{"data":{"id":"us-ca/hsc-25201","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"HSC § 25201","heading":"","body":"(a) Except as provided in subdivisions (c) and (d), no owner or operator of a storage facility, treatment facility, transfer facility, resource recovery facility, or disposal site shall accept, treat, store, or dispose of a hazardous waste at the facility, area, or site, unless the owner or operator holds a hazardous waste facilities permit or other grant of authorization from the department to use and operate the facility, area, or site, or the owner or operator is operating under a permit-by-rule pursuant to the department’s regulations, or a grant of conditional authorization or conditional exemption pursuant to this chapter.\n(b) Except as necessary to comply with Section 25159.18, any person planning to construct a new hazardous waste facility or a new hazardous waste management unit, which would manage RCRA hazardous waste, shall obtain a hazardous waste facilities permit or a permit amendment from the department prior to commencing construction.\n(c) A hazardous waste facilities permit is not required for a recycle-only household hazardous waste collection facility operated in accordance with subdivision (b) of Section 25218.8.\n(d) A hazardous waste facilities permit is not required for a facility that meets the requirements of Section 13263.2 of the Water Code.","path":["Health and Safety Code - HSC","DIVISION 20. MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS [24000. - 28002.]","CHAPTER 6.5. Hazardous Waste Control [25100. - 25259.]","ARTICLE 9. Permitting of Facilities [25200. - 25205.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"715339d498ee92c03a11c6e19963ddda4dbb90839cef097425b9bcc4598eb242","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/hsc-25200.27","next":"us-ca/hsc-25201.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}