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CalEPA oversees the regulation and management of hazardous materials on a statewide level through DTSC. Use of hazardous materials on-site requires permits and monitoring to avoid hazardous waste release through the local CUPA. DTSC is responsible for the enforcement and implementation of hazardous waste laws and regulations, codified in Title 22 of the C.C.R. Additionally, businesses that generate hazardous waste are required to have an EPA identification number to monitor and track hazardous waste activities. Furthermore, roadway improvements in the proposed MTP/SCS will improve road safety, as well as pedestrian and bicycle safety, thereby reducing the potential for transportation related hazardous materials risks. Therefore, the hazardous materials impacts related to land use changes from implementation of the proposed MTP/SCS at the regional level are considered less than significant (LS) for Impact HAZ-1. No mitigation is required. On the transportation side, a variety of improvements are included in the proposed MTP/SCS, such as new HOV lanes, auxiliary lanes, roadway widening, bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure improvements, transit facilities, increased transit service, and roadway maintenance and rehabilitation projects. The proposed MTP/SCS projects involve the expansion or extension of the transportation system, which may increase the capacity to transport hazardous materials. Roadway improvements in the proposed MTP/SCS will improve road safety, as well as pedestrian and bicycle safety, thereby reducing the potential for transportation related hazardous materials risks. To ensure a high level of protection to the public and the environment, requirements for the classification of materials, packaging, hazard communication, transportation, handling HAZMAT employee training, and incident reporting, is regulated through Title 49 of the C.F.R., Hazardous Materials Regulations. In California, Caltrans and the CHP regulate transport of hazardous materials; in addition, the California Health Services Department regulates the haulers of hazardous waste. Hazardous waste transport requires a valid registration issued by the DTSC, unless specifically exempted. California Vehicle Code Section 31303 outlines general routing and parking restrictions (Table 10.3), for hazardous material and hazardous waste shipments; the CHP also publishes a list of restricted or prohibited highways. At the statewide level, CalEPA oversees the regulation and management of hazardous materials through DTSC. Use of hazardous materials on-site requires permits and monitoring to avoid hazardous waste release through the local CUPA. DTSC is responsible for the enforcement and implementation of hazardous waste laws and regulations, codified in Title 22 of the C.C.R.. Additionally, businesses that generate hazardous waste are required to have an EPA identification number to monitor and track hazardous waste activities. Therefore, the hazardous materials impacts related to transportation improvements from implementation of the proposed MTP/SCS at the regional level are considered less than significant (LS) for Impact HAZ-1. No mitigation is required. MTP/SCS 2035 Sacramento Area Council of Governments Draft Environmental Impact Report Chapter 10 – Hazards and Hazardous Materials – Page 10-44
B. Localized impacts The localized impacts associated with implementation of the proposed MTP/SCS are the same in each of the Community Types as described in the regional impacts discussion above. Land use and transportation projects in Center and Corridor Communities, Established Communities, Developing Communities, Rural Residential Communities, and Lands Not Identified for Development are regulated by the various state and federal regulations discussed in the regional analysis. Therefore, the hazardous materials impacts related to land use and transportation improvements from implementation of the proposed MTP/SCS at the localized level are considered less than significant (LS) for Impact HAZ-1. No mitigation is required. C. Transit Priority Area Impacts As with the localized impacts discussed above, the Transit Priority Area impacts associated with implementation of the proposed MTP/SCS are the same in each of the Transit Priority Areas as described in the regional impacts discussion above. Land use and transportation projects in the Transit Priority Areas are regulated by the various state and federal regulations discussed in the regional analysis. Therefore, the hazardous materials impacts related to land use and transportation improvements from implementation of the proposed MTP/SCS at the TPA level are considered less than significant (LS) for Impact HAZ-1. No mitigation is required. Impact HAZ-2a: Create a significant hazard to the public or the environment through reasonably foreseeable upset and accident conditions involving the release of hazardous materials into the environment. A. Regional Impacts Regional development will increase density and population, and it will include a variety of land uses, ranging from residential to commercial or industrial, that will increase the potential for upset or accident conditions involving the release of hazardous materials into the environment. Specific, parcel-level land uses are unknown, but regional development will generally increase the number of land uses that require the use, storage, and transport of hazardous materials. Such land uses could include residential, dry cleaners, gas stations, service stations, industrial uses, agricultural uses, etc. Businesses that store large quantities of hazardous materials (e.g., gas storage facility, chemical warehouse, etc.), and accidents that result from transporting, pumping, pouring, emptying, injecting, spilling, and dumping or disposing, could release hazardous materials into the environment. The severity of potential effects varies with the activity conducted and the concentration and type of waste present. The possible adverse effects to the public or environment from these and other activities are addressed through regulations and monitoring by federal, state, and local regulations discussed below. MTP/SCS 2035 Sacramento Area Council of Governments Draft Environmental Impact Report Chapter 10 – Hazards and Hazardous Materials – Page 10-45
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