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DIVISION 20. MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS 24000-28002›CHAPTER 6.5. Hazardous Waste Control 25100-25259›ARTICLE 4.5. State Regulation of Existing Hazardous Waste Facilities 25146-25149.7

§ 25148

California Health and Safety Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-03 · California

(a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (b), “existing hazardous waste facility” means a Class I disposal site, as defined in Section 2510 of Title 23 of the California Administrative Code on the effective date of this article, and which, in addition, is either:

(1) A facility operating as of May 1, 1981, pursuant to a valid hazardous waste facility permit issued by the department pursuant to Section 25200.

(2) A facility operating as of May 1, 1981, pursuant to a grant of interim status by the department pursuant to Section 25200.5.

(b) An “existing hazardous waste facility” does not include a facility which treats, disposes, stores, or recycles on the production site only hazardous wastes produced by the owner or lessee of such a facility.

(Added by Stats. 1981, Ch. 244.)

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