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HARBOR BLVD. MIXED USE TRANSIT CORRIDOR PLAN FINAL FIR <br />CITY OF SANTA ANA <br />5. Environmental Analysis <br />HAZARDS AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS <br />The CUPA for the City of Santa Ana is the Orange County EHD, which is responsible for regulating <br />hazardous materials business plans and chemical inventory; hazardous waste and tiered permitting; <br />underground storage tanks; aboveground storage tanks; and risk management plans. <br />Hazardous Materials Business Plans <br />Both the federal government (Code of Federal Regulations) and the State of California (California Health <br />and Safety Code) require all businesses that handle more than a specified amoumt or "reporting quantity" <br />of hazardous or extremely hazardous materials to submit a hazardous materials business plan to its CUPA. <br />According to the EHD guidelines, the preparation, submittal, and implementation of a business plan is <br />required by any business that handles a hazardous material or a mixture containing a hazardous material in <br />specified quantities. <br />Business plans must include an inventory of the hazardous materials at the facility. Businesses must update <br />their business plan at least every three years and the chemical portion every year. Also, business plans must <br />include emergency response plans and procedures to be used in the event of a significant or threatened <br />significant release of a hazardous material. These plans need to identify the procedures for immediate <br />notification of all appropriate agencies and personnel, identification of local emergency medical assistance <br />appropriate for potential accident scenarios, contact information for all company emergency coordinators, a <br />listing and location of emergency equipment at the business, an evacuation plan, and a training program for <br />business personnel. <br />The EHD currently reviews submitted business plans and updates. Businesses that handle hazardous <br />materials are required by law to provide an immediate verbal report of any release or threatened release of <br />hazardous materials if there is a reasonable belief that the release or threatened release poses a significant <br />present or potential hazard to human health and safety, property, or the environment. The EHD is also <br />responsible for conducting compliance inspections of regulated facilities in Orange County. <br />California Accidental Release Prevention Program <br />CaIARP became effective on January 1, 1997, in response to Senate Bill 1889. CaIARP aims to be proactive <br />and therefore requires businesses to prepare risk management plans, which are detailed engineering analyses <br />of the potential accident factors present at a business and the mitigation measures that can be implemented <br />to reduce this accident potential. This requirement is coupled with the requirements for preparation of <br />hazardous materials business plans under the Unified Program, implemented by the CUPA. <br />Leaking [Underground Storage Tanks <br />Leaking USTs have been recognized since the early 1980s as the primary cause of groundwater contamination <br />from gasoline compounds and solvents. In California, regulations aimed at protecting against UST leaks have <br />been in place since 1983 (Health and Safety Code). This occurred one year before RCRA was amended to add <br />Subtitle I, requiring UST systems to be installed in accordance with standards that address the prevention of <br />future leaks. The State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) is the lead California regulatory agency in <br />the development of UST regulations and policy. <br />Page 5.64 PlaceWorkr <br />