San Bernardino County Fire Dept
Hazardous Materials Division
620 South "E" Street
San Bernardino,
CA 92415-0153
Phone: 909.386.8401
Fax: 909.386.8460
September 5,
2006 New Manifest Requirements
Effective September 5,
2006, a new Hazardous Waste Manifest form must be
used nationwide by all generators, transporters and
treatment, storage, and disposal facilities.
(Shipments initiated before September 5, 2006 must
use the prior manifest form.) The nationwide
Hazardous Waste Manifest requirements are described
at
http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/gener/manifest/index.htm.
The Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC)
has done some outreach by mail, has held several
training sessions, and has information regarding
these manifest changes on their web site. For more
information go to
http://www.dtsc.ca.gov/IDManifest/Manifests.cfm.
A new email address to submit questions or comments
about the new manifest regulations has also been
established,
CAManRegs@dtsc.ca.gov.
DTSC Contact: Ann Carberry, Manifest Enforcement
Coordinator,
ACarberr@dtsc.ca.gov,
Phone 916-255-3660/ Fax 916-255-6446.
A video training
tool is available at
http://www.pneac.org/hazwastemanifest/.
California Permanent Identification Numbers
Due to State budget
and staffing restrictions, effective July 15, 2003,
DTSC no longer issues permanent California EPA ID
numbers by phone. These permanent EPA ID numbers
must be requested on form
DTSC 1358
and submitted by mail, email, or fax. This form is
available from this web site under
Forms and Guidelines
and can be downloaded from the DTSC web site at
http://www.dtsc.ca.gov/IDManifest/index.cfm
Temporary California ID numbers (90-day ID number)
(those beginning with CAC) will continue to be
issued by telephone at 800.618.6942 or 916.255.1136. In August of 2004, the California
Department of Toxic Substance Control (DTSC)
notified local agencies that there had been a scam
involving EPA ID numbers where someone representing
themselves as being a DTSC employee went to
generators to "sell" EPA ID numbers. We do not know
if this scam operated in this County, but please
note that obtaining an EPA ID number has no
associated fee.
Chemical
and Biological Agents
The Hazardous Materials Emergency
Response Program has strong working
relationships and practiced plans and procedures for
coordinating emergency response with law
enforcement, public health, fire, and other
emergency response agencies and has prepared to
respond to incidents involving known or unknown
biological, chemical, or radiological agents.
Additional information about emergency preparedness
for public health emergencies can be found at the
Centers for Disease
Control,
Accident Prevention and Site Security
Preventing releases of hazardous materials requires
the evaluation of potential causes including
equipment failure, power failure, and even
intentional acts. State and Federal agencies
have many guidance documents to assist industry in
these important prevention efforts, including:
E-wastes & Cathode Ray Tubes (CRTs):
Electronic wastes include computers, copiers, fax
machines, printers, televisions, and other
electronic equipment. Many components of
electronic equipment--including metals, plastic, and
glass--can be
reused or recycled, while others may present
environmental hazards if not managed correctly.
CRTs or "picture tubes," of the type used in
televisions and computer monitors, typically contain
concentrations of lead that cause them to exhibit
the characteristic of toxicity under both Federal
and State law. CRTs cannot go into municipal trash.
CRTs (TVs & computer monitors only) from households
may be recycled through the
San Bernardino
Airport Household Hazardous Waste collection facility.
The limit is 3 CRTs per household. Please call
1.800.OILYCAT for additional collection facility
locations, applicable fees and further options. For a list of other
facilities that can collect such wastes and
additional information on this developing topic, you
can check with the
California
Integrated Waste Management Board.
List of
Identified Hazardous Waste and Substances Sites
CalEPA has amended its
web site to provide links to data resources to
search for sites belonging on the
List of Identified
Hazardous Waste and Substances Site
("Cortese List") pursuant by Government Code Section
§ 65962.5. When Government Code § 65962.5 was
originally enacted in 1985, it
required the State of
California to prepare and update a list of sites
from various state and local sources to be entitled
the
List of Identified Hazardous Waste and Substances
Sites,
commonly referred to as the "Cortese List" (named
after the legislator who authored the bill enacting
it). In accordance with provisions of Government
Code Section §
65962.5, applicants for certain land development
actions are required to consult the list and certify
whether or not the project's property is on the
list. Because most of these sources are now
published electronically, those
requesting a copy of the "Cortese List" are now
referred directly to the appropriate information
resources on the Internet at the web sites for those
agencies referenced in the statute. For further
information on the background and history of
Government Code Section § 65962.5, see
Background and History,
or go directly to the link at CalEPA's web site List
of Identified Hazardous Waste Sites ("Cortese List")
(CalEPA).
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