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HomeHealth and Safety CodeDiv. 101Pt. 3Ch. 4Art. 5§ 101487 Remedial Action Notification Requirements

§ 101487 Remedial Action Notification Requirements

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§ 101487 Remedial Action Notification Requirements

This law says a local officer must send a written notice to the state department and the regional water board before making a clean‑up agreement with the party responsible for a waste spill, and the notice must include specific details.

Key Takeaways

  • •The officer must give written notice to both the department and the regional water quality control board.
  • •The notice must contain six pieces of information: responsible party, site owner (if different), site location, other regulatory involvement, waste description and planned clean‑up, and technical staff contact.
  • •Agreements made on or after Jan 1 2022 follow the rules added by AB 304; earlier agreements follow the older version of the law.

Example

A town discovers an old industrial site leaking chemicals. The town’s environmental officer wants to sign a clean‑up deal with the former factory owner.

Before the deal is signed, the officer must write a letter to the state department and the regional water board that lists the owner’s name and address, the site’s location, any other government actions, what the waste is, what clean‑up will be done, and the officer’s technical staff contact info.

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§ 101487 Remedial Action Notification Requirements

(a) A local officer shall provide written notification to the department and the regional water quality control board of the local officer’s intention to enter into a remedial action agreement with a responsible party pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 101480. The written notification shall include all of the following: (1) The name and address of the responsible party. (2) The name and address of the current owner of the waste release site, if different than the responsible party. (3) The address and location of the waste release site to which the remedial action agreement will apply. (4) A description of any known or planned local, state, or federal regulatory involvement at the waste release site. (5) A preliminary description of the waste release and, if known, the anticipated investigation or remediation to be performed under the remedial action agreement. (6) The name, phone number, and email address of the local officer’s technical staff who are available to oversee the remediation of the waste release site. (b) The amendments made to this section by Assembly Bill 304 of the 2021–22 Regular Session apply to a remedial action agreement entered into on or after January 1, 2022. For a remedial action agreement entered into before January 1, 2022, this section applies as it read on December 31, 2021. (Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 698, Sec. 5. (AB 304) Effective January 1, 2022.)

Last verified: January 11, 2026

Key Terms

remedial action agreementresponsible partywaste release sitewritten notification

Related Statutes

  • § 101485 Waste Site Jurisdiction Authority
  • § 101490 Local Officer Cost Recovery
  • § 101480 Waste Site Remedial Actions
  • § 101483 Exempt Hazardous Waste Sites
  • § 106955 Shoe Fitting X-Ray Ban

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Health and Safety Code. Section 101487.
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