Solid Waste Facilities, Sites and Operations

Solid Waste Disposal Site and Codisposal Site Cleanup Program

The Solid Waste Disposal and Codisposal Site Cleanup Program addresses cleanup of solid waste disposal and codisposal sites where the responsible party either cannot be identified or is unable or unwilling to pay for a timely remediation and where cleanup is needed to protect public health and safety or the environment.

Statutory authority for the Solid Waste Cleanup Program is contained in Public Resources Code (PRC) Division 30, Part 7, Chapter 2, Article 2.5 (section 48020 et seq.). Implementing regulations for the program are contained in Title 14, California Code of Regulations (14 CCR) sections 18900-18932. In addition to this cleanup program Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) also offers the farm and ranch solid waste cleanup and abatement program and the waste tire cleanup program.

Cleanup projects are implemented through CalRecycle-managed contracts, grants, and loans which include:

• Matching grant program for landfills
• Grants to public entities for illegal disposal site cleanups
• Department-managed remediation

La Montaņa Board-managed cleanup project. Project reports and monitoring results for this site throughout the life of the project.

Contact: For further information contact the Solid Waste Disposal and Codisposal Cleanup Grant Program at (916) 341-6314.

Last updated: January 07, 2010