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Hazardous Materials: CUPA Program Element Summaries
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1. Hazardous Materials Reporting and Response Planning (HMRRP)
(Municipal
Code, Article 5, Sanitation and Health, Chapter 5.24) The Unified
Program includes two chemical inventory and emergency planning
disclosure programs. The first is the HMRRP which refers to the City's
chemical disclosure ordinance, and is sometimes referred to as the
Community Right To Know (CRTK) Program.
2. The Uniform Fire Code Business Plan
The second is the
Hazardous Materials Management Plans (HMMP) which refers to similar
reporting requirements in the Uniform Fire Code, and is sometimes
referred to as the Hazardous Materials Business Plan, or Uniform Fire
Code Business Plan. All of these programs are administered by the
City's Fire Department. When you submit the HMRRP documents it
satisfies all of these requirements. The fee structure is in accordance
with Resolution No. 8127 (CCS) which was adopted by the Santa Monica
City Council on October 23, 1990. Based upon the chemical inventory,
each business is placed into one of four classes. Each class has a
fixed cost recovery fee. The fee is based on a classification which
considers the following variables: - Number of employees - Number of
hazardous materials - Number of extremely hazardous substances (EHS) -
Size of the facility (square feet) - Aggregate quantity of chemical by
physical state - gases (cubic feet) - solids (pounds) - liquids
(gallons)
Reduction of the fee is most commonly achieved by reduction of the chemical inventory. The FY 07/08 fee structure is as follows:
- Type 1: $126.00
- Type 2: $253.00
- Type 3: $488.00
- Type 4: $675.00
3. Hazardous Waste Generation and Onsite Treatment (Health
& Safety Code Division 20, Chapter 6.5, Articles 1-13; California
Code of Regulations Title 22, Division 4.5, Chapters 10-12, 20, 31)
This program element is run by the Los Angeles County Health Hazardous
Materials Department. It includes regulation, inspections,
investigations and site remediations of businesses which generate and /
or treat hazardous waste. Also the County implements the Tiered
Permitting Program for limited waste treatment by qualifying
businesses. The FY 08/09 hazardous waste generator fee groups are based
on the number of employees as follows:
| Number of employees |
Approved |
| Silver-only waste |
$286.00 |
1 to 5
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$571.00 |
6 to 19
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$794.00 |
20 to 100
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$1,081.00 |
101 to 500
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$1,569.00 |
501 or more
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$2,688.00 |
For questions, please call the Los Angeles County Health Hazardous Materials Division at (310) 348-1781.State of California Surcharge: (Health & Safety Code
Division 20, Chapter 6.11, Section 25404.5 (b); California Code of
Regulations Title 27, Division 27, Section 15210 and section 15240) In
addition to the six Program Elements is the surcharge which is an
annual cost-recovery fee for State oversight of the Unified Program. It
is a fee to be paid by all Unified Program Facilities. For questions,
please call the Environmental Programs Division at (310) 458-8711.
4. Accidental Release Prevention (ARP)
This is a
reporting and emergency planning program for businesses which handle
extremely hazardous materials. Fees are determined on a case by case
basis and are based on time and materials. The ARP was formerly known
as the Risk Management Prevention Plan (RMPP) For questions, please
call the Fire Department at (310) 434-2666.
5. Aboveground Storage Tanks (AST)
(Municipal
Code, Article 8, Building Regulations, Chapter 8.24) The AST Program is
for tanks with a storage capacity of 10,000 gallons or greater. For
questions, please call the Fire Department at (310) 434-2666.
6. Underground Storage Tank (UST)
(Municipal
Code, Article 8, Building Regulations, Chapter 8.24) The UST Program is
administered by the Environmental Programs Division of the Department
of Environment and Public Works Management.
The FY 08/09 fee
structure is as follows: first tank $1,963.00, each additional tank
$27.00, and an annual State surcharge of $15.00 per tank.
*Facilities which have made five year advance payments for the State
service charge will receive a non-refundable service charge credit to
their accounts. For questions, please call the Environmental Programs
Division at (310) 458-8227.
Additional CUPA Notes:
(Program
Elements 1 and 2 are duplicative. Please see Program Element
Summaries.) The legislation was driven by concerns in the State's
business community that the regulation of hazardous materials in
California was too complicated and burdensome. The first draft of the
bill was actually written by thea California Chamber of Commerce. The
intent has been to simplify the hazardous materials regulatory
environment and provide a single point of contact for businesses,
allowing them to address inspection, permitting, billing, and
enforcement issues at a single location.
The City of Santa
Monica was approved by the California Environmental Protection Agency
to be a CUPA. The administering office is in the Office of
Sustainability and the Environment. The City's implementation of the
Unified Program began on July 1, 1997.
The City has contracted with
the Los Angeles County Fire Department - Health Hazardous Materials
Division to be a Participating Agency (PA). Before implementation of
the Unified Program the County's Fire Department was the regulatory
agency for the hazardous waste generator program and they were
responsible for inspections, enforcement, permitting, and billing.
Their role in the Unified Program is similar with respect to the
Hazardous Waste Generator Program Element. They will continue to
conduct inspections and participate in enforcement activities, however,
billing and permitting will be handled through the City. Businesses
which formerly paid a fee to the County and received a Hazardous Waste
Generator Permit/License will now make this payment to the City of
Santa Monica as part of the CUPA Invoice. The City will issue a
Consolidated Permit which will replace the County's Hazardous Waste
Permit/License.
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Last updated: Wednesday, 07/01/2009
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20th Anniversary!
The Household Hazardous Waste Center is celebrating 20 years of service – and to make it official, a mural project was unveiled along with a new modular office space made out of used shipping containers. Yes, that’s right, shipping containers.
The mural was designed by Virginia Avenue Park Teen Center artist in residence, Juan Carlos Munoz Hernandez and several Teen Center youth. The intent was to create a flexible art piece to illustrate what comes into the HHW Center from the community, and to create and educational opportunity for the teen painters. It was a success. But don’t take our word for it. Come down and visit the center for yourself.
2500 Michigan Ave. just East of the 10 Freeway at Cloverfield
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