City of Los Angeles
Board of Public Works
Hazardous & Toxic Materials Office- Board of Public Works
Rev. 6-92
City Hall
200 At Spring Street Room 353
Los Angeles, CA 90012
(213) 237-1209
This guide presents the agencies involved in issuing environmental permits, licenses and receiving reports for businesses operating in the City of Los Angeles. The objective of this guide is to make the businesses in the City of Los Angeles aware of the different agencies that regulate businesses using hazardous materials and generating hazardous waste.
The City of Los Angeles Fire Department Hazardous Materials Section is the Administrative agent for the California Health and Safety Code, California Code of Regulations related to emergency Planning and Community Right to Know laws, and Federal SARA Title Ill.
There are three units within this department that process information related to hazardous materials.
For further information contact:
Los Angeles City Fire Department
Hazardous Materials Section
200 North Spring Street, Rm 990-B
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Phone (213)485-8080
City of Los Angeles
The Bureau of Fire Prevention & Public Safety maintains an Underground Tank Unit which implements and enforces the Underground Tank program. All underground storage tanks used for fuel, solvents, and other liquids, must be monitored for leakage. The law requires underground storage tank installations, removals, or alterations to be regulated under permit from the City of Los Angeles Fire Department. All underground tanks installed after January 1, 1984 are required to have secondary containment in addition to a leak detection system. All underground tanks installed prior to January 1, 1984 are classified as existing tanks and are required to have soil analysis report and a continuous monitoring device.
For further information contact:
Bureau of Fire Prevention and Public Safety Underground Tank Unit
200 North Main St.
Los Angeles, CA
Phone (213)485-7545
City of Los Angeles
The City of Los Angeles Department of Public Works, Bureau of Sanitation enforces the Clean Water Act through their applications, inspections, and reporting requirements. Their purpose is to prohibit the discharge of certain pollutants, maintain optimum wastewater temperatures, and pH. If you have a process that discharges wastewaster to the sewer you may need a permit. Consult the Bureau of Sanitation Industrial waste operations department.
For further information contact:
Bureau of Sanitation
Industrial Waste Operations
4590 Colorado Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90039
(213) 485-5886
City of Los Angeles
The South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) is responsible for controlling air pollution and attaining federal and state air quality standards. This is done by limiting emission of hazardous and toxic chemicals into the air. If you expect to build a facility, expand or relocate an existing operation, or want to operate your current equipment, permits must be obtained through SCAQMD. Permits are required for any piece of equipment or process that emits or reduces air contaminants unless specifically exempted. Permits for new or modified facilities must be obtained before any construction begins.
For more information contact:
Public Information specialist
South Coast Air Quality Management District
Office of Public Advisor and Small Business Assistance
21865 E. Copley Dr.
Diamond Bar, CA 91765-4182
Phone (714)396-2000
The California Occupational Safety and Health Administration (Cal/OSHA) is responsible for insuring compliance with the applicable labor codes.
There are four units within Cal/OSHA:
For further information contact:
CAL/OSHA Consultation Services
8535 E. Florence Ave., Suite 200
Downey, CA 90240
Phone (213) 861-9993
or
Cal/OSHA
395 Oyster Point Blvd., Wing C, third floor South
San Francisco, CA 94080
Phone (415)737-2843
State of California
The California Environmental Protection Agency - Department of Toxic Substances Control is the states' lead agency in implementing the amended Hazardous Waste Control Law, as well as those provisions of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). Under the Hazardous Waste Control Law, Cal/EPA - DTSC is directed to identify as hazardous those wastes which can cause serious illnesses or even death to humans. Cal/EPA- DTSC is also responsible for issuing permits (such as TSDF Part B), Hazardous Waste hauler registration, and E.P.A. Identification number. The newest permit that is issued under their jurisdiction is Permit By Rule (PBR) for Fixed-Based Treatment Units (FTU's - those which are permanently stationed at a single site). You may need a permit under PBR if you have a pretreatment unit, elementary neutralization units, and oil/water separators.
For further information contact:
CAL/EPA - Department of Toxic Substances Control
Office of Environmental Information
P.O. Box 806
Sacramento, CA 95812-0806
Phone (916)327-1848.
State of California
The Regional Water Quality Control Board (RWQCB) has the authority to require any property owner within the City of Los Angeles to take appropriate remedial actions in the event of a violation such as a spill of hazardous or toxic materials. The RWQCB is authorized to issue enforcement orders, including cease and desist orders, injunctions and cleanup or abatement orders. They can also assess civil penalties for violations under the Porter-Cologne act.
If you have a manufacturing facility there is a new permit that may be required as of January 1992. It is called a Storm Water permit and is covered under the National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES). If the facility's material handling equipment or activities, raw materials, intermediate products, or industrial machinery are exposed to storm water or rain then a Storm Water permit is required. Examples of material handling include: storage, loading and unloading, transportation or conveyance of any raw material.
For further information contact:
Regional Water Quality Control Board
101 Centre Plaza Dr.
Monterey Park, CA 91754
Phone (213)620-4460.
Los Angeles County
The State Board of Equalization is the administrative agency that issues tax identification number to businesses that generate hazardous waste. If you have a waste that is considered hazardous under the state regulations you must pay a state excise tax on that waste when you transport it out of your facility.
For further information contact:
State Board of Equalization
Phone (916)739-2582
State of California
The Los Angeles County Fire Department Hazardous Waste Control Program regulates the disposal, handling, and storage of hazardous and toxic materials. Their purpose is to protect the County of Los Angeles from accidental spills or releases of hazardous materials. They accomplish this through inspections, emergency response enforcement and site mitigation.
There are three sections within the L.A. County Fire Department Hazardous Waste Control Program:
The Investigation section consists of two units:
The Emergency Operations Section consists of:
For further information contact:
L.A. County Fire Department
Hazardous Waste Control Program
2615 South Grand Ave., Room 601
Los Angeles, CA 90007
Phone (213)744-3223
County of Los Angeles, except the cities of Long Beach, Pasadena and Vernon.
U.S. EPA Identification number
Agency In Charge | Phone Number |
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U.S. EPA | (800) 262-7937 |
Public Health License Waste Control Program L.A. County Hazardous | (213) 744-3223 |
Permit By Rule City of Los Angeles CAL/EPA | (916) 327-1848 (818) 567-3096 |
Industrial Waste Discharge Permit Bureau of Sanitation | (213) 485-5886 |
Certificate of Disclosure and Business Plan City of Los Angeles Fire Department | (213) 485-8080 |
Biennial Report U.S. EPA | (800) 262-7937 |
Exception Report CAL/EPA | (916) 327-1848 (818) 567-3134 |
Source Reduction Evaluation Review Plan and Report CAL/EPA | (916) 327-1848 (818) 567-3134 |
Extremely Hazardous Waste Permit CAL/EPA | (916) 327-1848 (818) 567-3120 |
Toxics Release Inventory U.S. EPA | (800) 262-7937 |
Emission Inventory Plan Report South Coast Air Quality Management District | (714) 396-2000 |
Spill Prevention Control and Contingency Plan U.S.EPA | (800) 262-7937 |
Manufacturing facilities whose machinery, handling equipment or activities, raw materials, intermediate products are exposed to storm run off or rain: | |
Storm Water Control Board Regional Water Quality Permit | (213) 620-4460 |
Some additional publications available from the Hazardous and Toxic Materials Office that may be helpful are:
For further information and assistance or to request additional publications please contact the HTM Office at:
City of Los Angeles
Board of Public Works
Hazardous and Toxic Materials Office
200 N. Spring Street, Room 353
Los Angeles, California 90012
(213) 237-1209
The Board of Public Works Hazardous and Toxic Materials Office was established by the Los Angeles City Council in 1988. The purpose of this program is to promote the National policy of minimizing hazardous waste generation and encourage citywide compliance with hazardous materials and waste requirements. Technical assistance is provided other City agencies and industry through on-site consultation, information dissemination, and waste assessments.
Last Updated: January 8, 1996