Guidance for Disposal Sites with Multiple Owners

Date: November 24, 2009

To: All LEAs

Lessons learned on dealing with closed sites with multiple owners

Attached is CIWMB guidance (Adobe PDF, 34 KB) on inspection, enforcement, investigation, remediation and SWIS administration for pre-regulation landfills that are subdivided into multiple parcels with multiple owners. This guidance based on “lessons learned” by several LEAs was discussed at the Enforcement Advisory Council as well as at the LEA Round Tables. Issues involving cross-jurisdictional authority are beyond the scope of this guidance and LEAs in affected jurisdictions should contact their
CIWMB liaison for further guidance.

This announcement was sent on behalf of the Cleanup, Closure and Financial Assurance Division of the California Integrated Waste Management Board.