanup of the Stringfellow Quarry Class I Hazardous Waste Disposal Site, is treated, stored, transferred to, or

disposed of at the Stringfellow Class I Hazardous Waste

Site, then the department shall, no later than three business days before the treatment, storage, transfer, or disposal is scheduled to occur, notify the City of Jurupa Valley, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors, and the Secretary for Environmental Protection,

and post a notification on its internet website.

(2)If the treatment, storage, transfer, or disposal of any material or substance pursuant to paragraph (1) does not occur on the time and date indicated in the notification provided by the department, the department shall provide the City of Jurupa Valley, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors, and the Secretary for Environmental Protection with subsequent notification of the new time and date, and post a notification on its internet website.

Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 257, Sec. 2. (AB 2293) Effective January 1, 2023. Operative January 1, 2024, pursuant to Sec. 4 of Stats. 2022, Ch. 257.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including, but not limited to, Article 5 (commencing with Section 78760) of Chapter 4, the department shall place the highest priority on taking removal and remedial actions at the Stringfellow Quarry Class I Hazardous Waste Disposal Site and shall devote sufficient resources to accomplish the tasks required by this section.