HMD Announcements
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Stop by and say "Hello" to HMD!
DEHQ Hazardous Materials Division will be at the following Fire Department Open Houses THIS WEEKEND!
Saturday 10/5/2024, 10AM-2PM
Imperial Beach Fire Headquarters
865 Imperial Beach Boulevard
Imperial Beach, CA 91932
Sunday 10/6/2024, 11AM-2PM
Coronado Fire Department Headquarters
1001 Sixth Street
Coronado, CA 92118
Learn more about your local emergency responders and enjoy music, food vendors, and activities!
Visit our table to say hello to the Hazardous Materials Division! You’ll learn about us, about safety, and will see some fun science experiments!
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2024 UST Bulletin
(GovDelivery email sent 09/16/2024)
Dear Underground Storage Tank (UST) Owners and Operators,
The Hazardous Materials Division has recently made operational changes in the UST inspection and plan check programs. The 2024 Information Bulletin outlines the changes and updates for the San Diego County UST Program to better assist Underground Storage Tank (UST) Owners and Operators in meeting their regulatory requirements.
County of San Diego Department of Environmental Health & Quality UST Website
Thank you,
Department of Environmental Health and Quality
Hazardous Materials Division
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APSA Workshop
(GovDelivery email sent 09/11/2024)
The San Diego County CUPA is inviting you to attend a workshop on the Aboveground Petroleum Storage Act (APSA).
Your facility may be subject to APSA if you store petroleum-based liquids in aboveground tanks with an aggregate capacity of at least 1,320 gallons, or if you have a Tank In An Underground Area (TIUGA) of any size.
Our APSA Technical Leads will provide an overview of APSA requirements, inspections, permitting, upcoming changes, and helpful resources. At the end of the presentation there will be time for a question-and-answer session.
You can opt to attend in person or virtually for your convenience. Please RSVP here by DATE if you intend to attend in person. (No need to RSVP if attending virtually)
Event: Aboveground Petroleum Storage Act Workshop
Date/Time: October 17, 2024 from 9:00 to 11:00 AM
Location: County Operations Center Chambers
5520 Overland Ave, San Diego, CA 92123
Virtual: Microsoft Teams Link
Phone: +1 619-343-2539,168594296#;
Conference ID: 168 594 296#
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Single Wall Underground Storage Tanks - Reminders
(GovDelivery email sent 08/26/2024)
Dear Underground Storage Tank (UST) Owner and/or Operator,
This notice is a reminder that all single-walled (SW) USTs, including connected single-walled piping, must be permanently closed by December 31, 2025 per Health and Safety Code, chapter 6.7, section 25292.05. All regulated USTs that do not meet the secondary containment and continuous leak detection requirements of H&SC, section 25291(a)(1)-(6), must be permanently closed in accordance with Health and Safety Code, chapter 6.7, section 25298, and the California Code of Regulations, title 23, chapter 16 (UST Regulations), section 2672.
- Funding is available to assist eligible small businesses owners/operators to remove, replace, or upgrade their single-walled USTs, however, these funding resources are limited. Therefore, it is best for eligible owners and operators who are interested, to utilize these resources as early as possible. More information on funding sources to remove, replace, or upgrade single-walled USTs, can be found at the following link: Replacing, Removing, or Upgrading Underground Storage Tanks (RUST) Program
HMD will conduct personalized outreach for each facility with remaining SW USTs by December 2024. This will allow us the opportunity to provide guidance for the unique needs for your facility to ensure compliance with the closure deadline. If you have any questions regarding UST closure requirements, please contact Supervising Environmental Health Specialist Cecilia Lewallen at Cecilia.Lewallen@sdcounty.ca.gov.
Thank you,
Department of Environmental Health and Quality
Hazardous
Materials Division
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Generator Improvement Rule Update (GIR)
(GovDelivery email sent on 07/03/2024)
After completing the State rulemaking process, the California
Department of Toxic Substances Control
(DTSC) Generator
Improvements Rule (GIR) has gone into effect as of July 1, 2024.
The County of San Diego has been notifying hazardous waste generators about these new State requirements and will continue to provide additional updates, guidance, and resources on compliance with the new State regulations prior to citing violations.
For additional information about the GIR, including the full regulatory text, please visit DTSC’s GIR page: https://dtsc.ca.gov/generator-improvements-rule/. Additionally, DTSC has a GIR FAQ resource available at: https://dtsc.ca.gov/faqs-for-the-adoption-of-gir/.
To ensure that you receive future updates and notifications
pertaining to the GIR, including public outreach
opportunities,
please subscribe to DTSC’s GIR E-List.
If you have questions on how this GIR will affect your business,
please contact your CUPA Inspector or the
Hazardous Materials
Division Duty Desk at: (858) 505-6880 or hmdutyeh@sdcounty.ca.gov.
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SAM Program Staffing Updates
(GovDelivery email sent on 06/18/2024)
Dear interested parties,
The Department of Environmental Health and Quality (DEHQ) would like to inform you that we have filled the vacant position for the Department’s Hydrogeologist. Ellen Beacon has been serving as the temporary Hydrogeologist, following the retirement of Ewan Moffat. She was selected to be the permanent Hydrogeologist primarily working in the Site Assessment and Mitigation (SAM) program within the Hazardous Materials Division (HMD). Her contact information is below:
Ellen Beacon, P.G. 7566
Ellen.Beacon@sdcounty.ca.gov
(619) 723-2613
Jon Senaha is still the primary case worker for most Voluntary Assistance Program (VAP) cases, Transaction Screening Program cases, and Drug Lab cases. His contact information is below:
Jon Senaha, EHS III
Jon.Senaha@sdcounty.ca.gov
(619) 508-1793
Please reach out to Ellen or Jon if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Hazardous Materials Division
Department of Environmental Health and Quality
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