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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 08181987 - S.4 TO BOARD OF SUPERVISORSIr 7� Fes" ' .Nancy Fanden, Supervisor, District II lCa DATE . � f� nn y August 11, for consideration on vvu •J SUBJECT; August 18, 1987 Consider Developing a Hazardous Materials Element to the General Plan SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S ) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDATION: That the Board direct the Community Development Director and the Hazardous Materials Commission to review and report to the Board on the feasibility of including a Hazardous Materials Element to the General Plan. That this report be brought back to the Board of Supervisors no later than October 20, 1987 . BACKGROUND: Contra Costa' County has taken a leadership roll in controlling hazardous materials and waste. We have discussed the importance of locating hazardous material users and producers away from residential areas and population centers. A Hazardous Materials element to the General Plan would systematize protection of people, but would also look at the geological issues such as permeability of soil, protection of water ways and aquifers, along with consideration of seismographic concerns. Appropriate routing of transportation corridors and disposal systems are other benefits of a Hazardous Materials General Plan Element. I am including portions of the Hazardous Materials Element to the Sacramento County General Plan. Attachment: Sacramento County General Plan Hazardous Materials Element Table of Contents and Executive Summary CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT. YES SIGNATURE; RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE APPROVE OTHER SIGRATURE S : ACTION OF BOARD ON August ! 9 7 --- Ar-PROVED AS RECOMMENDED x OTHER The Board REAFFIRMED its previous position on the need for a Hazardous Materials Element to the General Plan, and approved the recommendations. set forth above. VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE X UNANIMOUS (ABSENT AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN. cc: Community Development ATTESTED August 18, 1987 County Counsel PHIL BATCHELOR. CLERK OF THE BOARD OF County Administrator SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR BY ,DEPUTY M382/7-83 A4 SACRAMENTO COUNTY GENERAL PLAN HAZARDOUS MATERIALS ELEMENT TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION TITLE PAGE i . EXECUTIVE SUMMARY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Background . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hazardous Materials Management Policies. . . . . . . . . . . i-2 Hazardous Materials Management Recommendations . . . . . , , i-4 Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i-9 I . INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-1 II . GOALS AND POLICIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .II-i III . HAZARDOUS MATERIALS PROBLEMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-1 Definition of Hazardous Materials. . . . . . . . . . . . . III-1 Health Impacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-3 Environmental Impacts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-5 Financial Impacts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-6 Hazardous Materials Problems in Sacramento County. . . . . III-7 IV. ISSUES . . . . . . . . . . . . . .IV-1 Safety and Exposure Standards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .IV-1 Risk Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .IV-4 Coordination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .IV-,5 f: V. SUMMARY AND INTERPRETATION OF STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS. . V-1 Local Government Authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . V-1 Environmental Impact Assessment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . V-5 Workplace Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . V-6 Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . V-7 Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . V-8 Agriculture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . V-9 Consumer Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . V-9 Air Pollution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . V-11 Water Pollution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . V-12 Disposal and Cleanup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . V-13 Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . V-15 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . V-17 VI . EXISTING SACRAMENTO COLiNTY PROGRAMS. . . . . . . . . . . . . .VI-1 Agriculture Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .VI-1 Air Pollution Control District . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .VI-3 Fire Department , City of Sacramento--Spill Response . . . . .VI-3 General Services Department--Emergency Planning. . . . . . .VI-4 Health Department , Environmental Health Branch . . . . . . .VI-4 Disclosure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .VI-4 Household Hazardous Waste . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .VI-5 Underground Storage Tanks . . . . . . . . . . . . . .VI-7 Ground Water Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .VI-8 VI . EXISTING SACRAMENTO COUNTY PROGRAMS (continued) ` Public Works Department. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .VI-9 Industrial Wastewater Pretreatment. . . . . . . . . . .VI-9 Solid Waste . . . . . . . . . . .VI-10 Spill Response. . . . . . . . . .VI-10 Storm Drains. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .VI-10 District Attorney. . . . . . . . . .VI-10 Planning and Community Development Department. . . . . . . .VI-11 VII . PROGRAM RECOMMENDATIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VII-1 Planning Department Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VII-1 Sacramento City Fire Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VII-6 Health Department Programs VII-6 Public Works Department Programs VII-9 Agriculture Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VII-11 Air Pollution Control District . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VII-11 District Attorney. VII-11 Inter-Agency Coordination . VII-12 Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VII-12 V1I1 . FUNDING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .VIII-1 IX. CONCLUSION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .IX-1 APPENDICES X. STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X-1 XI . NEEDS ASSESSMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .XI-1 TABLES AND FIGURES TABLE TITLE PAGE I11-1 . Hazardous Materials Definitions (For Transportation) . . . . III-2 III-2. Hazardous Wastes Stored, Treated, or Disposed of Annually at the Sacramento Army Depot . . . 1I1-7 III-3. Annual Restricted Pesticide Use in Sacramento County I11-8 I11-4. California Superfund Sites in Sacramento County. . . . . . . 111-10 IV-1 . Primary Drinking Water Standards . . . . . . . . . . . IV-2 & IV-3 V-1 . State Hazardous Materials Regulations. . . . . . . . . . . . . V-3 V-2. Federal Hazardous Materials Regulations. . . . . . . . . . . . V-4 VI-1 . Collection Program Comparison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .VI-6 VI-2. Underground Tanks in Sacramento County . . . . . . . . . . . .VI-8 FIGURE TITLE PAGE 1-1 . History of Hazardous Materials Regulation. . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 III-1 . Hazardous Materials Warning Placards . . . . . . . . . . . . I1I-4 III-2. State Superfund Sites. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-11 111-3. Floods February 1986 III-12 III-4. Ground Water Contamination . III-14 V-2. Federal and State Hazardous Materials Statutes . . . . . . . . V-2 VI-1 . Response Initiation Process. . . . . . . .VI-2 VI-2. Methods for Reducing Exposure to Household Toxics. . . . . . .VI-6 VI-3. Sacramento County Government Organization Chart. . . .VI-12 V1 . EXISTING SACRAMENTO COUNTY PROGRAMS (continued) Public Works Department. . .VI-9 Industrial Wastewater Pretreatment . .VI-9 Solid Waste . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .VI-10 Sp i l 1 Response . . .VI-10 Storm Drains. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .VI-10 District Attorney. . . . . . . . .VI-10 Planning and Community Development Department. . . . . . . .VI-11 VII . PROGRAM RECOMMENDATIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VII-1 Planning Department Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VII-1 Sacramento City Fire Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VII-6 Health Department Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VII-6 Public Works Department Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . VII-9 Agriculture Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VII-11 Air Pollution Control District . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VII-11 District Attorney. . . . . VII-11 Inter-Agency Coordination . . . . . . . . . . . . . VII-12 Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VII-12 VIII . FUNDING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .VIII-1 IX. CONCLUSION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .IX-1 APPENDICES X. STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X-1 XI . NEEDS ASSESSMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .XI-1 TABLES AND FIGURES TABLE TITLE PAGE III-1 . Hazardous Materials Definitions (For Transportation) . . . . III-2 III-2. Hazardous Wastes Stored, Treated, or Disposed of Annually at the Sacramento Army Depot . . . . . . . . III-7 III-3. Annual Restricted Pesticide Use in Sacramento County . . . . III-8 III-4. California Superfund Sites in Sacramento County. . III-10 IV-1 . Primary Drinking Water Standards . . . . . . . . . IV-2 & IV-3 V-1 . State Hazardous Materials Regulations. . . . . . . . . . . . . V-3 V-2. Federal Hazardous Materials Regulations. . . . . . . . . . . . V-4 VI-1 . Collection Program Comparison . .VI-6 VI-2. Underground Tanks in Sacramento County . .VI-B FIGURE TITLE PAGE I-1 . History of Hazardous Materials Regulation. . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 III-1 . Hazardous Materials Warning Placards . . . . . . . . . . . . III-4 III-2. State Superfund Sites. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-11 1II-3. Floods February 1986 . . . . 111-12 III-4. Ground Water Contamination III-14 V-2. Federal and State Hazardous Materials Statutes . . . . . . . . V-2 VI-i . Response Initiation Process. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .V1-2 VI-2. Methods for Reducing Exposure to Household Toxics. . . . . . .VI-6 V1-3. Sacramento County Government Organization Chart. . . . . . 0 .VI-12 SACRAMENTO COUNTY GENERAL PLAN HAZARDOUS MATERIALS ELEMENT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In 1985, the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors authorized a study to review county programs related to hazardous materials, make recommendations for improvements, and prepare a policy document which can guide program development . This Hazardous Materials Element and the recommendations it contains are the product of that study, which involved the Sacramento County Planning and Health Departments. This Element begins with a summary of policies and recommendations, which is followed by a discussion of problems and issues. The middle of the Element contains a review of federal and state hazardous materials legislation. This provides a framework for the description of Sacramento County's various hazardous materials programs, and the recommendations which conclude the Element . This Hazardous Materials Element is an important step in the development of a Hazardous Materials Management Plan for Sacramento County. The intent of this Plan is to build an integrated, fair, and efficient program to regulate hazardous materials, where appropriate at the local level . It is important to correct past mistakes, but, this should not divert attention from correcting current mishandling before it creates problems. Therefore, the emphasis of the County program will be on prevention, not cleanup. This will require a community-wide effort, with the public, industry, and government all participating. The measures proposed in this Element are mostly incremental , and will be easy to implement within the existing County system. They fit well into the existing network of regulation and enforcement , and are supported by the Needs Assessment that was performed while County hazardous materials programs were being reviewed. By implementing these measures, the County itself will benefit from reduced liability for hazardous materials incidents. Firm's in the county will enjoy a r similar benefit , and reduced insurance, legal , and cleanup costs. The costs of complying with this set of necessary programs is small compared to the potential costs associated with spills, mismanagement, and criminal charges. Hazardous materials programs provide benefits to all individuals, large and small firms, the private and public sectors, and the environment. They also benefit future residents of the county, since today's good management of hazardous materials will keep these .long-lived substances from becoming tomorrow's problems. Page i-1