ARTICLE 2. Facility Inspections [44100. - 44107.]

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC 2.

in effect

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 44100. Section 44100.

(a) The enforcement agency, in issuing or reviewing a solid waste facilities permit or in connection with an action relating to a solid waste facilities permit or as otherwise authorized by this division, may investigate the operation of a solid waste facility, a transfer or processing station, a disposal site, collection or handling equipment, or a storage area for solid wastes. (b) In the investigation, the enforcement agency may require a person, who is, or proposes to become, an operator of a solid waste facility, a transfer or processing station, a disposal site, collection or handling equipment, or a storage area for solid wastes, or a person that the enforcement agency believes may have information concerning a suspected violation of this division, to furnish, under penalty of perjury, any nonprivileged technical or monitoring program or other reports that the enforcement agency may specify. (c) If the owner of property upon which solid waste is unlawfully stored, stockpiled, disposed, handled, or maintained refuses to allow or provide the board, the enforcement agency, or a contractor of the board or enforcement agency with access to enter onto the property and perform all necessary cleanup, abatement, or remedial work as authorized pursuant to Section 45000 or 48020, the court may issue the board, the enforcement agency, or a contractor of the board or enforcement agency a warrant pursuant to the procedure set forth in Title 13 (commencing with Section 1822.50) of Part 3 of the Code of Civil Procedure to permit reasonable access to the property to perform that activity, if the following conditions have been met: (1) An administrative order requiring corrective action has been issued or obtained pursuant to Section 45000 against the property owner. (2) The board or enforcement agency finds that there is a significant threat to public health or the environment.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 44101. Section 44101.

(a) In the investigation, the enforcement agency may inspect the facility, equipment, or vehicle used for storage, collection, transportation, processing, or disposal of solid waste, as necessary to ensure compliance with this division and to determine that the terms and conditions of solid waste facilities permits are being complied with. (b) The inspection shall be made with the consent of the owner or possessor of the solid waste facilities permit or, if consent is refused, with a warrant duly issued pursuant to Title 13 (commencing with Section 1822.50) of Part 3 of the Code of Civil Procedure. However, in the event of an emergency affecting the public health or safety, an inspection may be made without consent or the issuance of a warrant.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 44103. Section 44103.

(a) For those facilities that accept only hazardous wastes, or that accept only low-level radioactive wastes, or that accept both, a solid waste facilities permit issued by the enforcement agency is not required. A single hazardous waste facilities permit or low-level radioactive waste facilities permit issued by the Department of Toxic Substances Control pursuant to Article 9 (commencing with Section 25200) of Chapter 6.5 of Division 20 of the Health and Safety Code, or by the State Department of Health Services pursuant to Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 114960) of Part 9 of Division 104 of the Health and Safety Code shall be the only waste facilities permit or permits necessary for the use and operation of hazardous waste or low-level radioactive waste disposal facilities. (b) For those facilities that accept both hazardous wastes and other solid wastes, two permits shall be required, as follows: (1) The hazardous waste facilities permit issued by the Department of Toxic Substances Control pursuant to Article 9 (commencing with Section 25200) of Chapter 6.5 of Division 20 of the Health and Safety Code. (2) The solid waste facilities permit issued by the enforcement agency pursuant to this chapter. (c) Nothing in this section limits or supersedes any other permit or licensing requirements imposed by other provisions of law.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 44104. Section 44104.

(a) The board shall maintain an inventory of solid waste facilities which violate state minimum standards. To the extent it is practicable to do so, the board shall incorporate in this inventory existing information collected in the course of previous surveys of this type and similar information made available to the board by state and local agencies. (b) Whenever a solid waste facility is proposed to be included in the inventory, the board shall give notice thereof by certified mail to the disposal site owner and the operator of the solid waste facility. If, within 90 days of that notice, the violation has not been corrected, the solid waste facility shall be included in the inventory. The board shall update and publish the inventory twice annually.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 44106. Section 44106.

(a) The enforcement agency shall develop a compliance schedule for a solid waste facility included in the inventory prepared pursuant to Section 44104. The compliance schedule shall ensure that diligent progress will be made to bring the solid waste facility into compliance. (b) Except as provided in subdivision (d), if the solid waste facility is not in compliance with the schedule established by the enforcement agency, the enforcement agency may revoke the operating permit of the solid waste facility until the violations of state minimum standards are remedied. If a closed or abandoned disposal site is not in compliance within the one-year period, the unremedied condition is prima facie evidence of negligence; and, in any action for damages against the owner of the property for injury caused by the unremedied condition, the burden of proving that the injury was not caused by the unremedied condition shall be on the owner of the property. (c) The enforcement agency may recover any costs incurred pursuant to this section by charging the fee authorized by Section 43213. (d) The enforcement agency shall refer violations of a waste discharge requirement adopted under Section 13263 of the Water Code to the appropriate regional water board.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 44107. Section 44107.

(a) A solid waste facility, as defined in Section 40194, sending materials to a biomass conversion facility, shall ensure that the materials are limited to those listed in subdivision (a) of Section 40106. The enforcement agency may inspect solid waste facilities and operations for compliance with this section. (b) On or before April 1, 2016, and on or before April 1 of each year thereafter, the operator or owner of a biomass conversion facility shall provide an annual report to the department, in writing, for the preceding year, containing all of the following information: (1) The name, address, and telephone number of the facility, the operator, and the owner. (2) The total amount and type of material accepted by the facility. (3) The name and address, or the physical location, of the source of each type of material accepted by the facility. A facility that cannot provide the name and address, or the physical location, of a source of material accepted by the facility shall provide an explanation why the information is not available. (4) The total amount and type of material that was rejected by the facility. (5) The name and address, or physical location, of the source of each type of material rejected by the facility and the reasons for the rejection. A facility that cannot provide the name and address, or the physical location, of a source of material rejected by the facility shall provide an explanation why the information is not available. (6) The name and address, or physical location, of the final end user of ash or other byproducts produced by the facility. Until January 1, 2017, a facility that cannot provide the name and address, or physical location, of the final end user of ash or byproducts shall provide an explanation why that information is not available. (7) Signatures of the operator and owner of the facility certifying the accuracy of the information provided under the penalty of perjury. (8) Any other information that is necessary for the department to determine the accuracy of the information provided pursuant to this subdivision. (c) To the extent that information specified in subdivision (b) has previously been submitted by the owner or operator of a biomass conversion facility in reports to another state agency or instrument of a state agency, the owner or operator of the facility may submit those reports to the department in satisfaction of the requirements of subdivision (b) regarding that information. Information required by subdivision (b) and not contained in the previously submitted reports shall be provided separately to the department. (d) If information provided by a biomass conservation facility pursuant to this section is designated as confidential, the department shall treat that information in accordance with Section 40062 and its implementing regulations.

Source: CA Legislative Counsel Bulk DataURL: https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zipFetched: 6/27/2026