Hazardous Materials Management Plans

A large variety of hazardous materials are generated, stored, transported, treated and disposed of throughout the county. These hazardous materials are potential threats to human health and/or the environment.

Per state and local requirements, all businesses and agricultural operations that store or handle specified quantities of hazardous materials must provide EHS with a hazardous materials management plan (HMMP), also called a business plan, detailing the location and quantities of their hazardous materials and wastes.

That information is then made available to emergency responders such as firefighters and medical personnel. Most such information is also available to the public under the "right-to-know" provision of the law.

SHORT FORM HMMP

Sites/businesses/persons with less than the State Reporting Thresholds of 55 gallons of a liquid, 200 cubic feet of a compressed gas, or 500 pounds of a solid are required by Santa Cruz County Code Chapter 7.100 to file a Short Form HMMP and obtain a permit from our Department.  The information required to be filed as part of the Short Form HMMP is detailed in County Code section 7.100.120.  As of January 1, 2013, this information is required to be submitted electronically.  Santa Cruz County accepts electronic submittals through the California Environmental Reporting System (CERS) website.  For more information on how to file using the CERS System, please visit our CERS Page.

STANDARD FORM HMMP

As of January 1, 2013, businesses with equal to or more than the State Reporting Thresholds of 55 gallons of a liquid, 200 cubic feet of a compressed gas, or 500 pounds of a solid are required to submit information electronically.  Santa Cruz County accepts electronic submittals through the CERS website.  For more information on how to file using the CERS System, please visit our CERS Page.