mickey pierce hazardous materials specialist senior · 2018-01-25 · mickey pierce. hazardous...
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Mickey PierceHazardous Materials Specialist Senior
20th California Unified Program Annual Training ConferenceFebruary 2018
County of Santa Clara 15 incorporated cities Population of about 1.93
million people ◦ 6th largest in state◦ Approx 1M of those in the City
of San Jose (3rd CA, 10th US)
20th California Unified Program Annual Training ConferenceFebruary 2018
CUPAs: City of Gilroy (FD), Santa Clara County (DEH), City of Santa Clara (FD), City of Sunnyvale (FD/PS)
◦ PAs: City of Milpitas, City of Mountain View, City of Palo Alto, County Fire Department
San Jose Fire relinquished PA 2012, maintains Hazardous Materials program w/in Fire Dept.
20th California Unified Program Annual Training ConferenceFebruary 2018
Only city in the county with legal medical marijuana program
◦ Post 1/1/18: still only city within county allowing sales
The City of San José’s ordinances set forth:
◦ Where medical marijuana collectives can operate
◦ Who can operate them
◦ How medical marijuana collectives can operate
20th California Unified Program Annual Training ConferenceFebruary 2018
Follow state law/city regulations Subject to inspection Provide security Comply with all requirements for cultivation,
processing, manufacturing, and transferring medical marijuana
Follow City’s “Good Neighbor Rules” Not a public nuisance No onsite consumption
20th California Unified Program Annual Training ConferenceFebruary 2018
Conducted 16 screening inspections at collectives listed on City’s website◦ Leave your clipboard in the car◦ “fact finding” and “education” based
Summarized findings
Developing draft “factsheet” for cannabis collectives
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50-50 mix:◦ commercial growers with minimal growth◦ external supply
All sold consumables with extracted oils◦ No extractions on-site◦ Extraction using flammable materials prohibited
20th California Unified Program Annual Training ConferenceFebruary 2018
Even small-scale growers had reportable chemicals and hazardous wastes.
HMBP quantities of: CO2- mostly liquid CO2 nitrogenous fertilizers- mostly liquid some with/near reportable quantities of pesticides
Hazardous Wastes: solvent (IPA) wipes/reusable textiles, HID lamps (UW)
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Operators were generally receptive to oversight and learning, but were
unaware of environmental rules as a whole.
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Rock Wool Excess nutrient-laden bedding material Extractable oil production Excess plant disposal NKP fertilizers “oxidizers” for reporting
20th California Unified Program Annual Training ConferenceFebruary 2018
Solicitation from “Gaiaca Waste Revitalization”◦ Del Rey Oaks, Monterey County
Full service marijuana waste management◦ Includes HW (do have HW transporter registration with
DTSC)
Extractable oils market
20th California Unified Program Annual Training ConferenceFebruary 2018
City of San Jose http://www.sanjoseca.gov/medicalmarijuana
Ordinance(s) http://www.sanjoseca.gov/index.aspx?NID=4901
Huge “thank you!!” to inspectors Albert Wolff and Robin Ward for work on the project and feedback.
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