{"data":{"id":"us-ca/hsc-78095","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"HSC § 78095","heading":"","body":"“Preliminary endangerment assessment” means an activity that is performed to determine whether current or past hazardous substance management practices have resulted in a release or threatened release of a hazardous substance that poses a threat to the public health or the environment and is conducted in a manner that complies with the guidelines published by the department entitled “Preliminary Endangerment Assessment: Guidance Manual,” or as those guidelines may be amended by the department. A preliminary endangerment assessment includes all of the following activities:\n(a) Sampling and analysis of a site.\n(b) A preliminary determination of the type and extent of hazardous material contamination of a site.\n(c) A preliminary evaluation of the risks the hazardous materials contamination of a site may pose to public health or the environment.","path":["Health and Safety Code - HSC","DIVISION 45. HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE RESPONSE [78000. - 81050.]","PART 2. HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE ACCOUNT [78000. - 81050.]","CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [78000. - 78185.]","ARTICLE 3. Definitions [78035. - 78170.]"],"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":"f20d6f09c3ad0fdd40a884afa657b91620cabaeb5e6fe308357982528b40e6a5","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/hsc-78090","next":"us-ca/hsc-78100"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}