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LANDFILL The San Bernardino County Hazardous Waste Management
Plan Advisory Committee and the San Bernardino County
Department of Environmental Health Services are
soliciting public comments on the recently completed
II DRAFT Hazardous Waste Management Plan which was
prepared in compliance with California Health and
Safety Code Section 25135 et seq.
PUBLIC HEARING SCHEDULE The purpose of the DRAFT Hazardous Waste Management
Plan is to:
February 24, 7:00 p.m. o protect public health, safety and welfare and
the environment;
San Bernardino County Museum o provide for programs to minimize the generation
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of hazardous waste; and
Redlands o allow for siting of environmentally sound
March 16, 1:30 p.m.
hazardous waste facilities.
San Bernardino County
Major policy proposals in the DRAFT Plan include
Government Center siting criteria and permit
385 N. Arrowhead Avenue requirements for locating
hazardous waste treatment and/or disposal facilities
San Bernardino in the county, a
ty proposed waste minimization program,
and various review requirements for new businesses
March 21, 7:00 p.m.
Alta Loma High School handling hazardous materials locating in the county.
8880 Baseline Road Copies of the DRAFT Plan have been p laced at all of
Rancho Cucamonga the county libraries. The Executive Summary of the
March 30, 7:00 p.m. DRAFT Plan is included in this issue of the Update.
Four public hearings have been scheduled to receive
Victorville City Hall
Council Chambers comments on the DRAFT Plan. See Public Hearing
Schedule for dates and locations. The deadline for
14343 Civic Drive written comments on the DRAFT Plan is March 31, 1988.
Victorville Comments received, both at the hearings and in writing
will be considered in preparing a revised DRAFT Plan
Written comments may be which will then be considered for approval. Under the
sent to:
Health and Safety Code requirements, the Plan must be
adopted by the Board of Supervisors and a y
San Bernardino County DENS 50% of the cities with 50� of the urban approved b
385 N. Arrowhead Ave. population by
San Bernardino, CA 92415 September 30, 1988. For further information regarding
ATTN. Judy Orttung the DRAFT Plan please call the Department of Environ-
mental Health Services at 714-387-4629.
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DRAFT HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGFAIENT PLAN
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
local level, it was obvious that local govern-
INTRODUCTION ments must be part of the planning process for
safe management of hazardous waste. Thus the
Hazardous waste management has become a major Tanner Bill, AB 2948 (1986) provided funding and
environmental concern during the past several guidance for counties to develop a hazardous
years. Primarily this is due to our growing waste management plan that addressed all facets
awareness of problems arising from past man- of this issue. By placing the planning effort
agement practices and the intense media atten- at the local level, an additional benefit is the
tion on these problems. Additionally, however, opportunity to incorporate broad public in-
there is a recognition of the importance chemi- volvement in the planning process, for in the
cals play in our modern society and the contri- final analysis just as this is every one's probe
bution these materials add to our quality of lem, so too, every one must be part of the solu-
life. A vast array of consumer products such tion.
as televisions, computers, automobiles and medi-
cines cause the generation of hazardous waste Attempting to develop a comprehensive hazard-
in their manufacture. For a variety of reasons ous waste management plan at this time is a
discussed elsewhere, there is an increasing ef- particularly difficult task for a number of
fort to reduce our reliance on hazardous reasons. First, there is a considerable amount
materials. But as we work to reduce both the of change occurring in this area over the past
use of hazardous materials and the generation few years. Because of public concern and new
of hazardous waste, we must recognize that at awareness of problems and issues, the legisla-
the present time there are no substitutes for tion which set the basic ground rules for
many of these materials and thus hazardous treatment, storage and/or disposal of these
wastes will continue to be generated. For wastes has under gone considerable amendment
that reason, it is essential that a comprehen- during the last several years and is continuing
sive hazardous waste management plan be devel- to change dramatically. Practices which were
oped which addresses the variety of challenges once considered acceptable, are now no longer
posed by these materials, a plan which proposes legal. Due to rapidly changing requirements,
a range of programs to encourage and promote steeply increasing fees and taxes, and un-
waste reduction where possible and safe man- certain future liability, many generators are
agement of those wastes which still remain. changing their management practices in order to
minimize their use of hazardous materials and
The idea for developing a comprehensive haz- their generation of hazardous wastes. Addi-
ardous waste management plan at the county tionally, the technology available for waste
level grew out of recommendations by a reduction and on-site treatment is also chang-
statewide advisory committee and a Governor's ing dramatically. This has been spurred by
Task Force on Toxics, Waste and Technology. government regulations regarding waste manage-
The recommendation was developed out of a ment and government programs to promote waste
recognition for a need to move away from the reduction as well as the rapid market accep-
then prevalent practice of burying untreated tance of substitute products and methods. In
hazardous wastes in landfills to alternative addition to the rapid change occurring in this
technologies which reduce the amount of waste area, development of a hazardous waste manage-
produced, and for treatment methods which ment plan is also hampered by the absence of
reduce the toxicity and volume of wastes pro- solid data on current levels of waste genera-
duced. Although the need for hazardous waste tion and current waste management practices.
treatment facilities is acknowledged, they are
particularly difficult to site. Since land use Given the level of change occurring in this
decisions have traditionally been made at the field and the lack of solid data to work with,
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the Hazardous Waste Management Plan which has Siting Program. Additionally, DEHS coordinates
been developed is as much an identification of two inter-agency programs, the Inter Agency Haz
gaps in data and resources as it is a set of Mat Emergency Response Team and the San
goals, policies and directions for a comprehen- Bernardino County Strike Force. Each of these
sive management program. Among its recom- programs is described fully within the respec-
mendations are suggestions for development of a tive sections dealing with that issue.
data collection and analysis system to better Following is a summary of the major objectives
understand trends and needs. For that reason, and policies which are recommended in the Plan.
also, the Plan calls for a series of reports and
periodic updates based on new data as it be- II. PURPOSE, GOALS AN'D OBJECTIVES
comes available. However, despite the absence
of solid waste generation data, there are Tne San Bernardino County Hazardous Waste Man-
specific policy directions identified for a com- agement Plan has been prepared in compliance
prehensive hazardous waste management program. with California Health and Safety Code Section
Measures to assist local industry minimize 25135 et seq. and the "Guidelines for the Prep-
their hazardous waste are spelled out. Addi- aration of Hazardous Waste Management Plans",
tionally, for the first time, the Plan addresses June 30, 1987, published by the California De-
issues regarding suitable locations for hazard- partment of Health Services, Toxic Substances
ous waste treatment, storage or disposal sites Control Division.
and sets in motion an effort to develop general
policies regarding the location of industries The California Health and Safety Code requires
which handle large amounts of hazardous that this plan be adopted by the Board of Su-
materials. pervisors and approved by 50% of the cities
representing 50% of the population in the in-
Although the main focus of this Plan is on the corporated areas of the county. The final plan
safe management of hazardous waste, policies must also be approved by the State Department
and objectives for the safe management and use of Health Services.
of hazardous materials are also recommended.
The potential threat from many hazardous The statement of purpose includes:
materials is as great or greater than that from o establishment of a program for managing
many hazardous wastes yet this issue has not hazardous substances so as to protect public
received the same level of regulatory scrutiny health, safety and welfare and the environ-
in the past. That is rapidly changing, however, ment;.
and a number of state and federal laws estab-
lish new requirements for handlers of hazardous o provision of an assistance program for
materials. Implementation of these new laws is waste minimization;
addressed in this Plan, however, the short time
frame did not allow development of a comprehen- o allowing for the development of environ-
sive hazardous materials management program. mentally sound hazardous waste facilities
Such an effort will be addressed during the for proper treatment, storage and/or disposal
next plan preparation cycle as a revision to of hazardous wastes.
this plan.
Section II lists all of the objectives recom-
San Bernardino County has had an operative haz- mended in the Plan.
ardous waste management program within the De-
partment of Environmental Health Services (DENS) III. WASTE GENERATION LEVELS,
since 1981. At the present time all of the FACILITY INVENTORY
County's hazardous waste management programs
are centralized within this one department. AND NEEDS ASSESSMENT
These programs include the Hazardous Materials Section III includes a series of Tables which
Inventory Program,the Hazardous Waste Generator present current and projected levels of waste
Program, the Underground Storage Tank Program, generation occurring in the county. Data is
a Household Hazardous Waste Program, and the presented both for wastes shipped offsite for
Hazardous Waste Management Planning/Facilities treatment and/or disposal and for wastes
treated and/or disposed onsite. Table A indi- of minimizing present and future threats to
cates the present amount of each type of waste human health and the environment."
generated and shipped offsite in San Bernardino
County. Section III also includes a discussion The Plan recognizes the critical importance of
of the sources of error in the data and the un- waste minimization at this time and recommends
certainties of the projections. the following policy:
Based on the data presented, it appears that It shall be the policy of San Bernardino County
current levels of waste generation would sup- and its incorporated cities to encourage source
port a transfer station which included capabil- reduction and recycling activities to the ex-
ity for stabilization. The waste generation tent feasible. This County Hazardous Waste
levels also appear to support a small used oil Management Plan, as well as all county hazard-
recovery facility. San Bernardino County is a ous waste programs and regulations shall en-
member of the Southern California Hazardous courage the following hazardous waste manage-
Waste Management Authority, formed in 1985, to ment hierarchy in order of priority:
coordinate the implementation of an Action Pro- o source reduction of hazardous waste
gram to ensure the development of programs and o recycling and reuse of hazardous waste
the siting of facilities sufficient to safely o treatment of hazardous waste
manage the hazardous wastes generated by the o land disposal of residuals from waste
member jurisdictions. Under this agreement, recycling and treatment.
actual siting decisions continue to be vested
in local governments. However, the member The Plan recommends a commitment of staff
jurisdictions have agreed upon a "fair share" resources to provide educational and technical.
concept that every city and county in the assistance to hazardous waste generators to
region will accept responsibility for the man- achieve this policy. The waste minimizations
agement of hazardous wastes in an amount pro- program elements are shown in Table IV -A.
portional to the hazardous wastes generated
within the city or county. San Bernardino
County recognizes its commitments as a member TABLE IV - A
of the Authority. Hazardous waste facilities WASTE MINIMIZATION PROGRAM ELEMENTS
proposed within the framework of the Southern
California Hazardous Waste Management Authority EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE
Action Program based on waste streams of mem- o Brochures / publications
ber jurisdictions will be considered. Member o Audio visual aids
jurisdictions include Santa Barbara, Ventura, o Posters
San Bernardino, Riverside, Orange, Imperial, and o Seminars / Workshops
San Diego Counties and their cities as well as o Presentations at business and trade
the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego indi- associations
vidually. o Newsletter reporting successful efforts
and informing of other resources
IV. WASTE MINIMIZATION TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
For purposes of this Plan waste minimization o Voluntary waste audits available on request
is defined as: o Waste reduction audit incorporated into
Waste minimization means the reduction, to inspection
the extent feasible, of hazardous waste that o Maintain library of technical reference
is generated or subsequently treated, stored, materials
or disposed of. It includes an source reduc- o Preparation of Waste Reduction Resource
tion or recycling activity undertaken by a Directory
generator that results in either (1) the
reduction of total volume or quantity of haz- FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
ar dous waste, or (2) the reduction of o Provide information on availability of pooled
toxicity of hazardous waste, or both, so long loan fund and state grants for developing
as the reduction is consistent with the goal innovative technology
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TABLE A - QUANTITIES OF HAZARDOUS WASTE IN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY SHIPPED
OFF-SITE IN 1985-1986
WASTE AMOUNT-1985 AMOUNT-1986 AVERAGE-1985/1986
GROUP (Tons) (Tons) (Tons)
Waste Oil 131019 . 34 17 , 201. 53 15, 110. 43
Halogenated
Solvents 255. 00 214 . 69 234 . 84
Non-Halogenated
Solvents 4 , 175. 99 4 , 483 . 32 4 , 329 . 65
Organic Liquids 86 . 58 336 . 21 211. 39
Pesticides 145. 96 0. 42 73 . 19
PCB's and
Dioxins 104 . 96 118 . 58 111. 77
Oily Sludges 4 , 155. 56 4 , 660. 28 4 , 407 . 92
Halogenated Organic '
Sludges and Solids 34 . 27 189 . 86 112 . 06
Non-Halogenated Organic
Sludges and Solids 1, 457 . 63 1, 595. 92 1, 526 . 77
Dye and Paint Sludges
and Resins 1, 222 . 65 300. 44 761. 54
Metal-Containing
Liquids 1, 493 . 09 275 . 44 884 . 26
Metal-Containing
Sludges 1, 051 . 44 527 . 56 789 . 50
Cyanide and
Metal Liquids 13 . 34 -0- 6. 67
Non-Metallic
Inorganic Liquids 691 . 90 305. 90 498 . 90
Non-Metallic
Inorganic Sludges 95 . 45 52 . 23 73 . 84
Contaminated Soil 5, 620. 85 2 , 672 . 85 4 , 146. 85
Miscellaneous Wastes 7 , 598 . 06 9 , 989 . 64 8 , 793 . 85
Total 41,222 . 07 42 , 924 . 87 42 , 073 . 47
full text in the Plan. Maps showing the
V. SITING CRITERIA Specified Hazardous Waste Facility Overlay Zone
One of the key components of the County Haz- are shown on the following pages.
ardous Waste Management Plan is the identifica-
tion of siting criteria for the location of VI. REVIEW REQUIREMENTS FOR
specified hazardous waste facilities (facilities HANDLERS AND GENERATORS
which accept waste from more than one genera-
tor. State and federal laws have established a num-
ber of new requirements both for handlers of
Goal Statement: The siting criteria de- hazardous materials and generators of hazard-
veloped for the San Bernardino County Hazardous ous waste. These requirements include dis-
Waste Management Plan were based upon eight closure of the hazardous substances stored or
objectives aimed at reducing the risks associa- handled, development of plans for emergencies,
ted with these types of facilities and thereby and waste minimization plans. In order to
protecting the public health, safety and en- ensure that local businesses comply with these
vironment. These objectives are: requirements as well as to ensure that these
practices be incorporated into planning at the
• Protect the health and safety of the earliest stages, the County Hazardous Waste
residents of San Bernardino County Management Plan recommends that new or
modified businesses shall prepare a hazardous
• Ensure the structural stability of the waste minimization plan and a business plan
facility prior to locating at a new or modified facility.
This policy requires local implementing or-
• Protect surface water quality dinances and an outreach program to be devel-
oped by DEHS to provide information and screen-=-
• Protect groundwater quality ing tools to planning agencies, building and
safety departments and the real estate industry
• Protect air quality in order for them to understand the types of
businesses which may be affected by these re__
• Protect environmentally sensitive areas quirements.
• Ensure safe transportation of hazardous Additionally, state law establishes specific
waste risk management requirements for new or
modified businesses handling in excess of 55
• Protect the social and economic development gallons, 500 pounds or 200 cubic feet of acute-
goals of the county ly hazardous materials. The Plan recommends
these businesses be subject to conditional. use
On the following page are the specific siting permit requirements by each local jurisdiction.
factors to be considered and siting criteria
required to be met by any proposed specified As described in Section V, the Plan recommends
hazardous waste facility, including Research, detailed siting criteria for the location of
Development and Demonstration units, for each specified hazardous waste facilities. It is
of the objectives identified. For purposes of recognized that some industries handle hazard-
this Plan, a Household Hazardous Waste Collec- ous substances which by their nature and amount
tion Center with a capacity of fifty drums or pose an equally serious threat to public health
less is not considered a specified hazardous and safety if sited improperly. The Plan calls
waste facility. The applicability of the siting for a study describing other jurisdictions ef-
criteria to Transportable Treatment Units will forts to incorporate types and amounts of
be determined on a case by case basis by the materials handled within zoning regulations.
local jurisdiction. The study shall identify a list of chemicals and
appropriate thresholds which could cause a
The Table of Siting Criteria which follows sum- business to be subject to specific siting
marizes the specific siting factors. Please criteria, the appropriate criteria and the bene-
note: this is a condensed summary, please see fits to be gained by such an action.
SITING CRITERIA FOR OFF-SITE HAZARDOUS WASTE FACILITIES
PROTECT THE RESIDENTS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
PROXIMITY TO Disposal sites must be 2000 feet from nearest residence. Treatment or
RESIDENCES storage facilities should locate at least 2000 feet from nearest residence or
planned residential zone.
PROXIMITY TO IM- Treatment and storage facilities handling ignitable, reactive or volatile
MOBILE POPULATIONS. wastes within orie mile of a school, hospital, nursing home or jail are required
to perform a risk assessment.
CAPABILITY OF All facilities: County may require additional design features or on-site
EMERGENCY SERVICES emergency capabilities.
ENSURE THE STRUCTURAL STABILITY OF THE FACILITY
FLOOD HAZARD AREAS Disposal sites: prohibited in areas subject to 100 year flood. Treatment and
storage facilities: Should avoid, unless designed to prevent inundation.
PROXIMITY TO ACTIVE All facilities must be at least 200 feet from a known
OR POTENTIALLY active earthquake fault.
ACTIVE FAULT
SLOPE STABILrfY, Disposal sites: prohibited in areas of potential rapid geologic
SUBSIDENCE, change. Treatment and storage facilities should avoid such areas unless
LIQUEFACTION engineered to preclude failure.
DAM FAILURE All facilities shall locate outside of dam failure
INUNDATION AREAS inundation areas
PROTECT SURFACE WATER
AQUEDUCTS AND All facilities shall locate downgradient of drinking water
RESERVOIRS reservoirs, and at least 2000 feet from drinkng water
aqueducts
DISCHARGE OF Facilities which generate large volumes of wastewaters shall
TREATED EFFLUENT discharge to an industrial waste line.
PROTECT GROUNDWATER
PnximTI'Y TO SUPPLY Disposal sites: Shall locate away from cone of depression
WELLS AND WELL created by pumping a well for 90 days. Treatment and storage
FIELDS facilities: same, or perform study to demonstrate
protection of groundwater
DEPTH TO GROUND- Disposal sites: should locate where highest
WATER elevation of groundwater is 500 feet or more from wastes. Other facilities
should locate where the highest elevation of groudwater is 150 feet or more.
GROUNDWATER Disposal sites must meet the permit requirements of the Regional Water
MONITORING Quality Control Board and the Department of Health Services.
PROTECTION OF Disposal sites prohibited above a major aquifer recharge area.
GROUNDWATER BASINS All other facilities: designed to preclude release.
PROTECT AIR QUALITY All facilities must meet air district permit requirements.
PROTECT ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE AREAS
WETLANDS All facilities: prohibited.
PROXIMITY TO HABITATS
OF THREATENED AND All facilities prohibited unless can ensure survival of species.
ENDANGERED SPECIES
AGRICULTURAL LANDS All facilities shall avoid. Incinerators should not directly impact
food crops.
NATURAL, RECREATIONAL,
CULTURAL & AESTHETIC All facilities shall avoid.
RESOURCES
AREAS OF POTENTIAL
MINERAL DEPOSITS All facilities shall avoid.
ENSURE SAFE TRANSPORTATION OF HAZARDOUS WASTE
PROXIN,rrY TO AREAS OF Disposal sites: one way transportation should not exceed one
WASTE GENERATION day, mostly on major routes. Treatment and storage facilities:
shall be in close proximity to areas of generation
DISTANCE FROM MAJOR Disposal sites: minimize distance traveled on minor roads. Transfer
ROUTES facilities: adjacent to major routes or routes used locally for
truck traffic.
STRUCTURES FRONTING Minimize homes, hospitals and schools on route. Evaluate population
MINOR ROUTES at risk.
HIGHWAY ACCIDENT RATE Minimize exposure to traffic and accidents
PROTECT THE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GOALS OF THE COMMUNITY
CONSISTENCY WITH All facilities shall locate in a specified hazardous
GENERAL PLAN waste facility overlay zone and meet all other siting criteria.
OTHER SOCIAL AND If other social and/or economic issues emerge, the applicant should
ECONOMIC ISSUES finance a study to evaluate each issue.
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VII. STORAGE REQUIREMENTS
The section on storage requirements describes X. ENFORCEMENT
the existing county program on the storage of
hazardous materials in underground storage The existing county hazardous waste enforce-
tanks which has been in effect since December, ment program includes:
1983. The section also describes the county
implementation of existing state and federal o programs for inspection and monitoring of
disclosure requirements. The Plan recommends hazardous waste generators and hazardous
that the county and cities adopt local or- materials handlers;
dinances which establish standards for the
above ground storage of hazardous substances. o complaint response
o coordination of the Inter-Agency Strike Force
VIII. GENERATOR PROGRAM which includes in addition to DEHS, representa-
tives from the county sheriff's and District At-
This section describes the existing county pro- torney's offices and the California Highway
gram for the regulation of hazardous waste Patrol.
generators as authorized through a Memorandum
of Understanding with the state Department of San Bernardino County coordinates enforcement
Health Services in September, 1983. The Plan efforts with the state Department of Health
recommends that the DEHS hazardous waste com- Services, the Regional Water Quality Control
pliance program shall continue to include a Boards, the Air Quality Management Districts
strong emphasis on educational assistance to and other federal, state, and local agencies.
hazardous waste generators regarding
regulatory requirements.
Both the hazardous waste generator program and XI. TRANSPORTATION
the disclosure program for hazardous materials Although most transportation regulations are
handlers require a mechanism for screening all established in federal and state law, there is
new businesses in order to determine which an opportunity for a local role as well. Spe-
businesses are subject to these requirements. cifically, both state and federal law provide
The County Hazardous Waste Management Plan for local actions on routing and scheduling of
recommends the use of the business license as a the transport of hazardous substances.
screening tool for this purpose. Implementation
of this policy recommendation requires that the During the Plan development, three specific
county institute a business license for in- routes were identified as being of specific
formation purposes and that the cities revise concern relative to the transport of hazardous
the application forms used in order to screen substances: Highway 62 in the desert, Highway
for use or storage of hazardous substances. 58 from the Kern County line to Barstow, and I-
15 through the Cajon pass. The Plan recommends
the establishment of a Task Force including
IX. HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE emergency responders, transportation planners,
and others as appropriate, to consider the need
This section describes the existing collection for specific route designation and/or schedul-
program for household hazardous waste. The ing in the county, beginning with the three
Plan recommends expanding this program to bet- routes identified above.
ter serve the needs of all county residents, and
also recommends a major educational program to
inform the residents of the availability of the XII. EMERGENCY RESPONSE
collection centers and the hazards of improper
disposal. A pilot project located at a county The County's Hazardous Materials Emergency
landfill is recommended. Response program began in 1981. The County's
Area Plan which is required by state law, and
which describes the county 's emergency o an advisory committee
response, planning, training and resource capa-
bility as well as how hazardous waste reporting o a series of newsletters
requirements for spills will be met, has been
included within the County Hazardous Waste Man- o a brochure which includes a survey form
agement Plan for reference.
o a series of public workshops
XIII. CONTAMINATED SITES o a speakers bureau and slide presentation
This section identifies known contaminated o media coverage
sites in the county which are identified on
state and federal superfund lists. Additionally An effort was made to inform and encourage
toxic pits located in the county are listed. In participation from the general public, from
addition to the superfund lists which identify civic, environmental and business organizations,
major cleanups, the state publishes a list of from the cities and agencies within the county
known contaminated sites as compiled by the Of- and from the regulated community.
fice of Planning and Research from lists pro-
vided by state and local agencies. These lists ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
are required to be available in each city and
county. All development applications submitted The membership of the Advisory Committee was
after July 1, 1987 are required to include a appointed by the Board of Supervisors and the
letter signed by the project applicant indicat- city selection committee in accordance with AYS
ing that the contaminated sites list has been 2948.
reviewed and an indication of whether the pro-
ject is located at a contaminated. State law ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBERS
requires disclosure only, The County Hazardous
Waste Management Plan recommends steps to be Charles Buquet, city representative, council
taken if a project application is at a con- member, Rancho Cucamonga. County Risk Manage-
taminated site. The recommended policy states: ment, Occupational Health, Safety Engineering,
if site clean up has not been completed, and the former deputy sheriff.
contamination is material to the proposed use
of the land, the project application shall be Joan Dotson, public representative, League of
subject to a conditional use per which shall be Women Voters; So. Calif. Hazardous Waste Man-
delayed until it has been demonstrated that agement Authority Citizens Advisory Committee;
the site (or portion of the site) is safe for City Planning Commissioner, Redlands, member
development and a plan for cleanup of the San Bernardino County Solid Waste Advisory
entire site is being pursued. Council.
XIV. PUBLIC EDUCATION Christina Ferrante, environmental representa-
AND PUBLIC PARTICIPATION tive, Conservation Chair, Los Serranos Group ofi
the San Gorgonio Chapter of the Sierra Club;
An effective public education/public participa- Attorney; Member of West End Bar Association.
tion program, beginning at the earliest plan-
ning stages and continuing throughout the plan- Phil Gentile, Jr., industry representative, haz-
ning process, was recognized as essential to ardous waste hauler and clean up contractor,
the development of a plan acceptable to a broad member of state Household Hazardous Waste Ad-
cross section of the population and to the visory Committee, Officer, So. Calif. Refuse Dis-
regulated community. The overall public par- posal Council.
ticipation program was designed to allow an ex-
pression of concerns and priorities; sugges- Michael F. Hayward, public representative,
tions for alternatives and new strategies; and Ontario City Policemen, President Inland Empire
review and assessment of measures proposed. Chapter Police Officers Research Association of
The program consisted of the following ele- California.
ments:
Tom Irwin, public representative, Professor of XV. DATA COLLECTION
AND ANALYSIS
Biology, Victor Valley College; long-time mem-
ber of County Environmental Review Board, At the present time, while there is considerable
Desert Conservationist, Member, Low Level information available about the county's hazard-
Radioactive Waste Disposal Site Selection ous waste generators, underground storage tanks
Citizen's Advisory Committee. and hazardous materials handlers maintained in
hard copy files by DEHS, only very limited in-
formation is available in a computerized data
Ardyce Koobs, city representative, council mem- base. The Plan recommends the development of a
ber, Loma Linda. Member of the Southern Califor- comprehensive data base management system in-
nia Association of Governments Energy and En- tegrating data available from all hazardous
vironment committee; has attended various waste and hazardous materials programs.
waste-related seminars and workshops.
Jim Mulvihill, public representative, Professor XVI. IMPLEMENTATION
of Geography and Land Use Planning, CSUSB. This section spells out an implementation
schedule for the actions recommended in the
Plan. It identifies sources for funding these
Peggy Sartor, city representative, council mem- activities as follows:
ber, Victorville, Past member of state Hazardous
Waste Planning Council; city representative to o additional state funds to support comple-
Southern California Hazardous Waste Authority, tion of the planning process and development
Member, Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control of the necessary ordinances and general
Board, member San Bernardino County Solid Waste plan amendments;
Advisory Council.
o permit fees; and
Janet M. Weder, industry representative, Vice o application review fees.
President, Highland Supply Corporation, small
quantity hazardous waste generator. The Plan acknowledges an additional source of
funding will be necessary to finance the pro-
gram development and initial data entry for the
Data Analysis System.
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DEPARTMENT OF EMVIRONYENTAL MEALTM SERVICES
385 N Arrowhead Avenue
Sari Bernardino, CA 92415
Update is published by
the San Bernardino County
Dept. of Environmental Health Services,
Richard L. Roberts, R.S., M.P.H., Director
Additional copies may be obtained by
calling 714-387-4629
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