Hazardous waste: site remediation: residential suitability guidelines.
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Overview
This bill directs the State Water Resources Control Board, in collaboration with the Department of Toxic Substances Control and the Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation, to create guidelines for developers and agencies regarding the remediation of hazardous waste sites for residential development. It establishes thresholds of contamination that would deem a site unsuitable for residential use and allows development on such sites if specific actions are taken to demonstrate suitability, including obtaining a determination from relevant agencies before obtaining permits or certificates of occupancy.
Key provisions
- The State Water Resources Control Board will develop guidelines for site remediation and suitability determinations.
- The guidelines will include procedures for developers and local agencies to check site data and consult with relevant state agencies.
- Thresholds of significance for contaminants will be established to determine site suitability for residential use.
- Sites exceeding these thresholds will be deemed unsuitable for residential development.
- Developers can proceed with residential development on hazardous waste sites if they obtain a determination of suitability from specified agencies before obtaining permits or certificates of occupancy.
- Local officers will be authorized to oversee development-specific site mitigation.
- The bill authorizes a streamlined approval process for multifamily housing developments on remediated hazardous waste sites.
- The bill defines ‘development-specific site mitigation’ as the level of remediation required for a site to be deemed suitable for a proposed use.
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