SB 673 Permit Criteria – Community Protection

Background

In October 2015, Governor Jerry Brown signed into law Senate Bill 673. The bill was authored by southern California Senator Ricardo Lara to improve DTSC’s permitting process for hazardous waste facilities and increase community protection through stronger permit criteria.

DTSC chose to implement SB 673 by dividing the regulations into two tracks:

HAZARDOUS WASTE FACILITY

                  Permitting Criteria

Track 1 – DTSC developed permit criteria regulations for compliance history, data for a community profile, financial responsibility, training for facility personnel, and a health risk assessment for facility operations.

Fact Sheet – Overview of Financial Responsibility

Fact Sheet – Hazardous Waste Facility Permitting Criteria Regulations

Regulations– Effective January 1, 2019

VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES AND CUMULATIVE IMPACTS

Permitting Criteria

Track 2 – DTSC will increase protections for vulnerable communities through additional permit criteria to address cumulative impacts and establish setback distances from locations, such as schools, daycare centers and hospitals.

SB 673 Draft Regulatory Framework Concepts – English (10/18 version)
Regulatorios del SB 673 – Español

SB 673 Fact Sheet – English
Hoja de Datos del SB 673 – Español

Webinar explanation of SB 673 Regulatory Framework Concepts-English

(Español-coming soon)

DTSC is accepting comments on the October 2018 Draft SB 673 Cumulative Impacts and Community Vulnerability Draft Regulatory Framework Concepts. Written feedback on the 10/18 draft of the Regulatory Framework Concepts are due on April 30, 2019 and should be sent via email to Bonnie Holmes-Gen. There will be additional opportunities for public participation and to provide written feedback when the regulatory framework is updated.

Upcoming Events

Past Events

October 2018 Community Workshops

March & July 2017 Symposia