Definitions
Cal. HSC § 78075
California Statutes
(a) “Hazardous substance” means:
(1) Any substance designated pursuant to
Section 1321(b)(2)(
A) of Title of the United States Code.
(2) Any element, compound, mixture, solution, or substance designated pursuant to
Section of the federal act (42 U.S.C.
Sec. 9602).
(3) Any hazardous waste having the characteristics identified under or listed pursuant to
Section of Title of the United States Code, but not including any waste the regulation of which under the federal Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C.
Sec. 6901 et seq.) has been suspended by act of Congress.
(4) Any toxic pollutant listed under
Section 1317(
a) of Title of the United States Code.
(5) Any hazardous air pollutant listed under
Section of Title of the United States Code.
(6) Any imminently hazardous chemical substance or mixture with respect to which the Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency has taken action pursuant to
Section of Title of the United States Code.
(7) Any hazardous waste or extremely hazardous waste as defined by Sections and 25115, respectively, unless expressly excluded. (b) “Hazardous substance” does not include:
(1) Petroleum, including crude oil or any fraction of crude oil that is not otherwise specifically listed or designated as a hazardous substance in paragraphs (1) to (6), inclusive, of subdivision (a), and natural gas, natural gas liquids, liquefied natural gas, or synthetic gas usable for fuel (or mixtures of natural gas and synthetic gas usable for fuel).
(2) Ash produced by a resource recovery facility utilizing a municipal solid waste stream.
(3) Nontoxic, nonflammable, noncorrosive stormwater runoff drained from underground vaults, chambers, or manholes into gutters or storm sewers.