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Notice of Illegal Disposal Emergency Regulations 

The Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) proposes to conduct a re-adoption of existing emergency regulations that define Land Application Activities and place these activities within CalRecycle’s Compostable Material Handling Facilities and Operations Regulatory Tiers and subject these activities to the appropriate operator filing requirements, state minimum standards, record keeping, and Enforcement Agency (EA) inspection requirements. The re-adoption of these regulations will ensure that activities which are land applying compostable material or digestate are appropriately regulated by the EA to ensure protection of public health and safety and the environment. 

The proposed emergency regulations will amend the California Code of Regulations (CCR), commencing with Section 17402, Chapter 3, 3.1, 3.2, and 5, Division 7 of Title 14. CalRecycle is also proposing to adopt the California Code of Regulations (CCR), commencing with 17410.5 Chapter 3, 3.1, 3.2, Division 7 of Title 14.  

The public comment period permits any interested person, or their authorized representative, to submit written comments addressing the proposed amendments. Written comments which offer recommendations, objections, support for, or opposition to the proposed amendments should indicate the amended section(s) to which the comment or comments are directed. The public comment period will commence on August 1, 2025, when the readoption of the Illegal Disposal emergency regulations are posted on the Office of Administrative Law’s (OAL) website. The public comment period will close on August 6, 2025. 

Comments on the proposed emergency regulations must be submitted directly to OAL within the comment period stated above. You may submit comments to the OAL Reference Attorney through one of methods listed in the following section:

Mail:

300 Capitol Mall

Suite 1250

Sacramento, California

95814

Fax:

(916) 323-6826

The comment must state that it is about the emergency regulation currently under OAL review and include the topic of the emergency rulemaking.

When submitting a comment to OAL, a copy of the comment must also be submitted to CalRecycle through one of the following methods:

Mail:

Claire Derksen

Illegal Disposal Emergency Regulations

Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, Regulations Unit

1001 “I” Street, MS-24B Sacramento, CA 95814

Please note that under the California Public Records Act (Government Code section 7920.000 et seq.), your written and oral comments, attachments, and associated contact information (e.g., your address, phone number, email address, etc.) become part of the public record and can be released to the public upon request.

The Notice of Proposed Emergency Action, All Readopt Emergency Regulation Text, and Readopt Change to Previous Approved Emergency Regulation Text are available below.

All rulemaking documents, including the STD 399 Economic and Fiscal Impact Statement and all Documents Relied Upon, can be accessed on the Department’s website linked below: 

All rulemaking documents are available for public inspection during normal business hours at CalRecycle, 1001 “I” Street, 24th Floor, Sacramento, CA 95814. To schedule a time to inspect these documents, please contact Claire Derksen at the email address below.

Contact Us

Claire Derksen

(916) 327-0089