• Program Objectives Statement

12 SITE MITIGATION AND BROWNFIELDS REUSE

This program implements the state's site cleanup laws and the federal Superfund program. The program currently oversees approximately 932 hazardous substances release site investigations and cleanups, and monitors long-term operations and maintenance activities at approximately 163 sites where the cleanup process has been completed. New sites are identified through surveillance and enforcement efforts, through emergency response activities, by examination of other previously identified potential sites, and voluntarily by public and private entities that request departmental oversight in order to return the properties to productive use. These sites and projects include the cleanup of abandoned and underutilized properties known as ''brownfields,'' military installations, and clandestine drug laboratories. Additionally, the program is responsible for ensuring that new public schools are not constructed on properties contaminated with hazardous materials. The program also is responsible for the Stringfellow Hazardous Waste Site, a former hazardous waste disposal site and federal Superfund Site. The program works with the Office of Emergency Services, the Office of Homeland Security, and other State agencies to assure that the State is ready to respond to acts of terrorism involving the use of toxic chemicals.

13 HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT

This program regulates the generation, storage, transportation, treatment and disposal of hazardous waste to minimize risks to public health and the environment. The program oversees 151 permitted facilities which manage hazardous waste, approximately 850 registered businesses which transport hazardous waste, over 700 facilities/generators subject to corrective action, and over $2 billion in financial assurance.

19 ADMINISTRATION

This program provides accounting, budgeting, revenue collection, human resource management, data processing, business services, and administrative support to the Department's three major programs. The Program also supports operations in Sacramento, Clovis, Berkeley, Glendale, Cypress, San Diego and Calexico including two hazardous materials laboratories located in Northern and Southern California.

20 SCIENCE, POLLUTION PREVENTION AND TECHNOLOGY

This program provides scientific support in the areas of environmental, risk and industrial hygiene analysis. The program researches and promotes pollution prevention strategies, and evaluates innovative environmental technologies.

These ongoing activities support informed regulatory decision making, encourage independent research on pollution prevention methods, promote the development of new environmental technologies, and foster continuing voluntary source-reduction efforts by industry.

21 STATE AS CERTIFIED UNIFIED PROGRAM AGENCY

The California Environmental Protection Agency has designated the Department of Toxic Substances Control as the Certified Unified Program Agency (CUPA) in Trinity and Imperial Counties. As the CUPA, DTSC is responsible for implementing the six elements of the Unified Program: hazardous waste generator and onsite treatment activities, spill prevention control and countermeasure plans for owners of aboveground petroleum storage tanks, underground storage tank program, hazardous material release response plans and inventories, California Accidental Release Prevention program, and certain Uniform Fire Code requirements pertaining to hazardous material management plans and inventories.