Permitting
Mission Statement
The Permitting Division protects Californians and the environment from toxic harm by making timely, enforceable, and protective permit decisions for the operation of hazardous waste facilities in accordance with all applicable laws and sound science.
Overview
The Permitting Division (Permitting) is responsible for administering the Hazardous Waste Facility Permitting Program established under Chapter 6.5 of California Health and Safety Code, and Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) authorization. The core activities of Permitting include:
- Review of hazardous waste facility permit applications to ensure safe design and operation;
- Issuance/denial of operating permits;
- Issuance of post closure permits;
- Approval/denial of permit modifications;
- Issuance/denial of emergency permits;
- Review and approval of closure plans;
- Provide closure oversight of approved closure plans;
- Issuance/denial of variances;
- Provide assistance to regulated industry on permitting matters;
- Provide for public involvement provide assistance to DTSC’s Enforcement Program on issues related to permitted facilities; and
- Provide assistance to collect permitting fees
- Solicit and consider public comments
- Permitting staff are located in Berkeley, Sacramento, and Chatsworth.
Hazardous Waste Facility Permitting Information
- Permitted Hazardous Waste Facilities in California
- Hazardous Waste Fee Summary
- Hazardous Waste Emergency Permits
RCRA/Full Permit Application
- Part A Application (on the U.S. EPA Web site)
- Disclosure Instructions
- Community Profile
- Environmental Information Form (DTSC Form 1176)
- Hazardous Waste Facility Permit Health Risk Assessment Questionnaire
Standardized Permit Application
- Standardized Permit Guidance Documents
- Environmental Information Form (DTSC Form 1176)
- Hazardous Waste Facility Permit Health Risk Assessment Questionnaire
Lower Tiered Permits
- Lower Tiered Permit Related Material
- Transportable Treatment Units Report: This report lists eligible Permit by Rule and Conditional Exemption for authorized transportable treatment unit facilities.
- Tiered permitting notification forms for unified programs from Cal/EPA
Fact Sheets
- Hazardous Waste Facility Permits Fact Sheet
- Permit Renewal
- The Public’s Role During the Permit Process
Project Documents
DTSC posts on its Web site key documents related to entities that manage hazardous waste (generators; transporters; facilities permitted with RCRA or standardized permits; and other authorizations and notifications). If you can’t find the project that you’re looking for, check the
- EnviroStor or
- call our Regulatory Assistance Officers at 800-728-6942 or or email RAO@dtsc.ca.gov.
Disclosure Statement
Archives
- Risk Assessment Form
Permitting Links
Hazardous Waste Links
- Hazardous Waste Home
- Certified Appliance Recycler (CAR) Program
- CUPAs
- Electronic Waste (E-Waste)
- Enforcement
- Facilities (TSDFs)
- Generators
- Hazardous Waste ID Numbers
- Hazardous Waste Manifests
- Hazardous Waste Tracking System
- Household Hazardous Waste
- Land Use Restriction Sites
- Metal Recycling
- Permitting
- Toxics in Products
- Transporters
- Universal Waste
- Form 1358
- California Hazardous Waste Codes
Hazardous Waste Related Links
- Annual/Biennial Reports
- Emergency Response Program
- EnviroStor
- Export-Import Standards
- Fact Sheets & Publications
- Find a Registered Hazardous Waste Transporter
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Hazardous Waste Policies & Procedures
- Hazardous Waste Project Documents
- Kettleman Hills Landfill
- Office of Criminal Investigations
- Regulatory Assistance Office
- Report an Environmental Concern
- Retail Waste
Tiered Permit Facilities
Information in Tiered Permit Facilities can be found at https://siteportal.calepa.ca.gov/nsite
Other Resources
- Envirostor
- Commercial Offsite Hazardous Waste and Permitted Facilities
- Transportable Treatment Units Report: This report lists eligible Permit by Rule and Conditional Exemption for authorized transportable treatment unit facilities.
- Out-of-State Facilities That Accept or Treat Explosive Hazardous Wastes
- California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
- Violations Scoring Procedure