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Assembly Bill 2286 - CUPA Electronic Reporting


Related CUPA Website Links:

Unified Program (UP) - General Information
The CalCUPA Forum Website
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SOLID WASTE & HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Certified Unified Program Agency (CUPA)

Link to Underground Storage Tank page
Link to Aboveground Storage Tank Requirements
Link to Haz Mat Storage / Business Plan page
Link to California Accidental Release Prevention Program
Link to Haz Waste Generator/Tiered Permitting page

The Unified Program (UP) was created by Senate Bill 1082 (1993) to consolidate, coordinate, and make consistent the administrative requirements, permits, inspections, and enforcement activities for the following environmental and emergency management programs:

  1. Hazardous Materials Release Response Plans and Inventories (Business Plans)
  2. California Accidental Release Prevention (CalARP) Program
  3. Underground Storage Tank Program
  4. Aboveground Petroleum Storage Act Requirements for Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) Plans
  5. Hazardous Waste Generator and Onsite Hazardous Waste Treatment (tiered permitting) Programs
  6. California Uniform Fire Code: Hazardous Material Management Plans and Hazardous Material Inventory Statements

The Unified Program is intended to provide relief to businesses complying with the overlapping and sometimes conflicting requirements of formerly independently managed programs. The Unified Program is implemented at the local government level by Certified Unified Program Agencies (CUPAs).

The El Dorado County Department of Environmental Management, Hazardous Waste Division, is approved by Cal-EPA as the Certified Unified Program Agency (CUPA) for El Dorado County.

A Hazardous Materials and Emissions Statement must be completed, submitted and approved by the Air Quality Management and Hazardous Materials Divisions before new businesses can receive business licenses or final occupancy permits. This is a requirement of Chapter 6.95 of the California Health Code Sections 25503, 25533 and 25534. Owners of new commercial buildings that do not yet have tenants must notify future tenants of this requirement.