Health & Saf. Code, § 25201 · Article 9. Permitting of Facilities
Health & Saf. Code, § 25201
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) Except as provided in subdivisions (c) and (d), no owner or operator of a storage facility, treatment facility, transfer facility, resource recovery facility, or disposal site shall accept, treat, store, or dispose of a hazardous waste at the facility, area, or site, unless the owner or operator holds a hazardous waste facilities permit or other grant of authorization from the department to use and operate the facility, area, or site, or the owner or operator is operating under a permit-by-rule pursuant to the department’s regulations, or a grant of conditional authorization or conditional exemption pursuant to this chapter.
(b) Except as necessary to comply with Section 25159.18, any person planning to construct a new hazardous waste facility or a new hazardous waste management unit, which would manage RCRA hazardous waste, shall obtain a hazardous waste facilities permit or a permit amendment from the department prior to commencing construction.
(c) A hazardous waste facilities permit is not required for a recycle-only household hazardous waste collection facility operated in accordance with subdivision (b) of Section 25218.8.
(d) A hazardous waste facilities permit is not required for a facility that meets the requirements of Section 13263.2 of the Water Code.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 640, Sec. 11. Effective January 1, 1996.
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Health and Safety Code
- Health & Saf. Code, § 25110.9.1Printed as Section 25201
- Health & Saf. Code, § 25144.6Printed as Sections 25201 and 25245
- Health & Saf. Code, § 25207.12Printed as Section 25201
- Health & Saf. Code, § 25230.11Printed as Sections 25189.5 and 25201
- Health & Saf. Code, § 25250.12Printed as Sections 25160, 25163, and 25201
- Health & Saf. Code, § 25395.100Printed as Sections 25200.3, 25201, and 25201.6
- Health & Saf. Code, § 79290Printed as Section 25201
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