§ 13173

California Water Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

“Designated waste” means either of the following:

(a) Hazardous waste that has been granted a variance from hazardous waste management requirements pursuant to Section 25143 of the Health and Safety Code.

(b) Nonhazardous waste that consists of, or contains, pollutants that, under ambient environmental conditions at a waste management unit, could be released in concentrations exceeding applicable water quality objectives or that could reasonably be expected to affect beneficial uses of the waters of the state as contained in the appropriate state water quality control plan.

(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 705, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1994.)

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