Deborah Schmall, Paul Hastings LLP; Indira Balkissoon, VP, AlterEcho, Inc.; Marilee Hanson, senior counsel, DTSC;
moderator: Deborah Tellier, Farella Braun + Martel LLP
Topics include an Introduction to California’s Hazardous Waste Control Law and the relationship between state requirements and the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act; Definitions of solid waste and hazardous waste; recyclable material and other exclusions, reclassifications and variances; Generator requirements; Treatment, storage, and disposal facility requirements, including California’s Permit by Rule program; Role of local agencies (Certified Unified Program Agencies) in managing hazardous waste; Agency inspection and enforcement; and Liability issues.