The purpose of the Hazardous Materials Business Plan (HMBP) is to prevent or minimize harm to public health and safety and the environment from a release or threatened release of a hazardous material. Facilities that handle reportable quantities of hazardous materials at any given time in the year shall submit an HMBP. Reportable quantities are 500 pounds for a solid, 55 gallons for a liquid, and 200 cubic feet for a gas. There are chemicals that have exceptions to the reportable quantities.
If you have questions about hazardous materials or wish to know more about the program and associated program fees, please contact the San Joaquin County Environmental Health Department (EHD) at (209) 468-3420 or for more information visit our website at https://www.sjgov.org/department/envhealth/home.
New business owner(s) shall update the HMBP and submit it to CERS within 30 days of the change. Follow the CERS Business Portal Help Document to add your business.
If your business is subject to the Hazardous Materials Business Plan reporting requirements, all of the information for HMBPs must be uploaded into the California Environmental Reporting System (CERS https://cers.calepa.ca.gov/). CERS is an online database that stores all of the HMBP information for CUPA agencies and emergency first responders to view. The HMBP elements must be reported into CERS annually (between November 1st and January 15th of every year), even if there are no changes. Any changes to the HMBP (changes in phone numbers, primary contact, chemical inventory, site map, etc) must be corrected in CERS within 30 days of the change.
If your business is no longer handling reportable hazardous materials, contact EHD at (209) 468-3420 to schedule a closure inspection and inactivate the facility permit(s).
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California State Law: California Health and Safety Code, Division 20, Chapter 6.95, Article 1, Sections 25500 to 25519.
California State Regulations: California Code of Regulations, Title 19, Division 2, Chapter 4, Article 4, Sections 2650 to 2660