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Listed below are various guidance documents available for download that will enhance your knowledge regarding spill notification and the types of releases that are reportable. %PDF-1.6
CERCLA requires that all releases of hazardous substances (including radionuclides) exceeding reportable quantities be reported by the responsible party to the National Response Center (800) 424-8802. Each substance in Table 117.3 that is listed in Table 302.4, 40 CFR part 302, is assigned the reportable quantity listed in Table 302.4 for that substance. Information about accidental chemical releases must be made available to the public. For precise legal requirements, review specific laws and regulations. Listed below are the State and Federal Laws and Regulations that affect Spill Release / Reporting: State Statute: Health and Safety Code Section 25510, State Regulation:
Thereafter only "statistically significant increases" need be reported. The purpose of the continuous release mechanism is to reduce unnecessary release notifications for releases of hazardous substances. Title 19, California Code of Regulations, Division 2, Chapter 4, Article 2, Federal Statute: United States Code, Title 42, Section
Congress also required EPA to issue regulations to adjust these initial RQs to more accurately reflect their potential to threaten public health and the environment. 9602,
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Table 117.3 - Reportable Quantities of Hazardous Substances Designated Pursuant to Section 311 of the Clean Water Act. California uses the reportable chemical spill quantities for "hazardous substances" adopted by the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 ("Superfund"). Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), also known as Superfund, Congress established an initial reportable quantity (RQ) of one pound for Superfund hazardous substances. �p��̤����J��۠�����?LQQ3�6E���FP�6Aq����\� Zk{�Hvk0�7��G����G�����l��3{^i+2���?��~�x��cx�S|����o�Q�Z�0>/� �-��U�>����/��d]|�G�ٲ,���,2(4+`x�������葇!��������)3�$Y'�]�W�����z��Q�uo�{�{��Y��N�Fƌ~*d��@m|�ز!�QO��! This section contains spreadsheet files that list all spills called in to the Cal OES Warning Center for a specific year. California Hazardous Materials Spill / Release Notification Guidance To Report all significant releases or threat-ened releases of hazardous materials: First Call: 9-1-1 (or local emergency response agency) Then Call: Cal OES State Warning Center (800) 852 - 7550 or (916) 845 - 8911. Call California Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES), 800-852-7550. 2 This guidance summarizes pertinent emergency notification requirements. Those new regulations will be added to CCR, Title 19, Division 2 as Chapter 4.1, immediately following the renumbered Chapter 4. (1-800-424-9300 in the U.S. or 703-527-3887 outside the U.S.), Jack Harrah, Senior Emergency Services Coordinator. or 911. CHEMTREC maintains a large database of Safety Data Sheets, chemical information references resources, and networks of chemical and hazardous material experts. Notifying the State Warning Center (800) 852-7550 and the UPA or 911 constitutes compliance with the requirements of section 11004 of title 42 of the United States Code regarding verbal notification of the SERC and LEPC (California Code of Regulations, Title 19 Section 2631 (e)). Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensations, and Liability Act (CERCLA), Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA), State Emergency Response Commissions (SERCs), Local Emergency Planning Committees (LEPCs), Title 19, California Code of Regulations, Division 2, Chapter 4, Article 2. For more information regarding the renumbering, please refer to the following document: Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensations, and Liability Act (CERCLA),
You may be trying to access this site from a secured browser on the server. CHEMTREC provides access to technical information regarding chemical products as well as telephone access to product specialists, chemists, or other experts. In California, any significant release or threatened release of a hazardous material requires immediate reporting by the responsible person to the Cal OES State Warning Center (800) 852-7550 and the Unified Program Agency (UPA) or 911. They can be reached at (916) 845-8798. If a release exceeds the federal reportable quantity (RQ), call the National Response Center (NRC), 800-424-8802. %����
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