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• NEW Metal Finishing Industry Assessment Report

  OPPTD is preparing an assessment of the metal finishing and metal plating industry efforts to reduce hazardous waste generation. The resulting assessment report will focus on and profile approximately 25 to 30 of the large quantity generators captured by SB 14 and listed under Standard Industrial Classification SIC #3741.  The assessment will profile selected individual facilities, identify major waste streams, and summarize hazardous waste source reduction accomplishments from 2002 to 2006.  The assessment will also quantify projections for further reducing these major waste streams from 2006 to 2010. The reports should be available in the spring of 2009.  For more information contact: Robert Gipson at (916) 324-3124 or Kim Wilhelm at (916) 324-6649.

• NEW Printed Circuit Board Manufacturing Assessment Report

  OPPTD is preparing an assessment of the printed circuit board manufacturing industry efforts to reduce hazardous waste generation. The resulting assessment report will focus on approximately 30 of the large quantity generators captured by SB 14 and listed under Standard Industrial Classification SIC #3672.. The assessment will profile selected individual facilities, identify major waste streams, and summarize hazardous waste source reduction accomplishments from 2002 to 2006.  The assessment will also quantify projections for further reducing these major waste streams from 2006 to 2010. The reports should be available in the spring of 2009.  For more information contact: Pauline Batarseh at (916) 255-3609 or Kim Wilhelm at (916) 324-6649.

• NEW Electric Power Production Utilities Assessment Report

  OPPTD is preparing an assessment of the power production utilities industry efforts to reduce hazardous waste generation. The resulting assessment report will focus on approximately 20 to 25 of the large quantity generators captured by SB 14 and listed under Standard Industrial Classification SIC #4911 and 4939. The assessment will profile selected individual facilities, identify major waste streams, and summarize hazardous waste source reduction accomplishments from 2002 to 2006.  The assessment will also quantify projections for further reducing these major waste streams from 2006 to 2010. The reports should be available in the spring of 2009.  For more information contact: Kerri Fong at (916) 255-3675 or Kim Wilhelm at (916) 324-6649. 

• Awaiting Approval: California Fabricated Metals Industry Assessment Report

OPPTD is preparing the first SB14 Assessment Reports on the pharmaceutical and fabricated metals industries' efforts to reduce hazardous waste. The pharmaceutical assessment report will profile each of the 27 California facilities captured by SB 14 and listed under Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) 2833, 2834, 2835 and 2836. The fabricated metals report will include SIC classifications 3411, 3412, 3451, 3452 and 3499. Each profile will contain individual facility site information, its major wastestream reduction accomplishments from 1999 to 2002 and their projections for further reducing these major waste streams from 2003 to 2006. The reports should be available in 2007.

Completed Industry Assessments:

• NEW California Pharmaceutical Industry Hazardous Waste Source Reduction 2002 Assessment Report, Document 550 (110 pp) - This assessment report focuses on hazardous wastes generated by the manufacture of pharmaceutical products in California. The report presents the first DTSC assessment of source reduction by 27 prominent pharmaceutical processing plants in the state. The assessment includes efforts to significantly reduce hazardous waste generation from 1999 to 2006. The assessment also summarizes future plans by the industry to reduce hazardous waste. The manufacturing operations include the extraction, processing, purification, and packaging of chemical materials to be used as medications for humans or animals. Each of these production steps may generate air emissions, liquid effluents, and solid wastes.
• California Petroleum Refinery Hazardous Waste Source Reduction 2002 Assessment Report, Document 547 (138 pp) - Presents DTSC's fourth assessment of California's seventeen largest refineries' efforts to significantly reduce hazardous waste generation from 1998 through 2002. The assessment also summarizes the California refinery industry future plans to reduce hazardous waste, primarily through source reduction approaches from 2002-2006.
• California Petroleum Refinery Hazardous Waste Source Reduction 1998 Assessment Report, Document 544 (109 pp) - Presents DTSC's third assessment of California's seventeen largest refineries' efforts toward significant reductions of their hazardous waste from 1994 through 1998.
• Hazardous Waste Source Reduction Assessment of Selected Sectors of the California Chemical Industry, Document 545 (125 pages). This document reviews the hazardous waste source reduction efforts of 22 facilities within selected chemical industry SIC Codes, which include generally non-specialty product chemical manufacturing, as well as agricultural chemicals.
• California Semiconductor Industry Hazardous Waste Source Reduction Assessment Report, Document 549, (89 pages). Summarized the results of DTSC's assessment of the semiconductor industry's source reduction efforts based on review of selected companies' 1998 and 2002 SB 14 source reduction documents

The Hazardous Waste Source Reduction and Management Review Act of 1989 ( Roberti), also known as Senate Bill 14, requires hazardous waste generators to seriously consider source reduction as the preferred method of managing hazardous waste.  If you routinely generated more than 12,000 kilograms of hazardous waste or 12 kilograms of extremely hazardous waste in 2006, you are required to do source reduction planning.

Hazardous waste generators subject to SB14 must prepare the following documents by September 1, 2007. The SB 14 webpage has details.:

(1) Source Reduction Evaluation Review and Plan

(2) Hazardous Waste Management Performance Report

(3) Summary Progress Report.

Only the Summary Progress Report must be submitted to DTSC by September 1, 2007.

All three SB 14 documents (or a copy of each) must be kept available on the facility site for an inspector to review. 

DTSC teamed up with the Chemical Industry Council of California to challenge individual chemical industry facilities in California to voluntarily prevent industrial pollution. DTSC and the Council will officially recognize facilities that demonstrate significant pollution prevention accomplishments. The DTSC Office of Pollution Prevention and Technology Development, in partnership with the Council, has developed this project as part of the larger effort directed by the Legislature. Learn more about the Chemical Industry Challenge Project.

The Metal Finishing Model Shop program is a partnership between industry and regulatory agencies to help metal finishing businesses run cleaner, safer shops.  Participants in the voluntary program work with DTSC and local regulatory staff to identify and eliminate possible pollution sources and build on their existing pollution prevention efforts.                    

The Model Shop Program began in southern California and, with the benefit of State legislation, is expanding throughout all of California.  Businesses participating receive a free on-site pollution prevention assessment of their facility, free assistance in complying with regulations, free pollution prevention training, and recognition for successfully completing the program. More about the Metal Finishing Model Shop Program

The Border Environmental Program is a multi-media multi-agency program for Cal/EPA.  The mission of the California Border Environmental Program is to work towards a better environment within the shared border of California and Baja California.  The mission will be achieved through the use of science and technology, uniform enforcement of environmental laws and regulations, and the cooperation and active participation of the various California Border Indian Tribal Nations, academia, industry, nongovernmental organizations, and the public.  As part of the Cal/EPA multi-media Border Environmental Program, DTSC is focusing on protecting the future by preventing pollution now.  The California - Baja California Border Pollution Prevention Project was developed from these efforts.

As a result of Senate Bill 1916 Statutes of 1999, DTSC's Office of Pollution Prevention and Technology Development (OPPTD) has begun a program to promote the use of pollution prevention methods in the vehicle service and repair industry in California. The program focuses on several typical activities in the vehicle service and repair shop, and introduces alternative methods that will reduce the amount of hazardous wastes generated, reduce operational costs, and increase shop operators' ability to comply with environmental regulations. More about the Vehicle Service and Repair Project.

As a result of Senate Bill 1916 Statutes of 1999, DTSC's Office of Pollution Prevention and Technology Development (OPPTD) has a program to promote the use of pollution prevention methods in the auto body and paint industry in California. The program focuses on typical activities in the auto body and paint shop, and introduces alternative methods that will reduce the amount of hazardous wastes generated, reduce operating costs, and increase shop operators' ability to comply with environmental regulations. More about P2 for the Auto Body and Paint Industry.

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