CUPA Program (Hazardous Materials and Waste)

The purpose of this program is to protect public health and the environment from a potential source of surface and groundwater contamination by regulating aboveground storage tanks containing hazardous materials. Program objectives are accomplished through inspection, plan review, incident investigation, enforcement, public education, and assistance to industry.

The purpose of the California Accidental Release Prevention (Cal ARP) program is to protect the public health and the environment from the uncontrolled release of extremely hazardous substances (EHS) by requiring businesses to establish programs to reduce the risk of an accidental EHS release and manage emergency operations in the event of a release. View a list of CalARP regulated facilities and substances here.

The purpose of this program is to protect public health, emergency responders, and the environment from the release of hazardous materials at a regulated facility by ensuring proper handling and storage, and to provide timely and accurate information to emergency response personnel and to the public.

The purpose of this program is to protect the public health and the environment from the release of hazardous wastes by regulating industries that generate hazardous waste. Program objectives are accomplished through inspection, surveillance, incident investigation, assistance to industry, enforcement, and public education.

The purpose of this program is to protect the public health and the environment from the release of hazardous wastes stored and generated by the general public. Program objectives are accomplished by providing public education as well as opportunities to the general public to dispose of common household hazardous wastes in a manner that prevents contamination to the environment. This program is implemented by the San Luis Obispo County Integrated Waste Management Authority.

The purpose of the tiered permitting program is to protect public health and the environment from improper treatment, disposal and potential releases of hazardous wastes. This is accomplished through routine inspections, complaint investigation, and monitoring of generators that treat hazardous waste in the Conditional Exempt, Grant of Conditional Authority, and Permit-By-Rule (PBR) tiers tiered permit system.

The purpose of this program is to protect public health and the environment from a potential source of groundwater contamination by regulating underground storage tanks containing hazardous materials. Program objectives are accomplished through inspection, plan check, incident investigation, enforcement, public education, and assistance to industry.

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