California · Public Resources Code - PRC

PRC §72421: (a) The owner or operator shall notify the California Emergency Management Agency immediately, but not longer than 30 minutes, after discovery of any of the following: (1) A large passenger vessel rel

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(a) The owner or operator shall notify the California Emergency Management Agency immediately, but not longer than 30 minutes, after discovery of any of the following: (1) A large passenger vessel release of graywater into the marine waters of the state or a marine sanctuary. (2) A large passenger vessel release of sewage into the marine waters of the state or a marine sanctuary. (3) A large passenger vessel or oceangoing ship release of hazardous waste, other waste, sewage sludge, or oily bilgewater into the marine waters of the state or a marine sanctuary. (4) An oceangoing ship with sufficient holding tank capacity release of sewage or graywater into the marine waters of the state or a marine sanctuary. (b) The owner or operator shall include all of the following in the notification required pursuant to subdivision (a): (1) Date of the release. (2) Time of the release. (3) Location, by latitude and longitude, of the release. (4) Volume of the release. (5) Source of the release. (6) Remedial action taken to prevent future releases. (c) The California Emergency Management Agency shall transmit the notification required by subdivision (a) to the board and the Department of Fish and Game immediately, but not longer than 30 minutes, after receiving the notification.

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