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
Biennial Reporting Deadline for RCRA Large Quantity Generators
The San Bernardino County Fire Department, Hazardous Materials Division would like
to remind RCRA hazardous waste generators about an upcoming reporting requirement.
On or before March 1, 2012, RCRA Large Quantity Generators in calendar year 2011
are required to complete a RCRA Biennial Report to comply with federal and California
hazardous waste regulation. Instructions and the forms to complete the report and
guidance is provided by the State
Dept. of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) webpage.
The report is required to be sent into State DTSC and a copy kept onsite for inspectors’
review during inspections. Click
here for additional information included on the
DTSC website.
SPCC Plans Must Be Prepared and Implemented by November 10, 2011
November 10, 2011, is the date when all facilities that are required to prepare
and implement a Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) Plan under
the Aboveground Petroleum Storage Act (APSA) must have their Plan prepared or amended
to meet post-2002 SPCC rule requirements / amendments. For more information refer
to our
APSA/SPCC
web page.
SB 14 SUMMARY PLANS DUE SEPTEMBER 1, 2011, FOR THE 2010 REPORTING YEAR
Did you generate over 12,000 kilograms of hazardous waste or 12 kilograms of extremely
hazardous waste in 2010? If ‘yes’, you might be required to prepare
SB14 documents by September 1, 2011.
San Bernardino County Fire Department, Hazardous Materials Division is distributing
compliance information from the State Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC)
regarding Senate Bill 14. Senate Bill 14 is the Hazardous Waste Source Reduction
and Management Review Act of 1989. SB 14 requires certain hazardous waste generators
to consider source reduction as the preferred method of managing hazardous waste.
Source reduction also provides the best protection for public health and the environment.
2010 is the new reporting year, and the Summary Progress Report (SPR) is due to the
State DTSC by September 1, 2011.
Information about the SB 14 requirement is available at:
http://www.dtsc.ca.gov/PollutionPrevention/SB14/SB14_Intro.cfm
If you have questions, please contact the State DTSC Office of Pollution Prevention
and Green Technology at (916) 322-2822 or e-mail at
sb14@dtsc.ca.gov
California Board of Equalization Underground Storage Tank Maintenance Fee
Every owner of an underground storage tank must register with the BOE and pay the
underground storage tank maintenance fee for every gallon of petroleum product placed
into the underground tank. If you own property where an underground storage tank
is located, you are usually considered the owner of the underground storage tank.
If you operate an underground storage tank but do not own it, you are not liable
for the fee. An operator is defined as the person who controls or is responsible
for the daily operation of the tank. Generally, if you lease an underground storage
tank, you will be considered an operator, not an owner, unless your lease provides
otherwise. The Underground Storage Tank Maintenance Fee Application can be found
at http://www.boe.ca.gov/pdf/boe400ust.pdf
For more information contact BOE's Fuel Taxes Division at
Fuel Industry Section
Fuel Taxes Division, MIC: 30
State Board of Equalization
P.O. Box 942879
Sacramento, CA 94279-0030
916-322-9669 phone
800-400-7115 toll-free phone
916-323-9352 fax
EPA Extends SPCC Rule’s Compliance Date for Certain Facilities
On October 7, 2010, the US EPA amended the date by which most facilities must update
or prepare their Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) Plans. The
new compliance date is November 10, 2011. This does not remove the regulatory requirement
for owners or operators of facilities in operation before August 16, 2002, to maintain
and continue implementing an SPCC Plan in accordance with the SPCCC regulations
then in effect. Drilling, production or workover facilities that are offshore or
that have an offshore component, or onshore facilities required to have and submit
Facility Response Plans (FRPs) remain subject to the November 10, 2010 compliance
date. For more information refer to our APSA/SPCC web page
or the US EPA website.
Electronic Reporting
All regulated businesses and CUPAs are required by the State of California to comply
with new electronic reporting (e-reporting) requirements, starting with a new State
Unified Program Electronic Reporting Surcharge that was effective July 1, 2009.
Under AB2286, all
regulated facilities and Unified Program Agencies in the State of California must
be filing and accepting all included data completely by January 1, 2013. Facilities
in the San Bernardino County CUPA will be required to print paper forms until our
local systems are fully functional for data exchange with the California Environmental
Reporting System (CERS). We expect to require paper forms through at least May 1,
2012. For more information refer to our Electronic Reporting Page
and the
CalEPA E-Reporting web page.
APSA/SPCC Information
Information regarding the Aboveground Petroleum Storage Act (APSA) and Spill Prevention
Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) Plan requirements can be found on our new
APSA/SPCC web page.
Permit by Rule Cyanide Treatment
Permit by Rule Cyanide treatment: Effective August 6, 2008, facilities conducting
treatment of cyanide-containing wastes can obtain authorization under the Permit
by Rule (PBR) tier. This change allows facilities previously operating under a Consent
Order from DTSC to obtain authorization for treatment of cyanide-containing wastes
from the CUPA. The revised PBR forms will be mailed out to all plating facilities
within the jurisdiction of San Bernardino County Fire CUPA. If you have any questions,
please contact Leslie Heaviside at (909) 386-8401.
September 5, 2006 New Manifest Requirements
Effective September 5, 2006, a new Hazardous Waste Manifest form was implemented
for use nationwide by all generators, transporters and treatment, storage, and disposal
facilities. The nationwide Hazardous Waste Manifest requirements are described at
http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/hazard/transportation/manifest/index.htm. For
more information go to
http://www.dtsc.ca.gov/IDManifest/Manifests.cfm. Contact DTSC for more information
the manifest requirements at
CAManRegs@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).