Hazardous Materials Section

HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SECTION

The Anaheim Fire Department’s Hazardous Materials Section (HMS) administers and implements a comprehensive hazardous materials management program within the City of Anaheim as a Certified Unified Program Agency (CUPA) authorized by the California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA) since July 1, 2001.  Program elements include Aboveground Petroleum Storage Tanks (AST), California Accidental Release Prevention (CalARP), Hazardous Materials Inventories and Management/Release Response Plans (Hazardous Materials Business Plans), Hazardous Waste Generator and Onsite Treatment and Underground Storage Tanks (UST).  The HMS also administers the countywide hazardous materials response team joint powers agreement under the Orange County-City Hazardous Materials Emergency Response Authority (OCCHMERA) and implements the Small Hydrocarbon Acquisition and Recovery Program (SHARP).

The Anaheim CUPA offers those regulated several benefits, such as: a single point of contact for permitting, inspections, forms, information, assistance and consolidated fees billing.  Assisting businesses to achieve and maintain compliance with program requirements is the Anaheim CUPA's primary mission.  The HMS is located in City Hall West at 201 S. Anaheim Blvd., Suite 300, Anaheim, CA 92805.  Our phone number is (714) 765-4040 and fax number is (714) 765-4608. 

The Anaheim CUPA mails a Notice to File an Application for a CUPA Permit to all Environmental Contacts the first week of May of each year. The due date for all applications to be returned is May 31.  Completing and returning a permit application is the first step in obtaining a CUPA Consolidated Permit for the next fiscal year (July 1 - June 30). The permit will actually expire on July 31, thus valid for 13-months, to allow for administrative time to issue the next year's permit.  Annual fees invoicing occurs on July 1.  Permits for the next fiscal year will begin to be issued in the middle of July to facilities who have completed and returned a permit application, have paid all assessed fees and are in full compliance with no outstanding violations on record.  If you need to obtain another copy of the permit application or fees invoice that were sent to you, please contact the Anaheim Fire Department HMS at (714) 765-4040. If the permit application and/or payment of fees is not received, a late fee of $100 will be assessed after 30, 60 and 90 days in accordance with our fee resolution, with the first late fee assessed for each item on August 1.

A Business Advisory Group provides for business participation in the administration and implementation of the CUPA.  Meetings are open to the public and held quarterly at the Anaheim Fire Department's Administration offices located in City Hall West at 201 S. Anaheim Blvd., Suite 300, Anaheim, California.  Anyone interested in joining this committee should contact the chairperson at (714) 765-4055.  Membership is limited to twelve individuals serving a minimum of a two-year term.

Authority: Anaheim Municipal Code, Chapter 6.11                 Fee Schedule:  Resolution No. 2008R-108

Anaheim CUPA FAQs                       Contact the HMS by E-Mail                               Let us know how we are doing

All state standardized forms (items not underlined) can be accessed on the CalEPA website at  http://www.calepa.ca.gov/CUPA/Publications/ in the section titled Unified Program Consolidated Forms (UPCF) for “Business to CUPA” reporting.  The blue underlined items below are additional forms related to CUPA programs: 

Plan Check Permitting

Aboveground Petroleum Storage Tank (AST)

Accidental Release Prevention (CalARP)


Hazardous Materials Business Plan (HMBP)

Hazardous Waste Generator

Hazardous Waste Treatment

  • Onsite Hazardous Waste Treatment Notification - Facility Page
  • Onsite Hazardous Waste Treatment Notification - Unit Page
  • Certification of Financial Assurance
  • Permit By Rule (PBR) Page
  • Conditionally Authorized (CA) Page
  • Conditionally Exempt - Limited (CEL) Page
  • Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Treatment (CESQT) Page
  • Conditionally Exempt - Specified Wastestreams (CESW) Page
  • Tiered Permitting - CA Annual Waste Minimization

Underground Storage Tank (UST)

HOT TOPICS

Aboveground Petroleum Storage Tank Training for Businesses.

    - AST Workshop Announcement Flyer 

Annual Fees Invoices are mailed July 1.

    - AST Fees will not be assessed until 1/1/10.

    - Fees did not increase from previous year.

Business Assistance Workshops are held in our offices the first Wednesday of every month from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m.  This is an open forum setting for personal assistance regarding CUPA programs compliance. 

Hazardous Materials Business Plan review and update or certification are due by    March 1 for calendar year(s).

     - Annual review for Hazardous Materials Inventory.

     - Triennial review for rest of plan. 

     - Can submit only updated pages, not the entire plan.

Enhanced Vapor Recovery (EVR) & In-Station Diagnostics (ISD)    

     - AFD HMS UST Modification Permit required.

     - Planning Department (765-5139) approval required.

     - AFD EVR Phase II & ISD Requirements 

     - Air Resources Board Executive Orders

     - Air Resources Board Permitting Assistance

     - SCAQMD EVR Requirements 

     - SCAQMD Permitting Assistance