§ 79495 Stringfellow Quarry Cleanup Priority

Health and Safety Code·California

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•The government must focus on cleaning up the Stringfellow Quarry, a dangerous waste site.
•They have to spend enough money and resources to fix the problems there.
•This is more important than other rules or projects right now.

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Imagine a big, dirty dump full of dangerous chemicals in your town.

The law says the government must clean up this dump first, even if it means spending a lot of money and time. They can't ignore it or say other projects are more important.

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§ 79495 Stringfellow Quarry Cleanup Priority

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including, but not limited to, Article 5 (commencing with Section 78760) of Chapter 4, the department shall place the highest priority on taking removal and remedial actions at the Stringfellow Quarry Class I Hazardous Waste Disposal Site and shall devote sufficient resources to accomplish the tasks required by this section. (Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 257, Sec. 2. (AB 2293) Effective January 1, 2023. Operative January 1, 2024, pursuant to Sec. 4 of Stats. 2022, Ch. 257.)

Last verified: January 24, 2026

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toxic hazardous disposal waste cleanup priority the california department stringfellow quarry

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California Legislature. Health and Safety Code. Section 79495.

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